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Table 324.20.Doctor's degrees conferred by postsecondary institutions, by race/ethnicity and sex of student: Selected academic years, 1976-77 through 2021-22
Sex and year Number of degrees conferred to U.S. citizens, permanent residents, and nonresidents Percentage distribution of degrees conferred to U.S. citizens and permanent residents
Total American Indian/Alaska Native Asian/Pacific Islander Black Hispanic White Two or more races1 Nonresident Total American Indian/Alaska Native Asian/Pacific Islander Black Hispanic White Two or more races1
Total Asian Pacific Islander Total Asian Pacific Islander
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20
   Total
1976-77 91,730 2,3 240 1,674 --- --- 3,575 1,533 79,932 --- 4,264 100.0 0.3 1.9 --- --- 4.1 1.8 91.9 ---
1980-81 98,016 4,5 312 2,267 --- --- 3,893 1,924 84,200 --- 4,685 100.0 0.3 2.4 --- --- 4.2 2.1 90.9 ---
1990-91 105,547 356 5,120 --- --- 4,429 3,210 81,791 --- 10,641 100.0 0.4 5.4 --- --- 4.7 3.4 86.2 ---
1999-2000 118,736 708 10,682 --- --- 7,078 5,042 82,984 --- 12,242 100.0 0.7 10.0 --- --- 6.6 4.7 77.9 ---
2000-01 119,585 705 11,587 --- --- 7,035 5,204 82,321 --- 12,733 100.0 0.7 10.8 --- --- 6.6 4.9 77.0 ---
 
2007-08 149,190 932 15,170 --- --- 9,451 6,933 97,701 --- 19,003 100.0 0.7 11.7 --- --- 7.3 5.3 75.0 ---
2008-09 154,564 978 15,840 --- --- 10,188 7,497 101,400 --- 18,661 100.0 0.7 11.7 --- --- 7.5 5.5 74.6 ---
2009-10 158,590 952 16,560 --- --- 10,413 8,085 104,419 --- 18,161 100.0 0.7 11.8 --- --- 7.4 5.8 74.4 ---
2010-11 163,827 947 17,078 16,730 348 10,934 8,662 105,990 1,251 18,965 100.0 0.7 11.8 11.5 0.2 7.5 6.0 73.2 0.9
2011-12 170,217 915 17,896 17,562 334 11,794 9,223 109,365 1,571 19,453 100.0 0.6 11.9 11.6 0.2 7.8 6.1 72.5 1.0
 
2012-13 175,026 900 18,406 18,020 386 12,085 10,108 110,759 2,440 20,328 100.0 0.6 11.9 11.6 0.2 7.8 6.5 71.6 1.6
2013-14 177,587 861 19,118 18,791 327 12,621 10,665 110,157 2,966 21,199 100.0 0.6 12.2 12.0 0.2 8.1 6.8 70.4 1.9
2014-15 178,548 884 19,186 18,872 314 13,272 11,263 108,914 3,670 21,359 100.0 0.6 12.2 12.0 0.2 8.4 7.2 69.3 2.3
2015-16 178,134 811 19,614 19,283 331 13,377 11,781 107,235 3,782 21,534 100.0 0.5 12.5 12.3 0.2 8.5 7.5 68.5 2.4
2016-17 181,357 747 20,345 20,017 328 14,070 12,493 107,444 4,166 22,092 100.0 0.5 12.8 12.6 0.2 8.8 7.8 67.5 2.6
 
2017-18 183,734 707 20,693 20,378 315 14,230 13,225 107,237 4,490 23,152 100.0 0.4 12.9 12.7 0.2 8.9 8.2 66.8 2.8
2018-19 187,577 721 21,035 20,748 287 15,119 14,145 107,570 5,090 23,897 100.0 0.4 12.9 12.7 0.2 9.2 8.6 65.7 3.1
2019-20 190,133 674 21,609 21,308 301 15,719 14,865 107,823 5,498 23,945 100.0 0.4 13.0 12.8 0.2 9.5 8.9 64.9 3.3
2020-21 194,052 690 22,529 22,254 275 17,042 16,486 108,057 5,769 23,479 100.0 0.4 13.2 13.0 0.2 10.0 9.7 63.3 3.4
2021-22 203,884 724 22,853 22,577 276 18,490 17,662 112,595 6,222 25,338 100.0 0.4 12.8 12.6 0.2 10.4 9.9 63.1 3.5
 
