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Degrees conferred, 1884-2007 [1]

Graduate School [2]
	Conferred in 2006-2007			Total Conferred, 1884-2007
	Men	Women	Both	Men	Women	Both
Doctor of Audiology	1	2	3	1	2	3
Doctor of Education	6	6	12	265	105	370
Doctor of Musical Arts	13	21	34	397	288	685
Doctor of Pharmacy [3]	0	0	0	176	255	431
Doctor of Philosophy	431	312	743	18,211	8,295	26,506
Master in Professional Accounting	144	150	294	2,855	2,486	5,341
Master of Architecture	28	23	51	879	418	1,297
Master of Arts	194	357	551	14,201	13,661	27,862
Master of Business Administration	471	143	614	13,231	3,810	17,042 [4]
Master of Education	37	117	154	2,479	5,640	8,119
Master of Fine Arts (or Master of Fine Arts in Drama)	34	38	72	705	739	1,444
Master of Journalism	0	0	0	89	45	134
Master of Landscape Architecture	4	8	12	8	21	29
Master of Library and Information Science	0	0	0	1,018	3,183	4,201
Master of Music	33	25	58	1,068	1,263	2,331
Master of Public Affairs	48	70	118	1,321	1,429	2,750
Master of Science	0	0	0	21	13	34
Master of Science in Aerospace (or Aeronautical) Engineering	0	0	0	182	3	185
Master of Science in Applied Physics	1	1	2	11	3	14
Master of Science in Architectural Engineering	0	0	0	99	2	101
Master of Science in Architectural Studies	0	1	1	35	59	94
Master of Science in Architecture	0	0	0	14	2	16
Master of Science in Ceramic Engineering	0	0	0	9	0	9
Master of Science in Chemical Engineering	0	0	0	493	3	496
Master of Science in Civil Engineering	0	0	0	432	2	434
Master of Science in Communication Engineering	0	0	0	3	0	3
Master of Science in Community and Regional Planning	10	14	24	469	391	860
Master of Science in Computational and Applied Mathematics	9	2	11	51	17	68
Master of Science in Computer Sciences	42	5	47	780	167	947
Master of Science in Economics	12	10	22	207	114	321
Master of Science in Electrical Engineering	0	0	0	625	4	629
Master of Science in Engineering	311	84	395	9,717	1,658	11,375
Master of Science in Engineering Mechanics	0	0	0	74	0	74
Master of Science in Environmental Health (or Sanitary) Engineering	0	0	0	191	3	194
Master of Science in Finance	1	3	4	2	3	5
Master of Science in Geological Sciences	22	14	36	140	92	232
Master of Science in Historic Preservation	1	3	4	1	15	16
Master of Science in Home Economics	0	0	0	3	167	170
Master of Science in Information Studies	26	84	110	92	372	464
Master of Science in Information, Risk, and Operations Management	0	2	2	0	3	3
Master of Science in Marine Science	2	1	3	8	18	26
Master of Science in Marketing	2	2	4	2	2	4
Master of Science in Mechanical Engineering	0	0	0	459	0	459
Master of Science in Medicine	0	0	0	2	0	2
Master of Science in Nursing	6	54	60	121	1,341	1,462
Master of Science in Operations Research and Industrial Engineering (or Industrial Engineering)	0	0	0	50	4	54
Master of Science in Petroleum Engineering	0	0	0	299	1	300
Master of Science in Pharmacy	6	3	9	208	164	372
Master of Science in Science and Technology Commercialization	32	4	36	314	84	398
Master of Science in Social Work	12	140	152	833	3,251	4,084
Master of Science in Statistics	4	5	9	69	98	167
Master of Science in Sustainable Design	0	0	0	1	4	5
Master of Science in Urban Design	1	0	1	1	0	1
total	1,944	1,704	3,648	72,922	49,700	122,623 [4]

School of Architecture [5]
	Conferred in 2006-2007			Total Conferred, 1884-2007
	Men	Women	Both	Men	Women	Both
Bachelor of Architecture	28	23	51	2,966	573	3,539
Bachelor of Architecture in Regional and City Planning	0	0	0	11	1	12
Bachelor of Interior Architecture	0	0	0	3	8	11
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies	8	9	17	116	104	220
Bachelor of Science in Architecture	0	0	0	75	15	90
Bachelor of Science in Interior Design [6]	1	16	17	5	74	79
total	37	48	85	3,176	775	3,951

