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Diversity

Chemist diversity by the numbers

A new US National Science Foundation report on diversity in the sciences gives insight into where chemistry stands

by Andrea Widener
April 14, 2019 | A version of this story appeared in Volume 97, Issue 15

 

  • 4.8%

    Percentage of chemistry doctoral-degree recipients who have a disability

  • 40.9%

    Percentage of graduate students in chemistry who are women

  • 9.2%

    Percentage of employed chemists who have a disability

  • 25.5%

    Percentage of postdoctoral fellows in chemistry who are women


  • Percentage of federal government with at least a bachelor's degree in chemistry or chemical engineering who are women


  • Citizenship status of chemistry graduate students

  • 62.4%

    Citizens or permanent residents

  • 37.6%

    Temporary visa holders


  • Race of chemistry graduate students who are citizens or permanent residents

    Number of students = 14,156

  • Race of employed chemists

    Number of employed chemists = 109,000

  • Totals do not equal 100% because of rounding.
    a Includes multiracial, American Indian, Alaska Native, Native Hawaiian, and Pacific Islander.

    Source: NSF, Women, Minorities, and Persons with Disabilities in Science and Engineering, 2019. Note: Data from 2016 or 2017, except where indicated.

 

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