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Table 325.45. | Degrees in engineering and engineering technologies conferred by postsecondary institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1949-50 through 2012-13 |
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 |
1949-50 | 52,246 | † | 52,071 | 175 | 0.3 | 4,496 | 4,481 | 15 | 417 | 416 | 1 |
1959-60 | 37,679 | † | 37,537 | 142 | 0.4 | 7,159 | 7,133 | 26 | 786 | 783 | 3 |
1969-70 | 44,479 | † | 44,149 | 330 | 0.7 | 15,593 | 15,421 | 172 | 3,681 | 3,657 | 24 |
1970-71 | 50,182 | 12.8 | 49,775 | 407 | 0.8 | 16,947 | 16,734 | 213 | 3,688 | 3,663 | 25 |
1971-72 | 51,258 | 2.1 | 50,726 | 532 | 1.0 | 17,299 | 17,009 | 290 | 3,708 | 3,685 | 23 |
1972-73 | 51,384 | 0.2 | 50,766 | 618 | 1.2 | 16,988 | 16,694 | 294 | 3,513 | 3,459 | 54 |
1973-74 | 50,412 | -1.9 | 49,611 | 801 | 1.6 | 15,851 | 15,470 | 381 | 3,374 | 3,318 | 56 |
1974-75 | 47,131 | -6.5 | 46,105 | 1,026 | 2.2 | 15,837 | 15,426 | 411 | 3,181 | 3,113 | 68 |
1975-76 | 46,676 | -1.0 | 45,184 | 1,492 | 3.2 | 16,800 | 16,174 | 626 | 2,874 | 2,805 | 69 |
1976-77 | 49,482 | 6.0 | 47,238 | 2,244 | 4.5 | 16,659 | 15,891 | 768 | 2,622 | 2,547 | 75 |
1977-78 | 56,150 | 13.5 | 52,353 | 3,797 | 6.8 | 16,887 | 15,940 | 947 | 2,483 | 2,424 | 59 |
1978-79 | 62,898 | 12.0 | 57,603 | 5,295 | 8.4 | 16,012 | 14,971 | 1,041 | 2,545 | 2,459 | 86 |
1979-80 | 69,387 | 10.3 | 62,877 | 6,510 | 9.4 | 16,765 | 15,535 | 1,230 | 2,546 | 2,447 | 99 |
1980-81 | 75,355 | 8.6 | 67,573 | 7,782 | 10.3 | 17,216 | 15,761 | 1,455 | 2,608 | 2,499 | 109 |
1981-82 | 80,632 | 7.0 | 71,305 | 9,327 | 11.6 | 18,475 | 16,747 | 1,728 | 2,676 | 2,532 | 144 |
1982-83 | 89,811 | 11.4 | 78,673 | 11,138 | 12.4 | 19,949 | 18,038 | 1,911 | 2,871 | 2,742 | 129 |
1983-84 | 95,295 | 6.1 | 82,841 | 12,454 | 13.1 | 21,197 | 18,916 | 2,281 | 3,032 | 2,864 | 168 |
1984-85 | 97,099 | 1.9 | 83,991 | 13,108 | 13.5 | 22,124 | 19,688 | 2,436 | 3,269 | 3,055 | 214 |
1985-86 | 97,122 | # | 84,050 | 13,072 | 13.5 | 22,146 | 19,545 | 2,601 | 3,456 | 3,220 | 236 |
1986-87 | 93,560 | -3.7 | 80,543 | 13,017 | 13.9 | 23,101 | 20,137 | 2,964 | 3,854 | 3,585 | 269 |
1987-88 | 89,406 | -4.4 | 76,886 | 12,520 | 14.0 | 23,839 | 20,815 | 3,024 | 4,237 | 3,941 | 296 |
1988-89 | 85,982 | -3.8 | 74,020 | 11,962 | 13.9 | 25,066 | 21,731 | 3,335 | 4,572 | 4,160 | 412 |
1989-90 | 82,480 | -4.1 | 70,859 | 11,621 | 14.1 | 25,294 | 21,753 | 3,541 | 5,030 | 4,576 | 454 |
1990-91 | 79,751 | -3.3 | 68,482 | 11,269 | 14.1 | 25,450 | 21,780 | 3,670 | 5,330 | 4,834 | 496 |
1991-92 | 78,036 | -2.2 | 67,086 | 10,950 | 14.0 | 26,373 | 22,397 | 3,976 | 5,499 | 4,967 | 532 |
1992-93 | 78,619 | 0.7 | 67,214 | 11,405 | 14.5 | 29,103 | 24,721 | 4,382 | 5,870 | 5,300 | 570 |
1993-94 | 78,580 | # | 66,867 | 11,713 | 14.9 | 30,102 | 25,394 | 4,708 | 5,954 | 5,288 | 666 |
