Number of Bachelor's degree recipients U.S. 1869/70-2031/32

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Veera Korhonen,
Aug 22, 2024

In the academic year of 2021/22, almost 2.02 million students were awarded a Bachelor's degree in the United States. This figure is expected to increase to the academic year of 2031/32, when about 2.46 million students are forecasted to be awarded a Bachelor's degree.

Number of Bachelor's degree recipients in the United States from 1869/70 to 2031/32 (in 1,000s)

CharacteristicNumber of recipients in thousands
2031-32* 2,464.38
2030-31* 2,434.33
2029-30* 2,402.22
2028-29* 2,363.72
2027-28* 2,319.98
2026-27* 2,270.05
2025-26* 2,217.04
2024-25* 2,167.57
2023-24* 2,136.04
2022-23* 2,114.17
2021-22 2,015.04
2020-21 2,066.46
2019-20 2,038.68
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October 2023

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Survey time period

1870 to 2022

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*Projected.
Data for years 1870 to 1960 includes some degrees classified as master's or doctor's degrees in later years.

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