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Table 325.45. Degrees in engineering and engineering technologies conferred by postsecondary institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1949-50 through 2012-13
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 52,246 52,071 175 0.3 4,496 4,481 15 417 416 1
1959-60 37,679 37,537 142 0.4 7,159 7,133 26 786 783 3
1969-70 44,479 44,149 330 0.7 15,593 15,421 172 3,681 3,657 24
                       
1970-71 50,182 12.8 49,775 407 0.8 16,947 16,734 213 3,688 3,663 25
1971-72 51,258 2.1 50,726 532 1.0 17,299 17,009 290 3,708 3,685 23
1972-73 51,384 0.2 50,766 618 1.2 16,988 16,694 294 3,513 3,459 54
1973-74 50,412 -1.9 49,611 801 1.6 15,851 15,470 381 3,374 3,318 56
1974-75 47,131 -6.5 46,105 1,026 2.2 15,837 15,426 411 3,181 3,113 68
                       
1975-76 46,676 -1.0 45,184 1,492 3.2 16,800 16,174 626 2,874 2,805 69
1976-77 49,482 6.0 47,238 2,244 4.5 16,659 15,891 768 2,622 2,547 75
1977-78 56,150 13.5 52,353 3,797 6.8 16,887 15,940 947 2,483 2,424 59
1978-79 62,898 12.0 57,603 5,295 8.4 16,012 14,971 1,041 2,545 2,459 86
1979-80 69,387 10.3 62,877 6,510 9.4 16,765 15,535 1,230 2,546 2,447 99
                       
1980-81 75,355 8.6 67,573 7,782 10.3 17,216 15,761 1,455 2,608 2,499 109
1981-82 80,632 7.0 71,305 9,327 11.6 18,475 16,747 1,728 2,676 2,532 144
1982-83 89,811 11.4 78,673 11,138 12.4 19,949 18,038 1,911 2,871 2,742 129
1983-84 95,295 6.1 82,841 12,454 13.1 21,197 18,916 2,281 3,032 2,864 168
1984-85 97,099 1.9 83,991 13,108 13.5 22,124 19,688 2,436 3,269 3,055 214
                       
1985-86 97,122 # 84,050 13,072 13.5 22,146 19,545 2,601 3,456 3,220 236
1986-87 93,560 -3.7 80,543 13,017 13.9 23,101 20,137 2,964 3,854 3,585 269
1987-88 89,406 -4.4 76,886 12,520 14.0 23,839 20,815 3,024 4,237 3,941 296
1988-89 85,982 -3.8 74,020 11,962 13.9 25,066 21,731 3,335 4,572 4,160 412
1989-90 82,480 -4.1 70,859 11,621 14.1 25,294 21,753 3,541 5,030 4,576 454
                       
1990-91 79,751 -3.3 68,482 11,269 14.1 25,450 21,780 3,670 5,330 4,834 496
1991-92 78,036 -2.2 67,086 10,950 14.0 26,373 22,397 3,976 5,499 4,967 532
1992-93 78,619 0.7 67,214 11,405 14.5 29,103 24,721 4,382 5,870 5,300 570
1993-94 78,580 # 66,867 11,713 14.9 30,102 25,394 4,708 5,954 5,288 666
1994-95 78,483 -0.1 66,157 12,326 15.7 29,949 25,028 4,921 6,108 5,378 730
                       
1995-96 77,997 -0.6 65,362 12,635 16.2 28,843 23,840 5,003 6,354 5,559 795
1996-97 75,659 -3.0 62,994 12,665 16.7 27,016 22,047 4,969 6,166 5,408 758
1997-98 74,557 -1.5 61,880 12,677 17.0 27,244 21,800 5,444 5,966 5,230 736
1998-99 72,796 -2.4 59,859 12,937 17.8 26,689 21,348 5,341 5,413 4,643 770
1999-2000 73,323 0.7 59,668 13,655 18.6 26,648 21,047 5,601 5,367 4,539 828
                       
2000-01 72,869 -0.6 59,489 13,380 18.4 27,187 21,341 5,846 5,547 4,630 917
2001-02 74,588 2.4 60,417 14,171 19.0 26,987 21,212 5,775 5,181 4,285 896
2002-03 77,231 3.5 62,821 14,410 18.7 30,583 24,097 6,486 5,252 4,353 899
2003-04 78,079 1.1 63,401 14,678 18.8 35,053 27,561 7,492 5,859 4,821 1,038
2004-05 79,544 1.9 65,033 14,511 18.2 34,988 27,049 7,939 6,467 5,263 1,204
                       
2005-06 81,406 2.3 66,866 14,540 17.9 33,389 25,568 7,821 7,318 5,848 1,470
2006-07 81,854 0.6 68,081 13,773 16.8 31,989 24,746 7,243 7,928 6,285 1,643
2007-08 83,608 2.1 69,540 14,068 16.8 34,430 26,461 7,969 7,977 6,263 1,714
2008-09 84,404 1.0 70,504 13,900 16.5 38,008 29,458 8,550 7,803 6,123 1,680
2009-10 88,735 5.1 73,838 14,897 16.8 39,391 30,554 8,837 7,773 5,986 1,787
                       
2010-11 93,097 4.9 77,080 16,017 17.2 43,179 33,372 9,807 8,425 6,548 1,877
2011-12 98,654 6.0 81,364 17,290 17.5 45,116 34,712 10,404 8,856 6,838 2,018
2012-13 102,984 4.4 84,633 18,351 17.8 45,325 34,494 10,831 9,467 7,305 2,162
                       
Percent change                      
2002-03 to 2007-08 8.3 10.7 -2.4 12.6 9.8 22.9 51.9 43.9 90.7
2007-08 to 2012-13 23.2 21.7 30.4 31.6 30.4 35.9 18.7 16.6 26.1
†Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Data are for postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes degrees in engineering, engineering-related technologies, mechanic and repair technologies, and construction trades for 1969-70 and later years. Degrees in engineering include degrees in all areas of engineering–for example, chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering–as well as degrees in general engineering. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
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, 1969-70 through 1985-86; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87-99); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2013, Completions component. (This table was prepared August 2014.)

2014 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest