Index, Year 2008
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[A]   [B]   [C]   [D]   [E]   [F]   [G]   [H]    [I]    [J]    [K]   [L]   [M]   [N]   [O]   [P]   [Q]   [R]   [S]   [T]   [U]   [V]   [W]   [X]   [Y]   [Z]

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Academia
    Employment 1,11; 1,12
    Women in 4,23; 5,18; 5,21; 5,22
    Women Chemists in 1,17
Academic
    Industrial Funding of R&D 6,25
Admissions
    Graduate 5,37
Affirmative Action 3,15
African Americans
    AP Scores/Tests 2,33; 3,22
    Associate Degrees 3,23
    Baccalaureates 1,31; 1,36; 5,16; 5,32
    Degrees Earned by 5,14
    Doctorates 1,33; 2,18
    in Engineering
        Degrees 5,36
        Faculty 1,12
    Enrollment in Higher Education 4,27; 5,26
    Graduate Enrollment in S&E 1,41
    High School Completion 4,36; 6,30
Age, U.S. Population by 1,1; 1,6; 3,11; 4,22
Aging Workforce 3,7; 3,43; 4,2
Agricultural Sciences
    Degrees in 1,31; 4,34
American Indians (see Native Americans)
AP Exams 2,33; 3,33
Applications
    to Graduate School 1,44; 1,46; 5,37
Asians
    in Engineering
        Degrees 1,36
    Enrollment in Higher Education 1,19
    in Mathematics 3,11
    SAT Scores 6,28
    U.S. Population 1,19; 2,17
    Workforce 5,6
Assessment, NAEP 3,37
Astronomy
    Doctorates 1,34
    Employment in 5,2
    Enrollment 1,41
Attributes of Job Candidates 6,9
Attrition (see also Retention)
    in Ph.D. Programs 3,22; 3,31; 4,29; 5,14

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Baby Boomers 1,1; 3,7
Bachelor’s Degrees (see also Degrees)
    in 2005-06 1,15
    in 2006-07 1,36; 5,16
    in Astronomy 1,41
    Awarded to Minorities 2,27; 4,32; 5,16
    Awarded to Women 1,31; 6,15
    in Computer Science 5,31
    in Engineering 1,15; 1,36; 5,20; 5,36
    in Political Science 3,29
    in Science and Engineering 2,27; 5,32
    by Sex 2,27
    Doctoral Students 5,16; 5,24; 5,32
Barriers
    for Women 2,19
Best
    Employers for New Graduates 4,5
    Graduate Schools 5,20
    Places for Life Scientists to Work 4,1
    Places for Post-Grads to Work 3,5
Bioengineering
    Degrees 1,36
    Enrollment 1,36
Biological Sciences (see also Life Sciences)
    Degrees in 1,33; 2,25
    Graduate Enrollment in 1,33; 1,41; 1,44
Blacks (see African Americans)

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Career
    Growth 1,1; 1,7; 1,31; 2,13; 2,15; 3,22; 4,20; 5,3; 5,8; 6,25
    Paths of Women
        in Academia 5,22
        in Information Technologies 2,19
        in Mathematics 4,20; 5,5
        in Science and Engineering 5,22
Chemical (see also Chemistry)
    Employment 5,11; 6,15
    Engineering
        Degrees 1,33; 6,15
        Salaries 1,8; 2,4; 4,11, 5,9
        Starting Salaries 1,8; 4,11
Chemistry
    Degrees 1,17; 1,33
    Enrollment 1,33
    in High School 1,29; 3,33
    Salaries 1,18
    Women in 1,17; 6,15
Chicano/a (see Hispanic)
Civil Engineering
    Enrollment 1,33; 1,36
    Salaries 2,4
College (see also Higher Education)
    Administrators/Presidents 2,18; 2,23
    Choices of Hispanics 1,20; 2,30; 4,18; 6,25
    Participation Rates 2,21; 3,13; 3,26; 4,4; 5,26; 5,36
    Preparedness of High School Students 1,19
Compensation (see Salaries)
Competitiveness, Role of Graduate Schools in 1,29; 2,6; 2,30; 4,7
Completion Rates
    High School 1,12; 1,39; 3,11; 4,32; 4,36; 6,30
    in Ph.D. Programs 1,12; 3,13; 6,19
Computer
    Engineering
        Degrees 1,36
        Enrollment 1,36
    Science (see also Information Technology)
        Degrees 1,29
            and Employment 1,7; 2,4
        Doctorates in 5,31
        Faculty Salaries in 3,18
        Starting Salaries 2,4; 2,13; 2,15
Course-Taking in High School 3,1; 3,36; 4,39

