Table 318.40.

Degrees/certificates conferred by postsecondary institutions, by control of institution and level of degree/certificate: Academic years 1970-71 through 2020-21

Year	Public institutions					Private institutions
	Certificates below the associate's degree level	Associate's degrees	Bachelor's degrees	Master's degrees	Doctor's degrees1	Total						Nonprofit					For-profit
						Certificates below the associate's degree level	Associate's degrees		Bachelor's degrees	Master's degrees	Doctor's degrees1	Certificates below the associate's degree level	Associate's degrees	Bachelor's degrees	Master's degrees	Doctor's degrees1	Certificates below the associate's degree level	Associate's degrees	Bachelor's degrees	Master'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	363,563	525,656	905,818	285,180	64,208	323,566	140,289		493,942	279,426	62,117	35,316	45,724	451,721	251,186	60,682	288,250	94,565	42,221	28,240	1,435
2004-05	370,770	547,576	932,951	291,683	67,517	339,577	149,510		506,897	288,879	66,754	36,075	45,346	458,039	253,797	65,156	303,502	104,164	48,858	35,082	1,598
2005-06	370,570	557,366	955,370	293,535	70,036	344,220	155,949		529,734	306,327	68,020	35,909	46,459	467,697	261,203	66,066	308,311	109,490	62,037	45,124	1,954
2006-07	389,244	566,219	975,903	292,073	73,087	339,071	161,397		548,826	318,630	71,607	34,195	43,790	478,053	267,694	69,241	304,876	117,607	70,773	50,936	2,366
2007-08	399,741	578,661	996,769	300,019	75,551	348,613	171,505		566,965	330,825	73,639	33,915	45,014	491,016	275,971	70,473	314,698	126,491	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	602,904	822,218	1,209,464	351,216	90,252	358,242	192,123		685,505	407,588	88,296	46,090	58,613	553,543	336,181	80,093	312,152	133,510	131,962	71,407	8,203
2015-16	615,137	848,081	1,240,423	364,619	90,030	324,154	160,147		680,327	421,138	88,104	40,010	56,595	560,834	350,790	80,067	284,144	103,552	119,493	70,348	8,037
2016-17	631,076	861,970	1,275,610	374,160	91,532	314,947	143,717		680,504	430,382	89,825	35,281	56,487	566,607	360,437	81,550	279,666	87,230	113,897	69,945	8,275
2017-18	671,851	885,962	1,310,980	383,964	92,689	283,662	125,734		669,685	436,278	91,045	25,844	56,236	571,105	372,178	83,714	257,818	69,498	98,580	64,100	7,331
2018-19	716,357	915,013	1,340,302	386,202	94,565	286,170	121,627		672,784	447,590	93,012	25,858	54,432	575,776	380,962	85,713	260,312	67,195	97,008	66,628	7,299
2019-20	701,164	903,578	1,362,941	392,810	95,498	265,467	115,460		675,741	450,721	94,635	24,893	51,695	578,984	383,941	86,178	240,574	63,765	96,757	66,780	8,457
2020-21	696,220	918,657	1,385,237	405,209	95,816	295,161	117,774		681,208	461,685	98,243	27,159	50,880	579,167	391,235	89,133	268,002	66,894	102,041	70,450	9,110

---Not available.

1Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level. Includes most degrees that were classified as first-professional prior to 2010-11, such as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees.

2Part of the increase is due to the addition of schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology.

NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Data are for postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Degree counts are limited to degree-granting institutions; certificate counts include both degree- and non-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 2021, Completions component. (This table was prepared September 2022.)