Table 294.

Degrees in engineering and engineering technologies conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1949-50 through 2005-06

Year	Bachelor's degrees				Master's degrees			Doctor's degrees
	Total		Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females
	Number	Annual percent change
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11
1949–50	52,246	†	52,071	175	4,496	4,481	15	417	416	1
1959–60	37,679	†	37,537	142	7,159	7,133	26	786	783	3
1969–70	44,479	†	44,149	330	15,593	15,421	172	3,681	3,657	24
1970–71	50,182	12.8	49,775	407	16,947	16,734	213	3,688	3,663	25
1971–72	51,258	2.1	50,726	532	17,299	17,009	290	3,708	3,685	23
1972–73	51,384	0.2	50,766	618	16,988	16,694	294	3,513	3,459	54
1973–74	50,412	-1.9	49,611	801	15,851	15,470	381	3,374	3,318	56
1974–75	47,131	-6.5	46,105	1,026	15,837	15,426	411	3,181	3,113	68
1975–76	46,676	-1.0	45,184	1,492	16,800	16,174	626	2,874	2,805	69
1976–77	49,482	6.0	47,238	2,244	16,659	15,891	768	2,622	2,547	75
1977–78	56,150	13.5	52,353	3,797	16,887	15,940	947	2,483	2,424	59
1978–79	62,898	12.0	57,603	5,295	16,012	14,971	1,041	2,545	2,459	86
1979–80	69,387	10.3	62,877	6,510	16,765	15,535	1,230	2,546	2,447	99
1980–81	75,355	8.6	67,573	7,782	17,216	15,761	1,455	2,608	2,499	109
1981–82	80,632	7.0	71,305	9,327	18,475	16,747	1,728	2,676	2,532	144
1982–83	89,811	11.4	78,673	11,138	19,949	18,038	1,911	2,871	2,742	129
1983–84	95,295	6.1	82,841	12,454	21,197	18,916	2,281	3,032	2,864	168
1984–85	97,099	1.9	83,991	13,108	22,124	19,688	2,436	3,269	3,055	214
1985–86	97,122	#	84,050	13,072	22,146	19,545	2,601	3,456	3,220	236
1986–87	93,560	-3.7	80,543	13,017	23,101	20,137	2,964	3,854	3,585	269
1987–88	89,406	-4.4	76,886	12,520	23,839	20,815	3,024	4,237	3,941	296
1988–89	85,982	-3.8	74,020	11,962	25,066	21,731	3,335	4,572	4,160	412
1989–90	82,480	-4.1	70,859	11,621	25,294	21,753	3,541	5,030	4,576	454
1990–91	79,751	-3.3	68,482	11,269	25,450	21,780	3,670	5,330	4,834	496
1991–92	78,058	-2.1	67,104	10,954	26,430	22,444	3,986	5,533	4,998	535
1992–93	78,662	0.8	67,248	11,414	29,149	24,758	4,391	5,894	5,322	572
1993–94	78,662	0.0	66,920	11,742	30,172	25,453	4,719	6,011	5,339	672
1994–95	78,569	-0.1	66,223	12,346	30,031	25,090	4,941	6,173	5,435	738
1995–96	78,086	-0.6	65,430	12,656	28,946	23,928	5,018	6,431	5,623	808
1996–97	75,757	-3.0	63,066	12,691	27,106	22,114	4,992	6,250	5,476	774
1997–98	74,649	-1.5	61,955	12,694	27,327	21,867	5,460	6,038	5,294	744
1998–99	72,665	-2.7	59,703	12,962	26,738	21,394	5,344	5,461	4,676	785
1999–2000	73,419	1.0	59,741	13,678	26,726	21,100	5,626	5,421	4,582	839
2000–01	72,975	-0.6	59,564	13,411	27,272	21,405	5,867	5,604	4,669	935
2001–02	74,679	2.3	60,474	14,205	27,057	21,263	5,794	5,245	4,332	913
2002–031	77,319	3.5	62,884	14,435	30,670	24,170	6,500	5,333	4,415	918
2003–04	78,227	1.2	63,502	14,725	35,197	27,667	7,530	5,981	4,923	1,058
2004–05	79,743	1.9	65,164	14,579	35,133	27,161	7,972	6,601	5,368	1,233
2005–06	81,610	2.3	67,013	14,597	33,530	25,666	7,864	7,471	5,963	1,508
Percent change
1995–96 to 2000–01	-6.5	†	-9.0	6.0	-5.8	-10.5	16.9	-12.9	-17.0	15.7
2000–01 to 2005–06	11.8	†	12.5	8.8	22.9	19.9	34.0	33.3	27.7	61.3

† Not applicable. # Rounds to zero. 1 Data have been revised from previously published figures. NOTE: Includes degrees in engineering, engineering-related technologies, mechanic and repair technologies, and construction trades from 1969–70 through 2005–06. 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; and 1986–87 through 2005–06 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87–99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2006. (This table was prepared June 2007.)