Section 2. Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions: Enrollment by Selected Characteristics and Control
Figure D. Actual and middle alternative projected numbers for total enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by selected characteristics: Selected years, 1989–2014
SOURCE: U.S. Dept. of Education, NCES: Integrated
Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), “Fall Enrollment Survey,” various
years; and Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions Model. (See
reference tables 10 and 11.)
Enrollment by age of student
Between 2002 and 2014, in the middle alternative projections, enrollment (figure D; reference figures 11–13 and tables 11–13) is projected to increase
- 16 percent for students who are 18 to 24 years old; and
- 5 percent for students who are 35 years old and over.
Enrollment by sex of student
Between 2002 and 2014, in the middle alternative projections, enrollment (reference figure 14 and tables 10–21) is projected to increase
- 12 percent for men; and
- 21 percent for women.
Enrollment by attendance status
Between 2002 and 2014, in the middle alternative projections, enrollment (reference figure 15 and tables 10–22) is projected to increase
- 20 percent for full-time students; and
- 14 percent for part-time students.
Enrollment by level
Between 2002 and 2014, in the middle alternative projections, enrollment (reference figures 18 and 19 and tables 19–21) is projected to increase
- 16 percent for undergraduate students;
- 21 percent for graduate students; and
- 32 percent for first-professional students.
Figure E. Actual and middle alternative projected numbers for total enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control of institution: Selected years, 1989–2014
SOURCE: U.S. Dept. of Education, NCES: Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), “Fall Enrollment Survey,” various years; and Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions Model. (See reference table 10.)
Enrollment in public and private institutions
Between 2002 and 2014, in the middle alternative projections, enrollment (figure E; reference figure 16 and tables 10 and 15–22) is projected to increase
- 17 percent in public institutions; and
- 19 percent in private institutions.
