Table 259. | First-professional degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions in dentistry, medicine, and law, by number of institutions conferring degrees and sex of student: Selected years, 1949-50 to 2001-02 |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.) | Medicine (M.D.) | Law (LL.B. or J.D.) |_______________________________|_________________________________|__________________________________ |Number of | |Number of | |Number of | Year | insti- | Degrees conferred | insti- | Degrees conferred | insti- | Degrees conferred | tutions | | tutions | | tutions | |conferring|____________________|conferring|______________________|conferring|_______________________ | degrees |Total | Men |Women | degrees | Total | Men |Women | degrees | Total | Men | Women ____________|__________|______|______|______|__________|_______|_______|______|__________|_______|_______|_______ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 ____________|__________|______|______|______|__________|_______|_______|______|__________|_______|_______|_______ 1949-50 ....| 40| 2,579| 2,561| 18| 72| 5,612| 5,028| 584| ---| ---| ---| --- 1951-52 ....| 41| 2,918| 2,895| 23| 72| 6,201| 5,871| 330| ---| ---| ---| --- 1953-54 ....| 42| 3,102| 3,063| 39| 73| 6,712| 6,377| 335| ---| ---| ---| --- 1955-56 ....| 42| 3,009| 2,975| 34| 73| 6,810| 6,464| 346| 131| 8,262| 7,974| 288 1957-58 ....| 43| 3,065| 3,031| 34| 75| 6,816| 6,469| 347| 131| 9,394| 9,122| 272 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1959-60 ....| 45| 3,247| 3,221| 26| 79| 7,032| 6,645| 387| 134| 9,240| 9,010| 230 1961-62 ....| 46| 3,183| 3,166| 17| 81| 7,138| 6,749| 389| 134| 9,364| 9,091| 273 1963-64 ....| 46| 3,180| 3,168| 12| 82| 7,303| 6,878| 425| 133| 10,679| 10,372| 307 1964-65 ....| 46| 3,108| 3,086| 22| 81| 7,304| 6,832| 472| 137| 11,583| 11,216| 367 1965-66 ....| 47| 3,178| 3,146| 32| 84| 7,673| 7,170| 503| 136| 13,246| 12,776| 470 1967-68 ....| 48| 3,422| 3,375| 47| 85| 7,944| 7,318| 626| 138| 16,454| 15,805| 649 1968-69 ....| ---| 3,408| 3,376| 32| ---| 8,025| 7,415| 610| ---| 17,053| 16,373| 680 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1969-70 ....| 48| 3,718| 3,684| 34| 86| 8,314| 7,615| 699| 145| 14,916| 14,115| 801 1970-71 ....| 48| 3,745| 3,703| 42| 89| 8,919| 8,110| 809| 147| 17,421| 16,181| 1,240 1971-72 ....| 48| 3,862| 3,819| 43| 92| 9,253| 8,423| 830| 147| 21,764| 20,266| 1,498 1972-73 ....| 51| 4,047| 3,992| 55| 97| 10,307| 9,388| 919| 152| 27,205| 25,037| 2,168 1973-74 ....| 52| 4,440| 4,355| 85| 99| 11,356| 10,093| 1,263| 151| 29,326| 25,986| 3,340 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1974-75 ....| 52| 4,773| 4,627| 146| 104| 12,447| 10,818| 1,629| 154| 29,296| 24,881| 4,415 1975-76 ....| 56| 5,425| 5,187| 238| 107| 13,426| 11,252| 2,174| 166| 32,293| 26,085| 6,208 1976-77 ....| 57| 5,138| 4,764| 374| 109| 13,461| 10,891| 2,570| 169| 34,104| 26,447| 7,657 1977-78 ....