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| Table 179. - | Fall enrollment and number of institutions of higher education, by affiliation\1\ of institution: 1980 to 1996 |
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| Enrollment | Number of
|_______________________________________________________________________________________________________| institutions\2\
| | | | | Fall 1996\3\ |___________________________
Affiliation | Total, | Total, | Total, | Total, |_______________________________________________________| | | |
| fall | fall | fall | fall | | Full-time | Part-time | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall
| 1980 | 1990 | 1994 | 1995 | Total |_____________________|_____________________| 1980 | 1990 | 1995 | 1996
| | | | | | Men | Women | Men | Women | | | |
______________________________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|______|______|______|______
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14
______________________________________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|______|______|______|______
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All institutions............................|12,096,895 |13,818,637 |14,278,790 |14,261,781 |14,300,255 |3,815,519 |4,397,971 |2,528,473 |3,558,292 |3,226 |3,501 |3,545 |3,534
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Public institutions...........................| 9,457,394 |10,844,717 |11,133,680 |11,092,374 |11,090,171 |2,767,918 |3,196,256 |2,119,619 |3,006,378 |1,493 |1,548 |1,603 |1,595
Federal.....................................| 50,989 | 50,669 | 53,548 | 90,046 | 83,230 | 17,180 | 3,441 | 52,375 | 10,234 | 12 | 17 | 14 | 14
State.......................................| (\4\) | 7,181,380 | 7,869,965 | 7,842,782 | 7,905,241 |2,279,593 |2,611,138 |1,228,344 |1,786,166 |(\4\) | 978 |1,123 |1,133
Local.......................................| (\4\) | 3,508,941 | 3,064,925 | 3,023,723 | 2,980,820 | 442,188 | 547,291 | 816,500 |1,174,841 |(\4\) | 523 | 429 | 410
Other public ...............................| 9,406,405 | 103,727 | 145,242 | 135,823 | 120,880 | 28,957 | 34,386 | 22,400 | 35,137 |1,481 | 30 | 37 | 38
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Private institutions..........................| 2,639,501 | 2,973,920 | 3,145,110 | 3,169,407 | 3,210,084 |1,047,601 |1,201,715 | 408,854 | 551,914 |1,733 |1,953 |1,942 |1,939
Independent nonprofit ......................| 1,521,614 | 1,474,818 | 1,506,994 | 1,511,151 | 1,515,330 | 513,017 | 552,813 | 191,779 | 257,721 | 795 | 709 | 716 | 708
Proprietary ................................| 111,714 | 213,693 | 235,003 | 240,363 | 269,527 | 89,137 | 85,121 | 60,801 | 34,468 | 164 | 322 | 298 | 303
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Religiously affiliated......................| 1,006,173 | 1,285,409 | 1,403,113 | 1,417,893 | 1,425,227 | 445,447 | 563,781 | 156,274 | 259,725 | 774 | 922 | 928 | 928
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Advent Christian Church ..................| 143 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1 | --- | --- | ---
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church ..| 1,091 | 88 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 3 | 1 | --- | ---
African Methodist Episcopal ..............| 4,541 | 3,220 | 3,799 | 3,503 | 5,180 | 2,152 | 2,746 | 113 | 169 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 7
American Baptist .........................| 6,131 | 10,800 | 12,221 | 11,394 | 11,532 | 2,906 | 3,864 | 1,555 | 3,207 | 11 | 15 | 12 | 12
American Evangelical Lutheran Church .....| --- | --- | 814 | 779 | 822 | 407 | 285 | 55 | 75 | --- | --- | 1 | 1
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American Lutheran and Lutheran Church in | | | | | | | | | | | | |
America.................................| 3,092 | --- | 1,335 | 1,304 | 1,234 | 347 | 531 | 155 | 201 | 3 | --- | 1 | 1
American Lutheran ........................| 21,608 | --- | 10,163 | 10,459 | 10,153 | 3,817 | 4,668 | 412 | 1,256 | 13 | --- | 9 | 9
Assemblies of God Church .................| 7,814 | 8,307 | 9,493 | 9,652 | 9,860 | 4,194 | 4,476 | 569 | 621 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 13
Baptist ..................................| 38,231 | 99,510 | 100,991 | 105,802 | 105,251 | 37,459 | 45,758 | 9,317 | 12,717 | 33 | 69 | 64 | 64
Brethren Church ..........................| 3,925 | 958 | 1,447 | 1,456 | 1,414 | 589 | 620 | 101 | 104 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3
