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| Table 303.30. | Total fall enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by level and control of institution, attendance status, and sex of student: Selected years, 1970 through 2025 |
| Level and control of institution, attendance status, and sex of student | Actual | Projected | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1975 | 19801 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2009 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Total | 8,580,887 | 11,184,859 | 12,096,895 | 12,247,055 | 13,818,637 | 14,261,781 | 15,312,289 | 17,487,475 | 20,313,594 | 21,019,438 | 21,010,590 | 20,644,478 | 20,375,789 | 20,207,369 | 20,264,000 | 20,516,000 | 20,972,000 | 21,410,000 | 21,753,000 | 22,013,000 | 22,323,000 | 22,613,000 | 22,896,000 | 23,149,000 | 23,290,000 |
| Full-time | 5,816,290 | 6,841,334 | 7,097,958 | 7,075,221 | 7,820,985 | 8,128,802 | 9,009,600 | 10,797,011 | 12,605,355 | 13,087,182 | 13,002,531 | 12,734,404 | 12,597,112 | 12,453,975 | 12,484,000 | 12,651,000 | 12,942,000 | 13,207,000 | 13,403,000 | 13,550,000 | 13,726,000 | 13,894,000 | 14,072,000 | 14,220,000 | 14,278,000 |
| Males | 3,504,095 | 3,926,753 | 3,689,244 | 3,607,720 | 3,807,752 | 3,807,392 | 4,111,093 | 4,803,388 | 5,632,097 | 5,838,383 | 5,792,818 | 5,708,406 | 5,682,166 | 5,619,391 | 5,638,000 | 5,671,000 | 5,754,000 | 5,857,000 | 5,938,000 | 5,998,000 | 6,068,000 | 6,137,000 | 6,211,000 | 6,278,000 | 6,318,000 |
| Females | 2,312,195 | 2,914,581 | 3,408,714 | 3,467,501 | 4,013,233 | 4,321,410 | 4,898,507 | 5,993,623 | 6,973,258 | 7,248,799 | 7,209,713 | 7,025,998 | 6,914,946 | 6,834,584 | 6,846,000 | 6,980,000 | 7,188,000 | 7,350,000 | 7,465,000 | 7,552,000 | 7,658,000 | 7,757,000 | 7,861,000 | 7,941,000 | 7,960,000 |
| Part-time | 2,764,597 | 4,343,525 | 4,998,937 | 5,171,834 | 5,997,652 | 6,132,979 | 6,302,689 | 6,690,464 | 7,708,239 | 7,932,256 | 8,008,059 | 7,910,074 | 7,778,677 | 7,753,394 | 7,779,000 | 7,865,000 | 8,030,000 | 8,203,000 | 8,349,000 | 8,463,000 | 8,597,000 | 8,720,000 | 8,824,000 | 8,929,000 | 9,012,000 |
| Males | 1,539,547 | 2,222,244 | 2,185,130 | 2,210,730 | 2,476,157 | 2,535,147 | 2,610,676 | 2,652,537 | 3,100,856 | 3,207,376 | 3,241,438 | 3,210,600 | 3,178,620 | 3,177,670 | 3,122,000 | 3,137,000 | 3,190,000 | 3,261,000 | 3,322,000 | 3,367,000 | 3,428,000 | 3,488,000 | 3,536,000 | 3,581,000 | 3,619,000 |
| Females | 1,225,050 | 2,121,281 | 2,813,807 | 2,961,104 | 3,521,495 | 3,597,832 | 3,692,013 | 4,037,927 | 4,607,383 | 4,724,880 | 4,766,621 | 4,699,474 | 4,600,057 | 4,575,724 | 4,657,000 | 4,728,000 | 4,840,000 | 4,942,000 | 5,028,000 | 5,097,000 | 5,169,000 | 5,232,000 | 5,288,000 | 5,349,000 | 5,393,000 |
