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| Table 244. | Earned degrees conferred by institutions of higher education, by level of degree and sex of student: 1869-70 to 2006-07 |
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| Associate degrees | Bachelor's degrees | Master's degrees |First-professional degrees| Doctor's degrees
Year |_____________________________|_______________________________________|_____________________________|__________________________|__________________________
| Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women | Total | Men | Women
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16
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1869-70 ......| --- | --- | --- |\1\ 9,371 |\1\ 7,993 |\1\ 1,378 | 0 | 0 | 0 | (\2\)| (\2\)| (\2\)| 1 | 1 | 0
1879-80 ......| --- | --- | --- |\1\ 12,896 |\1\ 10,411 |\1\ 2,485 | 879 | 868 | 11 | (\2\)| (\2\)| (\2\)| 54 | 51 | 3
1889-90 ......| --- | --- | --- |\1\ 15,539 |\1\ 12,857 |\1\ 2,682 | 1,015 | 821 | 194 | (\2\)| (\2\)| (\2\)| 149 | 147 | 2
1899-1900 ....| --- | --- | --- |\1\ 27,410 |\1\ 22,173 |\1\ 5,237 | 1,583 | 1,280 | 303 | (\2\)| (\2\)| (\2\)| 382 | 359 | 23
1909-10 ......| --- | --- | --- |\1\ 37,199 |\1\ 28,762 |\1\ 8,437 | 2,113 | 1,555 | 558 | (\2\)| (\2\)| (\2\)| 443 | 399 | 44
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1919-20 ......| --- | --- | --- |\1\ 48,622 |\1\ 31,980 |\1\ 16,642 | 4,279 | 2,985 | 1,294 | (\2\)| (\2\)| (\2\)| 615 | 522 | 93
1929-30 ......| --- | --- | --- |\1\ 122,484 |\1\ 73,615 |\1\ 48,869 | 14,969 | 8,925 | 6,044 | (\2\)| (\2\)| (\2\)| 2,299 | 1,946 | 353
1939-40 ......| --- | --- | --- |\1\ 186,500 |\1\ 109,546 |\1\ 76,954 | 26,731 | 16,508 | 10,223 | (\2\)| (\2\)| (\2\)| 3,290 | 2,861 | 429
1949-50 ......| --- | --- | --- |\1\ 432,058 |\1\ 328,841 |\1\ 103,217 | 58,183 | 41,220 | 16,963 | (\2\)| (\2\)| (\2\)| 6,420 | 5,804 | 616
1959-60 ......| --- | --- | --- |\1\ 392,440 |\1\ 254,063 |\1\ 138,377 | 74,435 | 50,898 | 23,537 | (\2\)| (\2\)| (\2\)| 9,829 | 8,801 | 1,028
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1960-61 ......| --- | --- | --- | 365,174 | 224,538 | 140,636 | 84,609 | 57,830 | 26,779 | 25,253 | 24,577 | 676 | 10,575 | 9,463 | 1,112
1961-62 ......| --- | --- | --- | 383,961 | 230,456 | 153,505 | 91,418 | 62,603 | 28,815 | 25,607 | 24,836 | 771 | 11,622 | 10,377 | 1,245
1962-63 ......| --- | --- | --- | 411,420 | 241,309 | 170,111 | 98,684 | 67,302 | 31,382 | 26,590 | 25,753 | 837 | 12,822 | 11,448 | 1,374
1963-64 ......| --- | --- | --- | 461,266 | 265,349 | 195,917 | 109,183 | 73,850 | 35,333 | 27,209 | 26,357 | 852 | 14,490 | 12,955 | 1,535
1964-65 ......| --- | --- | --- | 493,757 | 282,173 | 211,584 | 121,167 | 81,319 | 39,848 | 28,290 | 27,283 | 1,007 | 16,467 | 14,692 | 1,775
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1965-66 ......| 111,607 | 63,779 | 47,828 | 520,115 | 299,287 | 220,828 | 140,602 | 93,081 | 47,521 | 30,124 | 28,982 | 1,142 | 18,237 | 16,121 | 2,116
1966-67 ......| 139,183 | 78,356 | 60,827 | 558,534 | 322,711 | 235,823 | 157,726 | 103,109 | 54,617 | 31,695 | 30,401 | 1,294 | 20,617 | 18,163 | 2,454
1967-68 ......| 159,441 | 90,317 | 69,124 | 632,289 | 357,682 | 274,607 | 176,749 | 113,552 | 63,197 | 33,939 | 32,402 | 1,537 | 23,089 | 20,183 | 2,906
1968-69 ......| 183,279 | 105,661 | 77,618 | 728,845 | 410,595 | 318,250 | 193,756 | 121,531 | 72,225 | 35,114 | 33,595 | 1,519 | 26,158 | 22,722 | 3,436