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Debt of Graduating Seniors 5,26
Degree Production and Demand 1,10; 1,33; 1,36; 2,27; 5,26
Degrees
    in 2005-06 1,10; 1,15; 1,33; 6,17
    in 2006-07 1,10; 2,8; 3,29;
    in Agricultural Sciences 1,31; 1,33; 3,38; 4,34
    in Chemistry 1,17; 1,33; 6,15
    in Computer Science 1,29; 1,36; 2,4; 2,21; 2,27
    in Engineering 1,36; 2,4; 2,18; 5,20; 5,32; 6,1
        Industrial 2,22
        Nuclear 4,25
    in Mathematics 1,10; 1,33
    in Physics 1,33
    in Political Science 3,29
    in Science and Engineering 1,15
Disabilities, Scientists and Engineers with 4,4
Doctoral Completion 1,12; 3,13; 6,19
Doctorates (see also Degrees)
    in 2005-06 1,10 ; 1,33; 6,17
    in 2006-07 1,10; 1,29
    in Astronomy 1,33; 5,2
    in Computer Science 1,29; 5,31
    in Engineering 1,33; 5,32
    in Mathematics 1,10; 1,33; 2,8; 3,12; 3,28; 4,20; 4,23; 5,5; 5,26
    to Minority Women 1,33; 4,20; 4,23; 6,17
    in Science and Engineering 1,33
    Temporary Residents 3,11; 3,28; 5,14; 5,26
Dropout Rates 1,12; 1,39; 4,36
Dropouts, High School 3,11; 4,32; 4,36; 6,30

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Earth, Atmospheric and Ocean Sciences 2,27
Economic Growth, Effect of R&D on 2,30
Economics, Starting Salaries 1,17; 3,29; 4,3; 4,11; 5,9
Educational Attainment and Earnings 1,19; 3,11
Electrical Engineering
    Degrees 1,33
    Enrollment 3,38
    Salaries 2,4
Employee Retention 1,6; 1,9; 2,18; 3,7; 4,2; 4,20; 4,29
Employment (see also Workforce)
    in 2008 1,1; 1,6; 2,1
    in Astronomy 5,2
    Best Cities for Jobs 3,5; 4,1; 4,3
    in Chemistry 1,17
    in Computer Science 2,19
    in Engineering 1,15; 2,6; 3,15
    upon Graduation 1,3; 1,7; 1,17; 1,19; 2,4; 2,6; 2,9; 3,5; 4,3; 4,15; 5,3; 5,5; 5,6; 5,11; 6,1; 6,3
    Index 1,11
    in Information Technology 2,19
    and Job Satisfaction 1,46
    of Late Career Workers 1,6
    in Mathematics 1,10
    of New College Graduates 1,3; 1,7; 1,17; 1,19; 2,4; 2,6; 2,9; 3,5; 4,3; 4,15; 5,3; 5,5; 5,6; 5,11; 6,1; 6,3
    by Occupation and Gender 1,8; 3,11
    of Physics Graduates 1,33; 5,2
    in Science and Engineering 1,12; 1,33; 2,27; 5,22
    in Sociology 1,3; 3,28; 5,1
    Trends 1,1; 1,6; 4,15
    U.S. 1,1; 1,10; 2,3; 5,11
Engineering (see also specific engineering disciplines)
    Bachelor’s Degrees 1,36; 2,27; 5,36; 6,21
    Degrees 1,36; 2,27; 4,32; 5,32; 6,21; 6,36
    Employment 2,4; 2,6; 3,12; 3,15; 4,3; 6,1
    Enrollment 1,20; 1,33; 1,41; 1,44
    Faculty 3,12; 3,18; 5,22
    Graduate Enrollment 1,15; 1,33
    Salaries 1,15; 3,17; 5,9
    Women in 1,15; 4,22; 5,20; 5,22
Engineering Science Salaries 1,15; 3,17; 5,9
Engineers (see Engineering)
Enrollment
    in Chemistry 1,33
    in Computer Science and Engineering 1,36; 5,31
    in Engineering 2,25; 2,27; 5,20; 5,36
    in Graduate School 1,44; 2,27; 5,14; 5,16
    in Higher Education 1,39; 1,44; 2,23; 2,27; 4,32
    of Hispanics in Higher Education 1,20; 2,17; 4,15; 4,22
    of International Students 3,38; 5,37
    in Mathematics 1,10; 5,29
    of Minorities in Higher Education 1,20; 4,18; 5,16; 5,20; 6,13; 6,21
    in Nursing 1,46
    in Science and Engineering 1,33; 1,36; 1,41; 2,27; 5,32; 6,21

