TABLE 3-6

DEGREES CONFERRED
1909 THROUGH 1997

YEAR

BACHELOR'S

MASTER'S

ED.S

PSY.D

TOTAL GRADUATE

GRAND TOTAL

1909-1953

 8,450 1 1 1 1

8,450

1954

208

 1 1 1 1

208

1955

203

 1 1 1 1

203

1956

192

9

 1 1

9

201

1957

180

10

 1 1

10

190

1958

225

16

 1 1

16

241

1959

233

36

 1 1

36

269

1960

244

38

 1 1

38

282

1961

218

21

 1 1

21

239

1962

233

35

 1 1

35

268

1963

264

46

 1 1

46

310

1964

337

41

 1 1

41

378

1965

375

30

 1 1

30

405

1966

359

37

 1 1

37

396

1967

306

52

 1 1

52

358

1968

410

50

 1 1

50

460

1968-69

598

50

 1 1

50

648

1969-70

616

74

 1 1

74

690

1970-71

701

75

 1 1

75

776

1971-72

832

98

 1 1

98

930

1972-73

843

131

 1 1

131

974

1973-74

1,001

123

 1 1

123

1,124

1974-75

1,018

198

 1 1

198

1,216

1975-76

1,363

174

 1 1

174

1,537

1976-77

1,428

226

 1 1

226

1,654

1977-78

1,560

283

 1 1

283

1,843

1978-79

1,509

304

 1 1

304

1,813

1979-80

1,524

258

 1 1

258

1,782

1980-81

1,544

323

 1 1

323

1,867

1981-82

1,742

291

5

 1

296

2,038

1982-83

1,802

261

13

 1

274

2,076

1983-84

1,841

243

9

 1

252

2,093

1984-85

1,772

278

25

 1

303

2,075

1985-86

1,872

222

25

 1

247

2,119

1986-87

1,932

190

30

 1

220

2,152

1987-88

1,922

229

12

 1

241

2,163

1988-89

2,029

214

21

 1

235

2,264

1989-90

2,045

255

19

 1

274

2,319

1990-91

2,256

247

11

 1

258

2,514

1991-92

2,297

270

17

 1

287

2,584

1992-93

2,187

263

32

 1

295

2,482

1993-94

2,294

316

16

 1

332

2,626

1994-95

2,343

315

27

 1

342

2,685

1995-96

2,302

329

35

 1

364

2,666

1996-97

2,196

346

26

3

375

2,571

TOTAL

59,806

7,007

323

3

7,333

67,139
SOURCE: IPEDS C, Degrees Conferred Data File, 1996-97 and Office
of the Registrar.

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