Table 318.40.

Degrees/certificates conferred by postsecondary institutions, by control of institution and level of degree: 1969-70 through 2011-12

Year	Public institutions					Private institutions
						Total						Nonprofit					For-profit
	Certifi- cates below the asso- ciate's	Associate's degrees	Bache- lor's degrees	Mas- ter's degrees	Doctor's degrees1	Certifi- cates below the asso- ciate's	Associate's degrees		Bache- lor's degrees	Mas- ter's degrees	Doctor's degrees1	Certifi- cates below the asso- ciate's	Associate's degrees	Bache- lor's degrees	Mas- ter's degrees	Doctor's degrees1	Certifi- cates below the asso- ciate's	Associate'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	18	19	20	21
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	307,358	454,291	774,070	227,179	59,398	313,311	100,925		390,722	185,001	56,109	34,259	50,678	379,916	181,142	55,506	279,052	50,247	10,806	3,859	603
1996-97	326,687	465,494	776,677	233,237	61,081	272,237	105,732		396,202	192,023	57,666	35,560	49,168	384,086	186,963	56,864	236,677	56,564	12,116	5,060	802
1997-98	305,910	455,084	784,296	235,922	60,948	246,571	103,471		400,110	200,115	57,787	32,166	47,625	386,455	194,048	57,089	214,405	55,846	13,655	6,067	698
1998-99	304,294	452,616	792,392	238,954	60,028	251,589	112,368		409,847	207,084	56,672	29,402	47,757	394,749	198,481	55,663	222,187	64,611	15,098	8,603	1,009
1999-2000	294,912	448,446	810,855	243,157	60,655	263,217	116,487		427,020	220,028	58,081	28,580	46,337	406,958	209,720	56,972	234,637	70,150	20,062	10,308	1,109
2000-01	309,624	456,487	812,438	246,054	60,820	242,879	122,378		431,733	227,448	58,765	29,336	45,711	408,701	215,815	57,722	213,543	76,667	23,032	11,633	1,043
2001-02	319,291	471,660	841,180	249,820	61,061	264,957	123,473		450,720	237,493	58,602	32,904	45,761	424,322	223,229	57,707	232,053	77,712	26,398	14,264	895
2002-03	355,727	498,279	875,596	265,643	61,611	290,698	135,737		473,215	253,056	59,968	36,926	46,183	442,060	238,069	58,894	253,772	89,554	31,155	14,987	1,074
2003-04	364,053	524,875	905,718	285,138	64,205	323,734	140,426		493,824	279,134	61,882	35,316	45,759	451,518	250,894	60,447	288,418	94,667	42,306	28,240	1,435
2004-05	370,683	547,519	932,443	291,505	67,511	340,190	149,141		506,821	288,646	66,876	35,968	45,344	457,963	253,564	65,278	304,222	103,797	48,858	35,082	1,598
2005-06	371,211	557,134	955,369	293,517	70,036	344,190	155,932		529,873	306,214	68,020	35,888	46,442	467,836	261,090	66,066	308,302	109,490	62,037	45,124	1,954
2006-07	389,640	566,535	975,513	291,971	73,085	339,397	161,579		548,579	318,626	71,605	34,195	43,829	477,805	267,690	69,239	305,202	117,750	70,774	50,936	2,366
2007-08	399,081	578,520	996,435	299,983	75,533	350,802	171,644		566,634	330,683	73,845	34,084	44,788	490,685	275,829	70,679	316,718	126,856	75,949	54,854	3,166
2008-09	428,727	596,098	1,020,435	308,206	77,268	377,028	191,227		580,933	353,873	77,157	32,025	46,929	496,260	290,393	73,446	345,003	144,298	84,673	63,480	3,711
2009-10	472,222	640,113	1,049,057	322,243	78,779	463,567	209,339		600,957	370,782	79,779	35,610	46,673	503,164	299,911	75,166	427,957	162,666	97,793	70,871	4,613
2010-11	519,670	696,788	1,088,297	339,250	81,938	509,887	245,539		627,616	391,385	81,827	36,513	51,969	513,106	313,200	76,608	473,374	193,570	114,510	78,185	5,219
2011-12	524,386	756,084	1,131,886	349,311	84,727	463,329	261,454		659,160	404,918	85,335	32,872	54,346	526,506	325,427	79,483	430,457	207,108	132,654	79,491	5,852

—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: Data through 1990-91 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for postsecondary institutions that 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 2012, Completions component. (This table was prepared August 2013.)