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Table 257. First-professional degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by sex of student, control of institution, and field of study: Selected years, 1985-86 through 2003-04
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                                 |                                                   Total                                            |       2002-03       |       2003-04
Control of institution and       |____________________________________________________________________________________________________|_____________________|_____________________
field of study                   |1985-86|1990-91|1992-93|1993-94|1994-95|1995-96|1996-97|1997-98|1998-99\1\|1999-2000|2000-01|2001-02| Total| Males|Females| Total| Males|Females
_________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|__________|_________|_______|_______|______|______|_______|______|______|_______
1                                |      2|      3|      4|      5|      6|      7|      8|      9|        10|       11|     12|     13|    14|    15|     16|    17|    18|     19
_________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|__________|_________|_______|_______|______|______|_______|______|______|_______
   Total, all institutions ......| 73,910| 71,948| 75,387| 75,418| 75,800| 76,734| 78,730| 78,598|    78,439|   80,057| 79,707| 80,698|80,810|41,834| 38,976|83,041|42,169| 40,872
                                 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|__________|_________|_______|_______|______|______|_______|______|______|_______
Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.) ....|  5,046|  3,699|  3,605|  3,787|  3,897|  3,697|  3,784|  4,032|     4,144|    4,250|  4,391|  4,239| 4,344| 2,653|  1,691| 4,335| 2,532|  1,803
Medicine (M.D.) .................| 15,938| 15,043| 15,531| 15,368| 15,537| 15,341| 15,571| 15,424|    15,562|   15,286| 15,403| 15,237|15,034| 8,221|  6,813|15,442| 8,273|  7,169
Optometry (O.D.) ................|  1,029|  1,115|  1,148|  1,103|  1,185|  1,231|  1,264|  1,274|     1,285|    1,293|  1,289|  1,280| 1,281|   567|    714| 1,275|   543|    732
Osteopathic medicine (D.O.) .....|  1,547|  1,459|  1,627|  1,798|  1,854|  1,895|  2,011|  2,110|     2,135|    2,236|  2,450|  2,416| 2,529| 1,479|  1,050| 2,722| 1,567|  1,155
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) .............|    903|  1,244|  1,904|  1,936|  2,264|  2,555|  2,708|  3,660|     3,992|    5,669|  6,324|  7,076| 7,465| 2,599|  4,866| 8,221| 2,711|  5,510
Podiatry (Pod.D. or D.P.) or     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |          |         |       |       |      |      |       |      |      |
   podiatric medicine (D.P.M.) ..|    612|    589|    476|    465|    545|    650|    614|    594|       578|      569|    528|    474|   438|   281|    157|   382|   221|    161
Veterinary medicine (D.V.M.) ....|  2,270|  2,032|  2,057|  2,089|  2,148|  2,109|  2,188|  2,193|     2,226|    2,251|  2,248|  2,289| 2,354|   680|  1,674| 2,228|   569|  1,659
Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.) ...|  3,395|  2,640|  2,799|  2,806|  2,968|  3,379|  3,654|  3,735|     3,639|    3,809|  3,796|  3,284| 2,718| 1,867|    851| 2,730| 1,868|    862
Law (LL.B. or J.D.) .............| 35,844| 37,945| 40,302| 40,044| 39,349| 39,828| 40,079| 39,331|    39,167|   38,152| 37,904| 38,981|39,067|19,916| 19,151|40,209|20,332| 19,877
Theology (M. Div., M.H.L., B.D., |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |          |         |       |       |      |      |       |      |      |
   or Ord. and M.H.L./Rav.) .....|  7,283|  5,695|  5,447|  5,967|  5,978|  5,879|  5,859|  5,873|     5,558|    6,129|  5,026|  5,195| 5,351| 3,499|  1,852| 5,332| 3,511|  1,821
Other ...........................|     43|    487|    491|     55|     75|    170|    998|    372|       153|      413|    348|    227|   229|    72|    157|   165|    42|    123
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   Total, public institutions ...| 29,568| 29,554| 29,628| 29,842| 29,871| 29,882| 31,243| 31,233|    31,693|   32,247| 32,633| 33,439|33,549|16,828| 16,721|34,499|16,881| 17,618
                                 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|__________|_________|_______|_______|______|______|_______|______|______|_______
Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.) ....|  2,827|  2,308|  2,167|  2,189|  2,236|  2,198|  2,350|  2,468|     2,479|    2,512|  2,477|  2,525| 2,493| 1,591|    902| 2,498| 1,509|    989
Medicine (M.D.) .................|  9,991|  9,364|  9,370|  9,506|  9,599|  9,370|  9,773|  9,474|     9,515|    9,389|  9,408|  9,390| 9,276| 5,120|  4,156| 9,418| 5,084|  4,334
Optometry (O.D.) ................|    441|    477|    460|    471|    461|    499|    498|    537|       488|      493|    497|    503|   481|   191|    290|   476|   191|    285
Osteopathic medicine (D.O.) .....|    486|    493|    490|    531|    492|    528|    527|    568|       548|      535|    562|    538|   571|   315|    256|   586|   335|    251
