Graduate Student Survey
Selected Data on Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering: Fall 1994
TABLE 1. TOTAL ENROLLMENT IN ALL INSTITUTIONS OF HIGHER EDUCATION, BY LEVEL
OF ENROLLMENT AND FIELD: 1975-94
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YEAR | TOTAL | GRADUATE | | | | | |PROFESSIONAL
| | ENROLLMENT | TOTAL, ALL | SCIENCES |ENGINEERING | HEALTH | ALL OTHER | ENROLLMENT
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| TOTAL, ALL U.S. INSTITUTIONS
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1975 ......| 11,290,719 | 9,623,484 | 1,423,277 | 234,982 | 68,271 | 25,639 | 1,094,385 | 243,958
1976 ......| 11,121,526 | 9,617,211 | 1,258,302 | 238,956 | 66,657 | 28,515 | 924,174 | 246,013
1977 ......| 11,415,020 | 9,898,039 | 1,264,082 | 243,192 | 68,702 | 33,926 | 918,262 | 252,899
1978 1/....| 11,391,950 | 9,867,493 | 1,265,961 | 236,713 | 67,707 | 35,608 | 925,933 | 258,496
1979 ......| 11,707,126 | 10,181,040 | 1,261,093 | 248,131 | 71,727 | 38,764 | 902,471 | 264,993
1980 ......| 12,234,644 | 10,661,150 | 1,293,697 | 252,137 | 74,365 | 41,826 | 925,369 | 279,797
1981 ......| 12,517,753 | 10,891,663 | 1,349,572 | 253,198 | 79,629 | 43,499 | 973,246 | 276,518
1982 ......| 12,588,520 | 10,978,407 | 1,329,644 | 255,828 | 83,770 | 43,782 | 946,264 | 280,469
1983 ......| 12,633,930 | 11,005,261 | 1,347,973 | 256,735 | 91,175 | 43,908 | 956,155 | 280,696
1984 1/....| 12,400,392 | 10,766,018 | 1,353,554 | 257,508 | 92,894 | 45,258 | 957,894 | 280,820
1985 1/....| 12,411,945 | 10,749,752 | 1,384,862 | 262,971 | 96,214 | 46,411 | 979,266 | 277,331
1986 1/....| 12,670,109 | 10,952,167 | 1,444,369 | 266,571 | 102,135 | 47,871 | 1,027,792 | 273,573
1987 1/....| 12,923,451 | 11,191,431 | 1,461,376 | 269,826 | 104,104 | 48,655 | 1,038,791 | 270,644
1988 ......| 12,218,786 | 10,467,209 | 1,481,509 | 272,710 | 103,137 | 50,085 | 1,055,577 | 270,068
1989 ......| 13,701,518 | 11,893,125 | 1,531,046 | 279,298 | 104,150 | 52,623 | 1,094,975 | 277,347
1990 ......| 13,983,255 | 12,110,847 | 1,596,037 | 290,418 | 107,728 | 55,919 | 1,141,972 | 276,371
1991 ......| 14,527,724 | 12,595,337 | 1,648,950 | 300,266 | 113,300 | 59,384 | 1,176,000 | 283,437
1992 ......| 14,660,611 | 12,695,524 | 1,680,931 | 313,327 | 118,117 | 63,015 | 1,186,472 | 284,156
1993 ......| 14,477,792 | 12,482,813 | 1,699,292 | 320,946 | 117,106 | 68,626 | 1,192,614 | 295,687
1994 2/....| 14,449,476 | 12,417,701 | 1,734,371 | 328,750 | 116,104 | 74,759 | 1,214,758 | 297,404
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| SUBTOTAL, 50 STATES AND D.C.
