Table 172. | Total fall enrollment in institutions of higher education, by attendance status, sex of student, and control of institution: 1947 to 1995 |
_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | Attendance status | Sex of student | Control of institution Year | |_________________________|_______________________|________________________________________________ | Total | | | | | Public | Private |enrollment | Full-time | Part-time | Men | Women | |____________________________________ | | | | | | | Total | Nonprofit |Proprietary __________|___________|___________|_____________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|____________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 __________|___________|___________|_____________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|____________ 1947 \1\ .| 2,338,226 | ---| ---| 1,659,249 | 678,977 | 1,152,377 | 1,185,849 | ---| --- 1948 \1\ .| 2,403,396 | ---| ---| 1,709,367 | 694,029 | 1,185,588 | 1,217,808 | ---| --- 1949 \1\ .| 2,444,900 | ---| ---| 1,721,572 | 723,328 | 1,207,151 | 1,237,749 | ---| --- 1950 \1\ .| 2,281,298 | ---| ---| 1,560,392 | 720,906 | 1,139,699 | 1,141,599 | ---| --- 1951 \1\ .| 2,101,962 | ---| ---| 1,390,740 | 711,222 | 1,037,938 | 1,064,024 | ---| --- | | | | | | | | | 1952 \1\ .| 2,134,242 | ---| ---| 1,380,357 | 753,885 | 1,101,240 | 1,033,002 | ---| --- 1953 \1\ .| 2,231,054 | ---| ---| 1,422,598 | 808,456 | 1,185,876 | 1,045,178 | ---| --- 1954 \1\ .| 2,446,693 | ---| ---| 1,563,382 | 883,311 | 1,353,531 | 1,093,162 | ---| --- 1955 \1\ .| 2,653,034 | ---| ---| 1,733,184 | 919,850 | 1,476,282 | 1,176,752 | ---| --- 1956 \1\ .| 2,918,212 | ---| ---| 1,911,458 | 1,006,754 | 1,656,402 | 1,261,810 | ---| --- | | | | | | | | | 1957 .....| 3,323,783 | ---| ---| 2,170,765 | 1,153,018 | 1,972,673 | 1,351,110 | ---| --- 1959 .....| 3,639,847 | 2,421,016 |\2\1,218,831 | 2,332,617 | 1,307,230 | 2,180,982 | 1,458,865 | ---| --- 1961 .....| 4,145,065 | 2,785,133 |\2\1,359,932 | 2,585,821 | 1,559,244 | 2,561,447 | 1,583,618 | ---| --- 1963 .....| 4,779,609 | 3,183,833 |\2\1,595,776 | 2,961,540 | 1,818,069 | 3,081,279 | 1,698,330 | ---| --- 1964 .....| 5,280,020 | 3,573,238 |\2\1,706,782 | 3,248,713 | 2,031,307 | 3,467,708 | 1,812,312 | ---| --- | | | | | | | | | 1965 .....| 5,920,864 | 4,095,728 |\2\1,825,136 | 3,630,020 | 2,290,844 | 3,969,596 | 1,951,268 | ---| --- 1966 .....| 6,389,872 | 4,438,606 |\2\1,951,266 | 3,856,216 | 2,533,656 | 4,348,917 | 2,040,955 | ---| --- 1967 .....| 6,911,748 | 4,793,128 |\2\2,118,620 | 4,132,800 | 2,778,948 | 4,816,028 | 2,095,720 | ---| --- 1968 .....| 7,513,091 | 5,210,155 | 2,302,936 | 4,477,649 | 3,035,442 | 5,430,652 | 2,082,439 | ---| --- 1969 .....| 8,004,660 | 5,498,883 | 2,505,777 | 4,746,201 | 3,258,459 | 5,896,868 | 2,107,792 | ---| --- | | | | | | | | | 1970 .....| 8,580,887 | 5,816,290 | 2,764,597 | 5,043,642 | 3,537,245 | 6,428,134 | 2,152,753 | ---| --- 1971 .....| 8,948,644 | 6,077,232 | 2,871,412 | 5,207,004 | 3,741,640 | 6,804,309 | 2,144,335 | ---| --- 1972 .....| 9,214,820 | 6,072,389 | 3,142,471 | 5,238,757 | 3,976,103 | 7,070,635 | 2,144,185 | ---| --- 1973 .....| 9,602,123 | 6,189,493 | 3,412,630 | 5,371,052 | 4,231,071 | 7,419,516 | 2,182,607 | ---| --- 1974 .....