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Table 325.35. | Degrees in computer and information sciences conferred by postsecondary institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 1964-65 through 2018-19 |
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 |
1964-65 | 87 | † | 83 | 4 | 4.6 | 146 | 140 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 1 |
1965-66 | 89 | 2.3 | 76 | 13 | 14.6 | 238 | 221 | 17 | 19 | 19 | 0 |
1966-67 | 222 | 149.4 | 198 | 24 | 10.8 | 449 | 423 | 26 | 38 | 37 | 1 |
1967-68 | 459 | 106.8 | 404 | 55 | 12.0 | 548 | 518 | 30 | 36 | 36 | 0 |
1968-69 | 933 | 103.3 | 812 | 121 | 13.0 | 1,012 | 939 | 73 | 64 | 62 | 2 |
1969-70 | 1,544 | 65.5 | 1,345 | 199 | 12.9 | 1,459 | 1,324 | 135 | 107 | 105 | 2 |
1970-71 |
2,388 | 54.7 | 2,064 | 324 | 13.6 | 1,588 | 1,424 | 164 | 128 | 125 | 3 |
1971-72 | 3,402 | 42.5 | 2,941 | 461 | 13.6 | 1,977 | 1,752 | 225 | 167 | 155 | 12 |
1972-73 | 4,304 | 26.5 | 3,664 | 640 | 14.9 | 2,113 | 1,888 | 225 | 196 | 181 | 15 |
1973-74 | 4,756 | 10.5 | 3,976 | 780 | 16.4 | 2,276 | 1,983 | 293 | 198 | 189 | 9 |
1974-75 | 5,033 | 5.8 | 4,080 | 953 | 18.9 | 2,299 | 1,961 | 338 | 213 | 199 | 14 |
1975-76 |
5,652 | 12.3 | 4,534 | 1,118 | 19.8 | 2,603 | 2,226 | 377 | 244 | 221 | 23 |
1976-77 | 6,407 | 13.4 | 4,876 | 1,531 | 23.9 | 2,798 | 2,332 | 466 | 216 | 197 | 19 |
1977-78 | 7,201 | 12.4 | 5,349 | 1,852 | 25.7 | 3,038 | 2,471 | 567 | 196 | 181 | 15 |
1978-79 | 8,719 | 21.1 | 6,272 | 2,447 | 28.1 | 3,055 | 2,480 | 575 | 236 | 206 | 30 |
1979-80 | 11,154 | 27.9 | 7,782 | 3,372 | 30.2 | 3,647 | 2,883 | 764 | 240 | 213 | 27 |
1980-81 |
15,121 | 35.6 | 10,202 | 4,919 | 32.5 | 4,218 | 3,247 | 971 | 252 | 227 | 25 |
1981-82 | 20,267 | 34.0 | 13,218 | 7,049 | 34.8 | 4,935 | 3,625 | 1,310 | 251 | 230 | 21 |
1982-83 | 24,565 | 21.2 | 15,641 | 8,924 | 36.3 | 5,321 | 3,813 | 1,508 | 262 | 228 | 34 |
1983-84 | 32,439 | 32.1 | 20,416 | 12,023 | 37.1 | 6,190 | 4,379 | 1,811 | 251 | 225 | 26 |
1984-85 | 39,121 | 20.6 | 24,737 | 14,384 | 36.8 | 7,101 | 5,064 | 2,037 | 248 | 223 | 25 |
1985-86 |
42,337 | 8.2 | 27,208 | 15,129 | 35.7 | 8,070 | 5,658 | 2,412 | 344 | 299 | 45 |
1986-87 | 39,767 | -6.1 | 25,962 | 13,805 | 34.7 | 8,481 | 5,985 | 2,496 | 374 | 322 | 52 |
1987-88 | 34,651 | -12.9 | 23,414 | 11,237 | 32.4 | 9,197 | 6,726 | 2,471 | 428 | 380 | 48 |
1988-89 | 30,560 | -11.8 | 21,143 | 9,417 | 30.8 | 9,414 | 6,775 | 2,639 | 551 | 466 | 85 |
1989-90 | 27,347 | -10.5 | 19,159 | 8,188 | 29.9 | 9,677 | 6,960 | 2,717 | 627 | 534 | 93 |
1990-91 |
25,159 | -8.0 | 17,771 | 7,388 | 29.4 | 9,324 | 6,563 | 2,761 | 676 | 584 | 92 |
1991-92 | 24,821 | -1.3 | 17,685 | 7,136 | 28.7 | 9,655 | 6,980 | 2,675 | 772 | 669 | 103 |
1992-93 | 24,519 | -1.2 | 17,606 | 6,913 | 28.2 | 10,353 | 7,557 | 2,796 | 805 | 689 | 116 |
1993-94 | 24,527 | # | 17,528 | 6,999 | 28.5 | 10,568 | 7,836 | 2,732 | 810 | 685 | 125 |
