Table 1-2c. Sex of graduate students, postdoctoral appointees, and doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers in engineering: 1977–2018
Year |
Graduate students |
Postdoctoral appointees |
Doctorate-holding nonfaculty researchers |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Total |
Male |
Female |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
Number |
Percent |
1977 |
68,757 |
65,051 |
94.6 |
3,706 |
5.4 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
1978 |
67,787 |
NA |
NA |
NA |
NA |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
1979 |
71,808 |
65,921 |
91.8 |
5,887 |
8.2 |
1,067 |
1,017 |
95.3 |
50 |
4.7 |
273 |
260 |
95.2 |
13 |
4.8 |
1980 |
74,335 |
67,995 |
91.5 |
6,340 |
8.5 |
981 |
916 |
93.4 |
65 |
6.6 |
423 |
398 |
94.1 |
25 |
5.9 |
1981 |
79,585 |
71,838 |
90.3 |
7,747 |
9.7 |
1,040 |
958 |
92.1 |
82 |
7.9 |
503 |
471 |
93.6 |
32 |
6.4 |
1982 |
83,720 |
74,943 |
89.5 |
8,777 |
10.5 |
980 |
896 |
91.4 |
84 |
8.6 |
670 |
638 |
95.2 |
32 |
4.8 |
1983 |
91,146 |
81,337 |
89.2 |
9,809 |
10.8 |
1,108 |
1,019 |
92.0 |
89 |
8.0 |
631 |
596 |
94.5 |
35 |
5.5 |
1984 |
92,739 |
82,440 |
88.9 |
10,299 |
11.1 |
1,203 |
1,119 |
93.0 |
84 |
7.0 |
589 |
554 |
94.1 |
35 |
5.9 |
1985 |
96,018 |
84,935 |
88.5 |
11,083 |
11.5 |
1,356 |
1,255 |
92.6 |
101 |
7.4 |
615 |
564 |
91.7 |
51 |
8.3 |
1986 |
101,905 |
89,532 |
87.9 |
12,373 |
12.1 |
1,405 |
1,273 |
90.6 |
132 |
9.4 |
521 |
476 |
91.4 |
45 |
8.6 |
1987 |
103,983 |
91,012 |
87.5 |
12,971 |
12.5 |
1,446 |
1,297 |
89.7 |
149 |
10.3 |
443 |
399 |
90.1 |
44 |
9.9 |
1988 |
102,854 |
89,726 |
87.2 |
13,128 |
12.8 |
1,690 |
1,518 |
89.8 |
172 |
10.2 |
566 |
515 |
91.0 |
51 |
9.0 |
1989 |
104,065 |
90,457 |
86.9 |
13,608 |
13.1 |
1,928 |
1,750 |
90.8 |
178 |
9.2 |
581 |
525 |
90.4 |
56 |
9.6 |
1990 |
107,658 |
92,979 |
86.4 |
14,679 |
13.6 |
1,950 |
1,744 |
89.4 |
206 |
10.6 |
609 |
553 |
90.8 |
56 |
9.2 |
1991 |
113,535 |
97,837 |
86.2 |
15,698 |
13.8 |
2,262 |
2,024 |
89.5 |
238 |
10.5 |
659 |
600 |
91.0 |
59 |
9.0 |
1992 |
118,039 |
100,819 |
85.4 |
17,220 |
14.6 |
2,369 |
2,118 |
89.4 |
251 |
10.6 |
737 |
667 |
90.5 |
70 |
9.5 |
1993 |
116,872 |
99,184 |
84.9 |
17,688 |
15.1 |
2,446 |
2,164 |
88.5 |
282 |
11.5 |
805 |
728 |
90.4 |
77 |
9.6 |
1994 |
113,024 |
94,974 |
84.0 |
18,050 |
16.0 |
2,606 |
2,272 |
87.2 |
334 |
12.8 |
825 |
734 |
89.0 |
91 |
11.0 |
1995 |
107,201 |
89,188 |
83.2 |
18,013 |
16.8 |
2,648 |
2,327 |
87.9 |
321 |
12.1 |
789 |
701 |
88.8 |
88 |
11.2 |
1996 |
103,224 |
84,970 |
82.3 |
18,254 |
17.7 |
2,677 |
2,362 |
88.2 |
315 |
11.8 |
731 |
646 |
88.4 |
85 |
11.6 |
1997 |
101,148 |
82,428 |
81.5 |
18,720 |
18.5 |
2,971 |
2,625 |
88.4 |
346 |
11.6 |
848 |
733 |
86.4 |
115 |
13.6 |
1998 |
100,038 |
81,050 |
81.0 |
18,988 |
19.0 |
2,853 |
2,470 |
86.6 |
383 |
13.4 |
810 |
721 |
89.0 |
89 |
11.0 |
1999 |
101,691 |
81,804 |
80.4 |
19,887 |
19.6 |
3,196 |
2,727 |
85.3 |
469 |
14.7 |
940 |
815 |
86.7 |
125 |
13.3 |
2000 |
104,112 |
83,366 |
80.1 |
20,746 |
19.9 |
3,313 |
2,840 |
85.7 |
473 |
14.3 |
896 |
783 |
87.4 |
113 |
12.6 |
2001 |
109,493 |
87,236 |
79.7 |
22,257 |
