31.6%
▲ 11.6 pts since 2022
share of new AI PhDs in the US and Canada going into academia, 2024
20102024

What the chart shows

Academia’s share of new AI PhD graduates in the US and Canada rose to 31.6% in 2024, from 19.9% in 2022, its highest since 2013 (34.0%). Industry’s share fell from its peak of 70.7% in 2022 to 62.7%, the lowest since 2020.

Industry has taken the largest share in every year since 2010, when the two sectors were nearly level (44.4% and 42.1%). Government’s share rose to 2.0% in 2024 from a low of 0.7% in 2021.

Key numbers

MeasureValue
Academia, 202431.59%
Academia, 202219.95%
Industry, 202462.75%
Industry, 2022 (peak)70.71%
Government, 20241.96%
Government, 2021 (low)0.67%

How to read it

  • Shares are of all new AI PhDs in the CRA Taulbee Survey. Graduates who were self-employed, unemployed or reported another status are not shown, so the lines do not add up to 100% (96.3% in 2024).
  • The AI Index text says academia’s share nearly doubled since 2022; in the data it rose 1.6 times (19.9% to 31.6%). The number of academic hires did nearly double, from 79 to 145 (companion chart).
  • The AI Index text’s industry share of 65% and peak of 77% use the three sectors as the base; this chart uses all new AI PhDs.
Source: CRA Taulbee Survey, 2011–25, via the AI Index Report 2026 (Stanford HAI), figure 7.2.8: Employment of new AI PhDs (% of total) in the United States and Canada by sector, 2010–24. Chart and text by AI Adoption.
Numbers checked against the published data on 20 October 2026.
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