Earned degrees in engineering conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1949-50 to 2001-02

Table 284.

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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
____________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________
1949-50 ....|   52,246|   52,071|      175|    4,496|    4,481|       15|      417|      416|        1
1959-60 ....|   37,679|   37,537|      142|    7,159|    7,133|       26|      786|      783|        3
1969-70 ....|   44,479|   44,149|      330|   15,593|   15,421|      172|    3,681|    3,657|       24
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1970-71 ....|   50,046|   49,646|      400|   16,443|   16,258|      185|    3,638|    3,615|       23
1971-72 ....|   51,164|   50,638|      526|   16,960|   16,688|      272|    3,671|    3,649|       22
1972-73 ....|   51,265|   50,652|      613|   16,619|   16,341|      278|    3,492|    3,438|       54
1973-74 ....|   50,286|   49,490|      796|   15,379|   15,023|      356|    3,312|    3,257|       55
1974-75 ....|   46,852|   45,838|    1,014|   15,348|   14,973|      375|    3,108|    3,042|       66
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1975-76 ....|   46,331|   44,871|    1,460|   16,342|   15,760|      582|    2,821|    2,755|       66
1976-77 ....|   49,283|   47,065|    2,218|   16,245|   15,525|      720|    2,586|    2,513|       73
1977-78 ....|   55,654|   51,945|    3,709|   16,398|   15,533|      865|    2,440|    2,383|       57
1978-79 ....|   62,375|   57,201|    5,174|   15,495|   14,544|      951|    2,506|    2,423|       83
1979-80 ....|   68,893|   62,488|    6,405|   16,243|   15,101|    1,142|    2,507|    2,412|       95
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1980-81 ....|   75,000|   67,301|    7,699|   16,709|   15,347|    1,362|    2,561|    2,457|      104
1981-82 ....|   80,005|   70,899|    9,106|   17,939|   16,311|    1,628|    2,636|    2,496|      140
1982-83 ....|   89,018|   78,096|   10,922|   19,344|   17,548|    1,796|    2,831|    2,706|      125
1983-84 ....|   94,185|   82,092|   12,093|   20,655|   18,500|    2,155|    2,981|    2,816|      165
1984-85 ....|   95,828|   83,232|   12,596|   21,555|   19,247|    2,308|    3,230|    3,022|      208
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1985-86 ....|   95,660|   83,117|   12,543|   21,657|   19,165|    2,492|    3,410|    3,181|      229
1986-87 ....|   92,816|   80,104|   12,712|   22,654|   19,804|    2,850|    3,818|    3,555|      263
1987-88 ....|   88,506|   76,372|   12,134|   23,385|   20,476|    2,909|    4,191|    3,898|      293
1988-89 ....|   85,002|   73,436|   11,566|   24,568|   21,374|    3,194|    4,523|    4,123|      400
1989-90 ....|   81,322|   70,071|   11,251|   24,772|   21,357|    3,415|    4,981|    4,536|      445
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1990-91 ....|   78,650|   67,738|   10,912|   24,958|   21,430|    3,528|    5,272|    4,787|      485
1991-92 ....|   77,541|   66,716|   10,825|   25,977|   22,143|    3,834|    5,499|    4,972|      527
1992-93 ....|   78,051|   66,836|   11,215|   28,726|   24,454|    4,272|    5,843|    5,283|      560
1993-94 ....|   78,225|   66,597|   11,628|   29,754|   25,154|    4,600|    5,979|    5,315|      664
1994-95 ....|   78,154|   65,933|   12,221|   29,670|   24,836|    4,834|    6,128|    5,399|      729
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
1995-96 ....|   77,437|   64,956|   12,481|   28,566|   23,641|    4,925|    6,380|    5,580|      800
1996-97 ....|   75,157|   62,648|   12,509|   26,827|   21,928|    4,899|    6,210|    5,446|      764
1997-98 ....|   73,910|   61,440|   12,470|   27,088|   21,698|    5,390|    5,994|    5,261|      733
1998-99 ....|   71,904|   59,187|   12,717|   26,558|   21,268|    5,290|    5,427|    4,649|      778
1999-2000 ..|   72,555|   59,145|   13,410|   26,522|   20,968|    5,554|    5,390|    4,555|      835
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |         |
2000-01 ....|   72,287|   59,110|   13,177|   27,108|   21,300|    5,808|    5,577|    4,655|      922
2001-02 ....|   73,964|   59,990|   13,974|   26,920|   21,167|    5,753|    5,210|    4,310|      900
____________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________

NOTE: Includes degrees in engineering; engineering-related technologies; mechanics and repairers; and construction trades from 1969-70 through 2001-02. 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, 1986-87 through 1998-99, and Fall 2000 through Fall 2002 surveys. (This table was prepared August 2003.)

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