(36KB)| 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 |
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| 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.) |