Table 325.10.

Degrees in agriculture and natural resources conferred by postsecondary institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 1970-71 through 2011-12

Year	Bachelor's degrees					Master's degrees			Doctor's degrees
	Total		Males	Females	Females as a percent of total	Total	Males	Females	Total	Males	Females
	Number	Annual percent change
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
1970-71	12,672	†	12,136	536	4.2	2,457	2,313	144	1,086	1,055	31
1971-72	13,516	6.7	12,779	737	5.5	2,680	2,490	190	971	945	26
1972-73	14,756	9.2	13,661	1,095	7.4	2,807	2,588	219	1,059	1,031	28
1973-74	16,253	10.1	14,684	1,569	9.7	2,928	2,640	288	930	897	33
1974-75	17,528	7.8	15,061	2,467	14.1	3,067	2,703	364	991	958	33
1975-76	19,402	10.7	15,845	3,557	18.3	3,340	2,862	478	928	867	61
1976-77	21,467	10.6	16,690	4,777	22.3	3,724	3,177	547	893	831	62
1977-78	22,650	5.5	17,069	5,581	24.6	4,023	3,268	755	971	909	62
1978-79	23,134	2.1	16,854	6,280	27.1	3,994	3,187	807	950	877	73
1979-80	22,802	-1.4	16,045	6,757	29.6	3,976	3,082	894	991	879	112
1980-81	21,886	-4.0	15,154	6,732	30.8	4,003	3,061	942	1,067	940	127
1981-82	21,029	-3.9	14,443	6,586	31.3	4,163	3,114	1,049	1,079	925	154
1982-83	20,909	-0.6	14,085	6,824	32.6	4,254	3,129	1,125	1,149	1,004	145
1983-84	19,317	-7.6	13,206	6,111	31.6	4,178	2,989	1,189	1,172	1,001	171
1984-85	18,107	-6.3	12,477	5,630	31.1	3,928	2,846	1,082	1,213	1,036	177
1985-86	16,823	-7.1	11,544	5,279	31.4	3,801	2,701	1,100	1,158	966	192
1986-87	14,991	-10.9	10,314	4,677	31.2	3,522	2,460	1,062	1,049	871	178
1987-88	14,222	-5.1	9,744	4,478	31.5	3,479	2,427	1,052	1,142	926	216
1988-89	13,492	-5.1	9,298	4,194	31.1	3,245	2,231	1,014	1,183	950	233
1989-90	12,900	-4.4	8,822	4,078	31.6	3,382	2,239	1,143	1,295	1,038	257
1990-91	13,124	1.7	8,832	4,292	32.7	3,295	2,160	1,135	1,185	953	232
1991-92	15,113	15.2	9,867	5,246	34.7	3,730	2,409	1,321	1,205	955	250
1992-93	16,769	11.0	11,079	5,690	33.9	3,959	2,474	1,485	1,159	869	290
1993-94	18,056	7.7	11,746	6,310	34.9	4,110	2,512	1,598	1,262	969	293
1994-95	19,832	9.8	12,686	7,146	36.0	4,234	2,541	1,693	1,256	955	301
1995-96	21,425	8.0	13,531	7,894	36.8	4,551	2,642	1,909	1,259	926	333
1996-97	22,597	5.5	13,791	8,806	39.0	4,505	2,601	1,904	1,202	875	327
1997-98	23,276	3.0	13,806	9,470	40.7	4,464	2,545	1,919	1,290	924	366
1998-99	24,179	3.9	14,045	10,134	41.9	4,376	2,360	2,016	1,249	869	380
1999-2000	24,238	0.2	13,843	10,395	42.9	4,360	2,356	2,004	1,168	803	365
2000-01	23,370	-3.6	12,840	10,530	45.1	4,272	2,251	2,021	1,127	741	386
2001-02	23,331	-0.2	12,630	10,701	45.9	4,503	2,340	2,163	1,148	760	388
2002-03	23,348	0.1	12,343	11,005	47.1	4,492	2,232	2,260	1,229	790	439
2003-04	22,835	-2.2	11,889	10,946	47.9	4,783	2,306	2,477	1,185	758	427
2004-05	23,002	0.7	11,987	11,015	47.9	4,746	2,288	2,458	1,173	763	410
2005-06	23,053	0.2	12,063	10,990	47.7	4,640	2,280	2,360	1,194	710	484
2006-07	23,133	0.3	12,309	10,824	46.8	4,623	2,174	2,449	1,272	768	504
2007-08	24,113	4.2	12,634	11,479	47.6	4,684	2,180	2,504	1,257	742	515
2008-09	24,988	3.6	13,101	11,887	47.6	4,877	2,328	2,549	1,328	741	587
2009-10	26,336	5.4	13,519	12,817	48.7	5,211	2,509	2,702	1,147	625	522
2010-11	28,623	8.7	14,675	13,948	48.7	5,773	2,750	3,023	1,246	675	571
2011-12	30,929	8.1	15,453	15,476	50.0	6,390	3,026	3,364	1,333	721	612
Percent change
2001-02 to 2006-07	-0.8	†	-2.5	1.1	†	2.7	-7.1	13.2	10.8	1.1	29.9
2006-07 to 2011-12	33.7	†	25.5	43.0	†	38.2	39.2	37.4	4.8	-6.1	21.4

†Not applicable.

NOTE: Data are for postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes degrees in agriculture, agriculture operations, and related sciences and in natural resources and conservation.

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 2012, Completions component. (This table was prepared August 2013.)