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Download full textNicholson, Starr; Mulvey, Patrick J. – AIP Statistical Research Center, 2015
Physics bachelor's degree production has more than doubled since the recent low in 1999 and total enrollments in US undergraduate physics programs continue to increase. The all-time high of 7,526 bachelor's degrees in the class of 2014 represents the 15th consecutive year that the number of physics bachelor's conferred has increased. First-year…
Descriptors: Physics, Departments, Annual Reports, Enrollment Rate
Mulvey, Patrick J.; Nicholson, Starr – Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics, 2004
About one-third of the physics majors in the class of 2001 took more than 4 years to complete their undergraduate studies. The most common reasons were receiving a double major and changing majors. There are 761 departments in the US that confer at least a bachelor's degree in physics. These programs produced 4091 bachelor's degrees in the class…
Descriptors: Majors (Students), College Seniors, Physics, Astronomy
Mulvey, Patrick J.; Nicholson, Starr – 2002
This report provides data on students earning physics and astronomy Bachelors degrees for the academic years ending in 1999 and 2000. A survey was sent to each of the 763 degree-granting departments that confer physics degrees, and responses were received from 2,721 physics major seniors from both classes. Findings show that physics Bachelors…
Descriptors: Astronomy, College Seniors, Education Work Relationship, Employment Statistics
Mulvey, Patrick J.; Nicholson, Starr – Statistical Research Center of the American Institute of Physics, 2006
This report looks at the characteristics, educational experiences and the short- and long-term goals of senior-level physics and astronomy majors at a point just before their graduation. It examines the factors that influenced them to study physics or astronomy as well as what they considered important when choosing which institution to attend.…
Descriptors: Student Experience, Physics, Astronomy, College Seniors
Mulvey, Patrick J.; Nicholson, Starr – AIP Report, 1998
This report analyzes data on bachelor's degree recipients in physics or astronomy in 1997. Data are from a survey of senior-level physics majors (n=1,696) and the American Institute of Physics' Enrollments and Degrees Survey, and include text, tables, and graphs. The report notes that: (1) the number of undergraduates who received bachelor's…
Descriptors: Astronomy, Bachelors Degrees, College Outcomes Assessment, College Seniors
Mulvey, Patrick J.; Nicholson, Starr; Dodge, Elizabeth – AIP Report, 1997
This report presents the results of a survey of senior-level physics majors at U.S. colleges and universities who received a Bachelor's degree between September 1995 and August 1996. Completed questionnaires were received from 1,956 students. It was found that the number of undergraduates receiving Bachelor's degrees in physics continued to…
Descriptors: Academic Aspiration, Bachelors Degrees, Career Planning, College Seniors
