Table 204. | Full-time-equivalent fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control and type of institution: 1969 through 2005 |
Year | All institutions | Public institutions | Private institutions | |||||||
Total | 4-year | 2-year | Total | 4-year | 2-year | Total | 4-year | 2-year | ||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | |
1969 | 6,334,139 | 4,899,526 | 1,434,612 | 4,577,985 | 3,259,676 | 1,318,309 | 1,756,153 | 1,639,850 | 116,303 | |
1970 | 6,737,817 | 5,145,410 | 1,592,404 | 4,953,149 | 3,468,572 | 1,484,577 | 1,784,665 | 1,676,838 | 107,827 | |
1971 | 7,148,575 | 5,357,708 | 1,790,867 | 5,344,356 | 3,660,624 | 1,683,732 | 1,804,219 | 1,697,084 | 107,135 | |
1972 | 7,253,712 | 5,406,792 | 1,846,921 | 5,452,851 | 3,706,238 | 1,746,613 | 1,800,862 | 1,700,554 | 100,308 | |
1973 | 7,453,467 | 5,439,226 | 2,014,241 | 5,629,568 | 3,721,035 | 1,908,533 | 1,823,899 | 1,718,191 | 105,708 | |
1974 | 7,805,454 | 5,606,248 | 2,199,206 | 5,944,799 | 3,847,542 | 2,097,257 | 1,860,655 | 1,758,706 | 101,949 | |
1975 | 8,479,688 | 5,900,403 | 2,579,285 | 6,522,310 | 4,056,500 | 2,465,810 | 1,957,378 | 1,843,903 | 113,475 | |
1976 | 8,312,502 | 5,848,001 | 2,464,501 | 6,349,903 | 3,998,450 | 2,351,453 | 1,962,599 | 1,849,551 | 113,048 | |
1977 | 8,415,339 | 5,935,076 | 2,480,263 | 6,396,476 | 4,039,071 | 2,357,405 | 2,018,863 | 1,896,005 | 122,858 | |
1978 | 8,348,482 | 5,932,357 | 2,416,125 | 6,279,199 | 3,996,126 | 2,283,073 | 2,069,283 | 1,936,231 | 133,052 | |
1979 | 8,487,317 | 6,016,072 | 2,471,245 | 6,392,617 | 4,059,304 | 2,333,313 | 2,094,700 | 1,956,768 | 137,932 | |
1980 | 8,819,013 | 6,161,372 | 2,657,641 | 6,642,294 | 4,158,267 | 2,484,027 | 2,176,719 | 2,003,105 | 173,614 | 1 |
1981 | 9,014,521 | 6,249,847 | 2,764,674 | 6,781,300 | 4,208,506 | 2,572,794 | 2,233,221 | 2,041,341 | 191,880 | 1 |
1982 | 9,091,648 | 6,248,923 | 2,842,725 | 6,850,589 | 4,220,648 | 2,629,941 | 2,241,059 | 2,028,275 | 212,784 | |
1983 | 9,166,398 | 6,325,222 | 2,841,176 | 6,881,479 | 4,265,807 | 2,615,672 | 2,284,919 | 2,059,415 | 225,504 | |
1984 | 8,951,695 | 6,292,711 | 2,658,984 | 6,684,664 | 4,237,895 | 2,446,769 | 2,267,031 | 2,054,816 | 212,215 | |
1985 | 8,943,433 | 6,294,339 | 2,649,094 | 6,667,781 | 4,239,622 | 2,428,159 | 2,275,652 | 2,054,717 | 220,935 | |
1986 | 9,064,165 | 6,360,325 | 2,703,842 | 6,778,045 | 4,295,494 | 2,482,551 | 2,286,122 | 2,064,831 | 221,291 | 2 |
1987 | 9,229,736 | 6,486,504 | 2,743,230 | 6,937,690 | 4,395,728 | 2,541,961 | 2,292,045 | 2,090,776 | 201,269 | 2 |
1988 | 9,464,271 | 6,664,146 | 2,800,125 | 7,096,905 | 4,505,774 | 2,591,131 | 2,367,366 | 2,158,372 | 208,994 | |