| 4-year | 6,261,502 | 7,214,740 | 7,570,608 | 7,715,978 | 8,578,554 | 8,769,252 | 9,363,858 | 10,999,420 | 12,791,013 | 13,335,841 | 13,499,440 | 13,476,638 | 13,407,050 | 13,492,884 | 13,150,000 | 13,322,000 | 13,627,000 | 13,910,000 | 14,131,000 | 14,307,000 | 14,513,000 | 14,702,000 | 14,889,000 | 15,052,000 | 15,133,000 |
| Full-time | 4,587,379 | 5,080,256 | 5,344,163 | 5,384,614 | 5,937,023 | 6,151,755 | 6,792,551 | 8,150,209 | 9,361,404 | 9,721,803 | 9,832,324 | 9,792,607 | 9,764,196 | 9,793,247 | 9,525,000 | 9,649,000 | 9,867,000 | 10,065,000 | 10,212,000 | 10,328,000 | 10,464,000 | 10,588,000 | 10,720,000 | 10,831,000 | 10,873,000 |
| Males | 2,732,796 | 2,891,192 | 2,809,528 | 2,781,412 | 2,926,360 | 2,929,177 | 3,115,252 | 3,649,622 | 4,185,726 | 4,355,153 | 4,401,635 | 4,402,749 | 4,403,914 | 4,419,286 | 4,327,000 | 4,351,000 | 4,414,000 | 4,491,000 | 4,553,000 | 4,602,000 | 4,657,000 | 4,709,000 | 4,764,000 | 4,815,000 | 4,844,000 |
| Females | 1,854,583 | 2,189,064 | 2,534,635 | 2,603,202 | 3,010,663 | 3,222,578 | 3,677,299 | 4,500,587 | 5,175,678 | 5,366,650 | 5,430,689 | 5,389,858 | 5,360,282 | 5,373,961 | 5,197,000 | 5,298,000 | 5,453,000 | 5,574,000 | 5,659,000 | 5,726,000 | 5,807,000 | 5,879,000 | 5,956,000 | 6,016,000 | 6,029,000 |
| Part-time | 1,674,123 | 2,134,484 | 2,226,445 | 2,331,364 | 2,641,531 | 2,617,497 | 2,571,307 | 2,849,211 | 3,429,609 | 3,614,038 | 3,667,116 | 3,684,031 | 3,642,854 | 3,699,637 | 3,625,000 | 3,673,000 | 3,759,000 | 3,845,000 | 3,919,000 | 3,979,000 | 4,049,000 | 4,114,000 | 4,169,000 | 4,221,000 | 4,260,000 |
| Males | 936,189 | 1,092,461 | 1,017,813 | 1,034,804 | 1,124,780 | 1,084,753 | 1,047,917 | 1,125,935 | 1,349,890 | 1,424,721 | 1,456,818 | 1,470,164 | 1,458,956 | 1,483,996 | 1,409,000 | 1,419,000 | 1,447,000 | 1,483,000 | 1,514,000 | 1,538,000 | 1,571,000 | 1,602,000 | 1,628,000 | 1,651,000 | 1,669,000 |
| Females | 737,934 | 1,042,023 | 1,208,632 | 1,296,560 | 1,516,751 | 1,532,744 | 1,523,390 | 1,723,276 | 2,079,719 | 2,189,317 | 2,210,298 | 2,213,867 | 2,183,898 | 2,215,641 | 2,216,000 | 2,254,000 | 2,312,000 | 2,363,000 | 2,406,000 | 2,441,000 | 2,478,000 | 2,512,000 | 2,541,000 | 2,570,000 | 2,590,000 |
| Public 4-year | 4,232,722 | 4,998,142 | 5,128,612 | 5,209,540 | 5,848,242 | 5,814,545 | 6,055,398 | 6,837,605 | 7,709,198 | 7,924,108 | 8,048,145 | 8,092,602 | 8,120,417 | 8,257,250 | 8,026,000 | 8,126,000 | 8,306,000 | 8,477,000 | 8,610,000 | 8,715,000 | 8,839,000 | 8,952,000 | 9,065,000 | 9,164,000 | 9,215,000 |
| Full-time | 3,086,491 | 3,469,821 | 3,592,193 | 3,623,341 | 4,033,654 | 4,084,711 | 4,371,218 | 5,021,745 | 5,649,722 | 5,811,214 | 5,890,689 | 5,909,868 | 5,934,852 | 6,012,706 | 5,839,000 | 5,911,000 | 6,040,000 | 6,160,000 | 6,249,000 | 6,319,000 | 6,401,000 | 6,475,000 | 6,554,000 | 6,623,000 | 6,650,000 |
