Table 318.40.

Degrees/certificates conferred by postsecondary institutions, by control of institution and level of degree/certificate: 1970-71 through 2014-15

Year	Public institutions					Private institutions
						Total						Nonprofit					For-profit
	Certifi- cates below the asso- ciate's	Asso-ciate's degrees	Bache- lor's degrees	Mas- ter's degrees	Doctor's degrees1	Certifi- cates below the asso- ciate's	Asso-ciate's degrees		Bache- lor's degrees	Mas- ter's degrees	Doctor's degrees1	Certifi- cates below the asso- ciate's	Asso-ciate's degrees	Bache- lor's degrees	Mas- ter's degrees	Doctor's degrees1	Certifi- cates below the asso- ciate's	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	18	19	20	21
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	428,849	596,391	1,020,521	308,215	77,270	375,771	190,852		580,878	353,867	77,294	31,939	46,930	496,353	290,401	73,583	343,832	143,922	84,525	63,466	3,711
2009-10	472,428	640,265	1,049,179	322,389	78,805	463,291	208,591		600,740	370,924	79,785	35,652	46,673	503,264	300,053	75,172	427,639	161,918	97,476	70,871	4,613
2010-11	519,711	696,884	1,088,722	339,420	82,013	510,766	246,622		627,331	391,502	81,814	36,534	51,967	512,821	313,317	76,595	474,232	194,655	114,510	78,185	5,219
2011-12	525,264	756,484	1,131,885	349,349	84,730	463,797	265,234		660,278	406,618	85,487	32,856	54,347	526,022	325,175	79,498	430,941	210,887	134,256	81,443	5,989
2012-13	545,446	772,978	1,163,616	346,751	86,411	421,768	234,449		676,765	404,967	88,615	30,913	55,651	535,958	327,013	81,543	390,855	178,798	140,807	77,954	7,072
2013-14	576,468	794,925	1,186,742	346,238	88,911	392,810	210,230		683,408	408,344	88,676	30,738	53,127	544,253	333,539	80,894	362,072	157,103	139,155	74,805	7,782
2014-15	602,895	821,874	1,209,438	351,119	90,252	358,272	192,097		685,496	407,589	88,295	46,082	58,622	553,534	336,182	80,092	312,190	133,475	131,962	71,407	8,203

—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. Data for associate's degrees and higher awards are for degree-granting institutions. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1970-71 through 1985-86; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:87-99); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2015, Completions component. (This table was prepared September 2016.)