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Table 178. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by level of enrollment, sex, attendance status, and type and control of institution: 1998 
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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
__________________________|___________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|________|________|________|__________|________|__________
    Total ................|14,549,189 |6,386,558 |8,162,631 |12,476,914 |5,462,611 |7,014,303 |302,555 |168,889 |133,666 |1,769,720 |755,058 |1,014,662
                          |___________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|________|________|________|__________|________|__________
  Full-time ..............| 8,581,543 |3,941,098 |4,640,445 | 7,556,269 |3,435,354 |4,120,915 |271,112 |150,394 |120,718 |  754,162 |355,350 |  398,812
  Part-time ..............| 5,967,646 |2,445,460 |3,522,186 | 4,920,645 |2,027,257 |2,893,388 | 31,443 | 18,495 | 12,948 |1,015,558 |399,708 |  615,850
                          |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
  Total 4-year ...........| 9,032,745 |4,041,633 |4,991,112 | 6,960,470 |3,117,686 |3,842,784 |302,555 |168,889 |133,666 |1,769,720 |755,058 |1,014,662
    Full-time ............| 6,486,817 |3,000,903 |3,485,914 | 5,461,543 |2,495,159 |2,966,384 |271,112 |150,394 |120,718 |  754,162 |355,350 |  398,812
    Part-time ............| 2,545,928 |1,040,730 |1,505,198 | 1,498,927 |  622,527 |  876,400 | 31,443 | 18,495 | 12,948 |1,015,558 |399,708 |  615,850
                          |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
  Total 2-year ...........| 5,516,444 |2,344,925 |3,171,519 | 5,516,444 |2,344,925 |3,171,519 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
    Full-time ............| 2,094,726 |  940,195 |1,154,531 | 2,094,726 |  940,195 |1,154,531 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
    Part-time ............| 3,421,718 |1,404,730 |2,016,988 | 3,421,718 |1,404,730 |2,016,988 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
                          |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
Public, total ............|11,176,184 |4,884,219 |6,291,965 | 9,987,290 |4,376,001 |5,611,289 |120,698 | 63,800 | 56,898 |1,068,196 |444,418 |  623,778
  Full-time ..............| 6,116,160 |2,806,657 |3,309,503 | 5,562,212 |2,538,453 |3,023,759 |115,210 | 60,913 | 54,297 |  438,738 |207,291 |  231,447
  Part-time ..............| 5,060,024 |2,077,562 |2,982,462 | 4,425,078 |1,837,548 |2,587,530 |  5,488 |  2,887 |  2,601 |  629,458 |237,127 |  392,331
                          |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
  Public 4-year ..........| 5,903,837 |2,648,642 |3,255,195 | 4,714,943 |2,140,424 |2,574,519 |120,698 | 63,800 | 56,898 |1,068,196 |444,418 |  623,778
    Full-time ............| 4,226,201 |1,961,739 |2,264,462 | 3,672,253 |1,693,535 |1,978,718 |115,210 | 60,913 | 54,297 |  438,738 |207,291 |  231,447
    Part-time ............| 1,677,636 |  686,903 |  990,733 | 1,042,690 |  446,889 |  595,801 |  5,488 |  2,887 |  2,601 |  629,458 |237,127 |  392,331
                          |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
  Public 2-year ..........| 5,272,347 |2,235,577 |3,036,770 | 5,272,347 |2,235,577 |3,036,770 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
    Full-time ............| 1,889,959 |  844,918 |1,045,041 | 1,889,959 |  844,918 |1,045,041 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
    Part-time ............| 3,382,388 |1,390,659 |1,991,729 | 3,382,388 |1,390,659 |1,991,729 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
                          |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
Private, total ...........| 3,373,005 |1,502,339 |1,870,666 | 2,489,624 |1,086,610 |1,403,014 |181,857 |105,089 | 76,768 |  701,524 |310,640 |  390,884
  Full-time ..............| 2,465,383 |1,134,441 |1,330,942 | 1,994,057 |  896,901 |1,097,156 |155,902 | 89,481 | 66,421 |  315,424 |148,059 |  167,365
  Part-time ..............|   907,622 |  367,898 |  539,724 |   495,567 |  189,709 |  305,858 | 25,955 | 15,608 | 10,347 |  386,100 |162,581 |  223,519
                          |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
  Private 4-year .........| 3,128,908 |1,392,991 |1,735,917 | 2,245,527 |  977,262 |1,268,265 |181,857 |105,089 | 76,768 |  701,524 |310,640 |  390,884
