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This is a listing of the most recent data resources and reports. The focus ons are available
on-line only. The reports, unless otherwise indicated, are provided free as a service of The American Institute
of Physics.
Some of our older reports are still available in print form.
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focus on African Americans & Hispanics among Physics & Astronomy Faculty
Data on the number of departments with African American and Hispanic faculty members.
focus on Size of Undergraduate Physics Programs
Data illustrating the relative size of undergraduate physics programs.
focus on MCAT, LSAT and Physics Bachelor's
Data on entrance exam scores that physics bachelor's received.
focus on Graduate Physics Enrollments and Degrees
Findings from the annual survey of Enrollments and Degrees.
focus on Undergraduate Physics Enrollments and Degrees
Findings from the annual survey of Enrollments and Degrees.
focus on Astronomy Faculty
Findings from the Academic Workforce Survey of 2008.
focus on Astronomy Enrollments and Degrees
Findings from the annual survey of Enrollments and Degrees.
focus on Number of Physics Faculty
Findings from the Academic Workforce Survey of 2008.
Roster of Physics Departments with Enrollment
and Degree Data, 2008 (September 2009)
Detailed data for each physics degree-granting department in the U.S.
Full
report 
Roster of Astronomy Departments
with Enrollment and Degree Data, 2008 (September 2009)
Detailed data for each astronomy degree-granting department in the U.S.
Full
report
Physics Master's One Year Later
These are findings from AIP's follow-up survey of physics Master's who earned
their degrees in the classes of 2005 and 2006. The surveys were conducted in the winter following
the academic year in which they received their degree and asked about their post degree status.
This analysis is limited to master's degree recipients, from both master's and doctoral-granting
departments, who left their departments and entered the workforce or continued with graduate study
at another department. Master's who left the US after receiving their degree are not included
in the study.
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Physics PhDs One Year Later
These are preliminary findings from AIP's follow-up survey of physics PhDs who earned
their degrees in the classes of 2005 and 2006. The surveys were conducted in the winter following
the academic year in which they received their degree and explored the types of initial employment
they accepted.
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Universities that awarded the most degrees
Comparatively few African Americans or Hispanic Americans earned degrees in physics. However,
some physics departments have succeeded in attracting and retaining under-represented minorities
in physics. We are acknowledging the following universities because, since 1998, they have awarded
the largest number of physics bachelor's or physics PhDs to Hispanic Americans or African Americans.
Untapped Talent: The African American Presence in Physics and the
Geosciences(September 2008)
This report provides a wealth of data on the presence of African Americans in physics and the
geosciences. The data show trends over time, as well as comparisons with related disciplines.
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Full report
Preliminary Findings: Hispanic Americans in Physics and Geosciences
We are completing a report on the representation of Hispanic Americans in physics and geoscience.
This report will provide trend data over time as well as comparisons with related fields.
We are providing the following preliminary highlights while we finish this report.
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Preliminary Findings: Native Americans in Physics and the
Geosciences
We have compiled data collected by the US Department of Education and the National Science
Foundation on the representation of Native Americans in physics and geoscience. The highlights
below provide current data as well as trends over time.
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Physics Bachelor's One Year Later
The data are based on the preliminary findings from physics bachelor's who earned their
degrees in 2005 and 2006.
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Number of Physics and Astronomy Faculty
The 2006 data from the biennial Physics and Astronomy Academic Workforce Survey show positive
trends for astronomy and physics faculty members and departments.
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Women in Physics & Astronomy Faculty Positions
These highlights show data on women faculty members that were collected in our survey of all
degree-granting physics and astronomy departments in the US in 2006.
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Trends in the Physics Academic Workforce
Since 1998, the academic job market for physicists has been influenced by the retirements of
faculty members. These highlights show the relationship between the retirement rates
(1998-2006) and number of faculty members recruited by physics departments.
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Enrollments and Degrees Report (September 2008)
An examination of academic enrollments and degrees conferred at the bachelors,
masters, and PhD levels in physics and astronomy programs.
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Full
report
Initial Employment Report: Physics and Astronomy Degree Recipients of 2003 & 2004
(February 2007)
A look at the initial employment outcomes and educational pursuits of
physics and astronomy degree recipients at the bachelors, masters and
doctorate levels. The report includes starting salaries, unemployment
rate, ratings of professional challenge and other issues related to initial
employment. It also covers topics concerning degree recipients continuing
with their education, such as fields of study and types of financial support.
Highlights | Full Report
Physics and Astronomy Senior Report: Class of 2003 (June 2006)
A window onto the backgrounds, influences, experiences, and future plans of physics and
astronomy majors during their senior year.
