Data on degrees and other formal awards conferred in 1980 to 1981 in Pennsylvania colleges and universities are presented, including a brief narrative section on trends. Detailed statistical tables cover the following: associate and higher degrees conferred by level of program and sex, 1971-1972; associate and higher degrees conferred as compared to opening fall enrollment, 1971-1972 through 1980-1981; bachelor's degrees conferred in selected major fields of study, 1971-1972 through 1980-1981; associate and higher degrees conferred by racial/ethnic category and by institutional category and level of degree; bachelor's and higher degrees conferred by level of program, institution, sex, major field of study, and institutional category, 1980-1981; associate degrees and other formal awards based on less than 4 years of work by level of award and sex by institution, 1980-1981; associate degrees and other formal awards based on less than 4 years of work by level of program and sex by program, 1980-1981; associate and higher degrees conferred by racial/ethnic category and sex by institutional category and level of degree, 1980-1981; bachelor's, master's, and doctor's degrees conferred by racial/ethnic category and sex by major field of study and level of program, 1980-1981; and first-professional degrees conferred by racial/ethnic category and sex by type of profession, 1980-1981. Trends include the following: the largest number of degrees awarded occurred in 1980-1981 at 91,352; for the last 5 years, data have been stable for first-professional and doctor's degrees while master's degrees have trended downward; the number of women receiving associate and higher degrees has steadily increased from 1972-1973 through 1980-1981, while the number of men receiving degrees has decreased every year since 1973-1974. (SW)