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Table 177.Total fall enrollment in institutions of higher education, by level of enrollment, sex, attendance status, and type and control ofinstitution: 1994 and 1995

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 Attendance status,  |              Total              |          Undergraduate          |     First-professional      |           Graduate
and type and control |_________________________________|_________________________________|_____________________________|______________________________
   of institution    |   Total   |   Men    |  Women   |   Total   |   Men    |  Women   |  Total  |   Men   |  Women  |  Total   |   Men   |  Women
_____________________|___________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________
          1          |     2     |    3     |    4     |     5     |    6     |    7     |    8    |    9    |   10    |    11    |   12    |   13
_____________________|___________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________
                     |                                                              1994 \2\
                     |________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    Total ...........|14,278,790 |6,371,898 |7,906,892 |12,262,608 |5,422,113 |6,840,495 | 294,713 | 173,956 | 120,757 |1,721,469 | 775,829 | 945,640
                     |___________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________
  Full-time .........| 8,137,776 |3,855,183 |4,282,593 | 7,168,706 |3,341,591 |3,827,115 | 263,311 | 155,018 | 108,293 |  705,759 | 358,574 | 347,185
  Part-time .........| 6,141,014 |2,516,715 |3,624,299 | 5,093,902 |2,080,522 |3,013,380 |  31,402 |  18,938 |  12,464 |1,015,710 | 417,255 | 598,455
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Total 4-year ......| 8,749,080 |4,048,695 |4,700,385 | 6,732,999 |3,098,952 |3,634,047 | 294,711 | 173,955 | 120,756 |1,721,370 | 775,788 | 945,582
    Full-time .......| 6,106,062 |2,943,593 |3,162,469 | 5,136,993 |2,430,002 |2,706,991 | 263,311 | 155,018 | 108,293 |  705,758 | 358,573 | 347,185
    Part-time .......| 2,643,018 |1,105,102 |1,537,916 | 1,596,006 |  668,950 |  927,056 |  31,400 |  18,937 |  12,463 |1,015,612 | 417,215 | 598,397
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Total 2-year ......| 5,529,710 |2,323,203 |3,206,507 | 5,529,609 |2,323,161 |3,206,448 |       2 |       1 |       1 |       99 |      41 |      58
    Full-time .......| 2,031,714 |  911,590 |1,120,124 | 2,031,713 |  911,589 |1,120,124 |      ---|      ---|      ---|        1 |       1 |      ---
    Part-time .......| 3,497,996 |1,411,613 |2,086,383 | 3,497,896 |1,411,572 |2,086,324 |       2 |       1 |       1 |       98 |      40 |      58
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
Public, total .......|11,133,680 |4,930,068 |6,203,612 | 9,945,128 |4,394,309 |5,550,819 | 113,997 |  63,844 |  50,153 |1,074,555 | 471,915 | 602,640
  Full-time .........| 5,950,820 |2,813,226 |3,137,594 | 5,406,741 |2,531,506 |2,875,235 | 109,245 |  61,225 |  48,020 |  434,834 | 220,495 | 214,339
  Part-time .........| 5,182,860 |2,116,842 |3,066,018 | 4,538,387 |1,862,803 |2,675,584 |   4,752 |   2,619 |   2,133 |  639,721 | 251,420 | 388,301
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Public 4-year .....| 5,825,213 |2,703,415 |3,121,798 | 4,636,762 |2,167,698 |2,469,064 | 113,995 |  63,843 |  50,152 |1,074,456 | 471,874 | 602,582
    Full-time .......| 4,065,067 |1,965,524 |2,099,543 | 3,520,989 |1,683,805 |1,837,184 | 109,245 |  61,225 |  48,020 |  434,833 | 220,494 | 214,339
