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Table 179. Fall enrollment and number of degree-granting institutions, by control and affiliation of institution: Selected years, 1980 to 2002 

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                                             |  Enrollment in institutions of |                       Enrollment in degree-granting institutions                  | Number of |Number of degree-
                                             |         higher education       |___________________________________________________________________________________| higher edu|    granting
                                             |________________________________|          |          |          |                     Fall 2002                    |cation inst|  institutions\2\
Affiliation\1\                               |   Total, |   Total, |   Total, |   Total, |   Total, |   Total, |__________________________________________________|  tutions\2|
                                             |     fall |     fall |     fall |     fall |     fall |     fall |          |      Full-time    |      Part-time    |___________|_________________
                                             |     1980 |     1990 |     1995 |  1999/3/ |      2000|      2001|    Total |___________________|___________________|Fall |Fall |Fall |Fall |Fall
                                             |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |    Male |  Female |    Male |  Female |1980 |1990 |2000 | 2001| 2002
_____________________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____
1                                            |        2 |        3 |        4 |         5|         6|        7 |        8 |       9 |      10 |      11 |      12 |  13 |  14 |   15|   16|  17
_____________________________________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____
     All institutions .......................|12,096,895|13,818,637|14,261,781|14,791,224|15,312,289|15,927,987|16,611,711|4,501,098|5,445,261|2,701,018|3,964,334|3,226|3,501|4,056|4,074|4,071
                                             |__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_____|_____|_____|_____|_____
Public institutions .........................| 9,457,394|10,844,717|11,092,374|11,309,399|11,752,786|12,233,156|12,751,993|3,201,306|3,856,062|2,310,714|3,383,911|1,493|1,548|1,676|1,688|1,685
  Federal ...................................|    50,989|    50,669|    90,046|    16,218|    16,917|    18,827|    20,080|   13,429|    4,477|      518|    1,656|   12|   17|   12|   14|   14
  State .....................................|    (\4\) | 7,181,380| 7,842,782| 8,302,641| 9,548,090| 9,915,082|10,350,798|2,771,840|3,342,198|1,716,489|2,520,271|(\4\)|  978|1,355|1,363|1,359
  Local .....................................|    (\4\) | 3,508,941| 3,023,723| 2,847,100| 2,078,090| 2,160,205| 2,224,950|  375,009|  457,230|  569,879|  822,832|(\4\)|  523|  277|  276|  276
  Other public ..............................| 9,406,405|   103,727|   135,823|   143,440|   109,689|   139,042|   156,165|   41,028|   52,157|   23,828|   39,152|1,481|   30|   32|   35|   36
                                             |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
Private institutions ........................| 2,639,501| 2,973,920| 3,169,407| 3,481,825| 3,559,503| 3,694,831| 3,859,718|1,299,792|1,589,199|  390,304|  580,423|1,733|1,953|2,380|2,386|2,386
  Independent not-for-profit ................| 1,521,614| 1,474,818| 1,511,151| 1,550,568| 1,577,242| 1,615,647| 1,667,115|  563,531|  654,248|  186,991|  262,345|  795|  709|  729|  756|  753
  For-profit ................................|   111,714|   213,693|   240,363|   430,199|   450,084|   527,501|   594,242|  237,676|  250,953|   48,992|   56,621|  164|  322|  724|  750|  753
                                             |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
  Religiously affiliated ....................| 1,006,173| 1,285,409| 1,417,893| 1,501,058| 1,532,177| 1,551,683| 1,598,361|  498,585|  683,998|  154,321|  261,457|  774|  922|  927|  880|  880
                                             |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
    Advent Christian Church .................|       143|      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |    1| --- | --- | --- | ---
    African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church .|     1,091|        88|      --- |      --- |        34|        34|       271|       78|       90|       39|       64|    3|    1|    1|    1|    2
    African Methodist Episcopal .............|     4,541|     3,220|     3,503|     5,942|     5,980|     7,268|     6,468|    2,817|    3,233|      195|      223|    6|    5|    6|    6|    6
    American Baptist ........................|     6,131|    10,800|    11,394|    12,146|    15,410|    16,277|    15,404|    4,072|    5,689|    1,886|    3,757|   11|   15|   17|   17|   17
