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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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