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Physics News Update
Number 483 (Story #2), May 5, 2000 by Phillip F. Schewe and Ben Stein

1997/98 PHYSICS DEMOGRAPHICS for US institutions from a recent AIP report: 1323 physics PhDs were granted, a 4% drop from the previous year. Of these 13% were to women and 46% to foreign citizens. Among first-year physics graduate students, foreign citizens now exceed their US counterparts. Physics PhDs were awarded to a total of 9 African-Americans and 9 Hispanic-Americans during the academic year. Over the three year period 1996-1998 the leading institutions for African-American physics bachelors were Xavier U (LA), Southern U & A&M Coll (LA), and Lincoln U (PA). In astronomy 116 PhDs were granted: 19% went to women and 30% to foreign citizens. (Enrollment and Degrees Report, AIP Education and Employment Statistics Div.)