INDICATOR 8Percentage of Ph.D. degree recipients obtaining employment by six months after degreeTarget 8a: Increase to 65% the percentage of Ph.D. recipients obtaining academic employment within six months of graduation.
Since 1996, there has been a significant increase in the number
of Ph.D. recipients entering postdoctoral positions in an academic
setting immediately after graduation. Because this group should
be included in the academic employment category, the target
for this indicator has been raised to 65%. The data for all
years reported also have been changed. Target 8b: Increase to 35% the percentage of Ph.D. recipients obtaining nonacademic employment within six months of graduation.
Postdoctoral students in academic positions had been included in this category, but they have been moved to Target 8a. The target has changed to 35%, and the data for all years reported also have been changed. Target 8c: Decrease to 0% the percentage of Ph.D. recipients not obtaining employment or not reporting within six months of graduation.
Starting this year, the percentage of Ph.D. recipients not obtaining employment and not reporting within six months of graduation will be reported separately. During 2001-02, the percentage of Ph.D. recipients not reporting employment within six months of graduation remained at 8%, and the percentage of Ph.D. recipients not obtaining employment remained at 1%. |