    Part-time .......| 1,760,146 |  737,891 |1,022,255 | 1,115,773 |  483,893 |  631,880 |   4,750 |   2,618 |   2,132 |  639,623 | 251,380 | 388,243
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Public 2-year .....| 5,308,467 |2,226,653 |3,081,814 | 5,308,366 |2,226,611 |3,081,755 |       2 |       1 |       1 |       99 |      41 |      58
    Full-time .......| 1,885,753 |  847,702 |1,038,051 | 1,885,752 |  847,701 |1,038,051 |      ---|      ---|      ---|        1 |       1 |      ---
    Part-time .......| 3,422,714 |1,378,951 |2,043,763 | 3,422,614 |1,378,910 |2,043,704 |       2 |       1 |       1 |       98 |      40 |      58
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
Private, total ......| 3,145,110 |1,441,830 |1,703,280 | 2,317,480 |1,027,804 |1,289,676 | 180,716 | 110,112 |  70,604 |  646,914 | 303,914 | 343,000
  Full-time .........| 2,186,956 |1,041,957 |1,144,999 | 1,761,965 |  810,085 |  951,880 | 154,066 |  93,793 |  60,273 |  270,925 | 138,079 | 132,846
  Part-time .........|   958,154 |  399,873 |  558,281 |   555,515 |  217,719 |  337,796 |  26,650 |  16,319 |  10,331 |  375,989 | 165,835 | 210,154
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Private 4-year ....| 2,923,867 |1,345,280 |1,578,587 | 2,096,237 |  931,254 |1,164,983 | 180,716 | 110,112 |  70,604 |  646,914 | 303,914 | 343,000
    Full-time .......| 2,040,995 |  978,069 |1,062,926 | 1,616,004 |  746,197 |  869,807 | 154,066 |  93,793 |  60,273 |  270,925 | 138,079 | 132,846
    Part-time .......|   882,872 |  367,211 |  515,661 |   480,233 |  185,057 |  295,176 |  26,650 |  16,319 |  10,331 |  375,989 | 165,835 | 210,154
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Private 2-year ....|   221,243 |   96,550 |  124,693 |   221,243 |   96,550 |  124,693 |      ---|      ---|      ---|       ---|      ---|      ---
    Full-time .......|   145,961 |   63,888 |   82,073 |   145,961 |   63,888 |   82,073 |      ---|      ---|      ---|       ---|      ---|      ---
    Part-time .......|    75,282 |   32,662 |   42,620 |    75,282 |   32,662 |   42,620 |      ---|      ---|      ---|       ---|      ---|      ---
                     |___________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________
                     |                                                              1995 \1\
                     |________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    Total ...........|14,261,781 |6,342,539 |7,919,242 |12,231,719 |5,401,130 |6,830,589 | 297,592 | 173,897 | 123,695 |1,732,470 | 767,512 | 964,958
                     |___________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________
  Full-time .........| 8,128,802 |3,807,392 |4,321,410 | 7,145,268 |3,296,610 |3,848,658 | 266,414 | 155,056 | 111,358 |  717,120 | 355,726 | 361,394
  Part-time .........| 6,132,979 |2,535,147 |3,597,832 | 5,086,451 |2,104,520 |2,981,931 |  31,178 |  18,841 |  12,337 |1,015,350 | 411,786 | 603,564
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Total 4-year ......| 8,769,252 |4,013,930 |4,755,322 | 6,739,621 |3,072,630 |3,666,991 | 297,592 | 173,897 | 123,695 |1,732,039 | 767,403 | 964,636
    Full-time .......| 6,151,755 |2,929,177 |3,222,578 | 5,168,222 |2,418,395 |2,749,827 | 266,414 | 155,056 | 111,358 |  717,119 | 355,726 | 361,393
    Part-time .......| 2,617,497 |1,084,753 |1,532,744 | 1,571,399 |  654,235 |  917,164 |  31,178 |  18,841 |  12,337 |1,014,920 | 411,677 | 603,243
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Total 2-year ......| 5,492,529 |2,328,609 |3,163,920 | 5,492,098 |2,328,500 |3,163,598 |      ---|      ---|      ---|      431 |     109 |     322
