Table 279. | Earned degrees in the biological/life sciences conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 1951-52 to 1997-98 |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Bachelor's degrees | Master's degrees | Doctor's degrees Year |_____________________________|_____________________________|______________________________ | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women __________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|__________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 __________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|__________ 1951-52 ..| 11,094 | 8,212 | 2,882 | 2,307 | 1,908 | 399 | 764 | 680 | 84 1953-54 ..| 9,279 | 6,710 | 2,569 | 1,610 | 1,287 | 323 | 1,077 | 977 | 100 1955-56 ..| 12,423 | 9,515 | 2,908 | 1,759 | 1,379 | 380 | 1,025 | 908 | 117 1957-58 ..| 14,308 | 11,159 | 3,149 | 1,852 | 1,448 | 404 | 1,125 | 987 | 138 1959-60 ..| 15,576 | 11,654 | 3,922 | 2,154 | 1,668 | 486 | 1,205 | 1,086 | 119 | | | | | | | | | 1961-62 ..| 16,915 | 12,136 | 4,779 | 2,642 | 1,982 | 660 | 1,338 | 1,179 | 159 1963-64 ..| 22,723 | 16,321 | 6,402 | 3,296 | 2,348 | 948 | 1,625 | 1,432 | 193 1965-66 ..| 26,916 | 19,368 | 7,548 | 4,232 | 3,085 | 1,147 | 2,097 | 1,792 | 305 1967-68 ..| 31,826 | 22,986 | 8,840 | 5,506 | 3,959 | 1,547 | 2,784 | 2,345 | 439 1969-70 ..| 34,034 | 23,919 | 10,115 | 5,800 | 3,975 | 1,825 | 3,289 | 2,820 | 469 | | | | | | | | | 1970-71 ..| 35,743 | 25,333 | 10,410 | 5,728 | 3,805 | 1,923 | 3,645 | 3,050 | 595 1971-72 ..| 37,293 | 26,323 | 10,970 | 6,101 | 4,087 | 2,014 | 3,653 | 3,031 | 622 1972-73 ..| 42,233 | 29,636 | 12,597 | 6,263 | 4,354 | 1,909 | 3,636 | 2,926 | 710 1973-74 ..| 48,340 | 33,245 | 15,095 | 6,552 | 4,555 | 1,997 | 3,439 | 2,740 | 699 1974-75 ..| 51,741 | 34,612 | 17,129 | 6,550 | 4,587 | 1,963 | 3,384 | 2,641 | 743 | | | | | | | | | 1975-76 ..| 54,275 | 35,520 | 18,755 | 6,582 | 4,497 | 2,085 | 3,392 | 2,663 | 729 1976-77 ..| 53,605 | 34,218 | 19,387 | 7,114 | 4,718 | 2,396 | 3,397 | 2,671 | 726 1977-78 ..| 51,502 | 31,705 | 19,797 | 6,806 | 4,400 | 2,406 | 3,309 | 2,511 | 798 1978-79 ..| 48,846 | 29,191 | 19,655 | 6,831 | 4,265 | 2,566 | 3,542 | 2,636 | 906 1979-80 ..| 46,370 | 26,828 | 19,542 | 6,510 | 4,098 | 2,412 | 3,636 | 2,690 | 946 | | | | | | | | | 1980-81 ..| 43,216 | 24,149 | 19,067 | 5,978 | 3,654 | 2,324 | 3,718 | 2,666 | 1,052 1981-82 ..| 41,639 | 22,754 | 18,885 | 5,874 | 3,426 | 2,448 | 3,743 | 2,654 | 1,089 1982-83 ..| 39,982 | 21,564 | 18,418 | 5,696 | 3,214 | 2,482 | 3,341 | 2,266 | 1,075 1983-84 ..| 38,640 | 20,558 | 18,082 | 5,406 | 2,996 | 2,410 | 3,437 | 2,381 | 1,056 1984-85 ..| 38,445 | 20,064 | 18,381 | 5,059 | 2,647 | 2,412 | 3,432 | 2,307 | 1,125 | | | | | | | | | 1985-86 ..| 38,524 | 19,993 | 18,531 | 5,013 | 2,616 | 2,397 | 3,358 | 2,229 | 1,129 1986-87 ..| 38,121 | 19,657 | 18,464 | 4,952 | 2,538 | 2,414 | 3,419 | 2,225 | 1,194 1987-88 ..| 36,755 | 18,245 | 18,510 | 4,784 | 2,423 | 2,361 | 3,629 | 2,349 | 1,280 1988-89 ..| 36,059 | 17,953 | 18,106 | 4,961 | 2,492 | 2,469 | 3,520 | 2,234 | 1,286 1989-90 ..| 37,204 | 18,312 | 18,892 | 4,869 | 2,395 | 2,474 | 3,844 | 2,394 | 1,450 | | | | | | | | | 1990-91 ..| 39,530 | 19,412 | 20,118 | 4,765 | 2,302 | 2,463 | 4,093 | 2,577 | 1,516 1991-92 ..| 42,941 | 20,798 | 22,143 | 4,785 | 2,301 | 2,484 | 4,243 | 2,620 | 1,623 1992-93 ..| 47,038 | 22,842 | 24,196 | 4,756 | 2,343 | 2,413 | 4,435 | 2,664 | 1,771 1993-94 ..| 51,383 | 25,050 | 26,333 | 5,196 | 2,465 | 2,731 | 4,534 | 2,690 | 1,844 1994-95 ..| 55,984 | 26,687 | 29,297 | 5,393 | 2,602 | 2,791 | 4,645 | 2,771 | 1,874 | | | | | | | | | 1995-96 ..| 60,994 | 28,849 | 32,145 | 6,157 | 2,902 | 3,255 | 4,780 | 2,773 | 2,007 1996-97 ..| 63,975 | 29,470 | 34,505 | 6,466 | 3,035 | 3,431 | 4,812 | 2,738 | 2,074 1997-98 ..| 65,868 | 29,589 | 36,279 | 6,261 | 2,981 | 3,280 | 4,961 | 2,852 | 2,109 __________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|__________ |
NOTE: Includes degrees in biology; biochemistry and biophysics; botany; cell and molecular biology; microbiology/bacteriology; zoology; and other biological sciences. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" surveys. (This table was prepared June 2000.)
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