    American Evangelical Lutheran Church ....|      --- |      --- |       779|       788|       743|       713|       938|      621|      266|       34|       17| --- | --- |    1|    1|    1
                                             |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
    American Lutheran and Lutheran Church    |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
       in America ...........................|     3,092|      --- |     1,304|     1,547|     1,460|     1,473|     1,368|      598|      659|       59|       52|    3| --- |    1|    1|    1
    American Lutheran .......................|    21,608|      --- |    10,459|     9,971|      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |   13| --- | --- | --- | ---
    Assemblies of God Church ................|     7,814|     8,307|     9,652|    10,687|    14,272|    12,045|    12,865|    4,835|    5,950|    1,044|    1,036|   10|   11|   14|   15|   15
    Baptist .................................|    38,231|    99,510|   105,802|   106,123|   107,610|   111,087|   119,586|   40,997|   54,330|   10,306|   13,953|   33|   69|   68|   67|   69
    Brethren Church .........................|     3,925|       958|     1,456|     1,855|     2,088|     8,690|     8,416|    2,511|    3,081|    1,088|    1,736|    3|    3|    3|    4|    4
                                             |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
    Brethren in Christ Church ...............|     1,301|     2,239|     2,416|     2,735|     2,797|     2,807|    19,124|    6,767|    8,525|    1,549|    2,283|    1|    1|    1|    2|   11
    Christian and Missionary Alliance        |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
       Church ...............................|     1,705|     2,519|     3,723|     4,758|     5,278|     5,408|     5,659|    1,906|    2,714|      479|      560|    3|    4|    4|    4|    4
    Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) ..|    14,913|    30,397|    33,029|    35,377|    35,984|    35,981|    40,842|   11,332|   17,144|    4,773|    7,593|   12|   18|   16|   16|   16
    Christian Churches and Churches of       |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
       Christ ...............................|     1,342|     2,263|     3,494|     4,977|     7,277|     8,357|     9,373|    3,591|    3,662|      991|    1,129|    7|    8|   18|   19|   20
    Christian Methodist Episcopal ...........|     2,486|     2,174|     2,598|     1,453|     1,502|     2,823|     3,224|    1,326|    1,716|       56|      126|    4|    4|    1|    3|    3
                                             |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
    Christian Reformed Church ...............|     5,408|     4,488|     4,205|     4,534|     5,999|     5,992|     6,007|    2,535|    3,024|      198|      250|    3|    2|    3|    3|    3
    Church of Christ (Scientist) ............|     2,773|     2,557|     4,320|     4,708|      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |    6|    8| --- | --- | ---
    Church of God of Prophecy ...............|      --- |       249|      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- | --- |    1| --- | --- | ---
    Church of God ...........................|     6,082|     5,627|     4,410|     7,824|    12,540|    13,071|    13,606|    4,654|    5,956|    1,331|    1,665|    9|    9|    7|    7|    8
    Church of New Jerusalem .................|       170|      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |    1| --- | --- | --- | ---
                                             |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
    Church of the Brethren ..................|     8,482|     4,463|     2,812|     2,933|     4,187|     4,363|     4,461|    1,726|    2,467|      100|      168|    6|    5|    4|    4|    4
    Church of the Nazarene ..................|    11,716|    10,779|    14,466|    16,472|    16,661|    17,554|    18,613|    6,183|    8,298|    1,563|    2,569|   10|    9|   12|   12|   10
    Churches of Christ ......................|     9,343|    14,611|    22,807|    25,171|    30,140|    30,797|    31,833|   10,950|   13,148|    3,382|    4,353|    9|   19|   19|   19|   19
    Cumberland Presbyterian .................|       594|       746|       799|     1,039|     1,112|     1,250|     1,375|      526|      516|      127|      206|    2|    2|    2|    2|    2
    Evangelical Congregational Church .......|        80|        88|        65|       158|       148|       151|       160|       14|        6|      103|       37|    1|    1|    1|    1|    1
                                             |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
    Evangelical Covenant Church of America ..|     1,401|     1,035|     1,745|     2,198|     2,387|     2,327|     2,398|      621|      907|      279|      591|    1|    1|    1|    1|    1
