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Table 246. Earned degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 1869-70 to 2011-12

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              |     Associate degrees       |        Bachelor's degrees             |      Master's degrees       |First-professional degrees|     Doctor's degrees\1\
     Year     |_____________________________|_______________________________________|_____________________________|__________________________|__________________________
              |  Total  |   Men   |  Women  |  Total      |    Men     |   Women    |  Total  |   Men   |  Women  | Total  |  Men   | Women  | Total  |  Men   | Women
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      1       |    2    |   3     |   4     |     5       |      6     |      7     |    8    |    9    |   10    |   11   |   12   |   13   |   14   |   15   |   16
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1869-70 ......|     --- |     --- |     --- |\2\    9,371 |\2\   7,993 |\2\   1,378 |       0 |       0 |       0 |  (\3\) |  (\3\) |  (\3\) |      1 |      1 |      0
1879-80 ......|     --- |     --- |     --- |\2\   12,896 |\2\  10,411 |\2\   2,485 |     879 |     868 |      11 |  (\3\) |  (\3\) |  (\3\) |     54 |     51 |      3
1889-90 ......|     --- |     --- |     --- |\2\   15,539 |\2\  12,857 |\2\   2,682 |   1,015 |     821 |     194 |  (\3\) |  (\3\) |  (\3\) |    149 |    147 |      2
1899-1900 ....|     --- |     --- |     --- |\2\   27,410 |\2\  22,173 |\2\   5,237 |   1,583 |   1,280 |     303 |  (\3\) |  (\3\) |  (\3\) |    382 |    359 |     23
1909-10 ......|     --- |     --- |     --- |\2\   37,199 |\2\  28,762 |\2\   8,437 |   2,113 |   1,555 |     558 |  (\3\) |  (\3\) |  (\3\) |    443 |    399 |     44
              |         |         |         |             |            |            |         |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |
1919-20 ......|     --- |     --- |     --- |\2\   48,622 |\2\  31,980 |\2\  16,642 |   4,279 |   2,985 |   1,294 |  (\3\) |  (\3\) |  (\3\) |    615 |    522 |     93
1929-30 ......|     --- |     --- |     --- |\2\  122,484 |\2\  73,615 |\2\  48,869 |  14,969 |   8,925 |   6,044 |  (\3\) |  (\3\) |  (\3\) |  2,299 |  1,946 |    353
1939-40 ......|     --- |     --- |     --- |\2\  186,500 |\2\ 109,546 |\2\  76,954 |  26,731 |  16,508 |  10,223 |  (\3\) |  (\3\) |  (\3\) |  3,290 |  2,861 |    429
1949-50 ......|     --- |     --- |     --- |\2\  432,058 |\2\ 328,841 |\2\ 103,217 |  58,183 |  41,220 |  16,963 |  (\3\) |  (\3\) |  (\3\) |  6,420 |  5,804 |    616
1959-60 ......|     --- |     --- |     --- |\2\  392,440 |\2\ 254,063 |\2\ 138,377 |  74,435 |  50,898 |  23,537 |  (\3\) |  (\3\) |  (\3\) |  9,829 |  8,801 |  1,028
              |         |         |         |             |            |            |         |         |         |        |        |        |        |        |
1960-61 ......|     --- |     --- |     --- |     365,174 |    224,538 |    140,636 |  84,609 |  57,830 |  26,779 | 25,253 | 24,577 |    676 | 10,575 |  9,463 |  1,112
1961-62 ......|     --- |     --- |     --- |     383,961 |    230,456 |    153,505 |  91,418 |  62,603 |  28,815 | 25,607 | 24,836 |    771 | 11,622 | 10,377 |  1,245
