Combined STScI/CSWA Survey Results

compiled for the Web by Jennifer L. Hoffman
last updated 7/19/04
 

This page presents the results of the 1992, 1999, and 2003 CSWA surveys sorted by institution. The data shown in these tables represent combined "faculty" and "research" personnel at each professorial rank. In cases of joint physics and astronomy departments, we asked for data representing astronomers only. Raw data are available at the survey results page; this table is also available in Excel and PDF formats. Please contact me with any questions or comments.

Click below to jump to the data for a particular institution.

Boston Caltech Case Western CfA (Harvard) CfA (SAO)
Columbia Cornell Harvard IfA Indiana
Johns Hopkins Louisiana St. MIT NOAO Northwestern
NRAO Ohio State Penn State Princeton Purdue
Rice SAO Stony Brook STScI U. Arizona
UC Berkeley UCLA UC Santa Cruz U. Chicago U. Colorado
U. Hawaii U. Illinois U. Iowa U. Maryland U. Massachusetts
U. Minnesota U. New Mexico U. Texas U. Virginia U. Washington
U. Wisconsin Yale



Boston University, Department of Astronomy
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
25 83.3 5 16.7
Postdocs
 
1 100.0 0 0.0
Asst
Profs
3 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
7 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
13 100.0 0 0.0
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
16 66.7 8 33.3
Postdocs
 
3 75.0 1 25.0
Asst
Profs
4 50.0 4 50.0
Assoc
Profs
4 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
10 90.9 1 9.1
Total
PhDs
21 77.8 6 22.2
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
11 50.0 11 50.0
Postdocs
 
12 70.6 5 29.4
Asst
Profs
3 60.0 2 40.0
Assoc
Profs
1 50.0 1 50.0
Full
Profs
15 88.2 2 11.8
Total
PhDs
31 75.6 10 24.4
 

California Institute of Technology, Department of Astronomy
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
24 77.4 7 22.6
Postdocs
 
20 87.0 3 13.0
Asst
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
7 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
12 85.7 2 14.3
Total
PhDs
41 89.1 5 10.9
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
15 78.9 4 21.1
Postdocs
 
16 69.6 7 30.4
Asst
Profs
6 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
10 83.3 2 16.7
Total
PhDs
33 78.6 9 21.4
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
23 67.6 11 32.4
Postdocs
 
48 81.4 11 18.6
Asst
Profs
1 50.0 1 50.0
Assoc
Profs
1 50.0 1 50.0
Full
Profs
23 92.0 2 8.0
Total
PhDs
73 83.0 15 17.0
 

Case Western Reserve University, Department of Astronomy
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
1 50.0 1 50.0
Postdocs
 
1 100.0 0 0.0
Asst
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
5 100.0 0 0.0
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
1 100.0 0 0.0
Postdocs
 
1 50.0 1 50.0
Asst
Profs
1 50.0 1 50.0
Assoc
Profs
0 - 0 -
Full
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
3 60.0 2 40.0
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
1 100.0 0 0.0
Postdocs
 
2 50.0 2 50.0
Asst
Profs
0 - 0 -
Assoc
Profs
1 50.0 1 50.0
Full
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
4 57.1 3 42.9
 

Columbia University, Department of Astronomy
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
15 68.2 7 31.8
Postdocs
 
8 100.0 0 0.0
Asst
Profs
4 66.7 2 33.3
Assoc
Profs
2 66.7 1 33.3
Full
Profs
7 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
21 87.5 3 12.5
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
17 77.3 5 22.7
Postdocs
 
7 100.0 0 0.0
Asst
Profs
5 62.5 3 37.5
Assoc
Profs
5 83.3 1 16.7
Full
Profs
9 90.0 1 10.0
Total
PhDs
26 83.9 5 16.1
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
23 71.9 9 28.1
Postdocs
 
11 100.0 0 0.0
Asst
Profs
4 57.1 3 42.9
Assoc
Profs
6 85.7 1 14.3
Full
Profs
11 78.6 3 21.4
Total
PhDs
32 82.1 7 17.9
 

