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Table 176. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, age, and sex: Selected years, 1970 to 2013 [In thousands]

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        Age and sex         |1970\1\|1975\1\|1980\1\|1990\1\|1995\1\|1998\2\|1999\2\|2000\2\| 2002  | 2003  | 2010  | 2013
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             1              |   2   |   3   |   4   |   5   |   6   |   7   |   8   |   9   |  10   |  11   |  12   |  13
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Men and women, total .......| 8,581 |11,185 |12,097 |13,819 |14,262 |14,507 |14,791 |15,312 |16,102 |16,361 |17,541 |18,151
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  14 to 17 years old........|   259 |   278 |   247 |   177 |   148 |   119 |   143 |   145 |   147 |   151 |   162 |   163
  18 and 19 years old ......| 2,600 | 2,786 | 2,901 | 2,950 | 2,894 | 3,382 | 3,414 | 3,531 | 3,580 | 3,631 | 4,002 | 3,921
  20 and 21 years old.......| 1,880 | 2,243 | 2,424 | 2,761 | 2,705 | 2,811 | 2,989 | 3,045 | 3,337 | 3,357 | 3,695 | 3,749
  22 to 24 years old........| 1,457 | 1,753 | 1,989 | 2,144 | 2,411 | 2,377 | 2,435 | 2,617 | 2,888 | 3,014 | 3,231 | 3,511
  25 to 29 years old........| 1,074 | 1,774 | 1,871 | 1,982 | 2,120 | 1,991 | 1,870 | 1,960 | 2,014 | 2,056 | 2,393 | 2,520
  30 to 34 years old .......|   487 |   967 | 1,243 | 1,322 | 1,236 | 1,195 | 1,145 | 1,265 | 1,295 | 1,304 | 1,326 | 1,471
  35 years old and over.....|   823 | 1,383 | 1,421 | 2,484 | 2,747 | 2,632 | 2,796 | 2,749 | 2,841 | 2,848 | 2,731 | 2,815
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  Men.......................| 5,044 | 6,149 | 5,874 | 6,284 | 6,343 | 6,369 | 6,491 | 6,722 | 7,008 | 7,098 | 7,561 | 7,734
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  14 to 17 years old........|   130 |   126 |    99 |    87 |    61 |    45 |    72 |    63 |    61 |    62 |    65 |    65
  18 and 19 years old ......| 1,349 | 1,397 | 1,375 | 1,421 | 1,338 | 1,535 | 1,541 | 1,583 | 1,624 | 1,637 | 1,780 | 1,733
  20 and 21 years old ......| 1,095 | 1,245 | 1,259 | 1,368 | 1,282 | 1,374 | 1,392 | 1,382 | 1,539 | 1,551 | 1,683 | 1,691
  22 to 24 years old........|   964 | 1,047 | 1,064 | 1,107 | 1,153 | 1,127 | 1,090 | 1,293 | 1,355 | 1,405 | 1,490 | 1,601
  25 to 29 years old........|   783 | 1,122 |   993 |   940 |   962 |   908 |   874 |   862 |   902 |   918 | 1,058 | 1,096
  30 to 34 years old........|   308 |   557 |   576 |   537 |   561 |   463 |   517 |   527 |   535 |   536 |   541 |   591
  35 years old and over.....|   415 |   654 |   507 |   824 |   986 |   917 | 1,005 | 1,012 |   992 |   990 |   943 |   958
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  Women.....................| 3,537 | 5,036 | 6,223 | 7,535 | 7,919 | 8,138 | 8,301 | 8,591 | 9,095 | 9,263 | 9,980 |10,416
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  14 to 17 years old........|   129 |   152 |   148 |    90 |    87 |    74 |    72 |    82 |    86 |    89 |    97 |    99
  18 and 19 years old.......| 1,250 | 1,389 | 1,526 | 1,529 | 1,557 | 1,847 | 1,874 | 1,948 | 1,956 | 1,994 | 2,222 | 2,188
  20 and 21 years old.......|   786 |   998 | 1,165 | 1,392 | 1,424 | 1,437 | 1,597 | 1,663 | 1,799 | 1,806 | 2,012 | 2,058
  22 to 24 years old........|   493 |   706 |   925 | 1,037 | 1,258 | 1,250 | 1,344 | 1,324 | 1,533 | 1,609 | 1,741 | 1,910
  25 to 29 years old........|   291 |   652 |   878 | 1,043 | 1,159 | 1,083 |   995 | 1,099 | 1,111 | 1,138 | 1,336 | 1,424
  30 to 34 years old........|   179 |   410 |   667 |   784 |   675 |   732 |   627 |   738 |   760 |   768 |   785 |   880
