Participation in Education
Postsecondary Enrollment
Table A-10-2. Actual and projected undergraduate enrollment in degree-granting 4- and 2-year postsecondary institutions, by sex, attendance status, and control of institution: Selected years, fall 1970–2021
| [In thousands] |
| Fall of year and level of institution |
Total |
|
Sex |
|
Attendance status |
|
Control of institution |
| Male |
Female |
Full-time |
Part-time |
Public |
Private |
| Total |
Nonprofit |
For-profit |
| 4-year institutions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1970 |
5,050 |
|
2,875 |
2,174 |
|
4,051 |
999 |
|
3,425 |
1,624 |
1,617 |
8 |
| 1975 |
5,714 |
|
3,093 |
2,620 |
|
4,407 |
1,306 |
|
3,994 |
1,720 |
1,702 |
18 |
| 1980 |
5,950 |
|
2,954 |
2,996 |
|
4,608 |
1,342 |
|
4,114 |
1,836 |
1,813 |
23 |
| 1985 |
6,066 |
|
2,960 |
3,106 |
|
4,629 |
1,437 |
|
4,207 |
1,858 |
1,820 |
38 |
| 1990 |
6,719 |
|
3,147 |
3,572 |
|
5,092 |
1,627 |
|
4,713 |
2,006 |
1,954 |
52 |
| 1995 |
6,740 |
|
3,073 |
3,667 |
|
5,168 |
1,571 |
|
4,626 |
2,113 |
2,030 |
84 |
| 2000 |
7,207 |
|
3,220 |
3,988 |
|
5,706 |
1,501 |
|
4,842 |
2,365 |
2,154 |
211 |
| 2005 |
8,476 |
|
3,729 |
4,748 |
|
6,800 |
1,676 |
|
5,514 |
2,962 |
2,375 |
588 |
| 2006 |
8,666 |
|
3,809 |
4,857 |
|
6,928 |
1,738 |
|
5,623 |
3,043 |
2,409 |
634 |
| 2007 |
8,986 |
|
3,957 |
5,029 |
|
7,148 |
1,838 |
|
5,814 |
3,172 |
2,437 |
736 |
| 2008 |
9,395 |
|
4,131 |
5,264 |
|
7,423 |
1,972 |
|
5,951 |
3,443 |
2,501 |
942 |
| 2009 |
10,044 |
|
4,399 |
5,645 |
|
7,895 |
2,149 |
|
6,285 |
3,759 |
2,559 |
1,200 |
| 2010 |
10,398 |
|
4,570 |
5,828 |
|
8,086 |
2,311 |
|
6,486 |
3,912 |
2,621 |
1,291 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Projected |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2011 |
10,554 |
|
4,665 |
5,889 |
2,363 |
8,191 |
2,363 |
|
6,585 |
3,969 |
— |
— |
| 2015 |
10,934 |
|
4,735 |
6,199 |
2,516 |
8,418 |
2,516 |
|
6,818 |
4,116 |
— |
— |
| 2016 |
11,035 |
|
4,758 |
6,277 |
2,556 |
8,479 |
2,556 |
|
6,880 |
4,155 |
— |
— |
| 2017 |
11,174 |
|
4,798 |
6,376 |
2,602 |
8,572 |
2,602 |
|
6,966 |
4,208 |
— |
— |
| 2018 |
11,339 |
|
4,850 |
6,490 |
2,649 |
8,690 |
2,649 |
|
7,068 |
4,271 |
— |
— |
| 2019 |
11,509 |
|
4,907 |
6,601 |
2,688 |
8,821 |
2,688 |
|
7,173 |
4,336 |
— |
— |
| 2020 |
11,659 |
|
4,962 |
6,697 |
2,718 |
8,941 |
2,718 |
|
7,266 |
4,393 |
— |
— |
| 2021 |
11,780 |
|
5,010 |
6,770 |
2,741 |
9,039 |
2,741 |
|
7,341 |
4,439 |
— |
— |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2-year institutions |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 1970 |
2,319 |
|
1,374 |
945 |
|
1,229 |
1,090 |
|
2,195 |
124 |
113 |
11 |
| 1975 |
3,966 |
|
2,164 |
1,802 |
|
1,761 |
2,205 |
|
3,832 |
134 |
113 |
21 |
| 1980 |
4,525 |
|
2,047 |
2,478 |
|
1,754 |
2,771 |
|
4,328 |
198 |
114 |
83 |
| 1985 |
4,531 |
|
2,002 |
2,529 |
|
1,691 |
2,840 |
|
4,270 |
261 |
109 |
153 |
| 1990 |
5,240 |
|
2,233 |
3,007 |
|
1,884 |
3,356 |
|
4,996 |
244 |
89 |
154 |
| 1995 |
5,492 |
|
2,329 |
3,164 |
|
1,977 |
3,515 |
|
5,277 |
215 |
75 |
140 |
| 2000 |
5,948 |
|
2,559 |
3,390 |
|
2,217 |
3,731 |
|
5,697 |
251 |
59 |
192 |
| 2005 |
6,488 |
|
2,680 |
3,808 |
|
2,647 |
3,841 |
|
6,184 |
304 |
44 |
260 |
| 2006 |
6,518 |
|
2,705 |
3,814 |
|
2,643 |
3,875 |
|
6,225 |
293 |
39 |
254 |
| 2007 |
6,618 |
|
2,770 |
3,847 |
|
2,692 |
3,925 |
|
6,324 |
294 |
33 |
260 |
| 2008 |
6,971 |
|
2,936 |
4,035 |
|
2,832 |
4,139 |
|
6,640 |
331 |
35 |
296 |
| 2009 |
7,521 |
|
3,197 |
4,325 |
|
3,249 |
4,273 |
|
7,101 |
420 |
35 |
385 |
| 2010 |
7,681 |
|
3,265 |
4,416 |
|
3,365 |
4,316 |
|
7,218 |
463 |
33 |
430 |
| |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| Projected |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
| 2011 |
7,773 |
|
3,314 |
4,458 |
|
3,372 |
4,401 |
|
7,308 |
465 |
— |
— |
| 2015 |
8,116 |
|
3,365 |
4,751 |
|
3,484 |
4,632 |
|
7,633 |
483 |
— |
— |
| 2016 |
8,213 |
|
3,381 |
4,833 |
|
3,518 |
4,696 |
|
7,725 |
488 |
— |
— |
| 2017 |
8,341 |
|
3,412 |
4,930 |
|
3,569 |
4,772 |
|
7,845 |
496 |
— |
— |
| 2018 |
8,485 |
|
3,451 |
5,035 |
|
3,630 |
4,855 |
|
7,980 |
505 |
— |
— |
| 2019 |
8,620 |
|
3,491 |
5,129 |
|
3,693 |
4,928 |
|
8,106 |
514 |
— |
— |
| 2020 |
8,736 |
|
3,526 |
5,209 |
|
3,746 |
4,989 |
|
8,214 |
521 |
— |
— |
| 2021 |
8,817 |
|
3,554 |
5,263 |
|
3,780 |
5,037 |
|
8,291 |
526 |
— |
— |
| — Not available. |
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| NOTE: Projections are based on data through 2010. The most recent year of actual data is 2010, and 2021 is the last year for which projected data are available. For more information on projections, see NCES 2012-044. Beginning in 1980, 2-year institutions include schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology. Data through 1995 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. For more information on the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), see Appendix B – Guide to Sources. For more information on the classification of postsecondary education institutions, see Appendix C – Commonly Used Measures. 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; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:90-99), and Spring 2001 through Spring 2011, Enrollment component; and Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions Model, 1980–2010. |
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