1962-63 ......|     --- |     --- |     --- |     411,420 |    241,309 |    170,111 |  98,684 |  67,302 |  31,382 | 26,590 | 25,753 |    837 | 12,822 | 11,448 |  1,374
1963-64 ......|     --- |     --- |     --- |     461,266 |    265,349 |    195,917 | 109,183 |  73,850 |  35,333 | 27,209 | 26,357 |    852 | 14,490 | 12,955 |  1,535
1964-65 ......|     --- |     --- |     --- |     493,757 |    282,173 |    211,584 | 121,167 |  81,319 |  39,848 | 28,290 | 27,283 |  1,007 | 16,467 | 14,692 |  1,775
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1965-66 ......| 111,607 |  63,779 |  47,828 |     520,115 |    299,287 |    220,828 | 140,602 |  93,081 |  47,521 | 30,124 | 28,982 |  1,142 | 18,237 | 16,121 |  2,116
1966-67 ......| 139,183 |  78,356 |  60,827 |     558,534 |    322,711 |    235,823 | 157,726 | 103,109 |  54,617 | 31,695 | 30,401 |  1,294 | 20,617 | 18,163 |  2,454
1967-68 ......| 159,441 |  90,317 |  69,124 |     632,289 |    357,682 |    274,607 | 176,749 | 113,552 |  63,197 | 33,939 | 32,402 |  1,537 | 23,089 | 20,183 |  2,906
1968-69 ......| 183,279 | 105,661 |  77,618 |     728,845 |    410,595 |    318,250 | 193,756 | 121,531 |  72,225 | 35,114 | 33,595 |  1,519 | 26,158 | 22,722 |  3,436
1969-70 ......| 206,023 | 117,432 |  88,591 |     792,316 |    451,097 |    341,219 | 208,291 | 125,624 |  82,667 | 34,918 | 33,077 |  1,841 | 29,866 | 25,890 |  3,976
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1970-71 ......| 252,311 | 144,144 | 108,167 |     839,730 |    475,594 |    364,136 | 230,509 | 138,146 |  92,363 | 37,946 | 35,544 |  2,402 | 32,107 | 27,530 |  4,577
1971-72 ......| 292,014 | 166,227 | 125,787 |     887,273 |    500,590 |    386,683 | 251,633 | 149,550 | 102,083 | 43,411 | 40,723 |  2,688 | 33,363 | 28,090 |  5,273
1972-73 ......| 316,174 | 175,413 | 140,761 |     922,362 |    518,191 |    404,171 | 263,371 | 154,468 | 108,903 | 50,018 | 46,489 |  3,529 | 34,777 | 28,571 |  6,206
1973-74 ......| 343,924 | 188,591 | 155,333 |     945,776 |    527,313 |    418,463 | 277,033 | 157,842 | 119,191 | 53,816 | 48,530 |  5,286 | 33,816 | 27,365 |  6,451
1974-75 ......| 360,171 | 191,017 | 169,154 |     922,933 |    504,841 |    418,092 | 292,450 | 161,570 | 130,880 | 55,916 | 48,956 |  6,960 | 34,083 | 26,817 |  7,266
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1975-76 ......| 391,454 | 209,996 | 181,458 |     925,746 |    504,925 |    420,821 | 311,771 | 167,248 | 144,523 | 62,649 | 52,892 |  9,757 | 34,064 | 26,267 |  7,797
1976-77 ......| 406,377 | 210,842 | 195,535 |     919,549 |    495,545 |    424,004 | 317,164 | 167,783 | 149,381 | 64,359 | 52,374 | 11,985 | 33,232 | 25,142 |  8,090
1977-78 ......| 412,246 | 204,718 | 207,528 |     921,204 |    487,347 |    433,857 | 311,620 | 161,212 | 150,408 | 66,581 | 52,270 | 14,311 | 32,131 | 23,658 |  8,473
1978-79 ......| 402,702 | 192,091 | 210,611 |     921,390 |    477,344 |    444,046 | 301,079 | 153,370 | 147,709 | 68,848 | 52,652 | 16,196 | 32,730 | 23,541 |  9,189
1979-80 ......| 400,910 | 183,737 | 217,173 |     929,417 |    473,611 |    455,806 | 298,081 | 150,749 | 147,332 | 70,131 | 52,716 | 17,415 | 32,615 | 22,943 |  9,672
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1980-81 ......| 416,377 | 188,638 | 227,739 |     935,140 |    469,883 |    465,257 | 295,739 | 147,043 | 148,696 | 71,956 | 52,792 | 19,164 | 32,958 | 22,711 | 10,247