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Brethren in Christ Church ................| 1,301 | 2,239 | 2,344 | 2,416 | 2,517 | 961 | 1,465 | 27 | 64 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church .| 1,705 | 2,519 | 3,386 | 3,723 | 3,953 | 1,465 | 1,851 | 272 | 365 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) ...| 14,913 | 30,397 | 32,629 | 33,029 | 33,492 | 6,856 | 10,283 | 6,619 | 9,734 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 16
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ.| 1,342 | 2,263 | 3,394 | 3,494 | 4,616 | 1,872 | 1,839 | 560 | 345 | 7 | 8 | 11 | 13
Christian Methodist Episcopal ............| 2,486 | 2,174 | 2,456 | 2,598 | 1,881 | 848 | 949 | 36 | 48 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 2
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Christian Reformed Church ................| 5,408 | 4,488 | 4,075 | 4,205 | 4,308 | 1,793 | 2,106 | 213 | 196 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2
Church of Christ (Scientist) .............| 2,773 | 2,557 | 4,222 | 4,320 | 4,407 | 1,729 | 1,997 | 438 | 243 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 5
Church of God of Prophecy ................| --- | 249 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1 | --- | ---
Church of God ............................| 6,082 | 5,627 | 4,534 | 4,410 | 6,913 | 2,738 | 3,240 | 470 | 465 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 8
Church of New Jerusalem ..................| 170 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1 | --- | --- | ---
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Church of the Brethren ...................| 8,482 | 4,463 | 2,870 | 2,812 | 2,856 | 1,025 | 1,551 | 112 | 168 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 3
Church of the Nazarene ...................| 11,716 | 10,779 | 14,450 | 14,466 | 14,502 | 5,136 | 6,764 | 1,018 | 1,584 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 10
Churches of Christ .......................| 9,343 | 14,611 | 22,495 | 22,807 | 23,035 | 7,828 | 8,696 | 3,081 | 3,430 | 9 | 19 | 15 | 15
Cumberland Presbyterian ..................| 594 | 746 | 715 | 799 | 823 | 377 | 259 | 72 | 115 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2
Evangelical Congregational Church ........| 80 | 88 | 95 | 65 | 95 | 11 | 1 | 63 | 20 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
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Evangelical Convent Church of America ....| 1,401 | 1,035 | 1,650 | 1,745 | 1,815 | 526 | 667 | 198 | 424 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
Evangelical Free Church of America .......| 833 | 2,355 | 3,840 | 3,778 | 3,937 | 1,364 | 1,128 | 1,001 | 444 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3
Evangelical Lutheran Church ..............| 743 | 49,210 | 38,218 | 39,089 | 38,666 | 13,912 | 19,023 | 2,143 | 3,588 | 3 | 33 | 26 | 26
Free Methodist ...........................| 5,543 | 5,902 | 8,375 | 8,696 | 8,713 | 2,855 | 4,211 | 631 | 1,016 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5
Free Will Baptist Church .................| 1,132 | 1,177 | 1,312 | 1,467 | 1,681 | 566 | 597 | 274 | 244 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2
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Friends United Meeting ...................| 1,109 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1 | --- | --- | ---
Friends ..................................| 5,157 | 5,844 | 6,586 | 6,600 | 9,711 | 3,653 | 4,742 | 520 | 796 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 7
General Conference Mennonite Church ......| 820 | 1,243 | 899 | 1,046 | 1,095 | 504 | 466 | 39 | 86 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1
Greek Orthodox ...........................| 204 | 148 | 197 | 168 | 179 | 137 | 28 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
Interdenominational ......................| 1,254 | 11,103 | 6,342 | 5,571 | 5,510 | 2,568 | 2,133 | 542 | 267 | 4 | 17 | 10 | 8
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Jewish ...................................| 5,738 | 12,217 | 13,038 | 11,481 | 12,273 | 10,328 | 805 | 742 | 398 | 24 | 63 | 58 | 62
Latter-Day Saints ........................| 39,172 | 42,274 | 40,296 | 40,086 | 42,371 | 18,040 | 20,774 | 1,685 | 1,872 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 4
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod ..........| 11,727 | 13,827 | 10,614 | 11,315 | 12,145 | 4,111 | 5,420 | 957 | 1,657 | 15 | 14 | 8 | 9
Lutheran Church in America ...............| 23,877 | 5,796 | 4,338 | 4,321 | 4,291 | 1,560 | 2,233 | 139 | 359 | 20 | 5 | 3 | 3
Mennonite Brethren Church ................| 1,344 | 1,864 | 2,161 | 2,269 | 2,225 | 540 | 754 | 302 | 629 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3
