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Table 359. | 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 2010-11 |
Year | Bachelor's degrees | Master's degrees | Doctor's degrees | ||||||||
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Total | Males | Females | Females as a percent of total |
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 | 12 |
1959-60 | 16,007 | † | 14,013 | 1,994 | 12.5 | 3,376 | 3,049 | 327 | 1,838 | 1,776 | 62 |
1967-68 | 19,380 | † | 16,739 | 2,641 | 13.6 | 5,499 | 4,869 | 630 | 3,593 | 3,405 | 188 |
1969-70 | 21,439 | † | 18,522 | 2,917 | 13.6 | 5,908 | 5,069 | 839 | 4,271 | 4,038 | 233 |
1970-71 | 21,410 | -0.1 | 18,457 | 2,953 | 13.8 | 6,336 | 5,495 | 841 | 4,324 | 4,082 | 242 |
1971-72 | 20,743 | -3.1 | 17,661 | 3,082 | 14.9 | 6,268 | 5,390 | 878 | 4,075 | 3,805 | 270 |
1972-73 | 20,692 | -0.2 | 17,622 | 3,070 | 14.8 | 6,230 | 5,388 | 842 | 3,961 | 3,698 | 263 |
1973-74 | 21,170 | 2.3 | 17,669 | 3,501 | 16.5 | 6,019 | 5,157 | 862 | 3,558 | 3,312 | 246 |
1974-75 | 20,770 | -1.9 | 16,986 | 3,784 | 18.2 | 5,782 | 4,949 | 833 | 3,577 | 3,284 | 293 |
1975-76 | 21,458 | 3.3 | 17,349 | 4,109 | 19.1 | 5,428 | 4,622 | 806 | 3,388 | 3,097 | 291 |
1976-77 | 22,482 | 4.8 | 17,985 | 4,497 | 20.0 | 5,281 | 4,411 | 870 | 3,295 | 2,981 | 314 |
1977-78 | 22,975 | 2.2 | 18,083 | 4,892 | 21.3 | 5,507 | 4,583 | 924 | 3,073 | 2,763 | 310 |
1978-79 | 23,197 | 1.0 | 17,976 | 5,221 | 22.5 | 5,418 | 4,438 | 980 | 3,061 | 2,717 | 344 |
1979-80 | 23,407 | 0.9 | 17,861 | 5,546 | 23.7 | 5,167 | 4,210 | 957 | 3,044 | 2,669 | 375 |
1980-81 | 23,936 | 2.3 | 18,052 | 5,884 | 24.6 | 5,246 | 4,172 | 1,074 | 3,105 | 2,733 | 372 |
1981-82 | 24,045 | 0.5 | 17,861 | 6,184 | 25.7 | 5,446 | 4,274 | 1,172 | 3,246 | 2,804 | 442 |
1982-83 | 23,374 | -2.8 | 16,988 | 6,386 | 27.3 | 5,250 | 4,131 | 1,119 | 3,214 | 2,767 | 447 |
1983-84 | 23,645 | 1.2 | 17,112 | 6,533 | 27.6 | 5,541 | 4,249 | 1,292 | 3,269 | 2,789 | 480 |
1984-85 | 23,694 | 0.2 | 17,065 | 6,629 | 28.0 | 5,752 | 4,425 | 1,327 | 3,349 | 2,808 | 541 |
1985-86 | 21,711 | -8.4 | 15,750 | 5,961 | 27.5 | 5,860 | 4,443 | 1,417 | 3,521 | 2,946 | 575 |
1986-87 | 20,060 | -7.6 | 14,365 | 5,695 | 28.4 | 5,586 | 4,193 | 1,393 | 3,629 | 3,004 | 625 |
1987-88 | 17,797 | -11.3 | 12,385 | 5,412 | 30.4 | 5,696 | 4,300 | 1,396 | 3,758 | 3,085 | 673 |
1988-89 | 17,179 | -3.5 | 12,071 | 5,108 | 29.7 | 5,691 | 4,180 | 1,511 | 3,795 | 3,046 | 749 |
1989-90 | 16,056 | -6.5 | 11,026 | 5,030 | 31.3 | 5,410 | 3,996 | 1,414 | 4,116 | 3,328 | 788 |
1990-91 | 16,334 | 1.7 | 11,170 | 5,164 | 31.6 | 5,281 | 3,823 | 1,458 | 4,248 | 3,417 | 831 |
