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Table 174. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control and type of institution, and age and attendance status of student: 2003
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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 |16,900,471|10,407,553|6,492,918|12,857,059|6,649,441|6,207,618|4,043,412|3,758,112|285,300|3,340,718|3,296,882|43,836
                |__________|__________|_________|__________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|_________|_________|______
Under 18 .......|   489,432|   158,290|  331,142|   432,486|  104,808|  327,678|   56,946|   53,482|  3,464|   53,116|   51,548| 1,568
18 and 19 ......| 3,561,264| 2,224,700|1,336,564| 2,766,397|1,481,578|1,284,819|  794,867|  743,122| 51,745|  719,874|  709,368|10,506
20 and 21 ......| 3,381,988| 2,315,608|1,066,380| 2,581,093|1,563,933|1,017,160|  800,895|  751,675| 49,220|  717,918|  710,504| 7,414
22 to 24 .......| 2,804,788| 1,909,601|  895,187| 2,196,109|1,350,855|  845,254|  608,679|  558,746| 49,933|  512,978|  506,810| 6,168
25 to 29 .......| 2,268,599| 1,439,458|  829,141| 1,674,025|  894,567|  779,458|  594,574|  544,891| 49,683|  472,660|  466,688| 5,972
30 to 34 .......| 1,355,883|   783,691|  572,192|   994,124|  451,791|  542,333|  361,759|  331,900| 29,859|  268,508|  264,631| 3,877
35 to 39 .......|   911,932|   487,007|  424,925|   671,196|  264,711|  406,485|  240,736|  222,296| 18,440|  178,242|  175,505| 2,737
40 to 49 .......| 1,307,286|   672,967|  634,319|   975,487|  361,865|  613,622|  331,799|  311,102| 20,697|  249,212|  245,645| 3,567
50 to 64 .......|   558,904|   271,947|  286,957|   431,702|  151,003|  280,699|  127,202|  120,944|  6,258|  101,076|   99,777| 1,299
65 and over ....|    74,744|    15,746|   58,998|    68,662|   10,006|   58,656|    6,082|    5,740|    342|    5,226|    5,123|   103
Age unknown ....|   185,651|   128,538|   57,113|    65,778|   14,324|   51,454|  119,873|  114,214|  5,659|   61,908|   61,283|   625
                |          |          |         |          |         |         |         |         |       |         |         |
Full-time ......|10,311,814| 7,666,319|2,645,495| 7,265,049|4,864,068|2,400,981|3,046,765|2,802,251|244,514|2,473,406|2,441,235|32,171
  Under 18 .....|   142,588|    81,306|   61,282|   109,098|   50,411|    58687|   33,490|   30,895|  2,595|   30,301|    29468|   833
  18 and 19 ....| 3,050,417| 2,130,672|  919,745| 2,280,392|1,409,739|  870,653|  770,025|  720,933| 49,092|  701,057|  691,201| 9,856
  20 and 21 ....| 2,750,265| 2,155,416|  594,849| 1,987,517|1,437,163|  550,354|  762,748|  718,253| 44,495|  690,865|  684,565| 6,300
  22 to 24 .....| 1,843,205| 1,491,602|  351,603| 1,351,960|1,043,600|  308,360|  491,245|  448,002| 43,243|  413,846|  409,247| 4,599
  25 to 29 .....| 1,119,187|   847,553|  271,634|   734,186|  504,031|  230,155|  385,001|  343,522| 41,479|  290,625|  286,603| 4,022
  30 to 34 .....|   531,926|   372,431|  159,495|   329,772|  194,586|  135,186|  202,154|  177,845| 24,309|  129,676|  127,369| 2,307
  35 to 39 .....|   296,856|   196,818|  100,038|   175,762|   90,379|   85,383|  121,094|  106,439| 14,655|   73,190|   71,692| 1,498
  40 to 49 .....|   359,836|   235,035|  124,801|   207,806|   99,061|  108,745|  152,030|  135,974| 16,056|   88,114|   86,348| 1,766
  50 to 64 .....|   118,701|    77,588|   41,113|    67,047|   30,740|   36,307|   51,654|   46,848|  4,806|   31,349|   30,760|   589
  65 and over ..|     5,468|     2,972|    2,496|     3,196|      962|    2,234|    2,272|    2,010|    262|    1,640|    1,581|    59
