| Table 02-11: First Professional Degrees by Race/Ethnicity | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-2007 | 2005-2006 | 2004-2005 | 2003-2004 | 2002-2003 | 2001-2002 | 1999-2000 | 1994-1995 | 1989-1990 | 1985-1986 | 1981-1982 | |||||||||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| Independent Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4-year Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-resident Alien | 79 | 2.8% | 81 | 2.8% | 104 | 3.6% | 69 | 2.7% | 84 | 3.3% | 85 | 3.4% | 34 | 1.4% | 44 | 0.1% | 12 | 0.6% | 15 | 12.0% | 19 | 0.9% | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 11 | 0.4% | 9 | 0.3% | 6 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 9 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 2 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.2% | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 453 | 15.8% | 402 | 14.1% | 399 | 13.6% | 409 | 15.9% | 334 | 13.1% | 272 | 10.8% | 239 | 9.9% | 228 | 9.2% | 86 | 4.1% | 41 | 1.7% | 18 | 0.8% | |
| Hispanic | 83 | 2.9% | 100 | 3.5% | 96 | 3.3% | 83 | 3.2% | 68 | 2.7% | 64 | 2.5% | 65 | 2.7% | 66 | 2.7% | 49 | 2.3% | 33 | 1.4% | 23 | 1.0% | |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 125 | 4.4% | 133 | 4.7% | 151 | 5.2% | 111 | 4.3% | 114 | 4.5% | 97 | 3.9% | 136 | 5.6% | 109 | 4.4% | 77 | 3.7% | 78 | 3.2% | 66 | 3.0% | |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 1,955 | 68.2% | 1,942 | 68.2% | 1,891 | 64.7% | 1,785 | 69.5% | 1,791 | 70.1% | 1,920 | 76.4% | 1,910 | 78.9% | 2,014 | 81.6% | 1,860 | 89.2% | 2,236 | 93.0% | 2,076 | 94.1% | |
| Unknown | 162 | 5.6% | 179 | 6.3% | 277 | 9.5% | 110 | 4.3% | 160 | 6.3% | 66 | 2.6% | 32 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Public Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| State-Related Universities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-resident Alien | 38 | 2.3% | 40 | 2.4% | 33 | 1.9% | 38 | 2.2% | 39 | 2.4% | 30 | 1.9% | 26 | 1.7% | 10 | 0.8% | 18 | 1.6% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 6 | 0.4% | 5 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.2% | 5 | 0.3% | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.2% | 6 | 0.4% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 250 | 14.8% | 231 | 13.9% | 206 | 12.0% | 220 | 13.0% | 231 | 14.2% | 199 | 12.8% | 197 | 12.8% | 96 | 8.0% | 45 | 4.0% | 21 | 1.7% | 10 | 0.8% | |
| Hispanic | 67 | 4.0% | 59 | 3.6% | 56 | 3.3% | 61 | 3.6% | 63 | 3.9% | 47 | 3.0% | 46 | 3.0% | 36 | 3.0% | 26 | 2.3% | 17 | 1.4% | 15 | 1.2% | |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 129 | 7.6% | 149 | 9.0% | 135 | 7.9% | 130 | 7.7% | 131 | 8.1% | 109 | 7.0% | 100 | 6.5% | 82 | 63.8% | 86 | 7.7% | 74 | 6.1% | 63 | 5.2% | |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 1,179 | 69.9% | 1,152 | 69.4% | 1,258 | 73.4% | 1,227 | 72.5% | 1,144 | 70.4% | 1,162 | 74.5% | 1,153 | 74.7% | 975 | 81.3% | 944 | 84.4% | 1,091 | 90.6% | 1,125 | 92.7% | |
| Unknown | 18 | 1.1% | 23 | 1.4% | 24 | 1.4% | 12 | 0.7% | 13 | 0.8% | 10 | 0.6% | 16 | 1.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Total for all Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Non-resident Alien | 117 | 2.6% | 121 | 2.7% | 137 | 3.0% | 107 | 2.5% | 123 | 2.9% | 115 | 2.8% | 60 | 1.5% | 54 | 1.5% | 30 | 0.9% | 15 | 0.4% | 20 | 0.6% | |
| American Indian/Alaska Native | 17 | 0.4% | 14 | 0.3% | 9 | 0.2% | 8 | 0.2% | 7 | 0.2% | 12 | 0.3% | 11 | 0.3% | 7 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 0.1% | 5 | 0.1% | |
| Asian/Pacific Islander | 703 | 15.4% | 633 | 14.1% | 605 | 13.0% | 629 | 14.8% | 565 | 13.5% | 471 | 11.6% | 436 | 11.0% | 324 | 8.8% | 131 | 4.1% | 62 | 1.7% | 28 | 0.8% | |
| Hispanic | 150 | 3.3% | 159 | 3.5% | 152 | 3.3% | 144 | 3.4% | 131 | 3.1% | 111 | 2.7% | 111 | 2.8% | 102 | 2.8% | 75 | 2.3% | 50 | 1.4% | 38 | 1.1% | |
| Black, Non-Hispanic | 254 | 5.6% | 282 | 6.3% | 286 | 6.2% | 241 | 5.7% | 245 | 5.9% | 206 | 5.1% | 236 | 6.0% | 191 | 5.2% | 163 | 5.1% | 152 | 4.2% | 129 | 3.8% | |
| White, Non-Hispanic | 3,134 | 68.8% | 3,094 | 68.7% | 3,149 | 67.9% | 3,012 | 70.7% | 2,935 | 70.2% | 3,082 | 75.7% | 3,063 | 77.3% | 2,989 | 81.5% | 2,804 | 87.5% | 3,327 | 92.2% | 3,201 | 93.6% | |
| Unknown | 180 | 4.0% | 202 | 4.5% | 301 | 6.5% | 122 | 2.9% | 173 | 4.1% | 76 | 1.9% | 48 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | |
| Total All Races/Ethnicities | 4,555 | 4,505 | 4,639 | 4,263 | 4,179 | 4,073 | 3,965 | 3,667 | 3,205 | 3,609 | 3,421 | ||||||||||||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics and National Science Foundation | |||||||||||||||||||||||