1991-92 | 16,970 | 3.9 | 11,443 | 5,527 | 32.6 | 5,397 | 3,935 | 1,462 | 4,378 | 3,433 | 945 |
1992-93 | 17,577 | 3.6 | 11,853 | 5,724 | 32.6 | 5,392 | 3,840 | 1,552 | 4,372 | 3,426 | 946 |
1993-94 | 18,474 | 5.1 | 12,271 | 6,203 | 33.6 | 5,718 | 4,069 | 1,649 | 4,652 | 3,657 | 995 |
1994-95 | 19,247 | 4.2 | 12,556 | 6,691 | 34.8 | 5,798 | 4,058 | 1,740 | 4,486 | 3,443 | 1,043 |
1995-96 | 19,716 | 2.4 | 12,634 | 7,082 | 35.9 | 5,910 | 4,031 | 1,879 | 4,589 | 3,543 | 1,046 |
1996-97 | 19,594 | -0.6 | 12,285 | 7,309 | 37.3 | 5,616 | 3,799 | 1,817 | 4,501 | 3,479 | 1,022 |
1997-98 | 19,454 | -0.7 | 11,999 | 7,455 | 38.3 | 5,411 | 3,484 | 1,927 | 4,592 | 3,451 | 1,141 |
1998-99 | 18,448 | -5.2 | 11,119 | 7,329 | 39.7 | 5,241 | 3,454 | 1,787 | 4,229 | 3,206 | 1,023 |
1999-2000 | 18,427 | -0.1 | 11,019 | 7,408 | 40.2 | 4,888 | 3,167 | 1,721 | 4,017 | 3,002 | 1,015 |
2000-01 | 18,025 | -2.2 | 10,628 | 7,397 | 41.0 | 5,134 | 3,276 | 1,858 | 3,968 | 2,914 | 1,054 |
2001-02 | 17,890 | -0.7 | 10,349 | 7,541 | 42.2 | 5,082 | 3,186 | 1,896 | 3,824 | 2,766 | 1,058 |
2002-03 | 18,038 | 0.8 | 10,625 | 7,413 | 41.1 | 5,196 | 3,284 | 1,912 | 3,939 | 2,854 | 1,085 |
2003-04 | 18,131 | 0.5 | 10,577 | 7,554 | 41.7 | 5,714 | 3,470 | 2,244 | 3,937 | 2,855 | 1,082 |
2004-05 | 19,104 | 5.4 | 11,065 | 8,039 | 42.1 | 5,823 | 3,569 | 2,254 | 4,248 | 3,071 | 1,177 |
2005-06 | 20,522 | 7.4 | 11,978 | 8,544 | 41.6 | 6,063 | 3,666 | 2,397 | 4,642 | 3,258 | 1,384 |
2006-07 | 21,291 | 3.7 | 12,604 | 8,687 | 40.8 | 6,012 | 3,675 | 2,337 | 5,041 | 3,454 | 1,587 |
2007-08 | 22,179 | 4.2 | 13,143 | 9,036 | 40.7 | 6,061 | 3,762 | 2,299 | 4,994 | 3,513 | 1,481 |
2008-09 | 22,688 | 2.3 | 13,463 | 9,225 | 40.7 | 5,862 | 3,576 | 2,286 | 5,237 | 3,554 | 1,683 |
2009-10 | 23,379 | 3.0 | 13,862 | 9,517 | 40.7 | 6,063 | 3,652 | 2,411 | 5,063 | 3,404 | 1,659 |
2010-11 | 24,712 | 5.7 | 14,782 | 9,930 | 40.2 | 6,386 | 3,907 | 2,479 | 5,295 | 3,608 | 1,687 |
Percent change | |||||||||||
2000-01 to 2005-06 | 13.9 | † | 12.7 | 15.5 | † | 18.1 | 11.9 | 29.0 | 17.0 | 11.8 | 31.3 |
2005-06 to 2010-11 | 20.4 | † | 23.4 | 16.2 | † | 5.3 | 6.6 | 3.4 | 14.1 | 10.7 | 21.9 |
†Not applicable. | |||||||||||
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Physical sciences focus on the study of inanimate objects, processes of matter and energy, and associated phenomena. Examples of physical sciences include astronomy, chemistry (except biochemistry), geology, and physics (except biophysics). | |||||||||||
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; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87-99); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared July 2012.) |