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Faculty
    Job Satisfaction 1,46
    in Mathematics 2,8; 5,5
    in Physics 5,2
    in Science and Engineering 5,22
    in Sociology 5,1
    Salaries 3,18; 5,12
        in Mathematics 2,8
        in Psychology 2,10
        in Sociology 4,10
    Shortage 1,46; 2,23
        Women 4,23
Federal Funding for Academic R&D 2,5; 3,42; 4,40; 6,25
Female (see Women)
Financial Aid 4,27
First Professional Degrees 1,39; 6;17
First-Year
    Enrollment in Engineering 2,25
    Planned
        Careers 1,6; 1,15
        Majors 2,25
    Retention 3,31
Foreign Nationals (see Temporary Residents)
Freshmen (see First-Year Students)

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Gender 1,45; 2,18; 3,26; 4,1; 4,23; 5,12; 5,18; 5,21; 5,29; 5,36; 6,15
    Differences in Occupational Distributions 3,11
    Gap in Wages 2,13; 6,12
Girls (see Women)
Glass Ceiling for Women 6,15
Global Competition 2,6; 4,40
Globalization 1,12; 2,6; 2,30; 4,40; 6,1
Graduate
    Admissions 5,37
    Applications 5,37
    Enrollment
        of International Students 5,37
        of New College Graduates 1,44
        in S&E 1,41
Graduation Rates 4,32; 4,36

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High School
    Course-Taking 3,1; 3,36; 4,39
    Dropout Rates 1,12; 1,39; 4,36
    Dropouts 3,11; 4,32; 4,36; 6,30
    Students
        AP Exams 2,33; 3,33
        Preparation for College 3,36; 4,30; 4,32; 4,39; 5,34; 6,28
    Wages 1,19
Higher Education
    Costs 2,30; 4,27; 5,26
    Enrollment 1,20; 1,41; 1,44; 1,46; 2,23; 3,15; 3,21; 4,2; 4,30; 4,32; 5,16; 5,20; 5,37; 6,25
    Preparation for 1,19
Hiring (see also Employment)
    in Computer Science 1,7
Hispanics
    AP Scores 2,33
    Baccalaureates 1,19; 1,36; 1,44; 4,18; 4,22; 4,32; 5,16
        in Computer Science 4,21
    Degrees 3,23; 4,2; 4,18; 4,32
    Doctorates 1,10; 3,23; 4,34
        In Engineering Degrees 1,36; 4,34; 5,20; 5,36
        Enrollment 1,41; 4,34; 5,36
    Enrollment in Higher Education 1,20; 2,30; 4,18; 6,25
    Graduate Enrollment in S&E 4,34
        in Mathematics 1,10
    SAT Scores 6,28
    Top Colleges for 3,21; 4,22
    U.S. Population 2,17
    Workforce 1,1; 5,6
Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs) 5,16

