Table 200. | Full-time-equivalent fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control and type of institution: 1969 to 2000 |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | All institutions | Public institutions | Private institutions Year |___________________________________|___________________________________|___________________________________ | 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 _________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ | Institutions of higher education\1\ |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1969 ....| 6,334,139 | 4,899,526 | 1,434,612 | 4,577,985 | 3,259,676 | 1,318,309 | 1,756,153 | 1,639,850 | 116,303 1970 ....| 6,737,817 | 5,145,410 | 1,592,404 | 4,953,149 | 3,468,572 | 1,484,577 | 1,784,665 | 1,676,838 | 107,827 1971 ....| 7,148,575 | 5,357,708 | 1,790,867 | 5,344,356 | 3,660,624 | 1,683,732 | 1,804,219 | 1,697,084 | 107,135 1972 ....| 7,253,712 | 5,406,792 | 1,846,921 | 5,452,851 | 3,706,238 | 1,746,613 | 1,800,862 | 1,700,554 | 100,308 1973 ....| 7,453,467 | 5,439,226 | 2,014,241 | 5,629,568 | 3,721,035 | 1,908,533 | 1,823,899 | 1,718,191 | 105,708 1974 ....| 7,805,454 | 5,606,248 | 2,199,206 | 5,944,799 | 3,847,542 | 2,097,257 | 1,860,655 | 1,758,706 | 101,949 | | | | | | | | | 1975 ....| 8,479,688 | 5,900,403 | 2,579,285 | 6,522,310 | 4,056,500 | 2,465,810 | 1,957,378 | 1,843,903 | 113,475 1976 ....| 8,312,502 | 5,848,001 | 2,464,501 | 6,349,903 | 3,998,450 | 2,351,453 | 1,962,599 | 1,849,551 | 113,048 1977 ....| 8,415,339 | 5,935,076 | 2,480,263 | 6,396,476 | 4,039,071 | 2,357,405 | 2,018,863 | 1,896,005 | 122,858 1978 ....| 8,348,482 | 5,932,357 | 2,416,125 | 6,279,199 | 3,996,126 | 2,283,073 | 2,069,283 | 1,936,231 | 133,052 1979 ....| 8,487,317 | 6,016,072 | 2,471,245 | 6,392,617 | 4,059,304 | 2,333,313 | 2,094,700 | 1,956,768 | 137,932 | | | | | | | | | 1980 ....| 8,819,013 | 6,161,372 | 2,657,641 | 6,642,294 | 4,158,267 | 2,484,027 | 2,176,719 | 2,003,105 |\2\173,614 1981 ....| 9,014,521 | 6,249,847 | 2,764,674 | 6,781,300 | 4,208,506 | 2,572,794 | 2,233,221 | 2,041,341 |\2\191,880 1982 ....| 9,091,648 | 6,248,923 | 2,842,725 | 6,850,589 | 4,220,648 | 2,629,941 | 2,241,059 | 2,028,275 | 212,784 1983 ....| 9,166,398 | 6,325,222 | 2,841,176 | 6,881,479 | 4,265,807 | 2,615,672 | 2,284,919 | 2,059,415 | 225,504 1984 ....| 8,951,695 | 6,292,711 | 2,658,984 | 6,684,664 | 4,237,895 | 2,446,769 | 2,267,031 | 2,054,816 | 212,215 | | | | | | | | | 1985 ....| 8,943,433 | 6,294,339 | 2,649,094 | 6,667,781 | 4,239,622 | 2,428,159 | 2,275,652 | 2,054,717 | 220,935 1986 ....| 9,064,165 | 6,360,325 | 2,703,842 | 6,778,045 | 4,295,494 | 2,482,551 | 2,286,122 | 2,064,831 |\3\221,291 1987 ....| 9,229,736 | 6,486,504 | 2,743,230 | 6,937,690 | 4,395,728 | 2,541,961 | 2,292,045 | 2,090,776 | 201,269 1988.....| 9,464,271 | 6,664,146 | 2,800,125 | 7,096,905 | 4,505,774 | 2,591,131 | 2,367,366 | 2,158,372 | 208,994 1989 ....| 9,780,881 | 6,813,602 | 2,967,279 | 7,371,590 | 4,619,828 | 2,751,762 | 2,409,291 | 2,193,774 | 215,517 | | | | | | | | | 1990 ....| 9,983,436 | 6,968,008 | 3,015,428 | 7,557,982 | 4,740,049 | 2,817,933 | 2,425,454 | 2,227,959 | 197,495 1991 ....|10,360,606 | 7,081,454 | 3,279,152 | 7,862,845 | 4,795,704 | 3,067,141 | 2,497,761 | 2,285,750 | 212,011 1992 ....|10,436,776 | 7,129,379 | 3,307,397 | 7,911,701 | 4,797,884 | 3,113,817 | 2,525,075 | 2,331,495 | 193,580 1993 ....|10,351,415 | 7,120,921 | 3,230,494 | 7,812,394 | 4,765,983 | 3,046,411 | 2,539,021 | 2,354,938 | 184,083 1994 ....|10,348,072 | 7,137,341 | 3,210,731 | 7,784,396 | 4,749,524 | 3,034,872 | 2,563,676 | 2,387,817 | 175,859 | | | | | | | | | 1995 ....|10,334,956 | 7,172,844 | 3,162,112 | 7,751,815 | 4,757,223 | 2,994,592 | 2,583,141 | 2,415,621 | 167,520 1996 ....|10,402,260 | 7,231,680 | 3,170,580 | 7,775,298 | 4,767,248 | 3,008,050 | 2,626,962 | 2,464,432 | 162,530 1997 ....|10,484,726 | 7,320,206 | 3,164,520 | 7,839,374 | 4,813,152 | 3,026,222 | 2,645,352 | 2,507,054 | 138,298 |===========|===========|===========|===========|===========|===========|===========|===========|=========== | Degree-granting institutions\4\ |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________ 1996 ....|10,481,886 | 7,234,541 | 3,247,345 | 7,794,895 | 4,767,117 | 3,027,778 | 2,686,991 | 2,467,424 | 219,567 1997 ....|10,615,028 | 7,338,794 | 3,276,234 | 7,869,764 | 4,813,849 | 3,055,915 | 2,745,264 | 2,524,945 | 220,319 1998 ....|10,698,775 | 7,467,828 | 3,230,947 | 7,880,135 | 4,868,857 | 3,011,278 | 2,818,640 | 2,598,971 | 219,669 1999\5\ .|10,943,609 | 7,638,976 | 3,304,633 | 8,020,074 | 4,944,554 | 3,075,520 | 2,923,535 | 2,694,422 | 229,113 2000.....|11,267,025 | 7,795,139 | 3,471,886 | 8,266,932 | 5,025,588 | 3,241,344 | 3,000,093 | 2,769,551 | 230,542 _________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ |
\1\Institutions that were accredited by an agency or association that was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or recognized directly by the Secretary of Education. \2\Large increases are due to the addition of schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology in 1980 and 1981. \3\Because of imputation techniques, data are not consistent with figures for other years. \4\Data are for 4-year and 2-year degree-granting institutions that participated in Title IV federal financial aid programs. \5\Data imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.) SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Institutions of Higher Education," surveys; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys. (This table was prepared July 2002.) |