Table 323.

Degrees in foreign languages and literatures conferred by degree- granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1959-60 through 2009-10

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	5,462	†	2,090	3,372	1,125	590	535	229	166	63
1967-68	19,254	†	5,253	14,001	4,849	2,068	2,781	707	503	204
1969-70	21,109	†	5,613	15,496	5,137	1,917	3,220	869	579	290
1970-71	20,988	-0.6	5,508	15,480	5,480	1,961	3,519	1,084	714	370
1971-72	19,890	-5.2	5,196	14,694	5,283	1,919	3,364	1,134	742	392
1972-73	20,170	1.4	5,119	15,051	5,068	1,909	3,159	1,347	829	518
1973-74	20,197	0.1	5,063	15,134	4,851	1,788	3,063	1,248	703	545
1974-75	19,103	-5.4	4,723	14,380	4,721	1,672	3,049	1,220	665	555
1975-76	17,068	-10.7	4,270	12,798	4,432	1,581	2,851	1,245	643	602
1976-77	15,496	-9.2	3,965	11,531	4,056	1,365	2,691	1,103	574	529
1977-78	14,334	-7.5	3,684	10,650	3,624	1,194	2,430	1,002	490	512
1978-79	13,211	-7.8	3,391	9,820	3,248	1,092	2,156	960	471	489
1979-80	12,480	-5.5	3,226	9,254	3,067	1,026	2,041	857	412	445
1980-81	11,638	-6.7	3,013	8,625	2,934	1,039	1,895	931	460	471
1981-82	11,175	-4.0	2,919	8,256	2,892	997	1,895	869	407	462
1982-83	11,170	#	3,048	8,122	2,706	1,001	1,705	790	362	428
1983-84	10,985	-1.7	3,098	7,887	2,814	984	1,830	779	353	426
1984-85	11,436	4.1	3,186	8,250	2,708	932	1,776	761	342	419
1985-86	11,550	1.0	3,374	8,176	2,690	878	1,812	768	338	430
1986-87	11,706	1.4	3,374	8,332	2,574	847	1,727	769	332	437
1987-88	11,515	-1.6	3,223	8,292	2,680	931	1,749	725	330	395
1988-89	12,403	7.7	3,432	8,971	2,837	955	1,882	727	317	410
1989-90	13,133	5.9	3,625	9,508	3,018	987	2,031	816	348	468
1990-91	13,937	6.1	4,008	9,929	3,049	1,018	2,031	889	396	493
1991-92	14,634	5.0	4,225	10,409	3,229	1,074	2,155	984	434	550
1992-93	15,305	4.6	4,435	10,870	3,513	1,182	2,331	977	417	560
1993-94	15,242	-0.4	4,573	10,669	3,612	1,199	2,413	1,033	418	615
1994-95	14,558	-4.5	4,496	10,062	3,439	1,124	2,315	1,081	479	602
1995-96	14,832	1.9	4,514	10,318	3,443	1,141	2,302	1,020	446	574
1996-97	14,487	-2.3	4,388	10,099	3,361	1,104	2,257	1,064	450	614
1997-98	15,279	5.5	4,585	10,694	3,181	1,033	2,148	1,118	473	645
1998-99	15,835	3.6	4,738	11,097	3,109	976	2,133	1,049	443	606
1999-2000	15,886	0.3	4,616	11,270	3,037	944	2,093	1,086	446	640
2000-01	16,128	1.5	4,695	11,433	3,035	969	2,066	1,078	420	658
2001-02	16,258	0.8	4,685	11,573	3,075	958	2,117	1,003	418	585
2002-03	16,912	4.0	4,996	11,916	3,049	874	2,175	1,042	424	618
2003-04	17,754	5.0	5,215	12,539	3,124	957	2,167	1,031	410	621
2004-05	18,386	3.6	5,370	13,016	3,407	1,056	2,351	1,027	410	617
2005-06	19,410	5.6	5,842	13,568	3,539	1,049	2,490	1,074	436	638
2006-07	20,275	4.5	6,173	14,102	3,443	1,058	2,385	1,059	437	622
2007-08	20,977	3.5	6,254	14,723	3,565	1,128	2,437	1,078	431	647
2008-09	21,158	0.9	6,302	14,856	3,592	1,211	2,381	1,111	426	685
2009-10	21,516	1.7	6,610	14,906	3,755	1,254	2,501	1,091	446	645
Percent change
1999-2000 to      2004-05	15.7	†	16.3	15.5	12.2	11.9	12.3	-5.4	-8.1	-3.6
2004-05 to      2009-10	17.0	†	23.1	14.5	10.2	18.8	6.4	6.2	8.8	4.5

†Not applicable.

#Rounds to zero.

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, 1949-50 and 1959-60; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1967-68 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.)