  Age unknown ..|    93,365|    74,926|   18,439|    18,313|    3,396|   14,917|   75,052|   71,530|  3,522|   22,743|   22,401|   342
                |          |          |         |          |         |         |         |         |       |         |         |
Part-time ......| 6,588,657| 2,741,234|3,847,423| 5,592,010|1,785,373|3,806,637|  996,647|  955,861| 40,786|  867,312|  855,647|11,665
  Under 18 .....|   346,844|    76,984|  269,860|   323,388|   54,397|  268,991|   23,456|   22,587|    869|   22,815|   22,080|   735
  18 and 19 ....|   510,847|    94,028|  416,819|   486,005|   71,839|  414,166|   24,842|   22,189|  2,653|   18,817|   18,167|   650
  20 and 21 ....|   631,723|   160,192|  471,531|   593,576|  126,770|  466,806|   38,147|   33,422|  4,725|   27,053|   25,939| 1,114
  22 to 24 .....|   961,583|   417,999|  543,584|   844,149|  307,255|  536,894|  117,434|  110,744|  6,690|   99,132|   97,563| 1,569
  25 to 29 .....| 1,149,412|   591,905|  557,507|   939,839|  390,536|  549,303|  209,573|  201,369|  8,204|  182,035|  180,085| 1,950
  30 to 34 .....|   823,957|   411,260|  412,697|   664,352|  257,205|  407,147|  159,605|  154,055|  5,550|  138,832|  137,262| 1,570
  35 to 39 .....|   615,076|   290,189|  324,887|   495,434|  174,332|  321,102|  119,642|  115,857|  3,785|  105,052|  103,813| 1,239
  40 to 49 .....|   947,450|   437,932|  509,518|   767,681|  262,804|  504,877|  179,769|  175,128|  4,641|  161,098|  159,297| 1,801
  50 to 64 .....|   440,203|   194,359|  245,844|   364,655|  120,263|  244,392|   75,548|   74,096|  1,452|   69,727|   69,017|   710
  65 and over ..|    69,276|    12,774|   56,502|    65,466|    9,044|   56,422|    3,810|    3,730|     80|    3,586|    3,542|    44
  Age unknown ..|    92,286|    53,612|   38,674|    47,465|   10,928|   36,537|   44,821|   42,684|  2,137|   39,165|   38,882|   283
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                |                                                  Percentage distribution
                |_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
   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
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Under 18 .......|       2.9|       1.5|      5.1|       3.4|      1.6|      5.3|      1.4|      1.4|    1.2|      1.6|      1.6|   3.6
18 and 19 ......|      21.1|      21.4|     20.6|      21.5|     22.3|     20.7|     19.7|     19.8|   18.1|     21.5|     21.5|  24.0
20 and 21 ......|      20.0|      22.2|     16.4|      20.1|     23.5|     16.4|     19.8|     20.0|   17.3|     21.5|     21.6|  16.9
22 to 24 .......|      16.6|      18.3|     13.8|      17.1|     20.3|     13.6|     15.1|     14.9|   17.5|     15.4|     15.4|  14.1
25 to 29 .......|      13.4|      13.8|     12.8|      13.0|     13.5|     12.6|     14.7|     14.5|   17.4|     14.1|     14.2|  13.6
30 to 34 .......|       8.0|       7.5|      8.8|       7.7|      6.8|      8.7|      8.9|      8.8|   10.5|      8.0|      8.0|   8.8
35 to 39 .......|       5.4|       4.7|      6.5|       5.2|      4.0|      6.5|      6.0|      5.9|    6.5|      5.3|      5.3|   6.2
40 to 49 .......|       7.7|       6.5|      9.8|       7.6|      5.4|      9.9|      8.2|      8.3|    7.3|      7.5|      7.5|   8.1
50 to 64 .......|       3.3|       2.6|      4.4|       3.4|      2.3|      4.5|      3.1|      3.2|    2.2|      3.0|      3.0|   3.0
65 and over ....|       0.4|       0.2|      0.9|       0.5|      0.2|      0.9|      0.2|      0.2|    0.1|      0.2|      0.2|   0.2
