Table 316.

Degrees in engineering and engineering technologies conferred by degree- granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1949-50 through 2008-09

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
2002-03	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
2006-07	82,072	0.6	68,230	13,842	32,162	24,865	7,297	8,123	6,422	1,701
2007-08	83,853	2.2	69,724	14,129	34,592	26,574	8,018	8,167	6,413	1,754
2008-09	84,636	0.9	70,675	13,961	38,205	29,595	8,610	7,990	6,259	1,731
Percent change
1998-99 to     2003-04	7.7	†	6.4	13.6	31.6	29.3	40.9	9.5	5.3	34.8
2003-04 to     2008-09	8.2	†	11.3	-5.2	8.5	7.0	14.3	33.6	27.1	63.6

†Not applicable.

#Rounds to zero.

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes degrees in engineering, engineering-related technologies, mechanic and repair technologies, and construction trades for 1969-70 and later years.

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 2008-09 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87-99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2009. (This table was prepared July 2010.)