Table 273. | First-professional degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by racial/ethnic group and sex of student: Selected years, 1976-77 to 2001-02 |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Number of degrees conferred | Percentage distribution of degrees conferred |___________________________________________________|________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Year |Total |White,|Black|His- |Asian/ |American| Non- | |White,|Black|His- |Asian/ |America| Non- | | non- |non- |panic|Pacific|Indian/ |resident|Total| non- |non- |panic|Pacific|Indian/|resident | | His- |His- | |Islande| Alaska | alien | | His- |His- | |Islande|Alaska | alien | |panic |panic| | | Native | | |panic |panic| | |Native | ____________|______|______|_____|_____|_______|________|________|_____|______|_____|_____|_______|_______|_______ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 ____________|______|______|_____|_____|_______|________|________|_____|______|_____|_____|_______|_______|_______ Total | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1976-77\1\ .|63,953|58,422|2,537|1,076| 1,021| 196| 701|100.0| 91.4| 4.0| 1.7| 1.6| 0.3| 1.1 1978-79\2\ .|68,611|62,430|2,836|1,283| 1,205| 216| 641|100.0| 91.0| 4.1| 1.9| 1.8| 0.3| 0.9 1980-81\3\ .|71,340|64,551|2,931|1,541| 1,456| 192| 669|100.0| 90.5| 4.1| 2.2| 2.0| 0.3| 0.9 1984-85\4\ .|71,057|63,219|3,029|1,884| 1,816| 248| 861|100.0| 89.0| 4.3| 2.7| 2.6| 0.3| 1.2 1986-87 ....|71,617|62,688|3,420|2,051| 2,270| 304| 884|100.0| 87.5| 4.8| 2.9| 3.2| 0.4| 1.2 1988-89 ....|70,856|61,214|3,148|2,269| 2,976| 264| 985|100.0| 86.4| 4.4| 3.2| 4.2| 0.4| 1.4 1989-90 ....|70,988|60,487|3,409|2,425| 3,362| 257| 1,048|100.0| 85.2| 4.8| 3.4| 4.7| 0.4| 1.5 1990-91 ....|71,948|60,631|3,588|2,547| 3,835| 261| 1,086|100.0| 84.3| 5.0| 3.5| 5.3| 0.4| 1.5 1991-92 ....|74,146|61,170|3,628|2,867| 4,841| 298| 1,342|100.0| 82.5| 4.9| 3.9| 6.5| 0.4| 1.8 1992-93 ....|75,387|61,165|4,132|2,996| 5,176| 370| 1,548|100.0| 81.1| 5.5| 4.0| 6.9| 0.5| 2.1 1993-94 ....|75,418|60,143|4,444|3,131| 5,892| 371| 1,437|100.0| 79.7| 5.9| 4.2| 7.8| 0.5| 1.9 1994-95 ....|75,800|59,402|4,747|3,231| 6,396| 413| 1,611|100.0| 78.4| 6.3| 4.3| 8.4| 0.5| 2.1 1995-96 ....|76,734|59,525|5,022|3,475| 6,627| 463| 1,622|100.0| 77.6| 6.5| 4.5| 8.6| 0.6| 2.1 1996-97 ....|78,730|60,280|5,301|3,615| 7,374| 514| 1,646|100.0| 76.6| 6.7| 4.6| 9.4| 0.7| 2.1 1997-98 ....|78,598|59,443|5,499|3,552| 7,757| 561| 1,786|100.0| 75.6| 7.0| 4.5| 9.9| 0.7| 2.3 1998-99 ....|78,439|58,720|5,333|3,864| 8,152| 612| 1,758|100.0| 74.9| 6.8| 4.9| 10.4| 0.8| 2.2 1999-2000 ..|80,057|59,637|5,555|3,865| 8,584| 564| 1,852|100.0| 74.5| 6.9| 4.8| 10.7| 0.7| 2.3 2000-01 ....|79,707|58,598|5,416|3,806| 9,261| 543| 2,083|100.0| 73.5| 6.8| 4.8| 11.6| 0.7| 2.6 2001-02 ....|80,698|58,874|5,811|3,965| 9,584| 581| 1,883|100.0| 73.0| 7.2| 4.9| 11.9| 0.7| 2.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Men | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1976-77\1\ .|51,980|47,777|1,761| 893| 776| 159| 614|100.0| 91.9| 3.4| 1.7| 1.5| 0.3| 1.2 1978-79\2\ .|52,425|48,123|1,783| 989| 860| 150| 520|100.0| 91.8| 3.4| 1.9| 1.6| 0.3| 1.0 1980-81\3\ .|52,194|47,629|1,772|1,131| 991| 134| 537|100.0| 91.3| 3.4| 2.2| 1.9| 0.3| 1.0 1984-85\4\ .|47,501|42,630|1,623|1,239| 1,152| 176| 681|100.0| 89.7| 3.4| 2.6| 2.4| 0.4| 1.4 1986-87 ....|46,523|41,149|1,835|1,303| 1,420| 183| 633|100.0| 88.4| 3.9| 2.8| 3.1| 0.4| 1.4 1988-89 ....|45,046|39,399|1,618|1,374| 1,819| 148| 688|100.0| 87.5| 3.6| 3.1| 4.0| 0.3| 1.5 1989-90 ....|43,961|38,036|1,671|1,449| 1,962| 135| 708|100.0| 86.5| 3.8| 3.3| 4.5| 0.3| 1.6 1990-91 ....