1989 | 9,780,881 | 6,813,602 | 2,967,279 | 7,371,590 | 4,619,828 | 2,751,762 | 2,409,291 | 2,193,774 | 215,517 | |
1990 | 9,983,436 | 6,968,008 | 3,015,428 | 7,557,982 | 4,740,049 | 2,817,933 | 2,425,454 | 2,227,959 | 197,495 | |
1991 | 10,360,606 | 7,081,454 | 3,279,152 | 7,862,845 | 4,795,704 | 3,067,141 | 2,497,761 | 2,285,750 | 212,011 | |
1992 | 10,436,776 | 7,129,379 | 3,307,397 | 7,911,701 | 4,797,884 | 3,113,817 | 2,525,075 | 2,331,495 | 193,580 | |
1993 | 10,351,415 | 7,120,921 | 3,230,494 | 7,812,394 | 4,765,983 | 3,046,411 | 2,539,021 | 2,354,938 | 184,083 | |
1994 | 10,348,072 | 7,137,341 | 3,210,731 | 7,784,396 | 4,749,524 | 3,034,872 | 2,563,676 | 2,387,817 | 175,859 | |
1995 | 10,334,956 | 7,172,844 | 3,162,112 | 7,751,815 | 4,757,223 | 2,994,592 | 2,583,141 | 2,415,621 | 167,520 | |
1996 | 10,481,886 | 7,234,541 | 3,247,345 | 7,794,895 | 4,767,117 | 3,027,778 | 2,686,991 | 2,467,424 | 219,567 | |
1997 | 10,615,028 | 7,338,794 | 3,276,234 | 7,869,764 | 4,813,849 | 3,055,915 | 2,745,264 | 2,524,945 | 220,319 | |
1998 | 10,698,775 | 7,467,828 | 3,230,947 | 7,880,135 | 4,868,857 | 3,011,278 | 2,818,640 | 2,598,971 | 219,669 | |
19993 | 10,943,609 | 7,638,976 | 3,304,633 | 8,020,074 | 4,944,554 | 3,075,520 | 2,923,535 | 2,694,422 | 229,113 | |
2000 | 11,267,025 | 7,795,139 | 3,471,886 | 8,266,932 | 5,025,588 | 3,241,344 | 3,000,093 | 2,769,551 | 230,542 | |
2001 | 11,765,945 | 8,087,980 | 3,677,965 | 8,639,154 | 5,194,035 | 3,445,119 | 3,126,791 | 2,893,945 | 232,846 | |
2002 | 12,331,319 | 8,439,064 | 3,892,255 | 9,061,411 | 5,406,283 | 3,655,128 | 3,269,908 | 3,032,781 | 237,127 | |
2003 | 12,674,309 | 8,734,596 | 3,939,713 | 9,236,579 | 5,557,573 | 3,679,006 | 3,437,730 | 3,177,023 | 260,707 | |
2004 | 13,000,994 | 9,018,024 | 3,982,970 | 9,348,081 | 5,640,650 | 3,707,431 | 3,652,913 | 3,377,374 | 275,539 | |
2005 | 13,200,790 | 9,261,634 | 3,939,156 | 9,390,216 | 5,728,327 | 3,661,889 | 3,810,574 | 3,533,307 | 277,267 |
1 Large increases are due to the addition of schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology in 1980 and 1981. 2 Because of imputation techniques, data are not consistent with figures for other years. 3 Data were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.) NOTE: Data through 1995 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. (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 Colleges and Universities" surveys, 1969 through 1985; and 1996 through 2005 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:96–99), and Spring 2001 through Spring 2006. (This table was prepared August 2006.) |