Table 359.

Degrees in the physical sciences and science technologies conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1959-60 through 2010-11

Year	Bachelor's degrees					Master's degrees			Doctor's degrees
	Total		Males	Females	Females as a percent of total	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females
	Number	Annual percent change
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1959-60	16,007	†	14,013	1,994	12.5	3,376	3,049	327	1,838	1,776	62
1967-68	19,380	†	16,739	2,641	13.6	5,499	4,869	630	3,593	3,405	188
1969-70	21,439	†	18,522	2,917	13.6	5,908	5,069	839	4,271	4,038	233
1970-71	21,410	-0.1	18,457	2,953	13.8	6,336	5,495	841	4,324	4,082	242
1971-72	20,743	-3.1	17,661	3,082	14.9	6,268	5,390	878	4,075	3,805	270
1972-73	20,692	-0.2	17,622	3,070	14.8	6,230	5,388	842	3,961	3,698	263
1973-74	21,170	2.3	17,669	3,501	16.5	6,019	5,157	862	3,558	3,312	246
1974-75	20,770	-1.9	16,986	3,784	18.2	5,782	4,949	833	3,577	3,284	293
1975-76	21,458	3.3	17,349	4,109	19.1	5,428	4,622	806	3,388	3,097	291
1976-77	22,482	4.8	17,985	4,497	20.0	5,281	4,411	870	3,295	2,981	314
1977-78	22,975	2.2	18,083	4,892	21.3	5,507	4,583	924	3,073	2,763	310
1978-79	23,197	1.0	17,976	5,221	22.5	5,418	4,438	980	3,061	2,717	344
1979-80	23,407	0.9	17,861	5,546	23.7	5,167	4,210	957	3,044	2,669	375
1980-81	23,936	2.3	18,052	5,884	24.6	5,246	4,172	1,074	3,105	2,733	372
1981-82	24,045	0.5	17,861	6,184	25.7	5,446	4,274	1,172	3,246	2,804	442
1982-83	23,374	-2.8	16,988	6,386	27.3	5,250	4,131	1,119	3,214	2,767	447
1983-84	23,645	1.2	17,112	6,533	27.6	5,541	4,249	1,292	3,269	2,789	480
1984-85	23,694	0.2	17,065	6,629	28.0	5,752	4,425	1,327	3,349	2,808	541
1985-86	21,711	-8.4	15,750	5,961	27.5	5,860	4,443	1,417	3,521	2,946	575
1986-87	20,060	-7.6	14,365	5,695	28.4	5,586	4,193	1,393	3,629	3,004	625
1987-88	17,797	-11.3	12,385	5,412	30.4	5,696	4,300	1,396	3,758	3,085	673
1988-89	17,179	-3.5	12,071	5,108	29.7	5,691	4,180	1,511	3,795	3,046	749
1989-90	16,056	-6.5	11,026	5,030	31.3	5,410	3,996	1,414	4,116	3,328	788
1990-91	16,334	1.7	11,170	5,164	31.6	5,281	3,823	1,458	4,248	3,417	831
1991-92	16,970	3.9	11,443	5,527	32.6	5,397	3,935	1,462	4,378	3,433	945
1992-93	17,577	3.6	11,853	5,724	32.6	5,392	3,840	1,552	4,372	3,426	946
1993-94	18,474	5.1	12,271	6,203	33.6	5,718	4,069	1,649	4,652	3,657	995
1994-95	19,247	4.2	12,556	6,691	34.8	5,798	4,058	1,740	4,486	3,443	1,043
1995-96	19,716	2.4	12,634	7,082	35.9	5,910	4,031	1,879	4,589	3,543	1,046
1996-97	19,594	-0.6	12,285	7,309	37.3	5,616	3,799	1,817	4,501	3,479	1,022
1997-98	19,454	-0.7	11,999	7,455	38.3	5,411	3,484	1,927	4,592	3,451	1,141
1998-99	18,448	-5.2	11,119	7,329	39.7	5,241	3,454	1,787	4,229	3,206	1,023
1999-2000	18,427	-0.1	11,019	7,408	40.2	4,888	3,167	1,721	4,017	3,002	1,015
2000-01	18,025	-2.2	10,628	7,397	41.0	5,134	3,276	1,858	3,968	2,914	1,054
2001-02	17,890	-0.7	10,349	7,541	42.2	5,082	3,186	1,896	3,824	2,766	1,058
2002-03	18,038	0.8	10,625	7,413	41.1	5,196	3,284	1,912	3,939	2,854	1,085
2003-04	18,131	0.5	10,577	7,554	41.7	5,714	3,470	2,244	3,937	2,855	1,082
2004-05	19,104	5.4	11,065	8,039	42.1	5,823	3,569	2,254	4,248	3,071	1,177
2005-06	20,522	7.4	11,978	8,544	41.6	6,063	3,666	2,397	4,642	3,258	1,384
2006-07	21,291	3.7	12,604	8,687	40.8	6,012	3,675	2,337	5,041	3,454	1,587
2007-08	22,179	4.2	13,143	9,036	40.7	6,061	3,762	2,299	4,994	3,513	1,481
2008-09	22,688	2.3	13,463	9,225	40.7	5,862	3,576	2,286	5,237	3,554	1,683
2009-10	23,379	3.0	13,862	9,517	40.7	6,063	3,652	2,411	5,063	3,404	1,659
2010-11	24,712	5.7	14,782	9,930	40.2	6,386	3,907	2,479	5,295	3,608	1,687
Percent change
2000-01 to 2005-06	13.9	†	12.7	15.5	†	18.1	11.9	29.0	17.0	11.8	31.3
2005-06 to 2010-11	20.4	†	23.4	16.2	†	5.3	6.6	3.4	14.1	10.7	21.9

†Not applicable.

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Physical sciences focus on the study of inanimate objects, processes of matter and energy, and associated phenomena. Examples of physical sciences include astronomy, chemistry (except biochemistry), geology, and physics (except biophysics).

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned Degrees Conferred, 1959-60; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1967-68 through 1985-86; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87-99); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared July 2012.)