| Table 249. | Degrees conferred by institutions of higher education, by control of institution: 1969-70 to 1993-94 |
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| Public institutions | Private institutions
Year |---------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------
| Associate|Bachelor's|Master's|Doctor's| First- | Associate|Bachelor's|Master's|Doctor's| First-
| | | | |professional\1\| | | | |professional\1\
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
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1969-70 ....| 170,966 | 519,550 |134,545 | 19,183 | 14,542 | 35,057 | 272,766 | 73,746 | 10,683 | 20,376
1970-71 ....| 215,645 | 557,996 |151,603 | 20,788 | 16,139 | 36,666 | 281,734 | 78,906 | 11,319 | 21,807
1971-72 ....| 255,218 | 599,615 |167,075 | 21,776 | 18,521 | 36,796 | 287,658 | 84,558 | 11,587 | 24,890
1972-73 ....| 278,132 | 630,899 |174,405 | 22,357 | 21,872 | 38,042 | 291,463 | 88,966 | 12,420 | 28,146
1973-74 ....| 303,188 | 651,544 |184,632 | 21,810 | 23,208 | 40,736 | 294,232 | 92,401 | 12,006 | 30,608
1974-75 ....| 318,474 | 634,785 |193,804 | 22,176 | 23,612 | 41,697 | 288,148 | 98,646 | 11,907 | 32,304
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1975-76 ....| 345,006 | 635,161 |206,298 | 21,751 | 25,766 | 46,448 | 290,585 |105,473 | 12,313 | 36,883
1976-77 ....| 355,650 | 630,463 |208,901 | 21,229 | 26,344 | 50,727 | 289,086 |108,263 | 12,003 | 38,015
1977-78 ....| 358,874 | 627,903 |202,099 | 20,456 | 27,097 | 53,372 | 293,301 |109,521 | 11,675 | 39,484
1978-79 ....| 346,808 | 621,666 |192,016 | 20,817 | 27,785 | 55,894 | 299,724 |109,063 | 11,913 | 41,063
1979-80 ....| 344,536 | 624,084 |187,499 | 20,608 | 27,942 | 56,374 | 305,333 |110,582 | 12,007 | 42,189
1980-81 ....| 352,391 | 626,452 |184,384 | 20,895 | 29,128 | 63,986 | 308,688 |111,355 | 12,063 | 42,828
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1981-82 ....|\2\ 366,732 | 636,475 |182,295 | 20,889 | 29,611 |\2\ 67,794 | 316,523 |113,251 | 11,818 | 42,421
1982-83 ....| 377,817 | 646,317 |176,246 | 21,186 | 29,757 | 71,803 | 323,193 |113,675 | 11,589 | 43,297
1983-84 ....|\2\ 379,249 | 646,013 |170,693 | 21,141 | 29,586 |\2\ 72,991 | 328,296 |113,570 | 12,068 | 44,882
1984-85 ....| 377,625 | 652,246 |170,000 | 21,337 | 30,152 | 77,087 | 327,231 |116,251 | 11,606 | 44,911
1985-86 ....| 369,052 | 658,586 |169,903 | 21,433 | 29,568 | 76,995 | 329,237 |118,664 | 12,220 | 44,342
1986-87 ....| 358,811 | 659,260 |167,797 | 21,870 | 29,346 | 77,493 | 332,004 |121,552 | 12,171 | 42,271
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1987-88 ....| 354,180 | 658,491 |173,778 | 22,488 | 29,153 | 80,905 | 336,338 |125,539 | 12,382 | 41,582
1988-89 ....| 357,001 | 675,675 |179,109 | 22,970 | 28,993 | 79,763 | 343,080 |131,512 | 12,750 | 41,863
1989-90 ....| 375,635 | 700,015 |186,104 | 24,641 | 28,810 | 79,467 | 351,329 |138,197 | 13,730 | 42,178
1990-91 ....| 398,055 | 724,062 |193,057 | 25,681 | 29,554 | 83,665 | 370,476 |144,111 | 13,613 | 42,394
1991-92 ....| 420,265 | 759,475 |203,398 | 26,820 | 29,366 | 83,966 | 377,078 |149,440 | 13,839 | 44,780
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1992-93 ....| 430,321 | 785,112 |213,843 | 27,392 | 29,628 | 84,435 | 380,066 |155,742 | 14,740 | 45,759
1993-94 ....| 456,190 | 789,148 |221,428 | 28,524 | 29,842 | 86,259 | 380,127 |165,642 | 14,661 | 45,576
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| \1\Includes degrees which require at least 6 years of college work for completion (including at least 2 years of
preprofessional training).
\2\Data are approximations. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Completions" surveys. (This table was prepared May 1996.)
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