| Males | 1,813,584 | 1,947,823 | 1,873,397 | 1,863,689 | 1,982,369 | 1,951,140 | 2,008,618 | 2,295,456 | 2,626,174 | 2,707,307 | 2,743,773 | 2,756,885 | 2,772,506 | 2,807,232 | 2,740,000 | 2,754,000 | 2,793,000 | 2,840,000 | 2,879,000 | 2,909,000 | 2,944,000 | 2,976,000 | 3,010,000 | 3,042,000 | 3,061,000 |
| Females | 1,272,907 | 1,521,998 | 1,718,796 | 1,759,652 | 2,051,285 | 2,133,571 | 2,362,600 | 2,726,289 | 3,023,548 | 3,103,907 | 3,146,916 | 3,152,983 | 3,162,346 | 3,205,474 | 3,099,000 | 3,157,000 | 3,248,000 | 3,319,000 | 3,370,000 | 3,410,000 | 3,457,000 | 3,499,000 | 3,544,000 | 3,581,000 | 3,589,000 |
| Part-time | 1,146,231 | 1,528,321 | 1,536,419 | 1,586,199 | 1,814,588 | 1,729,834 | 1,684,180 | 1,815,860 | 2,059,476 | 2,112,894 | 2,157,456 | 2,182,734 | 2,185,565 | 2,244,544 | 2,187,000 | 2,215,000 | 2,266,000 | 2,317,000 | 2,361,000 | 2,397,000 | 2,439,000 | 2,477,000 | 2,510,000 | 2,542,000 | 2,565,000 |
| Males | 609,422 | 760,469 | 685,051 | 693,115 | 764,248 | 720,402 | 683,100 | 724,375 | 833,155 | 860,968 | 885,045 | 901,212 | 911,040 | 940,743 | 887,000 | 893,000 | 910,000 | 932,000 | 951,000 | 966,000 | 986,000 | 1,006,000 | 1,021,000 | 1,035,000 | 1,047,000 |
| Females | 536,809 | 767,852 | 851,368 | 893,084 | 1,050,340 | 1,009,432 | 1,001,080 | 1,091,485 | 1,226,321 | 1,251,926 | 1,272,411 | 1,281,522 | 1,274,525 | 1,303,801 | 1,300,000 | 1,322,000 | 1,356,000 | 1,385,000 | 1,410,000 | 1,431,000 | 1,453,000 | 1,472,000 | 1,489,000 | 1,506,000 | 1,518,000 |
| Private 4-year | 2,028,780 | 2,216,598 | 2,441,996 | 2,506,438 | 2,730,312 | 2,954,707 | 3,308,460 | 4,161,815 | 5,081,815 | 5,411,733 | 5,451,295 | 5,384,036 | 5,286,633 | 5,235,634 | 5,124,000 | 5,196,000 | 5,321,000 | 5,433,000 | 5,521,000 | 5,591,000 | 5,674,000 | 5,750,000 | 5,824,000 | 5,888,000 | 5,918,000 |
| Full-time | 1,500,888 | 1,610,435 | 1,751,970 | 1,761,273 | 1,903,369 | 2,067,044 | 2,421,333 | 3,128,464 | 3,711,682 | 3,910,589 | 3,941,635 | 3,882,739 | 3,829,344 | 3,780,541 | 3,686,000 | 3,738,000 | 3,827,000 | 3,905,000 | 3,963,000 | 4,009,000 | 4,064,000 | 4,113,000 | 4,166,000 | 4,209,000 | 4,224,000 |
| Males | 919,212 | 943,369 | 936,131 | 917,723 | 943,991 | 978,037 | 1,106,634 | 1,354,166 | 1,559,552 | 1,647,846 | 1,657,862 | 1,645,864 | 1,631,408 | 1,612,054 | 1,587,000 | 1,597,000 | 1,622,000 | 1,651,000 | 1,674,000 | 1,692,000 | 1,714,000 | 1,734,000 | 1,754,000 | 1,773,000 | 1,784,000 |