1994-95 | 24,737 | 0.9 | 17,684 | 7,053 | 28.5 | 10,595 | 7,805 | 2,790 | 887 | 726 | 161 |
1995-96 |
24,506 | -0.9 | 17,757 | 6,749 | 27.5 | 10,579 | 7,729 | 2,850 | 869 | 743 | 126 |
1996-97 | 25,422 | 3.7 | 18,527 | 6,895 | 27.1 | 10,513 | 7,526 | 2,987 | 857 | 721 | 136 |
1997-98 | 27,829 | 9.5 | 20,372 | 7,457 | 26.8 | 11,765 | 8,343 | 3,422 | 858 | 718 | 140 |
1998-99 | 30,552 | 9.8 | 22,289 | 8,263 | 27.0 | 12,843 | 8,866 | 3,977 | 806 | 656 | 150 |
1999-2000 | 37,788 | 23.7 | 27,185 | 10,603 | 28.1 | 14,990 | 9,978 | 5,012 | 779 | 648 | 131 |
2000-01 |
44,142 | 16.8 | 31,923 | 12,219 | 27.7 | 16,911 | 11,195 | 5,716 | 768 | 632 | 136 |
2001-02 | 50,365 | 14.1 | 36,462 | 13,903 | 27.6 | 17,173 | 11,447 | 5,726 | 752 | 581 | 171 |
2002-03 | 57,433 | 14.0 | 41,950 | 15,483 | 27.0 | 19,509 | 13,267 | 6,242 | 816 | 648 | 168 |
2003-04 | 59,488 | 3.6 | 44,585 | 14,903 | 25.1 | 20,143 | 13,868 | 6,275 | 909 | 709 | 200 |
2004-05 | 54,111 | -9.0 | 42,125 | 11,986 | 22.2 | 18,416 | 13,136 | 5,280 | 1,119 | 905 | 214 |
2005-06 |
47,702 | -11.8 | 37,905 | 9,797 | 20.5 | 17,195 | 12,579 | 4,616 | 1,416 | 1,109 | 307 |
2006-07 | 42,164 | -11.6 | 34,338 | 7,826 | 18.6 | 16,232 | 11,985 | 4,247 | 1,595 | 1,267 | 328 |
2007-08 | 38,523 | -8.6 | 31,731 | 6,792 | 17.6 | 17,096 | 12,516 | 4,580 | 1,697 | 1,322 | 375 |
2008-09 | 37,992 | -1.4 | 31,213 | 6,779 | 17.8 | 17,907 | 13,063 | 4,844 | 1,580 | 1,226 | 354 |
2009-10 | 39,593 | 4.2 | 32,414 | 7,179 | 18.1 | 17,955 | 13,019 | 4,936 | 1,599 | 1,250 | 349 |
2010-11 |
43,066 | 8.8 | 35,477 | 7,589 | 17.6 | 19,516 | 14,010 | 5,506 | 1,588 | 1,267 | 321 |
2011-12 | 47,406 | 10.1 | 38,796 | 8,610 | 18.2 | 20,925 | 15,132 | 5,793 | 1,698 | 1,332 | 366 |
2012-13 | 50,961 | 7.5 | 41,874 | 9,087 | 17.8 | 22,782 | 16,539 | 6,243 | 1,834 | 1,480 | 354 |
2013-14 | 55,271 | 8.5 | 45,320 | 9,951 | 18.0 | 24,514 | 17,472 | 7,042 | 1,982 | 1,566 | 416 |
2014-15 | 59,586 | 7.8 | 48,844 | 10,742 | 18.0 | 31,475 | 21,893 | 9,582 | 1,998 | 1,548 | 450 |
2015-16 |
64,402 | 8.1 | 52,330 | 12,072 | 18.7 | 40,130 | 27,788 | 12,342 | 1,989 | 1,591 | 398 |
2016-17 | 71,416 | 10.9 | 57,763 | 13,653 | 19.1 | 46,553 | 32,172 | 14,381 | 1,982 | 1,538 | 444 |
2017-18 | 79,597 | 11.5 | 63,703 | 15,894 | 20.0 | 46,468 | 31,397 | 15,071 | 2,017 | 1,580 | 437 |
2018-19 | 88,633 | 11.4 | 70,319 | 18,314 | 20.7 | 45,667 | 30,670 | 14,997 | 2,224 | 1,716 | 508 |
Percent change |
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2008-09 to 2013-14 | 45.5 | † | 45.2 | 46.8 | † | 36.9 | 33.8 | 45.4 | 25.4 | 27.7 | 17.5 |
2013-14 to 2018-19 | 60.4 | † | 55.2 | 84.0 | † | 86.3 | 75.5 | 113.0 | 12.2 | 9.6 | 22.1 |
†Not applicable. | |||||||||||
#Rounds to zero. | |||||||||||
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. 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, 1964-65 through 1969-70; 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 2019, Completions component. (This table was prepared May 2021.) |