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Table 325.65. Degrees in mathematics and statistics conferred by postsecondary institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1949-50 through 2018-19
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
1949-50 6,382 4,942 1,440 22.6 974 784 190 160 151 9
1959-60 11,399 8,293 3,106 27.2 1,757 1,422 335 303 285 18
1960-61 13,097 14.9 9,469 3,628 27.7 2,231 1,769 462 344 327 17
1961-62 14,570 11.2 10,331 4,239 29.1 2,680 2,179 501 396 372 24
1962-63 16,078 10.4 11,141 4,937 30.7 3,313 2,662 651 490 454 36
1963-64 18,624 15.8 12,656 5,968 32.0 3,597 2,911 686 596 567 29
1964-65 19,460 4.5 13,061 6,399 32.9 4,141 3,339 802 682 623 59

1965-66
19,977 2.7 13,326 6,651 33.3 4,769 3,769 1,000 782 725 57
1966-67 21,207 6.2 13,938 7,269 34.3 5,278 3,997 1,281 832 773 59
1967-68 23,513 10.9 14,782 8,731 37.1 5,527 4,199 1,328 947 895 52
1968-69 27,209 15.7 17,040 10,169 37.4 5,713 4,222 1,491 1,097 1,029 68
1969-70 27,442 0.9 17,177 10,265 37.4 5,636 3,966 1,670 1,236 1,140 96

1970-71
24,801 -9.6 15,369 9,432 38.0 5,191 3,673 1,518 1,199 1,106 93
1971-72 23,713 -4.4 14,454 9,259 39.0 5,198 3,655 1,543 1,128 1,039 89
1972-73 23,067 -2.7 13,796 9,271 40.2 5,028 3,525 1,503 1,068 966 102
1973-74 21,635 -6.2 12,791 8,844 40.9 4,834 3,337 1,497 1,031 931 100
1974-75 18,181 -16.0 10,586 7,595 41.8 4,327 2,905 1,422 975 865 110

1975-76
15,984 -12.1 9,475 6,509 40.7 3,857 2,547 1,310 856 762 94
1976-77 14,196 -11.2 8,303 5,893 41.5 3,695 2,396 1,299 823 714 109
1977-78 12,569 -11.5 7,398 5,171 41.1 3,373 2,228 1,145 805 681 124
1978-79 11,806 -6.1 6,899 4,907 41.6 3,036 1,985 1,051 730 608 122
1979-80 11,378 -3.6 6,562 4,816 42.3 2,860 1,828 1,032 724 624 100

1980-81
11,078 -2.6 6,342 4,736 42.8 2,567 1,692 875 728 614 114
1981-82 11,599 4.7 6,593 5,006 43.2 2,727 1,821 906 681 587 94
1982-83 12,294 6.0 6,888 5,406 44.0 2,810 1,838 972 697 581 116
1983-84 13,087 6.5 7,290 5,797 44.3 2,723 1,773 950 695 569 126
1984-85 15,009 14.7 8,080 6,929 46.2 2,859 1,858 1,001 699 590 109

1985-86
16,122 7.4 8,623 7,499 46.5 3,131 2,028 1,103 742 618 124
1986-87 16,257 0.8 8,673 7,584 46.7 3,283 1,995 1,288 723 598 125
1987-88 15,712 -3.4 8,408 7,304 46.5 3,413 2,052 1,361 750 625 125
1988-89 15,017 -4.4 8,081 6,936 46.2 3,405 2,061 1,344 866 700 166
1989-90 14,276 -4.9 7,674 6,602 46.2 3,624 2,172 1,452 917 754 163

1990-91
14,393 0.8 7,580 6,813 47.3 3,549 2,096 1,453 978 790 188
1991-92 14,468 0.5 7,668 6,800 47.0 3,558 2,151 1,407 1,048 825 223
1992-93 14,384 -0.6 7,566 6,818 47.4 3,644 2,151 1,493 1,138 867 271
1993-94 14,171 -1.5 7,594 6,577 46.4 3,682 2,237 1,445 1,125 880 245
1994-95 13,494 -4.8 7,154 6,340 47.0 3,820 2,289 1,531 1,181 919 262

1995-96
12,713 -5.8 6,847 5,866 46.1 3,651 2,178 1,473 1,158 919 239
1996-97 12,401 -2.5 6,649 5,752 46.4 3,504 2,055 1,449 1,134 861 273
1997-98 11,795 -4.9 6,247 5,548 47.0 3,409 1,985 1,424 1,215 903 312
1998-99 12,011 1.8 6,206 5,805 48.3 3,304 1,912 1,392 1,107 812 295
1999-2000 11,418 -4.9 5,955 5,463 47.8 3,208 1,749 1,459 1,075 803 272

2000-01
11,171 -2.2 5,791 5,380 48.2 3,209 1,857 1,352 997 715 282
2001-02 11,950 7.0 6,333 5,617 47.0 3,350 1,913 1,437 923 658 265
2002-03 12,505 4.6 6,784 5,721 45.7 3,620 1,996 1,624 1,007 734 273
2003-04 13,327 6.6 7,203 6,124 46.0 4,191 2,302 1,889 1,060 762 298
2004-05 14,351 7.7 7,937 6,414 44.7 4,477 2,525 1,952 1,176 841 335

2005-06
14,760 2.8 8,111 6,649 45.0 4,729 2,712 2,017 1,293 911 382
2006-07 14,958 1.3 8,364 6,594 44.1 4,884 2,859 2,025 1,351 949 402
2007-08 15,169 1.4 8,478 6,691 44.1 4,993 2,866 2,127 1,360 938 422
2008-09 15,507 2.2 8,801 6,706 43.2 5,211 3,064 2,147 1,535 1,059 476
2009-10 16,029 3.4 9,087 6,942 43.3 5,639 3,378 2,261 1,596 1,118 478

2010-11
17,182 7.2 9,782 7,400 43.1 5,866 3,459 2,407 1,586 1,132 454
2011-12 18,841 9.7 10,722 8,119 43.1 6,246 3,695 2,551 1,669 1,198 471
2012-13 20,449 8.5 11,599 8,850 43.3 6,957 4,178 2,779 1,823 1,292 531
2013-14 20,987 2.6 11,970 9,017 43.0 7,273 4,256 3,017 1,863 1,325 538
2014-15 21,854 4.1 12,462 9,392 43.0 7,589 4,508 3,081 1,801 1,298 503

2015-16
22,778 4.2 13,090 9,688 42.5 8,451 4,924 3,527 1,855 1,324 531
2016-17 24,075 5.7 14,003 10,072 41.8 9,082 5,113 3,969 1,925 1,403 522
2017-18 25,253 4.9 14,539 10,714 42.4 10,443 5,959 4,484 2,010 1,448 562
2018-19 26,146 3.5 15,037 11,109 42.5 11,380 6,599 4,781 2,003 1,410 593

Percent change
                     
2008-09 to 2013-14 35.3 36.0 34.5 39.6 38.9 40.5 21.4 25.1 13.0
2013-14 to 2018-19 24.6 25.6 23.2 56.5 55.1 58.5 7.5 6.4 10.2
†Not applicable.
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, 1949-50 and 1959-60 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.)

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