Cornell University, Department of Astronomy
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
27 90.0 3 10.0
Postdocs
 
24 96.0 1 4.0
Asst
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
4 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
13 92.9 1 7.1
Total
PhDs
43 95.6 2 4.4
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
19 63.3 11 36.7
Postdocs
 
20 76.9 6 23.1
Asst
Profs
4 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
16 94.1 1 5.9
Total
PhDs
42 85.7 7 14.3
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
20 69.0 9 31.0
Postdocs
 
31 77.5 9 22.5
Asst
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
19 95.0 1 5.0
Total
PhDs
53 84.1 10 15.9
 

Harvard University, Department of Astronomy (part of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
27 81.8 6 18.2
Postdocs
 
0 - 0 -
Asst
Profs
1 50.0 1 50.0
Assoc
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
16 94.1 1 5.9
Total
PhDs
18 90.0 2 10.0
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
28 80.0 7 20.0
Postdocs
 
10 90.9 1 9.1
Asst
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
1 50.0 1 50.0
Full
Profs
16 94.1 1 5.9
Total
PhDs
28 90.3 3 9.7
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
31 75.6 10 24.4
Postdocs
 
14 82.4 3* 17.6
Asst
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
12* 92.3 1 7.7
Total
PhDs
30 88.2 4 11.8
* In the 2003 data, 7 male full professors affiliated with both Harvard and SAO are also listed at SAO, while one female
postdoc is also listed as an assistant professor at the University of Colorado.
 

Indiana University, Department of Astronomy
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
16 88.9 2 11.1
Postdocs
 
0 - 0 -
Asst
Profs
0 - 0 -
Assoc
Profs
2 66.7 1 33.3
Full
Profs
4 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
6 85.7 1 14.3
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
11 91.7 1 8.3
Postdocs
 
2 100.0 0 0.0
Asst
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
0 - 0 -
Full
Profs
4 80.0 1 20.0
Total
PhDs
8 88.9 1 11.1
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
11 78.6 3 21.4
Postdocs
 
0 - 0 -
Asst
Profs
1 50.0 1 50.0
Assoc
Profs
0 - 0 -
Full
Profs
4 66.7 2 33.3
Total
PhDs
5 62.5 3 37.5
 

Johns Hopkins University, Department of Physics and Astronomy
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
0 - 0 -
Postdocs
 
9 100.0 0 0.0
Asst
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
0 0.0 1 100.0
Full
Profs
8 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
18 94.7 1 5.3
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
26 66.7 13 33.3
Postdocs
 
10 66.7 5 33.3
Asst
Profs
10 76.9 3 23.1
Assoc
Profs
11 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
14 93.3 1 6.7
Total
PhDs
45 83.3 9 16.7
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
25 65.8 13 34.2
Postdocs
 
11 68.8 5 31.3
Asst
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
0 - 0 -
Full
Profs
12 92.3 1 7.7
Total
PhDs
24 80.0 6 20.0
 

Louisiana State University, Department of Physics and Astronomy
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
8 100.0 0 0.0
Postdocs
 
2 100.0 0 0.0
Asst
Profs
0 - 0 -
Assoc
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
6 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
10 100.0 0 0.0
 
1999* Men % Women %
Grad
Students
48 82.8 10 17.2
Postdocs
 
23 88.5 3 11.5
Asst
Profs
0 0.0 5 100.0
Assoc
Profs
0 0.0 4 100.0
Full
Profs
27 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
50 80.6 12 19.4
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
8 61.5 5 38.5
Postdocs
 
12 100.0 0 0.0
Asst
Profs
2 66.7 1 33.3
Assoc
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
10 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
25 96.2 1 3.8
* 1999 data appear to be for the entire department, rather than for astronomers only; thus, they are probably not comparable with the 1992
and 2003 data.
 

Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Department of Physics
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
42 79.2 11 20.8
Postdocs
 
3 75.0 1 25.0
Asst
Profs
2 50.0 2 50.0
Assoc
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
19 95.0 1 5.0
Total
PhDs
26 86.7 4 13.3
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
31 91.2 3 8.8
Postdocs
 
10 90.9 1 9.1
Asst
Profs
20 87.0 3 13.0
Assoc
Profs
8 88.9 1 11.1
Full
Profs
13 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
51 91.1 5 8.9
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
26 81.3 6 18.8
Postdocs
 
17 68.0 8 32.0
Asst
Profs
13 86.7 2 13.3
Assoc
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
8 88.9 1 11.1
Total
PhDs
40 78.4 11 21.6
 

National Optical Astronomy Observatory
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
0 0.0 2 100.0
Postdocs
 
9 81.8 2 18.2
Asst
Profs
3 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
19 95.0 1 5.0
Total
PhDs
32 91.4 3 8.6
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
0 - 0 -
Postdocs
 
14 73.7 5 26.3
Asst
Profs
16 94.1 1 5.9
Assoc
Profs
17 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
32 91.4 3 8.6
Total
PhDs
79 89.8 9 10.2
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
0 - 0 -
Postdocs
 
8 88.9 1 11.1
Asst
Profs
1 50.0 1 50.0
Assoc
Profs
10 90.9 1 9.1
Full
Profs
24 96.0 1 4.0
Total
PhDs
43 91.5 4 8.5
 

Northwestern University, Department of Physics and Astronomy
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
4 57.1 3 42.9
Postdocs
 
7 87.5 1 12.5
Asst
Profs
4 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
0 - 0 -
Full
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
13 92.9 1 7.1
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
4 66.7 2 33.3
Postdocs
 
3 75.0 1 25.0
Asst
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
3 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
10 90.9 1 9.1
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
5 71.4 2 28.6
Postdocs
 
4 80.0 1 20.0
Asst
Profs
1 50.0 1 50.0
Assoc
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
4 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
11 84.6 2 15.4
 

National Radio Astronomy Observatory
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
6 75.0 2 25.0
Postdocs
 
13 100.0 0 0.0
Asst
Profs
11 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
8 88.9 1 11.1
Full
Profs
42 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
74 98.7 1 1.3
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
6 75.0 2 25.0
Postdocs
 
10 76.9 3 23.1
Asst
Profs
15 88.2 2 11.8
Assoc
Profs
15 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
34 97.1 1 2.9
Total
PhDs
74 92.5 6 7.5
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
4 100.0 0 0.0
Postdocs
 
7 63.6 4 36.4
Asst
Profs
5 71.4 2 28.6
Assoc
Profs
7 77.8 2 22.2
Full
Profs
38 97.4 1 2.6
Total
PhDs
57 86.4 9 13.6
 

The Ohio State University, Department of Astronomy
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
11 78.6 3 21.4
Postdocs
 
4 80.0 1 0.0
Asst
Profs
4 66.7 2 33.3
Assoc
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
5 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
14 82.4 3 17.6
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
15 83.3 3 16.7
Postdocs
 
3 60.0 2 40.0
Asst
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
5 71.4 2 28.6
Full
Profs
7 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
16 80.0 4 20.0
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
18 81.8 4 18.2
Postdocs
 
2 66.7 1 33.3
Asst
Profs
1 50.0 1 50.0
Assoc
Profs
3 60.0 2 40.0
Full
Profs
13 92.9 1 7.1
Total
PhDs
19 79.2 5 20.8
 

The Pennsylvania State University, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
15 65.2 8 34.8
Postdocs
 
7 87.5 1 12.5
Asst
Profs
3 75.0 1 25.0
Assoc
Profs
4 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
9 81.8 2 18.2
Total
PhDs
23 85.2 4 14.8
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
11 61.1 7 38.9
Postdocs
 
