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AIP Statistics retweeted
More than 60% of PhD-granting physics and astronomy programs received fewer international applications for fall 2026 than the year before.
The pool is thinning before offers even go out.
Hear from the deptment chairs themselves. 🔗 bit.ly/4fLWA0P
New report "Physics Bachelors Initial Employment" is now out! This report explores initial outcomes and other data, such as employment sectors and fields, salaries, skills used on the job, and AI usage among recent physics graduates.
Full report here:
aip.org/statistics/physics-b…
New report "High School Physics Pathways" now available. Our latest report explores enrollment trends, course sequences, and pathways through physics using data from the 2023–24 Nationwide Survey of High School Physics.
aip.org/statistics/high-scho…
AIP Statistics retweeted
What knowledge and skills do new physics PhDs actually use on the job? AIP's latest Physics Trends data graphic lays it out.
🔗 bit.ly/46IJ1Kp
Our third and final Fall 2026 Physics Trends flyer explores starting salary ranges for physics bachelors across a variety of employment sectors.
Download a copy of the Flyer here: aip.org/statistics/physics-t…
Our 2nd Fall 2026 flyer looks at skills and knowledge used by physics PhDs in their work. Commonly reported options include technical problem solving, teamwork, and programming.
See what other knowledge and skills were (or weren't) commonly reported here: aip.org/statistics/physics-t…
The first of our Fall 2026 Physics Trends flyers looks at primary types of financial support and median stipends for new physics bachelors in graduate school.
Download a copy here: aip.org/statistics/physics-t…
Our Fall 2026 Physics Trends flyers are out now!
Explore data on:
• Graduate school support for physics bachelors
• Knowledge and skills used by new physics PhDs
• Starting salaries for physics bachelors
View the new flyers, as well as past ones here: aip.org/statistics/physics-t…
AIP Statistics retweeted
How do new physics PhD students get funded, and what do they earn while they study?
This Physics Trends infographic maps the main types of support and median stipends.
🔗 bit.ly/46IJ1Kp
Professional society membership often starts early: Among early-career physics and astronomy PhDs in societies, 92% first joined during their undergraduate or graduate enrollment.
Read AIP’s full report here: aip.org/statistics/professio…
Why do early-career physics and astronomy PhDs join professional societies and why do some leave or never join?
A new AIP report explores what early-career scientists value about society membership and what can drive them away.
Read more: aip.org/statistics/professio…
AIP Statistics retweeted
AIP's 2026 Cross-Society Survey polled 2,300+ members across 11 societies.
Even amid concerns about funding, public trust, and AI, nearly 4 in 5 would encourage a young person to pursue a career in the physical sciences.
Read the highlights. 🔗 bit.ly/460QPa7
AIP's 2025 Roster of Physics Departments is out now!
Explore enrollment and degree data for U.S. physics departments, including a 4% increase in physics bachelor’s degrees after four consecutive years of decline.
Read more: aip.org/statistics/roster-of…
AIP Statistics retweeted
Looking for a physics or astronomy program?
Explore and compare U.S. departments with AIP’s Physics and Astronomy Department Dashboard. Find information on departments, degrees granted, tuition and fees, and more.
Explore the dashboard: aip.org/statistics/physics-a…
Looking for a physics or astronomy program?
Explore and compare U.S. departments with AIP’s Physics and Astronomy Department Dashboard. Find information on departments, degrees granted, tuition and fees, and more.
Explore the dashboard: aip.org/statistics/physics-a…
New report "Careers, Identity, and Change Across the Physical Sciences" is available now! Explore findings from AIP’s 2026 Cross-Society Survey of members from 11 scientific societies.
Read here: aip.org/statistics/careers-i…
AIP Statistics retweeted
After four straight years of decline, US physics bachelor's degrees rose 4% in 2024-25, to 8,108, a new AIP report finds. Women earned 27% of them, the highest share on record.
Full report 🔗
AIP Statistics retweeted
New report "More US Trained Physics PhDs are Leaving the US" is now available. This report examines three decades of data, covering the rates at which US and non-US citizens leave the country following receipt of their PhD.
Full report here: aip.org/statistics/more-us-t…
AIP Statistics retweeted
New report "Physics Bachelor’s Degree Recipients : Recent Trends, Educational Characteristics, and Influences" is now available! This report examines historical data on physics bachelor's degree recipients, as far back as 1965. Read here: aip.org/statistics/physics-b…
AIP Statistics retweeted
More than half the STEM PhDs in the US defense industrial base are foreign-born. But in 2025, physics and astronomy PhDs left the US at the highest rate in 30 years.
A new AIP FYI article examines what the data means for US talent pipelines.
Read 🔗 bit.ly/3RJJYhO
