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Table 177. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex of student, and type and control of institution: Selected years, 1970 through 2004
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Attendance status   |                     Institutions of higher education           |                      Degree-granting institutions
and sex of student, |________________________________________________________________|_________________________________________________________________
type and control    |         |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |
of institution      |     1970|      1975|   1980\1\|      1985|      1990|      1995|   1999\2\|      2000|      2001|      2002|      2003|      2004
____________________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
1                   |        2|         3|         4|         5|         6|         7|         8|         9|        10|        11|        12|        13
____________________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
     Total .........|8,580,887|11,184,859|12,096,895|12,247,055|13,818,637|14,261,781|14,791,224|15,312,289|15,927,987|16,611,711|16,900,471|17,272,044
                    |_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
Full-time ..........|5,816,290| 6,841,334| 7,097,958| 7,075,221| 7,820,985| 8,128,802| 8,786,494| 9,009,600| 9,447,502| 9,946,359|10,311,814|10,610,177
  Males ............|3,504,095| 3,926,753| 3,689,244| 3,607,720| 3,807,752| 3,807,392| 4,025,721| 4,111,093| 4,299,890| 4,501,098| 4,631,735| 4,739,355
  Females ..........|2,312,195| 2,914,581| 3,408,714| 3,467,501| 4,013,233| 4,321,410| 4,760,773| 4,898,507| 5,147,612| 5,445,261| 5,680,079| 5,870,822
Part-time ..........|2,764,597| 4,343,525| 4,998,937| 5,171,834| 5,997,652| 6,132,979| 6,004,730| 6,302,689| 6,480,485| 6,665,352| 6,588,657| 6,661,867
  Males ............|1,539,547| 2,222,244| 2,185,130| 2,210,730| 2,476,157| 2,535,147| 2,464,925| 2,610,676| 2,660,925| 2,701,018| 2,623,816| 2,647,907
  Females ..........|1,225,050| 2,121,281| 2,813,807| 2,961,104| 3,521,495| 3,597,832| 3,539,805| 3,692,013| 3,819,560| 3,964,334| 3,964,841| 4,013,960
                    |=========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========
   4-year ..........|6,261,502| 7,214,740| 7,570,608| 7,715,978| 8,578,554| 8,769,252| 9,198,525| 9,363,858| 9,677,408|10,082,332|10,407,553|10,726,181
                    |_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
Full-time ..........|4,587,379| 5,080,256| 5,344,163| 5,384,614| 5,937,023| 6,151,755| 6,642,033| 6,792,551| 7,073,011| 7,390,323| 7,666,319| 7,926,639
  Males ............|2,732,796| 2,891,192| 2,809,528| 2,781,412| 2,926,360| 2,929,177| 3,056,957| 3,115,252| 3,233,608| 3,365,427| 3,471,317| 3,572,783
  Females ..........|1,854,583| 2,189,064| 2,534,635| 2,603,202| 3,010,663| 3,222,578| 3,585,076| 3,677,299| 3,839,403| 4,024,896| 4,195,002| 4,353,856
Part-time ..........|1,674,123| 2,134,484| 2,226,445| 2,331,364| 2,641,531| 2,617,497| 2,556,492| 2,571,307| 2,604,397| 2,692,009| 2,741,234| 2,799,542
  Males ............|  936,189| 1,092,461| 1,017,813| 1,034,804| 1,124,780| 1,084,753| 1,046,340| 1,047,917| 1,052,007| 1,083,223| 1,094,828| 1,116,883
  Females ..........|  737,934| 1,042,023| 1,208,632| 1,296,560| 1,516,751| 1,532,744| 1,510,152| 1,523,390| 1,552,390| 1,608,786| 1,646,406| 1,682,659
                    |=========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========
Public 4-year ......|4,232,722| 4,998,142| 5,128,612| 5,209,540| 5,848,242| 5,814,545| 5,969,950| 6,055,398| 6,236,455| 6,481,613| 6,649,441| 6,736,536
  Full-time ........|3,086,491| 3,469,821| 3,592,193| 3,623,341| 4,033,654| 4,084,711| 4,292,863| 4,371,218| 4,532,209| 4,724,056| 4,864,068| 4,943,811
    Males ..........|1,813,584| 1,947,823| 1,873,397| 1,863,689| 1,982,369| 1,951,140| 1,983,766| 2,008,618| 2,082,146| 2,166,759| 2,224,942| 2,259,946
    Females ........|1,272,907| 1,521,998| 1,718,796| 1,759,652| 2,051,285| 2,133,571| 2,309,097| 2,362,600| 2,450,063| 2,557,297| 2,639,126| 2,683,865
  Part-time ........|1,146,231| 1,528,321| 1,536,419| 1,586,199| 1,814,588| 1,729,834| 1,677,087| 1,684,180| 1,704,246| 1,757,557| 1,785,373| 1,792,725