    Full-time ............| 2,260,616 |1,039,164 |1,221,452 | 1,789,290 |  801,624 |  987,666 |155,902 | 89,481 | 66,421 |  315,424 |148,059 |  167,365
    Part-time ............|   868,292 |  353,827 |  514,465 |   456,237 |  175,638 |  280,599 | 25,955 | 15,608 | 10,347 |  386,100 |162,581 |  223,519
                          |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
  Private 2-year .........|   244,097 |  109,348 |  134,749 |   244,097 |  109,348 |  134,749 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
    Full-time ............|   204,767 |   95,277 |  109,490 |   204,767 |   95,277 |  109,490 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
    Part-time ............|    39,330 |   14,071 |   25,259 |    39,330 |   14,071 |   25,259 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
                          |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
  Not-for-profit, total ..| 3,007,382 |1,319,658 |1,687,724 | 2,154,263 |  918,996 |1,235,267 |180,564 |104,318 | 76,246 |  672,555 |296,344 |  376,211
    Full-time ............| 2,163,829 |  981,248 |1,182,581 | 1,716,448 |  755,448 |  961,000 |155,338 | 89,151 | 66,187 |  292,043 |136,649 |  155,394
    Part-time ............|   843,553 |  338,410 |  505,143 |   437,815 |  163,548 |  274,267 | 25,226 | 15,167 | 10,059 |  380,512 |159,695 |  220,817
                          |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
    Not-for-profit 4-year | 2,941,316 |1,291,630 |1,649,686 | 2,088,197 |  890,968 |1,197,229 |180,564 |104,318 | 76,246 |  672,555 |296,344 |  376,211
      Full-time ..........| 2,112,766 |  957,793 |1,154,973 | 1,665,385 |  731,993 |  933,392 |155,338 | 89,151 | 66,187 |  292,043 |136,649 |  155,394
      Part-time ..........|   828,550 |  333,837 |  494,713 |   422,812 |  158,975 |  263,837 | 25,226 | 15,167 | 10,059 |  380,512 |159,695 |  220,817
                          |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
    Not-for-profit 2-year |    66,066 |   28,028 |   38,038 |    66,066 |   28,028 |   38,038 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
      Full-time ..........|    51,063 |   23,455 |   27,608 |    51,063 |   23,455 |   27,608 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
      Part-time ..........|    15,003 |    4,573 |   10,430 |    15,003 |    4,573 |   10,430 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
                          |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
  For-profit, total ......|   365,623 |  182,681 |  182,942 |   335,361 |  167,614 |  167,747 |  1,293 |    771 |    522 |   28,969 | 14,296 |   14,673
    Full-time ............|   301,554 |  153,193 |  148,361 |   277,609 |  141,453 |  136,156 |    564 |    330 |    234 |   23,381 | 11,410 |   11,971
    Part-time ............|    64,069 |   29,488 |   34,581 |    57,752 |   26,161 |   31,591 |    729 |    441 |    288 |    5,588 |  2,886 |    2,702
                          |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
    For-profit 4-year ....|   187,592 |  101,361 |   86,231 |   157,330 |   86,294 |   71,036 |  1,293 |    771 |    522 |   28,969 | 14,296 |   14,673
      Full-time ..........|   147,850 |   81,371 |   66,479 |   123,905 |   69,631 |   54,274 |    564 |    330 |    234 |   23,381 | 11,410 |   11,971
      Part-time ..........|    39,742 |   19,990 |   19,752 |    33,425 |   16,663 |   16,762 |    729 |    441 |    288 |    5,588 |  2,886 |    2,702
                          |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
    For-profit 2-year ....|   178,031 |   81,320 |   96,711 |   178,031 |   81,320 |   96,711 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
      Full-time ..........|   153,704 |   71,822 |   81,882 |   153,704 |   71,822 |   81,882 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
      Part-time ..........|    24,327 |    9,498 |   14,829 |    24,327 |    9,498 |   14,829 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
__________________________|___________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|________|________|________|__________|________|__________

---Not available.

NOTE: Data are for 4-year and 2-year degree-granting higher education institutions that were eligible to participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys. (This table was prepared July 2000.)


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