7 70.0 3 30.0
Asst
Profs
4 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
4 80.0 1 20.0
Full
Profs
9 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
24 85.7 4 14.3
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
18 75.0 6 25.0
Postdocs
 
19 79.2 5 20.8
Asst
Profs
5 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
4 80.0 1 20.0
Full
Profs
12 92.3 1 7.7
Total
PhDs
40 85.1 7 14.9
 

Princeton University, Department of Astrophysical Sciences
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
14 73.7 5 26.3
Postdocs
 
3 50.0 3 50.0
Asst
Profs
0 - 0 -
Assoc
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
7 77.8 2 22.2
Total
PhDs
12 70.6 5 29.4
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
14 77.8 4 22.2
Postdocs
 
10 90.9 1 9.1
Asst
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
11 84.6 2 15.4
Total
PhDs
23 88.5 3 11.5
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
12 75.0 4 25.0
Postdocs
 
8 72.7 3 27.3
Asst
Profs
4 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
12 85.7 2 14.3
Total
PhDs
26 83.9 5 16.1
 

Purdue University, Department of Physics
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
3 75.0 1 25.0
Postdocs
 
2 100.0 0 0.0
Asst
Profs
0 - 0 -
Assoc
Profs
0 - 0 -
Full
Profs
4 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
6 100.0 0 0.0
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
0 - 0 -
Postdocs
 
0 - 0 -
Asst
Profs
0 - 0 -
Assoc
Profs
0 - 0 -
Full
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
1 100.0 0 0.0
 
2003* Men % Women %
Grad
Students
81 82.7 17 17.3
Postdocs
 
11 100.0 0 0.0
Asst
Profs
5 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
3 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
34 94.4 2 5.6
Total
PhDs
53 96.4 2 3.6
* 2003 data are for the entire department, rather than for astronomers only; thus, they are not comparable with the 1992 and 1999 data.
 

Rice University, Department of Physics and Astronomy*
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
30 76.9 9 23.1
Postdocs
 
5 83.3 1 16.7
Asst
Profs
0 - 0 -
Assoc
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
11 91.7 1 8.3
Total
PhDs
17 89.5 2 10.5
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
20 74.1 7 25.9
Postdocs
 
4 100.0 0 0.0
Asst
Profs
3 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
0 - 0 -
Full
Profs
13 92.9 1 7.1
Total
PhDs
20 95.2 1 4.8
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
24 92.3 2 7.7
Postdocs
 
3 75.0 1 25.0
Asst
Profs
9 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
3 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
5 83.3 1 16.7
Total
PhDs
20 90.9 2 9.1
* In 1992 and 1999, Rice had a separate astronomy department, to which those data refer. Astronomy merged with Physics in 2000.
 

Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory (part of the Harvard-Smithsonian Center for Astrophysics)
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
0 - 0 -
Postdocs
 
38 76.0 12 24.0
Asst
Profs
39 83.0 8 17.0
Assoc
Profs
37 92.5 3 7.5
Full
Profs
25 89.3 3 10.7
Total
PhDs
139 84.2 26 15.8
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
42 77.8 12 22.2
Postdocs
 
50 82.0 11 18.0
Asst
Profs
51 85.0 9 15.0
Assoc
Profs
55 88.7 7 11.3
Full
Profs
56 90.3 6 9.7
Total
PhDs
212 86.5 33 13.5
 
2003* Men % Women %
Grad
Students
10** 76.9 3 23.1
Postdocs
 
91 79.8 23 20.2
Asst
Profs
34 97.1 1 2.9
Assoc
Profs
40 76.9 12 23.1
Full
Profs
72** 88.9 9 11.1
Total
PhDs
237 84.0 45 16.0
* In the 2003 data, "Grad Students" = Predoctoral Fellows; "Postdocs" = SAO Postdoctoral Fellows and Visiting Scientists + Federal
and Trust employees at grades 11 and 12; "Asst Profs" = Federal and Trust employees at grade 13; "Assoc Profs" = Federal
and Trust employees at grade 14; "Full Profs" = Trust Employees at grades 15 and IL + Federal Employees at grades 15, SL, and EX.

