Table 246. | Earned degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree and sex of student: 1869-70 to 2011-12 |
________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | 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 ______________|_________|_________|_________|_____________|____________|____________|_________|_________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 ______________|_________|_________|_________|_____________|____________|____________|_________|_________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|________ 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 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 ______________|_________|_________|_________|_____________|____________|____________|_________|_________|_________|________|________|________|________|________|________ |
---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.) |