20.3 |
3,152 |
2,666 |
84.6 |
486 |
15.4 |
801 |
691 |
86.3 |
110 |
13.7 |
2002 |
119,668 |
94,701 |
79.1 |
24,967 |
20.9 |
3,566 |
2,963 |
83.1 |
603 |
16.9 |
903 |
774 |
85.7 |
129 |
14.3 |
2003 |
127,377 |
99,790 |
78.3 |
27,587 |
21.7 |
3,810 |
3,207 |
84.2 |
603 |
15.8 |
952 |
816 |
85.7 |
136 |
14.3 |
2004 |
123,566 |
96,294 |
77.9 |
27,272 |
22.1 |
3,949 |
3,245 |
82.2 |
704 |
17.8 |
1,043 |
924 |
88.6 |
119 |
11.4 |
2005 |
120,565 |
93,670 |
77.7 |
26,895 |
22.3 |
4,166 |
3,436 |
82.5 |
730 |
17.5 |
946 |
824 |
87.1 |
122 |
12.9 |
2006 |
123,041 |
95,097 |
77.3 |
27,944 |
22.7 |
4,642 |
3,819 |
82.3 |
823 |
17.7 |
1,118 |
974 |
87.1 |
144 |
12.9 |
2007olda |
130,255 |
100,281 |
77.0 |
29,974 |
23.0 |
4,908 |
4,073 |
83.0 |
835 |
17.0 |
1,298 |
1,104 |
85.1 |
194 |
14.9 |
2007newa |
131,676 |
101,204 |
76.9 |
30,472 |
23.1 |
4,942 |
4,099 |
82.9 |
843 |
17.1 |
1,310 |
1,116 |
85.2 |
194 |
14.8 |
2008 |
137,856 |
106,319 |
77.1 |
31,537 |
22.9 |
5,462 |
4,359 |
79.8 |
1,103 |
20.2 |
1,419 |
1,169 |
82.4 |
250 |
17.6 |
2009 |
144,677 |
111,359 |
77.0 |
33,318 |
23.0 |
6,416 |
5,031 |
78.4 |
1,385 |
21.6 |
1,737 |
1,451 |
83.5 |
286 |
16.5 |
2010b,c |
149,241 |
114,788 |
76.9 |
34,453 |
23.1 |
6,969 |
5,479 |
78.6 |
1,490 |
21.4 |
2,406 |
1,971 |
81.9 |
435 |
18.1 |
2011c |
146,501 |
112,760 |
77.0 |
33,741 |
23.0 |
6,786 |
5,287 |
77.9 |
1,499 |
22.1 |
2,312 |
1,895 |
82.0 |
417 |
18.0 |
2012 |
148,385 |
113,834 |
76.7 |
34,551 |
23.3 |
7,103 |
5,514 |
77.6 |
1,589 |
22.4 |
2,497 |
2,023 |
81.0 |
474 |
19.0 |
2013 |
153,049 |
116,651 |
76.2 |
36,398 |
23.8 |
7,106 |
5,518 |
77.7 |
1,588 |
22.3 |
2,494 |
1,970 |
79.0 |
524 |
21.0 |
2014oldd |
162,013 |
123,056 |
76.0 |
38,957 |
24.0 |
7,292 |
5,650 |
77.5 |
1,642 |
22.5 |
2,744 |
2,148 |
78.3 |
596 |
21.7 |
2014newd |
164,488 |
124,798 |
75.9 |
39,690 |
24.1 |
7,307 |
5,665 |
77.5 |
1,642 |
22.5 |
2,745 |
2,149 |
78.3 |
596 |
21.7 |
2015 |
169,354 |
128,845 |
76.1 |
40,509 |
23.9 |
7,656 |
5,959 |
77.8 |
1,697 |
22.2 |
2,929 |
2,297 |
78.4 |
632 |
21.6 |
2016 |
168,443 |
127,088 |
75.4 |
41,355 |
24.6 |
7,796 |
6,074 |
77.9 |
1,722 |
22.1 |
3,155 |
2,438 |
77.3 |
717 |
22.7 |
2017olde |
166,819 |
125,105 |
75.0 |
41,714 |
25.0 |
7,929 |
6,157 |
77.7 |
1,772 |
22.3 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
2017newe |
165,581 |
124,749 |
75.3 |
40,832 |
24.7 |
7,839 |
6,087 |
77.7 |
1,752 |
22.3 |
3,274 |
2,530 |
77.3 |
744 |
22.7 |
2018 |
163,301 |
121,935 |
74.7 |
41,366 |
25.3 |
7,914 |
6,046 |
76.4 |
1,868 |
23.6 |
3,570 |
2,749 |
77.0 |
821 |
23.0 |
Master's students |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2017newe |
96,756 |
73,410 |
75.9 |
23,346 |
24.1 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
2018 |
93,064 |
70,039 |
75.3 |
23,025 |
24.7 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
Doctoral students |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
2017newe |
68,825 |
51,339 |
74.6 |
17,486 |
25.4 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
2018 |
70,237 |
51,896 |
73.9 |
18,341 |
26.1 |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |
na |