College of Arts and Sciences [7]
	Conferred in 2006-2007			Total Conferred, 1884-2007
	Men	Women	Both	Men	Women	Both
Bachelor of Arts	0	0	0	20,744	19,664	40,408
Bachelor of Literature	0	0	0	89	101	190
Bachelor of Science	0	0	0	178	67	245
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies	0	0	0	88	9	97
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry	0	0	0	683	173	856
Bachelor of Science in Geology	0	0	0	1,528	33	1,561
Bachelor of Science in Home Economics	0	0	0	65	3,309	3,374
Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology	0	0	0	11	146	157
Bachelor of Science in Medicine	0	0	0	190	5	195
Bachelor of Science in Naval Science and Tactics	0	0	0	60	0	60
Bachelor of Science in Nursing	0	0	0	0	11	11
Bachelor of Science in Physics	0	0	0	788	18	806
total	0	0	0	24,424	23,536	47,960

Red McCombs School of Business
	Conferred in 2006-2007			Total Conferred, 1884-2007
	Men	Women	Both	Men	Women	Both
Bachelor of Business Administration	509	493	1,002	49,492	23,009	72,501
Bachelor of Science in Naval Science and Tactics	0	0	0	26	0	26
total	509	493	1,002	49,518	23,009	72,527

College of Communication
	Conferred in 2006-2007			Total Conferred, 1884-2007
	Men	Women	Both	Men	Women	Both
Bachelor of Journalism [8]	34	109	143	3,985	6,879	10,864
Bachelor of Science in Advertising	77	193	270	2,385	4,371	6,756
Bachelor of Science in Communication Sciences and Disorders	6	53	59	65	1,291	1,356
Bachelor of Science in Communication Studies (or Speech)	73	202	275	1,535	4,859	6,394
Bachelor of Science in Public Relations	34	148	182	130	722	852
Bachelor of Science in Radio-Television-Film	169	87	256	5,147	3,153	8,300
total	393	792	1,185	13,247	21,275	34,522

College of Education
	Conferred in 2006-2007			Total Conferred, 1884-2007
	Men	Women	Both	Men	Women	Both
Bachelor of Science in Applied Learning and Development	27	257	284	595	4,776	5,371
Bachelor of Science in Education	0	0	0	2,086	8,473	10,559
Bachelor of Science in Elementary Education	0	0	0	194	8,246	8,440
Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology [9]	115	120	235	2,064	2,012	4,076
Bachelor of Science in Nursing Education	0	0	0	0	33	33
total	142	377	519	4,939	23,540	28,479

Cockrell School of Engineering
	Conferred in 2006-2007			Total Conferred, 1884-2007
	Men	Women	Both	Men	Women	Both
Bachelor of Engineering Science	0	0	0	450	47	497
Bachelor of Science in Aerospace (or Aeronautical) Engineering	70	17	87	2,579	234	2,813
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Engineering	26	17	43	2,079	335	2,414
Bachelor of Science in Biomedical Engineering	46	40	86	101	67	168
Bachelor of Science in Ceramic Engineering	0	0	0	112	0	112
Bachelor of Science in Chemical Engineering	58	46	104	4,592	1,015	5,607
Bachelor of Science in Civil Engineering	67	26	93	4,602	574	5,176
Bachelor of Science in Electrical Engineering	220	36	256	10,265	923	11,188
Bachelor of Science in Electrical and Utility Engineering	0	0	0	4	0	4
Bachelor of Science in Geosystems Engineering and Hydrogeology	4	4	8	23	12	35
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical Engineering	162	37	199	8,331	680	9,011
Bachelor of Science in Mechanical and Industrial Engineering	0	0	0	4	0	4
Bachelor of Science in Meteorology	0	0	0	40	2	42
Bachelor of Science in Naval Science and Tactics	0	0	0	48	0	48
Bachelor of Science in Petroleum (or Petroleum Production) Engineering	57	16	73	3,290	237	3,527
Civil Engineer	0	0	0	172	0	172
Civil Engineer (five-year course)	0	0	0	9	0	9
Electrical Engineer	0	0	0	119	0	119
Electrical Engineer (five-year course)	0	0	0	11	0	11
Engineer of Mines	0	0	0	16	0	16
total	710	239	949	36,847	4,126	40,973

College of Fine Arts
	Conferred in 2006-2007			Total Conferred, 1884-2007
	Men	Women	Both	Men	Women	Both
Bachelor of Arts in Art [10]	15	74	89	773	1,981	2,754
Bachelor of Arts in Dance [11]	0	0	0	10	110	120
Bachelor of Arts in Drama [12]	0	0	0	181	310	491
Bachelor of Arts in Music [13]	7	15	22	188	262	450
Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Dance	16	34	50	152	374	526
Bachelor of Fine Arts	26	67	93	2,641	4,840	7,481
Bachelor of Music	34	26	60	1,157	1,682	2,839
total	98	216	314	5,102	9,559	14,661

