Total fall enrollment in institutions of higher education, by attendance status, sex, and age: Fall 1970 to fall 2000

Table 169.

Total fall enrollment in institutions of higher education, by attendance status, sex, and age: Fall 1970 to fall 2000 [In thousands]

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                         |        1970        |         1975        |         1980        |         1985        |         1987        |         1990        |        1993         |  2000 (projected)
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       Sex and age       |Total |Full- |Part- | Total |Full- |Part- | Total |Full- |Part- | Total |Full- |Part- | Total |Full- |Part- | Total |Full- |Part- | Total |Full- |Part- | Total |Full- |Part-
                         |      | time | time |       | time | time |       | time | time |       | time | time |       | time | time |       | time | time |       | time | time |       | time | time
_________________________|______|______|______|_______|______|______|_______|______|______|_______|______|______|_______|______|______|_______|______|______|_______|______|______|_______|______|______
            1            |  2   |  3   |  4   |   5   |  6   |  7   |   8   |  9   |  10  |  11   |  12  |  13  |  14   |  15  |  16  |  17   |  18  |  19  |  20   |  21  |  22  |  23   |  24  |  25
_________________________|______|______|______|_______|______|______|_______|______|______|_______|______|______|_______|______|______|_______|______|______|_______|______|______|_______|______|______
Men and women, total ....|8,581 |5,815 |2,766 |11,185 |6,841 |4,344 |12,097 |7,098 |4,999 |12,247 |7,075 |5,172 |12,767 |7,231 |5,536 |13,819 |7,821 |5,998 |14,306 |8,128 |6,178 |15,522 |8,624 |6,898
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  14 to 17 years old.....|  259 |  242 |   17 |   278 |  242 |   36 |   247 |  216 |   31 |   235 |  203 |   32 |   237 |  142 |   95 |   167 |  141 |   26 |   175 |  159 |   16 |   246 |  227 |   19
  18 and 19 years old ...|2,600 |2,406 |  194 | 2,786 |2,510 |  276 | 2,901 |2,580 |  320 | 2,600 |2,322 |  278 | 2,847 |2,488 |  359 | 2,800 |2,479 |  321 | 2,640 |2,330 |  310 | 3,123 |2,726 |  396
  20 and 21 years old ...|1,880 |1,647 |  233 | 2,243 |1,854 |  390 | 2,423 |2,060 |  364 | 2,383 |1,975 |  408 | 2,504 |2,024 |  480 | 2,619 |2,121 |  498 | 2,708 |2,219 |  488 | 2,849 |2,304 |  545
  22 to 24 years old ....|1,457 |  881 |  576 | 1,754 |1,008 |  746 | 1,989 |1,174 |  815 | 1,933 |1,227 |  705 | 1,989 |1,223 |  766 | 2,166 |1,387 |  779 | 2,524 |1,639 |  885 | 2,526 |1,597 |  929
  25 to 29 years old ....|1,074 |  407 |  668 | 1,774 |  692 |1,082 | 1,871 |  610 |1,261 | 1,953 |  695 |1,258 | 1,930 |  693 |1,237 | 2,063 |  802 |1,261 | 2,008 |  755 |1,253 | 1,979 |  688 |1,291
  30 to 34 years old ....|  487 |  100 |  388 |   967 |  279 |  687 | 1,243 |  264 |  979 | 1,261 |  310 |  951 | 1,266 |  293 |  972 | 1,360 |  403 |  957 | 1,472 |  413 |1,059 | 1,445 |  373 |1,072
  35 years old and over .|  823 |  134 |  689 | 1,383 |  256 |1,127 | 1,422 |  193 |1,229 | 1,885 |  345 |1,540 | 1,993 |  367 |1,626 | 2,644 |  487 |2,157 | 2,779 |  613 |2,167 | 3,356 |  708 |2,648
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Men, total ..............|5,044 |3,505 |1,540 | 6,149 |3,926 |2,222 | 5,874 |3,689 |2,185 | 5,818 |3,608 |2,211 | 5,932 |3,611 |2,321 | 6,284 |3,808 |2,476 | 6,428 |3,891 |2,537 | 6,948 |4,150 |2,798
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  14 to 17 years old.....|  130 |  124 |    5 |   126 |  109 |   17 |    99 |   84 |   15 |   121 |  102 |   19 |   114 |   69 |   46 |    82 |   70 |   12 |    83 |   72 |   10 |   126 |  114 |   12
