This is a summary report on the total number of associate, baccalaureate, first-professional, master's and doctoral degrees conferred during the 1973-74 fiscal year by the 29 institutions of higher education in Kentucky accredited by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. (Associate degrees are awarded for the completion of programs requiring at least two years but less than four years of study beyond the high school level. First-professional degrees are those awarded in law, dentistry, and medicine.) Degrees conferred in 1973-74 total 19,227 including 1,676 associate degrees, 12,463 bachelor's (baccalaurate), 823 first-professional, 4,083 master's and 182 doctoral degrees. (Author)