Degrees Granted History
Ohio University
History of Degrees Granted
1815 to Present
(See notes at end of table)
Year | 2-yr Diplomas | 3-yr Diplomas | 4-yr Diplomas | Bachelor's Degrees | Master's Degrees | PhD Degrees | Medical Degrees | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1815 |
|
|
| 2 |
|
|
|
|
1816 |
|
|
| 3 |
|
|
|
|
1819 |
|
|
| 1 |
|
|
|
|
1820 |
|
|
| 1 |
|
|
|
|
1822 |
|
|
| 3 |
|
|
|
|
1823 |
|
|
| 3 |
|
|
|
|
1824 |
|
|
| 7 |
|
|
|
|
1825 |
|
|
| 4 |
|
|
|
|
1826 |
|
|
| 4 |
|
|
|
|
1827 |
|
|
| 3 |
|
|
|
|
1828 |
|
|
| 10 |
|
|
|
|
1829 |
|
|
| 11 |
|
|
|
|
1830 |
|
|
| 8 |
|
|
|
|
1831 |
|
|
| 13 |
|
|
|
|
1832 |
|
|
| 4 |
|
|
|
|
1833 |
|
|
| 8 |
|
|
|
|
1834 |
|
|
| 6 |
|
|
|
|
1835 |
|
|
| 0 |
|
|
|
|
1836 |
|
|
| 4 |
|
|
|
|
1837 |
|
|
| 5 |
|
|
|
|
1838 |
|
|
| 1 |
|
|
|
|
1839 |
|
|
| 4 |
|
|
|
|
1840 |
|
|
| 8 |
|
|
|
|
1841 |
|
|
| 1 |
|
|
|
|
1842 |
|
|
| 4 |
|
|
|
|
1843 |
|
|
| 10 |
|
|
|
|
1844 |
|
|
| 5 |
|
|
|
|
1845 |
|
|
| 6 |
|
|
|
|
1850 |
|
|
| 2 |
|
|
|
|
1851 |
|
|
| 2 |
|
|
|
|
1852 |
|
|
| 2 |
|
|
|
|
1853 |
|
|
| 8 |
|
|
|
|
1854 |
|
|
| 3 |
|
|
|
|
1855 |
|
|
| 4 |
|
|
|
|
1856 |
|
|
| 4 |
|
|
|
|
1857 |
|
|
| 7 |
|
|
|
|
1858 |
|
|
| 7 |
|
|
|
|
1859 |
|
|
| 7 |
|
|
|
|
1860 |
|
|
| 5 |
|
|
|
|
1861 |
|
|
| 11 |
|
|
|
|
1862 |
|
|
| 9 |
|
|
|
|
1863 |
|
|
| 8 |
|
|
|
|
1864 |
|
|
| 6 |
|
|
|
|
1865 |
|
|
| 3 |
|
|
|
|
1866 |
|
|
| 7 |
|
|
|
|
1867 |
|
|
| 5 |
|
|
|
|
1868 |
|
|
| 6 |
|
|
|
|
1869 |
|
|
| 12 |
|
|
|
|
1870 |
|
|
| 13 |
|
|
|
|
1871 |
|
|
| 6 |
|
|
|
|
1872 |
|
|
| 5 |
|
|
|
|
1873 |
|
|
| 7 |
|
|
|
|
1874 |
|
|
| 5 |
|
|
|
|
1875 |
|
|
| 8 |
|
|
|
|
1876 |
|
|
| 7 |
|
|
|
|
1877 |
|
|
| 6 |
|
|
|
|
1878 |
|
|
| 8 |
|
|
|
|
1879 |
|
|
| 6 |
|
|
|
|
1880 |
|
|
| 4 |
|
|
|
|
1881 |
|
|
| 9 | 1 |
|
| 10 |
1882 |
|
|
| 5 |
|
|
|
|
1883 |
|
|
| 4 |
|
|
|
|
1884 |
|
|
| 6 |
|
|
|
|
1885 |
|
|
| 2 | 2 |
|
| 4 |
1886 |
|
|
| 5 | 2 |
|
| 7 |
1887 |
|
|
| 2 | 2 |
|
| 4 |
1888 |
|
|
| 11 | 4 |
|
| 15 |
1889 |
|
|
| 5 | 3 |
|
| 8 |
1890 |
|
|
| 6 | 1 |
|
| 7 |
1891 |
|
|
| 12 | 5 |
|
| 17 |
1892 |
|
|
| 21 | 1 |
|