1969-70 ......| 206,023 | 117,432 | 88,591 | 792,316 | 451,097 | 341,219 | 208,291 | 125,624 | 82,667 | 34,918 | 33,077 | 1,841 | 29,866 | 25,890 | 3,976
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1970-71 ......| 252,311 | 144,144 | 108,167 | 839,730 | 475,594 | 364,136 | 230,509 | 138,146 | 92,363 | 37,946 | 35,544 | 2,402 | 32,107 | 27,530 | 4,577
1971-72 ......| 292,014 | 166,227 | 125,787 | 887,273 | 500,590 | 386,683 | 251,633 | 149,550 | 102,083 | 43,411 | 40,723 | 2,688 | 33,363 | 28,090 | 5,273
1972-73 ......| 316,174 | 175,413 | 140,761 | 922,362 | 518,191 | 404,171 | 263,371 | 154,468 | 108,903 | 50,018 | 46,489 | 3,529 | 34,777 | 28,571 | 6,206
1973-74 ......| 343,924 | 188,591 | 155,333 | 945,776 | 527,313 | 418,463 | 277,033 | 157,842 | 119,191 | 53,816 | 48,530 | 5,286 | 33,816 | 27,365 | 6,451
1974-75 ......| 360,171 | 191,017 | 169,154 | 922,933 | 504,841 | 418,092 | 292,450 | 161,570 | 130,880 | 55,916 | 48,956 | 6,960 | 34,083 | 26,817 | 7,266
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1975-76 ......| 391,454 | 209,996 | 181,458 | 925,746 | 504,925 | 420,821 | 311,771 | 167,248 | 144,523 | 62,649 | 52,892 | 9,757 | 34,064 | 26,267 | 7,797
1976-77 ......| 406,377 | 210,842 | 195,535 | 919,549 | 495,545 | 424,004 | 317,164 | 167,783 | 149,381 | 64,359 | 52,374 | 11,985 | 33,232 | 25,142 | 8,090
1977-78 ......| 412,246 | 204,718 | 207,528 | 921,204 | 487,347 | 433,857 | 311,620 | 161,212 | 150,408 | 66,581 | 52,270 | 14,311 | 32,131 | 23,658 | 8,473
1978-79 ......| 402,702 | 192,091 | 210,611 | 921,390 | 477,344 | 444,046 | 301,079 | 153,370 | 147,709 | 68,848 | 52,652 | 16,196 | 32,730 | 23,541 | 9,189
1979-80 ......| 400,910 | 183,737 | 217,173 | 929,417 | 473,611 | 455,806 | 298,081 | 150,749 | 147,332 | 70,131 | 52,716 | 17,415 | 32,615 | 22,943 | 9,672
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1980-81 ......| 416,377 | 188,638 | 227,739 | 935,140 | 469,883 | 465,257 | 295,739 | 147,043 | 148,696 | 71,956 | 52,792 | 19,164 | 32,958 | 22,711 | 10,247
1981-82 ......| 434,526 | 196,944 | 237,582 | 952,998 | 473,364 | 479,634 | 295,546 | 145,532 | 150,014 | 72,032 | 52,223 | 19,809 | 32,707 | 22,224 | 10,483
1982-83 ......| 449,620 | 203,991 | 245,629 | 969,510 | 479,140 | 490,370 | 289,921 | 144,697 | 145,224 | 73,054 | 51,250 | 21,804 | 32,775 | 21,902 | 10,873
1983-84 ......| 452,240 | 202,704 | 249,536 | 974,309 | 482,319 | 491,990 | 284,263 | 143,595 | 140,668 | 74,468 | 51,378 | 23,090 | 33,209 | 22,064 | 11,145
1984-85 ......| 454,712 | 202,932 | 251,780 | 979,477 | 482,528 | 496,949 | 286,251 | 143,390 | 142,861 | 75,063 | 50,455 | 24,608 | 32,943 | 21,700 | 11,243
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1985-86 ......| 446,047 | 196,166 | 249,881 | 987,823 | 485,923 | 501,900 | 288,567 | 143,508 | 145,059 | 73,910 | 49,261 | 24,649 | 33,653 | 21,819 | 11,834
1986-87 ..... | 436,304 | 190,839 | 245,465 | 991,264 | 480,782 | 510,482 | 289,349 | 141,269 | 148,080 | 71,617 | 46,523 | 25,094 | 34,041 | 22,061 | 11,980
1987-88 ......| 435,085 | 190,047 | 245,038 | 994,829 | 477,203 | 517,626 | 299,317 | 145,163 | 154,154 | 70,735 | 45,484 | 25,251 | 34,870 | 22,615 | 12,255
1988-89 ......| 436,764 | 186,316 | 250,448 | 1,018,755 | 483,346 | 535,409 | 310,621 | 149,354 | 161,267 | 70,856 | 45,046 | 25,810 | 35,720 | 22,648 | 13,072
1989-90 ......| 455,102 | 191,195 | 263,907 | 1,051,344 | 491,696 | 559,648 | 324,301 | 153,653 | 170,648 | 70,988 | 43,961 | 27,027 | 38,371 | 24,401 | 13,970
