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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 ................|14,506,967 |6,369,265 |8,137,702 |12,436,937 |5,446,133 |6,990,804 |302,473 |168,846 |133,627 |1,767,557 |754,286 |1,013,271
                          |___________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|________|________|________|__________|________|__________
  Full-time ..............| 8,563,338 |3,933,653 |4,629,685 | 7,538,711 |3,428,161 |4,110,550 |271,049 |150,361 |120,688 |  753,578 |355,131 |  398,447
  Part-time ..............| 5,943,629 |2,435,612 |3,508,017 | 4,898,226 |2,017,972 |2,880,254 | 31,424 | 18,485 | 12,939 |1,013,979 |399,155 |  614,824
                          |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
  Total 4-year ...........| 9,017,653 |4,035,931 |4,981,722 | 6,947,623 |3,112,799 |3,834,824 |302,473 |168,846 |133,627 |1,767,557 |754,286 |1,013,271
    Full-time ............| 6,477,432 |2,997,232 |3,480,200 | 5,452,805 |2,491,740 |2,961,065 |271,049 |150,361 |120,688 |  753,578 |355,131 |  398,447
    Part-time ............| 2,540,221 |1,038,699 |1,501,522 | 1,494,818 |  621,059 |  873,759 | 31,424 | 18,485 | 12,939 |1,013,979 |399,155 |  614,824
                          |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
  Total 2-year ...........| 5,489,314 |2,333,334 |3,155,980 | 5,489,314 |2,333,334 |3,155,980 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
    Full-time ............| 2,085,906 |  936,421 |1,149,485 | 2,085,906 |  936,421 |1,149,485 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
    Part-time ............| 3,403,408 |1,396,913 |2,006,495 | 3,403,408 |1,396,913 |2,006,495 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
                          |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
Public, total ............|11,137,769 |4,868,698 |6,269,071 | 9,950,212 |4,360,935 |5,589,277 |120,698 | 63,800 | 56,898 |1,066,859 |443,963 |  622,896
  Full-time ..............| 6,100,816 |2,800,633 |3,300,183 | 5,547,082 |2,532,489 |3,014,593 |115,210 | 60,913 | 54,297 |  438,524 |207,231 |  231,293
  Part-time ..............| 5,036,953 |2,068,065 |2,968,888 | 4,403,130 |1,828,446 |2,574,684 |  5,488 |  2,887 |  2,601 |  628,335 |236,732 |  391,603
                          |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
  Public 4-year ..........| 5,891,806 |2,644,403 |3,247,403 | 4,704,249 |2,136,640 |2,567,609 |120,698 | 63,800 | 56,898 |1,066,859 |443,963 |  622,896
    Full-time ............| 4,218,990 |1,959,198 |2,259,792 | 3,665,256 |1,691,054 |1,974,202 |115,210 | 60,913 | 54,297 |  438,524 |207,231 |  231,293
    Part-time ............| 1,672,816 |  685,205 |  987,611 | 1,038,993 |  445,586 |  593,407 |  5,488 |  2,887 |  2,601 |  628,335 |236,732 |  391,603
                          |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
  Public 2-year ..........| 5,245,963 |2,224,295 |3,021,668 | 5,245,963 |2,224,295 |3,021,668 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
    Full-time ............| 1,881,826 |  841,435 |1,040,391 | 1,881,826 |  841,435 |1,040,391 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
    Part-time ............| 3,364,137 |1,382,860 |1,981,277 | 3,364,137 |1,382,860 |1,981,277 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
                          |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
Private, total ...........| 3,369,198 |1,500,567 |1,868,631 | 2,486,725 |1,085,198 |1,401,527 |181,775 |105,046 | 76,729 |  700,698 |310,323 |  390,375
  Full-time ..............| 2,462,522 |1,133,020 |1,329,502 | 1,991,629 |  895,672 |1,095,957 |155,839 | 89,448 | 66,391 |  315,054 |147,900 |  167,154
  Part-time ..............|   906,676 |  367,547 |  539,129 |   495,096 |  189,526 |  305,570 | 25,936 | 15,598 | 10,338 |  385,644 |162,423 |  223,221
                          |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
  Private 4-year .........| 3,125,847 |1,391,528 |1,734,319 | 2,243,374 |  976,159 |1,267,215 |181,775 |105,046 | 76,729 |  700,698 |310,323 |  390,375
    Full-time ............| 2,258,442 |1,038,034 |1,220,408 | 1,787,549 |  800,686 |  986,863 |155,839 | 89,448 | 66,391 |  315,054 |147,900 |  167,154