| 22 |
1893 |
|
|
| 17 | 5 |
|
| 22 |
1894 |
|
|
| 15 | 9 |
|
| 24 |
1895 |
|
|
| 16 | 5 |
|
| 21 |
1896 |
|
|
| 19 |
|
|
|
|
1897 |
|
|
| 19 |
|
|
|
|
1898 |
|
|
| 13 |
|
|
|
|
1899 |
|
|
| 11 |
|
|
|
|
1901 |
|
|
| 11 |
|
|
|
|
1902 |
|
|
| 12 |
|
|
|
|
1903 |
|
|
| 16 | 3 |
|
| 19 |
1904 | 9 |
|
| 16 |
|
|
| 25 |
1905 | 19 |
| 2 | 10 | 5 |
|
| 36 |
1906 | 21 |
| 3 | 22 | 2 |
|
| 48 |
1907 | 24 |
| 1 | 12 | 1 |
|
| 38 |
1908 | 47 |
|
| 16 | 1 |
|
| 64 |
1909 | 47 |
|
| 33 | 1 |
|
| 81 |
1910 | 64 |
|
| 30 | 5 |
|
| 99 |
1911 | 69 |
|
| 53 | 6 |
|
| 128 |
1912 | 109 |
|
| 53 | 9 |
|
| 171 |
1913 | 106 |
|
| 83 | 10 |
|
| 199 |
1914 | 130 |
|
| 74 | 6 |
|
| 210 |
1915 | 159 |
|
| 103 | 6 |
|
| 268 |
1916 | 163 |
|
| 135 |
|
|
|
|
1917 | 257 | 7 |
| 145 |
|
|
|
|
1918 | 131 | 7 |
| 108 |
|
|
|
|
1919 | 109 | 7 |
| 91 |
|
|
|
|
1920 | 140 | 3 |
| 136 |
|
|
|
|
1921 | 134 |
|
| 116 |
|
|
| 250 |
1922 | 157 | 6 |
| 159 |
|
|
| 322 |
1923 | 186 | 2 | 6 | 164 |
|
|
| 358 |
1924 | 218 | 2 | 4 | 176 |
|
|
| 400 |
1925 | 251 | 2 | 3 | 226 |
|
|
| 482 |
1926 | 202 | 3 | 7 | 266 |
|
|
| 478 |
1927 | 233 | 6 | 8 | 275 |
|
|
| 522 |
1928 | 179 | 5 | 10 | 280 |
|
|
| 474 |
1929 | 217 | 9 | 9 | 324 | 3 |
|
| 562 |
1930 | 223 | 5 | 14 | 322 | 7 |
|
| 571 |
1931 | 231 |
| 11 | 413 | 22 |
|
| 677 |
1932 | 213 |
| 10 | 424 | 27 |
|
| 674 |
1933 | 237 |
| 11 | 467 | 38 |
|
| 753 |
1934 | 173 |
| 11 | 463 | 17 |
|
| 664 |
1935 | 157 |
| 7 | 499 | 21 |
|
| 684 |
1936 | 143 |
|
| 476 | 44 |
|
| 663 |
1937 | 129 |
|
| 453 | 34 |
|
| 616 |
1938 | 148 |
|
| 534 | 57 |
|
| 739 |
1939 | 108 | 1 |
| 610 | 54 |
|
| 773 |
1940 | 8 |
|
| 568 | 53 |
|
| 629 |
1941 |
| 38 |
| 598 | 60 |
|
| 696 |
1942 |
| 49 |
| 688 | 41 |
|
| 778 |
1943 |
| 15 |
| 497 | 39 |
|
| 542 |
1944 | 5 | 9 |
| 304 | 24 |
|
| 342 |
1945 | 4 | 7 |
| 242 | 24 |
|
| 280 |
1946 | 4 | 3 |
| 414 | 26 |
|
| 447 |
1947 | 15 | 2 |
| 608 | 52 |
|
| 667 |
1948 | 14 | 3 |
| 928 | 60 |
|
| 1,005 |
1949 | 19 | 3 |
| 1,274 | 83 |
|
| 1,379 |
1950 | 34 | 13 |
| 1,351 | 112 |
|
| 1,510 |
1951 | 46 | 7 |
| 1,086 | 155 |
|
| 1,294 |
1952 | 51 | 5 |
