| Figure 8-1: Actual and projected undergraduate enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by sex and attendance status: Fall 1970-2020 |
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NOTE: Projections are based on reported data through 2009. For more information on projections, see NCES 2011-026. Data through 1995 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Data for 1999 were imputed using alternative procedures. For more information, see NCES 2001-083, appendix E. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. For more information on the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), see supplemental note 3. For more information on the Classification of Postsecondary Education Institutions, see supplemental note 8. See the glossary for definitions of full-time and part-time enrollment. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys, 1970 through 1985; 1990 through 2009 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:90-99) and Spring 2001 through Spring 2010; and Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions Model, 1980–2009. |
