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Table 174. | Historical summary of faculty, students, degrees, and finances in degree-granting institutions: Selected years, 1869–70 through 2004–05 |
Selected characteristic | 1869–70 | 1879–80 | 1889–90 | 1899–1900 | 1909–10 | 1919–20 | 1929–30 | 1939–40 | 1949–50 | 1959–60 | 1969–70 | 1979–80 | 1989–90 | 1999–2000 | 2004–05 | ||||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||||||||||||||
Total institutions1 | 563 | 811 | 998 | 977 | 951 | 1,041 | 1,409 | 1,708 | 1,851 | 2,004 | 2,525 | 3,152 | 3,535 | 4,084 | 4,216 | ||||||||||||||
Total faculty2 | 5,553 | 3 | 11,522 | 3 | 15,809 | 3 | 23,868 | 36,480 | 48,615 | 82,386 | 146,929 | 246,722 | 380,554 | 450,000 | 4 | 675,000 | 4 | 824,220 | 5 | 1,027,830 | 5 | — | |||||||
Males | 4,887 | 3 | 7,328 | 3 | 12,704 | 3 | 19,151 | 29,132 | 35,807 | 60,017 | 106,328 | 186,189 | 296,773 | 346,000 | 4 | 479,000 | 4 | 577,298 | 5 | 602,469 | 5 | — | |||||||
Females | 666 | 3 | 4,194 | 3 | 3,105 | 3 | 4,717 | 7,348 | 12,808 | 22,369 | 40,601 | 60,533 | 83,781 | 104,000 | 4 | 196,000 | 4 | 246,922 | 5 | 425,361 | 5 | — | |||||||
Total fall enrollment6 | 52,286 | 3 | 115,817 | 3 | 156,756 | 3 | 237,592 | 355,213 | 3 | 597,880 | 1,100,737 | 1,494,203 | 2,659,021 | 3,639,847 | 8,004,660 | 11,569,899 | 13,538,560 | 14,791,224 | 17,272,044 | ||||||||||
Males | 41,160 | 3 | 77,972 | 3 | 100,453 | 3 | 152,254 | 214,648 | 3 | 314,938 | 619,935 | 893,250 | 1,853,068 | 2,332,617 | 4,746,201 | 5,682,877 | 6,190,015 | 6,490,646 | 7,387,262 | ||||||||||
Females | 11,126 | 3 | 37,845 | 3 | 56,303 | 3 | 85,338 | 140,565 | 3 | 282,942 | 480,802 | 600,953 | 805,953 | 1,307,230 | 3,258,459 | 5,887,022 | 7,348,545 | 8,300,578 | 9,884,782 | ||||||||||
Earned degrees conferred | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Associate's, total | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 206,023 | 400,910 | 455,102 | 564,933 | 696,660 | ||||||||||||||
Males | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 117,432 | 183,737 | 191,195 | 224,721 | 267,536 | ||||||||||||||
Females | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 88,591 | 217,173 | 263,907 | 340,212 | 429,124 | ||||||||||||||
Bachelor's, total7 | 9,371 | 12,896 | 15,539 | 27,410 | 37,199 | 48,622 | 122,484 | 186,500 | 432,058 | 392,440 | 792,316 | 929,417 | 1,051,344 | 1,237,875 | 1,439,264 | ||||||||||||||
Males | 7,993 | 10,411 | 12,857 | 22,173 | 28,762 | 31,980 | 73,615 | 109,546 | 328,841 | 254,063 | 451,097 | 473,611 | 491,696 | 530,367 | 613,000 | ||||||||||||||
Females | 1,378 | 2,485 | 2,682 | 5,237 | 8,437 | 16,642 | 48,869 | 76,954 | 103,217 | 138,377 | 341,219 | 455,806 | 559,648 | 707,508 | 826,264 | ||||||||||||||
Master's, total8 | 0 | 879 | 1,015 | 1,583 | 2,113 | 4,279 | 14,969 | 26,731 | 58,183 | 74,435 | 208,291 | 298,081 | 324,301 | 457,056 | 574,618 | ||||||||||||||
Males | 0 | 868 | 821 | 1,280 | 1,555 | 2,985 | 8,925 | 16,508 | 41,220 | 50,898 | 125,624 | 150,749 | 153,653 | 191,792 | 233,590 | ||||||||||||||
Females | 0 | 11 | 194 | 303 | 558 | 1,294 | 6,044 | 10,223 | 16,963 | 23,537 | 82,667 | 147,332 | 170,648 | 265,264 | 341,028 | ||||||||||||||
First-professional, total7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 34,918 | 70,131 | 70,988 | 80,057 | 87,289 | ||||||||||||||
Males | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 33,077 | 52,716 | 43,961 | 44,239 | 43,849 | ||||||||||||||
Females | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1,841 | 17,415 | 27,027 | 35,818 | 43,440 | ||||||||||||||
