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Table 324.20. Doctor's degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity and sex of student: Selected academic years, 1976-77 through 2020-21
Sex and year Number of degrees conferred to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and nonresidents Percentage distribution of degrees conferred to U.S. citizens and permanent residents
Total White Black Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander American Indian/Alaska Native Two or more races1 Nonresident Total White Black Hispanic Asian/Pacific Islander American Indian/Alaska Native Two or more races1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16
Total                                
1976-77 91,730 2,3 79,932 3,575 1,533 1,674 240 --- 4,264 100.0 91.9 4.1 1.8 1.9 0.3 ---
1980-81 98,016 4,5 84,200 3,893 1,924 2,267 312 --- 4,685 100.0 90.9 4.2 2.1 2.4 0.3 ---
1990-91 105,547   81,791 4,429 3,210 5,120 356 --- 10,641 100.0 86.2 4.7 3.4 5.4 0.4 ---
1999-2000 118,736   82,984 7,078 5,042 10,682 708 --- 12,242 100.0 77.9 6.6 4.7 10.0 0.7 ---
2000-01 119,585   82,321 7,035 5,204 11,587 705 --- 12,733 100.0 77.0 6.6 4.9 10.8 0.7 ---
                                 
2006-07 144,694   94,225 9,371 6,576 14,727 917 --- 18,878 100.0 74.9 7.4 5.2 11.7 0.7 ---
2007-08 149,190   97,701 9,451 6,933 15,170 932 --- 19,003 100.0 75.0 7.3 5.3 11.7 0.7 ---
2008-09 154,564   101,400 10,188 7,497 15,840 978 --- 18,661 100.0 74.6 7.5 5.5 11.7 0.7 ---
2009-10 158,590   104,419 10,413 8,085 16,560 952 --- 18,161 100.0 74.4 7.4 5.8 11.8 0.7 ---
2010-11 163,827   105,990 10,934 8,662 17,078 947 1,251 18,965 100.0 73.2 7.5 6.0 11.8 0.7 0.9
                                 
2011-12 170,217   109,365 11,794 9,223 17,896 915 1,571 19,453 100.0 72.5 7.8 6.1 11.9 0.6 1.0
2012-13 175,026   110,759 12,085 10,108 18,406 900 2,440 20,328 100.0 71.6 7.8 6.5 11.9 0.6 1.6
2013-14 177,587   110,157 12,621 10,665 19,118 861 2,966 21,199 100.0 70.4 8.1 6.8 12.2 0.6 1.9
2014-15 178,548   108,914 13,272 11,263 19,186 884 3,670 21,359 100.0 69.3 8.4 7.2 12.2 0.6 2.3
2015-16 178,134   107,235 13,377 11,781 19,614 811 3,782 21,534 100.0 68.5 8.5 7.5 12.5 0.5 2.4
                                 
2016-17 181,357   107,444 14,070 12,493 20,345 747 4,166 22,092 100.0 67.5 8.8 7.8 12.8 0.5 2.6
2017-18 183,734   107,237 14,230 13,225 20,693 707 4,490 23,152 100.0 66.8 8.9 8.2 12.9 0.4 2.8
2018-19 187,577   107,570 15,119 14,145 21,035 721 5,090 23,897 100.0 65.7 9.2 8.6 12.9 0.4 3.1
2019-20 190,133   107,823 15,719 14,865 21,609 674 5,498 23,945 100.0 64.9 9.5 8.9 13.0 0.4 3.3
2020-21 194,059   108,082 17,041 16,465 22,533 690 5,769 23,479 100.0 63.4 10.0 9.7 13.2 0.4 3.4
                                 
Males                                
1976-77 72,209 2 62,977 2,338 1,216 1,311 182 --- 3,685 100.0 92.6 3.4 1.8 1.9 0.3 ---
1980-81 69,567 4 59,574 2,206 1,338 1,589 223 --- 3,923 100.0 91.8 3.4 2.1 2.4 0.3 ---
1990-91 64,242   48,812 1,991 1,835 3,038 196 --- 8,370 100.0 87.4 3.6 3.3 5.4 0.4 ---
1999-2000 64,930   45,308 2,762 2,602 5,467 333 --- 8,458 100.0 80.2 4.9 4.6 9.7 0.6 ---
2000-01 64,171   44,131 2,655 2,564 5,759 346 --- 8,716 100.0 79.6 4.8 4.6 10.4 0.6 ---
                                 
2006-07 71,311   46,215 3,223 3,037 6,449 421 --- 11,966 100.0 77.9 5.4 5.1 10.9 0.7 ---
2007-08 73,340   48,118 3,291 3,139 6,516 447 --- 11,829 100.0 78.2 5.4 5.1 10.6 0.7 ---
2008-09 75,674   49,880 3,531 3,388 6,914 460 --- 11,501 100.0 77.7 5.5 5.3 10.8 0.7 ---
2009-10 76,610   50,707 3,609 3,642 7,184 430 --- 11,038 100.0 77.3 5.5 5.6 11.0 0.7 ---
2010-11 79,672   51,688 3,838 3,990 7,545 454 557 11,600 100.0 75.9 5.6 5.9 11.1 0.7 0.8
                                 
