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Digest of Education Statistics: 2010
Digest of Education Statistics: 2010

NCES 2011-015
April 2011


Table 203. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by level of enrollment, sex, attendance status, and type and control of institution: 2008
Attendance status, and type
and control of institution
Total Undergraduate Postbaccalaureate1 
Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10
Total 19,102,814 8,188,895 10,913,919 16,365,738 7,066,623 9,299,115 2,737,076 1,122,272 1,614,804
Full-time 11,747,743 5,234,357 6,513,386 10,254,930 4,577,431 5,677,499 1,492,813 656,926 835,887
Part-time 7,355,071 2,954,538 4,400,533 6,110,808 2,489,192 3,621,616 1,244,263 465,346 778,917
                   
4-year 12,131,436 5,253,011 6,878,425 9,394,633 4,130,830 5,263,803 2,736,803 1,122,181 1,614,622
Full-time 8,915,546 3,984,494 4,931,052 7,422,820 3,327,599 4,095,221 1,492,726 656,895 835,831
Part-time 3,215,890 1,268,517 1,947,373 1,971,813 803,231 1,168,582 1,244,077 465,286 778,791
                   
2-year 6,971,378 2,935,884 4,035,494 6,971,105 2,935,793 4,035,312 273 91 182
Full-time 2,832,197 1,249,863 1,582,334 2,832,110 1,249,832 1,582,278 87 31 56
Part-time 4,139,181 1,686,021 2,453,160 4,138,995 1,685,961 2,453,034 186 60 126
                   
Public 13,972,153 6,100,515 7,871,638 12,591,217 5,531,965 7,059,252 1,380,936 568,550 812,386
Full-time 7,926,611 3,640,205 4,286,406 7,216,774 3,318,505 3,898,269 709,837 321,700 388,137
Part-time 6,045,542 2,460,310 3,585,232 5,374,443 2,213,460 3,160,983 671,099 246,850 424,249
                   
Public 4-year 7,331,809 3,276,762 4,055,047 5,951,146 2,708,303 3,242,843 1,380,663 568,459 812,204
Full-time 5,378,123 2,488,168 2,889,955 4,668,373 2,166,499 2,501,874 709,750 321,669 388,081
Part-time 1,953,686 788,594 1,165,092 1,282,773 541,804 740,969 670,913 246,790 424,123
                   
Public 2-year 6,640,344 2,823,753 3,816,591 6,640,071 2,823,662 3,816,409 273 91 182
Full-time 2,548,488 1,152,037 1,396,451 2,548,401 1,152,006 1,396,395 87 31 56
Part-time 4,091,856 1,671,716 2,420,140 4,091,670 1,671,656 2,420,014 186 60 126
                   
Private 5,130,661 2,088,380 3,042,281 3,774,521 1,534,658 2,239,863 1,356,140 553,722 802,418
Full-time 3,821,132 1,594,152 2,226,980 3,038,156 1,258,926 1,779,230 782,976 335,226 447,750
Part-time 1,309,529 494,228 815,301 736,365 275,732 460,633 573,164 218,496 354,668
                   
Private 4-year 4,799,627 1,976,249 2,823,378 3,443,487 1,422,527 2,020,960 1,356,140 553,722 802,418
Full-time 3,537,423 1,496,326 2,041,097 2,754,447 1,161,100 1,593,347 782,976 335,226 447,750
Part-time 1,262,204 479,923 782,281 689,040 261,427 427,613 573,164 218,496 354,668
                   
Private 2-year 331,034 112,131 218,903 331,034 112,131 218,903
Full-time 283,709 97,826 185,883 283,709 97,826 185,883
Part-time 47,325 14,305 33,020 47,325 14,305 33,020
                   
Not-for-profit 3,661,519 1,554,980 2,106,539 2,536,532 1,077,638 1,458,894 1,124,987 477,342 647,645
Full-time 2,722,089 1,194,139 1,527,950 2,093,642 908,902 1,184,740 628,447 285,237 343,210
Part-time 939,430 360,841 578,589 442,890 168,736 274,154 496,540 192,105 304,435
                   
Not-for-profit 4-year 3,626,168 1,542,869 2,083,299 2,501,181 1,065,527 1,435,654 1,124,987 477,342 647,645
Full-time 2,698,819 1,184,895 1,513,924 2,070,372 899,658 1,170,714 628,447 285,237 343,210
Part-time 927,349 357,974 569,375 430,809 165,869 264,940 496,540 192,105 304,435
                   
Not-for-profit 2-year 35,351 12,111 23,240 35,351 12,111 23,240
Full-time 23,270 9,244 14,026 23,270 9,244 14,026
Part-time 12,081 2,867 9,214 12,081 2,867 9,214
                   
For-profit 1,469,142 533,400 935,742 1,237,989 457,020 780,969 231,153 76,380 154,773
Full-time 1,099,043 400,013 699,030 944,514 350,024 594,490 154,529 49,989 104,540
Part-time 370,099 133,387 236,712 293,475 106,996 186,479 76,624 26,391 50,233
                   
For-profit 4-year 1,173,459 433,380 740,079 942,306 357,000 585,306 231,153 76,380 154,773
Full-time 838,604 311,431 527,173 684,075 261,442 422,633 154,529 49,989 104,540
Part-time 334,855 121,949 212,906 258,231 95,558 162,673 76,624 26,391 50,233
                   
For-profit 2-year 295,683 100,020 195,663 295,683 100,020 195,663
Full-time 260,439 88,582 171,857 260,439 88,582 171,857
Part-time 35,244 11,438 23,806 35,244 11,438 23,806
†Not applicable.
1 Includes first-professional and graduate-level students.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2008 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2009. (This table was prepared September 2009.)