Earned
Bachelor’s Degrees by field and gender of recipients 1991-2000
|
Category |
Male 1991 |
Female 1991 |
Male 2000 |
Female 2000 |
|
Total
All Fields |
46% |
54% |
43% |
57% |
|
Science
& Engineering |
56% |
44% |
50% |
50% |
|
Engineering |
84% |
16% |
79% |
21% |
Sciences
|
51% |
49% |
45% |
55% |
|
Natural
Sciences |
59% |
41% |
54% |
46% |
|
Physical
Sciences |
68% |
32% |
59% |
41% |
|
Mathematical
science |
53% |
47% |
53% |
47% |
|
Computer
science |
70% |
30% |
72% |
28% |
|
Biological
science |
49% |
51% |
42% |
58% |
|
Agricultural
science |
63% |
37% |
54% |
46% |
Social Sciences
|
46% |
54% |
39% |
61% |
|
Social
science |
54% |
46% |
48% |
52% |
|
Psychology |
27% |
73% |
23% |
77% |
National
Science Foundation, August, 2002