2001-2002 CRA Taulbee Survey, Tables 1 - 8. 

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Table 1. PhD Production by Type of Department and Rank
Department, Rank PhDs Produced Avg. per Dept. PhDs Next Year Avg. per Dept. Passed Qualifier Avg. per Dept. Passed Thesis Exam Avg. per Dept.
US CS 1-12 197 16.4 213 17.8 267 22.3 153 12.8
US CS 13-24 135 11.3 154 12.8 150 12.05 117 9.8
US CS 25-36 69 6.3 117 10.6 159 14.5 75 6.8
US CS Other 340 3 503 4.5 633 5.7 368 3.3
Canadian 72 3.3 110 5 111 5.1 57 2.6
US CE 36 3.6 127 12.7 55 5.5 114 11.4
                 
Total 849 4.7 1,224 6.8 1,375 7.7 884 4.9

 

Table 2. Gender of PhD Recipients by Type of Degree
  CS CE CS&CE
Male 610 82.2% 70 84.3% 680 82.4%
Female 132 17.8% 13 15.7% 145 17.6%
             
Total have Gender Data for 742   83   825  
             
Unknown 24   0   24  
Total 766   83   849  

 

Table 3. Ethnicity of PhD Recipients by Type of Degree
  CS CE CS&CE
Nonresident Alien 316 44.8% 54 68.4% 370 47.2%
African-American, Non-Hispanic 9 1.3% 1 1.3% 10 1.3%
Native American/Alaskan Native 2 0.3% 4 5.1% 6 0.8%
Asian/Pacific Islander 81 11.5% 3 3.8% 84 10.7%
Hispanic 11 1.6% 0 0.0% 11 1.4%
White, Non-Hispanic 275 39.0% 16 20.3% 291 37.1%
Other/Not Listed 11 1.6% 1 1.3% 12 1.5%
             
Total have Ethnicity Data for 705   79   784  
             
Echnicity/Residency Unknown 61   4   65  
             
Total 766   83   849  

 

Table 4. Employment of New PhD Recipients by Specialty
New PhDs in PhD Granting Depts. 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  
Tenure-track 35 16 7 9 36 9 28 12 23 12 187 27.1% 50.8%
Researcher 12 3 3 2 5 2 3 11 2 5 48 6.9%
Postdoc 27 5 4 5 7 5 13 5 5 7 83 12.0%
Teaching Faculty 3 0 1 5 4 3 6 3 2 6 33 4.8%
                           
New PhDs, Other Categories                          
Other CS/CE Dept. 1 2 0 1 2 0 1 1 0 1 9 1.3% 49.2%
Non-CS/CE Dept. 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 1 0 1 4 0.6%
Industry 39 38 11 17 30 20 18 26 39 26 264 38.2%
Government 7 0 5 0 0 1 0 0 1 4 18 2.6%
Self-Employed 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 3 0.4%
Employed Abroad 3 0 2 1 9 1 2 3 5 5 31 4.5%
Unemployed 2 1 0 0 1 0 2 3 0 2 11 1.6%
                           
Total have Employment Data for 129 65 34 40 95 44 73 65 77 69 691 100.0% 100.0%
                           
Unknown 18 6 1 6 2 0 6 9 8 100 156    
Total 147 71 35 46 97 44 79 74 85 169 847    

 

Table 5. New PhD Students in Fall 2002 by Department Type and Rank
  CS   CE   CS&CE
Department, Rank New Admit MS to PhD Total Avg. per Dept.   New Admit MS to PhD Total Avg. per Dept.   Total Avg. per Dept
US CS 1-12 388 89 477 39.8   0 0 0 0   477 39.8
US CS 13-24 304 40 344 28.7   6 0 6 0.5   350 29.2
US CS 25-36 298 34 332 30.2   0 0 0 0   332 30.2
US CS Other 1,157 368 1,525 13.6   94 28 122 1.1   1,647 14.7
Canadian 178 64 242 11.0   11 11 22 1.0   264 12.0
US CE 0 0 0 0   120 96 216 21.6   216 21.6
                         
Total 2,325 595 2,920 16.3   231 135 366 2.0   3,286 18.4

 

Table 6. PhD Degree Total Enrollment by Department Type and Rank
Department, Rank CS CE CS&CE
US CS 1-12 1,824 20.5% 0 0.0% 1,824 18.2%
US CS 13-24 1,380 15.5% 9 0.8% 1,389 13.9%
US CS 25-36 1,086 12.2% 0 0.0% 1,086 10.8%
US CS Other 3,929 44.2% 314 27.7% 4,243 42.3%
Canadian 667 7.5% 51 4.5% 718 7.2%
US CE 1 0.0% 760 67.0% 761 7.6%
             
Total 8,887   1,134   10,021  

 

Table 7. PhD Program Total Enrollment by Gender
  CS CE CS&CE
Male 7,019 80.5% 970 85.6% 7,989 81.1%
Female 1,701 19.5% 163 14.4% 1,864 18.9%
             
Total have Gender Data for 8,720   1,133   9,853  
             
Unknown 167   1   168  
             
Total 8,887   1,134   10,021  

 

Table 8. PhD Program Total Enrollment by Ethnicity
  CS CE CS&CE
Nonresident Alien 4,217 53.6% 721 67.2% 4,938 55.2%
African-American, Non-Hispanic 124 1.6% 29 2.7% 153 1.7%
Native American/ Alaskan Native 13 0.2% 1 0.1% 14 0.2%
Asian/Pacific Islander 750 9.5% 63 5.9% 813 9.1%
Hispanic 99 1.3% 9 0.8% 108 1.2%
White, Non-Hispanic 2,568 32.6% 224 20.9% 2,792 31.2%
Other/Not Listed 103 1.3% 26 2.4% 129 1.4%
             
Total have Ethnicity Data for 7,874   1,073   8,947  
             
Ethnicity/Residency Unknown 1,013   61   1,074  
             
Total 8,887   1,134   10,021  

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