Table 3. Race and Ethnicity for Doctorates in English and Literature,
Foreign Languages, and All Disciplines, 1973-2003

Number in 2003

Percentage in 2003

Total Number, 1973-2003

Total Percentage, 1973-2003

English and literature

1,414

100

49,679

100

Black, non-Hispanic

63

4.5

1,185

2.4

American Indian or Alaskan Native

7

0.5

113

0.2

Asian or Pacific Islander

88

6.2

1,783

3.6

Hispanic

60

4.2

870

1.8

White, non-Hispanic

1,086

76.8

33,427

67.3

Other/unknown races and ethnicities

110

7.8

12,301

24.8

Foreign languages

622

100

22,821

100

Black, non-Hispanic

13

2.1

393

1.7

American Indian or Alaskan Native

0

0.0

21

0.1

Asian or Pacific Islander

30

4.8

720

3.2

Hispanic

148

23.8

2,794

12.2

White, non-Hispanic

382

61.4

13,304

58.3

Other/unknown races and ethnicities

49

7.9

5,589

24.5

All disciplines

40,710

100

1,294,083

100

Black, non-Hispanic

2,097

5.2

47,334

3.7

American Indian or Alaskan Native

141

0.3

3,421

0.3

Asian or Pacific Islander

8,345

20.5

169,025

13.1

Hispanic

2,206

5.4

37,531

2.9

White, non-Hispanic

24,405

59.9

769,897

59.5

Other/unknown races and ethnicities

3,516

8.6

266,875

20.6


Source: United States. National Science Foundation. "Table Builder: Create a Data Table."
WebCASPAR: Integrated Science and Engineering Resources Data System. 6 Jan. 2005 caspar.nsf.gov