Table 53a. Scientists and engineers^ employed 

 in universities and colleges, 1965-71 



[In thousands] 



Number employed in institutions granting- 



Table 52. Number of institutions of higher 



education by highest degree awarded in science 



and engineering, 1960-61 to 1970-71 



Number of institutions granting- 



Year 



Bachelor's 

 degrees 



Master's 

 degrees 



Doctorate 

 degrees 



1965 

 1967 

 1969 

 1971 



20.3 

 209 

 22.4 

 24.3 



18.5 

 22.2 

 30.4 

 31.0 



103.5 

 1252 

 140.2 

 157.3 



Year 



Bachelor's 

 degrees 



Master's 

 degrees 



Doctorate 

 degrees 



1960-61 748 189 153 



1961-62 745 212 155 



1962-63 754 209 162 



1963-64 757 218 172 



1964-65 754 233 178 



1965-66 745 246 187 



1966-67 752 271 194 



1967-68 746 281 196 



1968-69 756 292 206 



1 969-70 764 295 220 



1970-71 NA NA 229 



Source: Special tabulation by National Science Foundation based 

 on data provided by the U S Office ol Education 



' Full-time equivalents 



Source National Science Foundation, 

 Activities at Universities and 



Resources lor Scientific 

 Colleges, biennial series- 



Table 53b. Concentration of scientists and 



engineers' employed in universities and colleges, 



1965-71 



' Full-time equivalents 



Source: National Science Foundation, Resources for Scientific 

 Activities at Universities and Colleges, biennial series. 



Table 54. Science and engineering degrees awarded at baccalaureate, 

 master's, and doctorate-granting institutions, 

 1963-64 to 1969-70 



Type of institution 



and level ol degree 1963-64 



Doctorate-granting: 



Bachelor's degrees 79,680 



Master's degrees 25,582 



Ph.D. degrees 8,928 



Master's and bachelor's: 



Bachelor's degrees' 34,434 



Bachelor's degrees^ 39,216 



Master's degrees 4,320 



1965-66 



1968-69 



1969-70 



' Master's institutions 

 ^ Baccalaureate institutions 



Source Special tabulation by the National Science Foundation based on data supplied by the U S. Office of 

 Education 



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