Division of General and Comparative Studies [14]
	Conferred in 2006-2007			Total Conferred, 1884-2007
	Men	Women	Both	Men	Women	Both
Bachelor of Arts	0	0	0	686	612	1,298
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies	0	0	0	49	8	57
total	0	0	0	735	620	1,355

John A. and Katherine G. Jackson School of Geosciences
	Conferred in 2006-2007			Total Conferred, 1884-2007
	Men	Women	Both	Men	Women	Both
Bachelor of Arts [15]	4	3	7	8	6	14
Bachelor of Science in Geological Sciences [15]	25	16	41	43	28	71
total	29	19	48	51	34	85

College of Humanities [16]
	Conferred in 2006-2007			Total Conferred, 1884-2007
	Men	Women	Both	Men	Women	Both
Bachelor of Arts	0	0	0	1,312	2,186	3,498
total	0	0	0	1,312	2,186	3,498

School of Law
	Conferred in 2006-2007			Total Conferred, 1884-2007
	Men	Women	Both	Men	Women	Both
Doctor of Jurisprudence [17]	249	171	420	22,288	6,756	29,044
Master of Comparative Jurisprudence	0	0	0	107	26	133
Master of Laws	17	13	30	297	134	431
total	266	184	450	22,692	6,916	29,608

College of Liberal Arts [18]
	Conferred in 2006-2007			Total Conferred, 1884-2007
	Men	Women	Both	Men	Women	Both
Bachelor of Arts	1,298	1,373	2,671	29,950	32,451	62,401
Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies [19]	0	0	0	44	29	73
Bachelor of Science in Psychology	35	53	88	91	146	237
total	1,333	1,426	2,759	30,085	32,626	62,711

College of Natural Sciences [20]
	Conferred in 2006-2007			Total Conferred, 1884-2007
	Men	Women	Both	Men	Women	Both
Bachelor of Arts [21]	184	204	388	10,197	7,122	17,319
Bachelor of Science in Astronomy	6	2	8	14	5	19
Bachelor of Science in Biochemistry	55	35	90	427	330	757
Bachelor of Science in Biology	141	190	331	1,140	1,415	2,555
Bachelor of Science in Botany	0	0	0	8	11	19
Bachelor of Science in Chemistry	31	27	58	784	368	1,152
Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science [22]	2	7	9	16	48	64
Bachelor of Science in Computer Sciences	118	15	133	2,437	431	2,868
Bachelor of Science in Geological Sciences [23]	0	0	0	1,106	422	1,528
Bachelor of Science in Home Economics	0	0	0	108	3,475	3,583
Bachelor of Science in Human Development and Family Sciences (or Child Development and Family Relationships) [24]	5	102	107	34	748	782
Bachelor of Science in Interdisciplinary Science	0	0	0	0	1	1
Bachelor of Science in Interior Design [24] [25]	0	0	0	31	296	327
Bachelor of Science in Mathematics	89	38	127	1,245	599	1,844
Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology [26]	0	0	0	78	330	408
Bachelor of Science in Microbiology	0	0	0	170	216	386
Bachelor of Science in Nutrition [27]	10	53	63	57	616	673
Bachelor of Science in Physics	31	7	38	848	107	955
Bachelor of Science in Textiles and Apparel [27]	2	104	106	25	754	779
Bachelor of Science in Zoology	0	0	0	493	377	870
total	674	784	1,458	19,218	17,671	36,889

School of Nursing [28]
	Conferred in 2006-2007			Total Conferred, 1884-2007
	Men	Women	Both	Men	Women	Both
Bachelor of Science in Nursing	10	104	114	365	3,818	4,183
total	10	104	114	365	3,818	4,183

College of Pharmacy
	Conferred in 2006-2007			Total Conferred, 1884-2007
	Men	Women	Both	Men	Women	Both
Bachelor of Science in Pharmacy	0	0	0	5,098	2,521	7,619
Doctor of Pharmacy [29]	31	92	123	270	725	995
Graduate in Pharmacy	0	0	0	558	71	629
total	31	92	123	5,926	3,317	9,243

College of Social and Behavioral Sciences [30]
	Conferred in 2006-2007			Total Conferred, 1884-2007
	Men	Women	Both	Men	Women	Both
Bachelor of Arts	0	0	0	5,367	4,226	9,593
total	0	0	0	5,367	4,226	9,593

