Demographic Shifts in Psychology

Demographic Shifts in Psychology

Women

% among BAs: 1971 & 2000
% among graduate enrollments: 1977 & 1999
% among new doctorates: 1976 & 2000
% among PhDs in workforce: 1973 & 1999 %

46.0
47.0
33.0
20.0
%

76.5
72.0
67.0
46.1

People of Color

% among BAs: 1976 & 2000
% among graduate enrollments: 1980 & 2000
% among new doctorates: 1977 & 2000
% among PhDs in workforce: 1973 & 1999 %

11.6
11.8
7.5
2.0
%

25.0
22.0
17.7
9.0

SOURCE: IPEDS. US Department of Education. Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering. NSF. Doctorate Employment Survey. APA. Survey of Earned Doctorate Recipients. NSF.

Last Updated: January 2003

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