Table 1: A Statistical Profile of Bachelor Degree Awards in English and All Fields, 1950-2001
Figure 1: Trends in the Number of Bachelors Degrees Awarded in English, 1950-2000
Figure 2: Trends in the Number of Bachelors Degrees Awarded in English per 100 Degree Awards in All Fields, 1950-2000



Table 1. A Statistical Profile of Bachelor Degree Awards in English and All Fields, 1949-50 to 2001-03
Year	English total	English, men	English, women	English, percent men	English, percent women	English degrees per 100 degrees	English, men, per 100 degrees to men	English, women, per 100 degrees to women	All fields, men	All fields, women	All fields, percent men	All fields, percent women	All fields, total
1950	17,240	8,221	9,019	47.7%	52.3%	3.99	2.50	8.74	328,841	103,217	76.1%	23.9%	432,058
1952	14,058	5,798	8,260	41.2%	58.8%	4.26							329,986
1954	12,545	4,726	7,819	37.7%	62.3%	4.31							290,825
1956	14,385	5,526	8,859	38.4%	61.6%	4.66							308,812
1958	16,631	6,733	9,898	40.5%	59.5%	4.59							362,554
1960	20,128	7,580	12,548	37.7%	62.3%	5.13	2.98	9.07	254,063	138,377	64.7%	35.3%	392,440
1962	24,334	8,531	15,803	35.1%	64.9%	6.34	3.70	10.29	230,456	153,505	60.0%	40.0%	383,961
1964	32,614	10,943	21,671	33.6%	66.4%	7.07	4.12	11.06	265,349	195,917	57.5%	42.5%	461,266
1966	39,015	13,196	25,819	33.8%	66.2%	7.50	4.41	11.69	299,287	220,828	57.5%	42.5%	520,115
1968	47,977	15,700	32,277	32.7%	67.3%	7.59	4.39	11.75	357,682	274,607	56.6%	43.4%	632,289
1970	56,410	18,650	37,760	33.1%	66.9%	7.12	4.13	11.07	451,097	341,219	56.9%	43.1%	792,316
1971	64,342	22,155	42,187	34.4%	65.6%	7.66	4.66	11.59	475,594	364,136	56.6%	43.4%	839,730
1972	63,976	22,657	41,319	35.4%	64.6%	7.21	4.53	10.69	500,590	386,683	56.4%	43.6%	887,273
1973	61,003	22,156	38,847	36.3%	63.7%	6.61	4.28	9.61	518,191	404,171	56.2%	43.8%	922,362
1974	54,590	20,214	34,376	37.0%	63.0%	5.77	3.83	8.21	527,313	418,463	55.8%	44.2%	945,776
1975	47,619	17,880	29,739	37.5%	62.5%	5.16	3.54	7.11	504,841	418,092	54.7%	45.3%	922,933
1976	42,006	16,073	25,933	38.3%	61.7%	4.54	3.18	6.16	504,925	420,821	54.5%	45.5%	925,746
1977	37,794	14,295	23,499	37.8%	62.2%	4.11	2.88	5.54	495,545	424,004	53.9%	46.1%	919,549
1978	35,328	13,137	22,191	37.2%	62.8%	3.83	2.70	5.11	487,347	433,857	52.9%	47.1%	921,204
1979	33,561	12,198	21,363	36.3%	63.7%	3.64	2.56	4.81	477,344	444,046	51.8%	48.2%	921,390
1980	32,541	11,380	21,161	35.0%	65.0%	3.50	2.40	4.64	473,611	455,806	51.0%	49.0%	929,417
1981	32,254	11,198	21,056	34.7%	65.3%	3.45	2.38	4.53	469,833	465,257	50.2%	49.8%	935,090
1982	33,419	11,414	22,005	34.2%	65.8%	3.51	2.41	4.59	473,364	479,634	49.7%	50.3%	952,998
1983	31,829	10,859	20,970	34.1%	65.9%	3.28	2.27	4.28	479,140	490,370	49.4%	50.6%	969,510
1984	32,834	11,170	21,664	34.0%	66.0%	3.37	2.32	4.40	482,319	491,990	49.5%	50.5%	974,309
1985	33,218	11,334	21,884	34.1%	65.9%	3.39	2.35	4.40	482,528	496,949	49.3%	50.7%	979,477
