Table A-3. Surveyed institutions, schools, organizational units, and graduate enrollment, by type of institution: 1972–2012 |
Organizational units | Graduate enrollment | |||||||
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Year | Institutions | Schoolsa | Total | Master's | Doctorate | Total | Full time | Part time |
All institutions 1972b |
252 | 321 | 4,568 | 764 | 3,804 | 207,859 | 159,392 | 48,467 |
1973b | 255 | 333 | 6,523 | 851 | 5,672 | 214,348 | 161,525 | 52,823 |
1974b | 276 | 367 | 7,468 | 1,387 | 6,081 | 259,968 | 190,562 | 69,406 |
1975 | 584 | 682 | 9,003 | 2,829 | 6,174 | 328,510 | 219,648 | 108,862 |
1976 | 594 | 693 | 9,110 | 2,895 | 6,215 | 333,716 | 223,412 | 110,304 |
1977 | 601 | 704 | 9,392 | 3,081 | 6,311 | 345,374 | 226,738 | 118,636 |
1978 | 599 | 708 | 9,509 | 3,126 | 6,383 | 339,912 | 223,030 | 116,882 |
1979 | 629 | 745 | 9,686 | 3,204 | 6,482 | 357,578 | 231,760 | 125,818 |
1980 | 626 | 742 | 9,798 | 3,258 | 6,540 | 367,078 | 238,416 | 128,662 |
1981 | 622 | 736 | 9,728 | 3,257 | 6,471 | 375,130 | 242,049 | 133,081 |
1982 | 609 | 724 | 9,584 | 3,242 | 6,342 | 382,291 | 244,757 | 137,534 |
1983 | 609 | 723 | 9,467 | 3,214 | 6,253 | 390,432 | 252,017 | 138,415 |
1984 | 412 | 530 | 8,791 | 2,504 | 6,287 | 394,670 | 253,922 | 140,748 |
1985 | 412 | 525 | 8,911 | 2,551 | 6,360 | 404,021 | 257,287 | 146,734 |
1986 | 412 | 527 | 8,985 | 2,559 | 6,426 | 415,520 | 266,168 | 149,352 |
1987 | 416 | 533 | 9,104 | 2,565 | 6,539 | 421,497 | 271,056 | 150,441 |
1988 | 606 | 723 | 10,015 | 3,316 | 6,699 | 424,523 | 275,127 | 149,396 |
1989 | 609 | 726 | 10,187 | 3,379 | 6,808 | 434,478 | 282,648 | 151,830 |
1990 | 610 | 727 | 10,358 | 3,456 | 6,902 | 452,113 | 292,782 | 159,331 |
1991 | 609 | 726 | 10,598 | 3,525 | 7,073 | 471,212 | 307,010 | 164,202 |
1992 | 608 | 725 | 10,872 | 3,611 | 7,261 | 493,522 | 322,555 | 170,967 |
1993 | 606 | 723 | 11,103 | 3,662 | 7,441 | 504,304 | 329,644 | 174,660 |
1994 | 605 | 722 | 11,365 | 3,771 | 7,594 | 504,399 | 332,088 | 172,311 |
1995 | 603 | 720 | 11,566 | 3,849 | 7,717 | 499,640 | 329,283 | 170,357 |
1996 | 603 | 720 | 11,579 | 3,898 | 7,681 | 494,079 | 328,536 | 165,543 |
1997 | 601 | 722 | 11,589 | 4,006 | 7,583 | 487,208 | 327,289 | 159,919 |
1998 | 601 | 721 | 11,685 | 4,032 | 7,653 | 485,627 | 327,389 | 158,238 |
1999 | 599 | 719 | 11,827 | 4,028 | 7,799 | 493,256 | 334,423 | 158,833 |
2000 | 596 | 716 | 11,894 | 4,094 | 7,800 | 493,311 | 341,283 | 152,028 |
2001 | 601 | 720 | 11,962 | 4,113 | 7,849 | 509,607 | 354,522 | 155,085 |
2002 | 596 | 715 | 12,126 | 4,178 | 7,948 | 540,404 | 378,991 | 161,413 |
2003 | 593 | 712 | 12,261 | 4,202 | 8,059 | 567,121 | 397,420 | 169,701 |
