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Table 185. Total undergraduate fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex of student, and control of institution: 1969 through 2004

[In thousands]
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               |      |     |     |     |       |        Males      |       Females     |    Males     |    Females
               |      |Full-|Part-|     |       |___________________|___________________|______________|______________
Year           | Total|time |time |Males|Females|Full-time|Part-time|Full-time|Part-time|Public|Private|Public|Private
_______________|______|_____|_____|_____|_______|_________|_________|_________|_________|______|_______|______|_______
1              |     2|    3|    4|    5|      6|        7|        8|        9|       10|    11|     12|    13|    14
_______________|______|_____|_____|_____|_______|_________|_________|_________|_________|______|_______|______|_______
Institutions   |      |     |     |     |       |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
   of higher   |      |     |     |     |       |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
   education   |      |     |     |     |       |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
               |      |     |     |     |       |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
1969 ..........| 6,884|4,991|1,893|4,008|  2,876|    2,952|    1,056|    2,039|      837| 2,997|  1,011| 2,162|   714
1970 ..........| 7,376|5,280|2,096|4,254|  3,122|    3,097|    1,157|    2,183|      939| 3,241|  1,013| 2,387|   735
1971 ..........| 7,743|5,512|2,231|4,418|  3,325|    3,201|    1,217|    2,311|    1,014| 3,427|    991| 2,580|   745
1972 ..........| 7,941|5,488|2,453|4,429|  3,512|    3,121|    1,308|    2,367|    1,145| 3,467|    962| 2,756|   756
1973 ..........| 8,261|5,580|2,681|4,538|  3,723|    3,135|    1,403|    2,445|    1,278| 3,579|    959| 2,943|   780
1974 ..........| 8,798|5,726|3,072|4,765|  4,033|    3,191|    1,574|    2,535|    1,498| 3,799|    966| 3,232|   801
               |      |     |     |     |       |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
1975 ..........| 9,679|6,169|3,510|5,257|  4,422|    3,459|    1,798|    2,710|    1,712| 4,245|  1,012| 3,581|   841
1976 ..........| 9,429|6,030|3,399|4,902|  4,527|    3,242|    1,660|    2,788|    1,739| 3,949|    953| 3,668|   859
1977 ..........| 9,717|6,094|3,623|4,897|  4,820|    3,188|    1,709|    2,906|    1,914| 3,937|    960| 3,906|   914
1978 ..........| 9,691|5,967|3,724|4,766|  4,925|    3,072|    1,694|    2,895|    2,030| 3,812|    954| 3,974|   951
1979 ..........| 9,998|6,080|3,919|4,821|  5,178|    3,087|    1,734|    2,993|    2,185| 3,865|    956| 4,181|   995
               |      |     |     |     |       |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
1980 ..........|10,475|6,362|4,113|5,000|  5,475|    3,227|    1,773|    3,135|    2,340| 4,014|    985| 4,427| 1,048
1981 ..........|10,755|6,449|4,306|5,109|  5,646|    3,261|    1,848|    3,188|    2,458| 4,090|  1,018| 4,558| 1,088
1982 ..........|10,825|6,484|4,341|5,170|  5,655|    3,299|    1,871|    3,184|    2,470| 4,140|  1,031| 4,573| 1,081
1983 ..........|10,846|6,514|4,332|5,158|  5,688|    3,304|    1,854|    3,210|    2,478| 4,117|  1,042| 4,580| 1,107
1984 ..........|10,618|6,348|4,270|5,007|  5,611|    3,195|    1,812|    3,153|    2,459| 3,990|  1,017| 4,504| 1,107
               |      |     |     |     |       |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
1985 ..........|10,597|6,320|4,277|4,962|  5,635|    3,156|    1,806|    3,163|    2,471| 3,953|  1,010| 4,525| 1,110
