Degrees in the biological and biomedical sciences conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1951-52 through 2003-04

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Table 275.

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            |    Bachelor's degrees  |       Master's degrees   |    Doctor's degrees
            |________________________|__________________________|________________________
Year        |   Total|  Males|Females|   Total|    Males|Females|   Total|  Males|Females
____________|________|_______|_______|________|_________|_______|________|_______|_______
1           |       2|      3|      4|       5|        6|      7|       8|      9|     10
____________|________|_______|_______|________|_________|_______|________|_______|_______
1951-52 ....|  11,094|  8,212|  2,882|   2,307|    1,908|    399|     764|    680|     84
1953-54 ....|   9,279|  6,710|  2,569|   1,610|    1,287|    323|   1,077|    977|    100
1955-56 ....|  12,423|  9,515|  2,908|   1,759|    1,379|    380|   1,025|    908|    117
1957-58 ....|  14,308| 11,159|  3,149|   1,852|    1,448|    404|   1,125|    987|    138
1959-60 ....|  15,576| 11,654|  3,922|   2,154|    1,668|    486|   1,205|  1,086|    119
            |        |       |       |        |         |       |        |       |
1961-62 ....|  16,915| 12,136|  4,779|   2,642|    1,982|    660|   1,338|  1,179|    159
1963-64 ....|  22,723| 16,321|  6,402|   3,296|    2,348|    948|   1,625|  1,432|    193
1965-66 ....|  26,916| 19,368|  7,548|   4,232|    3,085|  1,147|   2,097|  1,792|    305
1967-68 ....|  31,826| 22,986|  8,840|   5,506|    3,959|  1,547|   2,784|  2,345|    439
1969-70 ....|  34,034| 23,919| 10,115|   5,800|    3,975|  1,825|   3,289|  2,820|    469
            |        |       |       |        |         |       |        |       |
1970-71 ....|  35,683| 25,303| 10,380|   5,623|    3,780|  1,843|   3,595|  3,011|    584
1971-72 ....|  37,269| 26,314| 10,955|   5,983|    4,050|  1,933|   3,566|  2,963|    603
1972-73 ....|  42,205| 29,624| 12,581|   6,153|    4,314|  1,839|   3,569|  2,880|    689
1973-74 ....|  48,224| 33,205| 15,019|   6,405|    4,510|  1,895|   3,342|  2,670|    672
1974-75 ....|  51,576| 34,559| 17,017|   6,422|    4,551|  1,871|   3,315|  2,598|    717
            |        |       |       |        |         |       |        |       |
1975-76 ....|  54,085| 35,449| 18,636|   6,453|    4,463|  1,990|   3,313|  2,606|    707
1976-77 ....|  53,420| 34,150| 19,270|   6,948|    4,666|  2,282|   3,299|  2,601|    698
1977-78 ....|  51,326| 31,654| 19,672|   6,644|    4,351|  2,293|   3,218|  2,447|    771
1978-79 ....|  48,668| 29,146| 19,522|   6,631|    4,194|  2,437|   3,410|  2,560|    850
1979-80 ....|  46,190| 26,757| 19,433|   6,322|    4,032|  2,290|   3,527|  2,626|    901
            |        |       |       |        |         |       |        |       |
1980-81 ....|  43,003| 24,069| 18,934|   5,759|    3,597|  2,162|   3,591|  2,581|  1,010
1981-82 ....|  41,425| 22,687| 18,738|   5,667|    3,375|  2,292|   3,611|  2,579|  1,032
1982-83 ....|  39,767| 21,483| 18,284|   5,693|    3,284|  2,409|   3,331|  2,268|  1,063
1983-84 ....|  38,445| 20,499| 17,946|   5,468|    3,108|  2,360|   3,435|  2,367|  1,068
1984-85 ....|  38,229| 20,017| 18,212|   5,100|    2,770|  2,330|   3,408|  2,302|  1,106
            |        |       |       |        |         |       |        |       |
1985-86 ....|  38,320| 19,950| 18,370|   5,043|    2,719|  2,324|   3,352|  2,236|  1,116
1986-87 ....|  37,977| 19,626| 18,351|   4,980|    2,637|  2,343|   3,397|  2,216|  1,181
1987-88 ....|  36,576| 18,202| 18,374|   4,857|    2,520|  2,337|   3,606|  2,338|  1,268
1988-89 ....|  35,957| 17,935| 18,022|   5,009|    2,583|  2,426|   3,535|  2,245|  1,290
1989-90 ....|  37,204| 18,305| 18,899|   4,906|    2,492|  2,414|   3,837|  2,425|  1,412
            |        |       |       |        |         |       |        |       |
1990-91 ....|  39,377| 19,358| 20,019|   4,796|    2,396|  2,400|   4,034|  2,547|  1,487
1991-92 ....|  42,781| 20,748| 22,033|   4,816|    2,411|  2,405|   4,323|  2,676|  1,647
1992-93 ....|  46,868| 22,795| 24,073|   4,974|    2,505|  2,469|   4,595|  2,767|  1,828
1993-94 ....|  51,157| 25,002| 26,155|   5,390|    2,644|  2,746|   4,724|  2,809|  1,915
1994-95 ....|  55,790| 26,628| 29,162|   5,824|    2,885|  2,939|   4,881|  2,901|  1,980
            |        |       |       |        |         |       |        |       |
1995-96 ....|  60,750| 28,782| 31,968|   6,544|    3,180|  3,364|   5,035|  2,929|  2,106
1996-97 ....|  63,679| 29,432| 34,247|   6,925|    3,389|  3,536|   5,094|  2,890|  2,204
1997-98 ....|  65,583| 29,511| 36,072|   6,788|    3,301|  3,487|   5,236|  2,970|  2,266
1998-99\1\ .|  64,608| 28,175| 36,433|   6,913|    3,247|  3,666|   5,024|  2,875|  2,149
1999-2000 ..|  63,005| 26,310| 36,695|   6,781|    3,131|  3,650|   5,180|  2,887|  2,293
            |        |       |       |        |         |       |        |       |
2000-01 ....|  59,865| 24,293| 35,572|   6,955|    3,043|  3,912|   4,953|  2,757|  2,196
2001-02 ....|  59,415| 23,346| 36,069|   6,937|    2,996|  3,941|   4,823|  2,667|  2,156
2002-03 ....|  60,072| 22,899| 37,173|   6,990|    2,982|  4,008|   5,003|  2,714|  2,289
2003-04 ....|  61,509| 23,248| 38,261|   7,657|    3,227|  4,430|   5,242|  2,804|  2,438
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\1\Data 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, 1951-52 through 1963-64; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1965-66 through 1985-86; and 1986-87 through 2003-04 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87-99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2004. (This table was prepared July 2005.)

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