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The organization <strong>and</strong> f<strong>in</strong>anc<strong>in</strong>g <strong>of</strong> <strong>research</strong> 703<br />

UNITED STATES. Baccalaureate <strong>and</strong> doctorate degrees, by field <strong>of</strong> study, 1954-1955,<br />

1964-1965, <strong>and</strong> projected to 1974-1975 (<strong>in</strong> thous<strong>and</strong>s)<br />

Bachelor's <strong>and</strong><br />

rst pr<strong>of</strong>essional degrees<br />

Physical sciences"<br />

Biological sciences<br />

Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g<br />

Agricultureb<br />

Health pr<strong>of</strong>essions"<br />

Social sciencesd<br />

Education<br />

All o<strong>the</strong>r<br />

Total<br />

I8<br />

9<br />

23<br />

7<br />

23<br />

40<br />

53<br />

114<br />

287<br />

40<br />

25<br />

37<br />

8<br />

28<br />

IO0<br />

96<br />

205<br />

539<br />

~ ~ ~~ ~~<br />

Doctorates<br />

Physical sciences" 1.97 3.53 7.64<br />

Biological sciences .99 1.92 3.78<br />

Eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g .60 2.12 6.88<br />

Agricultureb .5I .55 I .oo<br />

Health pr<strong>of</strong>essions" .I9 .I7 .I7<br />

Social sciencesd 1.76 3.03 6.03<br />

Education 1.47 2,37 4.35<br />

All o<strong>the</strong>r 1.36 2.75 5.95<br />

Total 8.84 16.47 35.80<br />

a Also <strong>in</strong>cludes ma<strong>the</strong>matics, statistics, <strong>and</strong> science, general program.<br />

Includes forestry.<br />

Includes medic<strong>in</strong>e, dentistry, nurs<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>r health pr<strong>of</strong>essions.<br />

Includes anthropology, economics, history, political science, sociology, psychology,<br />

<strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs.<br />

SOURCE: National Science Foundation, based on us Office <strong>of</strong> Education data.<br />

beh<strong>in</strong>d - despite <strong>the</strong> fact that <strong>social</strong> science has become 'big science' <strong>and</strong> that<br />

3,000 Ph.D.s are turned out annually.<br />

12. The faculty position is illustrated <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> table below, which gives<br />

for universities <strong>and</strong> four-year colleges <strong>in</strong> 1962 <strong>the</strong> numbers <strong>of</strong> faculty* <strong>in</strong>: basic<br />

<strong>social</strong> science discipl<strong>in</strong>es (anthropology, economics, political science, psychol-<br />

ogy, sociology) ; related pr<strong>of</strong>essional <strong>and</strong> applied discipl<strong>in</strong>es (bus<strong>in</strong>ess <strong>and</strong><br />

adm<strong>in</strong>istrative studies, <strong>social</strong> work, education, law, agricultural economics<br />

<strong>and</strong> some parts <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> health field); basic natural science discipl<strong>in</strong>es (physical<br />

<strong>and</strong> biological) ; related pr<strong>of</strong>essional <strong>and</strong> applied discipl<strong>in</strong>es (eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g, <strong>the</strong><br />

health sciences <strong>and</strong> pr<strong>of</strong>essions, <strong>and</strong> agriculture). The last l<strong>in</strong>e <strong>of</strong> figures, cal-<br />

culated on a different basis, contrasts all those engaged <strong>in</strong> <strong>research</strong> <strong>in</strong> <strong>the</strong> <strong>social</strong><br />

<strong>and</strong> natural sciences (<strong>in</strong>clud<strong>in</strong>g eng<strong>in</strong>eer<strong>in</strong>g) <strong>in</strong> universities <strong>and</strong> four-year<br />

* Tenure faculty <strong>in</strong> American universities are sometimes estimated as giv<strong>in</strong>g on <strong>the</strong><br />

average a third <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>ir time to <strong>research</strong>, though <strong>the</strong> proportion is much lower for four-<br />

year colleges. There are, <strong>in</strong> addition, many junior personnel comb<strong>in</strong><strong>in</strong>g teach<strong>in</strong>g <strong>and</strong><br />

<strong>research</strong> without tenure, part-timers <strong>and</strong> o<strong>the</strong>rs whole time <strong>in</strong> <strong>research</strong> at various<br />

levels.31

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