Skip Navigation
Digest of Education Statistics
2011 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest


Table 324. Degrees in French, German, Italian, and Spanish conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of degree: Selected years, 1949-50 through 2009-10
Year French German Italian Spanish
Bachelor's Master's Doctor's Bachelor's Master's Doctor's Bachelor's Master's Doctor's Bachelor's Master's Doctor's
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
1949-50 1,471 299 53 540 121 40 2,122 373 34
1959-60 1,927 316 58 659 126 21 1,610 261 31
1967-68 7,068 1,301 152 2,368 771 117 6,381 1,188 123
1969-70 7,624 1,409 181 2,652 669 118 242 71 14 7,226 1,372 139
                         
1970-71 7,306 1,437 192 2,601 690 144 201 87 10 7,068 1,456 168
1971-72 6,822 1,421 193 2,477 608 167 287 104 19 6,847 1,421 152
1972-73 6,705 1,277 203 2,520 598 176 313 78 27 7,209 1,298 206
1973-74 6,263 1,195 213 2,425 550 149 292 81 19 7,250 1,217 203
1974-75 5,745 1,077 200 2,289 480 147 329 100 13 6,719 1,228 202
                         
1975-76 4,783 914 190 1,983 471 164 342 85 19 5,984 1,080 176
1976-77 4,228 875 177 1,820 394 126 325 89 16 5,359 930 153
1977-78 3,708 692 155 1,647 357 101 301 58 19 4,832 822 113
1978-79 3,558 576 143 1,524 344 106 236 60 14 4,563 720 118
1979-80 3,285 513 128 1,466 309 94 272 49 9 4,331 685 103
                         
1980-81 3,178 460 115 1,286 294 79 205 65 13 3,870 592 131
1981-82 3,054 485 92 1,327 324 76 208 55 14 3,633 568 140
1982-83 2,871 360 106 1,367 281 68 224 45 18 3,349 506 129
1983-84 2,876 418 86 1,292 241 63 206 41 13 3,254 537 102
1984-85 2,991 385 74 1,411 240 58 190 44 9 3,415 505 115
                         
1985-86 3,015 409 86 1,396 249 73 240 42 10 3,385 521 95
1986-87 3,062 421 85 1,366 234 70 219 53 17 3,450 504 104
1987-88 3,082 437 89 1,350 244 71 224 45 7 3,416 553 93
1988-89 3,297 444 83 1,428 263 59 239 45 17 3,748 552 101
1989-90 3,259 478 115 1,437 253 67 247 38 19 4,176 573 108
                         
1990-91 3,355 480 98 1,543 242 58 253 36 21 4,480 609 125
1991-92 3,371 465 112 1,616 273 85 238 55 18 4,768 647 143
1992-93 3,280 513 98 1,572 317 86 274 50 13 5,233 667 145
1993-94 3,094 479 104 1,580 298 61 264 47 24 5,505 691 160
1994-95 2,764 470 118 1,352 278 83 271 69 31 5,602 709 161
                         
1995-96 2,655 446 113 1,290 305 75 232 44 22 5,995 769 151
1996-97 2,468 414 119 1,214 281 80 234 49 18 6,161 677 175
1997-98 2,530 389 104 1,181 209 94 252 60 25 6,595 781 160
1998-99 2,565 365 115 1,237 242 78 257 41 12 6,992 697 153
1999-2000 2,514 343 129 1,125 184 76 237 48 13 7,031 718 175
                         
2000-01 2,371 376 115 1,143 242 73 286 42 11 7,164 716 185
2001-02 2,396 356 89 1,092 208 64 263 46 15 7,243 792 193
2002-03 2,294 348 75 1,097 188 77 307 54 20 7,619 791 190
2003-04 2,362 361 85 1,031 153 30 279 49 31 7,991 833 199
2004-05 2,394 356 80 1,103 180 56 277 70 12 8,304 919 190
                         
2005-06 2,410 395 84 1,106 172 48 321 94 17 8,690 981 192
2006-07 2,462 364 95 1,055 158 56 280 97 20 9,013 982 195
2007-08 2,432 359 102 1,085 173 51 359 88 25 9,278 990 193
2008-09 2,450 386 86 1,058 163 47 341 76 34 9,331 878 218
2009-10 2,488 391 87 1,028 143 46 336 73 23 9,138 961 199
                         
Percent change                        
1999-2000 to
     2004-05
-4.8 3.8 -38.0 -2.0 -2.2 -26.3 16.9 45.8 -7.7 18.1 28.0 8.6
2004-05 to
     2009-10
3.9 9.8 8.8 -6.8 -20.6 -17.9 21.3 4.3 91.7 10.0 4.6 4.7
—Not available.
NOTE: Data through 1994-95 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. (See Appendix A: Guide to Sources for details.) Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned Degrees Conferred, 1949-50 and 1959-60; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1967-68 through 1985-86; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87-99); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2010, Completions component. (This table was prepared December 2011.)

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