Table 290.

Degrees in modern foreign languages and literatures conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1949–50 through 2004–05

Year	Bachelor's degrees			Master's degrees			Doctor's degrees
	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1949–50	4,477	1,746	2,731	919	456	463	168	135	33
1959–60	4,527	1,548	2,979	832	392	440	150	100	50
1967–68	17,499	4,450	13,049	3,911	1,555	2,356	491	336	155
1969–70	19,457	4,921	14,536	4,154	1,476	2,678	590	369	221
1970–71	19,806	4,994	14,812	4,847	1,668	3,179	854	536	318
1971–72	18,673	4,635	14,038	4,692	1,633	3,059	911	575	336
1972–73	18,989	4,589	14,400	4,422	1,578	2,844	1,092	650	442
1973–74	18,807	4,486	14,321	4,105	1,399	2,706	1,035	575	460
1974–75	17,842	4,174	13,668	4,004	1,330	2,674	969	504	465
1975–76	15,731	3,718	12,013	3,670	1,235	2,435	1,010	514	496
1976–77	14,162	3,416	10,746	3,293	1,019	2,274	875	430	445
1977–78	13,037	3,127	9,910	2,913	870	2,043	768	351	417
1978–79	11,957	2,845	9,112	2,563	771	1,792	765	363	402
1979–80	11,315	2,783	8,532	2,376	704	1,672	639	278	361
1980–81	10,464	2,542	7,922	2,255	739	1,516	708	328	380
1981–82	10,014	2,426	7,588	2,170	671	1,499	646	281	365
1982–83	10,026	2,560	7,466	1,891	633	1,258	594	254	340
1983–84	9,829	2,611	7,218	1,929	602	1,327	565	242	323
1984–85	10,357	2,719	7,638	1,879	597	1,282	558	236	322
1985–86	10,407	2,884	7,523	1,870	562	1,308	523	206	317
1986–87	10,740	2,988	7,752	1,918	586	1,332	545	230	315
1987–88	10,513	2,839	7,674	2,028	665	1,363	534	228	306
1988–89	11,376	3,037	8,339	2,110	654	1,456	512	216	296
1989–90	11,991	3,185	8,806	2,225	674	1,551	599	239	360
1990–91	12,704	3,526	9,178	2,282	710	1,572	647	274	373
1991–92	13,300	3,679	9,621	2,400	738	1,662	706	284	422
1992–93	13,904	3,848	10,056	2,683	857	1,826	717	287	430
1993–94	13,761	3,960	9,801	2,699	830	1,869	747	273	474
1994–95	13,196	3,949	9,247	2,578	790	1,788	814	335	479
1995–96	13,337	3,881	9,456	2,562	792	1,770	746	292	454
1996–97	13,053	3,792	9,261	2,470	753	1,717	793	316	477
1997–98	13,618	3,926	9,692	2,367	715	1,652	819	327	492
1998–99	14,163	4,084	10,079	2,267	657	1,610	757	294	463
1999–2000	14,186	3,939	10,247	2,228	669	1,559	804	311	493
2000–01	14,292	3,966	10,326	2,244	664	1,580	818	294	524
2001–02	14,236	3,945	10,291	2,284	648	1,636	780	313	467
2002–03	14,843	4,202	10,641	2,256	600	1,656	749	282	467
2003–04	15,408	4,362	11,046	2,307	662	1,645	743	278	465
2004–05	16,008	4,494	11,514	2,517	736	1,781	762	295	467

NOTE: Includes degrees conferred in a single language or a combination of modern foreign languages. Excludes degrees in linguistics, Latin, classics, ancient and Middle/Near Eastern biblical and Semitic languages, ancient/classical Greek, Sanskrit and classical Indian languages, and sign language and sign language interpretation. 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, 1967–68 through 1985–86; and 1986–87 through 2004–05 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87–99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2005. (This table was prepared July 2006.)