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June 03, 2008
Females make up 14.2% of tenure-track faculty in geosciences departments compared to 28% in tenure-track positions in all science and engineering fields. In the geosciences, 18.6% of non-tenure track positions are held by women. The level of female participation in faculty positions has not changed...
May 02, 2008
As for January 2008, there were 12,354 geoscience faculty employed in geoscience departments at US colleges and universities, compared to 13,554 in 1999. The numbers of Emeritus and Assistant Professors remained the same over this time, but the number of all other faculty dropped. Currently, 56% of...
March 26, 2008
The number of students enrolled in the geosciences in US colleges and universities remained relatively steady in 2007 based on preliminary numbers, with 19,216 undergraduates and 7,944 graduate students enrolled.
February 12, 2008
Undergraduate Students
The total number of students enrolled in bachelors’ degree programs in the United States in 2006 was 20,560. This number has been holding steady in recent years. California leads the nation in the number of students enrolled in bachelors programs in geoscience departments....
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