Total fall enrollment in institutions of higher education and degree-granting institutions, by type and control of institution, and attendance status, sex, and level of student: 1996 and 1997

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                                |             Institutions of higher education                    |   Degree-granting institutions\1\
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      Level of student and      |  Total,   |               Fall 1997                             |           |                  Fall 1997
       enrollment status        |   fall    |_____________________________________________________|  Total,   |_____________________________________________________
                                |   1996    |           |  Public  | Private  |  Public  |Private |   fall    |           |  Public  | Private  |  Public  |Private
                                |           |   Total   |  4-year  |  4-year  |  2-year  | 2-year |   1996    |   Total   |  4-year  |  4-year  |  2-year  | 2-year
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               1                |     2     |     3     |    4     |    5     |    6     |   7    |     8     |     9     |    10    |    11    |    12    |   13
________________________________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|________
   All students ................|14,300,255 |14,345,416 |5,834,525 |3,040,151 |5,311,630 |159,110 |14,367,520 |14,502,334 |5,835,433 |3,061,332 |5,360,686 |244,883
                                |___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|________
Undergraduate, full-time and    |           |           |          |          |          |        |           |           |          |          |          |
  part-time ....................|12,259,417 |12,298,256 |4,646,793 |2,180,723 |5,311,630 |159,110 |12,326,948 |12,450,587 |4,646,793 |2,198,225 |5,360,686 |244,883
  Degree seeking ...............|10,608,815 |10,473,613 |4,427,829 |2,081,731 |3,818,064 |145,989 |10,720,738 |10,608,340 |4,427,829 |2,097,985 |3,855,469 |227,057
    Men ........................| 4,684,930 | 4,611,004 |2,028,077 |  907,474 |1,610,826 | 64,627 | 4,727,637 | 4,669,187 |2,028,077 |  915,827 |1,629,326 | 95,957
    Women ......................| 5,923,885 | 5,862,609 |2,399,752 |1,174,257 |2,207,238 | 81,362 | 5,993,101 | 5,939,153 |2,399,752 |1,182,158 |2,226,143 |131,100
    First-time freshmen ........| 2,193,429 | 2,147,204 |  755,362 |  438,104 |  896,593 | 57,145 | 2,274,319 | 2,219,255 |  755,362 |  442,397 |  923,954 | 97,542
      Men ......................| 1,013,616 |   992,299 |  345,515 |  199,356 |  420,208 | 27,220 | 1,046,662 | 1,026,058 |  345,515 |  201,863 |  433,310 | 45,370
      Women ....................| 1,179,813 | 1,154,905 |  409,847 |  238,748 |  476,385 | 29,925 | 1,227,657 | 1,193,197 |  409,847 |  240,534 |  490,644 | 52,172
    Other first-year ...........| 2,421,277 | 2,215,072 |  496,089 |  208,095 |1,476,014 | 34,874 | 2,416,098 | 2,248,654 |  496,089 |  211,760 |1,485,743 | 55,062
      Men ......................| 1,047,280 |   959,530 |  232,660 |   92,822 |  619,897 | 14,151 | 1,044,926 |   973,117 |  232,660 |   94,673 |  623,848 | 21,936
      Women ....................| 1,373,997 | 1,255,542 |  263,429 |  115,273 |  856,117 | 20,723 | 1,371,172 | 1,275,537 |  263,429 |  117,087 |  861,895 | 33,126
    Second year ................| 2,719,130 | 2,842,722 |  890,890 |  452,464 |1,445,457 | 53,911 | 2,755,714 | 2,867,544 |  890,890 |  456,572 |1,445,712 | 74,370
      Men ......................| 1,143,568 | 1,197,332 |  406,156 |  197,241 |  570,721 | 23,214 | 1,156,512 | 1,206,394 |  406,156 |  199,496 |  572,146 | 28,596
      Women ....................| 1,575,562 | 1,645,390 |  484,734 |  255,223 |  874,736 | 30,697 | 1,599,202 | 1,661,150 |  484,734 |  257,076 |  873,566 | 45,774
    Third year .................| 1,397,921 | 1,413,109 |  981,700 |  431,376 |      --- |     33 | 1,398,336 | 1,415,095 |  981,700 |  433,321 |       41 |     33
      Men ......................|   626,737 |   626,860 |  442,649 |  184,186 |      --- |     25 |   626,649 |   627,693 |  442,649 |  185,008 |       11 |     25
