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Table 290. Doctor's degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and sex of student: Selected years, 1976–77 through 2006–07
Year and sex Number of degrees conferred1  Percentage distribution of degrees conferred1 
Total White Black Hispanic Asian/ Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native Non- resident alien Total White Black Hispanic Asian/ Pacific Islander American Indian/ Alaska Native Non- resident alien
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Total                            
1976–772  33,126 26,851 1,253 522 658 95 3,747 100.0 81.1 3.8 1.6 2.0 0.3 11.3
1980–813  32,839 25,908 1,265 456 877 130 4,203 100.0 78.9 3.9 1.4 2.7 0.4 12.8
1989–90 38,371 26,221 1,149 780 1,225 98 8,898 100.0 68.3 3.0 2.0 3.2 0.3 23.2
1990–91 39,294 25,855 1,248 757 1,504 106 9,824 100.0 65.8 3.2 1.9 3.8 0.3 25.0
1992–93 42,132 26,816 1,350 824 1,578 107 11,457 100.0 63.6 3.2 2.0 3.7 0.3 27.2
                             
1993–94 43,185 27,212 1,385 900 2,024 134 11,530 100.0 63.0 3.2 2.1 4.7 0.3 26.7
1994–95 44,446 27,846 1,667 984 2,689 130 11,130 100.0 62.7 3.8 2.2 6.1 0.3 25.0
1995–96 44,652 27,773 1,632 997 2,641 159 11,450 100.0 62.2 3.7 2.2 5.9 0.4 25.6
1996–97 45,876 28,596 1,865 1,120 2,667 175 11,453 100.0 62.3 4.1 2.4 5.8 0.4 25.0
1997–98 46,010 28,803 2,067 1,275 2,339 186 11,340 100.0 62.6 4.5 2.8 5.1 0.4 24.6
                             
1998–99 44,077 27,838 2,136 1,302 2,299 194 10,308 100.0 63.2 4.8 3.0 5.2 0.4 23.4
1999–2000 44,808 27,843 2,246 1,305 2,420 160 10,834 100.0 62.1 5.0 2.9 5.4 0.4 24.2
2000–01 44,904 27,454 2,207 1,516 2,587 177 10,963 100.0 61.1 4.9 3.4 5.8 0.4 24.4
2001–02 44,160 26,903 2,395 1,434 2,319 180 10,929 100.0 60.9 5.4 3.2 5.3 0.4 24.7
2002–03 46,042 27,709 2,522 1,562 2,424 196 11,629 100.0 60.2 5.5 3.4 5.3 0.4 25.3
                             
2003–04 48,378 28,214 2,900 1,662 2,632 217 12,753 100.0 58.3 6.0 3.4 5.4 0.4 26.4
2004–05 52,631 30,261 3,056 1,824 2,911 237 14,342 100.0 57.5 5.8 3.5 5.5 0.5 27.3
2005–06 56,067 31,601 3,122 1,882 3,257 230 15,975 100.0 56.4 5.6 3.4 5.8 0.4 28.5
2006–07 60,616 34,071 3,727 2,034 3,541 249 16,994 100.0 56.2 6.1 3.4 5.8 0.4 28.0
                             
Males                            
1976–772  25,036 20,032 766 383 540 67 3,248 100.0 80.0 3.1 1.5 2.2 0.3 13.0
1980–813  22,595 17,310 694 277 655 95 3,564 100.0 76.6 3.1 1.2 2.9 0.4 15.8
1989–90 24,401 15,314 531 419 865 49 7,223 100.0 62.8 2.2 1.7 3.5 0.2 29.6
1990–91 24,756 14,853 597 399 1,017 59 7,831 100.0 60.0 2.4 1.6 4.1 0.2 31.6
1992–93 26,073 14,991 617 437 1,040 52 8,936 100.0 57.5 2.4 1.7 4.0 0.2 34.3
                             
1993–94 26,552 15,159 627 463 1,373 66 8,864 100.0 57.1 2.4 1.7 5.2 0.2 33.4
1994–95 26,916 15,375 730 488 1,756 58 8,509 100.0 57.1 2.7 1.8 6.5 0.2 31.6
1995–96 26,841 15,112 727 514 1,692 80 8,716 100.0 56.3 2.7 1.9 6.3 0.3 32.5
1996–97 27,146 15,499 795 585 1,645 87 8,535 100.0 57.1 2.9 2.2 6.1 0.3 31.4
1997–98 26,664 15,399 824 652 1,392 83 8,314 100.0 57.8 3.1 2.4 5.2 0.3 31.2
                             
