Earned degrees in the physical sciences conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1959-60 to 2001-02

Table 291.

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            |     Bachelor's degrees   |       Master's degrees   |  Doctor's degrees
    Year    |__________________________|__________________________|_______________________
            | Total  |  Men   | Women  | Total  |  Men   | Women  | Total |  Men  | Women
____________|________|________|________|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______
     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|   5,935|   5,093|     842|  4,312|  4,077|    235
            |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
1970-71 ....|  21,412|  18,459|   2,953|   6,367|   5,521|     846|  4,390|  4,144|    246
1971-72 ....|  20,745|  17,663|   3,082|   6,287|   5,404|     883|  4,103|  3,830|    273
1972-73 ....|  20,696|  17,626|   3,070|   6,257|   5,414|     843|  4,006|  3,738|    268
1973-74 ....|  21,178|  17,674|   3,504|   6,062|   5,186|     876|  3,626|  3,373|    253
1974-75 ....|  20,778|  16,992|   3,786|   5,807|   4,969|     838|  3,626|  3,325|    301
            |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
1975-76 ....|  21,465|  17,353|   4,112|   5,466|   4,648|     818|  3,431|  3,132|    299
1976-77 ....|  22,497|  17,996|   4,501|   5,331|   4,450|     881|  3,341|  3,022|    319
1977-78 ....|  22,986|  18,090|   4,896|   5,561|   4,620|     941|  3,133|  2,821|    312
1978-79 ....|  23,207|  17,985|   5,222|   5,451|   4,461|     990|  3,102|  2,752|    350
1979-80 ....|  23,410|  17,864|   5,546|   5,219|   4,248|     971|  3,089|  2,705|    384
            |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
1980-81 ....|  23,952|  18,064|   5,888|   5,284|   4,200|   1,084|  3,141|  2,765|    376
1981-82 ....|  24,052|  17,866|   6,186|   5,514|   4,318|   1,196|  3,286|  2,835|    451
1982-83 ....|  23,381|  16,993|   6,388|   5,290|   4,157|   1,133|  3,269|  2,811|    458
1983-84 ....|  23,651|  17,116|   6,535|   5,576|   4,268|   1,308|  3,306|  2,815|    491
1984-85 ....|  23,704|  17,069|   6,635|   5,796|   4,452|   1,344|  3,403|  2,851|    552
            |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
1985-86 ....|  21,717|  15,755|   5,962|   5,902|   4,470|   1,432|  3,551|  2,963|    588
1986-87 ....|  20,070|  14,372|   5,698|   5,629|   4,219|   1,410|  3,673|  3,039|    634
1987-88 ....|  17,806|  12,389|   5,417|   5,733|   4,324|   1,409|  3,809|  3,123|    686
1988-89 ....|  17,186|  12,077|   5,109|   5,723|   4,199|   1,524|  3,858|  3,088|    770
1989-90 ....|  16,066|  11,031|   5,035|   5,449|   4,010|   1,439|  4,164|  3,356|    808
            |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
1990-91 ....|  16,344|  11,176|   5,168|   5,309|   3,837|   1,472|  4,290|  3,447|    843
1991-92 ....|  16,960|  11,431|   5,529|   5,374|   3,909|   1,465|  4,391|  3,429|    962
1992-93 ....|  17,545|  11,825|   5,720|   5,366|   3,808|   1,558|  4,393|  3,432|    961
1993-94 ....|  18,400|  12,223|   6,177|   5,679|   4,018|   1,661|  4,650|  3,642|  1,008
1994-95 ....|  19,177|  12,497|   6,680|   5,753|   4,013|   1,740|  4,483|  3,428|  1,055
            |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
1995-96 ....|  19,647|  12,578|   7,069|   5,847|   3,966|   1,881|  4,571|  3,515|  1,056
1996-97 ....|  19,531|  12,228|   7,303|   5,563|   3,752|   1,811|  4,474|  3,444|  1,030
1997-98 ....|  19,416|  11,955|   7,461|   5,361|   3,435|   1,926|  4,571|  3,417|  1,154
1998-99 ....|  18,337|  11,029|   7,308|   5,159|   3,384|   1,775|  4,190|  3,174|  1,016
1999-2000 ..|  18,385|  10,972|   7,413|   4,841|   3,126|   1,715|  4,018|  2,994|  1,024
            |        |        |        |        |        |        |       |       |
2000-01.....|  17,979|  10,574|   7,405|   5,082|   3,226|   1,856|  3,976|  2,912|  1,064
2001-02.....|  17,851|  10,314|   7,537|   5,034|   3,142|   1,892|  3,803|  2,740|  1,063
____________|________|________|________|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______

NOTE: Includes degrees in physical sciences, general; astronomy; astrophysics; atmospheric science and meteorology; chemistry; geology; miscellaneous physical sciences; physics; science technologies; and other physical sciences. Data for 1998-99 were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.)

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" surveys, 1986-87 through 1998-99, and Fall 2000 through Fall 2002 surveys. (This table was prepared August 2003.)

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