School of Social Work
	Conferred in 2006-2007			Total Conferred, 1884-2007
	Men	Women	Both	Men	Women	Both
Bachelor of Social Work	8	48	56	221	1,575	1,796
total	0	0	0	213	1,527	1,740

Total number of degrees conferred in all colleges and schools
	Conferred in 2006-2007			Total Conferred, 1884-2007
	Men	Women	Both	Men	Women	Both
6,184		6,526	12,710	296,147	228,509	524,657 [31]

Summary of Enrollment in Residence, 2006-2007

	Men	Women	Both
Fall semester 2006	24,282	25,415	49,697
Spring semester 2007	22,932	24,026	46,958
Summer session 2007	7,864	8,140	16,004

Enrollment in Residence, 1883-2007 [32]

For the period prior to 1983-84, enrollment is given for every fifth year. Annual enrollment for the years 1883-84 through 1932-33 is given in the 1951-52 edition of General Information; annual enrollment for 1933-34 through 1982-83 is given in the 2007-08 edition.

	Fall Semester	Summer Semester
1883–1884	221
1888–1889	278
1893–1894	355
1898–1899	594	186
1903–1904	837	285
1908–1909	1,533	741
1913–1914	2,254	980
1918–1919	2,812	1,592
1923–1924	4,672	3,145
1928–1929	5,863	3,155 [33]
3,449
1933–1934	6,652	4,673
1938–1939	10,114	6,062
1943–1944	6,532	4,929
1948–1949	17,035	9,713
1953–1954	14,101	7,643
1958–1959	17,895	8,115
1963–1964	22,385	11,082
1968–1969	32,155	16,226
1973–1974	40,611	19,643
1978–1979	43,095	19,216
1983–1984	47,631	22,545
1984–1985	47,973	22,419
1985–1986	47,838	20,582
1986–1987	46,140	20,606
1987–1988	47,743	21,148
1988–1989	50,107	21,599
1989–1990	50,245	20,672
1990–1991	49,617	21,065
1991–1992	49,961	21,491
1992–1993	49,253	20,362
1993–1994	48,555	19,353
1994–1995	47,957	18,691
1995–1996	47,905	18,879
1996–1997	48,008	17,843
1997–1998	48,857	18,004
1998–1999	48,906	17,611
1999–2000	49,009	17,871
2000–2001	49,996	17,511
2001–2002	50,616	18,399
2002–2003	52,261	18,606
2003–2004	51,426	18,002
2004–2005	50,377	17,506
2005–2006	49,696	16,409
2006–2007	49,697	16,004

1. Figures are given by academic year for the years complete at the time of publication. The number of degrees conferred is accurate as of the date of publication. Changes to the data, if any, will be reflected in the "Total Conferred" columns of the next General Information.

2. Through the session 1905-1906, the master's degree was given in the Department of Literature, Science, and Arts; then through the session 1909-1910, in the College of Arts.

Prior to the 1923-1924 session, the master's degree in engineering, with designation of the branch in which given, was awarded in the College of Engineering. Branch designations were discontinued in 1978.

3. Prior to 1998-1999, the Doctor of Pharmacy was conferred in the Graduate School. In 1998-1999, the degree was awarded in both the Graduate School and the College of Pharmacy; thereafter it was awarded in the College of Pharmacy.

4. The total includes one recipient of the MBA degree whose gender is not recorded.

5. Prior to the long session 1951-1952, the School of Architecture was a part of the College of Engineering.

6. Prior to 2000-2001, the Bachelor of Science in Interior Design was conferred in the College of Natural Sciences. In 2000-2001, the degree was awarded in both the College of Natural Sciences and the School of Architecture.

7. After the long session 1970-1971, degrees previously conferred by the College of Arts and Sciences were awarded in the Colleges of Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Division of General and Comparative Studies. Beginning with the spring semester 1979, the degrees for the Colleges of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Division of General and Comparative Studies have been awarded in the College of Liberal Arts.

8. Prior to the long session 1965-1966, the Bachelor of Journalism degree was conferred in the College of Arts and Sciences. Total numbers of Bachelor of Journalism degrees conferred up to that time were: men, 911; women, 850; both, 1,761. These totals are now listed in the College of Communication and are not included in the totals for the College of Arts and Sciences.

9. Prior to 1990-1991, the Bachelor of Science in Kinesiology was designated the Bachelor of Science in Physical Education.