1998–99 25,146 14,726 873 625 1,337 92 7,493 100.0 58.6 3.5 2.5 5.3 0.4 29.8
1999–2000 25,028 14,472 876 611 1,356 57 7,656 100.0 57.8 3.5 2.4 5.4 0.2 30.6
2000–01 24,728 13,937 855 687 1,453 76 7,720 100.0 56.4 3.5 2.8 5.9 0.3 31.2
2001–02 23,708 13,330 922 650 1,242 67 7,497 100.0 56.2 3.9 2.7 5.2 0.3 31.6
2002–03 24,351 13,478 915 741 1,243 76 7,898 100.0 55.3 3.8 3.0 5.1 0.3 32.4
                             
2003–04 25,323 13,567 1,015 766 1,293 90 8,592 100.0 53.6 4.0 3.0 5.1 0.4 33.9
2004–05 26,973 14,023 1,049 764 1,403 87 9,647 100.0 52.0 3.9 2.8 5.2 0.3 35.8
2005–06 28,634 14,659 1,081 826 1,555 105 10,408 100.0 51.2 3.8 2.9 5.4 0.4 36.3
2006–07 30,251 15,268 1,282 892 1,703 96 11,010 100.0 50.5 4.2 2.9 5.6 0.3 36.4
                             
Females                            
1976–77 8,090 6,819 487 139 118 28 499 100.0 84.3 6.0 1.7 1.5 0.3 6.2
1980–813  10,244 8,598 571 179 222 35 639 100.0 83.9 5.6 1.7 2.2 0.3 6.2
1989–90 13,970 10,907 618 361 360 49 1,675 100.0 78.1 4.4 2.6 2.6 0.4 12.0
1990–91 14,538 11,002 651 358 487 47 1,993 100.0 75.7 4.5 2.5 3.3 0.3 13.7
1992–93 16,059 11,825 733 387 538 55 2,521 100.0 73.6 4.6 2.4 3.4 0.3 15.7
                             
1993–94 16,633 12,053 758 437 651 68 2,666 100.0 72.5 4.6 2.6 3.9 0.4 16.0
1994–95 17,530 12,471 937 496 933 72 2,621 100.0 71.1 5.3 2.8 5.3 0.4 15.0
1995–96 17,811 12,661 905 483 949 79 2,734 100.0 71.1 5.1 2.7 5.3 0.4 15.4
1996–97 18,730 13,097 1,070 535 1,022 88 2,918 100.0 69.9 5.7 2.9 5.5 0.5 15.6
1997–98 19,346 13,404 1,243 623 947 103 3,026 100.0 69.3 6.4 3.2 4.9 0.5 15.6
                             
1998–99 18,931 13,112 1,263 677 962 102 2,815 100.0 69.3 6.7 3.6 5.1 0.5 14.9
1999–2000 19,780 13,371 1,370 694 1,064 103 3,178 100.0 67.6 6.9 3.5 5.4 0.5 16.1
2000–01 20,176 13,517 1,352 829 1,134 101 3,243 100.0 67.0 6.7 4.1 5.6 0.5 16.1
2001–02 20,452 13,573 1,473 784 1,077 113 3,432 100.0 66.4 7.2 3.8 5.3 0.6 16.8
2002–03 21,691 14,231 1,607 821 1,181 120 3,731 100.0 65.6 7.4 3.8 5.4 0.6 17.2
                             
2003–04 23,055 14,647 1,885 896 1,339 127 4,161 100.0 63.5 8.2 3.9 5.8 0.6 18.0
2004–05 25,658 16,238 2,007 1,060 1,508 150 4,695 100.0 63.3 7.8 4.1 5.9 0.6 18.3
2005–06 27,433 16,942 2,041 1,056 1,702 125 5,567 100.0 61.8 7.4 3.8 6.2 0.5 20.3
2006–07 30,365 18,803 2,445 1,142 1,838 153 5,984 100.0 61.9 8.1 3.8 6.1 0.5 19.7
1 Includes Ph.D., Ed.D, and comparable degrees at the doctoral level. Excludes first-profes­sional degrees, such as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees.
2 Excludes 106 men whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
3 Excludes 116 men and 3 women whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. For 1989–90 and later years, reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. (See Guide to Sources for details.) Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1976–77 and 1980–81; and 1989–90 through 2006–07 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:90–99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2007. (This table was prepared July 2008.)

2008 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest