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Table 177. -  Total fall enrollment in institutions of higher education and degree-granting institutions, by level of enrollment, sex, attendance status, and type and control of institution: 1996 \1\
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 Attendance status, |              Total              |          Undergraduate          |     First-professional   |           Graduate
and type and control|_________________________________|_________________________________|__________________________|____________________________
   of institution   |   Total   |   Men    |  Women   |   Total   |   Men    |  Women   | Total  |  Men   | Women  |  Total   |  Men   | Women
____________________|___________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|________|________|________|__________|________|________
         1          |     2     |    3     |    4     |     5     |    6     |    7     |   8    |   9    |   10   |    11    |   12   |   13
____________________|___________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|________|________|________|__________|________|________
                    |                                               Higher education institutions
                    |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    Total ..........|14,300,255 |6,343,992 |7,956,263 |12,259,417 |5,411,058 |6,848,359 |297,739 |172,462 |125,277 |1,743,099 |760,472 |982,627
                    |___________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|________|________|________|__________|________|________
  Full-time ........| 8,213,490 |3,815,519 |4,397,971 | 7,210,698 |3,303,961 |3,906,737 |266,812 |153,983 |112,829 |  735,980 |357,575 |378,405
  Part-time ........| 6,086,765 |2,528,473 |3,558,292 | 5,048,719 |2,107,097 |2,941,622 | 30,927 | 18,479 | 12,448 |1,007,119 |402,897 |604,222
                    |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
  Total 4-year .....| 8,802,835 |3,995,901 |4,806,934 | 6,762,544 |3,063,089 |3,699,455 |297,739 |172,462 |125,277 |1,742,552 |760,350 |982,202
    Full-time ......| 6,226,868 |2,933,912 |3,292,956 | 5,224,166 |2,422,374 |2,801,792 |266,812 |153,983 |112,829 |  735,890 |357,555 |378,335
    Part-time ......| 2,575,967 |1,061,989 |1,513,978 | 1,538,378 |  640,715 |  897,663 | 30,927 | 18,479 | 12,448 |1,006,662 |402,795 |603,867
                    |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
  Total 2-year .....| 5,497,420 |2,348,091 |3,149,329 | 5,496,873 |2,347,969 |3,148,904 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      547 |    122 |    425
    Full-time ......| 1,986,622 |  881,607 |1,105,015 | 1,986,532 |  881,587 |1,104,945 |    --- |    --- |    --- |       90 |     20 |     70
    Part-time ......| 3,510,798 |1,466,484 |2,044,314 | 3,510,341 |1,466,382 |2,043,959 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      457 |    102 |    355
                    |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
Public, total ......|11,090,171 |4,887,537 |6,202,634 | 9,905,339 |4,368,021 |5,537,318 |116,385 | 63,608 | 52,777 |1,068,447 |455,908 |612,539
  Full-time ........| 5,964,174 |2,767,918 |3,196,256 | 5,410,564 |2,490,931 |2,919,633 |111,395 | 60,951 | 50,444 |  442,215 |216,036 |226,179
  Part-time ........| 5,125,997 |2,119,619 |3,006,378 | 4,494,775 |1,877,090 |2,617,685 |  4,990 |  2,657 |  2,333 |  626,232 |239,872 |386,360
                    |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
  Public 4-year ....| 5,806,904 |2,646,777 |3,160,127 | 4,622,497 |2,127,360 |2,495,137 |116,385 | 63,608 | 52,777 |1,068,022 |455,809 |612,213
    Full-time ......| 4,106,094 |1,943,086 |2,163,008 | 3,552,484 |1,666,099 |1,886,385 |111,395 | 60,951 | 50,444 |  442,215 |216,036 |226,179
    Part-time ......| 1,700,810 |  703,691 |  997,119 | 1,070,013 |  461,261 |  608,752 |  4,990 |  2,657 |  2,333 |  625,807 |239,773 |386,034
                    |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
