| This list of the number of theses by year comes from the Mathematics Genealogy Project of Professor Harry Coonce ( as of January, 2002). |
| Year | Total | US | Other |
| 1704 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1726 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1737 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1739 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1755 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1796 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1799 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1807 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1810 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1811 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1814 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1815 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1816 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1817 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1823 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1824 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1825 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1826 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1827 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1828 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1830 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1831 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1833 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1834 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1835 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1836 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1837 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1839 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1840 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1841 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1842 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1843 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1844 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1845 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1846 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1847 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1848 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1849 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1850 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1851 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1852 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1853 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1854 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1856 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1857 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 1858 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1859 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| 1860 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1861 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1862 | 8 | 1 | 7 |
| 1863 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1864 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 1865 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1866 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 1867 | 6 | 0 | 6 |
| 1868 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1869 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 1870 | 8 | 0 | 8 |
| 1871 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| 1872 | 10 | 0 | 10 |
| 1873 | 9 | 2 | 7 |
| 1874 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1875 | 14 | 0 | 14 |
| 1876 | 4 | 2 | 2 |
| 1877 | 9 | 1 | 8 |
| 1878 | 11 | 1 | 10 |
| 1879 | 11 | 2 | 9 |
| 1880 | 13 | 3 | 10 |
| 1881 | 23 | 1 | 22 |
| 1882 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| 1883 | 15 | 2 | 13 |
| 1884 | 19 | 3 | 16 |
| 1885 | 23 | 5 | 18 |
| 1886 | 26 | 6 | 20 |
| 1887 | 19 | 3 | 16 |
| 1888 | 16 | 4 | 12 |
| 1889 | 22 | 3 | 19 |
| 1890 | 18 | 1 | 17 |
| 1891 | 18 | 4 | 14 |
| 1892 | 19 | 5 | 14 |
| 1893 | 13 | 7 | 6 |
| 1894 | 22 | 7 | 15 |
| 1895 | 22 | 12 | 10 |
| 1896 | 24 | 13 | 11 |
| 1897 | 22 | 7 | 15 |
| 1898 | 29 | 13 | 16 |
| 1899 | 26 | 13 | 13 |
| 1900 | 25 | 15 | 10 |
| 1901 | 38 | 20 | 18 |
| 1902 | 31 | 8 | 23 |
| 1903 | 24 | 7 | 17 |
| 1904 | 38 | 16 | 22 |
| 1905 | 48 | 16 | 32 |
| 1906 | 42 | 12 | 30 |
| 1907 | 45 | 16 | 29 |
| 1908 | 64 | 15 | 49 |
| 1909 | 46 | 17 | 29 |
| 1910 | 65 | 28 | 37 |
| 1911 | 60 | 27 | 33 |
| 1912 | 55 | 13 | 42 |
| 1913 | 52 | 19 | 33 |
| 1914 | 58 | 19 | 39 |
| 1915 | 48 | 22 | 26 |
| 1916 | 47 | 27 | 20 |
| 1917 | 53 | 33 | 20 |
| 1918 | 46 | 24 | 22 |
| 1919 | 37 | 9 | 28 |
| 1920 | 45 | 20 | 25 |
| 1921 | 58 | 15 | 43 |
| 1922 | 49 | 21 | 28 |
| 1923 | 62 | 35 | 27 |
| 1924 | 64 | 38 | 26 |
| 1925 | 56 | 26 | 30 |
| 1926 | 82 | 51 | 31 |
| 1927 | 79 | 52 | 27 |
| 1928 | 74 | 47 | 27 |
| 1929 | 92 | 63 | 29 |
| 1930 | 104 | 74 | 30 |
| 1931 | 122 | 77 | 45 |
| 1932 | 99 | 71 | 28 |
| 1933 | 118 | 73 | 45 |
| 1934 | 133 | 97 | 36 |
| 1935 | 102 | 74 | 28 |
| 1936 | 123 | 86 | 37 |
| 1937 | 112 | 66 | 46 |
| 1938 | 109 | 67 | 42 |
| 1939 | 140 | 98 | 42 |
| 1940 | 111 | 88 | 23 |
| 1941 | 124 | 103 | 21 |
| 1942 | 91 | 77 | 14 |
| 1943 | 55 | 45 | 10 |
| 1944 | 51 | 39 | 12 |
| 1945 | 46 | 34 | 12 |
| 1946 | 57 | 54 | 3 |
| 1947 | 115 | 104 | 11 |
| 1948 | 149 | 129 | 20 |
| 1949 | 167 | 141 | 26 |
| 1950 | 184 | 146 | 38 |
| 1951 | 244 | 175 | 69 |
| 1952 | 255 | 178 | 77 |
| 1953 | 283 | 195 | 88 |
| 1954 | 281 | 210 | 71 |
| 1955 | 277 | 194 | 83 |
| 1956 | 243 | 182 | 61 |
| 1957 | 255 | 199 | 56 |
| 1958 | 284 | 205 | 79 |
| 1959 | 328 | 245 | 83 |
| 1960 | 338 | 248 | 90 |
| 1961 | 383 | 282 | 101 |
| 1962 | 471 | 352 | 119 |
| 1963 | 535 | 413 | 122 |
| 1964 | 773 | 658 | 115 |
| 1965 | 709 | 585 | 124 |
| 1966 | 757 | 621 | 136 |
| 1967 | 865 | 663 | 202 |
| 1968 | 928 | 743 | 185 |
| 1969 | 1043 | 872 | 171 |
| 1970 | 1059 | 861 | 198 |
| 1971 | 1038 | 858 | 180 |
| 1972 | 1020 | 768 | 252 |
| 1973 | 1044 | 699 | 345 |
| 1974 | 993 | 663 | 330 |
| 1975 | 887 | 599 | 288 |
| 1976 | 946 | 586 | 360 |
| 1977 | 836 | 517 | 319 |
| 1978 | 894 | 521 | 373 |
| 1979 | 823 | 514 | 309 |
| 1980 | 744 | 505 | 239 |
| 1981 | 776 | 465 | 311 |
| 1982 | 814 | 516 | 298 |
| 1983 | 801 | 476 | 325 |
| 1984 | 732 | 492 | 240 |
| 1985 | 724 | 485 | 239 |
| 1986 | 814 | 518 | 296 |
| 1987 | 809 | 534 | 275 |
| 1988 | 957 | 662 | 295 |
| 1989 | 1067 | 705 | 362 |
| 1990 | 1119 | 829 | 290 |
| 1991 | 1216 | 963 | 253 |
| 1992 | 1372 | 957 | 415 |
| 1993 | 1368 | 1035 | 333 |
| 1994 | 1328 | 1033 | 295 |
| 1995 | 1582 | 1048 | 534 |
| 1996 | 1554 | 975 | 579 |
| 1997 | 1447 | 918 | 529 |
| 1998 | 1387 | 923 | 464 |
| 1999 | 1359 | 1103 | 256 |
| 2000 | 1005 | 774 | 231 |
| 2001 | 259 | 144 | 115 |
| 2002 | 11 | 1 | 10 |
| NONE | 4380 | 199 | 4181 |
| Total: | 50926 | 32664 | 18262 |