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Roster of Astronomy Departments with Enrollment and Degree Data, 2013

AUG 01, 2014
Results from the 2013 Survey of Enrollments and Degrees
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Research Manager ,  AIP
Roster of astronomy departments 2013

Total undergraduate astronomy enrollments continue to rise at the 78 degree-granting astronomy departments in the U.S. Undergraduate enrollments are at an all-time high and astronomy bachelor’s degree production is expected to continue to rise as a result. The first-year graduate student enrollments for fall 2013 experienced a sharp decline of 21% from the previous year to 183 students. This report contains the most current enrollment and degree data for each degree-granting astronomy department in the U.S. The findings in this report come from the AIP annual survey of Enrollments and Degrees

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