Degrees Awarded

Historical Count of Degrees

Years	Undergraduate	Professional	Graduate	Totals
1916	35	0	1	36
1917	42	3	7	52
1918	34	0	3	37
1919	33	1	3	37
1920	79	3	7	89
1921-25	486	4	26	516
1926-30	910	16	63	989
1931-35	1,106	22	90	1,218
1936-40	1,100	28	35	1,163
1941-45	1,024	24	56	1,104
1946-50	1,182	50	133	1,365
1951-55	1,374	72	222	1,668
1956-60	1,819	42	319	2,180
1961-65	1,847	54	501	2,402
1966-70	2,014	67	998	3,079
1971-75	2,659	101	1,437	4,197
1976-80	2,933	77	1,526	4,536
1981-85	2,906	83	1,549	4,538
1986-90	3,071	100	1,839	5,010
1991	658	17	350	1,025
1992	681	17	372	1,070
1993	663	13	417	1,093
1994	665	23	445	1,133
1995	655	18	439	1,112
1996	655	24	452	1,131
1997	640	14	473	1,127
1998	654	12	448	1,114
1999	702	18	466	1,186
2000	716	22	491	1,229
2001	689	34	509	1,232
2002	745	19	494	1,258
2003	708	18	537	1,263
2004	703	13	706	1,422
2005	723	25	667	1,415
2006	789	22	633	1,444
2007	802	16	630	1,448
TOTAL	36,502	1,072	17,344	54,918

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