  35 years old and over.....|   409 |   729 |   914 | 1,659 | 1,760 | 1,715 | 1,791 | 1,736 | 1,849 | 1,859 | 1,788 | 1,857
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   Full-time................| 5,816 | 6,841 | 7,098 | 7,821 | 8,129 | 8,563 | 8,786 | 9,010 | 9,590 | 9,774 |10,681 |11,029
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  14 to 17 years old........|   242 |   253 |   223 |   144 |   123 |    93 |   129 |   125 |   128 |   131 |   142 |   143
  18 and 19 years old.......| 2,406 | 2,619 | 2,669 | 2,548 | 2,387 | 2,794 | 2,848 | 2,932 | 2,968 | 3,015 | 3,330 | 3,274
  20 and 21 years old.......| 1,647 | 1,910 | 2,075 | 2,151 | 2,109 | 2,271 | 2,362 | 2,401 | 2,633 | 2,653 | 2,930 | 2,982
  22 to 24 years old........|   881 |   924 | 1,121 | 1,350 | 1,517 | 1,564 | 1,662 | 1,653 | 1,894 | 1,978 | 2,127 | 2,325
  25 to 29 years old........|   407 |   630 |   577 |   770 |   908 |   890 |   854 |   878 |   909 |   931 | 1,092 | 1,161
  30 to 34 years old........|   100 |   264 |   251 |   387 |   430 |   367 |   338 |   422 |   440 |   444 |   456 |   512
  35 years old and over.....|   134 |   241 |   182 |   471 |   653 |   584 |   593 |   599 |   618 |   622 |   605 |   633
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    Men.....................| 3,505 | 3,927 | 3,689 | 3,808 | 3,807 | 3,934 | 4,026 | 4,111 | 4,419 | 4,484 | 4,822 | 4,928
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  14 to 17 years old........|   124 |   114 |    87 |    71 |    54 |    39 |    63 |    51 |    52 |    53 |     56|    55
  18 and 19 years old.......| 1,265 | 1,329 | 1,270 | 1,230 | 1,091 | 1,240 | 1,271 | 1,250 | 1,326 | 1,337 |  1,454| 1,420
  20 and 21 years old.......|   990 | 1,074 | 1,109 | 1,055 |   999 | 1,129 | 1,125 | 1,106 | 1,242 | 1,252 |  1,358| 1,369
  22 to 24 years old........|   650 |   633 |   665 |   742 |   789 |   777 |   788 |   839 |   932 |   966 |  1,023| 1,104
  25 to 29 years old........|   327 |   445 |   360 |   401 |   454 |   424 |   416 |   415 |   433 |   441 |    507|   530
  30 to 34 years old........|    72 |   181 |   124 |   156 |   183 |   141 |   149 |   195 |   199 |   199 |    200|   221
  35 years old and over.....|    75 |   149 |    74 |   152 |   238 |   184 |   213 |   256 |   236 |   235 |    224|   230
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    Women...................| 2,311 | 2,915 | 3,409 | 4,013 | 4,321 | 4,630 | 4,761 | 4,899 | 5,172 | 5,290 | 5,860 | 6,101
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  14 to 17 years old........|   117 |   138 |   136 |    73 |    69 |    54 |    66 |    74 |    76 |    79 |    86 |    88
  18 and 19 years old.......| 1,140 | 1,290 | 1,399 | 1,318 | 1,296 | 1,555 | 1,577 | 1,682 | 1,643 | 1,677 | 1,876 | 1,854
  20 and 21 years old.......|   657 |   835 |   966 | 1,096 | 1,111 | 1,142 | 1,237 | 1,296 | 1,392 | 1,401 | 1,572 | 1,613
  22 to 24 years old........|   231 |   291 |   456 |   608 |   729 |   787 |   875 |   814 |   962 | 1,011 | 1,104 | 1,221
  25 to 29 years old........|    80 |   185 |   217 |   369 |   455 |   466 |   437 |   463 |   476 |   490 |   585 |   631
  30 to 34 years old........|    28 |    83 |   127 |   231 |   247 |   226 |   190 |   227 |   241 |   245 |   256 |   291
  35 years old and over.....|    59 |    92 |   108 |   319 |   415 |   400 |   380 |   343 |   382 |   387 |   381 |   403
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   Part-time................| 2,765 | 4,344 | 4,999 | 5,998 | 6,133 | 5,944 | 6,005 | 6,303 | 6,512 | 6,587 | 6,860 | 7,122
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  14 to 17 years old........|    17 |    42 |    38 |    32 |    25 |    26 |    14 |    20 |    19 |    20 |    21 |    21
