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Table 1:
Science And Engineering Enrollment And Unemployment
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Year |
Total Enrollment |
U.S. Citizens |
Foreign Citizens |
Foreign Students as % Total |
S&E Unemployment Rate (%) |
|
1983 |
348,952 |
278,722 |
70,230 |
20.1% |
3.0% |
|
1984 |
349,698 |
277,505 |
72,193 |
20.6% |
2.1% |
|
1985 |
358,059 |
281,246 |
76,813 |
21.5% |
1.8% |
|
1986 |
366,082 |
282,101 |
83,981 |
22.9% |
2.2% |
|
1987 |
373,326 |
284,532 |
88,794 |
23.8% |
2.2% |
|
1988 |
375,256 |
281,641 |
93,615 |
24.9% |
1.8% |
|
1989 |
382,732 |
284,649 |
98,083 |
25.6% |
1.5% |
|
1990 |
397,128 |
294,311 |
102,817 |
25.9% |
1.9% |
|
1991 |
412,690 |
304,056 |
108,634 |
26.3% |
2.6% |
|
1992 |
430,635 |
321,171 |
109,464 |
25.4% |
3.2% |
|
1993 |
435,869 |
330,148 |
105,721 |
24.3% |
3.5% |
|
1994 |
431,233 |
329,073 |
102,160 |
23.7% |
3.0% |
|
1995 |
422,533 |
323,993 |
98,540 |
23.3% |
2.3% |
|
1996 |
415,258 |
317,101 |
98,157 |
23.6% |
1.8% |
|
1997 |
407,656 |
308,665 |
98,991 |
24.3% |
1.5% |
|
1998 |
404,903 |
302,875 |
102,028 |
25.2% |
1.6% |
|
1999 |
411,308 |
301,404 |
109,904 |
26.7% |
1.4% |
|
2000 |
|
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|
|
1.6% |
|
2001 |
429,492 |
296,194 |
133,298 |
31.0% |
2.4% |
|
2002 |
|
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3.9% |
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Source: National Science Foundation (NSF),
Science and Engineering Indicators - 2004. |
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Appendix tables
2-2 and
3-7. |
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Edwin S. Rubenstein (email
him) is President of
ESR Research Economic Consultants in Indianapolis. |
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