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Full
report
Women Physicists Speak Again (April 2006)
More than 1350 women physicists from more than 70 countries answered a survey conducted in
connection with the Second IUPAP International Conference of Women in Physics. The report
covers women physicists’ experiences in education and careers. Comparisons are made between
women from developed and developing countries
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Full
report
Graduate Student Report: First-Year Physics And
Astronomy Students, 2004 (March 2006)
A look at the enrollments trends, characteristics, subfields of specialization, types of support,
and career goals for first-year physics and astronomy graduate students.
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report
2004 Physics & Astronomy Academic Workforce (December 2005)
This is the latest in a series of biennial reports on the number of faculty, turnover, retirements,
and recruitments at physics degree-granting departments. The number of faculty positions in
physics has increased by about 10% since 1994. However, more positions are being filled with
part-time and temporary faculty than ten years ago. The number of minority faculty members
increased significantly at physics departments, and new female faculty were hired at rates
consistent with degree production in the past. This report also provides data on the relationship
between the number of full-time equivalent faculty and the number of bachelor’s degrees awarded.
For the first time, this report contains data on stand-alone astronomy departments.
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report
Physics Students From Abroad: Monitoring the Continuing
Impact of Visa Problems (September 2005)
This 12 page report documents the impact of visa regulations on international students in US
physics graduate programs during the Fall of 2004. It quantifies the number of first-year
international students who enrolled and the proportion who were denied entrance or substantially
delayed due to visa difficulties. The report describes changes in visa denial rates and
international student enrollment patterns compared to two years earlier. It also discusses the
visa problems experienced by non-US citizen faculty, postdocs and previously enrolled students
when they tried to return from travel abroad.
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report
Women in Physics and Astronomy, 2005 (February 2005)
Data on the current and historic trends in the representation of women
in physics, including comparative data on women in related fields
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Full
report
Physics PhD Students - Types of Financial Support (June 2004)
A look at the different types of financial support available to Physics PhD
students and the factors that affect what type of support students are likely to receive.
Report
Does it Matter Where I go to College (June 2004)
This report compares outcomes for physics bachelors from large and small departments,
defined by number of bachelor's degrees awarded. It also looks at differences in physics
bachelors' outcomes between departments that grant PhDs in physics and those that award
only a bachelor's degree in physics. Finally, the report shows that physics departments
whose bachelors were very satisfied with the department's climate in the early 1990s had
higher numbers of graduates per FTE faculty member in the mid- to late-1990s.
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Full
report
Physics Students From Abroad in
the Post-9/11 Era (July 2003)
A report on a recent survey of graduate physics departments nationwide.
A look at the impact of tightened visa regulations in the post-9/11 era
on students from other countries.
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Full
report
Physics Bachelors with Master's Degrees (March 2003)
This report documents the employment patterns of those who earned bachelor's
degrees in the early 1990's, earned master's degrees in a variety of fields,
and were working five to eight years later. Master's degrees fields, reasons
for attending graduate school, and preparedness for graduate school are
all discussed.
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Full
report
The Early Careers of Physics Bachelors (August 2002)
An examination of the employment patterns of people with no degrees other
than physics bachelors' degrees, five to eight years after graduation.
The report also includes common job activities and skills used on the job.
It also describes these bachelors' evaluations of how well physics education
prepared them for careers.
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Full
report
Women Physicists Speak: The 2001
International Study of Women in Physics (June 2002)
Findings from an international survey of over 1,000 women physicists from
55 countries. The study was conducted as part of a larger effort carried
out by the International Union of Pure and Applied Physics (IUPAP).
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Full
report
Physics Academic Workforce in
the Two-Year Colleges: 2001-02 (July 2003)
An updated look at faculty background, turnover and curriculum from the
2001-02 Survey of Two-Year College Physics Programs.
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Full
report
Physics in the Two-Year Colleges (Oct. 1998)
First comprehensive study of physics programs and faculty in the two-year
colleges.
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Full
report
Mastering Physics for Non-Academic Careers (2001)
A detailed analysis of all the master's programs in physics departments
in the U.S., including those that offer a master's as their highest physics
degree and those that have a master's degree program in parallel with a
physics Ph.D. program in the same department.
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Full
report
Reaching the Critical Mass: The Twenty Year
Surge in High School Physics (July 2008)
An analysis and interpretation of information collected in a nationwide
survey of teachers of physics at the secondary level including data on
teachers, enrollments and courses.
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Full
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