| Total | High School | Some | Bachelor’s | Advanced | ||
| Demographic characteristic | Number | All | or less | College (a) | Degree | Degree |
| All doctorate recipients | ||||||
| Father’s education (b) | 47,326 | 100 | 24.4 | 12.8 | 27.2 | 35.2 |
| Mother’s education (c) | 47,540 | 100 | 30.0 | 15.8 | 28.6 | 25.6 |
| Sex | ||||||
| Male | ||||||
| Father’s education | 25,505 | 100 | 25.3 | 11.9 | 27.8 | 34.9 |
| Mother’s education | 25,544 | 100 | 31.8 | 14.8 | 28.9 | 24.5 |
| Female | ||||||
| Father’s education | 21,821 | 100 | 23.4 | 13.9 | 26.7 | 36.1 |
| Mother’s education | 21,996 | 100 | 28.0 | 16.9 | 28.3 | 26.8 |
| Citizenship | ||||||
| U.S. Citizen or Permanent Citizen | ||||||
| Father’s education | 32,551 | 100 | 22.1 | 13.7 | 24.8 | 39.4 |
| Mother’s education | 32,797 | 100 | 23.8 | 17.7 | 28.6 | 30.0 |
| Temporary Visa Holder | ||||||
| Father’s education | 14,738 | 100 | 30.6 | 10.9 | 32.5 | 25.9 |
| Mother’s education | 14,708 | 100 | 43.9 | 11.5 | 28.8 | 15.8 |
| Race & ethnicity (U.S. citizen & Permanent Residents) | ||||||
| American Indian or Alaskan Native | ||||||
| Father’s education | 115 | 100 | 42.6 | 19.1 | 14.8 | 28.5 |
| Mother’s education | 119 | 100 | 39.5 | 21.8 | 19.3 | 19.3 |
| Asian | ||||||
| Father’s education | 2916 | 100 | 21.6 | 9.6 | 23.5 | 45.3 |
| Mother’s education | 2922 | 100 | 30.9 | 11.6 | 31.3 | 26.2 |
| Black | ||||||
| Father’s education | 1983 | 100 | 42.5 | 20.4 | 16.1 | 21.1 |
| Mother’s education | 2056 | 100 | 37.3 | 22.0 | 18.8 | 21.9 |
| Hispanic | ||||||
| Father’s education | 2235 | 100 | 36.1 | 15.4 | 21.7 | 26.8 |
| Mother’s education | 2273 | 100 | 38.1 | 17.0 | 22.6 | 22.3 |
| White | ||||||
| Father’s education | 24,130 | 100 | 19.1 | 13.4 | 26.2 | 41.3 |
| Mother’s education | 23,239 | 100 | 20.4 | 18.1 | 29.7 | 31.9 |
| More than one race | ||||||
| Father’s education | 866 | 100 | 22.6 | 15.2 | 18.5 | 43.6 |
| Mother’s education | 874 | 100 | 22.8 | 18.2 | 28.7 | 30.3 |