Table 324.

Degrees in the physical sciences and science technologies conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1959-60 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
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	5,908	5,069	839	4,271	4,038	233
1970-71	21,410	-0.1	18,457	2,953	6,336	5,495	841	4,324	4,082	242
1971-72	20,743	-3.1	17,661	3,082	6,268	5,390	878	4,075	3,805	270
1972-73	20,692	-0.2	17,622	3,070	6,230	5,388	842	3,961	3,698	263
1973-74	21,170	2.3	17,669	3,501	6,019	5,157	862	3,558	3,312	246
1974-75	20,770	-1.9	16,986	3,784	5,782	4,949	833	3,577	3,284	293
1975-76	21,458	3.3	17,349	4,109	5,428	4,622	806	3,388	3,097	291
1976-77	22,482	4.8	17,985	4,497	5,281	4,411	870	3,295	2,981	314
1977-78	22,975	2.2	18,083	4,892	5,507	4,583	924	3,073	2,763	310
1978-79	23,197	1.0	17,976	5,221	5,418	4,438	980	3,061	2,717	344
1979-80	23,407	0.9	17,861	5,546	5,167	4,210	957	3,044	2,669	375
1980-81	23,936	2.3	18,052	5,884	5,246	4,172	1,074	3,105	2,733	372
1981-82	24,045	0.5	17,861	6,184	5,446	4,274	1,172	3,246	2,804	442
1982-83	23,374	-2.8	16,988	6,386	5,250	4,131	1,119	3,214	2,767	447
1983-84	23,645	1.2	17,112	6,533	5,541	4,249	1,292	3,269	2,789	480
1984-85	23,694	0.2	17,065	6,629	5,752	4,425	1,327	3,349	2,808	541
1985-86	21,711	-8.4	15,750	5,961	5,860	4,443	1,417	3,521	2,946	575
1986-87	20,060	-7.6	14,365	5,695	5,586	4,193	1,393	3,629	3,004	625
1987-88	17,797	-11.3	12,385	5,412	5,696	4,300	1,396	3,758	3,085	673
1988-89	17,179	-3.5	12,071	5,108	5,691	4,180	1,511	3,795	3,046	749
1989-90	16,056	-6.5	11,026	5,030	5,410	3,996	1,414	4,116	3,328	788
1990-91	16,334	1.7	11,170	5,164	5,281	3,823	1,458	4,248	3,417	831
1991-92	16,948	3.8	11,425	5,523	5,340	3,888	1,452	4,344	3,402	942
1992-93	17,534	3.5	11,819	5,715	5,346	3,803	1,543	4,348	3,404	944
1993-94	18,392	4.9	12,218	6,174	5,648	4,010	1,638	4,595	3,606	989
1994-95	19,161	4.2	12,490	6,671	5,716	3,996	1,720	4,421	3,386	1,035
1995-96	19,627	2.4	12,566	7,061	5,807	3,943	1,864	4,512	3,479	1,033
1996-97	19,496	-0.7	12,213	7,283	5,526	3,732	1,794	4,417	3,411	1,006
1997-98	19,362	-0.7	11,924	7,438	5,328	3,417	1,911	4,520	3,387	1,133
1998-99	18,285	-5.6	11,003	7,282	5,124	3,366	1,758	4,142	3,144	998
1999-2000	18,331	0.3	10,946	7,385	4,810	3,114	1,696	3,963	2,959	1,004
2000-01	17,919	-2.2	10,553	7,366	5,049	3,212	1,837	3,911	2,875	1,036
2001-02	17,799	-0.7	10,292	7,507	5,012	3,135	1,877	3,760	2,719	1,041
2002-03	17,950	0.8	10,562	7,388	5,109	3,211	1,898	3,858	2,792	1,066
2003-04	17,983	0.2	10,476	7,507	5,570	3,364	2,206	3,815	2,753	1,062
2004-05	18,905	5.1	10,934	7,971	5,678	3,457	2,221	4,114	2,966	1,148
2005-06	20,318	7.5	11,831	8,487	5,922	3,568	2,354	4,489	3,143	1,346
2006-07	21,073	3.7	12,455	8,618	5,839	3,556	2,283	4,846	3,317	1,529
2007-08	21,934	4.1	12,959	8,975	5,899	3,649	2,250	4,804	3,363	1,441
2008-09	22,466	2.4	13,299	9,167	5,658	3,433	2,225	5,048	3,416	1,632
Percent change
1998-99 to     2003-04	-1.7	†	-4.8	3.1	8.7	-0.1	25.5	-7.9	-12.4	6.4
2003-04 to     2008-09	24.9	†	26.9	22.1	1.6	2.1	0.9	32.3	24.1	53.7

†Not applicable.

NOTE: Data through 1994-95 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. (See Appendix A: Guide to Sources for details.)

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned Degrees Conferred, 1959-60; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1967-68 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 August 2010.)