|43,846|37,533|1,679|1,517| 2,211| 144| 762|100.0| 85.6| 3.8| 3.5| 5.0| 0.3| 1.7 1991-92 ....|45,071|37,849|1,645|1,695| 2,775| 159| 948|100.0| 84.0| 3.6| 3.8| 6.2| 0.4| 2.1 1992-93 ....|45,153|37,415|1,801|1,771| 2,871| 192| 1,103|100.0| 82.9| 4.0| 3.9| 6.4| 0.4| 2.4 1993-94 ....|44,707|36,574|1,902|1,780| 3,214| 222| 1,015|100.0| 81.8| 4.3| 4.0| 7.2| 0.5| 2.3 1994-95 ....|44,853|36,147|2,077|1,835| 3,490| 223| 1,081|100.0| 80.6| 4.6| 4.1| 7.8| 0.5| 2.4 1995-96 ....|44,748|35,786|2,112|1,947| 3,539| 256| 1,108|100.0| 80.0| 4.7| 4.4| 7.9| 0.6| 2.5 1996-97 ....|45,564|36,008|2,201|1,985| 3,959| 290| 1,121|100.0| 79.0| 4.8| 4.4| 8.7| 0.6| 2.5 1997-98 ....|44,911|35,172|2,310|1,973| 4,017| 291| 1,148|100.0| 78.3| 5.1| 4.4| 8.9| 0.6| 2.6 1998-99 ....|44,339|34,271|2,197|2,064| 4,333| 333| 1,141|100.0| 77.3| 5.0| 4.7| 9.8| 0.8| 2.6 1999-2000 ..|44,239|34,004|2,313|2,095| 4,372| 285| 1,170|100.0| 76.9| 5.2| 4.7| 9.9| 0.6| 2.6 2000-01 ....|42,862|32,717|2,110|1,977| 4,518| 278| 1,262|100.0| 76.3| 4.9| 4.6| 10.5| 0.6| 2.9 2001-02 ....|42,507|32,224|2,223|2,045| 4,613| 292| 1,110|100.0| 75.8| 5.2| 4.8| 10.9| 0.7| 2.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Women | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1976-77\1\ .|11,973|10,645| 776| 183| 245| 37| 87|100.0| 88.9| 6.5| 1.5| 2.0| 0.3| 0.7 1978-79\2\ .|16,186|14,307|1,053| 294| 345| 66| 121|100.0| 88.4| 6.5| 1.8| 2.1| 0.4| 0.7 1980-81\3\ .|19,146|16,922|1,159| 410| 465| 58| 132|100.0| 88.4| 6.1| 2.1| 2.4| 0.3| 0.7 1984-85\4\ .|23,556|20,589|1,406| 645| 664| 72| 180|100.0| 87.4| 6.0| 2.7| 2.8| 0.3| 0.8 1986-87 ....|25,094|21,539|1,585| 748| 850| 121| 251|100.0| 85.8| 6.3| 3.0| 3.4| 0.5| 1.0 1988-89 ....|25,810|21,815|1,530| 895| 1,157| 116| 297|100.0| 84.5| 5.9| 3.5| 4.5| 0.4| 1.2 1989-90 ....|27,027|22,451|1,738| 976| 1,400| 122| 340|100.0| 83.1| 6.4| 3.6| 5.2| 0.5| 1.3 1990-91 ....|28,102|23,098|1,909|1,030| 1,624| 117| 324|100.0| 82.2| 6.8| 3.7| 5.8| 0.4| 1.2 1991-92 ....|29,075|23,321|1,983|1,172| 2,066| 139| 394|100.0| 80.2| 6.8| 4.0| 7.1| 0.5| 1.4 1992-93 ....|30,234|23,750|2,331|1,225| 2,305| 178| 445|100.0| 78.6| 7.7| 4.1| 7.6| 0.6| 1.5 1993-94 ....|30,711|23,569|2,542|1,351| 2,678| 149| 422|100.0| 76.7| 8.3| 4.4| 8.7| 0.5| 1.4 1994-95 ....|30,947|23,255|2,670|1,396| 2,906| 190| 530|100.0| 75.1| 8.6| 4.5| 9.4| 0.6| 1.7 1995-96 ....|31,986|23,739|2,910|1,528| 3,088| 207| 514|100.0| 74.2| 9.1| 4.8| 9.7| 0.6| 1.6 1996-97 ....|33,166|24,272|3,100|1,630| 3,415| 224| 525|100.0| 73.2| 9.3| 4.9| 10.3| 0.7| 1.6 1997-98 ....|33,687|24,271|3,189|1,579| 3,740| 270| 638|100.0| 72.0| 9.5| 4.7| 11.1| 0.8| 1.9 1998-99 ....|34,100|24,449|3,136|1,800| 3,819| 279| 617|100.0| 71.7| 9.2| 5.3| 11.2| 0.8| 1.8 1999-2000 ..|35,818|25,633|3,242|1,770| 4,212| 279| 682|100.0| 71.6| 9.1| 4.9| 11.8| 0.8| 1.9 2000-01 ....|36,845|25,881|3,306|1,829| 4,743| 265| 821|100.0| 70.2| 9.0| 5.0| 12.9| 0.7| 2.2 2001-02 ....|38,191|26,650|3,588|1,920| 4,971| 289| 773|100.0| 69.8| 9.4| 5.0| 13.0| 0.8| 2.0 ____________|______|______|_____|_____|_______|________|________|_____|______|_____|_____|_______|_______|_______ |
\1\Excludes 394 men and 12 women whose racial/ethnic group was not available. NOTE: For years 1984-85 to 2001-02, reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of degree, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. Data for 1998-99 were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.) Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. 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 through 1984-85, and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" surveys, 1986-87 through 1998-99, and Fall 2000 through Fall 2002 surveys. (This table was prepared August 2003.) |