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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 2019-20
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
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 88,638 11.4 70,322 18,316 20.7 45,671 30,673 14,998 2,224 1,716 508
2019-20 97,047 9.5 76,331 20,716 21.3 51,521 34,394 17,127 2,414 1,867 547

Percent change
                     
2009-10 to 2014-15 50.5 50.7 49.6 75.3 68.2 94.1 25.0 23.8 28.9
2014-15 to 2019-20 62.9 56.3 92.9 63.7 57.1 78.7 20.8 20.6 21.6
†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. Data in this table are based on the 2020 Classification of Instructional 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 2020, Completions component. (This table was prepared April 2022.)

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