Table 325.65.

Degrees in mathematics and statistics conferred by postsecondary institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: Selected academic years, 1949-50 through 2020-21

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	26,155	3.6	15,044	11,111	42.5	11,382	6,600	4,782	2,003	1,410	593
2019-20	27,227	4.1	15,784	11,443	42.0	12,041	6,962	5,079	2,021	1,435	586
2020-21	27,092	-0.5	15,705	11,387	42.0	12,583	7,375	5,208	1,958	1,412	546
Percent change
2010-11 to 2015-16	32.6	†	33.8	30.9	†	44.1	42.4	46.5	17.0	17.0	17.0
2015-16 to 2020-21	18.9	†	20.0	17.5	†	48.9	49.8	47.7	5.6	6.6	2.8

†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. 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, 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 2021, Completions component. (This table was prepared September 2022.)