The ASA Department of Research on the Discipline and Profession

Trends in Graduate Sociology Program Enrollment

Enrollment Trends Graphic

The graduate enrollment data presented below is based on Integrated Postsecondary Educational Data System (IPEDS) Enrollment Survey data collected by the National Center for Education Statistics since 1968. These data are available to the public via the National Science Foundation’s WebCASPAR data table tool.

Graduate Student Enrollment and Stipend Data

Annual Sociology Graduate Enrollments: 1972 - 2010
Annual Sociology Graduate Enrollments by Enrollment Status: 1972 - 2010
Annual Sociology Graduate Enrollments by Gender: 1990 - 2010
Annual Sociology Graduate Enrollments by Full- and Part-time Status and Gender: 1990 - 2010
Annual Sociology Graduate Enrollments by Citizenship Status and Race/Ethnicity: 1990-2010
First-time, Full-time Graduate Enrollments in Selected Social Sciences: 1998 - 2010

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