I am need of the approximate number of students expected to graduate
from college/university this year (May/June) in the United States.

I do not need an exact number, but I do need an estimate and a
reference. For example, Each May, I can usually recall during a new
broadcast, someone saying "According to the XZY organization, an
estimated ----- hundred thousand students are expected to graduate
from college and enter the workforce. This is exactly the information
that I need.

Please let me know if you you need any further clarification.

Thanks!

Hello Bernhime,

According to the Digest of Education Statistics by the  U.S.
Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,
1.431.000 students are expected to earn their Bachelor's degree this
year.

Table 247  
Earned degrees conferred by degree-granting institutions, by level of
degree and sex of student: Selected years, 1869-70 to 2013-14

Year 2005-06\ Projected
Bachelor's degrees     
Total 1,431,000

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education
Statistics, Earned Degrees Conferred, 1869-70 through 1964-65;
Projections of Education Statistics to 2014; Higher Education General
Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards
Conferred" surveys, 1965-66 through 1985-86; and 1986-87 through
2002-03 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions
Survey" (IPEDS-C:87-99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2003. (This table
was prepared April 2005.)

http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_247.asp


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1.4 million new graduates are expected to graduate this year

?But the reality of the 2006 job market is that it?s the strongest in
five years for the nation?s 1.4 million new graduates, whatever their
major, as seniors finally have the luxury of choosing among multiple
offers from employers promising good pay and perks.?

Source: 
The Workplace: Job market the strongest in five years for new college grads
CNHI News Service : April 03, 2006 
http://www.ncnewsonline.com/cnhi/ncnewsonline/today/local_story_093085313.html


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1.4 million 

?In its annual outlook of entry-level jobs, Challenger, Gray &
Christmas said strong job growth and falling unemployment makes this
spring the hottest job market for America's 1.4 million college
graduates since the dot-com collapse in 2001.

The firm pointed to a survey by the National Association of Colleges
and Employers which showed employers plan to hire 14.5 percent more
new college graduates than a year ago.?

Source:
Best Job Market For College Graduates In Five Years 
March 20, 2006
http://sayanythingblog.com/2006/03/20/best_job_market_for_college_graduates_in_five_year/
 


Search terms used:
U.S. Department of Education
National Center for Education Statistics
"*  million"  new college graduates


I hope the information provided is helpful!


Best regards,
Bobbie7

Thanks!

That was exactly what I was looking for, but could not find.