Table A-7.5. Number and percentage of degrees awarded to American Indian/Alaska Native students, by level of
degree: 1976-77 to 2002-03
Year
Number of degrees conferred
American Indian/Alaska Natives as a percent of all degrees conferred to U.S. citizens
Asso-
ciate's degrees
Bach-
elor's degrees
Master's degrees
Doctoral degrees
First-
profes-
sional degrees1
Asso-
ciate's degrees
Bach-
elor's degrees
Master's degrees
Doctoral degrees
First-
profes-
sional degrees
Total
1976–77
2,498
3,326
967
95
196
0.6
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
1978–79
2,336
3,410
999
104
216
0.6
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
1980–81
2,584
3,593
1,034
130
192
0.6
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.3
1984–85
2,953
4,246
1,256
119
248
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.4
1986–87
3,195
3,968
1,103
105
304
0.7
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
1988–89
3,331
3,951
1,086
85
264
0.8
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.4
1989–90
3,430
4,390
1,090
98
257
0.8
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.4
1990–91
3,871
4,583
1,178
106
261
0.8
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
1991–92
4,060
5,228
1,280
120
298
0.8
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
1992–93
4,408
5,683
1,405
107
370
0.9
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.5
1993–94
4,876
6,192
1,699
134
371
0.9
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.5
1994–95
5,482
6,610
1,621
130
413
1.0
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.6
1995–96
5,573
6,976
1,778
159
463
1.0
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.6
1996–97
5,984
7,425
1,940
175
514
1.1
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.7
1997–98
6,246
7,903
2,053
186
561
1.1
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.7
1998–99
6,424
8,423
2,016
194
612
1.2
0.7
0.5
0.6
0.8
1999–2000
6,497
8,719
2,246
160
572
1.2
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.8
2000–01
6,623
9,049
2,481
177
543
1.2
0.8
0.6
0.5
0.7
2001–02
6,832
9,165
2,624
180
581
1.2
0.7
0.6
0.5
0.7
2002–03
7,470
9,803
2,841
192
586
1.2
0.8
0.6
0.6
0.7
Males
1976–77
1,216
1,804
521
67
159
0.6
0.4
0.3
0.3
0.3
1978–79
1,069
1,736
495
69
150
0.6
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
1980–81
1,108
1,700
501
95
134
0.6
0.4
0.4
0.5
0.3
1984–85
1,198
1,998
583
64
176
0.6
0.4
0.5
0.4
0.4
1986–87
1,263
1,817
518
57
183
0.7
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.4
1988–89
1,323
1,730
476
50
148
0.7
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
1989–90
1,364
1,860
455
49
135
0.7
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
1990–91
1,439
1,938
488
59
144
0.7
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.3
1991–92
1,545
2,195
529
66
159
0.8
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
1992–93
1,680
2,450
584
52
192
0.8
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.4
1993–94
1,837
2,620
692
66
222
0.9
0.5
0.5
0.4
0.5
1994–95
2,098
2,739
659
58
223
1.0
0.5
0.4
0.3
0.5
1995–96
1,993
2,885
705
80
256
0.9
0.6
0.5
0.4
0.6
1996–97
2,068
2,996
734
87
290
0.9
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.7
1997–98
2,252
3,151
782
83
291
1.1
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.7
1998–99
2,241
3,323
771
92
333
1.0
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.8
1999–2000
2,225
3,464
836
57
293
1.0
0.7
0.5
0.3
0.7
2000–01
2,294
3,700
917
76
278
1.0
0.7
0.6
0.4
0.7
2001–02
2,308
3,624
993
67
292
1.0
0.7
0.6
0.4
0.7
2002–03
2,624
3,858
1,022
73
293
1.1
0.7
0.6
0.4
0.7
Females
1976–77
1,282
1,522
446
28
37
0.7
0.4
0.3
0.4
0.3
1978–79
1,267
1,674
504
35
66
0.6
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.4
1980–81
1,476
1,893
533
35
58
0.7
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.3
1984–85
1,755
2,248
673
55
72
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.5
0.3
1986–87
1,932
2,151
585
48
121
0.8
0.4
0.4
0.4
0.5
1988–89
2,008
2,221
610
35
116
0.8
0.4
0.4
0.3
0.5
1989–90
2,066
2,530
635
49
122
0.8
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.5
1990–91
2,432
2,645
690
47
117
0.9
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.4
1991–92
2,515
3,033
751
54
139
0.9
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.5
1992–93
2,728
3,233
821
55
178
0.9
0.5
0.4
0.4
0.6
1993–94
3,039
3,572
1,007
68
149
1.0
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.5
1994–95
3,384
3,871
962
72
190
1.1
0.6
0.5
0.5
0.6
1995–96
3,580
4,091
1,073
79
207
1.1
0.7
0.5
0.5
0.7
1996–97
3,916
4,429
1,206
88
224
1.1
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.7
1997–98
3,994
4,752
1,271
103
270
1.2
0.7
0.6
0.6
0.8
1998–99
4,183
5,100
1,245
102
279
1.2
0.8
0.5
0.6
0.8
1999–2000
4,272
5,255
1,410
103
279
1.3
0.8
0.6
0.6
0.8
2000–01
4,329
5,349
1,564
101
265
1.3
0.8
0.6
0.6
0.7
2001–02
4,524
5,541
1,631
113
289
1.3
0.8
0.6
0.7
0.8
2002–03
4,846
5,945
1,819
119
293
1.3
0.8
0.7
0.7
0.8
1 A degree that signifies both completion of the academic requirements for beginning practice in a given profession and a level of professional skill beyond that normally required for a bachelor's degree. This degree usually is based on a program requiring at least 2 academic years of work prior to entrance and a total of at least 6 academic years of work to complete the degree program, including both prior required college work and the professional program itself. First-professional degrees are awarded in the fields of dentistry, medicine, optometry, osteopathic medicine, pharmacy, podiatric medicine, veterinary medicine, chiropractic, law, and theological professions.
NOTE: For years 1984-85 to 2002-03, reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of degree, and sex were used to impute race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. Data for 1998-99 were imputed using alternative procedures. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1976-77 through 1985-86; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions Survey," (IPEDS-C:87-99), 1986-87 through 1998-99, and Fall 2000 through 2003.
