Science and engineering doctorates hit an all-time high in 2005, reports the National Science Foundation. Last year, 27,974 doctorates were awarded, up from 26,272 in 2004. The 2005 number surpassed the previous all-time high of 27,273 reached in 1998. "Although there has been a three-year increase in academic years 2002 through 2005, this follows a four year decrease from 1998 to 2002," notes NSF's Science Resources Statistics division. "The increase in the number of doctorate awards from 1996 to 2005 was only 2.5 percent."

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