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Table 176. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by type and control of institution, and age and attendance status of student: 1999

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  Attendance   |         All institutions        |       Public institutions       |   Private institutions
status and age |_________________________________|_________________________________|______________________________
  of student   |   Total   |  4-year  |  2-year  |   Total   |  4-year  |  2-year  |  Total   |  4-year  | 2-year
_______________|___________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|________
       1       |     2     |    3     |    4     |     5     |    6     |    7     |    8     |    9     |   10
_______________|___________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|________
All students ..|14,791,224 |9,198,525 |5,592,699 |11,309,399 |5,969,950 |5,339,449 |3,481,825 |3,228,575 |253,250
  Under 18 ....|   384,050 |  141,448 |  242,602 |   327,739 |   88,961 |  238,778 |   56,311 |   52,487 |  3,824
  18 and 19 ...| 3,181,505 |2,009,338 |1,172,167 | 2,450,381 |1,335,355 |1,115,026 |  731,124 |  673,983 | 57,141
  20 and 21 ...| 2,872,827 |1,988,033 |  884,794 | 2,190,997 |1,347,608 |  843,389 |  681,830 |  640,425 | 41,405
  22 to 24 ....| 2,337,641 |1,617,692 |  719,949 | 1,847,353 |1,165,268 |  682,085 |  490,288 |  452,424 | 37,864
  25 to 29 ....| 2,032,502 |1,308,181 |  724,321 | 1,524,915 |  838,097 |  686,818 |  507,587 |  470,084 | 37,503
  30 to 34 ....| 1,156,537 |  673,099 |  483,438 |   866,533 |  404,425 |  462,108 |  290,004 |  268,674 | 21,330
  35 to 39 ....|   887,709 |  465,430 |  422,279 |   674,386 |  266,687 |  407,699 |  213,323 |  198,743 | 14,580
  40 to 49 ....| 1,190,706 |  628,682 |  562,024 |   912,407 |  365,433 |  546,974 |  278,299 |  263,249 | 15,050
  50 to 64 ....|   441,861 |  208,415 |  233,446 |   351,598 |  122,299 |  229,299 |   90,263 |   86,116 |  4,147
  65 and over .|    77,454 |   18,575 |   58,879 |    71,615 |   12,977 |   58,638 |    5,839 |    5,598 |    241
  Age unknown .|   228,432 |  139,632 |   88,800 |    91,475 |   22,840 |   68,635 |  136,957 |  116,792 | 20,165
               |           |          |          |           |          |          |          |          |
Full-time .....| 8,786,494 |6,642,033 |2,144,461 | 6,224,114 |4,292,863 |1,931,251 |2,562,380 |2,349,170 |213,210
  Under 18 ....|   123,944 |   76,400 |   47,544 |    91,463 |   47,127 |   44,336 |   32,481 |   29,273 |  3,208
  18 and 19 ...| 2,726,244 |1,925,433 |  800,811 | 2,013,199 |1,266,908 |  746,291 |  713,045 |  658,525 | 54,520
  20 and 21 ...| 2,319,667 |1,844,549 |  475,118 | 1,670,686 |1,232,222 |  438,464 |  648,981 |  612,327 | 36,654
  22 to 24 ....| 1,522,893 |1,259,820 |  263,073 | 1,129,291 |  897,755 |  231,536 |  393,602 |  362,065 | 31,537
  25 to 29 ....|   953,602 |  747,826 |  205,776 |   638,442 |  462,030 |  176,412 |  315,160 |  285,796 | 29,364
  30 to 34 ....|   408,673 |  298,104 |  110,569 |   264,133 |  169,483 |   94,650 |  144,540 |  128,621 | 15,919
  35 to 39 ....|   256,753 |  173,535 |   83,218 |   161,829 |   89,140 |   72,689 |   94,924 |   84,395 | 10,529
  40 to 49 ....|   283,719 |  192,420 |   91,299 |   175,759 |   94,816 |   80,943 |  107,960 |   97,604 | 10,356
