Degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by control of institution and level of degree: Selected years, 1969-70 to 2001-02

border="0" width="670" align="center">Table 256. Degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by control of institution and level of degree: Selected years, 1969-70 to 2001-02 border="0" align="center"> >____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Private institutions ______________________|_______________________________________________________ | First- | Associate|Bachelor's|Master's| Doctor's | First- |degrees\1\ | profes- | degrees |degrees |degrees |degrees\1\ | profes- | sional | | | | | sional |degrees\2\| | | | |degrees\2\ ___________|__________|____________|__________|________|___________|__________ 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 ___________|__________|____________|__________|________|___________|__________ 19,183| 14,542| 35,057| 272,766| 73,746| 10,683| 20,376 20,788| 16,139| 36,666| 281,734| 78,906| 11,319| 21,807 21,776| 18,521| 36,796| 287,658| 84,558| 11,587| 24,890 22,357| 21,872| 38,042| 291,463| 88,966| 12,420| 28,146 21,810| 23,208| 40,736| 294,232| 92,401| 12,006| 30,608 22,176| 23,612| 41,697| 288,148| 98,646| 11,907| 32,304 | | | | | | 21,751| 25,766| 46,448| 290,585| 105,473| 12,313| 36,883 21,229| 26,344| 50,727| 289,086| 108,263| 12,003| 38,015 20,456| 27,097| 53,372| 293,301| 109,521| 11,675| 39,484 20,817| 27,785| 55,894| 299,724| 109,063| 11,913| 41,063 20,608| 27,942| 56,374| 305,333| 110,582| 12,007| 42,189 20,895| 29,128| 63,986| 308,688| 111,355| 12,063| 42,828 | | | | | | 20,889| 29,611|\3\ 67,794| 316,523| 113,251| 11,818| 42,421 21,186| 29,757| 71,803| 323,193| 113,675| 11,589| 43,297 21,141| 29,586|\3\ 72,991| 328,296| 113,570| 12,068| 44,882 21,337| 30,152| 77,087| 327,231| 116,251| 11,606| 44,911 21,433| 29,568| 76,995| 329,237| 118,664| 12,220| 44,342 21,870| 29,346| 77,493| 332,004| 121,552| 12,171| 42,271 | | | | | | 22,488| 29,153| 80,905| 336,338| 125,539| 12,382| 41,582 22,970| 28,993| 79,763| 343,080| 131,512| 12,750| 41,863 24,641| 28,810| 79,467| 351,329| 138,197| 13,730| 42,178 25,681| 29,554| 83,665| 370,476| 144,111| 13,613| 42,394 26,820| 29,366| 83,966| 377,078| 149,440| 13,839| 44,780 | | | | | | 27,392| 29,628| 84,435| 380,066| 155,742| 14,740| 45,759 28,524| 29,842| 86,259| 380,127| 165,642| 14,661| 45,576 28,917| 29,871| 88,152| 383,464| 173,477| 15,529| 45,929 29,516| 29,882| 100,925| 390,722| 179,122| 15,136| 46,852 29,838| 31,243| 105,732| 396,202| 186,164| 16,038| 47,487 29,715| 31,233| 103,471| 400,110| 194,242| 16,295| 47,365 28,134| 31,693| 111,620| 410,016| 201,485| 15,943| 46,746 28,408| 32,247| 116,487| 427,020| 213,899| 16,400| 47,810 28,187| 32,633| 122,378| 431,733| 222,422| 16,717| 47,074 27,622| 33,439| 123,473| 450,388| 232,290| 16,538| 47,259 ___________|__________|____________|__________|________|___________|__________

\1\Doctor's degrees include Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level. Excludes first-professional degrees such as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees.
\2\Includes degrees which require at least 6 years of college work for completion (including at least 2 years of preprofessional training).
\3\Data are approximations.
\4\Data were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.)

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" surveys, 1986-87 through 1998-99, and fall 2000 through fall 2002. (This table was prepared August 2003.)

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