Table 294.

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 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
1959–60	16,007	14,013	1,994	3,376	3,049	327	1,838	1,776	62
1967–68	19,380	16,739	2,641	5,499	4,869	630	3,593	3,405	188
1969–70	21,439	18,522	2,917	5,908	5,069	839	4,271	4,038	233
1970–71	21,410	18,457	2,953	6,336	5,495	841	4,324	4,082	242
1971–72	20,743	17,661	3,082	6,268	5,390	878	4,075	3,805	270
1972–73	20,692	17,622	3,070	6,230	5,388	842	3,961	3,698	263
1973–74	21,170	17,669	3,501	6,019	5,157	862	3,558	3,312	246
1974–75	20,770	16,986	3,784	5,782	4,949	833	3,577	3,284	293
1975–76	21,458	17,349	4,109	5,428	4,622	806	3,388	3,097	291
1976–77	22,482	17,985	4,497	5,281	4,411	870	3,295	2,981	314
1977–78	22,975	18,083	4,892	5,507	4,583	924	3,073	2,763	310
1978–79	23,197	17,976	5,221	5,418	4,438	980	3,061	2,717	344
1979–80	23,407	17,861	5,546	5,167	4,210	957	3,044	2,669	375
1980–81	23,936	18,052	5,884	5,246	4,172	1,074	3,105	2,733	372
1981–82	24,045	17,861	6,184	5,446	4,274	1,172	3,246	2,804	442
1982–83	23,374	16,988	6,386	5,250	4,131	1,119	3,214	2,767	447
1983–84	23,645	17,112	6,533	5,541	4,249	1,292	3,269	2,789	480
1984–85	23,694	17,065	6,629	5,752	4,425	1,327	3,349	2,808	541
1985–86	21,711	15,750	5,961	5,860	4,443	1,417	3,521	2,946	575
1986–87	20,060	14,365	5,695	5,586	4,193	1,393	3,629	3,004	625
1987–88	17,797	12,385	5,412	5,696	4,300	1,396	3,758	3,085	673
1988–89	17,179	12,071	5,108	5,691	4,180	1,511	3,795	3,046	749
1989–90	16,056	11,026	5,030	5,410	3,996	1,414	4,116	3,328	788
1990–91	16,334	11,170	5,164	5,281	3,823	1,458	4,248	3,417	831
1991–92	16,948	11,425	5,523	5,340	3,888	1,452	4,344	3,402	942
1992–93	17,534	11,819	5,715	5,346	3,803	1,543	4,348	3,404	944
1993–94	18,392	12,218	6,174	5,648	4,010	1,638	4,595	3,606	989
1994–95	19,161	12,490	6,671	5,716	3,996	1,720	4,421	3,386	1,035
1995–96	19,627	12,566	7,061	5,807	3,943	1,864	4,512	3,479	1,033
1996–97	19,496	12,213	7,283	5,526	3,732	1,794	4,417	3,411	1,006
1997–98	19,362	11,924	7,438	5,328	3,417	1,911	4,520	3,387	1,133
1998–99	18,285	11,003	7,282	5,124	3,366	1,758	4,142	3,144	998
1999–2000	18,331	10,946	7,385	4,810	3,114	1,696	3,963	2,959	1,004
2000–01	17,919	10,553	7,366	5,049	3,212	1,837	3,911	2,875	1,036
2001–02	17,799	10,292	7,507	5,012	3,135	1,877	3,760	2,719	1,041
2002–03	17,940	10,556	7,384	5,109	3,211	1,898	3,858	2,792	1,066
2003–04	17,983	10,476	7,507	5,570	3,364	2,206	3,815	2,753	1,062
2004–05	18,905	10,934	7,971	5,678	3,457	2,221	4,114	2,966	1,148

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; 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 April 2006.)