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1990-91 ......| 481,720 | 198,634 | 283,086 | 1,094,538 | 504,045 | 590,493 | 337,168 | 156,482 | 180,686 | 71,948 | 43,846 | 28,102 | 39,294 | 24,756 | 14,538
1991-92 ......| 504,231 | 207,481 | 296,750 | 1,136,553 | 520,811 | 615,742 | 352,838 | 161,842 | 190,996 | 74,146 | 45,071 | 29,075 | 40,659 | 25,557 | 15,102
1992-93 ......| 514,756 | 211,964 | 302,792 | 1,165,178 | 532,881 | 632,297 | 369,585 | 169,258 | 200,327 | 75,387 | 45,153 | 30,234 | 42,132 | 26,073 | 16,059
1993-94 ......| 530,632 | 215,261 | 315,371 | 1,169,275 | 532,422 | 636,853 | 387,070 | 176,085 | 210,985 | 75,418 | 44,707 | 30,711 | 43,185 | 26,552 | 16,633
1994-95 ......| 539,691 | 218,352 | 321,339 | 1,160,134 | 526,131 | 634,003 | 397,629 | 178,598 | 219,031 | 75,800 | 44,853 | 30,947 | 44,446 | 26,916 | 17,530
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1995-96\3\ ...| 532,000 | 214,000 | 318,000 | 1,186,000 | 531,000 | 655,000 | 406,000 | 192,000 | 214,000 | 78,700 | 45,600 | 33,100 | 43,600 | 26,700 | 16,900
1996-97\3\ ...| 529,000 | 211,000 | 318,000 | 1,183,000 | 528,000 | 655,000 | 410,000 | 194,000 | 216,000 | 76,900 | 46,200 | 30,700 | 44,200 | 26,800 | 17,400
1997-98\3\ ...| 514,000 | 208,000 | 307,000 | 1,169,000 | 509,000 | 660,000 | 414,000 | 196,000 | 218,000 | 74,900 | 44,300 | 30,600 | 44,500 | 26,700 | 17,800
1998-99\3\ ...| 517,000 | 207,000 | 310,000 | 1,140,000 | 501,000 | 640,000 | 418,000 | 198,000 | 220,000 | 73,500 | 42,400 | 31,100 | 44,900 | 26,600 | 18,300
1999-2000\3\ .| 525,000 | 208,000 | 317,000 | 1,138,000 | 500,000 | 637,000 | 422,000 | 200,000 | 222,000 | 73,100 | 41,700 | 31,400 | 45,300 | 26,500 | 18,800
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2000-01\3\ ...| 535,000 | 210,000 | 326,000 | 1,151,000 | 504,000 | 647,000 | 426,000 | 202,000 | 224,000 | 72,900 | 41,000 | 31,900 | 45,700 | 26,400 | 19,300
2001-02\3\ ...| 545,000 | 211,000 | 333,000 | 1,169,000 | 508,000 | 660,000 | 430,000 | 204,000 | 226,000 | 73,400 | 40,700 | 32,700 | 46,000 | 26,300 | 19,700
2002-03\3\ ...| 556,000 | 213,000 | 343,000 | 1,191,000 | 516,000 | 675,000 | 434,000 | 206,000 | 228,000 | 74,400 | 40,700 | 33,700 | 46,400 | 26,200 | 20,200
2003-04\3\ ...| 566,000 | 214,000 | 352,000 | 1,216,000 | 522,000 | 694,000 | 438,000 | 208,000 | 230,000 | 75,500 | 40,900 | 34,600 | 46,800 | 26,100 | 20,700
2004-05\3\ ...| 572,000 | 215,000 | 357,000 | 1,237,000 | 524,000 | 713,000 | 442,000 | 210,000 | 232,000 | 76,700 | 41,300 | 35,400 | 47,200 | 26,000 | 21,200
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2005-06\3\ ...| 579,000 | 216,000 | 363,000 | 1,253,000 | 529,000 | 724,000 | 446,000 | 212,000 | 234,000 | 78,000 | 41,700 | 36,300 | 47,500 | 25,900 | 21,600
2006-07\3\ ...| 587,000 | 217,000 | 369,000 | 1,268,000 | 532,000 | 735,000 | 450,000 | 214,000 | 236,000 | 79,300 | 42,100 | 37,200 | 47,900 | 25,800 | 22,100
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\1\Includes first-professional degrees. \2\First-professional degrees are included with bachelor's degrees. \3\Projected. ---Data not available. NOTE.--Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Earned Degrees Conferred; Projections of Education Statistics to 2007; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" surveys. (This table was prepared April 1997.)
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