| Females | 581,676 | 667,066 | 815,839 | 843,550 | 959,378 | 1,089,007 | 1,314,699 | 1,774,298 | 2,152,130 | 2,262,743 | 2,283,773 | 2,236,875 | 2,197,936 | 2,168,487 | 2,099,000 | 2,141,000 | 2,205,000 | 2,254,000 | 2,289,000 | 2,317,000 | 2,350,000 | 2,380,000 | 2,411,000 | 2,435,000 | 2,440,000 |
| Part-time | 527,892 | 606,163 | 690,026 | 745,165 | 826,943 | 887,663 | 887,127 | 1,033,351 | 1,370,133 | 1,501,144 | 1,509,660 | 1,501,297 | 1,457,289 | 1,455,093 | 1,438,000 | 1,458,000 | 1,494,000 | 1,528,000 | 1,558,000 | 1,582,000 | 1,610,000 | 1,636,000 | 1,659,000 | 1,680,000 | 1,695,000 |
| Males | 326,767 | 331,992 | 332,762 | 341,689 | 360,532 | 364,351 | 364,817 | 401,560 | 516,735 | 563,753 | 571,773 | 568,952 | 547,916 | 543,253 | 522,000 | 527,000 | 537,000 | 551,000 | 563,000 | 572,000 | 585,000 | 597,000 | 607,000 | 615,000 | 622,000 |
| Females | 201,125 | 274,171 | 357,264 | 403,476 | 466,411 | 523,312 | 522,310 | 631,791 | 853,398 | 937,391 | 937,887 | 932,345 | 909,373 | 911,840 | 915,000 | 932,000 | 956,000 | 977,000 | 995,000 | 1,010,000 | 1,026,000 | 1,040,000 | 1,052,000 | 1,064,000 | 1,072,000 |
| Nonprofit 4-year | 2,021,121 | 2,198,451 | 2,413,693 | 2,463,000 | 2,671,069 | 2,853,890 | 3,050,575 | 3,411,170 | 3,732,900 | 3,821,799 | 3,886,964 | 3,913,690 | 3,941,806 | 3,965,724 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Full-time | 1,494,625 | 1,596,074 | 1,733,014 | 1,727,707 | 1,859,124 | 1,989,457 | 2,226,028 | 2,534,793 | 2,787,321 | 2,864,640 | 2,905,674 | 2,927,108 | 2,961,998 | 2,980,433 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Males | 914,020 | 930,842 | 921,253 | 894,080 | 915,100 | 931,956 | 996,113 | 1,109,075 | 1,223,333 | 1,259,638 | 1,275,590 | 1,288,669 | 1,303,567 | 1,313,033 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Females | 580,605 | 665,232 | 811,761 | 833,627 | 944,024 | 1,057,501 | 1,229,915 | 1,425,718 | 1,563,988 | 1,605,002 | 1,630,084 | 1,638,439 | 1,658,431 | 1,667,400 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Part-time | 526,496 | 602,377 | 680,679 | 735,293 | 811,945 | 864,433 | 824,547 | 876,377 | 945,579 | 957,159 | 981,290 | 986,582 | 979,808 | 985,291 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Males | 325,693 | 329,662 | 327,986 | 336,168 | 352,106 | 351,874 | 332,814 | 339,572 | 363,789 | 366,735 | 375,713 | 377,521 | 377,480 | 379,428 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Females | 200,803 | 272,715 | 352,693 | 399,125 | 459,839 | 512,559 | 491,733 | 536,805 | 581,790 | 590,424 | 605,577 | 609,061 | 602,328 | 605,863 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| For-profit 4-year | 7,659 | 18,147 | 28,303 | 43,438 | 59,243 | 100,817 | 257,885 | 750,645 | 1,348,915 | 1,589,934 | 1,564,331 | 1,470,346 | 1,344,827 | 1,269,910 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2-year | 2,319,385 | 3,970,119 | 4,526,287 | 4,531,077 | 5,240,083 | 5,492,529 | 5,948,431 | 6,488,055 | 7,522,581 | 7,683,597 | 7,511,150 | 7,167,840 | 6,968,739 | 6,714,485 | 7,114,000 | 7,194,000 | 7,346,000 | 7,500,000 | 7,622,000 | 7,706,000 | 7,810,000 | 7,912,000 | 8,007,000 | 8,096,000 | 8,157,000 |
