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Table 190. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by sex, age, and attendance status: Selected years, 1970 through 2017

[In thousands]
Sex, age, and attendance status 1970 1980 1990 1995 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Projected
2008 2012 2017
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
Males and females 8,581 12,097 13,819 14,262 15,312 15,928 16,612 16,911 17,272 17,487 17,759 18,200 19,048 20,080
14 to 17 years old 259 247 177 148 145 133 202 151 200 199 231 191 190 211
18 and 19 years old 2,600 2,901 2,950 2,894 3,531 3,595 3,571 3,479 3,578 3,610 3,769 3,953 3,940 3,960
20 and 21 years old 1,880 2,424 2,761 2,705 3,045 3,408 3,366 3,473 3,651 3,778 3,648 3,723 3,993 3,958
22 to 24 years old 1,457 1,989 2,144 2,411 2,617 2,760 2,932 3,482 3,036 3,072 3,193 3,289 3,584 3,753
25 to 29 years old 1,074 1,871 1,982 2,120 1,960 2,014 2,102 2,106 2,386 2,384 2,401 2,531 2,658 3,035
30 to 34 years old 487 1,243 1,322 1,236 1,265 1,290 1,300 1,368 1,329 1,354 1,409 1,434 1,616 1,813
35 years old and over 823 1,421 2,484 2,747 2,749 2,727 3,139 2,852 3,092 3,090 3,107 3,080 3,066 3,350
                             
Males 5,044 5,874 6,284 6,343 6,722 6,961 7,202 7,260 7,387 7,456 7,575 7,822 8,213 8,568
14 to 17 years old 130 99 87 61 63 54 82 60 78 78 82 82 79 85
18 and 19 years old 1,349 1,375 1,421 1,338 1,583 1,629 1,616 1,558 1,551 1,592 1,705 1,799 1,793 1,787
20 and 21 years old 1,095 1,259 1,368 1,282 1,382 1,591 1,562 1,492 1,743 1,778 1,673 1,705 1,827 1,790
22 to 24 years old 964 1,064 1,107 1,153 1,293 1,312 1,342 1,605 1,380 1,355 1,470 1,512 1,641 1,692
25 to 29 years old 783 993 940 962 862 905 890 930 1,045 978 1,051 1,117 1,183 1,342
30 to 34 years old 308 576 537 561 527 510 547 592 518 545 557 572 649 729
35 years old and over 415 507 824 986 1,012 961 1,164 1,025 1,073 1,130 1,037 1,035 1,040 1,144
                             
Females 3,537 6,223 7,535 7,919 8,591 8,967 9,410 9,651 9,885 10,032 10,184 10,378 10,835 11,512
14 to 17 years old 129 148 90 87 82 79 121 91 122 121 149 109 110 127
18 and 19 years old 1,250 1,526 1,529 1,557 1,948 1,966 1,955 1,922 2,027 2,018 2,064 2,154 2,148 2,174
20 and 21 years old 786 1,165 1,392 1,424 1,663 1,817 1,804 1,981 1,908 2,000 1,975 2,018 2,167 2,169
22 to 24 years old 493 925 1,037 1,258 1,324 1,448 1,590 1,877 1,657 1,717 1,724 1,777 1,943 2,061
25 to 29 years old 291 878 1,043 1,159 1,099 1,110 1,212 1,177 1,341 1,406 1,350 1,413 1,475 1,692
30 to 34 years old 179 667 784 675 738 780 753 776 812 809 852 862 967 1,084
35 years old and over 409 914 1,659 1,760 1,736 1,767 1,976 1,827 2,018 1,960 2,070 2,044 2,026 2,206
Full-time 5,816 7,098 7,821 8,129 9,010 9,448 9,946 10,326 10,610 10,797 10,957 11,263 11,817 12,430
14 to 17 years old 242 223 144 123 125 122 161 121 165 131 166 131 132 150
18 and 19 years old 2,406 2,669 2,548 2,387 2,932 2,929 2,942 2,953 3,028 3,037 3,155 3,304 3,297 3,339
20 and 21 years old 1,647 2,075 2,151 2,109 2,401 2,662 2,759 2,767 2,911 3,030 2,944 3,006 3,231 3,234
22 to 24 years old 881 1,121 1,350 1,517 1,653 1,757 1,922 2,144 2,074 2,097 2,093 2,162 2,369 2,515
25 to 29 years old 407 577 770 908 878 883 1,013 1,072 1,131 1,136 1,217 1,280 1,340 1,554
30 to 34 years old 100 251 387 430 422 494 465 512 490 549 605 613 687 786
35 years old and over 134 182 471 653 599 602 684 758 812 818 778 767 759 852
                             
