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Title: Nuclear engineering enrollments and degrees, 1985

Technical Report ·
OSTI ID:5791722

The 1985 nuclear engineering survey included 66 academic institutions. Sixty-four institutions reported numbers of enrollments and degrees, although three of these have officially suspended their programs. Undergraduate enrollments in 1985 decreased by 162 students (-9%) from 1984. Masters candidate enrollments also decreased in 1985 with 601 full-time students and 234 part-time students for a total of 835, a decrease of 89 students (-10%) with the number of full-time students accounting for the largest portion of the decrease. The number of doctoral candidates rose by 23 (+4%) over 1984; however, the number of US citizen Ph.D. candidates declined by 11 (-4%). The number of degrees awarded decreased at all levels from 1984 to 1985: bachelor's degrees by 68 (-9%), masters degrees by 10 (-3%), and doctoral degrees by 19 (-14%).

Research Organization:
Oak Ridge Associated Universities, Inc., TN (USA)
DOE Contract Number:
AC05-76OR00033
OSTI ID:
5791722
Report Number(s):
DOE/ER-0268; ON: TI86009876
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English