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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 | |||||||||||||||
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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.) |