Males 3,505 3,689 3,808 3,807 4,111 4,300 4,501 4,638 4,739 4,803 4,879 5,055 5,305 5,457
14 to 17 years old 124 87 71 54 51 43 65 50 63 36 66 64 62 66
18 and 19 years old 1,265 1,270 1,230 1,091 1,250 1,329 1,327 1,307 1,313 1,357 1,409 1,486 1,482 1,478
20 and 21 years old 990 1,109 1,055 999 1,106 1,249 1,275 1,218 1,385 1,460 1,331 1,358 1,454 1,426
22 to 24 years old 650 665 742 789 839 854 936 1,041 960 951 1,003 1,034 1,125 1,155
25 to 29 years old 327 360 401 454 415 397 467 503 509 439 562 599 635 722
30 to 34 years old 72 124 156 183 195 216 183 242 201 238 232 239 271 305
35 years old and over 75 74 152 238 256 212 247 277 310 321 275 275 276 305
                             
Females 2,311 3,409 4,013 4,321 4,899 5,148 5,445 5,688 5,871 5,994 6,078 6,208 6,511 6,973
14 to 17 years old 117 136 73 69 74 78 96 71 103 94 100 67 70 84
18 and 19 years old 1,140 1,399 1,318 1,296 1,682 1,600 1,615 1,646 1,716 1,680 1,746 1,818 1,816 1,861
20 and 21 years old 657 966 1,096 1,111 1,296 1,413 1,484 1,549 1,526 1,569 1,612 1,649 1,777 1,808
22 to 24 years old 231 456 608 729 814 903 985 1,103 1,113 1,146 1,090 1,128 1,244 1,360
25 to 29 years old 80 217 369 455 463 486 546 569 622 697 654 681 706 832
30 to 34 years old 28 127 231 247 227 277 282 270 289 311 372 374 416 481
35 years old and over 59 108 319 415 343 390 437 481 502 497 503 492 483 547
Part-time 2,765 4,999 5,998 6,133 6,303 6,480 6,665 6,585 6,662 6,690 6,802 6,937 7,231 7,650
14 to 17 years old 17 38 32 25 20 11 41 30 35 68 65 60 58 61
18 and 19 years old 194 418 402 507 599 666 628 526 549 573 614 648 643 621
20 and 21 years old 233 441 610 596 644 746 607 706 741 748 704 716 762 724
22 to 24 years old 576 844 794 894 964 1,003 1,010 1,338 963 976 1,100 1,127 1,215 1,238
25 to 29 years old 668 1,209 1,213 1,212 1,083 1,132 1,088 1,034 1,255 1,248 1,184 1,251 1,317 1,481
30 to 34 years old 388 905 935 805 843 796 835 856 839 805 805 821 928 1,027
35 years old and over 689 1,145 2,012 2,093 2,150 2,126 2,456 2,094 2,280 2,272 2,329 2,313 2,307 2,498
                             
Males 1,540 2,185 2,476 2,535 2,611 2,661 2,701 2,622 2,648 2,653 2,696 2,767 2,907 3,111
14 to 17 years old 5 17 16 7 11 11 17 10 15 41 16 18 17 18
18 and 19 years old 84 202 191 246 333 300 288 250 239 235 297 313 311 309
20 and 21 years old 105 201 313 283 276 342 287 274 358 318 341 347 372 364
22 to 24 years old 314 392 365 365 454 458 405 564 419 405 466 478 517 537
25 to 29 years old 456 594 539 508 447 508 423 427 536 539 488 518 548 621
30 to 34 years old 236 397 381 378 332 294 364 350 317 306 325 333 378 423
35 years old and over 340 382 672 748 757 749 917 748 764 809 762 761 764 839
                             
Females 1,225 2,814 3,521 3,598 3,692 3,820 3,964 3,963 4,014 4,038 4,106 4,170 4,324 4,539
14 to 17 years old 12 20 17 18 9 1 24 20 19 27 48 42 41 43
18 and 19 years old 110 215 211 261 266 366 340 276 311 338 318 336 332 312
20 and 21 years old 128 240 297 313 368 404 320 433 382 430 363 369 390 360
22 to 24 years old 262 452 429 529 510 545 605 774 543 571 634 649 699 701
25 to 29 years old 212 616 674 704 636 624 666 608 720 709 696 733 769 861
30 to 34 years old 151 507 554 427 511 502 471 507 523 499 480 488 551 604
35 years old and over 349 762 1,340 1,345 1,393 1,377 1,539 1,346 1,516 1,464 1,567 1,552 1,543 1,659
NOTE: Distributions by age are estimates based on samples of the civilian noninstitutional population from the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey. 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.) Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
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 and 1980; 1990 through 2006 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:90–99), and Spring 2001 through Spring 2007; and Projections of Education Statistics to 2017. U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, selected years, 1970 through 2007. (This table was prepared August 2008.)

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