A council which conducted a survey of job opportunities for 1973 college graduates earlier this month predicts a 6 per cent increase over 1972 in hiring of liberal arts college graduates, including a continued emphasis on hiring women.

The College Placement Council (CPC), a nonprofit organization based in Bethlehem. Pa foresees an overall increase of 16 per cent in job openings for all college graduates with Bachelor of Arts degrees. These prospects are the best in four years.

"However, the number of jobs offered to out graduates is going to be only slightly increased." Robert J Ginn assistant director of the Office of Graduate and Career Planning (OGCP), said yesterday.

The CPC surveyed look employers, ranging from aerospace component manufacturers to government, nonprofit and educational employers.

The CPC predicts rises in job opportunities from 1972 for holders of B.A.'s in engineering, of 28 per cent of science and mathematics of 14 per cent; and in business and accounting of 14 per cent, and social studies and humanities of 6 per cent.

Ginn emphasized All but 4 per cent of the Class of '72 was thinking of returning to graduate school ultimately Businesses are very reluctant to hire other graduates who want two years jobs.

Ginn predicted that job opportunities for graduating men would increase by around 3 per cent over 1972, while openings for women would rise by over 6 per cent.

He said that hiring opportunities in non profit organizations will rise this year over 1972 by around 4 per cent, while openings in the Federal government will go down by a similar figure.

"Opportunities in publishing, health services, and social services will all in- crease, but it is incredible how over subscribed these positions are," Ginn Said.

Frank S. Endicott, professor emeritus of Education at Northwestern University, conducted a survey late in 1972 of 186 major corporations, each of which employs no less than 200 persons.

Endicott predicts a 19 per cent increase in corporate places for holders of B.A's for 1973.

"There is an increase of 35 per cent in the number of women a company would like to hire," Endicott said yesterday.

"The main problem is that too few are in engineering, accounting, and sales. The 35 per cent increase will undoubtedly draw from the broad field of liberal arts," Endicott added.

Ginn said that Federal regulations on sexual discrimination is hiring practices have affected large corporations there than small ones, as the former had previously discriminated most blatantly in favor of men.

Endicott attributed the general rise in openings to the state of the nation's economy. "Companies in general were uncertain about investing in college graduates until there was an upward trend in the economy. All this is the reaction to improved business conditions," he said yesterday