  18 and 19 years old.......|   194 |   340 |   418 |   402 |   507 |   588 |   566 |   599 |   612 |   616 |   672 |   647
  20 and 21 years old.......|   233 |   447 |   441 |   610 |   596 |   540 |   627 |   644 |   704 |   705 |   765 |   767
  22 to 24 years old........|   576 |   717 |   844 |   794 |   894 |   813 |   772 |   964 |   994 | 1,036 | 1,104 | 1,186
  25 to 29 years old........|   668 | 1,032 | 1,209 | 1,213 | 1,212 | 1,101 | 1,016 | 1,083 | 1,105 | 1,125 | 1,302 | 1,360
  30 to 34 years old........|   388 |   670 |   905 |   935 |   805 |   828 |   806 |   843 |   855 |   859 |   870 |   959
  35 years old and over.....|   689 | 1,098 | 1,145 | 2,012 | 2,093 | 2,048 | 2,203 | 2,150 | 2,223 | 2,226 | 2,126 | 2,183
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    Men.....................| 1,540 | 2,222 | 2,185 | 2,476 | 2,535 | 2,436 | 2,465 | 2,611 | 2,589 | 2,614 | 2,739 | 2,806
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  14 to 17 years old........|     5 |    18 |    17 |    16 |     7 |     5 |     8 |    11 |     9 |     9 |    10 |    10
  18 and 19 years old.......|    84 |   153 |   202 |   191 |   246 |   296 |   269 |   333 |   298 |   300 |   326 |   313
  20 and 21 years old.......|   105 |   219 |   201 |   313 |   283 |   245 |   267 |   276 |   297 |   299 |   324 |   323
  22 to 24 years old........|   314 |   358 |   392 |   365 |   365 |   350 |   302 |   454 |   422 |   438 |   468 |   497
  25 to 29 years old........|   456 |   631 |   594 |   539 |   508 |   485 |   458 |   447 |   469 |   477 |   551 |   567
  30 to 34 years old........|   236 |   361 |   397 |   381 |   378 |   322 |   369 |   332 |   337 |   337 |   340 |   370
  35 years old and over.....|   340 |   486 |   382 |   672 |   748 |   733 |   791 |   757 |   756 |   754 |   720 |   728
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    Women...................| 1,225 | 2,121 | 2,814 | 3,521 | 3,598 | 3,508 | 3,540 | 3,692 | 3,923 | 3,972 | 4,120 | 4,316
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  14 to 17 years old........|    12 |    24 |    20 |    17 |    18 |    21 |     6 |     9 |     10|     10|    11 |    11
  18 and 19 years old.......|   110 |   188 |   215 |   211 |   261 |   292 |   297 |   266 |    314|    316|   345 |   334
  20 and 21 years old.......|   128 |   228 |   240 |   297 |   313 |   295 |   360 |   368 |    407|    406|   441 |   445
  22 to 24 years old........|   262 |   359 |   452 |   429 |   529 |   463 |   470 |   510 |    571|    597|   636 |   689
  25 to 29 years old........|   212 |   401 |   616 |   674 |   704 |   617 |   558 |   636 |    635|    648|   751 |   793
  30 to 34 years old........|   151 |   309 |   507 |   554 |   427 |   506 |   438 |   511 |    519|    522|   529 |   589
  35 years old and over.....|   349 |   612 |   762 | 1,340 | 1,345 | 1,315 | 1,411 | 1,393 |  1,467|  1,472| 1,407 | 1,455
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\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\Data are for 4-year and 2-year degree-granting institutions that were participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs.

NOTE: Distributions by age are estimates based on samples of the civilian noninstitutional population. Data for 1999 were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.) Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys, 1970 through 1980; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys; Projections ofEducation Statistics to 2013; and U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, "Social and Economic Characteristics of Students," selected years. (This table was prepared November 2003.)


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