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Table 291. Earned degrees in the physical sciences conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 1959-60 to 2000-01

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          |     Bachelor's degrees   |       Master's degrees   |  Doctor's degrees
   Year   |__________________________|__________________________|_______________________
          | Total  |  Men   | Women  | Total  |  Men   | Women  | Total |  Men  | Women
__________|________|________|________|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______
    1     |   2    |   3    |   4    |   5    |   6    |   7    |   8   |   9   |  10
__________|________|________|________|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______
1959-60 ..| 16,007 | 14,013 |  1,994 |  3,376 |  3,049 |    327 | 1,838 | 1,776 |    62
1967-68 ..| 19,380 | 16,739 |  2,641 |  5,499 |  4,869 |    630 | 3,593 | 3,405 |   188
1969-70 ..| 21,439 | 18,522 |  2,917 |  5,935 |  5,093 |    842 | 4,312 | 4,077 |   235
          |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
1970-71 ..| 21,412 | 18,459 |  2,953 |  6,367 |  5,521 |    846 | 4,390 | 4,144 |   246
1971-72 ..| 20,745 | 17,663 |  3,082 |  6,287 |  5,404 |    883 | 4,103 | 3,830 |   273
1972-73 ..| 20,696 | 17,626 |  3,070 |  6,257 |  5,414 |    843 | 4,006 | 3,738 |   268
1973-74 ..| 21,178 | 17,674 |  3,504 |  6,062 |  5,186 |    876 | 3,626 | 3,373 |   253
1974-75 ..| 20,778 | 16,992 |  3,786 |  5,807 |  4,969 |    838 | 3,626 | 3,325 |   301
          |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
1975-76 ..| 21,465 | 17,353 |  4,112 |  5,466 |  4,648 |    818 | 3,431 | 3,132 |   299
1976-77 ..| 22,497 | 17,996 |  4,501 |  5,331 |  4,450 |    881 | 3,341 | 3,022 |   319
1977-78 ..| 22,986 | 18,090 |  4,896 |  5,561 |  4,620 |    941 | 3,133 | 2,821 |   312
1978-79 ..| 23,207 | 17,985 |  5,222 |  5,451 |  4,461 |    990 | 3,102 | 2,752 |   350
1979-80 ..| 23,410 | 17,864 |  5,546 |  5,219 |  4,248 |    971 | 3,089 | 2,705 |   384
          |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
1980-81 ..| 23,952 | 18,064 |  5,888 |  5,284 |  4,200 |  1,084 | 3,141 | 2,765 |   376
1981-82 ..| 24,052 | 17,866 |  6,186 |  5,514 |  4,318 |  1,196 | 3,286 | 2,835 |   451
1982-83 ..| 23,381 | 16,993 |  6,388 |  5,290 |  4,157 |  1,133 | 3,269 | 2,811 |   458
1983-84 ..| 23,651 | 17,116 |  6,535 |  5,576 |  4,268 |  1,308 | 3,306 | 2,815 |   491
1984-85 ..| 23,704 | 17,069 |  6,635 |  5,796 |  4,452 |  1,344 | 3,403 | 2,851 |   552
          |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
1985-86 ..| 21,717 | 15,755 |  5,962 |  5,902 |  4,470 |  1,432 | 3,551 | 2,963 |   588
1986-87 ..| 20,070 | 14,372 |  5,698 |  5,629 |  4,219 |  1,410 | 3,673 | 3,039 |   634
1987-88 ..| 17,806 | 12,389 |  5,417 |  5,733 |  4,324 |  1,409 | 3,809 | 3,123 |   686
1988-89 ..| 17,186 | 12,077 |  5,109 |  5,723 |  4,199 |  1,524 | 3,858 | 3,088 |   770
1989-90 ..| 16,066 | 11,031 |  5,035 |  5,449 |  4,010 |  1,439 | 4,164 | 3,356 |   808
          |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
1990-91 ..| 16,344 | 11,176 |  5,168 |  5,309 |  3,837 |  1,472 | 4,290 | 3,447 |   843
1991-92 ..| 16,960 | 11,431 |  5,529 |  5,374 |  3,909 |  1,465 | 4,391 | 3,429 |   962
1992-93 ..| 17,545 | 11,825 |  5,720 |  5,366 |  3,808 |  1,558 | 4,393 | 3,432 |   961
1993-94 ..| 18,400 | 12,223 |  6,177 |  5,679 |  4,018 |  1,661 | 4,650 | 3,642 | 1,008
1994-95 ..| 19,177 | 12,497 |  6,680 |  5,753 |  4,013 |  1,740 | 4,483 | 3,428 | 1,055
          |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
1995-96 ..| 19,647 | 12,578 |  7,069 |  5,847 |  3,966 |  1,881 | 4,571 | 3,515 | 1,056
1996-97 ..| 19,531 | 12,228 |  7,303 |  5,563 |  3,752 |  1,811 | 4,474 | 3,444 | 1,030
1997-98 ..| 19,416 | 11,955 |  7,461 |  5,361 |  3,435 |  1,926 | 4,571 | 3,417 | 1,154
1998-99 ..| 18,337 | 11,029 |  7,308 |  5,159 |  3,384 |  1,775 | 4,190 | 3,174 | 1,016
1999-2000 | 18,385 | 10,972 |  7,413 |  4,841 |  3,126 |  1,715 | 4,018 | 2,994 | 1,024
2000-01...| 17,979 | 10,574 |  7,405 |  5,082 |  3,226 |  1,856 | 3,976 | 2,912 | 1,064
__________|________|________|________|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______

NOTE: Includes degrees in physical sciences, general; astronomy; astrophysics; atmospheric science and meteorology; chemistry; geology; miscellaneous physical sciences; physics; science technologies; and other physical sciences. Data for 1998-99 were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.)

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" surveys. (This table was prepared September 2002.)


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