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Number of bachelor's degree recipients in the United States 1869/70-2027/28

Number of bachelor's degree recipients in the United States from 1869/70 to 2027/28 (in thousands)

The data displays the number of bachelor's degree recipients in the U.S. from the academic year 1869/70 to 2015/16 with forecast up to 2027/28. In academic year 2015/16, about 1.88 million students were awarded bachelor's degree in the U.S.

1869-70	9.37
1879-80	12.9
1889-90	15.54
1899-00	27.41
1909-10	37.2
1919-20	48.62
1929-30	122.48
1939-40	186.5
1949-50	432.06
1959-60	392.44
1969-70	792.32
1979-80	929.42
1989-90	1051.34
1999-00	1237.88
2000-01	1244.17
2001-02	1291.9
2002-03	1348.81
2003-04	1399.54
2004-05	1439.26
2005-06	1485.24
2006-07	1524.09
2007-08	1563.07
2008-09	1601.4
2009-10	1649.92
2010-11	1716.05
2011-12	1792.16
2012-13	1840.38
2013-14	1870.15
2014-15	1894.97
2015-16	1920.72
2016-17	1963
2017-18	1875
2018-19	1882
2019-20	1889
2020-21	1891
2021-22	1893
2022-23	1895
2023-24	1898
2024-25	1905
2025-26	1912
2026-27	1919
2027-28	1922

Number of bachelor's degree recipients in the United States 1869/70-2027/28

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