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Table 178. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by type and control of institution, and age and attendance status of student: 2001

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                                              |                              |Private (not-for-profit and| Private not-for-profit
Age of student |         All institutions     |       Public institutions    |   for-profit) institutions|    institutions only
and attendance |______________________________|______________________________|___________________________|__________________________
    status     |  Total   | 4-year  | 2-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   |   11    |   12    |  13
_______________|__________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|_________|_________|______
All students ..|15,927,987|9,677,408|6,250,579|12,233,156|6,236,455|5,996,701|3,694,831|3,440,953|253,878|3,167,330|3,119,781|47,549
  Under 18 ....|   485,990|  147,208|  338,782|   423,494|   90,760|  332,734|   62,496|   56,448|  6,048|   52,960|   51,736| 1,224
  18 and 19 ...| 3,355,088|2,107,527|1,247,561| 2,598,215|1,398,433|1,199,782|  756,873|  709,094| 47,779|  688,490|  677,855|10,635
  20 and 21 ...| 3,141,134|2,144,377|  996,757| 2,408,471|1,454,687|  953,784|  732,663|  689,690| 42,973|  666,465|  658,653| 7,812
  22 to 24 ....| 2,494,946|1,690,400|  804,546| 1,978,299|1,213,677|  764,622|  516,647|  476,723| 39,924|  447,760|  441,620| 6,140
  25 to 29 ....| 2,030,686|1,260,546|  770,140| 1,531,910|  801,293|  730,617|  498,776|  459,253| 39,523|  412,228|  406,714| 5,514
  30 to 34 ....| 1,243,687|  696,003|  547,684|   939,792|  414,676|  525,116|  303,895|  281,327| 22,568|  244,427|  240,757| 3,670
  35 to 39 ....|   872,697|  440,763|  431,934|   667,902|  250,540|  417,362|  204,795|  190,223| 14,572|  163,797|  161,123| 2,674
  40 to 49 ....| 1,226,580|  603,421|  623,159|   951,545|  343,695|  607,850|  275,035|  259,726| 15,309|  226,819|  223,642| 3,177
  50 to 64 ....|   504,531|  222,929|  281,602|   408,844|  131,525|  277,319|   95,687|   91,404|  4,283|   83,075|   81,966| 1,109
  65 and over .|    84,420|   15,431|   68,989|    78,648|   10,038|   68,610|    5,772|    5,393|    379|    5,192|    5,055|   137
  Age unknown .|   488,228|  348,803|  139,425|   246,036|  127,131|  118,905|  242,192|  221,672| 20,520|  176,117|  170,660| 5,457
               |          |         |         |          |         |         |         |         |       |         |         |
Full-time .....| 9,447,502|7,073,011|2,374,491| 6,687,705|4,532,209|2,155,496|2,759,797|2,540,802|218,995|2,322,260|2,285,510|36,750
  Under 18 ....|   136,452|   78,385|   58,067|    95,822|   42,793|    53029|   40,630|   35,592|  5,038|   31,972|    31381|   591
  18 and 19 ...| 2,868,674|2,021,358|  847,316| 2,132,088|1,330,022|  802,066|  736,586|  691,336| 45,250|  673,052|  663,139| 9,913
  20 and 21 ...| 2,537,991|1,995,828|  542,163| 1,839,838|1,336,704|  503,134|  698,153|  659,124| 39,029|  640,028|  633,290| 6,738
  22 to 24 ....| 1,620,769|1,320,383|  300,386| 1,204,072|  938,497|  265,575|  416,697|  381,886| 34,811|  359,856|  355,034| 4,822
  25 to 29 ....|   957,933|  729,636|  228,297|   641,555|  446,510|  195,045|  316,378|  283,126| 33,252|  247,489|  243,548| 3,941
  30 to 34 ....|   443,457|  312,979|  130,478|   285,597|  173,334|  112,263|  157,860|  139,645| 18,215|  111,752|  109,468| 2,284
  35 to 39 ....|   252,588|  166,274|   86,314|   158,443|   83,599|   74,844|   94,145|   82,675| 11,470|   62,672|   61,141| 1,531
  40 to 49 ....|   293,763|  190,711|  103,052|   181,097|   89,622|   91,475|  112,666|  101,089| 11,577|   75,883|   74,301| 1,582
