| Table 02-03: Bachelor's Degrees by Gender | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-2007 | 2005-2006 | 2004-2005 | 2003-2004 | 2002-2003 | 2001-2002 | 1999-2000 | 1994-1995 | 1989-1990 | 1985-1986 | 1981-1982 | |||||||||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| Independent Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 4-Year Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 17,035 | 41.8% | 16,616 | 41.6% | 16,279 | 41.9% | 16,051 | 42.0% | 15,578 | 42.0% | 14,233 | 41.9% | 14,201 | 42.2% | 13,957 | 44.9% | 14,479 | 47.2% | 14,674 | 49.4% | 14,400 | 52.1% | |
| Female | 23,727 | 58.2% | 23,300 | 58.4% | 22,547 | 58.1% | 22,129 | 58.0% | 21,540 | 58.0% | 19,712 | 58.1% | 19,441 | 57.8% | 17,153 | 55.1% | 16,177 | 52.8% | 15,011 | 50.6% | 13,243 | 47.9% | |
| Public Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| State-Related Universities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 11,215 | 49.0% | 11,292 | 48.9% | 11,057 | 48.5% | 10,198 | 47.7% | 9,942 | 48.4% | 9,216 | 48.6% | 8,790 | 48.5% | 8,511 | 51.6% | 8,677 | 53.1% | 8,268 | 55.2% | 8,120 | 55.0% | |
| Female | 11,667 | 51.0% | 11,798 | 51.1% | 11,758 | 51.5% | 11,160 | 52.3% | 10,604 | 51.6% | 9,734 | 51.4% | 9,323 | 51.5% | 7,989 | 48.4% | 7,651 | 46.9% | 6,722 | 44.8% | 6,648 | 45.0% | |
| SSHE Universities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 6,947 | 39.5% | 6,661 | 39.4% | 6,296 | 38.4% | 6,277 | 38.7% | 5,855 | 38.8% | 5,618 | 39.9% | 5,699 | 39.4% | 6,332 | 41.2% | 5,607 | 41.4% | 5,181 | 42.7% | 5,028 | 41.8% | |
| Female | 10,638 | 60.5% | 10,248 | 60.6% | 10,108 | 61.6% | 9,934 | 61.3% | 9,246 | 61.2% | 8,476 | 60.1% | 8,783 | 60.6% | 9,040 | 58.8% | 7,925 | 58.6% | 6,962 | 57.3% | 6,992 | 58.2% | |
| Total For All Institutions: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 35,197 | 43.3% | 34,569 | 43.3% | 33,632 | 43.1% | 32,526 | 42.9% | 31,375 | 43.1% | 29,067 | 43.4% | 28,690 | 43.3% | 28,800 | 45.7% | 28,763 | 47.5% | 28,123 | 49.5% | 27,548 | 50.6% | |
| Female | 46,032 | 56.7% | 45,346 | 56.7% | 44,413 | 56.9% | 43,223 | 57.1% | 41,390 | 56.9% | 37,922 | 56.6% | 37,547 | 56.7% | 34,182 | 54.3% | 31,753 | 52.5% | 28,695 | 50.5% | 26,883 | 49.4% | |
| Total | 81,229 | 79,915 | 78,045 | 75,749 | 72,765 | 66,989 | 66,237 | 62,982 | 60,516 | 56,818 | 54,431 | ||||||||||||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, national Science Foundation, National Center for Educational Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