|10,223,729 | 6,370,273 | 3,853,456 | 5,622,429 | 4,601,300 | 7,988,500 | 2,235,229 | ---| --- | | | | | | | | | 1975 .....|11,184,859 | 6,841,334 | 4,343,525 | 6,148,997 | 5,035,862 | 8,834,508 | 2,350,351 | ---| --- 1976 .....|11,012,137 | 6,717,058 | 4,295,079 | 5,810,828 | 5,201,309 | 8,653,477 | 2,358,660 | 2,314,298 | 44,362 1977 .....|11,285,787 | 6,792,925 | 4,492,862 | 5,789,016 | 5,496,771 | 8,846,993 | 2,438,794 | 2,386,652 | 52,142 1978 .....|11,260,092 | 6,667,657 | 4,592,435 | 5,640,998 | 5,619,094 | 8,785,893 | 2,474,199 | 2,408,331 | 65,868 1979 .....|11,569,899 | 6,794,039 | 4,775,860 | 5,682,877 | 5,887,022 | 9,036,822 | 2,533,077 | 2,461,773 | 71,304 | | | | | | | | | 1980 .....|12,096,895 | 7,097,958 | 4,998,937 | 5,874,374 | 6,222,521 | 9,457,394 | 2,639,501 | 2,527,787 |\3\ 111,714 1981 .....|12,371,672 | 7,181,250 | 5,190,422 | 5,975,056 | 6,396,616 | 9,647,032 | 2,724,640 | 2,572,405 |\3\ 152,235 1982 .....|12,425,780 | 7,220,618 | 5,205,162 | 6,031,384 | 6,394,396 | 9,696,087 | 2,729,693 | 2,552,739 |\3\ 176,954 1983 .....|12,464,661 | 7,261,050 | 5,203,611 | 6,023,725 | 6,440,936 | 9,682,734 | 2,781,927 | 2,589,187 | 192,740 1984 .....|12,241,940 | 7,098,388 | 5,143,552 | 5,863,574 | 6,378,366 | 9,477,370 | 2,764,570 | 2,574,419 | 190,151 | | | | | | | | | 1985 .....|12,247,055 | 7,075,221 | 5,171,834 | 5,818,450 | 6,428,605 | 9,479,273 | 2,767,782 | 2,571,791 | 195,991 1986 .....|12,503,511 | 7,119,550 | 5,383,961 | 5,884,515 | 6,618,996 | 9,713,893 | 2,789,618 | 2,572,479 |\4\ 217,139 1987 .....|12,766,642 | 7,231,085 | 5,535,557 | 5,932,056 | 6,834,586 | 9,973,254 | 2,793,388 | 2,602,350 |\4\ 191,038 1988 .....|13,055,337 | 7,436,768 | 5,618,569 | 6,001,896 | 7,053,441 |10,161,388 | 2,893,949 | 2,673,567 | 220,382 1989 .....|13,538,560 | 7,660,950 | 5,877,610 | 6,190,015 | 7,348,545 |10,577,963 | 2,960,597 | 2,731,174 | 229,423 | | | | | | | | | 1990 .....|13,818,637 | 7,820,985 | 5,997,652 | 6,283,909 | 7,534,728 |10,844,717 | 2,973,920 | 2,760,227 | 213,693 1991 .....|14,358,953 | 8,115,329 | 6,243,624 | 6,501,844 | 7,857,109 |11,309,563 | 3,049,390 | 2,819,041 | 230,349 1992 .....|14,486,315 | 8,162,118 | 6,325,241 | 6,523,989 | 7,963,370 |11,384,567 | 3,101,748 | 2,871,479 | 230,269 1993 .....|14,304,803 | 8,127,618 | 6,177,185 | 6,427,450 | 7,877,353 |11,189,088 | 3,115,715 | 2,888,897 | 226,818 1994 .....|14,278,790 | 8,137,776 | 6,141,014 | 6,371,898 | 7,906,892 |11,133,680 | 3,145,110 | 2,910,107 | 235,003 1995 \5\..|14,261,781 | 8,128,802 | 6,132,979 | 6,342,539 | 7,919,242 |11,092,374 | 3,169,407 | 2,929,044 | 240,363 __________|___________|___________|_____________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|____________ |
\1\Degree-credit enrollment only. \2\Includes part-time resident students and all extension students. \3\Large increases are due to the addition of schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology. \4\Because of imputation techniques, data are not consistent with figures for other years. \5\Preliminary data. ---Data not available. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys. (This table was prepared January 1997.)
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