Aggregate data from NSF Survey of Earned Doctorates, NSF Graduate Student Survey, and IPEDS
Total doctorates awarded by citizenship status (NSF SED Table 1-6)
Source: NSF Survey of Earned Doctorates, Table 1-6
% Non-Resident Alien enrollment (NSF GSS)
Source: NSF Graduate Students Survey, 2022
Primary financial support, all fields (NSF SED Table 4-1)
Source: NSF SED Table 4-1 (2024 doctorate recipients)
Total doctorates 2018-2024 and % intending to stay in U.S. (NSF SED Table 2-8)
Source: NSF SED Table 2-8
Annual authorizations with employment start dates. OPT grew 11x from 2007 to 2024. The 2016 STEM OPT 24-month extension rule dramatically expanded STEM work authorization. Source: ICE/SEVP SEVIS By the Numbers
Source: ICE/SEVP — Total Number Annual OPT, STEM OPT, CPT Authorizations CY2007-2024
IPEDS Fall 2022 graduate enrollment. Click column headers to sort.
| # | University | Total Grad | NRA | NRA% | Carnegie |
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Source: IPEDS Fall 2022 Enrollment