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 Ex. (# Depts)

Avg. per

Dept.

US CS 1-12

288

24.0

335

27.9

257

21.4

146 (7)

20.9

US CS 13-24

264

22.0

240

20.0

216

18.0

232 (12)

19.3

US CS 25-36

182

15.2

213

17.8

151

12.6

89 (10)

8.9

US CS Other

835

7.7

926

8.6

839

7.8

614 (88)

7.0

Canadian

119

6.3

163

8.6

149

7.8

183 (17)

10.8

US CE

87

9.7

120

13.3

106

11.8

50 (6)

8.3

Total

1,775

10.3

1,997

11.6

1,718

10.0

1314 (140)

9.4

Table 2. Gender of PhD Recipients by Type of Degree

CS

CE

CS&CE

Male

1,279

80.7%

145

82.4%

1,424

80.9%

Female

306

19.3%

31

17.6%

337

19.1%

Total have

Gender

Data for

1,585

176

1,761

Unknown

14

0

14

Total

1,599

176

1,775

Table 3. Ethnicity of PhD Recipients by Type of Degree

CS

CE

CS&CE

Nonresident Alien

826

53.2%

127

79.4%

953

55.6%

African-American, Non-Hispanic

19

1.2%

1

0.6%

20

1.2%

Native American/Alaskan Native

4

0.3%

0

0.0%

4

0.2%

Asian/Pacific Islander

207

13.3%

7

4.4%

214

12.5%

Hispanic

20

1.3%

0

0.0%

20

1.2%

White, Non-Hispanic

430

27.7%

24

15.0%

454

26.5%

Other/Not Listed

48

3.1%

1

0.6%

49

2.9%

Total have Ethnicity Data for

1,554

160

1,714

Ethnicity/Residency Unknown

45

16

61

Total

1,599

176

1,775

Table 4. Employment of New PhD Recipients By Specialty

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

North American PhD Granting Depts.

Tenure-track

21

13

3

10

29

20

13

22

14

21

166

11.4%

Researcher

9

4

6

1

7

2

2

5

5

6

47

3.2%

Postdoc

23

2

9

4

11

7

18

13

10

22

119

8.2%

Teaching Faculty

4

0

3

2

5

3

3

3

4

7

34

2.3%

366

25.1%

North American, Other Categories

Other CS/CE Dept.

12

4

1

3

9

7

7

5

12

9

69

4.7%

Non-CS/CE Dept.

4

0

1

0

6

2

3

2

6

2

26

1.8%

Industry

75

79

16

50

178

68

36

69

86

105

762

52.3%

Government

3

2

4

1

6

4

6

3

2

13

44

3.0%

Self-Employed

2

0

0

1

1

1

0

1

0

4

10

0.7%

Unemployed

1

0

0

0

1

1

1

1

0

7

12

0.8%

Other

3

1

1

0

2

1

1

1

0

11

21

1.4%

944

64.8%

Outside North America

Tenure-Track in

PhD Granting

7

5

0

0

18

3

3

5

7

7

55

3.8%

Researcher in PhD

0

0

0

2

4

0

1

0

1

2

10

0.7%

Postdoc in PhD

3

0

1

4

1

0

2

2

2

5

20

1.4%

Teaching in PhD

2

0

0

0

0

1

0

0

0

1

4

0.3%

Other Academic

2

0

0

0

1

0

0

1

0

1

5

0.3%

Industry

6

3

1

3

13

1

4

1

3

7

42

2.9%

Government

0

1

0

0

2

1

1

0

0

1

6

0.4%

Other

1

0

0

1

0

0

0

0

0

2

4

0.3%

146

10.0%

Total in North America

157

105

44

72

255

116

90

125

139

207

1,310

90.0%

Total Outside North America

21

9

2

10

39

6

11

9

13

26

146

10.0%

Total have Employment Data for

178

114

46

82

294

122

101

134

152

233

1,456

100.0%

Unknown

23

10

9

9

26

14

11

16

12

189

319

Total

201

124

55

91

320

136

112

150

164

422

1,775

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

367

46

413

34.4

0

0

0

0.0

413

34.4

US CS 13-24

277

24

301

25.1

7

1

8

0.7

309

25.8

US CS 25-36

253

27

280

23.3

6

0

6

0.5

286

23.8

US CS Other

996

192

1,188

10.5

117

25

142

1.3

1,330

11.8

Canadian

178

19

197

9.4

0

0

0

0.0

197

9.4

US CE

0

0

0

0.0

89

6

95

10.6

95

10.6

Total

2,071

308

2,379

13.3

219

32

251

1.4

2,630

14.7

Table 5a. New PhD Students from Outside North America

Department, Rank

CS

CE

CS & CE

Total New

% Outside North America

US CS 1-12

202

0

202

413

48.9%

US CS 13-24

170

0

170

309

55.0%

US CS 25-36

169

0

169

286

59.1%

US CS Other

650

95

745

1,330

56.0%

Canadian

85

0

85

197

43.1%

US CE

0

71

71

95

74.7%

Total

1,276

166

1,442

2,630

54.8%

Total New

2,379

251

2,630

% Outside

53.6%

66.1%

54.8%

Table 6. PhD Degree Total Enrollment by Department Type and Rank

Department, Rank

CS

CE

CS&CE

US CS 1-12

2,190

18.0%

0

0.0%

2,190

16.2%

US CS 13-24

1,539

12.7%

23

1.7%

1,562

11.6%

US CS 25-36

1,415

11.6%

14

1.0%

1,429

10.6%

US CS Other

5,753

47.3%

761

56.7%

6,514

48.2%

Canadian

1,268

10.4%

0

0.0%

1,268

9.4%

US CE

0

0.0%

543

40.5%

543

4.0%

Total

12,165

1,341

13,506

Table 7. PhD Program Total Enrollment by Gender 

CS

CE

CS&CE

Male

9,511

80.4%

986

81.5%

10,497

80.5%

Female

2,314

19.6%

224

18.5%

2,538

19.5%

Total have Gender Data for

11,825

1,210

13,035

Unknown

340

131

471

Total

12,165

1,341

13,506

Table 8. PhD Program Total Enrollment by Ethnicity

CS

CE

CS&CE

Nonresident Alien

5,376

50.3%

792

71.0%

6,168

52.2%

African-American, Non-Hispanic

200

1.9%

21

1.9%

221

1.9%

Native American/ Alaskan Native

9

0.1%

4

0.4%

13

0.1%

Asian/Pacific Islander

1,204

11.3%

48

4.3%

1,252

10.6%

Hispanic

181

1.7%

10

0.9%

191

1.6%

White, Non-Hispanic

3,541

33.1%

223

20.0%

3,764

31.9%

Other/Not Listed

179

1.7%

18

1.6%

197

1.7%

Total have Ethnicity Data for

10,690

1,116

11,806

Ethnicity/Residency Unknown

1,475

225

1,700

Total

12,165

1,341

13,506