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Table 191  Total graduate fall enrollment\1\ in institutions of higher education, by attendance status, sex of student, and control of institution: 1969 to 1997 (In thousands)

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          |      |     |      |     |       |        Men        |       Women       |      Men      |     Women
   Year   |Total |Full-|Part- | Men | Women |___________________|___________________|_______________|_______________
          |      |time | time |     |       |Full-time|Part-time|Full-time|Part-time|Public |Private|Public |Private
__________|______|_____|______|_____|_______|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|_______|_______|_______
    1     |  2   |  3  |  4   |  5  |   6   |    7    |    8    |    9    |   10    |  11   |  12   |  13   |  14
__________|______|_____|______|_____|_______|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|_______|_______|_______
1969 .....|  955 | 363 |  593 | 590 |   366 |     252 |     338 |     111 |     255 |   393 |   197 |   273 |    93
1970 .....|1,031 | 379 |  651 | 630 |   400 |     264 |     366 |     115 |     285 |   423 |   207 |   301 |    99
1971 .....|1,012 | 388 |  621 | 615 |   394 |     269 |     346 |     119 |     275 |   415 |   200 |   296 |   100
1972 .....|1,066 | 394 |  671 | 626 |   439 |     268 |     358 |     126 |     313 |   427 |   199 |   330 |   109
1973 .....|1,123 | 410 |  715 | 648 |   477 |     273 |     375 |     137 |     340 |   442 |   206 |   358 |   119
          |      |     |      |     |       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |
1974 .....|1,190 | 427 |  762 | 663 |   526 |     276 |     387 |     151 |     375 |   454 |   209 |   398 |   128
1975 .....|1,263 | 453 |  810 | 700 |   563 |     290 |     410 |     163 |     400 |   481 |   219 |   425 |   138
1976 .....|1,333 | 463 |  870 | 714 |   619 |     287 |     427 |     176 |     443 |   477 |   237 |   454 |   165
1977 .....|1,319 | 473 |  845 | 700 |   617 |     289 |     411 |     184 |     434 |   458 |   243 |   443 |   174
1978 .....|1,312 | 468 |  844 | 682 |   630 |     280 |     402 |     188 |     442 |   441 |   241 |   453 |   177
          |      |     |      |     |       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |
1979 .....|1,309 | 476 |  833 | 669 |   640 |     280 |     389 |     196 |     444 |   427 |   242 |   457 |   182
1980 .....|1,343 | 485 |  860 | 675 |   670 |     281 |     394 |     204 |     466 |   426 |   247 |   474 |   195
1981 .....|1,343 | 484 |  859 | 674 |   669 |     277 |     397 |     207 |     462 |   419 |   255 |   468 |   201
1982 .....|1,322 | 485 |  838 | 670 |   653 |     280 |     390 |     205 |     447 |   417 |   253 |   453 |   200
1983 .....|1,340 | 497 |  843 | 677 |   663 |     286 |     391 |     211 |     452 |   418 |   259 |   454 |   209
          |      |     |      |     |       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |
1984 .....|1,345 | 501 |  844 | 672 |   673 |     286 |     386 |     215 |     459 |   411 |   261 |   459 |   215
1985 .....|1,376 | 509 |  867 | 677 |   700 |     289 |     388 |     220 |     479 |   414 |   263 |   477 |   223
1986 .....|1,435 | 522 |  913 | 693 |   742 |     294 |     399 |     228 |     514 |   433 |   260 |   508 |   234
1987 .....|1,452 | 527 |  925 | 693 |   759 |     294 |     400 |     233 |     525 |   429 |   264 |   516 |   243
1988 .....|1,472 | 553 |  919 | 697 |   774 |     304 |     393 |     249 |     526 |   429 |   268 |   520 |   254
          |      |     |      |     |       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |
1989 .....|1,522 | 572 |  949 | 710 |   811 |     309 |     401 |     263 |     548 |   437 |   273 |   541 |   271
1990 .....|1,586 | 599 |  987 | 737 |   849 |     321 |     416 |     278 |     571 |   456 |   281 |   567 |   282
1991 .....|1,639 | 642 |  997 | 761 |   878 |     341 |     419 |     300 |     578 |   471 |   290 |   580 |   299
1992 .....|1,669 | 666 |1,003 | 772 |   896 |     351 |     421 |     314 |     582 |   474 |   298 |   584 |   313
1993 .....|1,688 | 688 |1,000 | 771 |   917 |     355 |     416 |     334 |     584 |   473 |   298 |   590 |   327
          |      |     |      |     |       |         |         |         |         |       |       |       |
1994 .....|1,721 | 706 |1,016 | 776 |   946 |     359 |     417 |     347 |     598 |   472 |   304 |   603 |   343
1995 .....|1,731 | 717 |1,015 | 768 |   965 |     356 |     412 |     361 |     604 |   464 |   304 |   610 |   355
1996 .....|1,743 | 736 |1,007 | 760 |   983 |     358 |     403 |     378 |     604 |   456 |   305 |   613 |   370
1997 .....|1,751 | 750 |1,000 | 756 |   994 |     359 |     398 |     392 |     603 |   452 |   304 |   618 |   377
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\1\Includes unclassified postbaccalaureate students. NOTE.
--Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.

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 July 1999.)


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