      Women ....................|   771,184 |   786,249 |  539,051 |  247,190 |      --- |      8 |   771,687 |   787,402 |  539,051 |  248,313 |       30 |      8
    Fourth year and beyond .....| 1,728,819 | 1,735,207 |1,261,367 |  473,814 |      --- |     26 | 1,729,076 | 1,736,704 |1,261,367 |  475,304 |        7 |     26
      Men ......................|   792,455 |   785,342 |  582,194 |  203,131 |      --- |     17 |   792,331 |   785,916 |  582,194 |  203,702 |        3 |     17
      Women ....................|   936,364 |   949,865 |  679,173 |  270,683 |      --- |      9 |   936,745 |   950,788 |  679,173 |  271,602 |        4 |      9
    Unclassified by level ......|   148,239 |   120,299 |   42,421 |   77,878 |      --- |    --- |   147,195 |   121,088 |   42,421 |   78,631 |       12 |     24
      Men ......................|    61,274 |    49,641 |   18,903 |   30,738 |      --- |    --- |    60,557 |    50,009 |   18,903 |   31,085 |        8 |     13
      Women ....................|    86,965 |    70,658 |   23,518 |   47,140 |      --- |    --- |    86,638 |    71,079 |   23,518 |   47,546 |        4 |     11
  Others in credit courses .....| 1,650,602 | 1,824,643 |  218,964 |   98,992 |1,493,566 | 13,121 | 1,606,210 | 1,842,247 |  218,964 |  100,240 |1,505,217 | 17,826
    Men ........................|   726,128 |   794,390 |   94,268 |   39,831 |  651,629 |  8,662 |   693,035 |   799,345 |   94,268 |   40,649 |  656,693 |  7,735
    Women ......................|   924,474 | 1,030,253 |  124,696 |   59,161 |  841,937 |  4,459 |   913,175 | 1,042,902 |  124,696 |   59,591 |  848,524 | 10,091
                                |           |           |          |          |          |        |           |           |          |          |          |
  Full-time ....................| 7,210,698 | 7,306,021 |3,604,808 |1,705,501 |1,871,120 |124,592 | 7,298,839 | 7,418,598 |3,604,808 |1,718,619 |1,891,027 |204,144
    Degree seeking .............| 6,949,391 | 7,001,935 |3,569,946 |1,690,550 |1,621,527 |119,912 | 7,036,393 | 7,104,341 |3,569,946 |1,702,910 |1,639,087 |192,398
      First-time freshmen ......| 1,674,178 | 1,681,194 |  710,177 |  411,546 |  507,601 | 51,870 | 1,739,852 | 1,733,512 |  710,177 |  415,173 |  519,175 | 88,987
      Other first-year .........| 1,151,651 | 1,110,294 |  378,410 |  140,176 |  565,536 | 26,172 | 1,150,715 | 1,135,024 |  378,410 |  142,783 |  570,288 | 43,543
      Second year ..............| 1,681,757 | 1,739,649 |  755,501 |  393,946 |  548,390 | 41,812 | 1,703,436 | 1,762,010 |  755,501 |  397,124 |  549,599 | 59,786
      Third year ...............| 1,136,190 | 1,155,134 |  794,227 |  360,875 |      --- |     32 | 1,136,388 | 1,156,482 |  794,227 |  362,204 |       19 |     32
      Fourth year and beyond ...| 1,276,595 | 1,287,910 |  921,584 |  366,300 |      --- |     26 | 1,276,754 | 1,288,809 |  921,584 |  367,196 |        3 |     26
      Unclassified by level ....|    29,020 |    27,754 |   10,047 |   17,707 |      --- |    --- |    29,248 |    28,504 |   10,047 |   18,430 |        3 |     24
    Others in credit courses ...|   261,307 |   304,086 |   34,862 |   14,951 |  249,593 |  4,680 |   262,446 |   314,257 |   34,862 |   15,709 |  251,940 | 11,746
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  Part-time ....................| 5,048,719 | 4,992,235 |1,041,985 |  475,222 |3,440,510 | 34,518 | 5,028,109 | 5,031,989 |1,041,985 |  479,606 |3,469,659 | 40,739
    Degree seeking .............| 3,659,424 | 3,471,678 |  857,883 |  391,181 |2,196,537 | 26,077 | 3,684,345 | 3,503,999 |  857,883 |  395,075 |2,216,382 | 34,659
      First-time freshmen ......|   519,251 |   466,010 |   45,185 |   26,558 |  388,992 |  5,275 |   534,467 |   485,743 |   45,185 |   27,224 |  404,779 |  8,555
      Other first-year .........| 1,269,626 | 1,104,778 |  117,679 |   67,919 |  910,478 |  8,702 | 1,265,383 | 1,113,630 |  117,679 |   68,977 |  915,455 | 11,519
      Second year ..............| 1,037,373 | 1,103,073 |  135,389 |   58,518 |  897,067 | 12,099 | 1,052,278 | 1,105,534 |  135,389 |   59,448 |  896,113 | 14,584
      Third year ...............|   261,731 |   257,975 |  187,473 |   70,501 |      --- |      1 |   261,948 |   258,613 |  187,473 |   71,117 |       22 |      1
