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History of Degrees Conferred at North Carolina State University (1893 - Present)
Academic School Year Annual Number of Degrees Cumulative Total
2010-2011
7,727
226,673
2009-2010
7,091
218,946
2008-2009
6,804
211,855
2007-2008
6,480
205,051
2006-2007
6,501
198,571
2005-2006
6,407
192,070
2004-2005
6,314
185,663
2003-2004
6,366
179,349
2002-2003
6,234
172,983
2001-2002
5,495
166,749
2000-2001
5,401
161,254
1999-2000
5,248
155,853
1998-1999
5,254
150,605
1997-1998
5,180
145,351
1996-1997
5,042
140,171
1995-1996
5,011
135,129
1994-1995
5,190
130,118
1993-1994
5,337
124,928
1992-1993
5,086
119,591
1991-1992
4,789
114,505
1990-1991
4,401
109,716
1989-1990
4,219
105,315
1988-1989
4,172
101,096
1987-1988
4,248
96,924
1986-1987
4,057
92,676
1985-1986
4,176
88,619
1984-1985
3,986
84,443
1983-1984
3,802
80,457
1982-1983
3,563
76,655
1981-1982
3,441
73,092
1980-1981
3,227
69,651
1979-1980
3,197
66,424
1978-1979
3,225
63,227
1977-1978
3,431
60,002
1976-1977
3,118
56,571
1975-1976
2,994
53,453
1974-1975
2,831
50,459
1973-1974
2,846
47,628
1972-1973
2,895
44,782
1971-1972
2,592
41,887
1970-1971
2,484
39,295
1969-1970
2,321
36,811
1968-1969
2,288
34,490
1967-1968
1,832
32,202
1966-1967
1,720
30,370
1965-1966
1,635
28,650
1964-1965
1,519
27,015
1963-1964
1,334
25,496
1962-1963
1,193
24,162
1961-1962
1,211
22,969
1960-1961
1,254
21,758
1959-1960
1,202
20,504
1958-1959
1,181
19,302
1957-1958
1,000
18,121
1956-1957
903
17,121
1955-1956
723
16,218
1954-1955
667
15,495
1953-1954
729
14,828
1952-1953
805
14,099
1951-1952
860
13,294
1950-1951
1,009
12,434
1949-1950
1,331
11,425
1948-1949
1,335
10,094
1947-1948
655
8,759
1946-1947
394
8,104
1945-1946
103
7,710
1944-1945
74
7,607
1943-1944
116
7,533
1942-1943
275
7,417
1941-1942
374
7,142
1940-1941
367
6,768
1939-1940
400
6,401
1938-1939
345
6,001
1937-1938
351
5,656
1936-1937
315
5,305
1935-1936
303
4,990
1934-1935
299
4,687
1933-1934
316
4,388
1932-1933
323
4,072
1931-1932
331
3,749
1930-1931
303
3,418
1929-1930
295
3,115
1928-1929
247
2,820
1927-1928
205
2,573
1926-1927
176
2,368
1925-1926
211
2,192
1924-1925
151
1,981
1923-1924
139
1,830
1922-1923
153
1,691
1921-1922
151
1,538
1920-1921
112
1,387
1919-1920
87
1,275
1918-1919
45
1,188
1917-1918
52
1,143
1916-1917
88
1,091
1915-1916
98
1,003
1914-1915
75
905
1913-1914
82
830
1912-1913
66
748
1911-1912
52
682
1910-1911
46
630
1909-1910
63
584
1908-1909
68
521
1907-1908
53
453
1906-1907
53
400
1905-1906
54
347
1904-1905
41
293
1903-1904
38
252
1902-1903
36
214
1901-1902
14
178
1900-1901
24
164
1899-1900
25
140
1898-1899
18
115
1897-1898
13
97
1896-1897
20
84
1895-1896
13
64
1894-1895
23
51
1893-1894
9
28
1892-1893
19
19

Source: The only years for which figures can be duplicated through use of computerized records are school years 1976-77 to present. Data for 1893-1976 were obtained from data sheets compiled by Registration and Records and housed in the D. H. Hill Library Archives. The sources of data for the years of 1977 to present are the "Graduation Files, Registration and Records."