Female Participation in U.S. Geoscience Enrollments & Degrees

From the 1970's until around 2010, women have been an increasingly large part of the geoscience student and graduate population. The participation rates have levelled off in recent years, largely believed related to the energy-driven increase in overall geoscience enrollments.

Female Participation Rates in U.S. Geoscience Programs

U.S. Geoscience Degrees Granted

The American Geosciences Institute has tracked enrollments and degrees granted in the geosciences over time. AGI collects the data in October and November of each year for the prior academic year. The latest year data should be considered preliminary as programs do report revisions for their data up to two years following their initial report.

U.S. Historical Degrees Awarded in the Geosciences

Geoscience Currents 60: Female U.S. geoscience enrollments and degrees remain steady in 2011

The American Geosciences Institute has released Geoscience Currents 60, which examines female enrollments and degrees in the geosciences over time. In 2011, the Current concludes, female participation in U.S. geoscience degree programs remained generally steady. After decades of steady growth in the rate of female participation, there has been little change since 2005. Several interesting trends are also noted, including declines in doctorates awarded following economic downturns, and that women appear to have slightly higher degree completion rates than men at the Bachelor's and Master's levels.

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