** In the 2003 data, 7 male full professors affiliated with both Harvard and SAO are also listed at Harvard, while one male
graduate student is also listed at the University of Virginia.
 

Stony Brook University, Department of Physics and Astronomy
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
15 71.4 6 28.6
Postdocs
 
2 100.0 0 0.0
Asst
Profs
0 0.0 1 100.0
Assoc
Profs
0 - 0 -
Full
Profs
7 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
9 90.0 1 10.0
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
8 66.7 4 33.3
Postdocs
 
4 80.0 1 20.0
Asst
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
4 80.0 1 20.0
Total
PhDs
12 85.7 2 14.3
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
5 71.4 2 28.6
Postdocs
 
0 0.0 1 100.0
Asst
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
6 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
9 90.0 1 10.0
 

Space Telescope Science Institute*
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
4 66.7 2 33.3
Postdocs
 
21 75.0 7 25.0
Asst
Profs
22 75.9 7 24.1
Assoc
Profs
28 90.3 3 9.7
Full
Profs
34 97.1 1 2.9
Total
PhDs
105 85.4 18 14.6
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
0 - 0 -
Postdocs
 
11 68.8 5 31.3
Asst
Profs
15 83.3 3 16.7
Assoc
Profs
24 77.4 7 22.6
Full
Profs
26 96.3 1 3.7
Total
PhDs
76 82.6 16 17.4
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
0 - 0 -
Postdocs
 
25 75.8 8 24.2
Asst
Profs
9 75.0 3 25.0
Assoc
Profs
20 83.3 4 16.7
Full
Profs
34 94.4 2 5.6
Total
PhDs
88 83.8 17 16.2
* Counts in all years represent employees of the Association of Universities for Research in Astronomy (AURA) only and exclude those
employed by the European Space Agency (ESA).
 

University of Arizona, Department of Astronomy
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
20 66.7 10 33.3
Postdocs
 
11 78.6 3 21.4
Asst
Profs
0 0.0 1 100.0
Assoc
Profs
8 88.9 1 11.1
Full
Profs
13 92.9 1 7.1
Total
PhDs
32 84.2 6 15.8
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
17 60.7 11 39.3
Postdocs
 
11 73.3 4 26.7
Asst
Profs
9 81.8 2 18.2
Assoc
Profs
8 80.0 2 20.0
Full
Profs
27 96.4 1 3.6
Total
PhDs
55 85.9 9 14.1
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
21 48.8 22 51.2
Postdocs
 
15 78.9 4 21.1
Asst
Profs
5 83.3 1 16.7
Assoc
Profs
8 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
15 83.3 3 16.7
Total
PhDs
43 84.3 8 15.7
 

University of California at Berkeley, Department of Astronomy
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
24 77.4 7 22.6
Postdocs
 
13 81.3 3 18.8
Asst
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
2 66.7 1 33.3
Full
Profs
12 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
28 87.5 4 12.5
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
21 72.4 8 27.6
Postdocs
 
18 78.3 5 21.7
Asst
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
14 93.3 1 6.7
Total
PhDs
35 85.4 6 14.6
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
25 78.1 7 21.9
Postdocs
 
11 84.6 2 15.4
Asst
Profs
9 90.0 1 10.0
Assoc
Profs
1 50.0 1 50.0
Full
Profs
15 93.8 1 6.3
Total
PhDs
36 87.8 5 12.2
 

University of California at Los Angeles, Department of Physics and Astronomy
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
15 71.4 6 28.6
Postdocs
 
0 - 0 -
Asst
Profs
4 80.0 1 20.0
Assoc
Profs
0 - 0 -
Full
Profs
7 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
11 91.7 1 8.3
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
18 62.1 11 37.9
Postdocs
 