Males
1976-77 72,209 2 182 1,311 --- --- 2,338 1,216 62,977 --- 3,685 100.0 0.3 1.9 --- --- 3.4 1.8 92.6 ---
1980-81 69,567 4 223 1,589 --- --- 2,206 1,338 59,574 --- 3,923 100.0 0.3 2.4 --- --- 3.4 2.1 91.8 ---
1990-91 64,242 196 3,038 --- --- 1,991 1,835 48,812 --- 8,370 100.0 0.4 5.4 --- --- 3.6 3.3 87.4 ---
1999-2000 64,930 333 5,467 --- --- 2,762 2,602 45,308 --- 8,458 100.0 0.6 9.7 --- --- 4.9 4.6 80.2 ---
2000-01 64,171 346 5,759 --- --- 2,655 2,564 44,131 --- 8,716 100.0 0.6 10.4 --- --- 4.8 4.6 79.6 ---
 
2007-08 73,340 447 6,516 --- --- 3,291 3,139 48,118 --- 11,829 100.0 0.7 10.6 --- --- 5.4 5.1 78.2 ---
2008-09 75,674 460 6,914 --- --- 3,531 3,388 49,880 --- 11,501 100.0 0.7 10.8 --- --- 5.5 5.3 77.7 ---
2009-10 76,610 430 7,184 --- --- 3,609 3,642 50,707 --- 11,038 100.0 0.7 11.0 --- --- 5.5 5.6 77.3 ---
2010-11 79,672 454 7,545 7,379 166 3,838 3,990 51,688 557 11,600 100.0 0.7 11.1 10.8 0.2 5.6 5.9 75.9 0.8
2011-12 82,670 418 7,792 7,631 161 4,121 4,218 53,488 701 11,932 100.0 0.6 11.0 10.8 0.2 5.8 6.0 75.6 1.0
 
2012-13 85,080 400 8,190 8,009 181 4,310 4,473 54,196 1,085 12,426 100.0 0.6 11.3 11.0 0.2 5.9 6.2 74.6 1.5
2013-14 85,585 365 8,270 8,118 152 4,510 4,788 53,374 1,297 12,981 100.0 0.5 11.4 11.2 0.2 6.2 6.6 73.5 1.8
2014-15 84,922 410 8,330 8,199 131 4,464 5,011 52,069 1,678 12,960 100.0 0.6 11.6 11.4 0.2 6.2 7.0 72.4 2.3
2015-16 84,240 371 8,632 8,491 141 4,564 5,122 50,694 1,718 13,139 100.0 0.5 12.1 11.9 0.2 6.4 7.2 71.3 2.4
2016-17 84,649 307 8,906 8,782 124 4,794 5,421 50,002 1,780 13,439 100.0 0.4 12.5 12.3 0.2 6.7 7.6 70.2 2.5
 
2017-18 85,389 309 8,971 8,857 114 4,951 5,838 49,555 1,862 13,903 100.0 0.4 12.5 12.4 0.2 6.9 8.2 69.3 2.6
2018-19 85,771 307 8,975 8,854 121 5,076 6,024 48,818 2,137 14,434 100.0 0.4 12.6 12.4 0.2 7.1 8.4 68.4 3.0
2019-20 85,220 262 9,208 9,100 108 5,145 6,187 47,675 2,248 14,495 100.0 0.4 13.0 12.9 0.2 7.3 8.7 67.4 3.2
2020-21 85,363 280 9,413 9,291 122 5,520 6,661 47,086 2,290 14,113 100.0 0.4 13.2 13.0 0.2 7.7 9.3 66.1 3.2
2021-22 87,772 277 9,513 9,402 111 5,852 7,125 47,464 2,533 15,008 100.0 0.4 13.1 12.9 0.2 8.0 9.8 65.2 3.5
 