2011-12 82,670   53,488 4,121 4,218 7,792 418 701 11,932 100.0 75.6 5.8 6.0 11.0 0.6 1.0
2012-13 85,080   54,196 4,310 4,473 8,190 400 1,085 12,426 100.0 74.6 5.9 6.2 11.3 0.6 1.5
2013-14 85,585   53,374 4,510 4,788 8,270 365 1,297 12,981 100.0 73.5 6.2 6.6 11.4 0.5 1.8
2014-15 84,922   52,069 4,464 5,011 8,330 410 1,678 12,960 100.0 72.4 6.2 7.0 11.6 0.6 2.3
2015-16 84,240   50,694 4,564 5,122 8,632 371 1,718 13,139 100.0 71.3 6.4 7.2 12.1 0.5 2.4
                                 
2016-17 84,649   50,002 4,794 5,421 8,906 307 1,780 13,439 100.0 70.2 6.7 7.6 12.5 0.4 2.5
2017-18 85,389   49,555 4,951 5,838 8,971 309 1,862 13,903 100.0 69.3 6.9 8.2 12.5 0.4 2.6
2018-19 85,771   48,818 5,076 6,024 8,975 307 2,137 14,434 100.0 68.4 7.1 8.4 12.6 0.4 3.0
2019-20 85,220   47,675 5,145 6,187 9,208 262 2,248 14,495 100.0 67.4 7.3 8.7 13.0 0.4 3.2
2020-21 85,367   47,091 5,519 6,657 9,416 280 2,290 14,114 100.0 66.1 7.7 9.3 13.2 0.4 3.2
                                 
Females                                
1976-77 19,521 3 16,955 1,237 317 363 58 --- 579 100.0 89.6 6.5 1.7 1.9 0.3 ---
1980-81 28,449   24,626 1,687 586 678 89 --- 762 100.0 89.0 6.1 2.1 2.5 0.3 ---
1990-91 41,305   32,979 2,438 1,375 2,082 160 --- 2,271 100.0 84.5 6.2 3.5 5.3 0.4 ---
1999-2000 53,806   37,676 4,316 2,440 5,215 375 --- 3,784 100.0 75.3 8.6 4.9 10.4 0.7 ---
2000-01 55,414   38,190 4,380 2,640 5,828 359 --- 4,017 100.0 74.3 8.5 5.1 11.3 0.7 ---
                                 
2006-07 73,383   48,010 6,148 3,539 8,278 496 --- 6,912 100.0 72.2 9.2 5.3 12.5 0.7 ---
2007-08 75,850   49,583 6,160 3,794 8,654 485 --- 7,174 100.0 72.2 9.0 5.5 12.6 0.7 ---
2008-09 78,890   51,520 6,657 4,109 8,926 518 --- 7,160 100.0 71.8 9.3 5.7 12.4 0.7 ---
2009-10 81,980   53,712 6,804 4,443 9,376 522 --- 7,123 100.0 71.8 9.1 5.9 12.5 0.7 ---
2010-11 84,155   54,302 7,096 4,672 9,533 493 694 7,365 100.0 70.7 9.2 6.1 12.4 0.6 0.9
                                 
2011-12 87,547   55,877 7,673 5,005 10,104 497 870 7,521 100.0 69.8 9.6 6.3 12.6 0.6 1.1
2012-13 89,946   56,563 7,775 5,635 10,216 500 1,355 7,902 100.0 68.9 9.5 6.9 12.5 0.6 1.7
2013-14 92,002   56,783 8,111 5,877 10,848 496 1,669 8,218 100.0 67.8 9.7 7.0 12.9 0.6 2.0
2014-15 93,626   56,845 8,808 6,252 10,856 474 1,992 8,399 100.0 66.7 10.3 7.3 12.7 0.6 2.3
2015-16 93,894   56,541 8,813 6,659 10,982 440 2,064 8,395 100.0 66.1 10.3 7.8 12.8 0.5 2.4
                                 
2016-17 96,708   57,442 9,276 7,072 11,439 440 2,386 8,653 100.0 65.2 10.5 8.0 13.0 0.5 2.7
2017-18 98,345   57,682 9,279 7,387 11,722 398 2,628 9,249 100.0 64.7 10.4 8.3 13.2 0.4 2.9
2018-19 101,806   58,752 10,043 8,121 12,060 414 2,953 9,463 100.0 63.6 10.9 8.8 13.1 0.4 3.2
2019-20 104,913   60,148 10,574 8,678 12,401 412 3,250 9,450 100.0 63.0 11.1 9.1 13.0 0.4 3.4
2020-21 108,692   60,991 11,522 9,808 13,117 410 3,479 9,365 100.0 61.4 11.6 9.9 13.2 0.4 3.5
---Not available.
1 For years prior to 2010-11, the survey did not yet include the "Two or more races" category, and each student could be counted in only one race category.
2 Includes 500 males whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
3 Includes 12 females whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
4 Includes 714 males whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
5 Includes 21 females whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
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. Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level, as well as such degrees as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees that were classified as first-professional degrees prior to 2010-11. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. For 1989-90 and later years, reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of study, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1976-77 and 1980-81; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:91); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2021, Completions component. (This table was prepared September 2022.)

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