| Full-time | 1,228,911 | 1,761,078 | 1,753,795 | 1,690,607 | 1,883,962 | 1,977,047 | 2,217,049 | 2,646,802 | 3,243,951 | 3,365,379 | 3,170,207 | 2,941,797 | 2,832,916 | 2,660,728 | 2,960,000 | 3,002,000 | 3,075,000 | 3,142,000 | 3,191,000 | 3,222,000 | 3,262,000 | 3,306,000 | 3,351,000 | 3,388,000 | 3,405,000 |
| Males | 771,299 | 1,035,561 | 879,716 | 826,308 | 881,392 | 878,215 | 995,841 | 1,153,766 | 1,446,371 | 1,483,230 | 1,391,183 | 1,305,657 | 1,278,252 | 1,200,105 | 1,311,000 | 1,320,000 | 1,340,000 | 1,365,000 | 1,385,000 | 1,396,000 | 1,411,000 | 1,428,000 | 1,446,000 | 1,463,000 | 1,474,000 |
| Females | 457,612 | 725,517 | 874,079 | 864,299 | 1,002,570 | 1,098,832 | 1,221,208 | 1,493,036 | 1,797,580 | 1,882,149 | 1,779,024 | 1,636,140 | 1,554,664 | 1,460,623 | 1,649,000 | 1,682,000 | 1,735,000 | 1,777,000 | 1,806,000 | 1,826,000 | 1,851,000 | 1,878,000 | 1,905,000 | 1,925,000 | 1,931,000 |
| Part-time | 1,090,474 | 2,209,041 | 2,772,492 | 2,840,470 | 3,356,121 | 3,515,482 | 3,731,382 | 3,841,253 | 4,278,630 | 4,318,218 | 4,340,943 | 4,226,043 | 4,135,823 | 4,053,757 | 4,154,000 | 4,192,000 | 4,271,000 | 4,358,000 | 4,430,000 | 4,484,000 | 4,548,000 | 4,606,000 | 4,655,000 | 4,708,000 | 4,752,000 |
| Males | 603,358 | 1,129,783 | 1,167,317 | 1,175,926 | 1,351,377 | 1,450,394 | 1,562,759 | 1,526,602 | 1,750,966 | 1,782,655 | 1,784,620 | 1,740,436 | 1,719,664 | 1,693,674 | 1,713,000 | 1,718,000 | 1,743,000 | 1,779,000 | 1,808,000 | 1,829,000 | 1,857,000 | 1,886,000 | 1,908,000 | 1,930,000 | 1,950,000 |
| Females | 487,116 | 1,079,258 | 1,605,175 | 1,664,544 | 2,004,744 | 2,065,088 | 2,168,623 | 2,314,651 | 2,527,664 | 2,535,563 | 2,556,323 | 2,485,607 | 2,416,159 | 2,360,083 | 2,441,000 | 2,474,000 | 2,528,000 | 2,579,000 | 2,622,000 | 2,656,000 | 2,691,000 | 2,721,000 | 2,747,000 | 2,778,000 | 2,803,000 |
| Public 2-year | 2,195,412 | 3,836,366 | 4,328,782 | 4,269,733 | 4,996,475 | 5,277,829 | 5,697,388 | 6,184,229 | 7,101,569 | 7,218,063 | 7,068,158 | 6,792,065 | 6,625,141 | 6,397,765 | 6,763,000 | 6,838,000 | 6,981,000 | 7,127,000 | 7,243,000 | 7,323,000 | 7,422,000 | 7,519,000 | 7,608,000 | 7,693,000 | 7,752,000 |
| Full-time | 1,129,165 | 1,662,621 | 1,595,493 | 1,496,905 | 1,716,843 | 1,840,590 | 2,000,008 | 2,387,016 | 2,875,291 | 2,950,024 | 2,781,419 | 2,615,331 | 2,529,957 | 2,385,013 | 2,652,000 | 2,689,000 | 2,754,000 | 2,814,000 | 2,858,000 | 2,885,000 | 2,921,000 | 2,960,000 | 3,001,000 | 3,034,000 | 3,049,000 |