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) .............|    473|    808|  1,171|  1,185|  1,344|  1,557|  1,765|  2,212|     2,503|    3,485|  3,876|  4,382| 4,558| 1,638|  2,920| 4,930| 1,671|  3,259
Podiatry (Pod.D. or D.P.) or     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |          |         |       |       |      |      |       |      |      |
   podiatric medicine (D.P.M.) ..|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|    103|        97|       84|     84|     75|    81|    46|     35|    64|    34|     30
Veterinary medicine (D.V.M.) ....|  1,931|  1,814|  1,840|  1,895|  1,927|  1,889|  1,950|  1,971|     1,989|    2,021|  2,017|  2,052| 2,023|   595|  1,428| 1,912|   492|  1,420
Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.) ...|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|         0|        0|      0|      0|     0|     0|      0|     0|     0|      0
Law (LL.B. or J.D.) .............| 13,419| 14,290| 14,130| 14,065| 13,812| 13,841| 14,380| 13,900|    14,074|   13,728| 13,712| 13,974|14,066| 7,332|  6,734|14,615| 7,565|  7,050
Theology (M. Div., M.H.L., B.D., |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |          |         |       |       |      |      |       |      |      |
   or Ord. and M.H.L./Rav.) .....|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|         0|        0|      0|      0|     0|     0|      0|     0|     0|      0
Other ...........................|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|         0|        0|      0|      0|     0|     0|      0|     0|     0|      0
                                 |=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|==========|=========|=======|=======|======|======|=======|======|======|=======
   Total, private institutions ..| 44,342| 42,394| 45,759| 45,576| 45,929| 46,852| 47,487| 47,365|    46,746|   47,810| 47,074| 47,259|47,261|25,006| 22,255|48,542|25,288| 23,254
                                 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|__________|_________|_______|_______|______|______|_______|______|______|_______
Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.) ....|  2,219|  1,391|  1,438|  1,598|  1,661|  1,499|  1,434|  1,564|     1,665|    1,738|  1,914|  1,714| 1,851| 1,062|    789| 1,837| 1,023|    814
Medicine (M.D.) .................|  5,947|  5,679|  6,161|  5,862|  5,938|  5,971|  5,798|  5,950|     6,047|    5,897|  5,995|  5,847| 5,758| 3,101|  2,657| 6,024| 3,189|  2,835
Optometry (O.D.) ................|    588|    638|    688|    632|    724|    732|    766|    737|       797|      800|    792|    777|   800|   376|    424|   799|   352|    447
Osteopathic medicine (D.O.) .....|  1,061|    966|  1,137|  1,267|  1,362|  1,367|  1,484|  1,542|     1,587|    1,701|  1,888|  1,878| 1,958| 1,164|    794| 2,136| 1,232|    904
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) .............|    430|    436|    733|    751|    920|    998|    943|  1,448|     1,489|    2,184|  2,448|  2,694| 2,907|   961|  1,946| 3,291| 1,040|  2,251
Podiatry (Pod.D. or D.P.) or     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |          |         |       |       |      |      |       |      |      |
   podiatric medicine (D.P.M.) ..|    612|    589|    476|    465|    545|    650|    614|    491|       481|      485|    444|    399|   357|   235|    122|   318|   187|    131
Veterinary medicine (D.V.M.) ....|    339|    218|    217|    194|    221|    220|    238|    222|       237|      230|    231|    237|   331|    85|    246|   316|    77|    239
Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.) ...|  3,395|  2,640|  2,799|  2,806|  2,968|  3,379|  3,654|  3,735|     3,639|    3,809|  3,796|  3,284| 2,718| 1,867|    851| 2,730| 1,868|    862
Law (LL.B. or J.D.) .............| 22,425| 23,655| 26,172| 25,979| 25,537| 25,987| 25,699| 25,431|    25,093|   24,424| 24,192| 25,007|25,001|12,584| 12,417|25,594|12,767| 12,827
Theology (M. Div., M.H.L., B.D., |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |          |         |       |       |      |      |       |      |      |
   or Ord. and M.H.L./Rav.) .....|  7,283|  5,695|  5,447|  5,967|  5,978|  5,879|  5,859|  5,873|     5,558|    6,129|  5,026|  5,195| 5,351| 3,499|  1,852| 5,332| 3,511|  1,821
Other ...........................|     43|    487|    491|     55|     75|    170|    998|    372|       153|      413|    348|    227|   229|    72|    157|   165|    42|    123
_________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|__________|_________|_______|_______|______|______|_______|______|______|_______
\1\Data were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.)
NOTE: Includes degrees which require at least 6 years of college work for completion (including at least 2 years of preprofessional training).
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred, 1985-86" survey; and 1990-91 through 2003-04 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:91-99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2004. (This table was prepared July 2005.)


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