Friday, May 13, 2005

Numbers game...

Number of Ph.Ds in physics awarded each year in the US: 1,350
Number of Ph.Ds in chemistry awarded each year in the US: 2,200
Number of Ph.Ds in psychology awarded each year in the US: 4,500

Total number of science and engineering Ph.Ds awarded each year in US: 25,000
Total number of non-science and engineering related Ph.Ds awarded each year in US: 15,000

Total number of Ph.Ds awarded each year in the US: 40,000

Total Number of current holders of bachelors and higher in science and engineering: 10,500,000

Total Number of NFL players: 1,700
Total Number of MLB players: 1,200
Total Number of NBA players: 410

1 comment:

Kelly said...

Hi Greg:

I love your blog!

Where are you going with the numbers here?
Too few PhDs? Too many?

Thanks!
Kelly

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