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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 2013-14 |
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 | 102,997 | 4.4 | 84,645 | 18,352 | 17.8 | 45,328 | 34,496 | 10,832 | 9,467 | 7,305 | 2,162 |
2013-14 | 108,969 | 5.8 | 88,938 | 20,031 | 18.4 | 47,326 | 35,777 | 11,549 | 10,117 | 7,820 | 2,297 |
Percent change | |||||||||||
2003-04 to 2008-09 | 8.1 | † | 11.2 | -5.3 | † | 8.4 | 6.9 | 14.1 | 33.2 | 27.0 | 61.8 |
2008-09 to 2013-14 | 29.1 | † | 26.1 | 44.1 | † | 24.5 | 21.5 | 35.1 | 29.7 | 27.7 | 36.7 |
†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 2014, Completions component. (This table was prepared September 2015.) |