From 1990 to 2000, the total number of degrees increased 24 percent. The Lexington Campus grew by 25 percent and the Medical Center grew by 15 percent. The greatest rise in the Universty System took place at the Doctoral level at the Medical Center (132%), while the greatest decline took place at the Bachelor's level at the Medical Center (-23%). On the Lexington Campus, the greatest increases took place in the Graduate School (103%), Fine Arts (64%), and Agriculture (61%), while the greatest decreases took place in Architecture (-10%) and Communications and Information Studies (-9%).

UNIVERSITY SECTOR		DEGREE YEAR
		1990	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000
Lexington Campus	Bachelor's	2,357	2,309	2,506	2,400	2,401	2,447	2,620	2,831	2,851	3,005	2,929
	Master's	682	729	790	860	885	970	917	914	932	962	907
	Prof. & Spec.	148	137	131	167	158	117	142	151	145	141	146
	Doctorate	145	159	169	166	191	188	194	192	187	174	198
	Total	3,332	3,334	3,596	3,593	3,635	3,722	3,873	4,088	4,115	4,282	4,180
Medical Center	Bachelor's	336	326	353	380	380	389	383	303	396	280	258
	Master's	72	100	76	76	73	95	111	111	197	165	153
	Prof. & Spec.	171	146	163	171	171	179	216	208	222	231	230
	Doctorate	22	23	40	26	38	35	42	48	45	30	51
	Total	601	595	632	653	662	698	752	670	860	706	692
UK TOTAL		3,933	3,929	4,228	4,246	4,297	4,420	4,625	4,758	4,975	4,988	4,872

Source: Council on Postsecondary Education Degrees Awarded Tape; Year 1990 - 2000