Skip Navigation
Digest of Education Statistics
2012 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest


Table 318. Degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by control of institution and level of degree: 1969-70 through 2010-11
Year Public institutions Private institutions
Total Nonprofit For-profit
Asso-ciate's degrees Bache- lor's degrees Mas- ter's degrees Doctor's degrees1 Asso-ciate's degrees Bache- lor's degrees Mas- ter's degrees Doctor's degrees1 Asso-ciate's degrees Bache- lor's degrees Mas- ter's degrees Doctor's degrees1 Asso-ciate's degrees Bache- lor's degrees Mas- ter's degrees Doctor's degrees1
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17
1969-70 170,966 519,550 134,545 33,725 35,057   272,766 79,044 25,761
1970-71 215,645 557,996 151,603 36,927 36,666   281,734 83,961 28,071
1971-72 255,218 599,615 167,075 40,297 36,796   287,658 90,126 30,909
1972-73 278,132 630,899 174,405 44,229 38,042   291,463 94,249 35,283
1973-74 303,188 651,544 184,632 45,018 40,736   294,232 97,442 37,573
                                   
1974-75 318,474 634,785 193,804 45,788 41,697   288,148 103,741 39,116
1975-76 345,006 635,161 206,298 47,517 46,448   290,585 111,179 43,490
1976-77 355,650 630,463 208,901 47,573 50,727   289,086 114,124 44,157
1977-78 358,874 627,903 202,099 47,553 53,372   293,301 115,888 44,792
1978-79 346,808 621,666 192,016 48,602 55,894   299,724 115,670 46,369
                                   
1979-80 344,536 624,084 187,499 48,550 56,374   305,333 117,697 47,081
1980-81 352,391 626,452 184,384 50,023 63,986 2 308,688 118,253 47,993
1981-82 366,732 636,475 182,295 50,500 67,794 2 316,523 120,152 47,338
1982-83 377,817 646,317 176,246 50,943 71,803 2 323,193 120,169 48,392
1983-84 379,249 646,013 170,693 50,727 72,991   328,296 120,448 50,072
                                   
1984-85 377,625 652,246 170,000 51,489 77,087   327,231 123,472 49,296
1985-86 369,052 658,586 169,903 51,001 76,995   329,237 125,947 49,279
1986-87 358,811 659,260 167,797 51,216 77,493   332,004 128,733 47,261
1987-88 354,180 658,491 173,778 51,641 80,905   336,338 132,005 47,498
1988-89 357,001 675,675 179,109 51,963 79,763   343,080 137,517 48,608
                                   
1989-90 375,635 700,015 186,104 53,451 79,467   351,329 144,048 50,057 42,497 344,569 142,681 49,655 36,970 6,760 1,367 402
1990-91 398,055 724,062 193,057 55,235 83,665   370,476 149,806 50,312 45,821 360,634 146,161 49,841 37,844 9,842 3,645 471
1991-92 420,265 759,475 203,398 56,186 83,966   377,078 154,691 53,368 45,700 370,718 153,291 52,830 38,266 6,360 1,400 538
1992-93 430,321 785,112 213,843 57,020 84,435   380,066 161,189 55,052 47,713 373,346 159,562 54,399 36,722 6,720 1,627 653
1993-94 444,373 789,148 221,428 58,366 86,259   380,127 171,609 54,270 48,493 371,561 168,718 53,502 37,766 8,566 2,891 768
                                   
1994-95 451,539 776,670 224,152 58,788 88,152   383,464 179,457 55,478 48,643 373,454 176,485 54,675 39,509 10,010 2,972 803
1995-96 454,291 774,070 227,179 59,398 100,925   390,722 185,001 56,109 50,678 379,916 181,142 55,506 50,247 10,806 3,859 603
1996-97 465,494 776,677 233,237 61,081 105,732   396,202 192,023 57,666 49,168 384,086 186,963 56,864 56,564 12,116 5,060 802
1997-98 455,084 784,296 235,922 60,948 103,471   400,110 200,115 57,787 47,625 386,455 194,048 57,089 55,846 13,655 6,067 698
1998-99 452,616 792,392 238,954 60,028 112,368   409,847 207,084 56,672 47,757 394,749 198,481 55,663 64,611 15,098 8,603 1,009
                                   
1999-2000 448,446 810,855 243,157 60,655 116,487   427,020 220,028 58,081 46,337 406,958 209,720 56,972 70,150 20,062 10,308 1,109
2000-01 456,487 812,438 246,054 60,820 122,378   431,733 227,448 58,765 45,711 408,701 215,815 57,722 76,667 23,032 11,633 1,043
2001-02 471,660 841,180 249,820 61,061 123,473   450,720 237,493 58,602 45,761 424,322 223,229 57,707 77,712 26,398 14,264 895
2002-03 498,279 875,596 265,643 61,611 135,737   473,215 253,056 59,968 46,183 442,060 238,069 58,894 89,554 31,155 14,987 1,074
2003-04 524,875 905,718 285,138 64,205 140,426   493,824 279,134 61,882 45,759 451,518 250,894 60,447 94,667 42,306 28,240 1,435
                                   
2004-05 547,519 932,443 291,505 67,511 149,141   506,821 288,646 66,876 45,344 457,963 253,564 65,278 103,797 48,858 35,082 1,598
2005-06 557,134 955,369 293,517 70,036 155,932   529,873 306,214 68,020 46,442 467,836 261,090 66,066 109,490 62,037 45,124 1,954
2006-07 566,535 975,513 291,971 73,085 161,579   548,579 318,626 71,605 43,829 477,805 267,690 69,239 117,750 70,774 50,936 2,366
2007-08 578,520 996,435 299,983 75,533 171,644   566,634 330,683 73,845 44,788 490,685 275,829 70,679 126,856 75,949 54,854 3,166
2008-09 596,098 1,020,435 308,206 77,268 191,227   580,933 353,873 77,157 46,929 496,260 290,393 73,446 144,298 84,673 63,480 3,711
                                   
2009-10 640,113 1,049,057 322,243 78,779 209,339   600,957 370,782 79,779 46,673 503,164 299,911 75,166 162,666 97,793 70,871 4,613
2010-11 696,788 1,088,297 339,250 81,938 245,539   627,616 391,385 81,827 51,969 513,106 313,200 76,608 193,570 114,510 78,185 5,219
—Not available.
1 Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level. Includes most degrees formerly classified as first-professional, such as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees.
2 Part of the increase is due to the addition of schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1969-70 through 1985-86; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87-99); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2011, Completions component. (This table was prepared May 2012.)

2012 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest