Florida’s Doctorate Programs in Key Areas of Basic Research

Florida’s Doctorate Programs in Key Areas of Basic Research

Board of Governors Strategic Planning Committee

Florida A&M University

April 22, 2004

Data Analysis and Institutional Research, DCU

Which Areas Account for Most Federal Academic R&D Spending? Which Areas Account for Most Federal Academic R&D Spending?

LIFE SCIENCES,

$10.2

PHYSICAL SCIENCES,

$1.8

ENVIRON.SCIENCES,

$1.10

MATH SCI., $0.20

COMPUTER SCIENCES,

$0.6

ENGINEER-ING., $5

OTHER SCIENCES,

$0.2

SOCIAL SCIENCES,

$0.5 PSYCHOL-OGY, $0.40

FY 2001 (Billions of 2003 dollars)

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Which Areas Account for Most Growth in Federal Research Spending?Which Areas Account for Most Growth in Federal Research Spending?

LIFE SCIENCES,

74%

ENVIRON.SCIENCES, 3%

COMPUTER SCIENCES, 3%

MATH SCIENCES, 1%

PHYSICAL SCIENCES, 4%

ENGINEERING 11%SOCIAL

SCIENCES, 3%

PSYCH-OLOGY, 3%

Share of $3.5 Billion in Growth in Federal

Spending on Academic R&D, FY

1997-2001

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Which Areas Account for Most of Florida’s Doctorates?Which Areas Account for Most of Florida’s Doctorates?

12%

10%

8%

4%

31%

14%

5%

13%

5%

16%

10%

9%

8%

3%

3%2%

0%

9%

3%

4%

Education

Engineering

Life Sci.

Psychology

Soc. Sci.

Physical Sci.

Health Prof.

Theolog. Stud.

English

Business

FL

US

Subject Areas as Percentage

of All Doctorates,

2001-02

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How Many Physical Science Doctorates do the Twenty Largest States Produce?How Many Physical Science Doctorates do the Twenty Largest States Produce?

0 20 40 60 80

TennesseeFLORIDA

WashingtonMaryland

TexasVirginiaGeorgia

New JerseyNorth Carolina

MissouriNew York

WisconsinPennsylvania

OhioArizona

CaliforniaMichigan

IllinoisIndiana

Mass.

Private

Public

Physical Science

Doctorates Per Million

18-64 Population

2001-02

Data Analysis and Institutional Research, DCU

How Many Life Science Doctorates do the Twenty Largest States Produce?How Many Life Science Doctorates do the Twenty Largest States Produce?

0 10 20 30 40 50 60

FLORIDAIndiana

MichiganOhio

GeorgiaPenn.

TennesseeWash.

ArizonaNJ

TexasVirginiaIllinois

CaliforniaMissouri

NCNew York

WisconsinMaryland

Mass.

Private

Public

Life Science

Doctorates Per Million 18-64 Pop.,

2001-02

Data Analysis and Institutional Research, DCU

How are Florida’s Biological Science Graduate Programs Perceived Nationally?How are Florida’s Biological Science Graduate Programs Perceived Nationally?

U.S. News Rank

Peer Assessment

Score (1-5) Institution1 4.9 Stanford University (CA)2 4.8 Harvard University (MA)2 4.8 Massachusetts Institute of Technology2 4.8 University of California–Berkeley5 4.7 California Institute of Technology5 4.7 Johns Hopkins University (MD)5 4.7 University of California–San Francisco8 4.6 Rockefeller University (NY)9 4.5 Princeton University (NJ)9 4.5 Scripps Research Institute (CA)9 4.5 Yale University (CT)

54 3.3 University of Florida75 3.0 University of Miami87 2.9 Florida State University

2002 US

News Survey

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U.S. News Rank

Peer Assess.

Score (1-5) School

1 5 University of California–Berkeley2 4.9 California Institute of Technology2 4.9 Harvard University (MA)2 4.9 Massachusetts Institute of Technology5 4.8 Stanford University (CA)6 4.5 Scripps Research Institute (CA)6 4.5 University of Illinois–Urbana-Champ.8 4.4 Columbia University (NY)8 4.4 Cornell University (NY)8 4.4 University of Wisconsin–Madison

32 3.5 University of Florida51 3.1 Florida State University

How are Florida’s Chemistry Graduate Programs Perceived Nationally?How are Florida’s Chemistry Graduate Programs Perceived Nationally?

2002 US

News Survey

Data Analysis and Institutional Research, DCU

How are Florida’s Engineering Graduate Programs Perceived Nationally?How are Florida’s Engineering Graduate Programs Perceived Nationally?

US News Rank School

Peer Assess-

ment

Recruiter Assess-

ment

1 Massachusetts Institute of Technology 4.9 4.8

2 Stanford University (CA) 4.9 4.53 University of California – Berkeley 4.8 4.4

4University of Illinois – Urbana-Champaign 4.6 4.3

5 Georgia Institute of Technology 4.5 4.26 California Institute of Technology 4.8 4.6

6University of Southern California (Andrew and Erna Viterbi) 3.5 3.4

8 Purdue University – West Lafayette (IN) 4.2 4.08 University of Michigan – Ann Arbor 4.6 4.2

10 Cornell University (NY) 4.3 4.126 University of Florida 3.4 3.475 University of Central Florida 2.2 2.6

2003 US

News Survey

Data Analysis and Institutional Research, DCU

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