| Males | 720,440 | 988,701 | 811,871 | 742,673 | 810,664 | 818,605 | 891,282 | 1,055,029 | 1,315,200 | 1,340,820 | 1,260,759 | 1,197,301 | 1,176,699 | 1,107,397 | 1,209,000 | 1,218,000 | 1,236,000 | 1,260,000 | 1,278,000 | 1,288,000 | 1,302,000 | 1,318,000 | 1,335,000 | 1,350,000 | 1,360,000 |
| Females | 408,725 | 673,920 | 783,622 | 754,232 | 906,179 | 1,021,985 | 1,108,726 | 1,331,987 | 1,560,091 | 1,609,204 | 1,520,660 | 1,418,030 | 1,353,258 | 1,277,616 | 1,442,000 | 1,471,000 | 1,518,000 | 1,554,000 | 1,580,000 | 1,597,000 | 1,619,000 | 1,642,000 | 1,666,000 | 1,684,000 | 1,689,000 |
| Part-time | 1,066,247 | 2,173,745 | 2,733,289 | 2,772,828 | 3,279,632 | 3,437,239 | 3,697,380 | 3,797,213 | 4,226,278 | 4,268,039 | 4,286,739 | 4,176,734 | 4,095,184 | 4,012,752 | 4,111,000 | 4,149,000 | 4,227,000 | 4,313,000 | 4,384,000 | 4,438,000 | 4,501,000 | 4,558,000 | 4,607,000 | 4,659,000 | 4,703,000 |
| Males | 589,439 | 1,107,680 | 1,152,268 | 1,138,011 | 1,317,730 | 1,417,488 | 1,549,407 | 1,514,363 | 1,735,300 | 1,769,737 | 1,770,197 | 1,727,555 | 1,708,594 | 1,683,562 | 1,702,000 | 1,707,000 | 1,732,000 | 1,767,000 | 1,797,000 | 1,817,000 | 1,846,000 | 1,874,000 | 1,896,000 | 1,918,000 | 1,937,000 |
| Females | 476,808 | 1,066,065 | 1,581,021 | 1,634,817 | 1,961,902 | 2,019,751 | 2,147,973 | 2,282,850 | 2,490,978 | 2,498,302 | 2,516,542 | 2,449,179 | 2,386,590 | 2,329,190 | 2,409,000 | 2,441,000 | 2,495,000 | 2,545,000 | 2,588,000 | 2,621,000 | 2,655,000 | 2,685,000 | 2,711,000 | 2,742,000 | 2,766,000 |
| Private 2-year | 123,973 | 133,753 | 197,505 | 261,344 | 243,608 | 214,700 | 251,043 | 303,826 | 421,012 | 465,534 | 442,992 | 375,775 | 343,598 | 316,720 | 351,000 | 356,000 | 365,000 | 373,000 | 379,000 | 383,000 | 388,000 | 393,000 | 399,000 | 403,000 | 405,000 |
| Full-time | 99,746 | 98,457 | 158,302 | 193,702 | 167,119 | 136,457 | 217,041 | 259,786 | 368,660 | 415,355 | 388,788 | 326,466 | 302,959 | 275,715 | 308,000 | 313,000 | 321,000 | 328,000 | 333,000 | 337,000 | 341,000 | 346,000 | 350,000 | 354,000 | 356,000 |
| Males | 50,859 | 46,860 | 67,845 | 83,635 | 70,728 | 59,610 | 104,559 | 98,737 | 131,171 | 142,410 | 130,424 | 108,356 | 101,553 | 92,708 | 101,000 | 102,000 | 104,000 | 105,000 | 107,000 | 108,000 | 109,000 | 110,000 | 112,000 | 113,000 | 114,000 |
| Females | 48,887 | 51,597 | 90,457 | 110,067 | 96,391 | 76,847 | 112,482 | 161,049 | 237,489 | 272,945 | 258,364 | 218,110 | 201,406 | 183,007 | 207,000 | 211,000 | 217,000 | 223,000 | 226,000 | 229,000 | 232,000 | 235,000 | 239,000 | 241,000 | 242,000 |