  50 to 64 ....|    85,905|   55,222|   30,683|    51,956|   24,499|   27,457|   33,949|   30,723|  3,226|   24,451|   23,918|   533
  65 and over .|     4,990|    2,529|    2,461|     3,205|    1,059|    2,146|    1,785|    1,470|    315|    1,327|    1,230|    97
  Age unknown .|   244,980|  199,706|   45,274|    94,032|   65,570|   28,462|  150,948|  134,136| 16,812|   93,778|   89,060| 4,718
               |          |         |         |          |         |         |         |         |       |         |         |
Part-time .....| 6,480,485|2,604,397|3,876,088| 5,545,451|1,704,246|3,841,205|  935,034|  900,151| 34,883|  845,070|  834,271|10,799
  Under 18 ....|   349,538|   68,823|  280,715|   327,672|   47,967|  279,705|   21,866|   20,856|  1,010|   20,988|   20,355|   633
  18 and 19 ...|   486,414|   86,169|  400,245|   466,127|   68,411|  397,716|   20,287|   17,758|  2,529|   15,438|   14,716|   722
  20 and 21 ...|   603,143|  148,549|  454,594|   568,633|  117,983|  450,650|   34,510|   30,566|  3,944|   26,437|   25,363| 1,074
  22 to 24 ....|   874,177|  370,017|  504,160|   774,227|  275,180|  499,047|   99,950|   94,837|  5,113|   87,904|   86,586| 1,318
  25 to 29 ....| 1,072,753|  530,910|  541,843|   890,355|  354,783|  535,572|  182,398|  176,127|  6,271|  164,739|  163,166| 1,573
  30 to 34 ....|   800,230|  383,024|  417,206|   654,195|  241,342|  412,853|  146,035|  141,682|  4,353|  132,675|  131,289| 1,386
  35 to 39 ....|   620,109|  274,489|  345,620|   509,459|  166,941|  342,518|  110,650|  107,548|  3,102|  101,125|   99,982| 1,143
  40 to 49 ....|   932,817|  412,710|  520,107|   770,448|  254,073|  516,375|  162,369|  158,637|  3,732|  150,936|  149,341| 1,595
  50 to 64 ....|   418,626|  167,707|  250,919|   356,888|  107,026|  249,862|   61,738|   60,681|  1,057|   58,624|   58,048|   576
  65 and over .|    79,430|   12,902|   66,528|    75,443|    8,979|   66,464|    3,987|    3,923|     64|    3,865|    3,825|    40
  Age unknown .|   243,248|  149,097|   94,151|   152,004|   61,561|   90,443|   91,244|   87,536|  3,708|   82,339|   81,600|   739
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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|    100.0|    100.0| 100.0
  Under 18 ....|       3.1|      1.5|      5.4|       3.5|      1.5|      5.5|      1.7|      1.6|    2.4|      1.7|      1.7|   2.6
  18 and 19 ...|      21.1|     21.8|     20.0|      21.2|     22.4|     20.0|     20.5|     20.6|   18.8|     21.7|     21.7|  22.4
  20 and 21 ...|      19.7|     22.2|     15.9|      19.7|     23.3|     15.9|     19.8|     20.0|   16.9|     21.0|     21.1|  16.4
  22 to 24 ....|      15.7|     17.5|     12.9|      16.2|     19.5|     12.8|     14.0|     13.9|   15.7|     14.1|     14.2|  12.9
  25 to 29 ....|      12.7|     13.0|     12.3|      12.5|     12.8|     12.2|     13.5|     13.3|   15.6|     13.0|     13.0|  11.6
  30 to 34 ....|       7.8|      7.2|      8.8|       7.7|      6.6|      8.8|      8.2|      8.2|    8.9|      7.7|      7.7|   7.7
  35 to 39 ....|       5.5|      4.6|      6.9|       5.5|      4.0|      7.0|      5.5|      5.5|    5.7|      5.2|      5.2|   5.6
  40 to 49 ....|       7.7|      6.2|     10.0|       7.8|      5.5|     10.1|      7.4|      7.5|    6.0|      7.2|      7.2|   6.7
  50 to 64 ....|       3.2|      2.3|      4.5|       3.3|      2.1|      4.6|      2.6|      2.7|    1.7|      2.6|      2.6|   2.3
  65 and over .|       0.5|      0.2|      1.1|       0.6|      0.2|      1.1|      0.2|      0.2|    0.1|      0.2|      0.2|   0.3
  Age unknown .|       3.1|      3.6|      2.2|       2.0|      2.0|      2.0|      6.6|      6.4|    8.1|      5.6|      5.5|  11.5