    Evangelical Free Church of America ......|       833|     2,355|     3,778|     4,301|     4,022|     3,422|     2,603|    1,067|      846|      396|      294|    1|    2|    3|    3|    2
    Evangelical Lutheran Church .............|       743|    49,210|    39,089|    39,687|    49,085|    45,755|    51,996|   19,248|   26,246|    2,392|    4,110|    3|   33|   34|   33|   35
    Free Methodist ..........................|     5,543|     5,902|     8,696|     9,281|     7,323|     7,705|     8,434|    2,395|    4,291|      575|    1,173|    5|    3|    4|    4|    4
    Free Will Baptist Church ................|     1,132|     1,177|     1,467|     2,254|     2,378|     2,438|     2,914|    1,119|    1,208|      289|      298|    4|    3|    4|    4|    4
                                             |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
    Friends United Meeting ..................|     1,109|      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |    1| --- | --- | --- | ---
    Friends .................................|     5,157|     5,844|     6,600|    11,216|    10,898|    11,030|    11,446|    3,977|    4,881|    1,004|    1,584|    5|    6|    8|    7|    7
    General Conference Mennonite Church .....|       820|     1,243|     1,046|     1,015|     1,059|     1,050|     1,110|      419|      599|       30|       62|    2|    2|    1|    1|    1
    Greek Orthodox ..........................|       204|       148|       168|       146|       132|       148|       262|      222|       36|        2|        2|    1|    1|    1|    1|    1
    Interdenominational .....................|     1,254|    11,103|     5,571|     5,314|     9,788|    13,394|    28,185|   10,325|   10,984|    3,099|    3,777|    4|   17|   14|   17|   22
                                             |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
    Jewish ..................................|     5,738|    12,217|    11,481|    14,122|    14,182|    11,232|     7,427|    5,423|      850|      362|      792|   24|   63|   62|   31|   29
    Latter-Day Saints .......................|    39,172|    42,274|    40,086|    44,425|    44,680|    45,274|    46,762|   19,932|   21,256|    2,815|    2,759|    4|    4|    4|    4|    4
    Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod .........|    11,727|    13,827|    11,315|    13,203|    18,866|    19,598|    20,874|    7,015|    9,521|    1,558|    2,780|   15|   14|   13|   13|   13
    Lutheran Church in America ..............|    23,877|     5,796|     4,321|     4,493|     4,322|     7,947|     4,386|    1,632|    2,238|      185|      331|   20|    5|    2|    3|    2
    Mennonite Brethren Church ...............|     1,344|     1,864|     2,269|     2,359|     2,390|     2,755|     3,114|      678|    1,172|      594|      670|    3|    3|    3|    3|    3
                                             |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
    Mennonite Church ........................|     4,008|     2,859|     3,502|     3,501|     3,553|     3,422|     3,374|    1,170|    1,563|      230|      411|    6|    5|    5|    5|    5
    Missionary Church Inc. ..................|       487|       699|     1,352|     1,640|     1,647|     1,660|     1,746|      477|      747|      180|      342|    1|    1|    1|    1|    1
    Moravian Church .........................|     2,434|     2,511|     2,804|     2,880|     2,939|     2,998|     3,076|      608|    1,557|      234|      677|    2|    2|    2|    2|    2
    Multiple Protestant Denominations .......|     5,526|       211|       164|     8,025|     4,690|     4,356|     4,577|    1,134|    1,193|    1,291|      959|    8|    1|    7|    6|    6
    North American Baptist ..................|       155|      --- |       186|       132|       124|       119|       118|       45|       35|       20|       18|    1| --- |    1|    1|    1
                                             |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
    Pentecostal Holiness Church .............|       767|       566|     1,002|     1,681|       976|       971|       997|      436|      450|       48|       63|    3|    3|    2|    2|    2
    Presbyterian U.S.A. and United           |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
       Presbyterian .........................|    47,144|    77,700|    70,357|    74,008|    78,950|    81,509|    80,437|   29,801|   40,286|    3,652|    6,698|   57|   70|   64|   65|   63
    Presbyterian Church in America ..........|      --- |     1,877|     3,809|     2,299|     4,499|     3,530|     4,328|    1,577|    1,659|      736|      356| --- |    1|    5|    4|    4
    Protestant Episcopal ....................|     5,396|     4,559|     4,603|     5,562|     5,479|     4,369|     4,699|    1,942|    2,262|      229|      266|   12|    9|   12|    9|    9
    Protestant, other .......................|     4,072|    38,136|    60,386|    55,579|    30,116|    22,546|    20,647|    6,341|    9,319|    2,167|    2,820|   11|   44|   34|   29|   25