1981-82 ......| 434,526 | 196,944 | 237,582 |     952,998 |    473,364 |    479,634 | 295,546 | 145,532 | 150,014 | 72,032 | 52,223 | 19,809 | 32,707 | 22,224 | 10,483
1982-83 ......| 449,620 | 203,991 | 245,629 |     969,510 |    479,140 |    490,370 | 289,921 | 144,697 | 145,224 | 73,054 | 51,250 | 21,804 | 32,775 | 21,902 | 10,873
1983-84 ......| 452,240 | 202,704 | 249,536 |     974,309 |    482,319 |    491,990 | 284,263 | 143,595 | 140,668 | 74,468 | 51,378 | 23,090 | 33,209 | 22,064 | 11,145
1984-85 ......| 454,712 | 202,932 | 251,780 |     979,477 |    482,528 |    496,949 | 286,251 | 143,390 | 142,861 | 75,063 | 50,455 | 24,608 | 32,943 | 21,700 | 11,243
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1985-86 ......| 446,047 | 196,166 | 249,881 |     987,823 |    485,923 |    501,900 | 288,567 | 143,508 | 145,059 | 73,910 | 49,261 | 24,649 | 33,653 | 21,819 | 11,834
1986-87 ..... | 436,304 | 190,839 | 245,465 |     991,264 |    480,782 |    510,482 | 289,349 | 141,269 | 148,080 | 71,617 | 46,523 | 25,094 | 34,041 | 22,061 | 11,980
1987-88 ......| 435,085 | 190,047 | 245,038 |     994,829 |    477,203 |    517,626 | 299,317 | 145,163 | 154,154 | 70,735 | 45,484 | 25,251 | 34,870 | 22,615 | 12,255
1988-89 ......| 436,764 | 186,316 | 250,448 |   1,018,755 |    483,346 |    535,409 | 310,621 | 149,354 | 161,267 | 70,856 | 45,046 | 25,810 | 35,720 | 22,648 | 13,072
1989-90 ......| 455,102 | 191,195 | 263,907 |   1,051,344 |    491,696 |    559,648 | 324,301 | 153,653 | 170,648 | 70,988 | 43,961 | 27,027 | 38,371 | 24,401 | 13,970
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1990-91 ......| 481,720 | 198,634 | 283,086 |   1,094,538 |    504,045 |    590,493 | 337,168 | 156,482 | 180,686 | 71,948 | 43,846 | 28,102 | 39,294 | 24,756 | 14,538
1991-92 ......| 504,231 | 207,481 | 296,750 |   1,136,553 |    520,811 |    615,742 | 352,838 | 161,842 | 190,996 | 74,146 | 45,071 | 29,075 | 40,659 | 25,557 | 15,102
1992-93 ......| 514,756 | 211,964 | 302,792 |   1,165,178 |    532,881 |    632,297 | 369,585 | 169,258 | 200,327 | 75,387 | 45,153 | 30,234 | 42,132 | 26,073 | 16,059
1993-94 ......| 530,632 | 215,261 | 315,371 |   1,169,275 |    532,422 |    636,853 | 387,070 | 176,085 | 210,985 | 75,418 | 44,707 | 30,711 | 43,185 | 26,552 | 16,633
1994-95 ......| 539,691 | 218,352 | 321,339 |   1,160,134 |    526,131 |    634,003 | 397,629 | 178,598 | 219,031 | 75,800 | 44,853 | 30,947 | 44,446 | 26,916 | 17,530
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1995-96 ......| 555,216 | 219,514 | 335,702 |   1,164,792 |    522,454 |    642,338 | 406,301 | 179,081 | 227,220 | 76,734 | 44,748 | 31,986 | 44,652 | 26,841 | 17,811
1996-97 ......| 571,226 | 223,948 | 347,278 |   1,172,879 |    520,515 |    652,364 | 419,401 | 180,947 | 238,454 | 78,730 | 45,564 | 33,166 | 45,876 | 27,146 | 18,730
1997-98 ......| 558,555 | 217,613 | 340,942 |   1,184,406 |    519,956 |    664,450 | 430,164 | 184,375 | 245,789 | 78,598 | 44,911 | 33,687 | 46,010 | 26,664 | 19,346
1998-99 ......| 559,954 | 218,417 | 341,537 |   1,200,303 |    518,746 |    681,557 | 439,986 | 186,148 | 253,838 | 78,439 | 44,339 | 34,100 | 44,077 | 25,146 | 18,931
1999-2000 ....| 564,933 | 224,721 | 340,212 |   1,237,875 |    530,367 |    707,508 | 457,056 | 191,792 | 265,264 | 80,057 | 44,239 | 35,818 | 44,808 | 25,028 | 19,780