| 57| 5,189| 4,623| 566| 109| 14,279| 11,210| 3,069| 169| 34,402| 25,457| 8,945 1978-79 ....| 58| 5,434| 4,794| 640| 109| 14,786| 11,381| 3,405| 175| 35,206| 25,180| 10,026 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1979-80 ....| 58| 5,258| 4,558| 700| 112| 14,902| 11,416| 3,486| 179| 35,647| 24,893| 10,754 1980-81 ....| 58| 5,460| 4,672| 788| 116| 15,505| 11,672| 3,833| 176| 36,331| 24,563| 11,768 1981-82 ....| 59| 5,282| 4,467| 815| 119| 15,814| 11,867| 3,947| 180| 35,991| 23,965| 12,026 1982-83 ....| 59| 5,585| 4,631| 954| 118| 15,484| 11,350| 4,134| 177| 36,853| 23,550| 13,303 1983-84 ....| 60| 5,353| 4,302| 1,051| 119| 15,813| 11,359| 4,454| 179| 37,012| 23,382| 13,630 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1984-85 ....| 59| 5,339| 4,233| 1,106| 120| 16,041| 11,167| 4,874| 181| 37,491| 23,070| 14,421 1985-86 ....| 59| 5,046| 3,907| 1,139| 120| 15,938| 11,022| 4,916| 181| 35,844| 21,874| 13,970 1986-87 ....| 58| 4,741| 3,603| 1,138| 121| 15,428| 10,431| 4,997| 179| 36,056| 21,561| 14,495 1987-88 ....| 57| 4,477| 3,300| 1,177| 122| 15,358| 10,278| 5,080| 180| 35,397| 21,067| 14,330 1988-89 ....| 58| 4,265| 3,124| 1,141| 124| 15,460| 10,310| 5,150| 182| 35,634| 21,069| 14,565 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1989-90 ....| 57| 4,100| 2,834| 1,266| 124| 15,075| 9,923| 5,152| 182| 36,485| 21,079| 15,406 1990-91 ....| 55| 3,699| 2,510| 1,189| 121| 15,043| 9,629| 5,414| 179| 37,945| 21,643| 16,302 1991-92 ....| 52| 3,593| 2,431| 1,162| 120| 15,243| 9,796| 5,447| 177| 38,848| 22,260| 16,588 1992-93 ....| 55| 3,605| 2,383| 1,222| 122| 15,531| 9,679| 5,852| 184| 40,302| 23,182| 17,120 1993-94 ....| 53| 3,787| 2,330| 1,457| 121| 15,368| 9,544| 5,824| 185| 40,044| 22,826| 17,218 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1994-95 ....| 53| 3,897| 2,480| 1,417| 119| 15,537| 9,507| 6,030| 183| 39,349| 22,592| 16,757 1995-96 ....| 53| 3,697| 2,374| 1,323| 119| 15,341| 9,061| 6,280| 183| 39,828| 22,508| 17,320 1996-97 ....| 52| 3,784| 2,387| 1,397| 118| 15,571| 9,121| 6,450| 184| 40,079| 22,548| 17,531 1997-98 ....| 53| 4,032| 2,490| 1,542| 117| 15,424| 9,006| 6,418| 185| 39,331| 21,876| 17,455 1998-99 ....| 53| 4,144| 2,674| 1,470| 118| 15,562| 8,954| 6,608| 188| 39,167| 21,628| 17,539 | | | | | | | | | | | | 1999-2000 ..| 54| 4,250| 2,547| 1,703| 118| 15,286| 8,761| 6,525| 190| 38,152| 20,638| 17,514 2000-01 ....| 54| 4,391| 2,696| 1,695| 118| 15,403| 8,728| 6,675| 192| 37,904| 19,981| 17,923 2001-02 ....| 53| 4,239| 2,608| 1,631| 118| 15,237| 8,469| 6,768| 192| 38,981| 20,254| 18,727 ____________|__________|______|______|______|__________|_______|_______|______|__________|_______|_______|_______ |
---Not available. NOTE: Data for 1998-99 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; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" surveys, 1986-87 through 1998-99, and Fall 2000 through Fall 2002 surveys. (This table was prepared August 2003.)
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