    Full-time .......| 1,977,047 |  878,215 |1,098,832 | 1,977,046 |  878,215 |1,098,831 |      ---|      ---|      ---|        1 |       0 |       1
    Part-time .......| 3,515,482 |1,450,394 |2,065,088 | 3,515,052 |1,450,285 |2,064,767 |      ---|      ---|      ---|      430 |     109 |     321
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
Public, total .......|11,092,374 |4,907,635 |6,184,739 | 9,903,626 |4,380,030 |5,523,596 | 115,072 |  63,594 |  51,478 |1,073,676 | 464,011 | 609,665
  Full-time .........| 5,925,301 |2,769,745 |3,155,556 | 5,376,259 |2,491,091 |2,885,168 | 110,160 |  60,890 |  49,270 |  438,882 | 217,764 | 221,118
  Part-time .........| 5,167,073 |2,137,890 |3,029,183 | 4,527,367 |1,888,939 |2,638,428 |   4,912 |   2,704 |   2,208 |  634,794 | 246,247 | 388,547
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Public 4-year .....| 5,814,545 |2,671,542 |3,143,003 | 4,626,228 |2,144,046 |2,482,182 | 115,072 |  63,594 |  51,478 |1,073,245 | 463,902 | 609,343
    Full-time .......| 4,084,711 |1,951,140 |2,133,571 | 3,535,670 |1,672,486 |1,863,184 | 110,160 |  60,890 |  49,270 |  438,881 | 217,764 | 221,117
    Part-time .......| 1,729,834 |  720,402 |1,009,432 | 1,090,558 |  471,560 |  618,998 |   4,912 |   2,704 |   2,208 |  634,364 | 246,138 | 388,226
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Public 2-year .....| 5,277,829 |2,236,093 |3,041,736 | 5,277,398 |2,235,984 |3,041,414 |      ---|      ---|      ---|      431 |     109 |     322
    Full-time .......| 1,840,590 |  818,605 |1,021,985 | 1,840,589 |  818,605 |1,021,984 |      ---|      ---|      ---|        1 |       0 |       1
    Part-time .......| 3,437,239 |1,417,488 |2,019,751 | 3,436,809 |1,417,379 |2,019,430 |      ---|      ---|      ---|      430 |     109 |     321
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
Private, total ......| 3,169,407 |1,434,904 |1,734,503 | 2,328,093 |1,021,100 |1,306,993 | 182,520 | 110,303 |  72,217 |  658,794 | 303,501 | 355,293
  Full-time .........| 2,203,501 |1,037,647 |1,165,854 | 1,769,009 |  805,519 |  963,490 | 156,254 |  94,166 |  62,088 |  278,238 | 137,962 | 140,276
  Part-time .........|   965,906 |  397,257 |  568,649 |   559,084 |  215,581 |  343,503 |  26,266 |  16,137 |  10,129 |  380,556 | 165,539 | 215,017
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Private 4-year ....| 2,954,707 |1,342,388 |1,612,319 | 2,113,393 |  928,584 |1,184,809 | 182,520 | 110,303 |  72,217 |  658,794 | 303,501 | 355,293
    Full-time .......| 2,067,044 |  978,037 |1,089,007 | 1,632,552 |  745,909 |  886,643 | 156,254 |  94,166 |  62,088 |  278,238 | 137,962 | 140,276
    Part-time .......|   887,663 |  364,351 |  523,312 |   480,841 |  182,675 |  298,166 |  26,266 |  16,137 |  10,129 |  380,556 | 165,539 | 215,017
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Private 2-year ....|   214,700 |   92,516 |  122,184 |   214,700 |   92,516 |  122,184 |      ---|      ---|      ---|       ---|      ---|      ---
    Full-time .......|   136,457 |   59,610 |   76,847 |   136,457 |   59,610 |   76,847 |      ---|      ---|      ---|       ---|      ---|      ---
    Part-time .......|    78,243 |   32,906 |   45,337 |    78,243 |   32,906 |   45,337 |      ---|      ---|      ---|       ---|      ---|      ---
_____________________|___________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________    

\1\Revised from previously published data.

\2\Preliminary data.

---Not applicable.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys. (This table was prepared March 1997.)



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