Table 166. | Historical summary of faculty, students, degrees, and finances in institutions of higher education: 1869-70 to 1992-93 |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Item | 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 | 1991-92 | 1992-93 ___________________________________|__________|___________|____________|_____________|____________|______________|______________|______________|_______________|_______________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 ___________________________________|__________|___________|____________|_____________|____________|______________|______________|______________|_______________|_______________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total institutions\1\ .............| 563 | 811 | 998 | 977 | 951 | 1,041 | 1,409 | 1,708 | 1,851 | 2,008 | 2,525 | 3,152 | 3,535 | 3,601 | 3,638 |==========|===========|============|=============|============|==============|==============|==============|===============|===============|================|================|================|================|================ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total faculty\2\ ..................|\3\ 5,553 |\3\ 11,522 |\3\ 15,809 | 23,868 | 36,480 | 48,615 | 82,386 | 146,929 | 246,722 | 380,554 |\4\ 450,000 |\4\ 675,000 |\5\ 824,220 |\5\ 826,252 |\3\ 835,000 |__________|___________|____________|_____________|____________|______________|______________|______________|_______________|_______________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________ Men .............................|\3\ 4,887 |\3\ 7,328 |\3\ 12,704 | 19,151 | 29,132 | 35,807 | 60,017 | 106,328 | 186,189 | 296,773 |\4\ 346,000 |\4\ 479,000 |\5\ 577,298 |\5\ 525,599 |\3\ 531,000 Women ...........................|\3\ 666 |\3\ 4,194 |\3\ 3,105 | 4,717 | 7,348 | 12,808 | 22,369 | 40,601 | 60,533 | 83,781 |\4\ 104,000 |\4\ 196,000 |\5\ 246,922 |\5\ 300,653 |\3\ 304,000 |==========|===========|============|=============|============|==============|==============|==============|===============|===============|================|================|================|================|================ | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Total fall enrollment\6\ ..........|\3\52,286 |\3\115,817 |\3\ 156,756 | 237,592 |\3\ 355,213 | 597,880 | 1,100,737 | 1,494,203 | 2,659,021 | 3,639,847 | 8,004,660 | 11,569,899 | 13,538,560 | 14,358,953 | 14,486,315 |__________|___________|____________|_____________|____________|______________|______________|______________|_______________|_______________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________ Men .............................|\3\41,160 |\3\ 77,972 |\3\ 100,453 | 152,254 |\3\ 214,648 | 314,938 | 619,935 | 893,250 | 1,853,068 | 2,332,617 | 4,746,201 | 5,682,877 | 6,190,015 | 6,501,844 | 6,523,516 Women ...........................|\3\11,126 |\3\ 37,845 |\3\ 56,303 | 85,338 |\3\ 140,565 | 282,942 | 480,802 | 600,953 | 805,953 | 1,307,230 | 3,258,459 | 5,887,022 | 7,348,545 | 7,857,109 | 7,962,799 |==========|===========|============|=============|============|==============|==============|==============|===============|===============|================|================|================|================|================ Earned degrees conferred | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Associate, total ................| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 206,023 | 400,910 | 455,102 | 504,231 |\7\ 514,756 |__________|___________|____________|_____________|____________|______________|______________|______________|_______________|_______________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________ Men .......................... | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 117,432 | 183,737 | 191,195 | 207,481 |\7\ 211,964 Women ........................ | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 88,591 | 217,173 | 263,907 | 296,750 |\7\ 302,792 |==========|===========|============|=============|============|==============|==============|==============|===============|===============|================|================|================|================|================ Bachelor's,\8\ total ............| 9,371 | 12,896 | 15,539 | 27,410 | 37,199 | 48,622 | 122,484 | 186,500 | 432,058 | 392,440 | 792,656 | 929,417 | 1,051,344 | 1,136,553 |\7\ 1,165,178 |__________|___________|____________|_____________|____________|______________|______________|______________|_______________|_______________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________ Men ...........................| 7,993 | 10,411 | 12,857 | 22,173 | 28,762 | 31,980 | 73,615 | 109,546 | 328,841 | 254,063 | 451,380 | 473,611 | 491,696 | 520,811 |\7\ 532,881 Women .........................| 1,378 | 2,485 | 2,682 | 5,237 | 8,437 | 16,642 | 48,869 | 76,954 | 103,217 | 138,377 | 341,276 | 455,806 | 559,648 | 615,742 |\7\ 632,297 |==========|===========|============|=============|============|==============|==============|==============|===============|===============|================|================|================|================|================ Master's,\9\ total ..............| 0 | 879 | 1,015 | 1,583 | 2,113 | 4,279 | 14,969 | 26,731 | 58,183 | 74,435 | 208,291 | 298,081 | 324,301 | 352,838 |\7\ 369,585 |__________|___________|____________|_____________|____________|______________|______________|______________|_______________|_______________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________ Men ...........................| 0 | 868 | 821 | 1,280 | 1,555 | 2,985 | 8,925 | 16,508 | 41,220 | 50,898 | 125,624 | 150,749 | 153,653 | 161,842 |\7\ 169,258 Women .........................| 0 | 11 | 194 | 303 | 558 | 1,294 | 6,044 | 10,223 | 16,963 | 23,537 | 82,667 | 147,332 | 170,648 | 190,996 |\7\ 200,327 |==========|===========|============|=============|============|==============|==============|==============|===============|===============|================|================|================|================|================ First-professional,\8\ total ....| (\8\) | (\8\) | (\8\) | (\8\) | (\8\) | (\8\) | (\8\) | (\8\) | (\8\) | (\8\) | 34,578 | 70,131 | 70,988 | 74,146 |\7\ 75,387 |__________|___________|____________|_____________|____________|______________|______________|______________|_______________|_______________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________ Men ...........................| (\8\) | (\8\) | (\8\) | (\8\) | (\8\) | (\8\) | (\8\) | (\8\) | (\8\) | (\8\) | 32,794 | 52,716 | 43,961 | 45,071 |\7\ 45,153 Women .........................| (\8\) | (\8\) | (\8\) | (\8\) | (\8\) | (\8\) | (\8\) | (\8\) | (\8\) | (\8\) | 1,784 | 17,415 | 27,027 | 29,075 |\7\ 30,234 |==========|===========|============|=============|============|==============|==============|==============|===============|===============|================|================|================|================|================ Doctor's, total .................| 1 | 54 | 149 | 382 | 443 | 615 | 2,299 | 3,290 | 6,420 | 9,829 | 29,866 | 32,615 | 38,371 | 40,659 |\7\ 42,132 |__________|___________|____________|_____________|____________|______________|______________|______________|_______________|_______________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________ Men ...........................| 1 | 51 | 147 | 359 | 399 | 522 | 1,946 | 2,861 | 5,804 | 8,801 | 25,890 | 22,943 | 24,401 | 25,557 |\7\ 26,073 Women .........................| 0 | 3 | 2 | 23 | 44 | 93 | 353 | 429 | 616 | 1,028 | 3,976 | 9,672 | 13,970 | 15,102 |\7\ 16,059 |==========|===========|============|=============|============|==============|==============|==============|===============|===============|================|================|================|================|================ Finances, in thousands | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | $161,395,896 |\7\$170,880,503 Educational and general | --- | --- | $21,464 | $35,084 | 67,917 | 172,929 | 483,065 | 571,288 | 1,833,845 | 4,688,352 | 16,486,177 | --- | --- | --- | --- income ......................| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Current-fund expenditures .......| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 507,142 | 674,688 | 2,245,661 | 5,601,376 | 21,043,113 | 56,913,588 | 134,655,571 | 156,189,161 |\7\ 165,241,040 Educational and general | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | expenditures ................| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 377,903 | 521,990 | 1,706,444 | 4,685,258 | 16,845,210 | 44,542,843 | 105,585,076 | 121,567,156 |\7\ 128,977,968 Value of physical property ......| --- | --- | 95,426 | 253,599 | 457,594 | 747,333 | 2,065,049 |\10\2,753,780 | 4,799,964 | 13,548,548 | 42,093,580 | 83,733,387 | 164,635,000 | 181,995,647 | 190,441,253 Market value of endowment funds .| --- | --- |\11\ 78,788 |\11\ 194,998 |\11\323,661 |\11\ 569,071 |\11\1,372,068 |\11\1,686,283 |\11\ 2,601,223 |\11\ 5,322,080 | 11,206,632 | 20,743,045 | 67,978,726 | 79,117,709 | 88,881,171 ___________________________________|__________|___________|____________|_____________|____________|______________|______________|______________|_______________|_______________|________________|________________|________________|________________|________________ |
\1\Prior to 1979-80, excludes branch campuses. NOTE.--Some data have been revised from previously published figures. 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; and "Fall Enrollment in Institutions of Higher Education," "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred," and "Financial Statistics of Institutions of Higher Education" surveys; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment," "Completions," and "Finance" surveys. (This table was prepared April 1995.) |