| Table 27.-Bachelor's degrees, by sex of recipient, with projections: 1985-86 to 2010-11 |
| Year
ending |
Total |
Men
|
Women |
| 1986
|
987,823
|
485,923
|
501,900 |
| 1987
|
991,264
|
480,782
|
510,482 |
| 1988
|
994,829
|
477,203
|
517,626 |
| 1989
|
1,018,755
|
483,346
|
535,409 |
| 1990
|
1,051,344
|
491,696
|
559,648 |
| 1991
|
1,094,538
|
504,045
|
590,493 |
| 1992
|
1,136,553
|
520,811
|
615,742 |
| 1993
|
1,165,178
|
532,881
|
632,297 |
| 1994
|
1,169,275
|
532,422
|
636,853 |
| 1995
|
1,160,134
|
526,131
|
634,003 |
| 1996
|
1,164,792
|
522,454
|
642,338 |
| 1997
|
1,172,879
|
520,515
|
652,364 |
| 1998
|
1,184,406
|
519,956
|
664,450 |
| |
Middle alternative projections |
| 1999
|
1,186,000
|
518,000
|
668,000 |
| 2000
|
1,193,000
|
519,000
|
674,000 |
| 2001
|
1,209,000
|
524,000
|
685,000 |
| 2002
|
1,227,000
|
529,000
|
698,000 |
| 2003
|
1,241,000
|
527,000
|
714,000 |
| 2004
|
1,251,000
|
535,000
|
716,000 |
| 2005
|
1,275,000
|
538,000
|
737,000 |
| 2006
|
1,294,000
|
544,000
|
750,000 |
| 2007
|
1,318,000
|
549,000
|
769,000 |
| 2008
|
1,337,000
|
553,000
|
784,000 |
| 2009
|
1,355,000
|
558,000
|
797,000 |
| 2010
|
1,373,000
|
562,000
|
811,000 |
| 2011
|
1,392,000
|
568,000
|
824,000 |
| |
Low alternative projections |
| 1999
|
1,174,000
|
513,000
|
661,000 |
| 2000
|
1,172,000
|
510,000
|
662,000 |
| 2001
|
1,193,000
|
517,000
|
676,000 |
| 2002
|
1,197,000
|
516,000
|
681,000 |
| 2003
|
1,229,000
|
522,000
|
707,000 |
| 2004
|
1,237,000
|
529,000
|
708,000 |
| 2005
|
1,262,000
|
533,000
|
729,000 |
| 2006
|
1,281,000
|
539,000
|
742,000 |
| 2007
|
1,305,000
|
544,000
|
761,000 |
| 2008
|
1,324,000
|
548,000
|
776,000 |
| 2009
|
1,341,000
|
552,000
|
789,000 |
| 2010
|
1,359,000
|
556,000
|
803,000 |
| 2011
|
1,379,000
|
563,000
|
816,000 |
| |
High alternative projections |
| 1999
|
1,197,000
|
523,000
|
674,000 |
| 2000
|
1,215,000
|
529,000
|
686,000 |
| 2001
|
1,224,000
|
530,000
|
694,000 |
| 2002
|
1,259,000
|
543,000
|
716,000 |
| 2003
|
1,254,000
|
533,000
|
721,000 |
| 2004
|
1,263,000
|
540,000
|
723,000 |
| 2005
|
1,287,000
|
543,000
|
744,000 |
| 2006
|
1,307,000
|
550,000
|
757,000 |
| 2007
|
1,331,000
|
555,000
|
776,000 |
| 2008
|
1,351,000
|
559,000
|
792,000 |
| 2009
|
1,368,000
|
563,000
|
805,000 |
| 2010
|
1,386,000
|
567,000
|
819,000 |
| 2011
|
1,406,000
|
574,000
|
832,000 |
NOTE:
Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail
may not sum to totals due to rounding. Mean absolute percentage errors
of selected education statistics can be found in table
A2.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
"Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" survey; Integrated Postsecondary
Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" survey; and Earned Degrees
Conferred Model. (This table was prepared June 2001.)
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