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Table 287. Degrees in mathematics and statistics conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1949-50 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
____________|________|________|_______|________|________|_______|________|________|_______
1949-50 ....|   6,382|   4,942|  1,440|     974|     784|    190|     160|     151|      9
1959-60 ....|  11,399|   8,293|  3,106|   1,757|   1,422|    335|     303|     285|     18
1967-68 ....|  23,513|  14,782|  8,731|   5,527|   4,199|  1,328|     947|     895|     52
1969-70 ....|  27,442|  17,177| 10,265|   5,636|   3,966|  1,670|   1,236|   1,140|     96
            |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |        |
1970-71 ....|  24,801|  15,369|  9,432|   5,191|   3,673|  1,518|   1,199|   1,106|     93
1971-72 ....|  23,713|  14,454|  9,259|   5,198|   3,655|  1,543|   1,128|   1,039|     89
1972-73 ....|  23,067|  13,796|  9,271|   5,028|   3,525|  1,503|   1,068|     966|    102
1973-74 ....|  21,635|  12,791|  8,844|   4,834|   3,337|  1,497|   1,031|     931|    100
1974-75 ....|  18,181|  10,586|  7,595|   4,327|   2,905|  1,422|     975|     865|    110
            |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |        |
1975-76 ....|  15,984|   9,475|  6,509|   3,857|   2,547|  1,310|     856|     762|     94
1976-77 ....|  14,196|   8,303|  5,893|   3,695|   2,396|  1,299|     823|     714|    109
1977-78 ....|  12,569|   7,398|  5,171|   3,373|   2,228|  1,145|     805|     681|    124
1978-79 ....|  11,806|   6,899|  4,907|   3,036|   1,985|  1,051|     730|     608|    122
1979-80 ....|  11,378|   6,562|  4,816|   2,860|   1,828|  1,032|     724|     624|    100
            |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |        |
1980-81 ....|  11,078|   6,342|  4,736|   2,567|   1,692|    875|     728|     614|    114
1981-82 ....|  11,599|   6,593|  5,006|   2,727|   1,821|    906|     681|     587|     94
1982-83 ....|  12,294|   6,888|  5,406|   2,810|   1,838|    972|     697|     581|    116
1983-84 ....|  13,087|   7,290|  5,797|   2,723|   1,773|    950|     695|     569|    126
1984-85 ....|  15,009|   8,080|  6,929|   2,859|   1,858|  1,001|     699|     590|    109
            |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |        |
1985-86 ....|  16,122|   8,623|  7,499|   3,131|   2,028|  1,103|     742|     618|    124
1986-87 ....|  16,257|   8,673|  7,584|   3,283|   1,995|  1,288|     723|     598|    125
1987-88 ....|  15,712|   8,408|  7,304|   3,413|   2,052|  1,361|     750|     625|    125
1988-89 ....|  15,017|   8,081|  6,936|   3,405|   2,061|  1,344|     866|     700|    166
1989-90 ....|  14,276|   7,674|  6,602|   3,624|   2,172|  1,452|     917|     754|    163
            |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |        |
1990-91 ....|  14,393|   7,580|  6,813|   3,549|   2,096|  1,453|     978|     790|    188
1991-92 ....|  14,468|   7,668|  6,800|   3,558|   2,151|  1,407|   1,048|     825|    223
1992-93 ....|  14,384|   7,566|  6,818|   3,644|   2,151|  1,493|   1,138|     867|    271
1993-94 ....|  14,171|   7,594|  6,577|   3,682|   2,237|  1,445|   1,125|     880|    245
1994-95 ....|  13,494|   7,154|  6,340|   3,820|   2,289|  1,531|   1,181|     919|    262
            |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |        |
1995-96 ....|  12,713|   6,847|  5,866|   3,651|   2,178|  1,473|   1,158|     919|    239
1996-97 ....|  12,401|   6,649|  5,752|   3,504|   2,055|  1,449|   1,134|     861|    273
1997-98 ....|  11,795|   6,247|  5,548|   3,409|   1,985|  1,424|   1,215|     903|    312
1998-99\1\ .|  11,966|   6,181|  5,785|   3,286|   1,901|  1,385|   1,090|     803|    287
1999-2000 ..|  11,418|   5,955|  5,463|   3,208|   1,749|  1,459|   1,075|     803|    272
            |        |        |       |        |        |       |        |        |
2000-01 ....|  11,171|   5,791|  5,380|   3,209|   1,857|  1,352|     997|     715|    282
2001-02 ....|  11,950|   6,333|  5,617|   3,350|   1,913|  1,437|     923|     658|    265
2002-03 ....|  12,493|   6,776|  5,717|   3,626|   2,000|  1,626|   1,007|     734|    273
2003-04 ....|  13,327|   7,203|  6,124|   4,191|   2,302|  1,889|   1,060|     762|    298
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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, Earned Degrees Conferred, 1949-50 and 1959-60; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1967-68 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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