10. Prior to February 1969, the Bachelor of Arts in Art was designated Bachelor of Science in Art.

11. In spring 1997, the Bachelor of Arts in Drama and the Bachelor of Arts in Dance were replaced by the Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Dance.

12. Prior to February 1969, the Bachelor of Arts in Drama was designated Bachelor of Science in Drama. In spring 1997, the Bachelor of Arts in Drama and the Bachelor of Arts in Dance were replaced by the Bachelor of Arts in Theatre and Dance.

13. Prior to February 1969, the Bachelor of Arts in Music was designated Bachelor of Science in Music.

14. Beginning in summer 1971, the degrees formerly conferred in the College of Arts and Sciences were conferred instead in the College of Humanities, the College of Natural Sciences, the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and the Division of General and Comparative Studies. In spring 1979, degrees in the College of Humanities, the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and the Division of General and Comparative Studies were moved to the College of Liberal Arts.

15. The Bachelor of Arts with a major in geological sciences and the Bachelor of Science in Geological Sciences were conferred in the College of Natural Sciences through summer 2006; in fall 2006, they were conferred in both the College of Natural Sciences and the Jackson School of Geosciences; since spring 2007, they have been conferred only in the Jackson School.

16. Beginning in summer 1971, the degrees formerly conferred in the College of Arts and Sciences were conferred instead in the College of Humanities, the College of Natural Sciences, the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and the Division of General and Comparative Studies. In spring 1979, degrees in the College of Humanities, the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences, and the Division of General and Comparative Studies were moved to the College of Liberal Arts.

17. Prior to April 1969, this degree was designated Bachelor of Laws.

18. Prior to summer session 1971, degrees in the Colleges of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Division of General and Comparative Studies were conferred in the College of Arts and Sciences. Beginning with the spring semester 1979, these degrees have been awarded in the College of Liberal Arts.

19. Prior to 1987-1988, the Bachelor of Science in Architectural Studies was conferred in the College of Liberal Arts. In 1987-1988, the degree was conferred in both the School of Architecture and the College of Liberal Arts. Since 1988-1989, the degree has been awarded in the School of Architecture.

20. Prior to summer session 1971, degrees now in the College of Natural Sciences were conferred in the College of Arts and Sciences.

21. The Bachelor of Arts with a major in geological sciences was conferred in the College of Natural Sciences through summer 2006; in fall 2006, it was conferred in both the College of Natural Sciences and the Jackson School of Geosciences; since spring 2007, it has been conferred only in the Jackson School.

22. In fall 2000, the Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science replaced the Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology.

23. The Bachelor of Science in Geological Sciences was conferred in the College of Natural Sciences through summer 2006; in fall 2006, it was conferred in both the College of Natural Sciences and the Jackson School of Geosciences; since spring 2007, it has been conferred only in the Jackson School.

24. Prior to summer session 1992, these degrees were designated Bachelor of Science in Home Economics.

25. Prior to 2000-2001, the Bachelor of Science in Interior Design was conferred in the College of Natural Sciences. In 2000-2001, the degree was awarded in both the College of Natural Sciences and the School of Architecture.

26. In fall 2000, the Bachelor of Science in Medical Technology was replaced by the Bachelor of Science in Clinical Laboratory Science.

27. Prior to summer session 1992, these degrees were designated Bachelor of Science in Home Economics.

28. Between 1929 and 1943, the Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree was conferred in the College of Arts and Sciences. Eleven women graduated in the program.

29. Prior to 1998-1999, the Doctor of Pharmacy was conferred in the Graduate School. In 1998-1999, the degree was awarded in both the Graduate School and the College of Pharmacy; thereafter it was awarded in the College of Pharmacy.

30. Prior to summer session 1971, degrees in the Colleges of Humanities, Natural Sciences, and Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Division of General and Comparative Studies were conferred in the College of Arts and Sciences. Beginning with the spring semester 1979, the degrees for the Colleges of Humanities and Social and Behavioral Sciences and the Division of General and Comparative Studies have been awarded in the College of Liberal Arts.

31. The total includes one recipient of the MBA degree whose gender is not recorded.

32. Prior to the session of 1929-1930, the summer session figures are grouped with the following fall semester and the extension year used is the September 1-August 31 year preceding the fall semester. Beginning with the session of 1929-1930, statistics are given for the academic year (September 1-August 31), the summer session being grouped with the preceding fall semester, and the extension year used being the September 1-August 31 year concurrent with the fall semester and summer session indicated.

33. Because of the change in the method of recording enrollment figures, as explained in footnote 23, the figures for the 1929 summer session and the 1928-1929 extension year are given separately.

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