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High School and College Graduates| | High school | College1 |
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year | Men | Women | Total2 | Men | Women | Total |
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| 1899–1900 | 38,000 | 57,000 | 95,000 | 22,173 | 5,237 | 26,410 | | 1909–1910 | 64,000 | 93,000 | 156,000 | 28,762 | 8,437 | 37,199 | | 1919–1920 | 124,000 | 188,000 | 311,000 | 31,980 | 16,642 | 48,622 | | 1929–1930 | 300,000 | 367,000 | 667,000 | 73,615 | 48,869 | 122,484 | | 1939–1940 | 579,000 | 643,000 | 1,221,000 | 109,546 | 76,954 | 186,500 | | 1949–1950 | 571,000 | 629,000 | 1,200,000 | 328,841 | 103,217 | 432,058 | | 1959–1960 | 895,000 | 963,000 | 1,858,000 | 254,063 | 138,377 | 392,440 | | 1969–1970 | 1,430,000 | 1,459,000 | 2,889,000 | 451,097 | 341,219 | 792,316 | | 1974–1975 | 1,542,000 | 1,591,000 | 3,133,000 | 504,841 | 418,092 | 922,933 | | 1979–1980 | 1,491,000 | 1,552,000 | 3,043,000 | 473,611 | 455,806 | 929,417 | | 1984–1985 | — | — | 2,767,000 | 482,528 | 496,949 | 979,477 | | 1989–1990 | — | — | 2,744,000 | 491,696 | 559,648 | 1,051,344 | | 1994–1995 | — | — | 2,520,000 | 526,131 | 634,003 | 1,160,134 | | 1998–1999 | — | — | 2,762,000 | 518,746 | 681,557 | 1,200,303 | | 1999–2000 | — | — | 2,809,0003 | 530,367 | 707,508 | 1,237,875 | | 2000–2001 | — | — | 2,821,0003 | 524,0004 | 685,0004 | 1,209,0004 |
1. Bachelors's degrees. Includes first-professional degrees for years 1900–1960. 2. Includes graduates of public and private schools. 3. Public high school graduates based on state estimates. 4. Projected. n.a. = not available. NOTE: Includes graduates from public and private schools. Beginning in 1959–60, figures include Alaska and Hawaii. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals. Most recent data available. Source: Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics.
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