Table 320.

Degrees in engineering and engineering technologies conferred by degree- granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1949-50 through 2009-10

Year	Bachelor's degrees				Master's degrees			Doctor's degrees
	Total		Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females
	Number	Annual percent change
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
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	50,182	12.8	49,775	407	16,947	16,734	213	3,688	3,663	25
1971-72	51,258	2.1	50,726	532	17,299	17,009	290	3,708	3,685	23
1972-73	51,384	0.2	50,766	618	16,988	16,694	294	3,513	3,459	54
1973-74	50,412	-1.9	49,611	801	15,851	15,470	381	3,374	3,318	56
1974-75	47,131	-6.5	46,105	1,026	15,837	15,426	411	3,181	3,113	68
1975-76	46,676	-1.0	45,184	1,492	16,800	16,174	626	2,874	2,805	69
1976-77	49,482	6.0	47,238	2,244	16,659	15,891	768	2,622	2,547	75
1977-78	56,150	13.5	52,353	3,797	16,887	15,940	947	2,483	2,424	59
1978-79	62,898	12.0	57,603	5,295	16,012	14,971	1,041	2,545	2,459	86
1979-80	69,387	10.3	62,877	6,510	16,765	15,535	1,230	2,546	2,447	99
1980-81	75,355	8.6	67,573	7,782	17,216	15,761	1,455	2,608	2,499	109
1981-82	80,632	7.0	71,305	9,327	18,475	16,747	1,728	2,676	2,532	144
1982-83	89,811	11.4	78,673	11,138	19,949	18,038	1,911	2,871	2,742	129
1983-84	95,295	6.1	82,841	12,454	21,197	18,916	2,281	3,032	2,864	168
1984-85	97,099	1.9	83,991	13,108	22,124	19,688	2,436	3,269	3,055	214
1985-86	97,122	#	84,050	13,072	22,146	19,545	2,601	3,456	3,220	236
1986-87	93,560	-3.7	80,543	13,017	23,101	20,137	2,964	3,854	3,585	269
1987-88	89,406	-4.4	76,886	12,520	23,839	20,815	3,024	4,237	3,941	296
1988-89	85,982	-3.8	74,020	11,962	25,066	21,731	3,335	4,572	4,160	412
1989-90	82,480	-4.1	70,859	11,621	25,294	21,753	3,541	5,030	4,576	454
1990-91	79,751	-3.3	68,482	11,269	25,450	21,780	3,670	5,330	4,834	496
1991-92	78,036	-2.2	67,086	10,950	26,373	22,397	3,976	5,499	4,967	532
1992-93	78,619	0.7	67,214	11,405	29,103	24,721	4,382	5,870	5,300	570
1993-94	78,580	#	66,867	11,713	30,102	25,394	4,708	5,954	5,288	666
1994-95	78,483	-0.1	66,157	12,326	29,949	25,028	4,921	6,108	5,378	730
1995-96	77,997	-0.6	65,362	12,635	28,843	23,840	5,003	6,354	5,559	795
1996-97	75,659	-3.0	62,994	12,665	27,016	22,047	4,969	6,166	5,408	758
1997-98	74,557	-1.5	61,880	12,677	27,244	21,800	5,444	5,966	5,230	736
1998-99	72,796	-2.4	59,859	12,937	26,689	21,348	5,341	5,413	4,643	770
1999-2000	73,323	0.7	59,668	13,655	26,648	21,047	5,601	5,367	4,539	828
2000-01	72,869	-0.6	59,489	13,380	27,187	21,341	5,846	5,547	4,630	917
2001-02	74,588	2.4	60,417	14,171	26,987	21,212	5,775	5,181	4,285	896
2002-03	77,231	3.5	62,821	14,410	30,583	24,097	6,486	5,252	4,353	899
2003-04	78,079	1.1	63,401	14,678	35,053	27,561	7,492	5,859	4,821	1,038
2004-05	79,544	1.9	65,033	14,511	34,988	27,049	7,939	6,467	5,263	1,204
2005-06	81,406	2.3	66,866	14,540	33,389	25,568	7,821	7,318	5,848	1,470
2006-07	81,854	0.6	68,081	13,773	31,989	24,746	7,243	7,928	6,285	1,643
2007-08	83,608	2.1	69,540	14,068	34,430	26,461	7,969	7,977	6,263	1,714
2008-09	84,414	1.0	70,511	13,903	38,001	29,452	8,549	7,801	6,121	1,680
2009-10	88,729	5.1	73,833	14,896	39,346	30,521	8,825	7,771	5,984	1,787
Percent change
1999-2000 to      2004-05	8.5	†	9.0	6.3	31.3	28.5	41.7	20.5	16.0	45.4
2004-05 to      2009-10	11.5	†	13.5	2.7	12.5	12.8	11.2	20.2	13.7	48.4

†Not applicable.

#Rounds to zero.

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes degrees in engineering, engineering-related technologies, mechanic and repair technologies, and construction trades for 1969-70 and later years. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

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, 1969-70 through 1985-86; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87-99); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2010, Completions component. (This table was prepared May 2011.)