2004 | 591 | 710 | 12,268 | 4,191 | 8,077 | 574,463 | 402,573 | 171,890 |
2005 | 588 | 702 | 12,297 | 4,135 | 8,162 | 582,226 | 406,620 | 175,606 |
2006 | 588 | 707 | 12,320 | 4,119 | 8,201 | 597,643 | 419,015 | 178,628 |
2007oldc | 582 | 700 | 12,325 | 4,179 | 8,146 | 607,823 | 430,860 | 176,963 |
2007newc | 582 | 700 | 12,629 | 4,368 | 8,261 | 619,499 | 437,365 | 182,134 |
2008 | 579 | 708 | 13,166 | 4,435 | 8,731 | 631,489 | 449,613 | 181,876 |
2009 | 575 | 703 | 13,285 | 4,376 | 8,909 | 631,645 | 456,115 | 175,530 |
2010 | 574 | 692 | 13,711 | 4,458 | 9,253 | 632,652 | 461,185 | 171,467 |
2011 | 565 | 686 | 13,785 | 4,330 | 9,455 | 626,820 | 457,292 | 169,528 |
2012 | 565 | 684 | 13,952 | 4,362 | 9,590 | 627,243 | 459,498 | 167,745 |
Doctorate institutions 1972 |
252 | 321 | 4,568 | 764 | 3,804 | 207,859 | 159,392 | 48,467 |
1973 | 255 | 333 | 6,523 | 851 | 5,672 | 214,348 | 161,525 | 52,823 |
1974 | 276 | 367 | 7,468 | 1,387 | 6,081 | 259,968 | 190,562 | 69,406 |
1975 | 345 | 443 | 8,031 | 1,857 | 6,174 | 301,902 | 209,328 | 92,574 |
1976 | 355 | 454 | 8,131 | 1,916 | 6,215 | 305,824 | 213,033 | 92,791 |
1977 | 357 | 460 | 8,361 | 2,050 | 6,311 | 313,938 | 215,377 | 98,561 |
1978 | 345 | 454 | 8,381 | 1,998 | 6,383 | 308,107 | 211,508 | 96,599 |
1979 | 371 | 487 | 8,612 | 2,130 | 6,482 | 323,677 | 219,634 | 104,043 |
1980 | 370 | 486 | 8,714 | 2,174 | 6,540 | 333,164 | 225,877 | 107,287 |
1981 | 370 | 484 | 8,645 | 2,174 | 6,471 | 339,946 | 229,708 | 110,238 |
1982 | 369 | 484 | 8,504 | 2,162 | 6,342 | 346,668 | 232,980 | 113,688 |
1983 | 371 | 485 | 8,386 | 2,133 | 6,253 | 354,060 | 239,220 | 114,840 |
1984 | 346 | 464 | 8,320 | 2,033 | 6,287 | 353,673 | 239,400 | 114,273 |
1985 | 346 | 459 | 8,434 | 2,074 | 6,360 | 362,581 | 242,748 | 119,833 |
1986 | 346 | 461 | 8,509 | 2,083 | 6,426 | 373,545 | 251,562 | 121,983 |
1987 | 350 | 467 | 8,626 | 2,087 | 6,539 | 378,785 | 255,936 | 122,849 |
1988 | 377 | 494 | 8,949 | 2,250 | 6,699 | 386,300 | 262,351 | 123,949 |
1989 | 380 | 497 | 9,084 | 2,276 | 6,808 | 394,510 | 269,679 | 124,831 |
1990 | 379 | 496 | 9,234 | 2,332 | 6,902 | 409,419 | 278,637 | 130,782 |
1991 | 379 | 496 | 9,435 | 2,362 | 7,073 | 425,914 | 291,508 | 134,406 |
1992 | 379 | 496 | 9,678 | 2,417 | 7,261 | 445,704 | 305,979 | 139,725 |
1993 | 379 | 496 | 9,875 | 2,434 | 7,441 | 454,745 | 312,519 | 142,226 |
1994 | 378 | 495 | 10,093 | 2,499 | 7,594 | 455,332 | 313,976 | 141,356 |
1995 | 377 | 494 | 10,269 | 2,552 | 7,717 | 449,555 | 310,538 | 139,017 |
1996 | 378 | 495 | 10,289 | 2,608 | 7,681 | 444,319 | 309,418 | 134,901 |
1997 | 377 | 498 | 10,271 | 2,688 | 7,583 | 438,135 | 307,697 | 130,438 |