  Public 2-year ....| 5,283,267 |2,240,760 |3,042,507 | 5,282,842 |2,240,661 |3,042,181 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      425 |     99 |    326
    Full-time ......| 1,858,080 |  824,832 |1,033,248 | 1,858,080 |  824,832 |1,033,248 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |    ---
    Part-time ......| 3,425,187 |1,415,928 |2,009,259 | 3,424,762 |1,415,829 |2,008,933 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      425 |     99 |    326
                    |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
Private, total .....| 3,210,084 |1,456,455 |1,753,629 | 2,354,078 |1,043,037 |1,311,041 |181,354 |108,854 | 72,500 |  674,652 |304,564 |370,088
  Full-time ........| 2,249,316 |1,047,601 |1,201,715 | 1,800,134 |  813,030 |  987,104 |155,417 | 93,032 | 62,385 |  293,765 |141,539 |152,226
  Part-time ........|   960,768 |  408,854 |  551,914 |   553,944 |  230,007 |  323,937 | 25,937 | 15,822 | 10,115 |  380,887 |163,025 |217,862
                    |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
  Private 4-year ...| 2,995,931 |1,349,124 |1,646,807 | 2,140,047 |  935,729 |1,204,318 |181,354 |108,854 | 72,500 |  674,530 |304,541 |369,989
    Full-time ......| 2,120,774 |  990,826 |1,129,948 | 1,671,682 |  756,275 |  915,407 |155,417 | 93,032 | 62,385 |  293,675 |141,519 |152,156
    Part-time ......|   875,157 |  358,298 |  516,859 |   468,365 |  179,454 |  288,911 | 25,937 | 15,822 | 10,115 |  380,855 |163,022 |217,833
                    |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
  Private 2-year ...|   214,153 |  107,331 |  106,822 |   214,031 |  107,308 |  106,723 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      122 |     23 |     99
    Full-time ......|   128,542 |   56,775 |   71,767 |   128,452 |   56,755 |   71,697 |    --- |    --- |    --- |       90 |     20 |     70
    Part-time ......|    85,611 |   50,556 |   35,055 |    85,579 |   50,553 |   35,026 |    --- |    --- |    --- |       32 |      3 |     29
                    |___________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|________|________|________|__________|________|________
                    |                                     Degree-granting institutions\2\
                    |___________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    Total ..........|14,367,520 |6,352,825 |8,014,695 |12,326,948 |5,420,672 |6,906,276 |298,312 |172,742 |125,570 |1,742,260 |759,411 |982,849
                    |___________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|________|________|________|__________|________|________
  Full-time ........| 8,302,953 |3,851,208 |4,451,745 | 7,298,839 |3,339,108 |3,959,731 |267,209 |154,107 |113,102 |  736,905 |357,993 |378,912
  Part-time ........| 6,064,567 |2,501,617 |3,562,950 | 5,028,109 |2,081,564 |2,946,545 | 31,103 | 18,635 | 12,468 |1,005,355 |401,418 |603,937
                    |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
  Total 4-year .....| 8,804,193 |3,993,911 |4,810,282 | 6,764,168 |3,061,880 |3,702,288 |298,312 |172,742 |125,570 |1,741,713 |759,289 |982,424
    Full-time ......| 6,230,648 |2,934,736 |3,295,912 | 5,226,624 |2,422,656 |2,803,968 |267,209 |154,107 |113,102 |  736,815 |357,973 |378,842
    Part-time ......| 2,573,545 |1,059,175 |1,514,370 | 1,537,544 |  639,224 |  898,320 | 31,103 | 18,635 | 12,468 |1,004,898 |401,316 |603,582
                    |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
  Total 2-year .....| 5,563,327 |2,358,914 |3,204,413 | 5,562,780 |2,358,792 |3,203,988 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      547 |    122 |    425
    Full-time ......| 2,072,305 |  916,472 |1,155,833 | 2,072,215 |  916,452 |1,155,763 |    --- |    --- |    --- |       90 |     20 |     70
    Part-time ......| 3,491,022 |1,442,442 |2,048,580 | 3,490,565 |1,442,340 |2,048,225 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      457 |    102 |    355
                    |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