      Fourth year and beyond ...|   452,224 |   447,297 |  339,783 |  107,514 |      --- |    --- |   452,322 |   447,895 |  339,783 |  108,108 |        4 |    ---
      Unclassified by level ....|   119,219 |    92,545 |   32,374 |   60,171 |      --- |    --- |   117,947 |    92,584 |   32,374 |   60,201 |        9 |    ---
    Others in credit courses....| 1,389,295 | 1,520,557 |  184,102 |   84,041 |1,243,973 |  8,441 | 1,343,764 | 1,527,990 |  184,102 |   84,531 |1,253,277 |  6,080
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Postbaccalaureate ..............| 2,040,838 | 2,047,160 |1,187,732 |  859,428 |      --- |    --- | 2,040,572 | 2,051,747 |1,188,640 |  863,107 |      --- |    ---
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  First-professional ...........|   297,739 |   296,532 |  118,077 |  178,455 |      --- |    --- |   298,312 |   298,258 |  118,249 |  180,009 |      --- |    ---
    Full-time ..................|   266,812 |   265,982 |  113,094 |  152,888 |      --- |    --- |   267,209 |   267,218 |  113,266 |  153,952 |      --- |    ---
      First-time ...............|    77,581 |    77,862 |   30,875 |   46,987 |      --- |    --- |    77,695 |    78,337 |   30,914 |   47,423 |      --- |    ---
      Other ....................|   189,231 |   188,120 |   82,219 |  105,901 |      --- |    --- |   189,514 |   188,881 |   82,352 |  106,529 |      --- |    ---
    Part-time ..................|    30,927 |    30,550 |    4,983 |   25,567 |      --- |    --- |    31,103 |    31,040 |    4,983 |   26,057 |      --- |    ---
      First-time ...............|     9,429 |     9,459 |    1,025 |    8,434 |      --- |    --- |     9,533 |     9,577 |    1,025 |    8,552 |      --- |    ---
      Other ....................|    21,498 |    21,091 |    3,958 |   17,133 |      --- |    --- |    21,570 |    21,463 |    3,958 |   17,505 |      --- |    ---
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  Graduate students ............| 1,743,099 | 1,750,628 |1,069,655 |  680,973 |      --- |    --- | 1,742,260 | 1,753,489 |1,070,391 |  683,098 |      --- |    ---
    Full-time ..................|   735,980 |   750,359 |  446,278 |  304,081 |      --- |    --- |   736,905 |   752,246 |  446,685 |  305,561 |      --- |    ---
      Degree seeking ...........|   688,493 |   702,837 |  407,597 |  295,240 |      --- |    --- |   689,883 |   704,719 |  407,990 |  296,729 |      --- |    ---
        First-time .............|   231,084 |   227,975 |  126,566 |  101,409 |      --- |    --- |   232,330 |   229,058 |  126,676 |  102,382 |      --- |    ---
        Other degree seeking ...|   457,409 |   474,862 |  281,031 |  193,831 |      --- |    --- |   457,553 |   475,661 |  281,314 |  194,347 |      --- |    ---
      Others in credit courses .|    47,487 |    47,522 |   38,681 |    8,841 |      --- |    --- |    47,022 |    47,527 |   38,695 |    8,832 |      --- |    ---
    Part-time ..................| 1,007,119 | 1,000,269 |  623,377 |  376,892 |      --- |    --- | 1,005,355 | 1,001,243 |  623,706 |  377,537 |      --- |    ---
      Degree seeking ...........|   773,707 |   772,527 |  448,231 |  324,296 |      --- |    --- |   772,760 |   773,236 |  448,501 |  324,735 |      --- |    ---
        First-time .............|   148,773 |   150,808 |   76,994 |   73,814 |      --- |    --- |   147,614 |   151,146 |   77,083 |   74,063 |      --- |    ---
        Other degree seeking ...|   624,934 |   621,719 |  371,237 |  250,482 |      --- |    --- |   625,146 |   622,090 |  371,418 |  250,672 |      --- |    ---
      Others in credit courses .|   233,412 |   227,742 |  175,146 |   52,596 |      --- |    --- |   232,595 |   228,007 |  175,205 |   52,802 |      --- |    ---
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\1\Data are for 4-year and 2-year degree-granting institutions that were eligible to participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
---Data not available or not applicable.
NOTE.--Tabulations of 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, "Fall Enrollment" surveys. (This table was prepared July 1999.)
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