1998 | 377 | 497 | 10,366 | 2,713 | 7,653 | 435,826 | 307,040 | 128,786 |
1999 | 378 | 498 | 10,482 | 2,683 | 7,799 | 443,104 | 313,866 | 129,238 |
2000 | 377 | 497 | 10,526 | 2,726 | 7,800 | 443,542 | 319,923 | 123,619 |
2001 | 381 | 500 | 10,577 | 2,728 | 7,849 | 459,438 | 332,732 | 126,706 |
2002 | 376 | 495 | 10,726 | 2,778 | 7,948 | 487,645 | 355,611 | 132,034 |
2003 | 376 | 495 | 10,849 | 2,790 | 8,059 | 510,335 | 372,366 | 137,969 |
2004 | 376 | 495 | 10,858 | 2,781 | 8,077 | 518,641 | 377,984 | 140,657 |
2005 | 375 | 489 | 10,907 | 2,745 | 8,162 | 527,048 | 381,198 | 145,850 |
2006 | 376 | 495 | 10,946 | 2,745 | 8,201 | 542,073 | 393,138 | 148,935 |
2007oldc | 375 | 493 | 10,976 | 2,830 | 8,146 | 551,832 | 403,722 | 148,110 |
2007newc | 375 | 493 | 11,210 | 2,949 | 8,261 | 561,352 | 409,421 | 151,931 |
2008 | 376 | 505 | 11,773 | 3,042 | 8,731 | 574,241 | 422,287 | 151,954 |
2009 | 366 | 493 | 11,865 | 2,956 | 8,909 | 573,883 | 428,856 | 145,027 |
2010 | 364 | 481 | 12,276 | 3,023 | 9,253 | 575,785 | 433,252 | 142,533 |
2011 | 368 | 488 | 12,419 | 2,964 | 9,455 | 570,534 | 430,623 | 139,911 |
2012 | 367 | 485 | 12,567 | 2,977 | 9,590 | 571,578 | 433,177 | 138,401 |
Master's institutions 1975d |
239 | 239 | 972 | 972 | na | 26,608 | 10,320 | 16,288 |
1976 | 239 | 239 | 979 | 979 | na | 27,892 | 10,379 | 17,513 |
1977 | 244 | 244 | 1,031 | 1,031 | na | 31,436 | 11,361 | 20,075 |
1978e | 254 | 254 | 1,128 | 1,128 | na | 31,805 | 11,522 | 20,283 |
1979 | 258 | 258 | 1,074 | 1,074 | na | 33,901 | 12,126 | 21,775 |
1980 | 256 | 256 | 1,084 | 1,084 | na | 33,914 | 12,539 | 21,375 |
1981 | 252 | 252 | 1,083 | 1,083 | na | 35,184 | 12,341 | 22,843 |
1982 | 240 | 240 | 1,080 | 1,080 | na | 35,623 | 11,777 | 23,846 |
1983 | 238 | 238 | 1,081 | 1,081 | na | 36,372 | 12,797 | 23,575 |
1984 | 66 | 66 | 471 | 471 | na | 40,997 | 14,522 | 26,475 |
1985 | 66 | 66 | 477 | 477 | na | 41,440 | 14,539 | 26,901 |
1986 | 66 | 66 | 476 | 476 | na | 41,975 | 14,606 | 27,369 |
1987 | 66 | 66 | 478 | 478 | na | 42,712 | 15,120 | 27,592 |
1988 | 229 | 229 | 1,066 | 1,066 | na | 38,223 | 12,776 | 25,447 |
1989 | 229 | 229 | 1,103 | 1,103 | na | 39,968 | 12,969 | 26,999 |
1990 | 231 | 231 | 1,124 | 1,124 | na | 42,694 | 14,145 | 28,549 |
1991 | 230 | 230 | 1,163 | 1,163 | na | 45,298 | 15,502 | 29,796 |
1992 | 229 | 229 | 1,194 | 1,194 | na | 47,818 | 16,576 | 31,242 |
1993 | 227 | 227 | 1,228 | 1,228 | na | 49,559 | 17,125 | 32,434 |
1994 | 227 | 227 | 1,272 | 1,272 | na | 49,067 | 18,112 | 30,955 |
1995 | 226 | 226 | 1,297 | 1,297 | na | 50,085 | 18,745 | 31,340 |
1996 | 225 | 225 | 1,290 | 1,290 | na | 49,760 | 19,118 | 30,642 |