Females
1976-77 19,521 3 58 363 --- --- 1,237 317 16,955 --- 579 100.0 0.3 1.9 --- --- 6.5 1.7 89.6 ---
1980-81 28,449 5 89 678 --- --- 1,687 586 24,626 --- 762 100.0 0.3 2.5 --- --- 6.1 2.1 89.0 ---
1990-91 41,305 160 2,082 --- --- 2,438 1,375 32,979 --- 2,271 100.0 0.4 5.3 --- --- 6.2 3.5 84.5 ---
1999-2000 53,806 375 5,215 --- --- 4,316 2,440 37,676 --- 3,784 100.0 0.7 10.4 --- --- 8.6 4.9 75.3 ---
2000-01 55,414 359 5,828 --- --- 4,380 2,640 38,190 --- 4,017 100.0 0.7 11.3 --- --- 8.5 5.1 74.3 ---
 
2007-08 75,850 485 8,654 --- --- 6,160 3,794 49,583 --- 7,174 100.0 0.7 12.6 --- --- 9.0 5.5 72.2 ---
2008-09 78,890 518 8,926 --- --- 6,657 4,109 51,520 --- 7,160 100.0 0.7 12.4 --- --- 9.3 5.7 71.8 ---
2009-10 81,980 522 9,376 --- --- 6,804 4,443 53,712 --- 7,123 100.0 0.7 12.5 --- --- 9.1 5.9 71.8 ---
2010-11 84,155 493 9,533 9,351 182 7,096 4,672 54,302 694 7,365 100.0 0.6 12.4 12.2 0.2 9.2 6.1 70.7 0.9
2011-12 87,547 497 10,104 9,931 173 7,673 5,005 55,877 870 7,521 100.0 0.6 12.6 12.4 0.2 9.6 6.3 69.8 1.1
 
2012-13 89,946 500 10,216 10,011 205 7,775 5,635 56,563 1,355 7,902 100.0 0.6 12.5 12.2 0.2 9.5 6.9 68.9 1.7
2013-14 92,002 496 10,848 10,673 175 8,111 5,877 56,783 1,669 8,218 100.0 0.6 12.9 12.7 0.2 9.7 7.0 67.8 2.0
2014-15 93,626 474 10,856 10,673 183 8,808 6,252 56,845 1,992 8,399 100.0 0.6 12.7 12.5 0.2 10.3 7.3 66.7 2.3
2015-16 93,894 440 10,982 10,792 190 8,813 6,659 56,541 2,064 8,395 100.0 0.5 12.8 12.6 0.2 10.3 7.8 66.1 2.4
2016-17 96,708 440 11,439 11,235 204 9,276 7,072 57,442 2,386 8,653 100.0 0.5 13.0 12.8 0.2 10.5 8.0 65.2 2.7
 
2017-18 98,345 398 11,722 11,521 201 9,279 7,387 57,682 2,628 9,249 100.0 0.4 13.2 12.9 0.2 10.4 8.3 64.7 2.9
2018-19 101,806 414 12,060 11,894 166 10,043 8,121 58,752 2,953 9,463 100.0 0.4 13.1 12.9 0.2 10.9 8.8 63.6 3.2
2019-20 104,913 412 12,401 12,208 193 10,574 8,678 60,148 3,250 9,450 100.0 0.4 13.0 12.8 0.2 11.1 9.1 63.0 3.4
2020-21 108,689 410 13,116 12,963 153 11,522 9,825 60,971 3,479 9,366 100.0 0.4 13.2 13.1 0.2 11.6 9.9 61.4 3.5
2021-22 116,112 447 13,340 13,175 165 12,638 10,537 65,131 3,689 10,330 100.0 0.4 12.6 12.5 0.2 11.9 10.0 61.6 3.5
---Not available.
1For years prior to 2010-11, the surveys did not yet include the "Two or more races" category, and each student could be counted in only one race category.
2Includes 500 males whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
3Includes 12 females whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
4Includes 714 males whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
5Includes 21 females whose racial/ethnic group was not available.
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Data are for postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs and U.S. service academies. Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level, as well as such degrees as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees that were classified as first-professional degrees prior to 2010-11. Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. For 1989-90 and later years, reported racial/ethnic distributions of students by level of degree, field of study, and sex were used to estimate race/ethnicity for students whose race/ethnicity was not reported. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1976-77 and 1980-81; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:91); and IPEDS, Completions component, Fall 2000 through Fall 2021 (final data) and Fall 2022 (provisional data). (This table was prepared November 2023.)

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