2 40.0 3 60.0
Asst
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
1 50.0 1 50.0
Full
Profs
9 81.8 2 18.2
Total
PhDs
13 68.4 6 31.6
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
12 52.2 11 47.8
Postdocs
 
8 80.0 2 20.0
Asst
Profs
3 75.0 1 25.0
Assoc
Profs
3 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
16 88.9 2 11.1
Total
PhDs
30 85.7 5 14.3
 

University of California at Santa Cruz, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
24 80.0 6 20.0
Postdocs
 
9 90.0 1 10.0
Asst
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
1 50.0 1 50.0
Full
Profs
17 94.4 1 5.6
Total
PhDs
29 90.6 3 9.4
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
19 59.4 13 40.6
Postdocs
 
14 82.4 3 17.6
Asst
Profs
0 - 0 -
Assoc
Profs
5 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
16 88.9 2 11.1
Total
PhDs
35 87.5 5 12.5
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
15 65.2 8 34.8
Postdocs
 
12 75.0 4 25.0
Asst
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
17 85.0 3 15.0
Total
PhDs
32 82.1 7 17.9
 

University of Chicago, Department of Astronomy and Astrophysics
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
30 76.9 9 23.1
Postdocs
 
20 80.0 5 20.0
Asst
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
13 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
20 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
55 91.7 5 8.3
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
29 78.4 8 21.6
Postdocs
 
23 74.2 8 25.8
Asst
Profs
1 50.0 1 50.0
Assoc
Profs
4 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
17 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
45 83.3 9 16.7
 
2003* Men % Women %
Grad
Students
21 77.8 6 22.2
Postdocs
 
13 81.3 3 18.8
Asst
Profs
13 86.7 2 13.3
Assoc
Profs
10 71.4 4 28.6
Full
Profs
42 95.5 2 4.5
Total
PhDs
78 87.6 11 12.4
* Differences between numbers of professors in 2003 and previous years suggest that the 2003 data may not represent the same categorization
of professors as the 1992 and 1999 data.
 

University of Colorado, Department of Astrophysical and Planetary Sciences
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
       
Postdocs
 
       
Asst
Profs
       
Assoc
Profs
       
Full
Profs
       
Total
PhDs
       
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
36 75.0 12 25.0
Postdocs
 
10 76.9 3 23.1
Asst
Profs
3 75.0 1 25.0
Assoc
Profs
4 66.7 2 33.3
Full
Profs
17 94.4 1 5.6
Total
PhDs
34 82.9 7 17.1
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
30 71.4 12 28.6
Postdocs
 
19 73.1 7 26.9
Asst
Profs
5 83.3 1* 16.7
Assoc
Profs
5 83.3 1 16.7
Full
Profs
14 93.3 1 6.7
Total
PhDs
43 81.1 10 18.9
* In the 2003 data, one female assistant professor is also listed as a postdoc at Harvard.
 

University of Hawaii at Manoa, Institute for Astronomy
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
       
Postdocs
 
       
Asst
Profs
       
Assoc
Profs
       
Full
Profs
       
Total
PhDs
       
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
       
Postdocs
 
       
Asst
Profs
       
Assoc
Profs
       
Full
Profs
       
Total
PhDs
       
 
2003* Men % Women %
Grad
Students
21 63.6 12 36.4
Postdocs
 
8 72.7 3 27.3
Asst
Profs
6 85.7 1 14.3
Assoc
Profs
9 90.0 1 10.0
Full
Profs
27 87.1 4 12.9
Total
PhDs
50 84.7 9 15.3
* "2003" data represent the 2003-04 academic year.
 

