Doctoral Degrees Conferred Source: NSF, Survey of Earned Doctorates1

International Student Enrollment Source: IIE, Open Doors2

Trend of the Economic Benefits of International Student Enrollment in U.S. Source: NAFSA, International Student Economic Value Tool 3

Total U.S. Direct and Indirect Jobs Created/Supported: As a result of the economic benefit of international Students 4

Earnings by level of education: Persons years old, 2010 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey 5

Average Earnings by Highest Degree Earned: 2010 Source: U.S. Census Bureau, Current Population Survey, unpublished data 6

Doctoral Recipients by Gender Source: NSF; Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities,

Doctoral Degrees Conferred: Women Life Sciences: agricultural sciences and natural resources, biological, biomedical, and health sciences Physical Sciences: chemistry, computer and information sciences, geosciences, mathematics, physics, and astronomy Social Sciences: anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, sociology, and other Engineering: aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical, chemical, civil, electrical, electronics, communication, industrial, manufacturing, materials science, mechanical, and other Education: administration, research, teacher education, teaching fields, and other Humanities: foreign language, history, letters, and other Other: business management and administration, communication, non-S&E fields not elsewhere classified, and unknown Source: NSF; Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities,

Doctoral Degrees Conferred: Men Life Sciences: agricultural sciences and natural resources, biological, biomedical, and health sciences Physical Sciences: chemistry, computer and information sciences, geosciences, mathematics, physics, and astronomy Social Sciences: anthropology, economics, political science, psychology, sociology, and other Engineering: aerospace, aeronautical, and astronautical, chemical, civil, electrical, electronics, communication, industrial, manufacturing, materials science, mechanical, and other Education: administration, research, teacher education, teaching fields, and other Humanities: foreign language, history, letters, and other Other: business management and administration, communication, non-S&E fields not elsewhere classified, and unknown Source: NSF; Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities,

Grants and Loans as a Percentage of Funds from Total Aid and Nonfederal Loans for Graduate Students, to Source: The College Board, Trends in Student Aid

Graduate Student Aid by Source and Type (in Billions), Source: The College Board, Trends in Student Aid 2013 Total: $53.4 Billion 11

Total Graduate Student Aid in 2012 Dollars (in Millions), to , Selected years Source: The College Board, Trends in Student Aid

Average Aid per Full-Time Equivalent (FTE) Graduate Student in 2012 Dollars, to Average Aid in 2012 dollars Source: The College Board, Trends in Student Aid

Average Annual Percentage Change in First-Time Graduate Enrollment by Citizenship, Race/Ethnicity, and Gender, Fall 2002 to Fall 2012 Source: CGS/GRE Survey of Graduate Enrollment and Degrees 14

Trends in Graduate Degrees Awarded by Institution Type, to Source: CGS/GRE Survey of Graduate Enrollment and Degrees 15

Graduate Application Acceptance Rates by Carnegie Classification and Degree level, Fall 2012 Source: CGS/GRE Survey of Graduate Enrollment and Degrees 16

First-Time Graduate Enrollment by Broad Field and Gender, Fall 2012 Source: CGS/GRE Survey of Graduate Enrollment and Degrees 17

First-Time Graduate Enrollment by Carnegie Classification and Attendance Status, fall 2012 Source: CGS/GRE Survey of Graduate Enrollment and Degrees 18

First-Time Graduate Enrollment by broad Field and degree level, Fall 2012 Source: CGS/GRE Survey of Graduate Enrollment and Degrees 19

Total Graduate Enrollment by Race/Ethnicity, Fall 2012 Source: CGS/GRE Survey of Graduate Enrollment and Degrees 20

Total Graduate Enrollment by Broad Field and Attendance Status, Fall 2012 Source: CGS/GRE Survey of Graduate Enrollment and Degrees 21

Size & Scope of U.S. Graduate Education Academic Year:  1,911 institutions  ≈ 3 million students in postbaccalaureate  ≈ 1 million degrees conferred (MA and PhD.)  692,000 master’s degrees  163,765 doctoral degrees  CGS institutions award 78% of master’s degrees, and nearly all doctorate degrees Source: CGS/GRE Survey of Graduate Enrollment and Degrees 22

The American Graduate Student 58.6% Female 11.4% international 28.9% underrepresented minority 43.7% part-time 45.6% of students are over the age of % married, 34.8% married with children 70.4% receive some form of student financial assistance Source: NCES -- Enrollment in Postsecondary Institutions, Fall 2012; Digest of Education Statistics; and National Postsecondary Student Aid Study,

Degree Attainment Master’s degrees - Women earn 61.8% of all master’s degrees - Minority representation improving, but still low: African American 12.5%, Hispanic/Latino7.3%, Asian/Pacific 6.8%, American Indian /Alaskan Native 0.6% - Education and business are half the degrees earned - Number of master’s increased by 54% since % average annual increase at the master’s level Doctoral Degrees - Number of doctoral degrees increased by 37% since Projected 66,800 doctoral degrees by the academic year - 5.4% average annual increase in degree production Source: NCES, Digest of Education Statistics 24

Graduate Enrollment Trends Source: NCES, Digest of Education Statistics *Projected Thousands 25

Doctoral Enrollment by Gender Source: NCES, Digest of Education Statistics *Projected 26

Graduate Student Enrollment Graduate Enrollment and Degrees received nearly 1.98 million applications  39.6% had been accepted into at least 1 program  62.6% first-time graduate students enrolled at a public university  67% of all first-time graduate students were enrolled full-time  83.6% first-time graduate students were enrolled in programs leading to a master’s degree or graduate certificate  16.4% of all first-time graduate students were enrolling in doctoral programs  17.8% first-time graduate enrollees were international students Source: CGS/GRE Survey of Graduate Enrollment and Degrees 27

Percentage of Students Enrolled in Postsecondary Institutions who took Distance Education Courses, Fall % 22.0% 7.8% Note: Of exclusively distance education courses, 8.7% were enrolled in the same state, 12.1% different state, 0.2% state not known, 0.5% outside of the U.S., 0.5% location unknown Source: NCES, Digest of Education Statistics 28

Gross Domestic Expenditures on R&D by Selected Countries, Source: National Research Council, Science and Engineering Indicators, 2014, Appendix Table

Gross Domestic Expenditures on R&D as Percentage Share of GDP by Selected Countries Data Source: National Research Council, Science and Engineering Indicators, 2014, Appendix Table

Source: College Board (2013). Table 1B: Total Student Aid and Funds Used to Finance the Postsecondary Education Expenses of Graduate Students in 2012 Dollars (in Millions), to [Data File]. Retrieved from aid/figures-tables/graduate-total-student-aid-nonfederal-loans-2012-dollars-over-time. Total Grant Aid for Grad Students: 2012 U.S. Dollars by Funding Source AY2003/04 to AY2012/