This is an opportunity to guide future work in the mathematics community. The American Mathematical Association used to conduct an annual survey of US institutions that offered degrees in mathematics. They collected lots of different types of data.

Start by looking at old surveys.
- This will inform what a new survey should look like.
Look at list of potential data sources.
- Separate data sources with team.
- Use NLP in "Missing Databases" exhibit.
- (maybe) create an annotated list of data sources
  - How was the data collected?
  - What variables are included?
- Discuss:
  - Sustainability of data source
  - What are the implications of losing this data source?
  - What other types of data still needs to be collected?
  - Make references to the Metamath project and the utility of research on the STEM community to enact change.

List of data sources#

Government & Official Statistics#

U.S. Census Bureau
- Provides general demographic data, including education levels and fields of degree (e.g., mathematics, statistics).
- Relevant surveys:
  - American Community Survey (ACS) – Tracks educational attainment and fields of study.
  - Current Population Survey (CPS) – Includes data on employment in STEM fields.
- www.census.gov
National Center for Education Statistics (NCES)
- Tracks degrees awarded in mathematics (bachelor's, master's, Ph.D.) by gender, race, and institution.
- Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) – Detailed data on enrollments and degrees in math.
- nces.ed.gov
National Science Foundation (NSF) – National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics (NCSES)
- Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED) – Tracks Ph.D. recipients in mathematics (demographics, employment).
- Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering (GSS) – Data on math graduate students.
- Science & Engineering Indicators – Reports on STEM workforce, including mathematicians.
- ncses.nsf.gov
Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS)
- Occupational Outlook Handbook – Employment trends for mathematicians, statisticians, and related fields.
- Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics (OEWS) – Salary and employment data for mathematicians.
- www.bls.gov

2. Professional Organizations & Surveys#

American Mathematical Society (AMS)
- Annual Annual Survey of the Mathematical Sciences – Covers faculty, Ph.D. production, and diversity.
- Employment Surveys – Data on job placements in academia and industry.
- www.ams.org
Mathematical Association of America (MAA)
- Data on undergraduate math programs, enrollments, and faculty.
- Reports on gender and racial diversity in math majors.
- www.maa.org
Society for Industrial and Applied Mathematics (SIAM)
- Surveys on applied mathematicians in industry and academia.
- www.siam.org
Association for Women in Mathematics (AWM)
- Reports on gender representation in mathematics.
- awm-math.org

3. Academic & Research Institutions#

Conference Board of the Mathematical Sciences (CBMS)
- Conducts National Survey of College and University Mathematics Departments (every 5 years).
- www.cbmsweb.org
Universities & Departmental Reports
- Many math departments publish annual reports with student/faculty demographics.

4. Open Data & Research Repositories#

IPUMS (Integrated Public Use Microdata Series) – Census/ACS data on math degree holders.
- ipums.org
Data.gov – U.S. government’s open data portal (STEM workforce datasets).
- data.gov
- Annotations in: us-data-portal.md
Harvard Dataverse – Hosts academic datasets on education and workforce trends.
- dataverse.harvard.edu

5. Private & Nonprofit Research#

Pew Research Center – Reports on STEM education and workforce diversity.
- www.pewresearch.org
Urban Institute – Studies on education equity in STEM fields.
- www.urban.org

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