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Table 6. U.S. residing doctoral scientists and engineers, by field of doctorate, ethnicity, and race: 2015

Field Total Hispanic or Latinoa Not Hispanic or Latinob
American Indian or Alaska Native Asian Black or African American White Other racec
Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE Number SE
All fields 920,050 1,625 35,800 425 1,800 175 196,650 1,200 30,100 375 644,600 1,250 11,100 400
Science 704,950 1,625 28,100 400 1,350 150 117,800 1,200 23,250 350 525,500 1,400 8,900 325
Biological/agricultural/environmental life sciences 228,650 950 9,450 250 350 50 44,450 875 6,450 200 164,950 1,175 3,000 200
Agricultural/food sciences 23,050 475 1,150 100 50 25 3,950 275 1,050 100 16,750 450 150 50
Biochemistry/biophysics 33,100 325 1,150 125 D D 7,700 400 550 75 23,250 425 450 100
Cell/molecular biology 25,600 275 1,000 100 D D 6,900 375 650 100 16,600 375 450 100
Environmental life sciences 10,000 300 350 50 50 25 1,100 100 300 50 8,050 300 150 50
Microbiology 15,500 375 700 75 D D 2,450 200 550 100 11,500 375 250 75
Zoology 10,700 225 400 75 D D 900 125 200 75 9,100 200 100 50
Other biological sciences 110,750 475 4,750 175 200 50 21,500 575 3,100 150 79,650 725 1,500 125
Computer/information sciences 26,350 275 800 100 D D 10,600 350 600 75 14,150 325 250 75
Mathematics/statistics 43,400 425 1,350 125 D D 10,550 450 800 100 30,300 475 350 75
Physical sciences 157,100 800 4,550 200 150 50 33,900 750 3,000 200 113,900 800 1,650 150
Astronomy/astrophysics 6,000 150 200 50 D D 600 100 D D 5,100 150 100 25
Chemistry, except biochemistry 79,450 500 2,400 150 100 50 18,250 600 2,000 150 56,100 600 600 100
Earth/atmospheric/ocean sciencesd 24,450 250 750 75 * * 3,550 175 250 50 19,500 250 350 75
Physics 47,200 525 1,250 125 D D 11,500 450 700 100 33,150 525 600 125
Psychology 134,250 525 6,400 225 450 100 5,900 325 6,300 225 113,200 700 2,050 225
Social sciences 115,150 850 5,600 200 350 75 12,400 450 6,150 225 89,000 775 1,600 150
Economics 31,000 450 1,650 125 D D 5,750 325 1,100 100 22,200 450 250 75
Political sciences 25,450 475 950 125 S S 1,650 250 1,650 150 20,850 425 300 75
Sociology 18,750 300 900 75 D D 1,400 175 1,250 100 14,900 300 250 75
Other social sciences 39,950 400 2,150 125 200 50 3,550 200 2,150 125 31,100 400 750 100
Engineering 171,250 925 6,300 250 250 75 71,000 825 4,100 200 88,000 950 1,550 175
Aerospace/aeronautical/astronautical engineering 7,150 150 250 75 D D 2,250 175 100 50 4,500 200 100 50
Chemical engineering 20,600 325 1,100 150 D D 7,750 375 350 50 11,150 375 200 75
Civil engineering 14,850 350 650 75 D D 5,800 325 350 75 7,950 325 150 75
Electrical/computer engineering 49,350 500 1,400 125 50 25 24,600 500 1,000 100 22,000 575 300 75
Materials and metallurgical engineering 17,450 250 550 75 D D 7,750 275 350 50 8,600 325 150 50
Mechanical engineering 24,600 375 800 125 100 50 10,200 425 850 125 12,500 400 200 100
Other engineering 37,200 350 1,550 125 S S 12,700 400 1,100 100 21,350 325 400 75
Health 43,900 350 1,400 100 200 75 7,800 350 2,750 150 31,150 450 650 100
Codes used in data tables: * = suppressed when population estimate < 25. D = suppressed to avoid disclosure of confidential information. S = suppressed for reliability; coefficient of variation exceeds publication standards.
SE = standard error.
a Hispanic or Latino may be of any race.
b American Indian or Alaska Native, Asian, black or African American, and white are single race.
c Other race includes Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander and persons reporting more than one race who are not of Hispanic or Latino ethnicity.
d Includes other physical sciences.
NOTES: Numbers are rounded to the nearest 50. Standard errors are rounded up to the nearest 25. Detail may not add to total because of rounding. Residence location is based on reported living location on 1 February 2015.
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, Survey of Doctorate Recipients, 2015.