| Part-time | 24,227 | 35,296 | 39,203 | 67,642 | 76,489 | 78,243 | 34,002 | 44,040 | 52,352 | 50,179 | 54,204 | 49,309 | 40,639 | 41,005 | 43,000 | 43,000 | 44,000 | 45,000 | 46,000 | 47,000 | 47,000 | 48,000 | 48,000 | 49,000 | 49,000 |
| Males | 13,919 | 22,103 | 15,049 | 37,915 | 33,647 | 32,906 | 13,352 | 12,239 | 15,666 | 12,918 | 14,423 | 12,881 | 11,070 | 10,112 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 | 12,000 |
| Females | 10,308 | 13,193 | 24,154 | 29,727 | 42,842 | 45,337 | 20,650 | 31,801 | 36,686 | 37,261 | 39,781 | 36,428 | 29,569 | 30,893 | 32,000 | 33,000 | 33,000 | 34,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | 37,000 | 37,000 |
| Nonprofit 2-year | 113,299 | 112,997 | 114,094 | 108,791 | 89,158 | 75,154 | 58,844 | 43,522 | 34,772 | 32,683 | 39,855 | 37,698 | 32,198 | 30,365 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Full-time | 91,514 | 82,158 | 83,009 | 76,547 | 62,003 | 54,033 | 46,670 | 28,939 | 23,488 | 23,127 | 30,584 | 29,384 | 24,055 | 22,778 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Males | 46,030 | 40,548 | 34,968 | 30,878 | 25,946 | 23,265 | 21,950 | 12,086 | 9,578 | 9,944 | 11,298 | 10,463 | 9,470 | 9,066 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Females | 45,484 | 41,610 | 48,041 | 45,669 | 36,057 | 30,768 | 24,720 | 16,853 | 13,910 | 13,183 | 19,286 | 18,921 | 14,585 | 13,712 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Part-time | 21,785 | 30,839 | 31,085 | 32,244 | 27,155 | 21,121 | 12,174 | 14,583 | 11,284 | 9,556 | 9,271 | 8,314 | 8,143 | 7,587 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Males | 12,097 | 18,929 | 11,445 | 10,786 | 7,970 | 6,080 | 4,499 | 3,566 | 2,721 | 2,585 | 2,540 | 2,467 | 2,386 | 2,198 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Females | 9,688 | 11,910 | 19,640 | 21,458 | 19,185 | 15,041 | 7,675 | 11,017 | 8,563 | 6,971 | 6,731 | 5,847 | 5,757 | 5,389 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| For-profit 2-year | 10,674 | 20,756 | 83,411 | 152,553 | 154,450 | 139,546 | 192,199 | 260,304 | 386,240 | 432,851 | 403,137 | 338,077 | 311,400 | 286,355 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| —Not available. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Large increase in private 2-year institutions in 1980 is due to the addition of schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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 through 1985; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:90-99); IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2015, Fall Enrollment component; and Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions Projection Model, 1980 through 2025. (This table was prepared April 2016.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
