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Table 181.Total first-time freshmen enrolled in institutions of higher education, by sex of student, attendance status, and type and control of institution: Fall 1955 to fall 1995 [In thousands]

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          |         |          Men          |        Women         |Type of institution, by control
          | Total,  |_______________________|______________________|____________________________________
   Year   |   all   |       |       |       |      |       |       |     4-year      |      2-year
          |freshmen | Total | Full- | Part- |Total | Full- | Part- |_________________|__________________
          |         |       | time  | time  |      | time  | time  |Public  |Private | Public  |Private
__________|_________|_______|_______|_______|______|_______|_______|________|________|_________|________
    1     |    2    |   3   |   4   |   5   |  6   |   7   |   8   |     9  |    10  |     11  |    12
__________|_________|_______|_______|_______|______|_______|_______|________|________|_________|________
1955 \1\ .|     670 |   416 |   --- |   --- |  254 |   --- |   --- |\2\ 283 |\2\ 247 |\2\  117 |\2\  23
1956 \1\ .|     718 |   443 |   --- |   --- |  275 |   --- |   --- |\2\ 293 |\2\ 262 |\2\  137 |\2\  25
1957 \1\ .|     724 |   442 |   --- |   --- |  282 |   --- |   --- |\2\ 294 |\2\ 263 |\2\  141 |\2\  27
1958 \1\ .|     775 |   465 |   --- |   --- |  310 |   --- |   --- |\2\ 328 |\2\ 272 |\2\  146 |\2\  29
1959 \1\ .|     822 |   488 |   --- |   --- |  334 |   --- |   --- |\2\ 348 |\2\ 292 |\2\  153 |\2\  28
          |         |       |       |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
1960 \1\ .|     923 |   540 |   --- |   --- |  384 |   --- |   --- |\2\ 396 |\2\ 313 |\2\  182 |\2\  32
1961 \1\ .|   1,018 |   592 |   --- |   --- |  426 |   --- |   --- |\2\ 438 |\2\ 336 |\2\  210 |\2\  34
1962 \1\ .|   1,031 |   598 |   --- |   --- |  432 |   --- |   --- |\2\ 445 |\2\ 325 |\2\  225 |\2\  36
1963 \1\ .|   1,046 |   604 |   --- |   --- |  442 |   --- |   --- |    --- |    --- |     --- |    ---
1964 \1\ .|   1,225 |   702 |   --- |   --- |  523 |   --- |   --- |\2\ 539 |\2\ 363 |\2\  275 |\2\  47
          |         |       |       |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
1965 \1\ .|   1,442 |   829 |   --- |   --- |  613 |   --- |   --- |\2\ 642 |\2\ 399 |\2\  348 |\2\  53
1966 .....|   1,554 |   890 |   --- |   --- |  665 |   --- |   --- |\2\ 626 |\2\ 383 |\2\  478 |\2\  67
1967 .....|   1,641 |   931 |   761 |   170 |  710 |   574 |   136 |\2\ 645 |\2\ 368 |\2\  561 |\2\  67
1968 .....|   1,893 | 1,082 |   847 |   235 |  810 |   624 |   187 |\2\ 725 |\2\ 378 |\2\  718 |\2\  72
1969 .....|   1,967 | 1,118 |   876 |   242 |  849 |   649 |   200 |\2\ 737 |\2\ 393 |\2\  776 |\2\  61
          |         |       |       |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
1970 .....|   2,063 | 1,152 |   896 |   256 |  911 |   691 |   221 |\2\ 754 |\2\ 397 |\2\  854 |\2\  58
1971 .....|   2,119 | 1,171 |   896 |   275 |  949 |   710 |   238 |\2\ 738 |\2\ 386 |\2\  937 |\2\  58
1972 .....|   2,153 | 1,158 |   858 |   299 |  995 |   716 |   279 |    680 |    381 |   1,037 |     55
1973 .....|   2,226 | 1,182 |   867 |   315 |1,044 |   740 |   304 |    699 |    379 |   1,089 |     59
1974 .....|   2,366 | 1,244 |   896 |   348 |1,122 |   777 |   345 |    746 |    386 |   1,176 |     58