                                             |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
    Reformed Church in America ..............|     2,713|     5,525|     5,582|     5,631|     6,002|     6,105|     6,313|    2,391|    3,440|      231|      251|    4|    4|    5|    5|    5
    Reformed Episcopal Church ...............|        67|      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |    1| --- | --- | --- | ---
    Reformed Presbyterian Church ............|     2,014|     1,556|     1,771|     2,209|     2,355|     2,226|     2,200|      816|    1,034|      165|      185|    4|    2|    2|    2|    2
    Reorganized Latter-Day Saints Church ....|     4,274|     4,793|    11,063|    11,814|     3,390|      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |     --- |    2|    1|    2| --- | ---
    Roman Catholic ..........................|   422,842|   530,585|   594,464|   630,365|   636,336|   649,782|   660,646|  174,773|  265,371|   75,214|  145,288|  229|  239|  239|  237|  240
                                             |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
    Russian Orthodox ........................|        47|        38|        32|      --- |       106|        89|        81|       58|        4|       14|        5|    1|    1|    1|    1|    1
    Seventh-Day Adventists ..................|    19,168|    15,771|    17,519|    18,779|    19,223|    19,783|     1,576|      171|      671|      176|      558|   11|   11|   13|   13|    2
    Southern Baptist ........................|    85,281|    49,493|    46,042|    51,113|    54,275|    47,806|    37,324|    9,665|   13,898|    5,911|    7,850|   54|   29|   32|   24|   19
    Nondenominational .......................|      --- |     6,758|    18,729|    20,101|    23,573|    24,756|    29,940|    7,796|   10,246|    5,288|    6,610| --- |   14|   16|   16|   18
    Unitarian Universalist ..................|        87|        82|       126|       135|       132|       143|       170|       32|       75|       22|       41|    2|    2|    2|    2|    2
                                             |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
    United Brethren Church ..................|       545|       601|       721|       904|       938|       989|       991|      350|      464|       84|       93|    1|    1|    1|    1|    1
    United Church of Christ .................|    14,169|    20,175|    24,013|    24,136|    23,709|    22,763|    23,091|    7,273|   10,260|    1,961|    3,597|   16|   18|   18|   17|   17
    United Methodist ........................|   127,099|   148,851|   148,091|   152,960|   171,109|   174,575|   179,321|   62,645|   82,904|   12,685|   21,087|   91|   96|  100|   99|   99
    Wesleyan Church .........................|     3,583|     5,311|     7,734|     9,806|    11,128|    12,344|    13,218|    4,502|    7,322|      470|      924|    5|    4|    4|    4|    4
    Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod ....|       808|       931|     1,165|     1,463|     1,660|     1,776|     1,731|      774|      905|       21|       31|    1|    3|    2|    2|    2
                                             |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |         |         |     |     |     |     |
    Other religiously affiliated ............|       462|     5,743|    11,551|     1,123|     2,534|     2,850|     6,256|    1,696|    2,824|      409|    1,327|    1|    9|    4|    4|    6
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---Not available.
\1\Religious affiliation as reported by institution.
\2\Counts of institutions on this table may be lower than reported on other tables, because counts on this table include only institutions reporting separate enrollment data.
\3\Data for 1999 were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.)
\4\Included under "Other public."

NOTE: Institutions of higher education were accredited by an agency or association that was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or recognized directly by the Secretary of Education. The new degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, except that it includes some additional institutions, primarily 2-year colleges, and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not award associate's or higher degrees. These degree-granting institutions participated in Title IV federal financial aid programs. (See Guide to Sources for details.)

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Institutions of Higher Education" and "Institutional Characteristics" 1980 surveys; and 1990 through 2002 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:90-99), and "Institutional Characteristics Survey" (IPEDS-IC:90-99), and Spring 2001 through Spring 2003. (This table was prepared September 2004.)


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