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Masters Degrees

Item2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22

Physics (Twin Cities)

Degrees 16 17 13 6 8 12 9 13 6 4
  MS 16 100% 17 100% 13 100% 6 100% 8 100% 12 100% 9 100% 13 100% 6 100% 4 100%
  Female 2 13% 2 12% 1 8% 0 0% 2 25% 1 8% 1 11% 2 15% 1 17% 0 0%
  Male 14 88% 15 88% 12 92% 6 100% 6 75% 11 92% 8 89% 11 85% 5 83% 4 100%
  International 3 19% 3 18% 2 15% 1 17% 4 50% 2 17% 5 56% 5 38% 3 50% 3 75%
  Minority 1 6% 1 6% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 8% 0 0% 1 8% 1 17% 0 0%
  MElapTTD 2.3 2.7 2.5 1.8 1.9 1.7 1.9 3.3 4.2 3.4
  MEnrlTTD 2.5 3.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.5 4.3 3.5

College of Science and Engineering

Degrees 541 514 543 543 616 590 603 472 532 472
  Female 128 24% 116 23% 156 29% 154 28% 154 25% 155 26% 163 27% 134 28% 140 26% 151 32%
  Male 412 76% 398 77% 387 71% 388 71% 461 75% 435 74% 439 73% 335 71% 391 73% 317 67%
  International 213 39% 238 46% 245 45% 261 48% 310 50% 261 44% 298 49% 189 40% 222 42% 172 36%
  Minority 50 9% 42 8% 47 9% 44 8% 49 8% 74 13% 53 9% 61 13% 67 13% 81 17%
  MElapTTD 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.7 1.8 1.7 1.8
  MEnrlTTD 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

All University of Minnesota graduate programs

Degrees 3,396 3,453 3,488 3,298 3,626 3,518 3,591 3,335 3,172 3,136
  Female 1,811 53% 1,878 54% 1,878 54% 1,825 55% 1,984 55% 1,894 54% 2,026 56% 1,898 57% 1,807 57% 1,779 57%
  Male 1,571 46% 1,567 45% 1,603 46% 1,464 44% 1,633 45% 1,615 46% 1,549 43% 1,430 43% 1,355 43% 1,254 40%
  International 508 15% 639 19% 655 19% 654 20% 824 23% 761 22% 811 23% 679 20% 572 18% 631 20%
  Minority 398 12% 398 12% 428 12% 410 12% 482 13% 530 15% 538 15% 527 16% 556 18% 641 20%
  MElapTTD 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.9 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.7
  MEnrlTTD 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0
    Notes:
  • The above tables show how many Masters degrees were conferred for the given academic years
  • Degrees and certificates are awarded monthly; an academic year is defined here to be July-June
  • For each category (e.g. Male), the percentage shown is the percentage of the total degrees/certificates conferred for the group
  • "MElapTTD" is short for Median Elapsed Time To Degree; elapsed time to degree is defined here as the time, in years, from the start of a student's first term in the specific graduate program (regardless of initial degree objective) until the degree conferral
  • "MEnrlTTD" is short for Median Enrolled Time To Degree; enrolled time to degree is defined here as the number of years a student was registered as a graduate student from the first term in the specific graduate program (regardless of initial degree objective) through the latest term that started before the degree conferral date; semesters are counted as one-half of a year, quarters are counted as one-third of a year, and summer terms are not counted (the University of Minnesota switched from quarters to semesters Fall 1999)
  • Gender is self-reported and optional, so males+females may not equal the total
  • "International" means students who are not citizens or permanent residents
  • "Minority" includes citizens and permanent residents of African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic/Chicano/Latino, American Indian, and Hawaiian ethnicity
  • Ethnicity is self-reported
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Doctoral Degrees

Item2012-13 2013-14 2014-15 2015-16 2016-17 2017-18 2018-19 2019-20 2020-21 2021-22

Physics (Twin Cities)

Degrees 17 16 20 19 15 22 16 17 18 24
  PhD 17 100% 16 100% 20 100% 19 100% 15 100% 22 100% 16 100% 17 100% 18 100% 24 100%
  Female 3 18% 2 13% 5 25% 3 16% 0 0% 7 32% 2 13% 5 29% 1 6% 4 17%
  Male 14 82% 14 88% 15 75% 16 84% 15 100% 15 68% 14 88% 12 71% 17 94% 20 83%
  International 7 41% 5 31% 6 30% 10 53% 7 47% 10 45% 7 44% 6 35% 9 50% 13 54%
  Minority 1 6% 1 6% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 0 0% 1 4%
  MElapTTD 6.9 6.2 6.6 6.2 6.0 6.1 5.7 6.7 6.8 6.4
  MEnrlTTD 7.0 6.5 7.0 6.5 6.0 6.3 5.8 7.0 7.0 6.8

College of Science and Engineering

Degrees 249 233 229 244 222 260 256 217 259 240
  Female 53 21% 43 18% 50 22% 65 27% 52 23% 76 29% 61 24% 55 25% 70 27% 69 29%
  Male 196 79% 190 82% 179 78% 179 73% 170 77% 184 71% 195 76% 161 74% 189 73% 171 71%
  International 156 63% 114 49% 106 46% 111 45% 100 45% 128 49% 125 49% 116 53% 139 54% 127 53%
  Minority 10 4% 17 7% 19 8% 17 7% 25 11% 19 7% 23 9% 20 9% 31 12% 26 11%
  MElapTTD 5.5 5.5 5.8 5.5 5.5 5.6 5.5 5.6 5.4 5.6
  MEnrlTTD 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0 6.0

All University of Minnesota graduate programs

Degrees 975 962 903 985 898 877 981 839 919 926
  Female 503 52% 482 50% 483 53% 544 55% 483 54% 461 53% 479 49% 443 53% 479 52% 527 57%
  Male 472 48% 480 50% 419 46% 441 45% 414 46% 415 47% 498 51% 394 47% 439 48% 398 43%
  International 308 32% 245 25% 213 24% 253 26% 220 24% 256 29% 265 27% 248 30% 275 30% 279 30%
  Minority 93 10% 94 10% 96 11% 121 12% 122 14% 111 13% 113 12% 114 14% 135 15% 152 16%
  MElapTTD 5.2 5.3 5.4 5.3 5.1 5.2 5.0 5.1 5.1 5.1
  MEnrlTTD 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.0 5.0 5.5 5.0
    Notes:
  • The above tables show how many Doctoral degrees were conferred for the given academic years
  • Degrees and certificates are awarded monthly; an academic year is defined here to be July-June
  • For each category (e.g. Male), the percentage shown is the percentage of the total degrees/certificates conferred for the group
  • "MElapTTD" is short for Median Elapsed Time To Degree; elapsed time to degree is defined here as the time, in years, from the start of a student's first term in the specific graduate program (regardless of initial degree objective) until the degree conferral
  • "MEnrlTTD" is short for Median Enrolled Time To Degree; enrolled time to degree is defined here as the number of years a student was registered as a graduate student from the first term in the specific graduate program (regardless of initial degree objective) through the latest term that started before the degree conferral date; semesters are counted as one-half of a year, quarters are counted as one-third of a year, and summer terms are not counted (the University of Minnesota switched from quarters to semesters Fall 1999)
  • Gender is self-reported and optional, so males+females may not equal the total
  • "International" means students who are not citizens or permanent residents
  • "Minority" includes citizens and permanent residents of African-American, Asian-American, Hispanic/Chicano/Latino, American Indian, and Hawaiian ethnicity
  • Ethnicity is self-reported

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