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2000-01 ......| 578,865 | 231,645 | 347,220 |   1,244,171 |    531,840 |    712,331 | 468,476 | 194,351 | 274,125 | 79,707 | 42,862 | 36,845 | 44,904 | 24,728 | 20,176
2001-02\4\ ...| 619,000 | 227,000 | 392,000 |   1,282,000 |    538,000 |    744,000 | 468,000 | 201,000 | 267,000 | 80,800 | 42,700 | 38,100 | 44,900 | 25,200 | 19,700
2002-03\4\ ...| 633,000 | 233,000 | 400,000 |   1,301,000 |    543,000 |    758,000 | 468,000 | 199,000 | 269,000 | 80,200 | 42,500 | 37,700 | 45,000 | 25,200 | 19,800
2003-04\4\ ...| 632,000 | 231,000 | 401,000 |   1,322,000 |    553,000 |    769,000 | 467,000 | 197,000 | 270,000 | 82,200 | 44,300 | 37,900 | 45,000 | 25,200 | 19,800
2004-05\4\ ...| 637,000 | 231,000 | 406,000 |   1,327,000 |    557,000 |    770,000 | 470,000 | 197,000 | 273,000 | 82,200 | 44,000 | 38,200 | 45,100 | 25,200 | 19,900
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2005-06\4\ ...| 638,000 | 231,000 | 407,000 |   1,343,000 |    559,000 |    784,000 | 473,000 | 197,000 | 276,000 | 82,300 | 43,600 | 38,700 | 45,400 | 25,300 | 20,100
2006-07\4\ ...| 643,000 | 232,000 | 411,000 |   1,353,000 |    562,000 |    791,000 | 477,000 | 198,000 | 279,000 | 82,900 | 43,600 | 39,300 | 45,600 | 25,400 | 20,200
2007-08\4\ ...| 647,000 | 233,000 | 414,000 |   1,368,000 |    566,000 |    802,000 | 480,000 | 199,000 | 281,000 | 83,500 | 43,800 | 39,700 | 45,800 | 25,500 | 20,300
2008-09\4\....| 652,000 | 234,000 | 418,000 |   1,382,000 |    570,000 |    812,000 | 484,000 | 200,000 | 284,000 | 84,100 | 44,000 | 40,100 | 45,900 | 25,600 | 20,300
2009-10\4\....| 656,000 | 235,000 | 421,000 |   1,397,000 |    574,000 |    823,000 | 488,000 | 201,000 | 287,000 | 84,900 | 44,300 | 40,600 | 46,100 | 25,700 | 20,400
2010-11\4\ ...| 662,000 | 236,000 | 426,000 |   1,414,000 |    580,000 |    834,000 | 491,000 | 201,000 | 290,000 | 85,700 | 44,600 | 41,100 | 46,300 | 25,800 | 20,500
2011-12\4\    | 669,000   238,000 | 431,000 |   1,437,000 |    587,000 |    850,000 | 501,000 | 204,000 | 297,000 | 86,400 | 44,800 | 41,600 | 46,800 | 26,000 | 20,800
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---Not available.
\1\Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level. Excludes first-professional, such as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees.
\2\Includes first-professional degrees.
\3\First-professional degrees are included with bachelor's degrees.
\4\Projected.

NOTE: Data for 1869-70 to 1994-95 are for institutions of higher education. Institutions of higher education were accredited by an agency or association that was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or recognized directly by the Secretary of Education. The new degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, except that it includes some additional institutions, primarily 2-year colleges, and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not award associate or higher degrees. Data for 1998-99 imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.) Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned Degrees Conferred; Projections of Education Statistics to 2012; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" surveys. (This table was prepared November 2002.)


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