1994-95 | 78,483 | -0.1 | 66,157 | 12,326 | 15.7 | 29,949 | 25,028 | 4,921 | 6,108 | 5,378 | 730 |
1995-96 | 77,997 | -0.6 | 65,362 | 12,635 | 16.2 | 28,843 | 23,840 | 5,003 | 6,354 | 5,559 | 795 |
1996-97 | 75,659 | -3.0 | 62,994 | 12,665 | 16.7 | 27,016 | 22,047 | 4,969 | 6,166 | 5,408 | 758 |
1997-98 | 74,557 | -1.5 | 61,880 | 12,677 | 17.0 | 27,244 | 21,800 | 5,444 | 5,966 | 5,230 | 736 |
1998-99 | 72,796 | -2.4 | 59,859 | 12,937 | 17.8 | 26,689 | 21,348 | 5,341 | 5,413 | 4,643 | 770 |
1999-2000 | 73,323 | 0.7 | 59,668 | 13,655 | 18.6 | 26,648 | 21,047 | 5,601 | 5,367 | 4,539 | 828 |
2000-01 | 72,869 | -0.6 | 59,489 | 13,380 | 18.4 | 27,187 | 21,341 | 5,846 | 5,547 | 4,630 | 917 |
2001-02 | 74,588 | 2.4 | 60,417 | 14,171 | 19.0 | 26,987 | 21,212 | 5,775 | 5,181 | 4,285 | 896 |
2002-03 | 77,231 | 3.5 | 62,821 | 14,410 | 18.7 | 30,583 | 24,097 | 6,486 | 5,252 | 4,353 | 899 |
2003-04 | 78,079 | 1.1 | 63,401 | 14,678 | 18.8 | 35,053 | 27,561 | 7,492 | 5,859 | 4,821 | 1,038 |
2004-05 | 79,544 | 1.9 | 65,033 | 14,511 | 18.2 | 34,988 | 27,049 | 7,939 | 6,467 | 5,263 | 1,204 |
2005-06 | 81,406 | 2.3 | 66,866 | 14,540 | 17.9 | 33,389 | 25,568 | 7,821 | 7,318 | 5,848 | 1,470 |
2006-07 | 81,854 | 0.6 | 68,081 | 13,773 | 16.8 | 31,989 | 24,746 | 7,243 | 7,928 | 6,285 | 1,643 |
2007-08 | 83,608 | 2.1 | 69,540 | 14,068 | 16.8 | 34,430 | 26,461 | 7,969 | 7,977 | 6,263 | 1,714 |
2008-09 | 84,404 | 1.0 | 70,504 | 13,900 | 16.5 | 38,008 | 29,458 | 8,550 | 7,803 | 6,123 | 1,680 |
2009-10 | 88,735 | 5.1 | 73,838 | 14,897 | 16.8 | 39,391 | 30,554 | 8,837 | 7,773 | 5,986 | 1,787 |
2010-11 | 93,097 | 4.9 | 77,080 | 16,017 | 17.2 | 43,179 | 33,372 | 9,807 | 8,425 | 6,548 | 1,877 |
2011-12 | 98,654 | 6.0 | 81,364 | 17,290 | 17.5 | 45,116 | 34,712 | 10,404 | 8,856 | 6,838 | 2,018 |
2012-13 | 102,984 | 4.4 | 84,633 | 18,351 | 17.8 | 45,325 | 34,494 | 10,831 | 9,467 | 7,305 | 2,162 |
Percent change | |||||||||||
2002-03 to 2007-08 | 8.3 | † | 10.7 | -2.4 | † | 12.6 | 9.8 | 22.9 | 51.9 | 43.9 | 90.7 |
2007-08 to 2012-13 | 23.2 | † | 21.7 | 30.4 | † | 31.6 | 30.4 | 35.9 | 18.7 | 16.6 | 26.1 |
†Not applicable. | |||||||||||
#Rounds to zero. | |||||||||||
NOTE: Data are for postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes degrees in engineering, engineering-related technologies, mechanic and repair technologies, and construction trades for 1969-70 and later years. Degrees in engineering include degrees in all areas of engineering–for example, chemical, civil, electrical, and mechanical engineering–as well as degrees in general engineering. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | |||||||||||
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, 1969-70 through 1985-86; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87-99); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2013, Completions component. (This table was prepared August 2014.) |