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Table 186. Total graduate 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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               |     |     |     |    |      |        Male       |       Female      |     Male     |    Female
               |     |Full-|Part-|    |      |___________________|___________________|______________|______________
Year           |Total|time |time |Male|Female|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 ..........|  955|  363|  593| 590|   366|      252|      338|      111|      255|   393|    197|   273|    93
1970 ..........|1,031|  379|  651| 630|   400|      264|      366|      115|      285|   423|    207|   301|    99
1971 ..........|1,012|  388|  621| 615|   394|      269|      346|      119|      275|   415|    200|   296|   100
1972 ..........|1,066|  394|  671| 626|   439|      268|      358|      126|      313|   427|    199|   330|   109
1973 ..........|1,123|  410|  715| 648|   477|      273|      375|      137|      340|   442|    206|   358|   119
1974 ..........|1,190|  427|  762| 663|   526|      276|      387|      151|      375|   454|    209|   398|   128
               |     |     |     |    |      |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
1975 ..........|1,263|  453|  810| 700|   563|      290|      410|      163|      400|   481|    219|   425|   138
1976 ..........|1,333|  463|  870| 714|   619|      287|      427|      176|      443|   477|    237|   454|   165
1977 ..........|1,319|  473|  845| 700|   617|      289|      411|      184|      434|   458|    243|   443|   174
1978 ..........|1,312|  468|  844| 682|   630|      280|      402|      188|      442|   441|    241|   453|   177
1979 ..........|1,309|  476|  833| 669|   640|      280|      389|      196|      444|   427|    242|   457|   182
               |     |     |     |    |      |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
1980 ..........|1,343|  485|  860| 675|   670|      281|      394|      204|      466|   426|    247|   474|   195
1981 ..........|1,343|  484|  859| 674|   669|      277|      397|      207|      462|   419|    255|   468|   201
1982 ..........|1,322|  485|  838| 670|   653|      280|      390|      205|      447|   417|    253|   453|   200
1983 ..........|1,340|  497|  843| 677|   663|      286|      391|      211|      452|   418|    259|   454|   209
1984 ..........|1,345|  501|  844| 672|   673|      286|      386|      215|      459|   411|    261|   459|   215
               |     |     |     |    |      |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
1985 ..........|1,376|  509|  867| 677|   700|      289|      388|      220|      479|   414|    263|   477|   223
1986 ..........|1,435|  522|  913| 693|   742|      294|      399|      228|      514|   433|    260|   508|   234
1987 ..........|1,452|  527|  925| 693|   759|      294|      400|      233|      525|   429|    264|   516|   243
1988 ..........|1,472|  553|  919| 697|   774|      304|      393|      249|      526|   429|    268|   520|   254
1989 ..........|1,522|  572|  949| 710|   811|      309|      401|      263|      548|   437|    273|   541|   271
               |     |     |     |    |      |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
1990 ..........|1,586|  599|  987| 737|   849|      321|      416|      278|      571|   456|    281|   567|   282
1991 ..........|1,639|  642|  997| 761|   878|      341|      419|      300|      578|   471|    290|   580|   299
1992 ..........|1,669|  666|1,003| 772|   896|      351|      421|      314|      582|   474|    298|   584|   313
1993 ..........|1,688|  688|1,000| 771|   917|      355|      416|      334|      584|   473|    298|   590|   327
1994 ..........|1,721|  706|1,016| 776|   946|      359|      417|      347|      598|   472|    304|   603|   343
               |     |     |     |    |      |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
1995 ..........|1,732|  717|1,015| 768|   965|      356|      412|      361|      604|   464|    304|   610|   355
1996 ..........|1,743|  736|1,007| 760|   983|      358|      403|      378|      604|   456|    305|   613|   370
1997 ..........|1,751|  750|1,000| 756|   994|      359|      398|      392|      603|   452|    304|   618|   377
               |     |     |     |    |      |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
Degree-granting|     |     |     |    |      |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
   institutions|     |     |     |    |      |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
               |     |     |     |    |      |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
1996 ..........|1,742|  737|1,005| 759|   983|      358|      401|      379|      604|   456|    303|   613|   370
1997 ..........|1,753|  752|1,001| 758|   996|      360|      398|      393|      603|   452|    306|   618|   377
1998 ..........|1,768|  754|1,014| 754| 1,013|      355|      399|      398|      615|   444|    310|   623|   390
1999\1\ .......|1,807|  781|1,026| 766| 1,041|      363|      403|      418|      623|   446|    320|   630|   411
2000 ..........|1,850|  813|1,037| 780| 1,071|      377|      402|      436|      635|   447|    332|   642|   428
               |     |     |     |    |      |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
2001 ..........|1,904|  843|1,061| 796| 1,108|      388|      408|      455|      653|   460|    336|   659|   449
2002 ..........|2,036|  926|1,109| 847| 1,189|      421|      425|      505|      684|   487|    360|   700|   489
2003 ..........|2,098|  981|1,117| 865| 1,233|      439|      426|      542|      691|   491|    374|   710|   523
2004 ..........|2,157|1,024|1,133| 879| 1,278|      448|      431|      576|      702|   486|    393|   708|   570
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\1\Data for 1999 were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.)
NOTE: Data include unclassified graduate 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. 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 Intergrated 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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