Section 2. Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions: Enrollment by Selected Characteristics and Control of Institution

Figure D. Actual and middle alternative projected numbers for total enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by selected characteristics: Selected years, 1991–2016

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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 22.)

Enrollment by age of student

Between 2005 and 2016, in the middle alternative projections, enrollment (figure D; reference figures 11–13 and tables 11–13) is projected to increase

• 15 percent for students who are 18 to 24 years old; and
• 7 percent for students who are 35 years old and over.

Enrollment by sex of student

Between 2005 and 2016, in the middle alternative projections, enrollment (figure D; reference figure 14 and tables 10–21) is projected to increase

• 10 percent for men; and
• 22 percent for women.

Enrollment by attendance status

Between 2005 and 2016, in the middle alternative projections, enrollment (figure D; reference figure 15 and tables 10–21) is projected to increase

• 23 percent for full-time students; and
• 6 percent for part-time students.

Enrollment by level

Between 2005 and 2016, in the middle alternative projections, enrollment (figure D; reference figures 18 and 19 and tables 19–21) is projected to increase

• 16 percent for undergraduate students;
• 21 percent for graduate students; and
• 31 percent for first-professional students (see definition of first-professional).

Enrollment by race/ethnicity

Between 2005 and 2016, enrollment (figure D, reference figure 20 and table 22) is projected to increase

• 8 percent for students who are White;
• 29 percent for students who are Black;
• 45 percent for students who are Hispanic;
• 32 percent for students who are Asian or Pacific Islanders;
• 34 percent for students who are American Indian or Alaska Native; and
• 15 percent for students who are nonresident aliens.

Figure E. Actual and middle alternative projected numbers for total enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control of institution: Selected years, 1991–2016

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NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic origin. The racial/ethnic backgrounds of nonresident aliens are not known.
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 2005 and 2016, 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
• 18 percent in private institutions.