    Males ..........|  609,422|   760,469|   685,051|   693,115|   764,248|   720,402|   685,863|   683,100|   687,436|   706,041|   712,799|   716,569
    Females ........|  536,809|   767,852|   851,368|   893,084| 1,050,340| 1,009,432|   991,224| 1,001,080| 1,016,810| 1,051,516| 1,072,574| 1,076,156
                    |         |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |
Private 4-year .....|2,028,780| 2,216,598| 2,441,996| 2,506,438| 2,730,312| 2,954,707| 3,228,575| 3,308,460| 3,440,953| 3,600,719| 3,758,112| 3,989,645
  Full-time ........|1,500,888| 1,610,435| 1,751,970| 1,761,273| 1,903,369| 2,067,044| 2,349,170| 2,421,333| 2,540,802| 2,666,267| 2,802,251| 2,982,828
    Males ..........|  919,212|   943,369|   936,131|   917,723|   943,991|   978,037| 1,073,191| 1,106,634| 1,151,462| 1,198,668| 1,246,375| 1,312,837
    Females ........|  581,676|   667,066|   815,839|   843,550|   959,378| 1,089,007| 1,275,979| 1,314,699| 1,389,340| 1,467,599| 1,555,876| 1,669,991
  Part-time ........|  527,892|   606,163|   690,026|   745,165|   826,943|   887,663|   879,405|   887,127|   900,151|   934,452|   955,861| 1,006,817
    Males ..........|  326,767|   331,992|   332,762|   341,689|   360,532|   364,351|   360,477|   364,817|   364,571|   377,182|   382,029|   400,314
    Females ........|  201,125|   274,171|   357,264|   403,476|   466,411|   523,312|   518,928|   522,310|   535,580|   557,270|   573,832|   606,503
                    |         |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |
  Not-for-profit    |         |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |
     4-year ........|     --- |      --- | 2,413,693| 2,463,000| 2,671,069| 2,853,890| 2,989,285| 3,050,575| 3,119,781| 3,218,389| 3,296,882| 3,369,435
    Full-time ......|     --- |      --- | 1,733,014| 1,727,707| 1,859,124| 1,989,457| 2,160,126| 2,226,028| 2,285,510| 2,364,851| 2,441,235| 2,494,090
      Males ........|     --- |      --- |   921,253|   894,080|   915,100|   931,956|   972,280|   996,113| 1,015,634| 1,045,439| 1,073,715| 1,092,100
      Females ......|     --- |      --- |   811,761|   833,627|   944,024| 1,057,501| 1,187,846| 1,229,915| 1,269,876| 1,319,412| 1,367,520| 1,401,990
    Part-time ......|     --- |      --- |   680,679|   735,293|   811,945|   864,433|   829,159|   824,547|   834,271|   853,538|   855,647|   875,345
      Males ........|     --- |      --- |   327,986|   336,168|   352,106|   351,874|   335,443|   332,814|   331,645|   337,765|   335,891|   341,391
      Females ......|     --- |      --- |   352,693|   399,125|   459,839|   512,559|   493,716|   491,733|   502,626|   515,773|   519,756|   533,954
                    |=========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========
   2-year ..........|2,319,385| 3,970,119| 4,526,287| 4,531,077| 5,240,083| 5,492,529| 5,592,699| 5,948,431| 6,250,579| 6,529,379| 6,492,918| 6,545,863
                    |_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
Full-time ..........|1,228,911| 1,761,078| 1,753,795| 1,690,607| 1,883,962| 1,977,047| 2,144,461| 2,217,049| 2,374,491| 2,556,036| 2,645,495| 2,683,538
  Males ............|  771,299| 1,035,561|   879,716|   826,308|   881,392|   878,215|   968,764|   995,841| 1,066,282| 1,135,671| 1,160,418| 1,166,572
  Females ..........|  457,612|   725,517|   874,079|   864,299| 1,002,570| 1,098,832| 1,175,697| 1,221,208| 1,308,209| 1,420,365| 1,485,077| 1,516,966
Part-time ..........|1,090,474| 2,209,041| 2,772,492| 2,840,470| 3,356,121| 3,515,482| 3,448,238| 3,731,382| 3,876,088| 3,973,343| 3,847,423| 3,862,325
  Males ............|  603,358| 1,129,783| 1,167,317| 1,175,926| 1,351,377| 1,450,394| 1,418,585| 1,562,759| 1,608,918| 1,617,795| 1,528,988| 1,531,024
  Females ..........|  487,116| 1,079,258| 1,605,175| 1,664,544| 2,004,744| 2,065,088| 2,029,653| 2,168,623| 2,267,170| 2,355,548| 2,318,435| 2,331,301
                    |=========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========
Public 2-year ......|2,195,412| 3,836,366| 4,328,782| 4,269,733| 4,996,475| 5,277,829| 5,339,449| 5,697,388| 5,996,701| 6,270,380| 6,207,618| 6,243,576
