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TABLE 308. FIRST-YEAR AND TOTAL ENROLLMENTS AND GRADUATES IN DENTAL SCHOOLS BY GENDER, ACADEMIC YEARS: 1985-86 TO 2000-01
ACADEMIC YEAR
NUMBER OF
SCHOOLS
FIRST-YEAR ENROLLMENTS
TOTAL ENROLLMENTS
GRADUATES 1/
TOTAL
WOMEN
PERCENT
WOMEN
TOTAL
WOMEN
PERCENT
WOMEN
TOTAL
WOMEN
PERCENT
WOMEN
1985-86
60
4,843 1,324 27.3 19,563 4,944 25.3 4,957 1,076 21.7
1986-87
59
4,554 1,387 30.5 18,673 5,068 27.1 4,744 1,110 23.4
1987-88
59
4,370 1,410 32.3 17,885 5,253 29.4 4,581 1,230 26.9
1988-89
58
4,196 1,395 33.2 17,094 5,265 30.8 4,312 1,188 27.6
1989-90
58
3,979 1,367 34.4 16,412 5,358 32.6 4,233 1,304 30.8
1990-91
56
4,001 1,522 38.0 15,951 5,490 34.4 3,995 1,299 32.5
1991-92
55
4,047 1,468 36.3 15,882 5,656 35.6 3,918 1,308 33.4
1992-93
55
4,072 1,435 35.2 15,980 5,804 36.3 3,778 1,333 35.3
1993-94
54
4,100 1,503 36.7 16,250 5,998 36.9 3,875 1,519 39.2
1994-95
54
4,121 1,504 36.5 16,353 5,965 36.5 3,908 1,407 36.0
1995-96
54
4,237 1,498 35.4 16,552 6,070 36.7 3,810 1,387 36.4
1996-97
54
4,255 1,605 37.7 16,570 6,118 36.9 3,930 1,450 36.9
1997-98
55
4,347 1,609 37.0 16,926 6,318 37.3 4,041 1,553 38.4
1998-99
55
4,268 1,525 35.7 17,033 6,262 36.8 4,095 1,446 35.3
1999-2000
55
4,314 1,624 37.6 17,242 6,512 37.8 4,171 1,647 39.5
2000-01
55
4,327 1,721 39.8 17,349 6,716 38.7
NA
NA
NA

1/ Graduate data are for the ending year of the academic year. For example, graduate data reported for academic year 1999-2000 are for 2000 dental school graduates.

SOURCE: American Dental Association. 2000/01 Survey of Predoctoral Dental Education. Academic Programs, Enrollment, and Graduates, Vol 1. Chicago, 2002. Also prior annual reports.