1997 | 224 | 224 | 1,318 | 1,318 | na | 49,073 | 19,592 | 29,481 |
1998 | 224 | 224 | 1,319 | 1,319 | na | 49,801 | 20,349 | 29,452 |
1999 | 221 | 221 | 1,345 | 1,345 | na | 50,152 | 20,557 | 29,595 |
2000 | 219 | 219 | 1,368 | 1,368 | na | 49,769 | 21,360 | 28,409 |
2001 | 220 | 220 | 1,385 | 1,385 | na | 50,169 | 21,790 | 28,379 |
2002 | 220 | 220 | 1,400 | 1,400 | na | 52,759 | 23,380 | 29,379 |
2003 | 217 | 217 | 1,412 | 1,412 | na | 56,786 | 25,054 | 31,732 |
2004 | 215 | 215 | 1,410 | 1,410 | na | 55,822 | 24,589 | 31,233 |
2005 | 213 | 213 | 1,390 | 1,390 | na | 55,178 | 25,422 | 29,756 |
2006 | 212 | 212 | 1,374 | 1,374 | na | 55,570 | 25,877 | 29,693 |
2007oldc | 207 | 207 | 1,349 | 1,349 | na | 55,991 | 27,138 | 28,853 |
2007newc | 207 | 207 | 1,419 | 1,419 | na | 58,147 | 27,944 | 30,203 |
2008 | 203 | 203 | 1,393 | 1,393 | na | 57,248 | 27,326 | 29,922 |
2009 | 209 | 210 | 1,420 | 1,420 | na | 57,762 | 27,259 | 30,503 |
2010 | 210 | 211 | 1,435 | 1,435 | na | 56,867 | 27,933 | 28,934 |
2011 | 197 | 198 | 1,366 | 1,366 | na | 56,286 | 26,669 | 29,617 |
2012 | 198 | 199 | 1,385 | 1,385 | na | 55,665 | 26,321 | 29,344 |
na = not applicable. |
a Schools are administrative and degree-granting entities within academic institutions. Schools surveyed may exceed institutions surveyed because schools at some institutions report information to survey separately. Examples of schools eligible for GSS include graduate schools, schools of architecture, schools of medicine, schools of nursing, schools of pharmacology, schools of public health, and schools of veterinary medicine. |
b Data collected only from the doctorate-granting institutions. |
c In 2007, GSS-eligible fields were reclassified, newly eligible fields were added, and survey was redesigned to improve coverage and coding of GSS-eligible units. "2007new" presents data as collected in 2007; "2007old" reflects data as they would have been collected under 2006 methodology. See appendix A, "Technical Notes," in http://www.nsf.gov/statistics/nsf10307/ for more detail. |
d 1976 survey also collected 1975 data from master's-granting institutions. |
e Master's-granting institutions were not surveyed in 1978; totals represent estimates based on 1977 and 1979 data. |
NOTES: Data from 1972 to 1974 are not directly comparable with data from 1975 forward due to changes both in science and engineering fields and in types of institutions covered in survey. In 2007, newly eligible science fields were added. |
SOURCE: National Science Foundation, National Center for Science and Engineering Statistics, NSF-NIH Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering. |
Data from survey cycle Fall 2012, as of December 2013. |