  18 and 19 years old ...|1,349 |1,265 |   84 | 1,397 |1,269 |  128 | 1,375 |1,229 |  146 | 1,230 |1,108 |  122 | 1,363 |1,190 |  173 | 1,351 |1,198 |  153 | 1,224 |1,086 |  138 | 1,467 |1,287 |  180
  20 and 21 years old ...|1,095 |  990 |  105 | 1,245 |1,053 |  192 | 1,259 |1,104 |  154 | 1,216 |1,027 |  189 | 1,258 |1,029 |  229 | 1,304 |1,055 |  250 | 1,294 |1,084 |  209 | 1,347 |1,118 |  229
  22 to 24 years old ....|  964 |  650 |  314 | 1,047 |  686 |  362 | 1,064 |  687 |  377 | 1,048 |  730 |  318 | 1,003 |  669 |  334 | 1,107 |  757 |  350 | 1,260 |  868 |  392 | 1,283 |  883 |  400
  25 to 29 years old ....|  783 |  327 |  456 | 1,122 |  474 |  649 |   993 |  379 |  615 |   991 |  395 |  596 |   964 |  371 |  593 |   976 |  413 |  563 |   950 |  386 |  564 |   945 |  342 |  603
  30 to 34 years old ....|  308 |   72 |  236 |   557 |  184 |  373 |   576 |  129 |  447 |   574 |  149 |  424 |   541 |  146 |  395 |   564 |  162 |  402 |   661 |  177 |  484 |   664 |  159 |  505
  35 years old and over .|  415 |   75 |  340 |   654 |  152 |  502 |   507 |   77 |  430 |   639 |   97 |  542 |   690 |  138 |  552 |   901 |  154 |  747 |   955 |  216 |  739 | 1,118 |  247 |  870
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Women, total ............|3,537 |2,311 |1,225 | 5,036 |2,915 |2,120 | 6,223 |3,409 |2,814 | 6,429 |3,468 |2,961 | 6,835 |3,620 |3,214 | 7,535 |4,013 |3,521 | 7,878 |4,237 |3,641 | 8,574 |4,474 |4,100
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  14 to 17 years old.....|  129 |  117 |   12 |   152 |  133 |   19 |   148 |  132 |   17 |   113 |  101 |   12 |   123 |   73 |   50 |    85 |   71 |   13 |    93 |   87 |    6 |   119 |  113 |    7
  18 and 19 years old ...|1,250 |1,140 |  110 | 1,389 |1,241 |  147 | 1,526 |1,352 |  174 | 1,370 |1,214 |  156 | 1,484 |1,298 |  186 | 1,450 |1,281 |  168 | 1,416 |1,244 |  172 | 1,656 |1,439 |  217
  20 and 21 years old ...|  786 |  657 |  128 |   998 |  800 |  198 | 1,165 |  955 |  209 | 1,166 |  948 |  218 | 1,246 |  995 |  251 | 1,315 |1,067 |  248 | 1,414 |1,135 |  279 | 1,502 |1,186 |  316
  22 to 24 years old ....|  493 |  231 |  262 |   706 |  322 |  384 |   925 |  487 |  438 |   885 |  497 |  388 |   986 |  554 |  432 | 1,059 |  630 |  429 | 1,263 |  770 |  493 | 1,243 |  713 |  530
  25 to 29 years old ....|  291 |   80 |  212 |   652 |  218 |  433 |   878 |  232 |  646 |   962 |  299 |  662 |   966 |  323 |  643 | 1,087 |  389 |  699 | 1,058 |  369 |  689 | 1,034 |  347 |  687
  30 to 34 years old ....|  179 |   28 |  151 |   410 |   95 |  315 |   667 |  135 |  531 |   687 |  161 |  527 |   725 |  147 |  578 |   796 |  242 |  555 |   811 |  236 |  575 |   781 |  214 |  567
  35 years old and over .|  409 |   59 |  349 |   729 |  105 |  625 |   914 |  115 |  799 | 1,246 |  248 |  998 | 1,303 |  229 |1,074 | 1,743 |  333 |1,410 | 1,824 |  397 |1,427 | 2,239 |  461 |1,778
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NOTE.--Distribution by age is based on samples of the civilian noninstitutional population. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Fall Enrollment in Institutions of Higher Education" surveys; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys; Projections of Education Statistics to 2005; and U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Social and Economic Characteristics of Students, various years. (This table was prepared June 1995.)

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