First-professional degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by sex of student, control of institution, and field of study: Selected years, 1985-86 to 2002-03

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Table 258.
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                                 |                                                   Total                                           |       2001-02       |       2002-03
Control of institution and       |___________________________________________________________________________________________________|_____________________|_____________________
field of study                   |1985-86|1990-91|1991-92|1992-93|1993-94|1994-95|1995-96|1996-97|1997-98|1998-99\1|1999-2000|2000-01|Total |Males |Females|Total |Males |Females
_________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|_________|_______|______|______|_______|______|______|_______
1                                |     2 |     3 |     4 |     5 |     6 |     7 |     8 |     9 |    10 |      11 |      12 |    13 |    14|    15|     16|    17|    18|     19
_________________________________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|_________|_______|______|______|_______|______|______|_______
   Total, all institutions ......| 73,910| 71,948| 74,146| 75,387| 75,418| 75,800| 76,734| 78,730| 78,598|   78,439|   80,057| 79,707|80,698|42,507| 38,191|80,810|41,834| 38,976
                                 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|_________|_______|______|______|_______|______|______|_______
Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.) ....|  5,046|  3,699|  3,593|  3,605|  3,787|  3,897|  3,697|  3,784|  4,032|    4,144|    4,250|  4,391| 4,239| 2,608|  1,631| 4,344| 2,653|  1,691
Medicine (M.D.) .................| 15,938| 15,043| 15,243| 15,531| 15,368| 15,537| 15,341| 15,571| 15,424|   15,562|   15,286| 15,403|15,237| 8,469|  6,768|15,034| 8,221|  6,813
Optometry (O.D.) ................|  1,029|  1,115|  1,232|  1,148|  1,103|  1,185|  1,231|  1,264|  1,274|    1,285|    1,293|  1,289| 1,280|   565|    715| 1,281|   567|    714
Osteopathic medicine (D.O.) .....|  1,547|  1,459|  1,326|  1,627|  1,798|  1,854|  1,895|  2,011|  2,110|    2,135|    2,236|  2,450| 2,416| 1,415|  1,001| 2,529| 1,479|  1,050
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) .............|    903|  1,244|  1,339|  1,904|  1,936|  2,264|  2,555|  2,708|  3,660|    3,992|    5,669|  6,324| 7,076| 2,428|  4,648| 7,465| 2,599|  4,866
Podiatry (Pod.D. or D.P.) or     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |         |       |      |      |       |      |      |
   podiatric medicine (D.P.M.) ..|    612|    589|    504|    476|    465|    545|    650|    614|    594|      578|      569|    528|   474|   315|    159|   438|   281|    157
Veterinary medicine (D.V.M.) ....|  2,270|  2,032|  2,044|  2,057|  2,089|  2,148|  2,109|  2,188|  2,193|    2,226|    2,251|  2,248| 2,289|   652|  1,637| 2,354|   680|  1,674
Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.) ...|  3,395|  2,640|  2,694|  2,799|  2,806|  2,968|  3,379|  3,654|  3,735|    3,639|    3,809|  3,796| 3,284| 2,248|  1,036| 2,718| 1,867|    851
Law (LL.B. or J.D.) .............| 35,844| 37,945| 38,848| 40,302| 40,044| 39,349| 39,828| 40,079| 39,331|   39,167|   38,152| 37,904|38,981|20,254| 18,727|39,067|19,916| 19,151
Theology (M. Div., M.H.L., B.D., |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |         |       |      |      |       |      |      |
   or Ord. and M.H.L./Rav.) .....|  7,283|  5,695|  5,251|  5,447|  5,967|  5,978|  5,879|  5,859|  5,873|    5,558|    6,129|  5,026| 5,195| 3,484|  1,711| 5,351| 3,499|  1,852
Other ...........................|     43|    487|  2,072|    491|     55|     75|    170|    998|    372|      153|      413|    348|   227|    69|    158|   229|    72|    157
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   Total, public institutions ...| 29,568| 29,554| 29,366| 29,628| 29,842| 29,871| 29,882| 31,243| 31,233|   31,693|   32,247| 32,633|33,439|17,010| 16,429|33,549|16,828| 16,721
                                 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|_________|_______|______|______|_______|______|______|_______
Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.) ....|  2,827|  2,308|  2,200|  2,167|  2,189|  2,236|  2,198|  2,350|  2,468|    2,479|    2,512|  2,477| 2,525| 1,629|    896| 2,493| 1,591|    902
Medicine (M.D.) .................|  9,991|  9,364|  9,259|  9,370|  9,506|  9,599|  9,370|  9,773|  9,474|    9,515|    9,389|  9,408| 9,390| 5,318|  4,072| 9,276| 5,120|  4,156
Optometry (O.D.) ................|    441|    477|    595|    460|    471|    461|    499|    498|    537|      488|      493|    497|   503|   201|    302|   481|   191|    290
Osteopathic medicine (D.O.) .....|    486|    493|    416|    490|    531|    492|    528|    527|    568|      548|      535|    562|   538|   282|    256|   571|   315|    256
