| Table 02-05: Doctor'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 | 746 | 39.5% | 730 | 42.4% | 693 | 45.5% | 650 | 47.8% | 670 | 51.4% | 518 | 54.7% | 530 | 54.1% | 643 | 61.1% | 571 | 63.8% | 486 | 69.2% | 412 | 68.1% | |
| Female | 1,142 | 60.5% | 990 | 57.6% | 831 | 54.5% | 711 | 52.2% | 633 | 48.6% | 429 | 45.3% | 449 | 45.9% | 409 | 38.9% | 324 | 36.2% | 216 | 30.8% | 193 | 31.9% | |
| Public Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| State-Related Universities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 727 | 48.9% | 742 | 50.5% | 712 | 54.8% | 639 | 49.3% | 600 | 56.7% | 635 | 55.8% | 602 | 53.9% | 704 | 57.5% | 654 | 64.4% | 658 | 63.2% | 662 | 66.8% | |
| Female | 760 | 51.1% | 727 | 49.5% | 588 | 45.2% | 657 | 50.7% | 459 | 43.3% | 504 | 44.2% | 514 | 46.1% | 520 | 42.5% | 361 | 35.6% | 383 | 36.8% | 329 | 33.2% | |
| SSHE Universities | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 20 | 28.6% | 35 | 39.3% | 31 | 40.8% | 22 | 29.7% | 30 | 41.7% | 32 | 35.6% | 25 | 34.2% | 19 | 32.2% | 14 | 35.9% | 11 | 84.6% | 14 | 66.7% | |
| Female | 50 | 71.4% | 54 | 60.7% | 45 | 59.2% | 52 | 70.3% | 42 | 58.3% | 58 | 64.4% | 48 | 65.8% | 40 | 67.8% | 25 | 64.1% | 2 | 15.4% | 7 | 33.3% | |
| Total For All Institutions: | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Male | 1,493 | 43.3% | 1,507 | 46.0% | 1,436 | 49.5% | 1,311 | 48.0% | 1,300 | 53.4% | 1,185 | 54.5% | 1,157 | 53.4% | 1,366 | 58.5% | 1,239 | 63.6% | 1,155 | 65.8% | 1,088 | 67.3% | |
| Female | 1,952 | 56.7% | 1,771 | 54.0% | 1,464 | 50.5% | 1,420 | 52.0% | 1,134 | 46.6% | 991 | 45.5% | 1,011 | 46.6% | 969 | 41.5% | 710 | 36.4% | 601 | 34.2% | 529 | 32.7% | |
| Total | 3,445 | 3,278 | 2,900 | 2,731 | 2,434 | 2,176 | 2,168 | 2,335 | 1,949 | 1,756 | 1,617 | ||||||||||||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education, national Science Foundation, National Center for Educational Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||
