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<< Back to the 2006-2007 Taulbee Survey
[Published originally in the May 2008 edition of Computing Research News, Vol. 20/No. 3]
2006-2007 Taulbee Survey
Zip file with source data for all tables
Tables 1 through 8
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Table 1. PhD Production by Type of Department and Rank |
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Department,
Rank |
PhDs Produced |
Avg. per Dept. |
PhDs Next Year |
Avg. per Dept. |
Passed Qualifier |
Avg. per Dept. |
Passed Thesis Ex. (# Depts) |
Avg. per Dept. |
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US CS
1-12 |
288 |
24.0 |
335 |
27.9 |
257 |
21.4 |
146 (7) |
20.9 |
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US CS
13-24 |
264 |
22.0 |
240 |
20.0 |
216 |
18.0 |
232 (12) |
19.3 |
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US CS
25-36 |
182 |
15.2 |
213 |
17.8 |
151 |
12.6 |
89 (10) |
8.9 |
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US CS
Other |
835 |
7.7 |
926 |
8.6 |
839 |
7.8 |
614 (88) |
7.0 |
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Canadian |
119 |
6.3 |
163 |
8.6 |
149 |
7.8 |
183 (17) |
10.8 |
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US CE |
87 |
9.7 |
120 |
13.3 |
106 |
11.8 |
50 (6) |
8.3 |
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Total |
1,775 |
10.3 |
1,997 |
11.6 |
1,718 |
10.0 |
1314 (140) |
9.4 |
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Table 2. Gender of PhD Recipients by Type of Degree |
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CS |
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CE |
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CS&CE |
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Male |
1,279 |
80.7% |
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145 |
82.4% |
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1,424 |
80.9% |
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Female |
306 |
19.3% |
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31 |
17.6% |
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337 |
19.1% |
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Total
have |
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Gender
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Data
for |
1,585 |
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176 |
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1,761 |
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Unknown |
14 |
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0 |
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14 |
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Total |
1,599 |
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176 |
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1,775 |
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Table 3. Ethnicity of PhD Recipients by Type of Degree |
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CS |
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CE |
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CS&CE |
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Nonresident
Alien |
826 |
53.2% |
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127 |
79.4% |
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953 |
55.6% |
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African-American,
Non-Hispanic |
19 |
1.2% |
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1 |
0.6% |
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20 |
1.2% |
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Native
American/Alaskan Native |
4 |
0.3% |
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0 |
0.0% |
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4 |
0.2% |
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Asian/Pacific
Islander |
207 |
13.3% |
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7 |
4.4% |
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214 |
12.5% |
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Hispanic |
20 |
1.3% |
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0 |
0.0% |
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20 |
1.2% |
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White,
Non-Hispanic |
430 |
27.7% |
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24 |
15.0% |
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454 |
26.5% |
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Other/Not
Listed |
48 |
3.1% |
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1 |
0.6% |
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49 |
2.9% |
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Total
have Ethnicity Data for |
1,554 |
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160 |
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1,714 |
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Ethnicity/Residency
Unknown |
45 |
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16 |
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61 |
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Total |
1,599 |
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176 |
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1,775 |
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Table 4. Employment of New PhD
Recipients By Specialty
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Artificial Intelligence/
Robotics |
Hardware/ Architecture |
Numerical Analysis/ Scientific
Computing |
Programming Languages/
Compilers |
OS/Networks |
Software Engineering |
Theory/ Algorithms |
Graphics/ Human Interfaces |
Databases/ Information Systems |
Other/ Unknown |
Total |
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North American PhD Granting
Depts. |
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Tenure-track |
21 |
13 |
3 |
10 |
29 |
20 |
13 |
22 |
14 |
21 |
166 |
11.4% |
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Researcher |
9 |
4 |
6 |
1 |
7 |
2 |
2 |
5 |
5 |
6 |
47 |
3.2% |
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Postdoc |
23 |
2 |
9 |
4 |
11 |
7 |
18 |
13 |
10 |
22 |
119 |
8.2% |
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Teaching Faculty |
4 |
0 |
3 |
2 |
5 |
3 |
3 |
3 |
4 |
7 |
34 |
2.3% |
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366 |
25.1% |
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