Table 315.

Degrees in biology, microbiology, and zoology conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree: 1970-71 through 2009-10

Year	Biology, general			Microbiology1			Zoology2
	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctor's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctor's	Bachelor's	Master's	Doctor's
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10
1970-71	26,294	2,665	536	1,475	456	365	5,721	1,027	878
1971-72	27,473	2,943	580	1,548	470	351	5,518	1,040	836
1972-73	31,185	2,959	627	1,940	517	344	5,763	1,042	803
1973-74	36,188	3,186	657	2,311	505	384	6,128	1,091	677
1974-75	38,748	3,109	637	2,767	552	345	6,110	1,039	697
1975-76	40,163	3,177	624	2,927	585	364	6,077	976	645
1976-77	39,530	3,322	608	2,884	659	325	5,574	985	696
1977-78	37,598	3,094	664	2,695	615	353	5,096	958	624
1978-79	35,962	3,093	663	2,670	597	395	4,738	946	669
1979-80	33,523	2,911	718	2,631	596	376	4,301	922	639
1980-81	31,323	2,598	734	2,414	482	370	3,873	881	613
1981-82	29,651	2,579	678	2,377	470	350	3,615	868	625
1982-83	28,022	2,354	521	2,324	499	358	3,407	738	533
1983-84	27,379	2,313	617	2,349	505	388	3,231	700	521
1984-85	27,593	2,130	658	2,207	471	319	3,069	664	508
1985-86	27,618	2,173	574	2,257	392	362	2,894	618	548
1986-87	27,465	2,022	537	2,159	451	380	2,791	623	464
1987-88	26,838	1,981	576	2,061	404	442	2,537	629	492
1988-89	26,229	2,097	527	1,833	449	423	2,549	634	466
1989-90	27,213	1,998	551	1,973	403	441	2,473	548	545
1990-91	29,285	1,956	632	1,788	343	443	2,641	551	516
1991-92	31,909	1,995	657	1,750	372	532	2,811	530	494
1992-93	34,932	2,000	671	1,798	367	621	3,036	559	465
1993-94	38,103	2,178	665	1,872	359	591	3,162	658	503
1994-95	41,658	2,350	729	1,992	326	572	3,149	586	487
1995-96	44,818	2,606	768	2,220	364	606	3,463	677	501
1996-97	46,632	2,742	693	2,530	363	612	3,438	720	474
1997-98	47,054	2,617	809	2,926	401	585	3,653	685	465
1998-99	46,172	2,616	718	2,885	406	544	3,508	606	462
1999-2000	44,982	2,599	727	3,049	383	551	3,226	616	481
2000-01	42,310	2,582	780	2,779	334	553	3,045	560	380
2001-02	42,281	2,424	689	2,622	325	538	2,979	578	413
2002-03	42,699	2,340	680	2,455	297	507	2,488	379	355
2003-04	43,465	2,529	681	2,365	350	599	2,454	367	245
2004-05	45,540	2,564	712	2,318	390	610	2,159	384	268
2005-06	48,855	2,719	776	2,243	372	612	2,140	384	254
2006-07	52,527	2,679	788	2,347	369	667	2,223	416	263
2007-08	54,384	2,935	866	2,458	353	734	2,235	381	281
2008-09	55,856	2,986	896	2,480	291	716	2,141	347	297
2009-10	58,732	3,156	914	2,449	303	767	2,147	360	243
Percent change
1999-2000 to      2004-05	1.2	-1.3	-2.1	-24.0	1.8	10.7	-33.1	-37.7	-44.3
2004-05 to      2009-10	29.0	23.1	28.4	5.7	-22.3	25.7	-0.6	-6.3	-9.3

1 Includes microbiology, general; medical microbiology and bacteriology; virology; parisitology; immunology; and microbiological sciences and immunology, other.

2 Includes zoology/animal biology; entomology; animal physiology; animal behavior and ethology; wildlife biology; and zoology/animal biology, other.

NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1970-71 through 1985-86; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87-99); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2010, Completions component. (This table was prepared February 2012.)