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Immigrants (see also Temporary Residents)
Indicators, Science and Engineering 1,12; 4,20; 6,36
Industrial R&D 5,7
Industry, Life Scientists in 3,22
Information Technology (see also Computer Science)
    Hiring 1,7
    Recruiting and Retaining Women in 1,29; 2,19
    Salaries 2,13; 2,15
Innovation 1,30; 2,6; 3,1; 3,41; 4,7; 4,40
International
    Graduate 1,45; 5,37
        Admissions 5,37
        Enrollment 5,37
Internships 1,8; 2,1; 4,4

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Job
    Candidates, Attributes of 2,4
    Growth 1,1; 1,11; 1,32; 2,13; 2,15
    Market Outlook 2,4; 2,9; 4,1; 5,1
    Satisfaction 1,11; 1,46;
    Security 1,5; 1,11; 3,3; 6,9
    Search 1,6; 1,7; 1,9; 4,3

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Labor
    Force, Science and Engineering 5,6
    Market
        for New College Graduates 1,3; 1,7; 2,4; 2,9
        Policy Challenges 1,1
        Women in 5,6
Latinos/as (see Hispanics)
Licensed Professional Engineers 1,15
Life Sciences (see also Biological Sciences)
    Best Place to Work 4,1
    Degrees 3,38; 4,4; 4,34
    Employment 3,22; 5,22
    Funding 3,42; 4,7; 5,26; 6,25
    Postdoctorates 3,12; 4,34; 5,26
    Salaries 3,17
    Satisfaction 1,5

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Majors of First-Year Students 2,25
Master’s Degrees (see also Degrees)
    in Agricultural Science 1,31
    in Chemistry 1,17
    in Engineering 1,15; 1,36
    Minorities 1,44; 3,23
    In Political Science 1,29
    Salaries of 1,15; 3,17
    in Science and Engineering 1,36; 1,39; 1,44; 2,27
Mathematics
    Competence 2,31
    Degrees 2,25
    Doctorates 1,10; 1,33
    Employment 1,10
    Enrollment 2,25; 6,28
    Faculty Salaries 2,8; 3,17
    Graduate Enrollment 1,10
    International Performance in
        NAEP Scores 2,31
        SAT Scores 6,28
    Starting Salaries 1,10; 3,17
    Student Achievement in 2,31
    Undergraduate Survey
Minorities (see also specific races/ethnicities)
    Bachelor’s Degrees 4,18
        in Computer Science and Engineering 4,18
    Doctorates 5,29
        in Higher Education 3,21; 4,18; 4,27; 5,34
    NAEP Scores 2,37; 4,32
    Science and Engineering Degrees 3,26; 5,36
        in STEM 3,26
Minority (see also Minorities)
    College Presidents 2,8
    Early Education 4,32
    Enrollment in Higher Education 3,21; 4,18; 4,27; 5,34
    Institutions 1,20; 3,21; 4,18
    Population of the U.S. 2,17
    Women, Bachelor’s Degrees 3,21

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National
    Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) 3,36
    Institutes of Health Grants 1,47; 3,42
    Science Foundation 1,12; 1,41; 1,47; 2,5; 2,27; 3,12; 3,26; 4,4; 4,6; 4,23; 5,18; 5,26
    Security, Role of Science and Technology 3,44; 6,38
Native Americans
    AP Scores 2,33
    in Computer Science and Engineering 6,21
    Degrees
        in Agricultural Science 1,31
        in Engineering 1,41; 6,21
    Enrollment in Higher Education 1,44
    Graduate Enrollment in S&E 1,33; 1,41; 2,27
    in Higher Education 4,27; 4,34
    in Mathematics 1,10
New College Graduates Employment of 1,7; 2,4; 2,9; 4,3
No Child Left Behind 2,37
Nuclear Engineering 4,25
Nursing, Enrollment 1,46

