Table 37.-Bachelor's degrees, by sex of recipient, with projections: 1984-85 to 2009-10 |
Year |
Total |
Men |
Women |
1985 |
979,477 |
482,528 |
496,949 |
1986 |
987,823 |
485,923 |
501,900 |
1987 |
991,264 |
480,782 |
510,482 |
1988 |
994,829 |
477,203 |
517,626 |
1989 |
1,018,755 |
483,346 |
535,409 |
1990 |
1,051,344 |
491,696 |
559,648 |
1991 |
1,094,538 |
504,045 |
590,493 |
1992 |
1,136,553 |
520,811 |
615,742 |
1993 |
1,165,178 |
532,881 |
632,297 |
1994 |
1,169,275 |
532,422 |
636,853 |
1995 |
1,160,134 |
526,131 |
634,003 |
1996 |
1,164,792 |
522,454 |
642,338 |
1997 |
1,172,879 |
520,515 |
652,364 |
|
Projected |
1998 |
1,175,000 |
519,000 |
656,000 |
1999 |
1,178,000 |
517,000 |
661,000 |
2000 |
1,185,000 |
517,000 |
668,000 |
2001 |
1,194,000 |
515,000 |
678,000 |
2002 |
1,210,000 |
516,000 |
694,000 |
2003 |
1,220,000 |
522,000 |
697,000 |
2004 |
1,240,000 |
527,000 |
712,000 |
2005 |
1,253,000 |
529,000 |
725,000 |
2006 |
1,264,000 |
533,000 |
731,000 |
2007 |
1,277,000 |
536,000 |
741,000 |
2008 |
1,290,000 |
538,000 |
751,000 |
2009 |
1,304,000 |
542,000 |
761,000 |
2010 |
1,324,000 |
547,000 |
776,000 |
NOTE: 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, "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" survey; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" survey; and Earned Degrees Conferred Model. (This table was prepared March 2000.) |
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