Table 325.55.

Degrees in foreign languages and literatures conferred by postsecondary institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1959-60 through 2017-18

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
1959-60	5,462	†	2,090	3,372	61.7	1,125	590	535	229	166	63
1967-68	19,254	†	5,253	14,001	72.7	4,849	2,068	2,781	707	503	204
1969-70	21,109	†	5,613	15,496	73.4	5,137	1,917	3,220	869	579	290
1970-71	20,988	-0.6	5,508	15,480	73.8	5,480	1,961	3,519	1,084	714	370
1971-72	19,890	-5.2	5,196	14,694	73.9	5,283	1,919	3,364	1,134	742	392
1972-73	20,170	1.4	5,119	15,051	74.6	5,068	1,909	3,159	1,347	829	518
1973-74	20,197	0.1	5,063	15,134	74.9	4,851	1,788	3,063	1,248	703	545
1974-75	19,103	-5.4	4,723	14,380	75.3	4,721	1,672	3,049	1,220	665	555
1975-76	17,068	-10.7	4,270	12,798	75.0	4,432	1,581	2,851	1,245	643	602
1976-77	15,496	-9.2	3,965	11,531	74.4	4,056	1,365	2,691	1,103	574	529
1977-78	14,334	-7.5	3,684	10,650	74.3	3,624	1,194	2,430	1,002	490	512
1978-79	13,211	-7.8	3,391	9,820	74.3	3,248	1,092	2,156	960	471	489
1979-80	12,480	-5.5	3,226	9,254	74.2	3,067	1,026	2,041	857	412	445
1980-81	11,638	-6.7	3,013	8,625	74.1	2,934	1,039	1,895	931	460	471
1981-82	11,175	-4.0	2,919	8,256	73.9	2,892	997	1,895	869	407	462
1982-83	11,170	#	3,048	8,122	72.7	2,706	1,001	1,705	790	362	428
1983-84	10,985	-1.7	3,098	7,887	71.8	2,814	984	1,830	779	353	426
1984-85	11,436	4.1	3,186	8,250	72.1	2,708	932	1,776	761	342	419
1985-86	11,550	1.0	3,374	8,176	70.8	2,690	878	1,812	768	338	430
1986-87	11,706	1.4	3,374	8,332	71.2	2,574	847	1,727	769	332	437
1987-88	11,515	-1.6	3,223	8,292	72.0	2,680	931	1,749	725	330	395
1988-89	12,403	7.7	3,432	8,971	72.3	2,837	955	1,882	727	317	410
1989-90	13,133	5.9	3,625	9,508	72.4	3,018	987	2,031	816	348	468
1990-91	13,937	6.1	4,008	9,929	71.2	3,049	1,018	2,031	889	396	493
1991-92	14,634	5.0	4,225	10,409	71.1	3,229	1,074	2,155	984	434	550
1992-93	15,305	4.6	4,435	10,870	71.0	3,513	1,182	2,331	977	417	560
1993-94	15,242	-0.4	4,573	10,669	70.0	3,612	1,199	2,413	1,033	418	615
1994-95	14,558	-4.5	4,496	10,062	69.1	3,439	1,124	2,315	1,081	479	602
1995-96	14,832	1.9	4,514	10,318	69.6	3,443	1,141	2,302	1,020	446	574
1996-97	14,487	-2.3	4,388	10,099	69.7	3,361	1,104	2,257	1,064	450	614
1997-98	15,279	5.5	4,585	10,694	70.0	3,181	1,033	2,148	1,118	473	645
1998-99	15,835	3.6	4,738	11,097	70.1	3,109	976	2,133	1,049	443	606
1999-2000	15,886	0.3	4,616	11,270	70.9	3,037	944	2,093	1,086	446	640
2000-01	16,128	1.5	4,695	11,433	70.9	3,035	969	2,066	1,078	420	658
2001-02	16,258	0.8	4,685	11,573	71.2	3,075	958	2,117	1,003	418	585
2002-03	16,912	4.0	4,996	11,916	70.5	3,049	874	2,175	1,042	424	618
2003-04	17,754	5.0	5,215	12,539	70.6	3,124	957	2,167	1,031	410	621
2004-05	18,386	3.6	5,370	13,016	70.8	3,407	1,056	2,351	1,027	410	617
2005-06	19,393	5.5	5,836	13,557	69.9	3,539	1,049	2,490	1,074	436	638
2006-07	20,278	4.6	6,175	14,103	69.5	3,443	1,058	2,385	1,059	437	622
2007-08	20,976	3.4	6,254	14,722	70.2	3,564	1,129	2,435	1,078	431	647
2008-09	21,169	0.9	6,305	14,864	70.2	3,592	1,211	2,381	1,111	426	685
2009-10	21,507	1.6	6,607	14,900	69.3	3,756	1,254	2,502	1,091	446	645
2010-11	21,705	0.9	6,719	14,986	69.0	3,727	1,256	2,471	1,158	477	681
2011-12	21,756	0.2	6,629	15,127	69.5	3,827	1,280	2,547	1,231	497	734
2012-13	21,647	-0.5	6,842	14,805	68.4	3,708	1,235	2,473	1,304	531	773
2013-14	20,332	-6.1	6,266	14,066	69.2	3,482	1,222	2,260	1,230	498	732
2014-15	19,493	-4.1	6,066	13,427	68.9	3,566	1,241	2,325	1,243	532	711
2015-16	18,436	-5.4	5,755	12,681	68.8	3,407	1,174	2,233	1,278	514	764
2016-17	17,643	-4.3	5,560	12,083	68.5	3,271	1,170	2,101	1,168	479	689
2017-18	16,958	-3.9	5,288	11,670	68.8	3,261	1,084	2,177	1,213	507	706
Percent change
2007-08 to 2012-13	3.2	†	9.4	0.6	†	4.0	9.4	1.6	21.0	23.2	19.5
2012-13 to 2017-18	-21.7	†	-22.7	-21.2	†	-12.1	-12.2	-12.0	-7.0	-4.5	-8.7

†Not applicable.

#Rounds to zero.

NOTE: Data are for postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. 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, 1967-68 through 1985-86; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87-99); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2018, Completions component. (This table was prepared September 2019.)