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Table 285. Degrees in computer and information sciences conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 1970–71 through 2004–05
Year Bachelor's degrees Master's degrees Doctor's degrees
Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
1970–71 2,388 2,064 324 1,588 1,424 164 128 125 3
1971–72 3,402 2,941 461 1,977 1,752 225 167 155 12
1972–73 4,304 3,664 640 2,113 1,888 225 196 181 15
1973–74 4,756 3,976 780 2,276 1,983 293 198 189 9
1974–75 5,033 4,080 953 2,299 1,961 338 213 199 14
                   
1975–76 5,652 4,534 1,118 2,603 2,226 377 244 221 23
1976–77 6,407 4,876 1,531 2,798 2,332 466 216 197 19
1977–78 7,201 5,349 1,852 3,038 2,471 567 196 181 15
1978–79 8,719 6,272 2,447 3,055 2,480 575 236 206 30
1979–80 11,154 7,782 3,372 3,647 2,883 764 240 213 27
                   
1980–81 15,121 10,202 4,919 4,218 3,247 971 252 227 25
1981–82 20,267 13,218 7,049 4,935 3,625 1,310 251 230 21
1982–83 24,565 15,641 8,924 5,321 3,813 1,508 262 228 34
1983–84 32,439 20,416 12,023 6,190 4,379 1,811 251 225 26
1984–85 39,121 24,737 14,384 7,101 5,064 2,037 248 223 25
                   
1985–86 42,337 27,208 15,129 8,070 5,658 2,412 344 299 45
1986–87 39,767 25,962 13,805 8,481 5,985 2,496 374 322 52
1987–88 34,651 23,414 11,237 9,197 6,726 2,471 428 380 48
1988–89 30,560 21,143 9,417 9,414 6,775 2,639 551 466 85
1989–90 27,347 19,159 8,188 9,677 6,960 2,717 627 534 93
                   
1990–91 25,159 17,771 7,388 9,324 6,563 2,761 676 584 92
1991–92 24,821 17,685 7,136 9,655 6,980 2,675 772 669 103
1992–93 24,519 17,606 6,913 10,353 7,557 2,796 805 689 116
1993–94 24,527 17,528 6,999 10,568 7,836 2,732 810 685 125
1994–95 24,737 17,684 7,053 10,595 7,805 2,790 887 726 161
                   
1995–96 24,506 17,757 6,749 10,579 7,729 2,850 869 743 126
1996–97 25,422 18,527 6,895 10,513 7,526 2,987 857 721 136
1997–98 27,829 20,372 7,457 11,765 8,343 3,422 858 718 140
1998–99 30,574 22,298 8,276 12,858 8,871 3,987 801 650 151
1999–2000 37,788 27,185 10,603 14,990 9,978 5,012 779 648 131
                   
2000–01 44,142 31,923 12,219 16,911 11,195 5,716 768 632 136
2001–02 50,365 36,462 13,903 17,173 11,447 5,726 752 581 171
2002–03 57,439 41,950 15,489 19,503 13,265 6,238 816 648 168
2003–04 59,488 44,585 14,903 20,143 13,868 6,275 909 709 200
2004–05 54,111 42,125 11,986 18,416 13,136 5,280 1,119 905 214
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1970–71 through 1985–86; and 1986–87 through 2004–05 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87–99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2005. (This table was prepared July 2006.)

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