University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, Department of Astronomy
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
19 76.0 6 24.0
Postdocs
 
9 90.0 1 10.0
Asst
Profs
1 50.0 1 50.0
Assoc
Profs
2 50.0 2 50.0
Full
Profs
17 94.4 1 5.6
Total
PhDs
29 85.3 5 14.7
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
16 69.6 7 30.4
Postdocs
 
6 85.7 1 14.3
Asst
Profs
4 57.1 3 42.9
Assoc
Profs
4 66.7 2 33.3
Full
Profs
14 87.5 2 12.5
Total
PhDs
28 77.8 8 22.2
 
2003* Men % Women %
Grad
Students
19 67.9 9 32.1
Postdocs
 
8 100.0 0 0.0
Asst
Profs
7 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
6 85.7 1 14.3
Total
PhDs
22 95.7 1 4.3
* Differences between numbers of professors in 2003 and previous years suggest that the 2003 data may not represent the same categorization
of professors as the 1992 and 1999 data.
 

The University of Iowa, Department of Physics and Astronomy
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
9 81.8 2 18.2
Postdocs
 
0 - 0 -
Asst
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
0 - 0 -
Full
Profs
4 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
5 100.0 0 0.0
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
9 100.0 0 0.0
Postdocs
 
0 - 0 -
Asst
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
0 - 0 -
Full
Profs
3 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
4 100.0 0 0.0
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
6 85.7 1 14.3
Postdocs
 
2 100.0 0 0.0
Asst
Profs
2 66.7 1 33.3
Assoc
Profs
0 - 0 -
Full
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
6 85.7 1 14.3
 

University of Maryland College Park, Department of Astronomy
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
25 73.5 9 26.5
Postdocs
 
18 78.3 5 21.7
Asst
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
9 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
31 86.1 5 13.9
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
24 72.7 9 27.3
Postdocs
 
21 87.5 3 12.5
Asst
Profs
9 81.8 2 18.2
Assoc
Profs
11 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
9 90.0 1 10.0
Total
PhDs
50 89.3 6 10.7
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
18 58.1 13 41.9
Postdocs
 
20 90.9 2 9.1
Asst
Profs
13 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
8 66.7 4 33.3
Full
Profs
12 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
53 89.8 6 10.2
 

University of Massachusetts, Department of Astronomy*
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
16 61.5 10 38.5
Postdocs
 
6 66.7 3 33.3
Asst
Profs
3 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
3 75.0 1 25.0
Full
Profs
8 88.9 1 11.1
Total
PhDs
20 80.0 5 20.0
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
13 76.5 4 23.5
Postdocs
 
12 92.3 1 7.7
Asst
Profs
4 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
6 85.7 1 14.3
Full
Profs
9 90.0 1 10.0
Total
PhDs
31 91.2 3 8.8
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
17 81.0 4 19.0
Postdocs
 
10 76.9 3 23.1
Asst
Profs
5 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
4 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
8 88.9 1 11.1
Total
PhDs
27 87.1 4 12.9
* In all years, data refer to the University of Massachusetts Astronomy Department alone, and not to the Five College Astronomy Department.
 

University of Minnesota, Department of Astronomy
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
11 61.1 7 38.9
Postdocs
 
4 80.0 1 20.0
Asst
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
0 - 0 -
Full
Profs
9 90.0 1 10.0
Total
PhDs
14 87.5 2 12.5
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
14 70.0 6 30.0
Postdocs
 
3 100.0 0 0.0
Asst
Profs
4 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
3 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
9 90.0 1 10.0
Total
PhDs
19 95.0 1 5.0
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
18 85.7 3 14.3
Postdocs
 
1 50.0 1 50.0
Asst
Profs
1 50.0 1 50.0
Assoc
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
11 91.7 1 8.3
Total
PhDs
14 82.4 3 17.6
 

The University of New Mexico, Department of Physics and Astronomy
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
22 81.5 5 18.5
Postdocs
 
3 100.0 0 0.0
Asst
Profs
4 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
0 - 0 -
Full
Profs
6 85.7 1 14.3
Total
PhDs
13 92.9 1 7.1
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
       
Postdocs
 
       
Asst
Profs
       
Assoc
Profs
       
Full
Profs
       
Total
PhDs
       
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
6 75.0 2 25.0
Postdocs
 
0 - 0 -
Asst
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
1 50.0 1 50.0
Full
Profs
7 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
9 90.0 1 10.0
 