Public, total ......|11,120,499 |4,902,453 |6,218,046 | 9,935,283 |4,382,751 |5,552,532 |116,665 | 63,742 | 52,923 |1,068,551 |455,960 |612,591
  Full-time ........| 5,978,467 |2,776,098 |3,202,369 | 5,424,498 |2,498,938 |2,925,560 |111,650 | 61,072 | 50,578 |  442,319 |216,088 |226,231
  Part-time ........| 5,142,032 |2,126,355 |3,015,677 | 4,510,785 |1,883,813 |2,626,972 |  5,015 |  2,670 |  2,345 |  626,232 |239,872 |386,360
                    |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
  Public 4-year ....| 5,806,036 |2,646,337 |3,159,699 | 4,621,245 |2,126,734 |2,494,511 |116,665 | 63,742 | 52,923 |1,068,126 |455,861 |612,265
    Full-time ......| 4,106,453 |1,943,259 |2,163,194 | 3,552,484 |1,666,099 |1,886,385 |111,650 | 61,072 | 50,578 |  442,319 |216,088 |226,231
    Part-time ......| 1,699,583 |  703,078 |  996,505 | 1,068,761 |  460,635 |  608,126 |  5,015 |  2,670 |  2,345 |  625,807 |239,773 |386,034
                    |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
  Public 2-year ....| 5,314,463 |2,256,116 |3,058,347 | 5,314,038 |2,256,017 |3,058,021 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      425 |     99 |    326
    Full-time ......| 1,872,014 |  832,839 |1,039,175 | 1,872,014 |  832,839 |1,039,175 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      --- |    --- |    ---
    Part-time ......| 3,442,449 |1,423,277 |2,019,172 | 3,442,024 |1,423,178 |2,018,846 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      425 |     99 |    326
                    |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
Private, total .....| 3,247,021 |1,450,372 |1,796,649 | 2,391,665 |1,037,921 |1,353,744 |181,647 |109,000 | 72,647 |  673,709 |303,451 |370,258
  Full-time ........| 2,324,486 |1,075,110 |1,249,376 | 1,874,341 |  840,170 |1,034,171 |155,559 | 93,035 | 62,524 |  294,586 |141,905 |152,681
  Part-time ........|   922,535 |  375,262 |  547,273 |   517,324 |  197,751 |  319,573 | 26,088 | 15,965 | 10,123 |  379,123 |161,546 |217,577
                    |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
  Private 4-year ...| 2,998,157 |1,347,574 |1,650,583 | 2,142,923 |  935,146 |1,207,777 |181,647 |109,000 | 72,647 |  673,587 |303,428 |370,159
    Full-time ......| 2,124,195 |  991,477 |1,132,718 | 1,674,140 |  756,557 |  917,583 |155,559 | 93,035 | 62,524 |  294,496 |141,885 |152,611
    Part-time ......|   873,962 |  356,097 |  517,865 |   468,783 |  178,589 |  290,194 | 26,088 | 15,965 | 10,123 |  379,091 |161,543 |217,548
                    |           |          |          |           |          |          |        |        |        |          |        |
  Private 2-year ...|   248,864 |  102,798 |  146,066 |   248,742 |  102,775 |  145,967 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      122 |     23 |     99
    Full-time ......|   200,291 |   83,633 |  116,658 |   200,201 |   83,613 |  116,588 |    --- |    --- |    --- |       90 |     20 |     70
    Part-time ......|    48,573 |   19,165 |   29,408 |    48,541 |   19,162 |   29,379 |    --- |    --- |    --- |       32 |      3 |     29
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\1\Preliminary data.
\2\Data are for 4-year and 2-year degree-granting higher education institutions that were eligible to participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
---Not applicable.

NOTE.--Institutions of higher education data are based on institutions that were accredited by an agency or association that was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education. The Department of Education no longer distinguishes between those institutions and other institutions that are eligible to participate in Title IV programs. The new degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, except that it includes some additional institutions, primarily 2-year colleges, and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not award degrees.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys. (This table was prepared May 1998.)


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