
| Figure 22. Actual and alternative projected numbers for first-time freshmen fall enrollment in all degree-granting institutions: Fall 1993 through fall 2018 |
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NOTE: Mean absolute percentage errors of selected education
statistics can be found in table A2, appendix A. Data for
1999 were imputed using alternative procedures. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS–EF:93–99), and Spring 2001 through Spring 2008; Enrollment in Degree–Granting Institutions Model, 1973–2007; and First–Time Freshmen Model, 1975–2007. (This figure was prepared March 2009.) |