  50 to 64 ....|    77,806 |   51,336 |   26,470 |    47,217 |   23,634 |   23,583 |   30,589 |   27,702 |  2,887
  65 and over .|     6,850 |    4,341 |    2,509 |     4,515 |    2,187 |    2,328 |    2,335 |    2,154 |    181
  Age unknown .|   106,343 |   68,269 |   38,074 |    27,580 |    7,561 |   20,019 |   78,763 |   60,708 | 18,055
               |           |          |          |           |          |          |          |          |
Part-time .....| 6,004,730 |2,556,492 |3,448,238 | 5,085,285 |1,677,087 |3,408,198 |  919,445 |  879,405 | 40,040
  Under 18 ....|   260,106 |   65,048 |  195,058 |   236,276 |   41,834 |  194,442 |   23,830 |   23,214 |    616
  18 and 19 ...|   455,261 |   83,905 |  371,356 |   437,182 |   68,447 |  368,735 |   18,079 |   15,458 |  2,621
  20 and 21 ...|   553,160 |  143,484 |  409,676 |   520,311 |  115,386 |  404,925 |   32,849 |   28,098 |  4,751
  22 to 24 ....|   814,748 |  357,872 |  456,876 |   718,062 |  267,513 |  450,549 |   96,686 |   90,359 |  6,327
  25 to 29 ....| 1,078,900 |  560,355 |  518,545 |   886,473 |  376,067 |  510,406 |  192,427 |  184,288 |  8,139
  30 to 34 ....|   747,864 |  374,995 |  372,869 |   602,400 |  234,942 |  367,458 |  145,464 |  140,053 |  5,411
  35 to 39 ....|   630,956 |  291,895 |  339,061 |   512,557 |  177,547 |  335,010 |  118,399 |  114,348 |  4,051
  40 to 49 ....|   906,987 |  436,262 |  470,725 |   736,648 |  270,617 |  466,031 |  170,339 |  165,645 |  4,694
  50 to 64 ....|   364,055 |  157,079 |  206,976 |   304,381 |   98,665 |  205,716 |   59,674 |   58,414 |  1,260
  65 and over .|    70,604 |   14,234 |   56,370 |    67,100 |   10,790 |   56,310 |    3,504 |    3,444 |     60
  Age unknown .|   122,089 |   71,363 |   50,726 |    63,895 |   15,279 |   48,616 |   58,194 |   56,084 |  2,110
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               |                                   Percentage distribution
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All students ..|     100.0 |    100.0 |    100.0 |     100.0 |    100.0 |    100.0 |    100.0 |    100.0 |  100.0
  Under 18 ....|       2.6 |      1.5 |      4.3 |       2.9 |      1.5 |      4.5 |      1.6 |      1.6 |    1.5
  18 and 19 ...|      21.5 |     21.8 |     21.0 |      21.7 |     22.4 |     20.9 |     21.0 |     20.9 |   22.6
  20 and 21 ...|      19.4 |     21.6 |     15.8 |      19.4 |     22.6 |     15.8 |     19.6 |     19.8 |   16.3
  22 to 24 ....|      15.8 |     17.6 |     12.9 |      16.3 |     19.5 |     12.8 |     14.1 |     14.0 |   15.0
  25 to 29 ....|      13.7 |     14.2 |     13.0 |      13.5 |     14.0 |     12.9 |     14.6 |     14.6 |   14.8
  30 to 34 ....|       7.8 |      7.3 |      8.6 |       7.7 |      6.8 |      8.7 |      8.3 |      8.3 |    8.4
  35 to 39 ....|       6.0 |      5.1 |      7.6 |       6.0 |      4.5 |      7.6 |      6.1 |      6.2 |    5.8
  40 to 49 ....|       8.1 |      6.8 |     10.0 |       8.1 |      6.1 |     10.2 |      8.0 |      8.2 |    5.9
  50 to 64 ....|       3.0 |      2.3 |      4.2 |       3.1 |      2.0 |      4.3 |      2.6 |      2.7 |    1.6
  65 and over .|       0.5 |      0.2 |      1.1 |       0.6 |      0.2 |      1.1 |      0.2 |      0.2 |    0.1
  Age unknown .|       1.5 |      1.5 |      1.6 |       0.8 |      0.4 |      1.3 |      3.9 |      3.6 |    8.0