1986	34,552	11,819	22,733	34.2%	65.8%	3.50	2.43	4.53	485,923	501,900	49.2%	50.8%	987,823
1987	36,284	12,353	23,931	34.0%	66.0%	3.66	2.57	4.69	480,782	510,482	48.5%	51.5%	991,264
1988	38,661	12,836	25,825	33.2%	66.8%	3.89	2.69	4.99	477,203	517,626	48.0%	52.0%	994,829
1989	42,470	13,927	28,543	32.8%	67.2%	4.17	2.88	5.33	483,346	535,409	47.4%	52.6%	1,018,755
1990	47,519	15,662	31,857	33.0%	67.0%	4.52	3.19	5.69	491,696	559,648	46.8%	53.2%	1,051,344
1991	51,841	17,146	34,695	33.1%	66.9%	4.74	3.40	5.88	504,045	590,493	46.1%	53.9%	1,094,538
1992	54,951	18,536	36,415	33.7%	66.3%	4.83	3.56	5.91	520,811	615,742	45.8%	54.2%	1,136,553
1993	56,133	19,247	36,886	34.3%	65.7%	4.82	3.61	5.83	532,881	632,297	45.7%	54.3%	1,165,178
1994	53,924	18,425	35,499	34.2%	65.8%	4.61	3.46	5.57	532,422	636,853	45.5%	54.5%	1,169,275
1995	51,901	17,810	34,091	34.3%	65.7%	4.47	3.39	5.38	526,131	634,003	45.4%	54.6%	1,160,134
1996	50,698	17,253	33,445	34.0%	66.0%	4.35	3.30	5.21	522,454	642,338	44.9%	55.1%	1,164,792
1997	49,345	16,531	32,814	33.5%	66.5%	4.21	3.18	5.03	520,515	652,364	44.4%	55.6%	1,172,879
1998	49,708	16,477	33,231	33.1%	66.9%	4.20	3.17	5.00	519,956	664,450	43.9%	56.1%	1,184,406
1999	50,535	16,490	34,045	32.6%	67.4%	4.21	3.18	5.00	518,746	681,557	43.2%	56.8%	1,200,303
2000	50,920	16,341	34,579	32.1%	67.9%	4.11	3.08	4.89	530,367	707,508	42.8%	57.2%	1,237,875
2001	51,419	16,257	35,162	31.6%	68.4%	4.13	3.06	4.94	531,840	712,331	42.7%	57.3%	1,244,171
2002	53,162	16,704	36,458	31.4%	68.6%	4.12	3.04	4.91	549,816	742,084	42.6%	57.4%	1,291,900
2003	54,427	16,922	37,505	31.1%	68.9%	4.04	2.95	4.84	573,079	775,424	42.5%	57.5%	1,348,503
Source for 1950 to 1969: Digest of Education Statistics, 1985-86, Table 122, "Earned Degrees in English and literature," p. 122.
"English and literature" = general English, English literature, comparative literature, classics, and creative writing
Years: 1950 = 1949-50
Source for 1970 to 2000: Digest of Education Statistics 2002 Table 286
"English language and literature/ letters" = English language and literature, general; comparative literature; English composition; English creative writing; American literature;
English literature; speech and rhetorical studies; English technical and business writing; and English language and letters, other.
Note: totals for 1949-50 and 1959-60 from Table 122 in Digest 1985-86 match the total for 1949-50 and 1959-60 given in Table 286 in Digest 2002.
Source for 2001: Postsecondary Institutions in the United States: Fall 2001 and Degrees and Other Awards Conferred: 2000-01
Source for 2002: Postsecondary Institutions in the United States: Fall 2002 andDegrees and Other Awards Conferred: 2001-02
Source for 2003: 2002-03 Completions Data File. Downloaded 25 March 2005 from http://nces.ed.gov/ipedspas/dct/download/index.asp.

Trends in BAs Granted in English