Table 325.70.

Degrees in the physical sciences and science technologies 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	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	20,521	7.4	11,978	8,543	41.6	6,063	3,666	2,397	4,642	3,258	1,384
2006-07	21,295	3.8	12,606	8,689	40.8	6,015	3,677	2,338	5,041	3,454	1,587
2007-08	22,164	4.1	13,137	9,027	40.7	6,058	3,758	2,300	4,995	3,515	1,480
2008-09	22,691	2.4	13,465	9,226	40.7	5,862	3,576	2,286	5,237	3,554	1,683
2009-10	23,381	3.0	13,866	9,515	40.7	6,066	3,654	2,412	5,065	3,406	1,659
2010-11	24,705	5.7	14,778	9,927	40.2	6,386	3,907	2,479	5,295	3,608	1,687
2011-12	26,664	7.9	15,972	10,692	40.1	6,911	4,299	2,612	5,370	3,609	1,761
2012-13	28,053	5.2	17,142	10,911	38.9	7,014	4,377	2,637	5,514	3,646	1,868
2013-14	29,307	4.5	17,804	11,503	39.3	6,984	4,312	2,672	5,806	3,873	1,933
2014-15	30,042	2.5	18,480	11,562	38.5	7,100	4,438	2,662	5,823	3,826	1,997
2015-16	30,483	1.5	18,671	11,812	38.7	7,131	4,435	2,696	6,057	4,102	1,955
2016-17	31,272	2.6	18,863	12,409	39.7	7,136	4,416	2,720	6,027	4,072	1,955
2017-18	31,542	0.9	18,938	12,604	40.0	7,196	4,492	2,704	6,181	4,074	2,107
Percent change
2007-08 to 2012-13	26.6	†	30.5	20.9	†	15.8	16.5	14.7	10.4	3.7	26.2
2012-13 to 2017-18	12.4	†	10.5	15.5	†	2.6	2.6	2.5	12.1	11.7	12.8

†Not applicable.

NOTE: Data are for postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes degrees in physical sciences and in science technologies/technicians. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

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 2018, Completions component. (This table was prepared September 2019.)