| Table 3-26 |
| Foreign-born proportion of total with highest degree in S&E, by field and education level: 2003 |
| (Percent) |
| |
| |
Highest degree |
| Field |
|
All degree levels |
|
Bachelor's |
|
Master's |
|
Doctorate |
| |
| All S&E |
|
18.9 |
|
15.2 |
|
27.2 |
|
34.6 |
| Engineering |
|
26.7 |
|
21.5 |
|
38.3 |
|
50.6 |
| Chemical |
|
25.7 |
|
17.5 |
|
49.2 |
|
47.0 |
| Civil |
|
24.9 |
|
19.7 |
|
39.5 |
|
54.2 |
| Electrical |
|
34.0 |
|
28.1 |
|
45.9 |
|
57.0 |
| Mechanical |
|
22.9 |
|
19.5 |
|
34.2 |
|
52.2 |
| Life sciences |
|
16.7 |
|
12.6 |
|
21.2 |
|
36.2 |
| Agriculture |
|
11.7 |
|
8.8 |
|
15.6 |
|
32.7 |
| Biological sciences |
|
19.1 |
|
14.7 |
|
23.9 |
|
37.4 |
| Mathematics/computer sciences |
|
25.8 |
|
19.3 |
|
40.4 |
|
47.5 |
| Computer sciences |
|
29.9 |
|
22.3 |
|
46.5 |
|
57.4 |
| Mathematics |
|
18.5 |
|
14.4 |
|
25.2 |
|
43.1 |
| Physical sciences |
|
23.0 |
|
16.9 |
|
28.9 |
|
36.9 |
| Chemistry |
|
25.5 |
|
18.2 |
|
42.0 |
|
37.0 |
| Geosciences |
|
11.4 |
|
8.3 |
|
13.0 |
|
26.2 |
| Physics/astronomy |
|
32.2 |
|
26.6 |
|
34.4 |
|
40.1 |
| Social sciences |
|
11.5 |
|
10.8 |
|
13.3 |
|
16.9 |
| Economics |
|
21.6 |
|
19.7 |
|
30.5 |
|
31.5 |
| Political science |
|
11.0 |
|
9.5 |
|
17.1 |
|
24.2 |
| Psychology |
|
9.7 |
|
10.1 |
|
8.5 |
|
9.8 |
| Sociology/anthropology |
|
7.2 |
|
6.7 |
|
10.2 |
|
13.6 |
| |
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Science Resources Statistics, Scientists and Engineers Statistical Data System (SESTAT), 2003, http://sestat.nsf.gov. Science and Engineering Indicators 2008 |
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