Doctor's, total | 1 | 54 | 149 | 382 | 443 | 615 | 2,299 | 3,290 | 6,420 | 9,829 | 29,866 | 32,615 | 38,371 | 44,808 | 52,631 | ||||||||||||||
Males | 1 | 51 | 147 | 359 | 399 | 522 | 1,946 | 2,861 | 5,804 | 8,801 | 25,890 | 22,943 | 24,401 | 25,028 | 26,973 | ||||||||||||||
Females | 0 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 44 | 93 | 353 | 429 | 616 | 1,028 | 3,976 | 9,672 | 13,970 | 19,780 | 25,658 | ||||||||||||||
In thousands of dollars | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Finances | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
Current-fund revenue | — | — | — | — | $76,883 | $199,922 | $554,511 | $715,211 | $2,374,645 | $5,785,537 | $21,515,242 | $58,519,982 | $139,635,477 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Educational and general income | — | — | $21,464 | $35,084 | 67,917 | 172,929 | 483,065 | 571,288 | 1,833,845 | 4,688,352 | 16,486,177 | — | — | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Current-fund expenditures | — | — | — | — | — | — | 507,142 | 674,688 | 2,245,661 | 5,601,376 | 21,043,113 | 56,913,588 | 134,655,571 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Educational and general expenditures | — | — | — | — | — | — | 377,903 | 521,990 | 1,706,444 | 4,685,258 | 16,845,212 | 44,542,843 | 105,585,076 | — | — | ||||||||||||||
Value of physical property | — | — | 95,426 | 253,599 | 457,594 | 747,333 | 2,065,049 | 2,753,780 | 9 | 4,799,964 | 13,548,548 | 42,093,580 | 83,733,387 | 164,635,000 | — | — | |||||||||||||
Market value of endowment funds | — | — | 78,788 | 10 | 194,998 | 10 | 323,661 | 10 | 569,071 | 10 | 1,372,068 | 10 | 1,686,283 | 10 | 2,601,223 | 10 | 5,322,080 | 10 | 11,206,632 | 20,743,045 | 67,978,726 | — | — |
—Not available. 1 Prior to 1979–80, excludes branch campuses. 2 Total number of different individuals (not reduced to full-time equivalent). Beginning in 1959–60, data are for the first term of the academic year. 3 Estimated. 4 Estimated number of senior instructional staff. Excludes graduate assistants. 5 Because of revised survey procedures, data may not be directly comparable with figures prior to 1989–90. Estimated number of senior instructional staff. Excludes graduate assistants. 6 Data for 1869–70 to 1949–50 are for resident degree-credit students who enrolled at any time during the academic year. 7 From 1869–70 to 1959–60, first-professional degrees are included under bachelor's degrees. 8 Figures for years prior to 1969–70 are not precisely comparable with later data. 9 Includes unexpended plant funds. 10 Book value. Includes other nonexpendable funds. NOTE: Data through 1989–90 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. (See Guide to Sources for details.) Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Biennial Survey of Education in the United States; Education Directory, Colleges and Universities; Faculty and Other Professional Staff in Institutions of Higher Education; Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities; Earned Degrees Conferred; Financial Statistics of Institutions of Higher Education; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Institutions of Higher Education," "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred," and "Financial Statistics of Institutions of Higher Education" surveys; and 1989 through 2005 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:89–99), "Fall Staff Survey" (IPEDS-S:89–99), "Finance Survey" (IPEDS-F:FY90–00), "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:90–00), "Institutional Characteristics Survey" (IPEDS-IC:89–99), Winter 2005–06, Spring 2005, and Fall 2005. (This table was prepared September 2006.) |