These figures, compiled by Institutional Research & Effectiveness, include summer through spring figures for each academic year. Column A indicates number of associate degrees, first awarded in 1974 in Engineering Technology; program ended before 1988 (no figures available); Agricultural Technology started in 1987 with first graduates in 1989. Column B indicates number of bachelors’ degrees (does not include double majors). Column M indicates number of masters’ degrees. Column P indicates number of Ph.Ds. Column E indicates number of doctor of education degrees (Ed.Ds), first awarded in 1973. Column VM indicates number of doctor of veterinary medicine degrees (DVMs), first awarded by the Virginia-Maryland Regional College of Veterinary Medicine in 1984, although four related graduate degrees were given earlier.
| Year | A | B | M | P | E | DVM |
| 1977 | 2860 | 662 | 66 | 53 | ||
| 1978 | 3227 | 819 | 102 | 68 | ||
| 1979 | 3344 | 848 | 143 | 39 | ||
| 1980 | 3500 | 889 | 124 | 65 | ||
| 1981 | 3423 | 926 | 157 | 50 | 2 | |
| 1982 | 3609 | 953 | 156 | 64 | 2 | |
| 1983 | 3664 | 906 | 176 | 71 | ||
| 1984 | 3859 | 1025 | 204 | 73 | 62 | |
| 1985 | 3754 | 818 | 203 | 65 | 73 | |
| 1986 | 3653 | 843 | 209 | 70 | 80 | |
| 1987 | 3582 | 1002 | 217 | 78 | 80 | |
| 1988 | 3877 | 1072 | 220 | 67 | 79 | |
| 1989 | 53 | 3611 | 1195 | 245 | 58 | 77 |
| 1990 | 26 | 3671 | 1096 | 270 | 72 | 77 |
| 1991 | 24 | 3783 | 1099 | 264 | 68 | 79 |
| 1992 | 36 | 4069 | 1266 | 303 | 63 | 76 |
| 1993 | 38 | 3919 | 1275 | 312 | 58 | 76 |
| 1994 | 38 | 3967 | 1422 | 329 | 50 | 75 |
| 1995 | 37 | 4353 | 1523 | 320 | 46 | 78 |
| 1996 | 33 | 4053 | 1432 | 328 | 54 | 76 |
| 1997 | 42 | 3859 | 1414 | 371 | 45 | 80 |
| 1998 | 52 | 4061 | 1341 | 281 | 71 | 81 |
| 1999 | 43 | 4281 | 1445 | 282 | 59 | 79 |
| 2000 | 49 | 4788 | 1438 | 283 | 29 | 88 |
| 2001 | 32 | 4708 | 1346 | 243 | 26 | 88 |
| 2002 | 50 | 4652 | 1335 | 298 | 28 | 86 |
| 2003 | 40 | 4742 | 1472 | 257 | 15 | 87 |
| 2004 | 37 | 4876 | 1444 | 278 | 12 | 93 |
| 2005 | 51 | 4837 | 1454 | 310 | 19 | 86 |
| 2006 | 35 | 4913 | 1456 | 349 | 17 | 86 |
| 2007 | 48 | 4887 | 1362 | 335 | 21 | 89 |
| 2008 | 33 | 5050 | 1525 | 326 | 15 | 88 |
| 2009 | 51 | 5397 | 1419 | 425 | 10 | 86 |