Table 273.

Doctor's degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by race/ethnicity and sex of student: Selected years, 1976–77 through 2004–05

Year and sex	Number of degrees conferred1							Percentage distribution of degrees conferred1
	Total	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian/ Pacific Islander	American Indian/ Alaska Native	Non- resident alien	Total	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian/ Pacific Islander	American Indian/ Alaska Native	Non-resident alien
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15
Total
1976–772	33,126	26,851	1,253	522	658	95	3,747	100.0	81.1	3.8	1.6	2.0	0.3	11.3
1980–813	32,839	25,908	1,265	456	877	130	4,203	100.0	78.9	3.9	1.4	2.7	0.4	12.8
1989–90	38,371	26,221	1,149	780	1,225	98	8,898	100.0	68.3	3.0	2.0	3.2	0.3	23.2
1990–91	39,294	25,855	1,248	757	1,504	106	9,824	100.0	65.8	3.2	1.9	3.8	0.3	25.0
1991–92	40,659	26,229	1,239	824	1,598	120	10,649	100.0	64.5	3.0	2.0	3.9	0.3	26.2
1992–93	42,132	26,816	1,350	824	1,578	107	11,457	100.0	63.6	3.2	2.0	3.7	0.3	27.2
1993–94	43,185	27,212	1,385	900	2,024	134	11,530	100.0	63.0	3.2	2.1	4.7	0.3	26.7
1994–95	44,446	27,846	1,667	984	2,689	130	11,130	100.0	62.7	3.8	2.2	6.1	0.3	25.0
1995–96	44,652	27,773	1,632	997	2,641	159	11,450	100.0	62.2	3.7	2.2	5.9	0.4	25.6
1996–97	45,876	28,596	1,865	1,120	2,667	175	11,453	100.0	62.3	4.1	2.4	5.8	0.4	25.0
1997–98	46,010	28,803	2,067	1,275	2,339	186	11,340	100.0	62.6	4.5	2.8	5.1	0.4	24.6
1998–99	44,077	27,838	2,136	1,302	2,299	194	10,308	100.0	63.2	4.8	3.0	5.2	0.4	23.4
1999–2000	44,808	27,843	2,246	1,305	2,420	160	10,834	100.0	62.1	5.0	2.9	5.4	0.4	24.2
2000–01	44,904	27,454	2,207	1,516	2,587	177	10,963	100.0	61.1	4.9	3.4	5.8	0.4	24.4
2001–02	44,160	26,903	2,395	1,434	2,319	180	10,929	100.0	60.9	5.4	3.2	5.3	0.4	24.7
2002–03	46,024	27,698	2,517	1,561	2,426	196	11,626	100.0	60.2	5.5	3.4	5.3	0.4	25.3
2003–04	48,378	28,214	2,900	1,662	2,632	217	12,753	100.0	58.3	6.0	3.4	5.4	0.4	26.4
2004–05	52,631	30,261	3,056	1,824	2,911	237	14,342	100.0	57.5	5.8	3.5	5.5	0.5	27.3
Males
1976–772	25,036	20,032	766	383	540	67	3,248	100.0	80.0	3.1	1.5	2.2	0.3	13.0
1980–813	22,595	17,310	694	277	655	95	3,564	100.0	76.6	3.1	1.2	2.9	0.4	15.8
1989–90	24,401	15,314	531	419	865	49	7,223	100.0	62.8	2.2	1.7	3.5	0.2	29.6
1990–91	24,756	14,853	597	399	1,017	59	7,831	100.0	60.0	2.4	1.6	4.1	0.2	31.6
1991–92	25,557	14,956	584	465	1,088	66	8,398	100.0	58.5	2.3	1.8	4.3	0.3	32.9
1992–93	26,073	14,991	617	437	1,040	52	8,936	100.0	57.5	2.4	1.7	4.0	0.2	34.3
1993–94	26,552	15,159	627	463	1,373	66	8,864	100.0	57.1	2.4	1.7	5.2	0.2	33.4
1994–95	26,916	15,375	730	488	1,756	58	8,509	100.0	57.1	2.7	1.8	6.5	0.2	31.6
1995–96	26,841	15,112	727	514	1,692	80	8,716	100.0	56.3	2.7	1.9	6.3	0.3	32.5
1996–97	27,146	15,499	795	585	1,645	87	8,535	100.0	57.1	2.9	2.2	6.1	0.3	31.4
1997–98	26,664	15,399	824	652	1,392	83	8,314	100.0	57.8	3.1	2.4	5.2	0.3	31.2
1998–99	25,146	14,726	873	625	1,337	92	7,493	100.0	58.6	3.5	2.5	5.3	0.4	29.8
1999–2000	25,028	14,472	876	611	1,356	57	7,656	100.0	57.8	3.5	2.4	5.4	0.2	30.6
2000–01	24,728	13,937	855	687	1,453	76	7,720	100.0	56.4	3.5	2.8	5.9	0.3	31.2
2001–02	23,708	13,330	922	650	1,242	67	7,497	100.0	56.2	3.9	2.7	5.2	0.3	31.6
2002–03	24,341	13,470	913	742	1,243	76	7,897	100.0	55.3	3.8	3.0	5.1	0.3	32.4
2003–04	25,323	13,567	1,015	766	1,293	90	8,592	100.0	53.6	4.0	3.0	5.1	0.4	33.9
2004–05	26,973	14,023	1,049	764	1,403	87	9,647	100.0	52.0	3.9	2.8	5.2	0.3	35.8
Females
1976–77	8,090	6,819	487	139	118	28	499	100.0	84.3	6.0	1.7	1.5	0.3	6.2
1980–813	10,244	8,598	571	179	222	35	639	100.0	83.9	5.6	1.7	2.2	0.3	6.2
1989–90	13,970	10,907	618	361	360	49	1,675	100.0	78.1	4.4	2.6	2.6	0.4	12.0
1990–91	14,538	11,002	651	358	487	47	1,993	100.0	75.7	4.5	2.5	3.3	0.3	13.7
1991–92	15,102	11,273	655	359	510	54	2,251	100.0	74.6	4.3	2.4	3.4	0.4	14.9
1992–93	16,059	11,825	733	387	538	55	2,521	100.0	73.6	4.6	2.4	3.4	0.3	15.7
1993–94	16,633	12,053	758	437	651	68	2,666	100.0	72.5	4.6	2.6	3.9	0.4	16.0
1994–95	17,530	12,471	937	496	933	72	2,621	100.0	71.1	5.3	2.8	5.3	0.4	15.0
1995–96	17,811	12,661	905	483	949	79	2,734	100.0	71.1	5.1	2.7	5.3	0.4	15.4
1996–97	18,730	13,097	1,070	535	1,022	88	2,918	100.0	69.9	5.7	2.9	5.5	0.5	15.6
1997–98	19,346	13,404	1,243	623	947	103	3,026	100.0	69.3	6.4	3.2	4.9	0.5	15.6
1998–99	18,931	13,112	1,263	677	962	102	2,815	100.0	69.3	6.7	3.6	5.1	0.5	14.9
1999–2000	19,780	13,371	1,370	694	1,064	103	3,178	100.0	67.6	6.9	3.5	5.4	0.5	16.1
2000–01	20,176	13,517	1,352	829	1,134	101	3,243	100.0	67.0	6.7	4.1	5.6	0.5	16.1
2001–02	20,452	13,573	1,473	784	1,077	113	3,432	100.0	66.4	7.2	3.8	5.3	0.6	16.8
2002–03	21,683	14,228	1,604	819	1,183	120	3,729	100.0	65.6	7.4	3.8	5.5	0.6	17.2
2003–04	23,055	14,647	1,885	896	1,339	127	4,161	100.0	63.5	8.2	3.9	5.8	0.6	18.0
2004–05	25,658	16,238	2,007	1,060	1,508	150	4,695	100.0	63.3	7.8	4.1	5.9	0.6	18.3

1 Includes Ph.D., Ed.D, and comparable degrees at the doctoral level. Excludes first-professional degrees, such as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees. 2 Excludes 106 men whose racial/ethnic group was not available. 3 Excludes 116 men and 3 women whose racial/ethnic group was not available. NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. For years 1989–90 to 2004–05, reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. (See Guide to Sources for details.) Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. 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 and 1980–81; and 1988–89 through 2004–05 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:89–99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2005. (This table was prepared July 2006.)