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Origin of Foreign Students in the U.S. 3,39; 5,24

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Pacific Islanders 1,39; 2,30; 2,33; 3,33
Patent Applications 1,12
Pay (see Salaries)
Performance of Students in Math 3,36; 4,7
Petroleum Engineering, Median Salaries 1,15
Ph.D. (see Doctorates)
Physical Sciences
    Degrees in 6,21; 6,31
    Doctorates 1,33; 4,34; 5,26; 5,22; 6,13
    Faculty, Salaries 3,19
    Graduate Enrollment 1,41; 1,44; 6,31
    Postdocs 3,12
Physician Shortage 2,23; 3,7; 5,3;
Physics
    AP Exams 1,29; 2,33; 3,33
    Course-Taking
        College 4,31
        High School 1,29
    Degrees and Employment 1,33
    Faculty 5,2; 6,40
Policy
    Challenges Facing U.S. Labor Market 1,1
    Dual Enrollment 4,30
    Education 2,31; 2,37
Postdoctorates
    Best Places to Work 3,5
    In Chemistry 1,17
    in Life Sciences 3,12
    in Science and Engineering 1,41; 3,12
Postsecondary (see Higher Education)
    Degrees (see Degrees)
Preparation of High School Students for College 4,22; 4,30; 4,36; 6,28
Projections, Hiring and Salaries 1,1; 3,7; 4,2; 5,6
Psychology
    Degrees 1,33; 3,12; 3,32; 5,22; 5,26; 6,13; 6,21
    Employment 1,3
    Enrollment
        Graduate 1,41
        Undergraduate 6,9
    Faculty Salaries 2,10; 3,18
    Starting Salaries 3,17

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R&D (see Research and Development)
Rankings of Schools 6,7; 6,25
Recruiting
    Faculty 2,23
    and Retaining 1,9; 4,3
    Trends 1,7
Research
    Careers 1,3; 1,5; 2,3; 3,12
        and Women 1,29; 1,30; 4,20; 4,23
        Minorities in 1,33
    and Development
        Academic 6,25
        Industrial Funding for 4,7; 6,25
        and Competitiveness 1,12; 2,30; 3,41; 4,6; 4,40
    Opportunities for Undergraduates 1,31
    Spending 1,12; 1,47; 2,5; 3,42
    Universities 3,5; 6,7
        Ph.D. Attrition in 3,38
        Top R&D Expenditures 6,25
Retention
    of Faculty 4,2; 4,20; 4,29
    Rates 1,9
    of Temporary Residents 2,7; 3,11
    of Women 4,17; 4,20; 5,21
Retirement 1,6; 2,17; 2,18; 3,7; 4,2; 5,2

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Salaries
    in Agricultural Engineering 1,31
    in Chemistry 1,17; 4,11; 5,11
    and Educational Attainment 1,19
    in Engineering 1,15; 5,9
    of Faculty 3,15; 3,18; 5,12
        in Computer Science 2,13
        in Mathematics 2,8
        in Nursing 1,46
        in Psychology 2,9
        in Sociology 4,10
    in Information Technology 2,13; 2,15
    in Life Sciences 6,12
    Starting 1,17; 3,29; 4,3; 4,11; 5,9
    Trends 1,19
SAT Scores 6,28
Satisfaction with Job 1,11; 1,46
Science
    and Engineering (see also STEM)
        Associate Degrees 3,32
        Bachelor’s Degrees 1,33; 1,44; 2,27
        Careers 3,12; 3,22
        Degrees 1,33; 1,41
        Doctorates 3,23
        Employment 2,27; 3,12; 3,22
        Federal Funding for R&D in 4,7
        Labor Force 3,12
        Master’s Degrees 1,41 ; 2,27
        Postdoctorates 3,23
    International Performance in 1,12; 2,30; 3,41; 4,6; 4,40
    and Technology, Role in National Security 3,44; 6,38
Scientists
    and Engineers (see also Science and Engineering)
        with Disabilities 4,4
Skills
    of College Graduates 4,30
    Needed in Information Technology 4,23
Social Sciences
    Degrees in 3,23; 3,29; 6,25
    Graduate Enrollment 1,33; 1,41
    Salaries 1,7; 3,18
Sociology
    Employment Outlook 1,3
    Faculty Salaries 3,18
Starting Salaries
    in Agricultural Sciences 1,31
    in Chemistry 1,17; 4,11
    in Engineering 1,15; 5,9
    in Industrial Engineering 2,22
    in Nuclear Engineering 4,25
    Overall 2,4
    in Political Science 3,29
STEM (see also Science and Engineering)
Student
    Achievement in Math 2,37; 4,32
    Loan Debt 4,27