          |         |       |       |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
1975 .....|   2,515 | 1,328 |   942 |   386 |1,187 |   821 |   366 |    772 |    395 |   1,284 |     64
1976 .....|   2,347 | 1,170 |   855 |   316 |1,177 |   808 |   369 |    717 |    414 |   1,153 |     63
1977 .....|   2,394 | 1,156 |   840 |   316 |1,239 |   841 |   398 |    737 |    405 |   1,186 |     67
1978 .....|   2,390 | 1,142 |   817 |   324 |1,248 |   834 |   414 |    737 |    407 |   1,174 |     73
1979 .....|   2,503 | 1,180 |   840 |   340 |1,323 |   866 |   457 |    760 |    415 |   1,254 |     74
          |         |       |       |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
1980 .....|   2,588 | 1,219 |   862 |   357 |1,369 |   887 |   481 |    765 |    418 |   1,314 |     91
1981 .....|   2,595 | 1,218 |   852 |   366 |1,378 |   886 |   492 |    754 |    419 |   1,318 |    104
1982 .....|   2,505 | 1,199 |   837 |   362 |1,306 |   851 |   455 |    731 |    404 |   1,254 |    116
1983 .....|   2,444 | 1,159 |   825 |   334 |1,285 |   853 |   431 |    728 |    404 |   1,190 |    122
1984 .....|   2,357 | 1,112 |   786 |   326 |1,245 |   827 |   418 |    714 |    403 |   1,130 |    110
          |         |       |       |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
1985 .....|   2,292 | 1,076 |   775 |   301 |1,216 |   827 |   389 |    717 |    399 |   1,060 |    116
1986 .....|   2,219 | 1,047 |   769 |   278 |1,173 |   821 |   352 |    720 |    392 |     991 |\3\ 117
1987 .....|   2,246 | 1,047 |   779 |   267 |1,200 |   847 |   352 |    758 |    405 |     980 |    104
1988 .....|   2,379 | 1,100 |   807 |   293 |1,279 |   892 |   387 |    783 |    426 |   1,049 |    121
1989 .....|   2,341 | 1,095 |   791 |   303 |1,246 |   865 |   381 |    762 |    414 |   1,049 |\3\ 116
          |         |       |       |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
1990 .....|   2,257 | 1,045 |   771 |   274 |1,211 |   846 |   366 |    727 |    400 |   1,041 |\4\  88
1991 .....|   2,278 | 1,068 |   798 |   270 |1,209 |   855 |   355 |    718 |    393 |   1,070 |\4\  97
1992 .....|   2,184 | 1,013 |   760 |   253 |1,171 |   843 |   328 |    697 |    408 |     993 |\4\  85
1993 .....|   2,161 | 1,008 |   762 |   245 |1,153 |   846 |   307 |    702 |    411 |     974 |\4\  74
1994 .....|   2,133 |   985 |   751 |   233 |1,149 |   852 |   297 |    709 |    406 |     952 |\4\  66
1995\5\...|   2,169 | 1,001 |   767 |   234 |1,168 |   880 |   288 |    732 |    419 |     955 |\4\  63
__________|_________|_______|_______|_______|______|_______|_______|________|__ _____|_________|________

\1\Excludes first-time freshmen in occupational programs not creditable towards a bachelor's degree.

\2\Data for 2-year branches of 4-year college systems are aggregated with the 4-year institutions.

\3\Because of imputation techniques, data are not consistent with figures for other years.

\4\Data not comparable with pre-1990 figures because of a change in reporting procedures.

\5\Preliminary data.

---Data not available.

NOTE.--Alaska and Hawaii are included in all years. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Fall Enrollment in Higher Education, various years; "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" survey; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys. (This table was prepared January 1997.)



1997 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest