Table 358.

Degrees in mathematics and statistics conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1949-50 through 2010-11

Year	Bachelor's degrees					Master's degrees			Doctor's degrees
	Total		Males	Females	Females as a percent of total	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females
	Number	Annual percent change
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1949-50	6,382	†	4,942	1,440	22.6	974	784	190	160	151	9
1959-60	11,399	†	8,293	3,106	27.2	1,757	1,422	335	303	285	18
1967-68	23,513	†	14,782	8,731	37.1	5,527	4,199	1,328	947	895	52
1969-70	27,442	†	17,177	10,265	37.4	5,636	3,966	1,670	1,236	1,140	96
1970-71	24,801	-9.6	15,369	9,432	38.0	5,191	3,673	1,518	1,199	1,106	93
1971-72	23,713	-4.4	14,454	9,259	39.0	5,198	3,655	1,543	1,128	1,039	89
1972-73	23,067	-2.7	13,796	9,271	40.2	5,028	3,525	1,503	1,068	966	102
1973-74	21,635	-6.2	12,791	8,844	40.9	4,834	3,337	1,497	1,031	931	100
1974-75	18,181	-16.0	10,586	7,595	41.8	4,327	2,905	1,422	975	865	110
1975-76	15,984	-12.1	9,475	6,509	40.7	3,857	2,547	1,310	856	762	94
1976-77	14,196	-11.2	8,303	5,893	41.5	3,695	2,396	1,299	823	714	109
1977-78	12,569	-11.5	7,398	5,171	41.1	3,373	2,228	1,145	805	681	124
1978-79	11,806	-6.1	6,899	4,907	41.6	3,036	1,985	1,051	730	608	122
1979-80	11,378	-3.6	6,562	4,816	42.3	2,860	1,828	1,032	724	624	100
1980-81	11,078	-2.6	6,342	4,736	42.8	2,567	1,692	875	728	614	114
1981-82	11,599	4.7	6,593	5,006	43.2	2,727	1,821	906	681	587	94
1982-83	12,294	6.0	6,888	5,406	44.0	2,810	1,838	972	697	581	116
1983-84	13,087	6.5	7,290	5,797	44.3	2,723	1,773	950	695	569	126
1984-85	15,009	14.7	8,080	6,929	46.2	2,859	1,858	1,001	699	590	109
1985-86	16,122	7.4	8,623	7,499	46.5	3,131	2,028	1,103	742	618	124
1986-87	16,257	0.8	8,673	7,584	46.7	3,283	1,995	1,288	723	598	125
1987-88	15,712	-3.4	8,408	7,304	46.5	3,413	2,052	1,361	750	625	125
1988-89	15,017	-4.4	8,081	6,936	46.2	3,405	2,061	1,344	866	700	166
1989-90	14,276	-4.9	7,674	6,602	46.2	3,624	2,172	1,452	917	754	163
1990-91	14,393	0.8	7,580	6,813	47.3	3,549	2,096	1,453	978	790	188
1991-92	14,468	0.5	7,668	6,800	47.0	3,558	2,151	1,407	1,048	825	223
1992-93	14,384	-0.6	7,566	6,818	47.4	3,644	2,151	1,493	1,138	867	271
1993-94	14,171	-1.5	7,594	6,577	46.4	3,682	2,237	1,445	1,125	880	245
1994-95	13,494	-4.8	7,154	6,340	47.0	3,820	2,289	1,531	1,181	919	262
1995-96	12,713	-5.8	6,847	5,866	46.1	3,651	2,178	1,473	1,158	919	239
1996-97	12,401	-2.5	6,649	5,752	46.4	3,504	2,055	1,449	1,134	861	273
1997-98	11,795	-4.9	6,247	5,548	47.0	3,409	1,985	1,424	1,215	903	312
1998-99	12,011	1.8	6,206	5,805	48.3	3,304	1,912	1,392	1,107	812	295
1999-2000	11,418	-4.9	5,955	5,463	47.8	3,208	1,749	1,459	1,075	803	272
2000-01	11,171	-2.2	5,791	5,380	48.2	3,209	1,857	1,352	997	715	282
2001-02	11,950	7.0	6,333	5,617	47.0	3,350	1,913	1,437	923	658	265
2002-03	12,505	4.6	6,784	5,721	45.7	3,620	1,996	1,624	1,007	734	273
2003-04	13,327	6.6	7,203	6,124	46.0	4,191	2,302	1,889	1,060	762	298
2004-05	14,351	7.7	7,937	6,414	44.7	4,477	2,525	1,952	1,176	841	335
2005-06	14,770	2.9	8,115	6,655	45.1	4,730	2,712	2,018	1,293	911	382
2006-07	14,954	1.2	8,360	6,594	44.1	4,884	2,859	2,025	1,351	949	402
2007-08	15,192	1.6	8,490	6,702	44.1	4,980	2,860	2,120	1,360	938	422
2008-09	15,496	2.0	8,793	6,703	43.3	5,211	3,064	2,147	1,535	1,059	476
2009-10	16,030	3.4	9,087	6,943	43.3	5,634	3,376	2,258	1,592	1,116	476
2010-11	17,182	7.2	9,783	7,399	43.1	5,843	3,453	2,390	1,586	1,132	454
Percent change
2000-01 to 2005-06	32.2	†	40.1	23.7	†	47.4	46.0	49.3	29.7	27.4	35.5
2005-06 to 2010-11	16.3	†	20.6	11.2	†	23.5	27.3	18.4	22.7	24.3	18.8

†Not applicable.

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned Degrees Conferred, 1949-50 and 1959-60; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1967-68 through 1985-86; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87-99); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared July 2012.)