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Teachers 1,4; 2,31; 2,33; 3,2; 3,33; 3,36; 4,29; 4,39; 6,35
Technicians 1,1; 3,22
    Salaries of 2,13;
Temporary Residents
    Doctorates 3,23; 3,29; 3,36; 5,14; 5,26
    Graduate
        Degrees 3,29; 5,26
        Enrollment 5,26; 6,31
    in Political Science 3,29
    Salaries 6,12
    Science and Engineering Degrees 3,36
    In Social Sciences 3,23
Top
    Chemical Companies 6,15
    Colleges for Hispanics 3,21
    Engineering Schools for women and URM 5,20
    Growing and Disappearing 5,3
    Highest paying metropolitan areas for IT 2,13
    Institutions
        Academic R&D 6,25
        Origin of PhDs 5,24
        Origin of S&E PhDs 5,32
        Origin of African American and Hispanic PhDs 5,16
        for Postdocs 3,5
        for Scientific Papers 6,7
Places to work 3,5; 4,1; 4,3
Producers of minority baccalaureates 4,18
States for R&D spending 4,6

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U.S.
    House of Representatives 1,12
        Innovative technologies 3,41
        NSF Reauthorization 1,12
    Labor
        Force 1,1; 3,11
    Population, Minorities 1,1; 1,5; 2,17; 3,11; 3,32
Undergraduate
    Enrollment 1,3; 1,20; 1,39; 2,30; 4,4
    Mathematics education 5,5
Underrepresented Minorities (see Minorities)
Unemployment
    in Mathematics 1,10; 5,29
    Rates 1,9; 2,13; 3,6
        and Educational Attainment 1,10; 5,29
United States (see U.S.)

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Wages (see Salaries)
Women
    in Academia 2,18; 3,18; 4,20; 4,23; 5,1; 5,2
    in Agricultural Sciences 1,31
    Associate Degrees 3,32
    Bachelor’s Degrees 1,19; 1,31; 1,36
    in Bioengineering 1,36; 3,22
    Board Committee Chairs 1,30
    in Chemistry 1,17; 6,15
    College Enrollment 6,5
    College Presidents 2,18
    in Computer Science
        and Engineering 2,21; 5,31
    Degrees 6,5; 6,31
    Doctorates in Science and Engineering 1,12; 1,33; 1,41; 5,22
    Employment 1,8; 3,11
    in Engineering
        Degrees 1,36; 5,26; 5,36
        Enrollment 2,25
    Enrollment 4,32
    Faculty
        in Engineering 5,12; 5,22
        Salaries 3,18; 5,12
    in Geosciences 6,23
    Graduate Enrollment in S&E 1,41; 2,27
    High School Dropouts 6,30
    in Information Technology 1,29; 2,19
    Labor Force 5,6
    in Mathematics and Statistics 1,10; 4,20; 5,29
    Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) 1,20
        in Physic 5,2; 6,40
        in Political Science 3,29
        in Professional Societies 3,26
    Retention in Science 4,17; 5,21
    Salaries of 2,13
    SAT Scores 6,28
    Science and Engineering 5,18
        Degrees 2,2; 6,36
    Social Sciences 3,23; 5,26
    Sociology 5,1
Worker Confidence 1,11
Workforce (see also Employment)
    Demand 1,1; 1,6; 1,29