| 841 | 100 |
|
| 997 |
1953 | 33 | 3 |
| 812 | 107 |
|
| 955 |
1954 | 34 |
|
| 763 | 116 |
|
| 913 |
1955 | 39 |
|
| 648 | 122 |
|
| 809 |
1956 | 57 |
|
| 851 | 106 |
|
| 1,014 |
1957 | 49 |
|
| 950 | 113 |
|
| 1,112 |
1958 | 39 |
|
| 1,191 | 140 |
|
| 1,370 |
1959 | 29 |
|
| 1,272 | 149 | 1 |
| 1,451 |
1960 | 21 |
|
| 1,260 | 159 | 1 |
| 1,441 |
1961 | 24 |
|
| 1,226 | 158 | 10 |
| 1,418 |
1962 | 23 |
|
| 1,378 | 206 | 6 |
| 1,613 |
1963 | 22 |
|
| 1,577 | 243 | 5 |
| 1,847 |
1964 | 19 |
|
| 1,681 | 255 | 23 |
| 1,978 |
1965 | 21 |
|
| 1,862 | 307 | 19 |
| 2,209 |
1966 | 17 |
|
| 2,038 | 333 | 37 |
| 2,425 |
1967 | 24 |
|
| 2,100 | 531 | 38 |
| 2,693 |
1968 | 24 |
|
| 2,464 | 567 | 61 |
| 3,116 |
1969 | 30 |
|
| 3,354 | 567 | 79 |
| 4,030 |
1970 | 72 |
|
| 3,316 | 561 | 112 |
| 4,061 |
1971 | 89 |
|
| 3,709 | 795 | 87 |
| 4,680 |
1972 | 105 |
|
| 3,980 | 705 | 97 |
| 4,887 |
1973 | 186 |
|
| 3,791 | 666 | 99 |
| 4,742 |
1974 | 175 |
|
| 3,662 | 562 | 80 |
| 4,479 |
1975 | 155 |
|
| 3,064 | 579 | 100 |
| 3,898 |
1976 | 158 |
|
| 2,642 | 575 | 93 |
| 3,468 |
1977 | 149 |
|
| 2,373 | 653 | 69 |
| 3,244 |
1978 | 154 |
|
| 2,057 | 625 | 77 |
| 2,913 |
1979 | 174 |
|
| 1,982 | 742 | 81 |
| 2,982 |
1980 | 188 |
|
| 2,248 | 716 | 54 | 21 | 3,227 |
1981 | 189 |
|
| 2,280 | 708 | 77 | 31 | 3,285 |
1982 | 196 |
|
| 2,434 | 791 | 90 | 48 | 3,559 |
1983 | 222 |
|
| 2,560 | 803 | 66 | 44 | 3,695 |
1984 | 233 |
|
| 2,499 | 860 | 69 | 70 | 3,731 |
1985 | 257 |
|
| 2,422 | 746 | 75 | 69 | 3,569 |
1986 | 210 |
|
| 2,437 | 751 | 73 | 81 | 3,552 |
1987 | 219 |
|
| 2,495 | 795 | 92 | 93 | 3,694 |
1988 | 260 |
|
| 2,488 | 739 | 74 | 93 | 3,654 |
1989 | 285 |
|
| 2,833 | 847 | 95 | 102 | 4,162 |
1990 | 351 |
|
| 3,130 | 779 | 104 | 75 | 4,439 |
1991 | 375 |
|
| 3,243 | 896 | 103 | 90 | 4,707 |
1992 | 377 |
|
| 3,447 | 871 | 116 | 79 | 4,890 |
1993 | 408 |
|
| 3,497 | 880 | 89 | 80 | 4,954 |
1994 | 429 |
|
| 3,465 | 935 | 103 | 99 | 5,031 |
1995 | 562 |
|
| 3,602 | 911 | 116 | 85 | 5,276 |
1996 | 476 |
|
| 3,707 | 980 | 132 | 96 | 5,391 |
1997 | 435 |
|
| 3,736 | 911 | 114 | 96 | 5,292 |
1998 | 368 |
