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Table 279. Degrees in computer and information sciences conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 1970-71 through 2003-04
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            |      Bachelor's degrees     |       Master's degrees      |     Doctor's degrees
            |_____________________________|_____________________________|_______________________
Year        |    Total|    Males|  Females|    Total|    Males|  Females|  Total|  Males|Females
____________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|_______|_______
1           |        2|        3|        4|        5|        6|        7|      8|      9|     10
____________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|_______|_______
1970-71 ....|    2,388|    2,064|      324|    1,588|    1,424|      164|    128|    125|      3
1971-72 ....|    3,402|    2,941|      461|    1,977|    1,752|      225|    167|    155|     12
1972-73 ....|    4,304|    3,664|      640|    2,113|    1,888|      225|    196|    181|     15
1973-74 ....|    4,756|    3,976|      780|    2,276|    1,983|      293|    198|    189|      9
1974-75 ....|    5,033|    4,080|      953|    2,299|    1,961|      338|    213|    199|     14
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |       |       |
1975-76 ....|    5,652|    4,534|    1,118|    2,603|    2,226|      377|    244|    221|     23
1976-77 ....|    6,407|    4,876|    1,531|    2,798|    2,332|      466|    216|    197|     19
1977-78 ....|    7,201|    5,349|    1,852|    3,038|    2,471|      567|    196|    181|     15
1978-79 ....|    8,719|    6,272|    2,447|    3,055|    2,480|      575|    236|    206|     30
1979-80 ....|   11,154|    7,782|    3,372|    3,647|    2,883|      764|    240|    213|     27
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |       |       |
1980-81 ....|   15,121|   10,202|    4,919|    4,218|    3,247|      971|    252|    227|     25
1981-82 ....|   20,267|   13,218|    7,049|    4,935|    3,625|    1,310|    251|    230|     21
1982-83 ....|   24,565|   15,641|    8,924|    5,321|    3,813|    1,508|    262|    228|     34
1983-84 ....|   32,439|   20,416|   12,023|    6,190|    4,379|    1,811|    251|    225|     26
1984-85 ....|   39,121|   24,737|   14,384|    7,101|    5,064|    2,037|    248|    223|     25
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |       |       |
1985-86 ....|   42,337|   27,208|   15,129|    8,070|    5,658|    2,412|    344|    299|     45
1986-87.....|   39,767|   25,962|   13,805|    8,481|    5,985|    2,496|    374|    322|     52
1987-88 ....|   34,651|   23,414|   11,237|    9,197|    6,726|    2,471|    428|    380|     48
1988-89 ....|   30,560|   21,143|    9,417|    9,414|    6,775|    2,639|    551|    466|     85
1989-90 ....|   27,347|   19,159|    8,188|    9,677|    6,960|    2,717|    627|    534|     93
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |       |       |
1990-91 ....|   25,159|   17,771|    7,388|    9,324|    6,563|    2,761|    676|    584|     92
1991-92 ....|   24,821|   17,685|    7,136|    9,655|    6,980|    2,675|    772|    669|    103
1992-93 ....|   24,519|   17,606|    6,913|   10,353|    7,557|    2,796|    805|    689|    116
1993-94 ....|   24,527|   17,528|    6,999|   10,568|    7,836|    2,732|    810|    685|    125
1994-95 ....|   24,737|   17,684|    7,053|   10,595|    7,805|    2,790|    887|    726|    161
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |       |       |
1995-96 ....|   24,506|   17,757|    6,749|   10,579|    7,729|    2,850|    869|    743|    126
1996-97 ....|   25,422|   18,527|    6,895|   10,513|    7,526|    2,987|    857|    721|    136
1997-98 ....|   27,829|   20,372|    7,457|   11,765|    8,343|    3,422|    858|    718|    140
1998-99\1\ .|   30,574|   22,298|    8,276|   12,858|    8,871|    3,987|    801|    650|    151
1999-2000 ..|   37,788|   27,185|   10,603|   14,990|    9,978|    5,012|    779|    648|    131
            |         |         |         |         |         |         |       |       |
2000-01 ....|   44,142|   31,923|   12,219|   16,911|   11,195|    5,716|    768|    632|    136
2001-02 ....|   50,365|   36,462|   13,903|   17,173|   11,447|    5,726|    752|    581|    171
2002-03 ....|   57,439|   41,950|   15,489|   19,503|   13,265|    6,238|    816|    648|    168
2003-04 ....|   59,488|   44,585|   14,903|   20,143|   13,868|    6,275|    909|    709|    200
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\1\Data 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, 1970-71 through 1985-86; and 1986-87 through 2003-04 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87-99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2004. (This table was prepared July 2005.)


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