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) .............|    473|    808|    852|  1,171|  1,185|  1,344|  1,557|  1,765|  2,212|    2,503|    3,485|  3,876| 4,382| 1,525|  2,857| 4,558| 1,638|  2,920
Podiatry (Pod.D. or D.P.) or     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |         |       |      |      |       |      |      |
   podiatric medicine (D.P.M.) ..|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|    103|       97|       84|     84|    75|    49|     26|    81|    46|     35
Veterinary medicine (D.V.M.) ....|  1,931|  1,814|  1,831|  1,840|  1,895|  1,927|  1,889|  1,950|  1,971|    1,989|    2,021|  2,017| 2,052|   581|  1,471| 2,023|   595|  1,428
Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.) ...|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|        0|        0|      0|     0|     0|      0|     0|     0|      0
Law (LL.B. or J.D.) .............| 13,419| 14,290| 14,097| 14,130| 14,065| 13,812| 13,841| 14,380| 13,900|   14,074|   13,728| 13,712|13,974| 7,425|  6,549|14,066| 7,332|  6,734
Theology (M. Div., M.H.L., B.D., |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |         |       |      |      |       |      |      |
   or Ord. and M.H.L./Rav.) .....|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|        0|        0|      0|     0|     0|      0|     0|     0|      0
Other ...........................|      0|      0|    116|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0|        0|        0|      0|     0|     0|      0|     0|     0|      0
                                 |=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=========|=========|=======|======|======|=======|======|======|=======
   Total, private institutions ..| 44,342| 42,394| 44,780| 45,759| 45,576| 45,929| 46,852| 47,487| 47,365|   46,746|   47,810| 47,074|47,259|25,497| 21,762|47,261|25,006| 22,255
                                 |_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_________|_________|_______|______|______|_______|______|______|_______
Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.) ....|  2,219|  1,391|  1,393|  1,438|  1,598|  1,661|  1,499|  1,434|  1,564|    1,665|    1,738|  1,914| 1,714|   979|    735| 1,851| 1,062|    789
Medicine (M.D.) .................|  5,947|  5,679|  5,984|  6,161|  5,862|  5,938|  5,971|  5,798|  5,950|    6,047|    5,897|  5,995| 5,847| 3,151|  2,696| 5,758| 3,101|  2,657
Optometry (O.D.) ................|    588|    638|    637|    688|    632|    724|    732|    766|    737|      797|      800|    792|   777|   364|    413|   800|   376|    424
Osteopathic medicine (D.O.) .....|  1,061|    966|    910|  1,137|  1,267|  1,362|  1,367|  1,484|  1,542|    1,587|    1,701|  1,888| 1,878| 1,133|    745| 1,958| 1,164|    794
Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) .............|    430|    436|    487|    733|    751|    920|    998|    943|  1,448|    1,489|    2,184|  2,448| 2,694|   903|  1,791| 2,907|   961|  1,946
Podiatry (Pod.D. or D.P.) or     |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |         |       |      |      |       |      |      |
   podiatric medicine (D.P.M.) ..|    612|    589|    504|    476|    465|    545|    650|    614|    491|      481|      485|    444|   399|   266|    133|   357|   235|    122
Veterinary medicine (D.V.M.) ....|    339|    218|    213|    217|    194|    221|    220|    238|    222|      237|      230|    231|   237|    71|    166|   331|    85|    246
Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.) ...|  3,395|  2,640|  2,694|  2,799|  2,806|  2,968|  3,379|  3,654|  3,735|    3,639|    3,809|  3,796| 3,284| 2,248|  1,036| 2,718| 1,867|    851
Law (LL.B. or J.D.) .............| 22,425| 23,655| 24,751| 26,172| 25,979| 25,537| 25,987| 25,699| 25,431|   25,093|   24,424| 24,192|25,007|12,829| 12,178|25,001|12,584| 12,417
Theology (M. Div., M.H.L., B.D., |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |         |         |       |      |      |       |      |      |
   or Ord. and M.H.L./Rav.) .....|  7,283|  5,695|  5,251|  5,447|  5,967|  5,978|  5,879|  5,859|  5,873|    5,558|    6,129|  5,026| 5,195| 3,484|  1,711| 5,351| 3,499|  1,852
Other ...........................|     43|    487|  1,956|    491|     55|     75|    170|    998|    372|      153|      413|    348|   227|    69|    158|   229|    72|    157
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\1\Data were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.)
NOTE: Includes degrees which require at least 6 years of college work for completion (including at least 2 years of preprofessional training).
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred, 1985-86" survey; and 1990-91 through 2002-03 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:91-99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2003. (This table was prepared December 2004.)
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