               |           |          |          |           |          |          |          |          |
Full-time .....|     100.0 |    100.0 |    100.0 |     100.0 |    100.0 |    100.0 |    100.0 |    100.0 |  100.0
  Under 18 ....|       1.4 |      1.2 |      2.2 |       1.5 |      1.1 |      2.3 |      1.3 |      1.2 |    1.5
  18 and 19 ...|      31.0 |     29.0 |     37.3 |      32.3 |     29.5 |     38.6 |     27.8 |     28.0 |   25.6
  20 and 21 ...|      26.4 |     27.8 |     22.2 |      26.8 |     28.7 |     22.7 |     25.3 |     26.1 |   17.2
  22 to 24 ....|      17.3 |     19.0 |     12.3 |      18.1 |     20.9 |     12.0 |     15.4 |     15.4 |   14.8
  25 to 29 ....|      10.9 |     11.3 |      9.6 |      10.3 |     10.8 |      9.1 |     12.3 |     12.2 |   13.8
  30 to 34 ....|       4.7 |      4.5 |      5.2 |       4.2 |      3.9 |      4.9 |      5.6 |      5.5 |    7.5
  35 to 39 ....|       2.9 |      2.6 |      3.9 |       2.6 |      2.1 |      3.8 |      3.7 |      3.6 |    4.9
  40 to 49 ....|       3.2 |      2.9 |      4.3 |       2.8 |      2.2 |      4.2 |      4.2 |      4.2 |    4.9
  50 to 64 ....|       0.9 |      0.8 |      1.2 |       0.8 |      0.6 |      1.2 |      1.2 |      1.2 |    1.4
  65 and over .|       0.1 |      0.1 |      0.1 |       0.1 |      0.1 |      0.1 |      0.1 |      0.1 |    0.2
  Age unknown .|       1.2 |      1.0 |      1.8 |       0.4 |      0.2 |      1.0 |      3.1 |      2.6 |    8.5
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Part-time .....|     100.0 |    100.0 |    100.0 |     100.0 |    100.0 |    100.0 |    100.0 |    100.0 |  100.0
  Under 18 ....|       4.3 |      2.5 |      5.7 |       4.6 |      2.5 |      5.7 |      2.6 |      2.6 |    1.5
  18 and 19 ...|       7.6 |      3.3 |     10.8 |       8.6 |      4.1 |     10.8 |      2.0 |      1.8 |    6.5
  20 and 21 ...|       9.2 |      5.6 |     11.9 |      10.2 |      6.9 |     11.9 |      3.6 |      3.2 |   11.9
  22 to 24 ....|      13.6 |     14.0 |     13.2 |      14.1 |     16.0 |     13.2 |     10.5 |     10.3 |   15.8
  25 to 29 ....|      18.0 |     21.9 |     15.0 |      17.4 |     22.4 |     15.0 |     20.9 |     21.0 |   20.3
  30 to 34 ....|      12.5 |     14.7 |     10.8 |      11.8 |     14.0 |     10.8 |     15.8 |     15.9 |   13.5
  35 to 39 ....|      10.5 |     11.4 |      9.8 |      10.1 |     10.6 |      9.8 |     12.9 |     13.0 |   10.1
  40 to 49 ....|      15.1 |     17.1 |     13.7 |      14.5 |     16.1 |     13.7 |     18.5 |     18.8 |   11.7
  50 to 64 ....|       6.1 |      6.1 |      6.0 |       6.0 |      5.9 |      6.0 |      6.5 |      6.6 |    3.1
  65 and over .|       1.2 |      0.6 |      1.6 |       1.3 |      0.6 |      1.7 |      0.4 |      0.4 |    0.1
  Age unknown .|       2.0 |      2.8 |      1.5 |       1.3 |      0.9 |      1.4 |      6.3 |      6.4 |    5.3
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NOTE: Data are for 4-year and 2-year degree-granting institutions that were participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Totals may differ from figures reported in other tables because of varying survey methodologies. Data imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.) Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall Enrollment, 1999" survey. (This table was prepared May 2001.)


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