Table A-11-1. Total graduate and first-professional enrollment in degree-granting institutions, with projections, by sex and attendance status: 1976

Graduate and Professional Education

Table A-11-1. Total graduate and first-professional enrollment in degree-granting institutions, with projections, by sex and attendance status: 1976–2018

[In thousands]
Fall of year	Total	Graduate					First-professional
Fall of year	Total	Total	Male	Female	Full-time	Part-time	Total	Male	Female	Full-time	Part-time
1976	1,578	1,333	715	619	464	870	244	190	54	220	24
1977	1,569	1,318	700	617	473	845	251	191	60	226	25
1978	1,576	1,319	688	631	472	846	257	192	65	233	24
1979	1,572	1,309	669	639	476	833	263	193	70	239	24
1980	1,622	1,344	675	669	485	859	278	199	78	251	26

1981	1,617	1,343	674	669	484	859	275	193	82	248	26
1982	1,601	1,322	670	653	485	838	278	191	87	252	26
1983	1,619	1,340	677	663	497	843	279	188	90	250	29
1984	1,624	1,345	672	673	501	844	279	185	94	250	29
1985	1,650	1,376	677	700	509	867	274	180	94	247	28

1986	1,706	1,435	693	742	522	913	270	174	97	246	25
1987	1,720	1,452	693	759	527	925	268	170	98	242	27
1988	1,739	1,472	697	774	553	919	267	167	100	241	26
1989	1,796	1,522	710	811	572	949	274	169	106	248	27
1990	1,860	1,586	737	849	599	987	273	167	107	246	28

1991	1,920	1,639	761	878	642	997	281	170	111	252	29
1992	1,950	1,669	772	896	666	1,003	281	169	112	252	29
1993	1,981	1,688	771	917	688	1,000	292	173	120	260	33
1994	2,016	1,721	776	946	706	1,016	295	174	121	263	31
1995	2,030	1,732	768	965	717	1,015	298	174	124	266	31

1996	2,041	1,742	759	983	737	1,005	298	173	126	267	31
1997	2,052	1,753	758	996	752	1,001	298	170	129	267	31
1998	2,070	1,768	754	1,013	754	1,014	302	169	134	271	31
1999	2,110	1,807	766	1,041	781	1,026	303	165	138	271	33
2000	2,157	1,850	780	1,071	813	1,037	307	164	143	274	33

2001	2,212	1,904	796	1,108	843	1,061	309	161	148	277	32
2002	2,355	2,036	847	1,189	926	1,109	319	163	156	286	33
2003	2,431	2,102	867	1,235	985	1,117	329	166	163	296	33
2004	2,491	2,157	879	1,278	1,024	1,133	335	168	166	302	33
2005	2,524	2,186	877	1,309	1,047	1,139	337	170	167	303	34
2006	2,575	2,231	887	1,344	1,077	1,154	343	174	170	309	34
2007	2,644	2,294	910	1,383	1,112	1,181	351	178	173	317	34

Projected¹
2008	2,694	2,339	956	1,382	1,119	1,220	355	184	171	319	36
2009	2,733	2,369	968	1,401	1,152	1,217	364	188	176	328	36
2010	2,741	2,376	972	1,404	1,158	1,218	366	189	177	330	36
2011	2,776	2,405	980	1,425	1,176	1,229	371	190	181	335	36
2012	2,830	2,450	992	1,458	1,205	1,245	379	193	186	343	36

2013	2,899	2,509	1,006	1,502	1,244	1,265	390	197	194	353	37
2014	2,953	2,555	1,020	1,534	1,268	1,286	398	201	197	360	37
2015	3,001	2,596	1,031	1,564	1,291	1,304	405	203	201	367	38
2016	3,044	2,633	1,041	1,592	1,312	1,321	411	206	205	373	38
2017	3,091	2,674	1,051	1,622	1,335	1,338	418	208	209	379	39
2018	3,125	2,703	1,060	1,643	1,349	1,354	422	210	212	383	39
¹ Projections based on reported data through 2007 and middle alternative assumptions concerning the economy. The most recent year of data is 2007, and 2018 is the last year for which projected data are available. For more information on projections, see NCES 2009-062.
NOTE: Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. For more information on the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), see supplemental note 3. For more information on the classification of postsecondary institutions, see supplemental note 8. See the glossary for definitions of first-professional degree, full-time enrollment, and part-time enrollment.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). (2009). Digest of Education Statistics, 2008 (NCES 2009-020), tables 206 and 207, and (2009). U.S. Department of Education, NCES, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), “Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities” surveys, 1976–1985, and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), “Fall Enrollment Survey” (IPEDS-EF:86–99), and Spring 2001 through Spring 2008; and Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions Model, 1980–2007.

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