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Mennonite Church .........................| 4,008 | 2,859 | 3,462 | 3,502 | 3,427 | 1,226 | 1,661 | 215 | 325 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5
Missionary Church Inc. ...................| 487 | 699 | 1,201 | 1,352 | 1,467 | 350 | 553 | 175 | 389 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
Moravian Church ..........................| 2,434 | 2,511 | 2,741 | 2,804 | 2,861 | 640 | 1,291 | 283 | 647 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2
Multiple Protestant Denominations ........| 5,526 | 211 | 167 | 164 | 7,580 | 2,095 | 3,221 | 1,181 | 1,083 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 8
North American Baptist ...................| 155 | --- | 170 | 186 | 179 | 75 | 40 | 39 | 25 | 1 | --- | 1 | 1
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Pentecostal Holiness Church ..............| 767 | 566 | 968 | 1,002 | 1,237 | 464 | 484 | 124 | 165 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4
Presbyterian U.S. and United Presbyterian.| 47,144 | 77,700 | 69,790 | 70,357 | 71,034 | 27,258 | 33,311 | 4,038 | 6,427 | 57 | 70 | 65 | 64
Presbyterian Church in America ...........| --- | 1,877 | 3,745 | 3,809 | 2,183 | 881 | 804 | 333 | 165 | --- | 1 | 3 | 3
Protestant Episcopal .....................| 5,396 | 4,559 | 4,514 | 4,603 | 4,593 | 1,862 | 2,327 | 170 | 234 | 12 | 9 | 11 | 11
Protestant, other ........................| 4,072 | 38,136 | 59,870 | 60,386 | 54,427 | 18,227 | 22,588 | 5,427 | 8,185 | 11 | 44 | 67 | 61
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Reformed Church in America ...............| 2,713 | 5,525 | 5,419 | 5,582 | 5,327 | 2,156 | 2,860 | 128 | 183 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4
Reformed Episcopal Church ................| 67 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1 | --- | --- | ---
Reformed Presbyterian Church .............| 2,014 | 1,556 | 1,767 | 1,771 | 1,819 | 704 | 758 | 173 | 184 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 2
Reorganized Latter-Day Saints Church .....| 4,274 | 4,793 | 10,508 | 11,063 | 11,746 | 2,517 | 2,469 | 2,356 | 4,404 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2
Roman Catholic ...........................| 422,842 | 530,585 | 592,119 | 594,464 | 594,537 | 152,823 | 213,789 | 77,754 | 150,171 | 229 | 239 | 249 | 248
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Russian Orthodox .........................| 47 | 38 | 24 | 32 | 36 | 34 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
Seventh-Day Adventists ...................| 19,168 | 15,771 | 17,110 | 17,519 | 17,744 | 6,426 | 7,550 | 1,355 | 2,413 | 11 | 11 | 11 | 11
Southern Baptist .........................| 85,281 | 49,493 | 45,165 | 46,042 | 47,704 | 14,425 | 16,109 | 8,750 | 8,420 | 54 | 29 | 30 | 30
Undenominational..........................| --- | 6,758 | 17,330 | 18,729 | 15,166 | 4,768 | 5,885 | 2,194 | 2,319 | --- | 14 | 17 | 12
Unitarian Universalist ...................| 87 | 82 | 106 | 126 | 131 | 37 | 73 | 10 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2
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United Brethren Church ...................| 545 | 601 | 635 | 721 | 740 | 297 | 345 | 64 | 34 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1
United Church of Christ ..................| 14,169 | 20,175 | 24,305 | 24,013 | 22,612 | 6,357 | 9,443 | 2,213 | 4,599 | 16 | 18 | 21 | 20
United Methodist .........................| 127,099 | 148,851 | 146,935 | 148,091 | 148,926 | 50,579 | 63,992 | 13,523 | 20,832 | 91 | 96 | 90 | 91
Wesleyan Church ..........................| 3,583 | 5,311 | 7,497 | 7,734 | 8,336 | 2,898 | 4,635 | 305 | 498 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 3
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod .....| 808 | 931 | 1,142 | 1,165 | 1,218 | 567 | 601 | 19 | 31 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2
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Other religiously affiliated..............| 462 | 5,743 | 10,629 | 11,551 | 6,741 | 2,607 | 2,062 | 1,002 | 1,070 | 1 | 9 | 14 | 12
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\1\Religious affiliation as reported by institutions of higher education.
\2\Because data are derived from the "Fall Enrollment" survey, counts of institutions may differ from counts in other tables. \3\Preliminary data. \4\Included under "Other public." ---Data not applicable or not reported. NOTE.--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 Institutions of Higher Education" and "Institutional Characteristics" surveys; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" and "Institutional Characteristics" surveys. (This table was prepared June 1998). |
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