               |          |         |         |          |         |         |         |         |       |         |         |
Full-time .....|     100.0|    100.0|    100.0|     100.0|    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|  100.0|    100.0|    100.0| 100.0
  Under 18 ....|       1.4|      1.1|      2.4|       1.4|      0.9|      2.5|      1.5|      1.4|    2.3|      1.4|      1.4|   1.6
  18 and 19 ...|      30.4|     28.6|     35.7|      31.9|     29.3|     37.2|     26.7|     27.2|   20.7|     29.0|     29.0|  27.0
  20 and 21 ...|      26.9|     28.2|     22.8|      27.5|     29.5|     23.3|     25.3|     25.9|   17.8|     27.6|     27.7|  18.3
  22 to 24 ....|      17.2|     18.7|     12.7|      18.0|     20.7|     12.3|     15.1|     15.0|   15.9|     15.5|     15.5|  13.1
  25 to 29 ....|      10.1|     10.3|      9.6|       9.6|      9.9|      9.0|     11.5|     11.1|   15.2|     10.7|     10.7|  10.7
  30 to 34 ....|       4.7|      4.4|      5.5|       4.3|      3.8|      5.2|      5.7|      5.5|    8.3|      4.8|      4.8|   6.2
  35 to 39 ....|       2.7|      2.4|      3.6|       2.4|      1.8|      3.5|      3.4|      3.3|    5.2|      2.7|      2.7|   4.2
  40 to 49 ....|       3.1|      2.7|      4.3|       2.7|      2.0|      4.2|      4.1|      4.0|    5.3|      3.3|      3.3|   4.3
  50 to 64 ....|       0.9|      0.8|      1.3|       0.8|      0.5|      1.3|      1.2|      1.2|    1.5|      1.1|      1.0|   1.5
  65 and over .|       0.1|      0.0|      0.1|       0.0|      0.0|      0.1|      0.1|      0.1|    0.2|      0.1|      0.1|   0.2
  Age unknown .|       2.6|      2.8|      1.9|       1.4|      1.4|      1.3|      5.5|      5.3|    7.7|      4.0|      3.9|  12.8
               |          |         |         |          |         |         |         |         |       |         |         |
Part-time .....|     100.0|    100.0|    100.0|     100.0|    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|    100.0|  100.0|    100.0|    100.0| 100.0
  Under 18 ....|       5.4|      2.6|      7.2|       5.9|      2.8|      7.3|      2.3|      2.3|    2.9|      2.5|      2.4|   5.9
  18 and 19 ...|       7.5|      3.3|     10.3|       8.4|      4.0|     10.4|      2.2|      2.0|    7.2|      1.8|      1.8|   6.7
  20 and 21 ...|       9.3|      5.7|     11.7|      10.3|      6.9|     11.7|      3.7|      3.4|   11.3|      3.1|      3.0|   9.9
  22 to 24 ....|      13.5|     14.2|     13.0|      14.0|     16.1|     13.0|     10.7|     10.5|   14.7|     10.4|     10.4|  12.2
  25 to 29 ....|      16.6|     20.4|     14.0|      16.1|     20.8|     13.9|     19.5|     19.6|   18.0|     19.5|     19.6|  14.6
  30 to 34 ....|      12.3|     14.7|     10.8|      11.8|     14.2|     10.7|     15.6|     15.7|   12.5|     15.7|     15.7|  12.8
  35 to 39 ....|       9.6|     10.5|      8.9|       9.2|      9.8|      8.9|     11.8|     11.9|    8.9|     12.0|     12.0|  10.6
  40 to 49 ....|      14.4|     15.8|     13.4|      13.9|     14.9|     13.4|     17.4|     17.6|   10.7|     17.9|     17.9|  14.8
  50 to 64 ....|       6.5|      6.4|      6.5|       6.4|      6.3|      6.5|      6.6|      6.7|    3.0|      6.9|      7.0|   5.3
  65 and over .|       1.2|      0.5|      1.7|       1.4|      0.5|      1.7|      0.4|      0.4|    0.2|      0.5|      0.5|   0.4
  Age unknown .|       3.8|      5.7|      2.4|       2.7|      3.6|      2.4|      9.8|      9.7|   10.6|      9.7|      9.8|   6.8
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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. 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 (IPEDS), Spring 2002. (This table was prepared August 2003.)


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