1986 ..........|10,798|6,352|4,446|5,018|  5,780|    3,146|    1,871|    3,206|    2,575| 4,002|  1,015| 4,658| 1,122
1987 ..........|11,046|6,463|4,584|5,068|  5,978|    3,164|    1,905|    3,299|    2,679| 4,076|    992| 4,842| 1,136
1988 ..........|11,317|6,642|4,674|5,138|  6,179|    3,206|    1,931|    3,436|    2,743| 4,113|  1,024| 4,990| 1,189
1989 ..........|11,743|6,841|4,902|5,311|  6,432|    3,279|    2,032|    3,562|    2,869| 4,272|  1,039| 5,216| 1,216
               |      |     |     |     |       |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
1990 ..........|11,959|6,976|4,983|5,380|  6,579|    3,337|    2,043|    3,639|    2,940| 4,353|  1,027| 5,357| 1,223
1991 ..........|12,439|7,221|5,218|5,571|  6,868|    3,436|    2,135|    3,786|    3,082| 4,531|  1,040| 5,617| 1,251
1992 ..........|12,538|7,244|5,293|5,583|  6,955|    3,425|    2,158|    3,820|    3,135| 4,537|  1,046| 5,679| 1,275
1993 ..........|12,324|7,179|5,144|5,484|  6,840|    3,382|    2,102|    3,797|    3,043| 4,447|  1,036| 5,565| 1,276
1994 ..........|12,263|7,169|5,094|5,422|  6,840|    3,342|    2,081|    3,827|    3,013| 4,394|  1,028| 5,551| 1,290
               |      |     |     |     |       |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
1995 ..........|12,232|7,145|5,086|5,401|  6,831|    3,297|    2,105|    3,849|    2,982| 4,380|  1,021| 5,524| 1,307
1996 ..........|12,259|7,211|5,049|5,411|  6,848|    3,304|    2,107|    3,907|    2,942| 4,368|  1,043| 5,537| 1,311
1997 ..........|12,298|7,306|4,992|5,405|  6,893|    3,330|    2,075|    3,976|    2,917| 4,385|  1,021| 5,574| 1,319
               |      |     |     |     |       |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
Degree-granting|      |     |     |     |       |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
   institutions|      |     |     |     |       |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
               |      |     |     |     |       |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
1996 ..........|12,327|7,299|5,028|5,421|  6,906|    3,339|    2,082|    3,960|    2,947| 4,383|  1,038| 5,553| 1,354
1997 ..........|12,451|7,419|5,032|5,469|  6,982|    3,380|    2,089|    4,039|    2,943| 4,408|  1,060| 5,599| 1,383
1998 ..........|12,437|7,539|4,898|5,446|  6,991|    3,428|    2,018|    4,111|    2,880| 4,361|  1,085| 5,589| 1,402
1999\1\ .......|12,681|7,735|4,946|5,559|  7,122|    3,516|    2,044|    4,219|    2,903| 4,431|  1,128| 5,679| 1,443
2000 ..........|13,155|7,923|5,232|5,778|  7,377|    3,588|    2,190|    4,335|    3,042| 4,622|  1,156| 5,917| 1,460
               |      |     |     |     |       |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
2001 ..........|13,716|8,328|5,388|6,004|  7,711|    3,769|    2,236|    4,559|    3,152| 4,804|  1,200| 6,182| 1,529
2002 ..........|14,257|8,734|5,523|6,192|  8,065|    3,934|    2,258|    4,800|    3,265| 4,960|  1,232| 6,473| 1,592
2003 ..........|14,474|9,035|5,439|6,224|  8,250|    4,044|    2,180|    4,991|    3,259| 4,956|  1,269| 6,566| 1,684
2004 ..........|14,781|9,284|5,496|6,340|  8,441|    4,141|    2,199|    5,144|    3,297| 5,009|  1,331| 6,641| 1,799
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\1\Data for 1999 were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.)
NOTE: Data include unclassified undergraduate students. 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. (See Guide to Sources for details.) Detail may not sum to totals because of 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, 1969 through 1985; and 1986 through 2004 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:86-99), and Spring 2001 through Spring 2005. (This table was prepared September 2005.)


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