Age unknown ....|       1.1|       1.2|      0.9|       0.5|      0.2|      0.8|      3.0|      3.0|    2.0|      1.9|      1.9|   1.4
                |          |          |         |          |         |         |         |         |       |         |         |
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|      2.3|       1.5|      1.0|      2.4|      1.1|      1.1|    1.1|      1.2|      1.2|   2.6
  18 and 19 ....|      29.6|      27.8|     34.8|      31.4|     29.0|     36.3|     25.3|     25.7|   20.1|     28.3|     28.3|  30.6
  20 and 21 ....|      26.7|      28.1|     22.5|      27.4|     29.5|     22.9|     25.0|     25.6|   18.2|     27.9|     28.0|  19.6
  22 to 24 .....|      17.9|      19.5|     13.3|      18.6|     21.5|     12.8|     16.1|     16.0|   17.7|     16.7|     16.8|  14.3
  25 to 29 .....|      10.9|      11.1|     10.3|      10.1|     10.4|      9.6|     12.6|     12.3|   17.0|     11.7|     11.7|  12.5
  30 to 34 .....|       5.2|       4.9|      6.0|       4.5|      4.0|      5.6|      6.6|      6.3|    9.9|      5.2|      5.2|   7.2
  35 to 39 .....|       2.9|       2.6|      3.8|       2.4|      1.9|      3.6|      4.0|      3.8|    6.0|      3.0|      2.9|   4.7
  40 to 49 .....|       3.5|       3.1|      4.7|       2.9|      2.0|      4.5|      5.0|      4.9|    6.6|      3.6|      3.5|   5.5
  50 to 64 .....|       1.2|       1.0|      1.6|       0.9|      0.6|      1.5|      1.7|      1.7|    2.0|      1.3|      1.3|   1.8
  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 ..|       0.9|       1.0|      0.7|       0.3|      0.1|      0.6|      2.5|      2.6|    1.4|      0.9|      0.9|   1.1
                |          |          |         |          |         |         |         |         |       |         |         |
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 .....|       5.3|       2.8|      7.0|       5.8|      3.0|      7.1|      2.4|      2.4|    2.1|      2.6|      2.6|   6.3
  18 and 19 ....|       7.8|       3.4|     10.8|       8.7|      4.0|     10.9|      2.5|      2.3|    6.5|      2.2|      2.1|   5.6
  20 and 21 ....|       9.6|       5.8|     12.3|      10.6|      7.1|     12.3|      3.8|      3.5|   11.6|      3.1|      3.0|   9.5
  22 to 24 .....|      14.6|      15.2|     14.1|      15.1|     17.2|     14.1|     11.8|     11.6|   16.4|     11.4|     11.4|  13.5
  25 to 29 .....|      17.4|      21.6|     14.5|      16.8|     21.9|     14.4|     21.0|     21.1|   20.1|     21.0|     21.0|  16.7
  30 to 34 .....|      12.5|      15.0|     10.7|      11.9|     14.4|     10.7|     16.0|     16.1|   13.6|     16.0|     16.0|  13.5
  35 to 39 .....|       9.3|      10.6|      8.4|       8.9|      9.8|      8.4|     12.0|     12.1|    9.3|     12.1|     12.1|  10.6
  40 to 49 .....|      14.4|      16.0|     13.2|      13.7|     14.7|     13.3|     18.0|     18.3|   11.4|     18.6|     18.6|  15.4
  50 to 64 .....|       6.7|       7.1|      6.4|       6.5|      6.7|      6.4|      7.6|      7.8|    3.6|      8.0|      8.1|   6.1
  65 and over ..|       1.1|       0.5|      1.5|       1.2|      0.5|      1.5|      0.4|      0.4|    0.2|      0.4|      0.4|   0.4
  Age unknown ..|       1.4|       2.0|      1.0|       0.8|      0.6|      1.0|      4.5|      4.5|    5.2|      4.5|      4.5|   2.4
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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 because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2003 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2004. (This table was prepared June 2005.)


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