    Part-time ............|   867,405 |  353,494 |  513,911 |   455,825 |  175,473 |  280,352 | 25,936 | 15,598 | 10,338 |  385,644 |162,423 |  223,221
                          |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
  Private 2-year .........|   243,351 |  109,039 |  134,312 |   243,351 |  109,039 |  134,312 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
    Full-time ............|   204,080 |   94,986 |  109,094 |   204,080 |   94,986 |  109,094 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
    Part-time ............|    39,271 |   14,053 |   25,218 |    39,271 |   14,053 |   25,218 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
                          |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
  Not-for-profit, total ..| 3,004,925 |1,318,740 |1,686,185 | 2,152,655 |  918,393 |1,234,262 |180,482 |104,275 | 76,207 |  671,788 |296,072 |  375,716
    Full-time ............| 2,162,158 |  980,596 |1,181,562 | 1,715,156 |  754,944 |  960,212 |155,275 | 89,118 | 66,157 |  291,727 |136,534 |  155,193
    Part-time ............|   842,767 |  338,144 |  504,623 |   437,499 |  163,449 |  274,050 | 25,207 | 15,157 | 10,050 |  380,061 |159,538 |  220,523
                          |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
    Not-for-profit 4-year | 2,939,055 |1,290,788 |1,648,267 | 2,086,785 |  890,441 |1,196,344 |180,482 |104,275 | 76,207 |  671,788 |296,072 |  375,716
      Full-time ..........| 2,111,274 |  957,212 |1,154,062 | 1,664,272 |  731,560 |  932,712 |155,275 | 89,118 | 66,157 |  291,727 |136,534 |  155,193
      Part-time ..........|   827,781 |  333,576 |  494,205 |   422,513 |  158,881 |  263,632 | 25,207 | 15,157 | 10,050 |  380,061 |159,538 |  220,523
                          |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
    Not-for-profit 2-year |    65,870 |   27,952 |   37,918 |    65,870 |   27,952 |   37,918 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
      Full-time ..........|    50,884 |   23,384 |   27,500 |    50,884 |   23,384 |   27,500 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
      Part-time ..........|    14,986 |    4,568 |   10,418 |    14,986 |    4,568 |   10,418 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
                          |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
  For-profit, total ......|   364,273 |  181,827 |  182,446 |   334,070 |  166,805 |  167,265 |  1,293 |    771 |    522 |   28,910 | 14,251 |   14,659
    Full-time ............|   300,364 |  152,424 |  147,940 |   276,473 |  140,728 |  135,745 |    564 |    330 |    234 |   23,327 | 11,366 |   11,961
    Part-time ............|    63,909 |   29,403 |   34,506 |    57,597 |   26,077 |   31,520 |    729 |    441 |    288 |    5,583 |  2,885 |    2,698
                          |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
    For-profit 4-year ....|   186,792 |  100,740 |   86,052 |   156,589 |   85,718 |   70,871 |  1,293 |    771 |    522 |   28,910 | 14,251 |   14,659
      Full-time ..........|   147,168 |   80,822 |   66,346 |   123,277 |   69,126 |   54,151 |    564 |    330 |    234 |   23,327 | 11,366 |   11,961
      Part-time ..........|    39,624 |   19,918 |   19,706 |    33,312 |   16,592 |   16,720 |    729 |    441 |    288 |    5,583 |  2,885 |    2,698
                          |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
    For-profit 2-year ....|   177,481 |   81,087 |   96,394 |   177,481 |   81,087 |   96,394 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
      Full-time ..........|   153,196 |   71,602 |   81,594 |   153,196 |   71,602 |   81,594 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
      Part-time ..........|    24,285 |    9,485 |   14,800 |    24,285 |    9,485 |   14,800 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |      ---
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NOTE: Data revised from previously published figures. Data are for 4-year and 2-year degree-granting institutions that were participating 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 March 2001.)


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