|
| 3,806 | 997 | 133 | 106 | 5,410 |
1999 | 407 |
|
| 3,898 | 924 | 132 | 90 | 5,451 |
2000 | 367 |
|
| 3,901 | 967 | 120 | 102 | 5,457 |
2001 | 394 |
|
| 3,754 | 1,006 | 106 | 99 | 5,359 |
2002 | 402 |
|
| 3,969 | 950 | 113 | 94 | 5,528 |
2003 | 461 |
|
| 3,991 | 987 | 111 | 104 | 5,654 |
2004 | 456 |
|
| 4,148 | 1,050 | 111 | 102 | 5,867 |
2005 | 509 |
|
| 4,222 | 980 | 147 | 97 | 5,955 |
2006 | 635 |
|
| 4,243 | 924 | 124 | 104 | 6,030 |
2007 | 552 |
|
| 3,970 | 894 | 162 | 104 | 5,682 |
2008 | 606 |
|
| 4,025 | 956 | 147 | 106 | 5,840 |
2009 | 620 |
|
| 3,918 | 886 | 166 | 103 | 5,693 |
2010 | 620 |
|
| 4,046 | 1,202 | 166 | 110 | 6,144 |
2011 | 688 |
|
| 4,630 | 1,023 | 158 | 109 | 6,608 |
2012 | 747 |
|
| 5,465 | 1,187 | 133 | 113 | 7,645 |
2013 | 774 |
|
| 6,070 | 1,252 | 160 | 113 | 8,369 |
2014 | 779 |
|
| 6,341 | 1,329 | 182 | 116 | 8,747 |
2015 | 632 |
|
| 6,338 | 1,599 | 185 | 125 | 8,879 |
2016 | 608 |
|
| 6,402 | 1,769 | 178 | 136 | 9,093 |
2017 | 561 |
|
| 6,720 | 1,708 | 193 | 128 | 9,310 |
2018 | 530 |
|
| 7,030 | 1,868 | 191 | 184 | 9,803 |
2019 | 636 |
|
| 7,011 | 1,905 | 193 | 228 | 9,973 |
2020 | 848 |
|
| 6,727 | 1,988 | 182 | 228 | 9,973 |
2021 | 498 |
|
| 6,340 | 2,032 | 181 | 230 | 9,281 |
2022 | 373 |
|
| 5,471 | 2,153 | 129 | 311 | 8,437 |
2023 | 396 |
|
| 4,933 | 2,150 | 192 | 242 | 7,913 |
2024 | 364 |
|
| 4,525 | 1,925 | 189 | 231 | 7,234 |
(Total degrees awarded by 1875 were 215.)
(Total degrees awarded 1804-85 were 489.)
(Information for 1896-1902 is probably incomplete.)
(Information for 1903-1920 is for June degrees only.)
(Information for 1926-40 is for degrees awarded during entire calendar year.)
(Information for 1941-49 is from May/June of year listed to Jan/Feb of following year.)
(Information for 1950-67 is for calendar year.)
(Information for 1968-76 is for degrees awarded Nov/Dec of previous year and March, June, and summer of listed year.)
(Information for 1977 on is for degrees awarded by June 30 of listed year for preceding 12-month period.)
Source: OBOR Annual Report of Degrees Awarded. Catalogs in Archives for older data.