  Full-time ........|1,129,165| 1,662,621| 1,595,493| 1,496,905| 1,716,843| 1,840,590| 1,931,251| 2,000,008| 2,155,496| 2,333,312| 2,400,981| 2,425,621
    Males ..........|  720,440|   988,701|   811,871|   742,673|   810,664|   818,605|   867,867|   891,282|   961,588| 1,034,547| 1,057,761| 1,065,127
    Females ........|  408,725|   673,920|   783,622|   754,232|   906,179| 1,021,985| 1,063,384| 1,108,726| 1,193,908| 1,298,765| 1,343,220| 1,360,494
  Part-time ........|1,066,247| 2,173,745| 2,733,289| 2,772,828| 3,279,632| 3,437,239| 3,408,198| 3,697,380| 3,841,205| 3,937,068| 3,806,637| 3,817,955
    Males ..........|  589,439| 1,107,680| 1,152,268| 1,138,011| 1,317,730| 1,417,488| 1,403,685| 1,549,407| 1,596,441| 1,604,673| 1,516,066| 1,517,834
    Females ........|  476,808| 1,066,065| 1,581,021| 1,634,817| 1,961,902| 2,019,751| 2,004,513| 2,147,973| 2,244,764| 2,332,395| 2,290,571| 2,300,121
                    |         |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |
Private 2-year .....|  123,973|   133,753|   197,505|   261,344|   243,608|   214,700|   253,250|   251,043|   253,878|   258,999|   285,300|   302,287
  Full-time ........|   99,746|    98,457|   158,302|   193,702|   167,119|   136,457|   213,210|   217,041|   218,995|   222,724|   244,514|   257,917
    Males ..........|   50,859|    46,860|    67,845|    83,635|    70,728|    59,610|   100,897|   104,559|   104,694|   101,124|   102,657|   101,445
    Females ........|   48,887|    51,597|    90,457|   110,067|    96,391|    76,847|   112,313|   112,482|   114,301|   121,600|   141,857|   156,472
  Part-time ........|   24,227|    35,296|    39,203|    67,642|    76,489|    78,243|    40,040|    34,002|    34,883|    36,275|    40,786|    44,370
    Males ..........|   13,919|    22,103|    15,049|    37,915|    33,647|    32,906|    14,900|    13,352|    12,477|    13,122|    12,922|    13,190
    Females ........|   10,308|    13,193|    24,154|    29,727|    42,842|    45,337|    25,140|    20,650|    22,406|    23,153|    27,864|    31,180
                    |         |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |
  Not-for-profit    |         |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |
     2-year ........|     --- |      --- |   114,094|   108,791|    89,158|    75,154|    62,341|    58,844|    47,549|    47,087|    43,836|    42,250
    Full-time ......|     --- |      --- |    83,009|    76,547|    62,003|    54,033|    47,275|    46,670|    36,750|    35,511|    32,171|    28,903
      Males ........|     --- |      --- |    34,968|    30,878|    25,946|    23,265|    21,536|    21,950|    17,965|    16,677|    14,371|    12,347
      Females ......|     --- |      --- |    48,041|    45,669|    36,057|    30,768|    25,739|    24,720|    18,785|    18,834|    17,800|    16,556
    Part-time ......|     --- |      --- |    31,085|    32,244|    27,155|    21,121|    15,066|    12,174|    10,799|    11,576|    11,665|    13,347
      Males ........|     --- |      --- |    11,445|    10,786|     7,970|     6,080|     4,818|     4,499|     3,540|     3,547|     3,236|     3,385
      Females ......|     --- |      --- |    19,640|    21,458|    19,185|    15,041|    10,248|     7,675|     7,259|     8,029|     8,429|     9,962
____________________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
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\1\Large increase in private 2-year institutions in 1980 is due to the addition of schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology.
\2\Data were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.)
NOTE: Institutions of higher education 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. The new degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, except that it includes some additional institutions, primarily 2-year colleges, and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not award associate's or higher degrees.
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 1985; and 1990 through 2004 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:90-99), and Spring 2001 through Spring 2005. (This table was prepared August 2005.)


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