| 1959-60 | — | — | 392,4403 | 35.33 | 74,435 | 31.6 | (3) | (3) | 9,829 | 10.5 |
| 1964-65 | — | — | 493,757 | 42.9 | 121,167 | 32.9 | 28,290 | 3.6 | 16,467 | 10.8 |
| 1969-70 | 206,023 | 43.0 | 792,316 | 43.1 | 208,291 | 39.7 | 34,918 | 5.3 | 29,866 | 13.3 |
| 1974-75 | 360,171 | 47.0 | 922,933 | 45.3 | 292,450 | 44.8 | 55,916 | 12.4 | 34,083 | 21.3 |
| 1979-80 | 400,910 | 54.2 | 929,417 | 49.0 | 298,081 | 49.4 | 70,131 | 24.8 | 32,615 | 29.7 |
| 1980-81 | 416,377 | 54.7 | 935,140 | 49.8 | 295,739 | 50.3 | 71,956 | 26.6 | 32,958 | 31.1 |
| 1981-82 | 434,526 | 54.7 | 952,998 | 50.3 | 295,546 | 50.8 | 72,032 | 27.5 | 32,707 | 32.1 |
| 1982-83 | 449,620 | 54.6 | 969,510 | 50.6 | 289,921 | 50.1 | 73,054 | 29.8 | 32,775 | 33.2 |
| 1983-84 | 452,240 | 55.2 | 974,309 | 50.5 | 284,263 | 49.5 | 74,468 | 31.0 | 33,209 | 33.6 |
| 1984-85 | 454,712 | 55.4 | 979,477 | 50.7 | 286,251 | 49.9 | 75,063 | 32.8 | 32,943 | 34.1 |
| 1985-86 | 446,047 | 56.0 | 987,823 | 50.8 | 288,567 | 50.3 | 73,910 | 33.4 | 33,653 | 35.2 |
| 1986-87 | 436,304 | 56.3 | 991,264 | 51.5 | 289,349 | 51.2 | 71,617 | 35.0 | 34,041 | 35.2 |
| 1987-88 | 435,085 | 56.3 | 994,829 | 52.0 | 299,317 | 51.5 | 70,735 | 35.7 | 34,870 | 35.1 |
| 1988-89 | 436,764 | 57.3 | 1,018,755 | 52.6 | 310,621 | 51.9 | 70,856 | 36.4 | 35,720 | 36.6 |
| 1989-90 | 455,102 | 58.0 | 1,051,344 | 53.2 | 324,301 | 52.6 | 70,988 | 38.1 | 38,371 | 36.4 |
| 1990-91 | 481,720 | 58.8 | 1,094,538 | 53.9 | 337,168 | 53.6 | 71,948 | 39.1 | 39,294 | 37.0 |
| 1991-92 | 504,231 | 58.9 | 1,136,553 | 54.2 | 352,838 | 54.1 | 74,146 | 39.2 | 40,659 | 37.1 |
| 1992-93 | 514,756 | 58.8 | 1,165,178 | 54.3 | 369,585 | 54.2 | 75,387 | 40.1 | 42,132 | 38.1 |
| 1993-94 | 530,632 | 59.4 | 1,169,275 | 54.5 | 387,070 | 54.5 | 75,418 | 40.7 | 43,185 | 38.5 |
| 1994-95 | 539,691 | 59.5 | 1,160,134 | 54.6 | 397,629 | 55.1 | 75,800 | 40.8 | 44,446 | 39.4 |
| 1995-96 | 555,216 | 60.5 | 1,164,792 | 55.1 | 406,301 | 55.9 | 76,734 | 41.7 | 44,652 | 39.9 |
| 1996-97 | 571,226 | 60.8 | 1,172,879 | 55.6 | 419,401 | 56.9 | 78,730 | 42.1 | 45,876 | 40.8 |
| 1997-98 | 558,555 | 61.0 | 1,184,406 | 56.1 | 430,164 | 57.1 | 78,598 | 42.9 | 46,010 | 42.0 |
| 1998-99 | 559,954 | 61.0 | 1,200,303 | 56.8 | 439,986 | 57.7 | 78,439 | 43.5 | 44,077 | 42.9 |
| 1999-2000 | 564,933 | 60.2 | 1,237,875 | 57.2 | 457,056 | 58.0 | 80,057 | 44.7 | 44,808 | 44.1 |
| 2000-01 | 578,865 | 60.0 | 1,244,171 | 57.3 | 468,476 | 58.5 | 79,707 | 46.2 | 44,904 | 44.9 |
| 2001-02 | 595,133 | 60.0 | 1,291,900 | 57.4 | 482,118 | 58.7 | 80,698 | 47.3 | 44,160 | 46.3 |
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| 1First-professional degrees are degrees which require at least 6 years of college work for completion (including at least 2 years of preprofessional training), such as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees. |
| 2Includes Ph.D., Ed.D., and comparable degrees at the doctoral level. Excludes first-professional, such as M.D., D.D.S., and law degrees. |
| 3First-professional degrees are included with bachelor's degrees. |
| NOTE: Data for 1959–60 to 1994–95 are for institutions of higher education. Data from 1995–96 to 1999–2000 are for degree-granting institutions. The new degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, except that it includes some additional institutions, primarily 2-year colleges, and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not award associate or higher degrees. |
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics, 2003, based on Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), 'Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred' surveys, 1959–60 through 1985–86; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), 'Completions' surveys, 1986–87 through 1998–99, and Fall 2000 through Fall 2002 surveys. |
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