The University of Texas at Austin, Department of Astronomy
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
45 90.0 5 10.0
Postdocs
 
16 76.2 5 23.8
Asst
Profs
13 92.9 1 7.1
Assoc
Profs
7 87.5 1 12.5
Full
Profs
15 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
51 87.9 7 12.1
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
10 50.0 10 50.0
Postdocs
 
6 100.0 0 0.0
Asst
Profs
5 83.3 1 16.7
Assoc
Profs
12 75.0 4 25.0
Full
Profs
24 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
47 90.4 5 9.6
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
24 53.3 21 46.7
Postdocs
 
8 80.0 2 20.0
Asst
Profs
12 92.3 1 7.7
Assoc
Profs
0 0.0 1 100.0
Full
Profs
22 91.7 2 8.3
Total
PhDs
42 87.5 6 12.5
 

University of Virginia, Department of Astronomy
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
17 89.5 2 10.5
Postdocs
 
4 100.0 0 0.0
Asst
Profs
1 50.0 1 50.0
Assoc
Profs
6 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
7 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
18 94.7 1 5.3
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
17 85.0 3 15.0
Postdocs
 
3 75.0 1 25.0
Asst
Profs
3 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
2 66.7 1 33.3
Full
Profs
9 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
17 89.5 2 10.5
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
17* 85.0 3 15.0
Postdocs
 
6 66.7 3 33.3
Asst
Profs
3 60.0 2 40.0
Assoc
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
12 92.3 1 7.7
Total
PhDs
23 79.3 6 20.7
* In the 2003 data, one male graduate student is also listed at SAO.
 

University of Washington, Department of Astronomy
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
19 86.4 3 13.6
Postdocs
 
0 0.0 1 100.0
Asst
Profs
3 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
8 80.0 2 20.0
Total
PhDs
12 80.0 3 20.0
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
16 66.7 8 33.3
Postdocs
 
7 87.5 1 12.5
Asst
Profs
1 50.0 1 50.0
Assoc
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
10 90.9 1 9.1
Total
PhDs
19 86.4 3 13.6
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
15 71.4 6 28.6
Postdocs
 
4 66.7 2 33.3
Asst
Profs
1 50.0 1 50.0
Assoc
Profs
1 50.0 1 50.0
Full
Profs
8 80.0 2 20.0
Total
PhDs
14 70.0 6 30.0
 

University of Wisconsin-Madison, Department of Astronomy
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
19 76.0 6 24.0
Postdocs
 
9 81.8 2 18.2
Asst
Profs
0 - 0 -
Assoc
Profs
2 66.7 1 33.3
Full
Profs
10 100.0 0 0.0
Total
PhDs
21 87.5 3 12.5
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
15 78.9 4 21.1
Postdocs
 
5 100.0 0 0.0
Asst
Profs
2 100.0 0 0.0
Assoc
Profs
0 - 0 -
Full
Profs
9 90.0 1 10.0
Total
PhDs
16 94.1 1 5.9
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
11 61.1 7 38.9
Postdocs
 
11 73.3 4 26.7
Asst
Profs
1 50.0 1 50.0
Assoc
Profs
3 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
9 81.8 2 18.2
Total
PhDs
24 77.4 7 22.6
 

Yale University, Department of Astronomy
1992 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
       
Postdocs
 
       
Asst
Profs
       
Assoc
Profs
       
Full
Profs
       
Total
PhDs
       
 
1999 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
       
Postdocs
 
       
Asst
Profs
       
Assoc
Profs
       
Full
Profs
       
Total
PhDs
       
 
2003 Men % Women %
Grad
Students
9 64.3 5 35.7
Postdocs
 
4 50.0 4 50.0
Asst
Profs
6 75.0 2 25.0
Assoc
Profs
1 100.0 0 0.0
Full
Profs
10 90.9 1 9.1
Total
PhDs
21 75.0 7 25.0