| Table 02-01: Total Degrees Conferred | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-2007 | 2005-2006 | 2004-2005 | 2003-2004 | 2002-2003 | 2001-2002 | 1999-2000 | 1994-1995 | 1989-1990 | 1985-1986 | 1981-1982 | |||||||||||||
| Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | Number | Percent | ||
| Independent Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2-Year Institutions | 1,726 | 1.3% | 1,787 | 1.3% | 1,255 | 1.0% | 1,261 | 1.0% | 776 | 0.7% | 584 | 0.5% | 752 | 0.7% | 955 | 0.9% | 1,306 | 1.4% | 1,447 | 1.6% | 1,571 | 1.8% | |
| 4-Year Institutions | 66,318 | 48.7% | 64,258 | 48.5% | 62,226 | 48.4% | 60,787 | 48.6% | 58,828 | 49.6% | 56,060 | 49.1% | 52,923 | 48.6% | 47,190 | 45.4% | 42,940 | 46.0% | 41,621 | 46.3% | 37,928 | 44.3% | |
| Public Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Community Colleges | 11,563 | 8.5% | 11,072 | 8.4% | 10,852 | 8.4% | 10,186 | 8.1% | 9,305 | 7.8% | 8,786 | 8.0% | 8,653 | 7.9% | 10,046 | 9.7% | 8,304 | 8.9% | 8,513 | 9.5% | 7,891 | 9.2% | |
| State-Related Universities | 34,011 | 25.0% | 34,017 | 25.7% | 33,753 | 26.2% | 32,561 | 26.0% | 31,066 | 26.2% | 29,190 | 26.5% | 28,721 | 26.4% | 27,041 | 26.0% | 24,670 | 26.4% | 23,980 | 26.7% | 23,672 | 27.7% | |
| SSHE Universities | 22,470 | 16.5% | 21,462 | 16.2% | 20,580 | 16.0% | 20,385 | 16.3% | 18,728 | 15.8% | 17,471 | 15.8% | 17,833 | 16.4% | 18,712 | 18.0% | 16,055 | 17.2% | 14,288 | 15.9% | 14,503 | 16.9% | |
| Total For All Institutions | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Associate | 18,345 | 13.5% | 17,631 | 13.3% | 16,943 | 13.2% | 16,378 | 13.1% | 15,255 | 12.9% | 14,659 | 13.3% | 14,605 | 13.4% | 15,416 | 14.8% | 12,960 | 13.9% | 14,629 | 16.3% | 13,122 | 15.3% | |
| Bachelor's | 81,229 | 59.7% | 79,915 | 60.3% | 78,045 | 60.7% | 75,749 | 60.5% | 72,765 | 61.3% | 66,989 | 60.8% | 66,237 | 60.8% | 62,982 | 60.6% | 60,516 | 64.9% | 56,818 | 63.2% | 54,431 | 63.6% | |
| Master's | 28,514 | 21.0% | 27,267 | 20.6% | 26,139 | 20.3% | 26,059 | 20.8% | 24,081 | 20.3% | 22,248 | 20.2% | 21,897 | 20.1% | 19,544 | 18.8% | 14,647 | 15.7% | 13,102 | 14.6% | 12,984 | 15.2% | |
| Doctor's | 3,445 | 2.5% | 3,278 | 2.5% | 2,900 | 2.3% | 2,731 | 2.2% | 2,434 | 2.1% | 2,176 | 2.0% | 2,168 | 2.0% | 2,335 | 2.2% | 1,949 | 2.1% | 1,756 | 2.0% | 1,617 | 1.9% | |
| First Professional | 4,555 | 3.3% | 4,505 | 3.4% | 4,639 | 3.6% | 4,263 | 3.4% | 4,179 | 3.5% | 4,073 | 3.7% | 3,975 | 3.7% | 3,667 | 3.5% | 3,176 | 3.4% | 3,609 | 4.0% | 3,421 | 4.0% | |
| Total Degrees | 136,088 | 132,596 | 128,666 | 125,180 | 118,714 | 110,145 | 108,882 | 103,944 | 93,248 | 89,914 | 85,575 | ||||||||||||
| Source: Pennsylvania Department of Education and National Science Foundation | |||||||||||||||||||||||