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1975 ......| 11,184,859 | 9,523,976 | 1,418,616 | 234,107 | 68,217 | 25,292 | 1,091,000 | 242,267
1976 ......| 11,012,237 | 9,514,605 | 1,253,240 | 238,027 | 66,615 | 28,222 | 920,376 | 244,392
1977 ......| 11,285,787 | 9,776,273 | 1,258,157 | 242,110 | 68,584 | 33,609 | 913,854 | 251,357
1978 1/....| 11,260,092 | 9,742,190 | 1,260,998 | 235,613 | 67,638 | 35,300 | 922,447 | 256,904
1979 ......| 11,569,899 | 10,050,819 | 1,255,676 | 247,005 | 71,677 | 38,496 | 898,498 | 263,404
1980 ......| 12,096,895 | 10,531,631 | 1,287,497 | 250,639 | 74,317 | 41,490 | 921,051 | 277,767
1981 ......| 12,371,672 | 10,754,522 | 1,342,555 | 251,684 | 79,574 | 43,201 | 968,096 | 274,595
1982 ......| 12,425,780 | 10,825,062 | 1,322,293 | 254,239 | 83,709 | 43,397 | 940,948 | 278,425
1983 ......| 12,464,661 | 10,845,995 | 1,340,137 | 255,028 | 91,113 | 43,382 | 950,614 | 278,529
1984 1/....| 12,241,940 | 10,618,071 | 1,345,271 | 255,652 | 92,809 | 44,763 | 952,047 | 278,598
1985 1/....| 12,247,055 | 10,596,674 | 1,376,181 | 261,073 | 96,112 | 45,859 | 973,137 | 274,200
1986 1/....| 12,504,489 | 10,798,800 | 1,435,288 | 264,679 | 102,025 | 47,353 | 1,021,231 | 270,401
1987 1/....| 12,766,642 | 11,046,235 | 1,452,075 | 268,220 | 104,026 | 48,098 | 1,031,731 | 268,332
1988 ......| 12,055,337 | 10,316,548 | 1,471,680 | 271,277 | 103,016 | 49,408 | 1,047,979 | 267,109
1989 ......| 13,538,563 | 11,742,531 | 1,521,581 | 277,779 | 104,042 | 51,943 | 1,087,817 | 274,451
1990 ......| 13,818,637 | 11,959,106 | 1,586,165 | 288,881 | 107,619 | 55,150 | 1,134,515 | 273,366
1991 ......| 14,358,953 | 12,439,287 | 1,639,135 | 298,414 | 113,132 | 58,563 | 1,169,026 | 280,531
1992 ......| 14,491,226 | 12,539,820 | 1,670,024 | 311,489 | 117,907 | 62,213 | 1,178,415 | 281,382
1993 ......| 14,304,803 | 12,323,959 | 1,688,413 | 319,084 | 116,893 | 67,885 | 1,184,551 | 292,431
1994 2/....| 14,278,790 | 12,262,608 | 1,721,469 | 326,864 | 115,888 | 74,074 | 1,204,643 | 294,713
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| OUTLYING AREAS
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1975 ......| 105,860 | 99,508 | 4,661 | 875 | 54 | 347 | 3,385 | 1,691
1976 ......| 109,289 | 102,606 | 5,062 | 929 | 42 | 293 | 3,798 | 1,621
1977 ......| 129,233 | 121,766 | 5,925 | 1,082 | 118 | 317 | 4,408 | 1,542
1978 1/....| 131,858 | 125,303 | 4,963 | 1,100 | 69 | 308 | 3,486 | 1,592
1979 ......| 137,227 | 130,221 | 5,417 | 1,126 | 50 | 268 | 3,973 | 1,589
1980 ......| 137,749 | 129,519 | 6,200 | 1,498 | 48 | 336 | 4,318 | 2,030
1981 ......| 146,081 | 137,141 | 7,017 | 1,514 | 55 | 298 | 5,150 | 1,923
1982 ......| 162,740 | 153,345 | 7,351 | 1,589 | 61 | 385 | 5,316 | 2,044
1983 ......| 169,269 | 159,266 | 7,836 | 1,707 | 62 | 526 | 5,541 | 2,167
1984 1/....| 158,452 | 147,947 | 8,283 | 1,856 | 85 | 495 | 5,847 | 2,222
1985 1/....| 164,890 | 153,078 | 8,681 | 1,898 | 102 | 552 | 6,129 | 3,131
1986 1/....| 165,620 | 153,367 | 9,081 | 1,892 | 110 | 518 | 6,561 | 3,172
1987 1/....| 156,809 | 145,196 | 9,301 | 1,606 | 78 | 557 | 7,060 | 2,312
1988 ......| 163,449 | 150,661 | 9,829 | 1,433 | 121 | 677 | 7,598 | 2,959
1989 ......| 162,955 | 150,594 | 9,465 | 1,519 | 108 | 680 | 7,158 | 2,896
1990 ......| 164,618 | 151,741 | 9,872 | 1,537 | 109 | 769 | 7,457 | 3,005
1991 ......| 168,771 | 156,050 | 9,815 | 1,852 | 168 | 821 | 6,974 | 2,906
1992 ......| 169,385 | 155,704 | 10,907 | 1,838 | 210 | 802 | 8,057 | 2,774
1993 ......| 172,989 | 158,854 | 10,879 | 1,862 | 213 | 741 | 8,063 | 3,256
1994 2/....| 170,686 | 155,093 | 12,902 | 1,886 | 216 | 685 | 10,115 | 2,691
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1/ NSF FIGURES FOR 1978 AND 1984 THROUGH 1987 INCLUDE ESTIMATES FOR
MASTER'S-GRANTING INSTITUTIONS.
2/ DATA FOR 1994 REPRESENT PRELIMINARY ESTIMATES.
SOURCES: U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION/NCES, SURVEY OF OPENING FALL
ENROLLMENT, AND NATIONAL SCIENCE FOUNDATION/SRS, SURVEY OF GRADUATE
STUDENTS AND POSTDOCTORATES IN SCIENCE AND ENGINEERING