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Table 187. Total first-professional fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex of student, and control of institution: 1969 through 2004
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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
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1              |      2|      3|     4|      5|      6|        7|        8|        9|       10|    11|     12|    13|     14
_______________|_______|_______|______|_______|_______|_________|_________|_________|_________|______|_______|______|_______
Institutions   |       |       |      |       |       |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
   of higher   |       |       |      |       |       |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
   education   |       |       |      |       |       |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
               |       |       |      |       |       |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
1969 ......... |164,737|143,081|21,656|148,926| 15,811|  131,368|   17,558|   11,713|    4,098|64,241| 84,685| 8,354|  7,457
1970 ......... |173,411|157,384|16,027|158,649| 14,762|  144,270|   14,379|   13,114|    1,648|68,956| 89,693| 6,501|  8,261
1971 ......... |192,668|176,224|16,444|174,058| 18,610|  159,386|   14,672|   16,838|    1,772|98,233| 75,825| 9,430|  9,180
1972 ......... |206,659|190,039|16,620|183,443| 23,216|  168,990|   14,453|   21,049|    2,167|79,723|103,720|10,842| 12,374
1973 ......... |218,990|201,663|17,327|186,297| 32,693|  171,731|   14,566|   29,932|    2,761|81,811|104,486|16,138| 16,555
1974 ......... |235,452|216,329|19,123|194,079| 41,373|  178,926|   15,153|   37,403|    3,970|84,271|109,808|20,085| 21,288
               |       |       |      |       |       |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
1975 ......... |242,267|219,886|22,381|192,100| 50,167|  177,117|   14,983|   42,769|    7,398|79,240|112,860|23,557| 26,610
1976 ......... |244,292|220,124|24,168|189,810| 54,482|  171,967|   17,843|   48,157|    6,325|77,873|111,937|23,468| 31,014
1977 ......... |251,357|226,318|25,039|191,451| 59,906|  173,165|   18,286|   53,153|    6,753|78,189|113,262|24,901| 35,005
1978 ......... |256,904|232,540|24,364|192,221| 64,683|  174,906|   17,315|   57,634|    7,049|77,748|114,473|26,839| 37,844
1979 ......... |263,404|238,949|24,455|193,363| 70,041|  176,394|   16,969|   62,555|    7,486|77,122|116,241|29,026| 41,015
               |       |       |      |       |       |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
1980 ......... |277,767|251,359|26,408|199,344| 78,423|  181,448|   17,896|   69,911|    8,512|81,022|118,322|33,415| 45,008
1981 ......... |274,595|248,328|26,267|192,936| 81,659|  175,414|   17,522|   72,914|    8,745|77,562|115,374|34,177| 47,482
1982 ......... |278,425|252,108|26,317|191,200| 87,225|  173,941|   17,259|   78,167|    9,058|76,273|114,927|37,183| 50,042
1983 ......... |278,529|249,636|28,893|188,096| 90,433|  169,071|   19,025|   80,565|    9,868|74,938|113,158|38,484| 51,949
1984 ......... |278,598|249,708|28,890|184,949| 93,649|  166,286|   18,663|   83,422|   10,227|73,722|111,227|40,186| 53,463
               |       |       |      |       |       |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
1985 ......... |274,200|246,619|27,581|179,792| 94,408|  162,368|   17,424|   84,251|   10,157|71,373|108,419|40,435| 53,973
1986 ......... |270,401|245,647|24,754|173,851| 96,550|  158,557|   15,294|   87,090|    9,460|70,326|103,525|41,699| 54,851
1987 ......... |268,332|241,807|26,525|170,129| 98,203|  153,668|   16,461|   88,139|   10,064|68,089|102,040|41,947| 56,256
1988 ......... |267,109|241,228|25,881|166,912|100,197|  151,045|   15,867|   90,183|   10,014|66,196|100,716|42,743| 57,454
1989 ......... |274,451|247,812|26,639|168,773|105,678|  152,511|   16,262|   95,301|   10,377|67,548|101,225|45,090| 60,588
               |       |       |      |       |       |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
1990 ......... |273,366|245,854|27,512|166,798|106,568|  149,805|   16,993|   96,049|   10,519|66,071|100,727|45,674| 60,894
1991 ......... |280,531|252,012|28,519|169,875|110,656|  152,356|   17,519|   99,656|   11,000|64,821|105,054|46,661| 63,995
1992 ......... |280,922|252,138|28,784|168,620|112,302|  151,025|   17,595|  101,113|   11,189|63,511|105,109|47,178| 65,124
1993 ......... |292,431|259,764|32,667|172,788|119,643|  153,873|   18,915|  105,891|   13,752|63,973|108,815|49,681| 69,962
1994 ......... |294,713|263,311|31,402|173,956|120,757|  155,018|   18,938|  108,293|   12,464|63,844|110,112|50,153| 70,604
               |       |       |      |       |       |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
1995 ......... |297,592|266,414|31,178|173,897|123,695|  155,056|   18,841|  111,358|   12,337|63,594|110,303|51,478| 72,217
1996 ......... |297,739|266,812|30,927|172,462|125,277|  153,983|   18,479|  112,829|   12,448|63,608|108,854|52,777| 72,500
1997 ......... |296,532|265,982|30,550|168,432|128,100|  150,520|   17,912|  115,462|   12,638|63,586|104,846|54,491| 73,609
               |       |       |      |       |       |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
Degree-granting|       |       |      |       |       |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
   institutions|       |       |      |       |       |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
               |       |       |      |       |       |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
1996 ......... |298,312|267,209|31,103|172,742|125,570|  154,107|   18,635|  113,102|   12,468|63,742|109,000|52,923| 72,647
1997 ......... |298,258|267,218|31,040|169,627|128,631|  151,325|   18,302|  115,893|   12,738|63,667|105,960|54,582| 74,049
1998 ......... |302,473|271,049|31,424|168,846|133,627|  150,361|   18,485|  120,688|   12,939|63,800|105,046|56,898| 76,729
1999\1\ ...... |303,190|270,581|32,609|165,134|138,056|  146,613|   18,521|  123,968|   14,088|63,762|101,372|59,123| 78,933
2000 ......... |306,625|273,571|33,054|163,885|142,740|  145,397|   18,488|  128,174|   14,566|63,137|100,748|60,977| 81,763
               |       |       |      |       |       |         |         |         |         |      |       |      |
2001 ......... |308,647|276,792|31,855|160,666|147,981|  143,536|   17,130|  133,256|   14,725|63,566| 97,100|64,240| 83,741
2002 ......... |318,982|285,916|33,066|162,881|156,101|  145,482|   17,399|  140,434|   15,667|64,665| 98,216|67,629| 88,472
2003 ......... |329,076|296,364|32,712|166,227|162,849|  148,874|   17,353|  147,490|   15,359|64,497|101,730|69,864| 92,985
2004 ......... |334,529|301,543|32,986|168,438|166,091|  150,860|   17,578|  150,683|   15,408|64,636|103,802|71,120| 94,971
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\1\Data for 1999 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. (See Guide to Sources for details.)
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 1996 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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