Projections of Education Statistics to 2010 : Table 11

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Table 11.-Total enrollment in 4-year institutions of higher education, by sex, attendance status, and control of institution, with alternative projections: Fall 1985 to fall 2010
Year	(In thousands)
	Total	Sex		Attendance Status		Control
	Total	Men	Women	Full-time	Part-time	Public	Private
1985	7,716	3,816	3,900	5,385	2,331	5,210	2,506
1986	7,825	3,824	4,001	5,424	2,401	5,301	2,524
1987	7,990	3,859	4,131	5,522	2,468	5,432	2,558
1988	8,180	3,912	4,268	5,693	2,487	5,546	2,634
1989	8,388	3,973	4,414	5,805	2,582	5,694	2,693
1990	8,579	4,051	4,527	5,937	2,642	5,848	2,730
1991	8,707	4,100	4,607	6,041	2,666	5,905	2,802
1992	8,764	4,110	4,654	6,081	2,683	5,900	2,864
1993	8,739	4,082	4,657	6,084	2,655	5,852	2,887
1994	8,749	4,049	4,700	6,106	2,643	5,825	2,924
1995	8,769	4,014	4,755	6,152	2,617	5,815	2,955
1996	8,803	3,996	4,807	6,227	2,576	5,807	2,996
1997	8,875	3,994	4,880	6,327	2,548	5,835	3,040
	Middle alternative projections
1998	9,006	3,981	5,026	6,367	2,639	5,965	3,042
1999	9,118	4,013	5,105	6,399	2,719	6,041	3,076
2000	9,288	4,069	5,220	6,521	2,768	6,157	3,131
2001	9,430	4,121	5,309	6,630	2,800	6,253	3,177
2002	9,519	4,153	5,366	6,692	2,827	6,313	3,206
2003	9,637	4,195	5,441	6,784	2,853	6,392	3,245
2004	9,756	4,236	5,520	6,873	2,882	6,471	3,285
2005	9,880	4,275	5,606	6,966	2,915	6,554	3,327
2006	10,050	4,328	5,722	7,102	2,948	6,667	3,384
2007	10,249	4,394	5,855	7,266	2,983	6,799	3,450
2008	10,466	4,471	5,995	7,455	3,011	6,944	3,523
2009	10,657	4,542	6,114	7,625	3,031	7,071	3,586
2010	10,814	4,601	6,213	7,762	3,052	7,176	3,638
	Low alternative projections
1998	9,006	3,981	5,026	6,367	2,639	5,965	3,042
1999	9,118	4,013	5,105	6,400	2,719	6,042	3,077
2000	9,316	4,080	5,236	6,550	2,766	6,176	3,141
2001	9,500	4,151	5,349	6,706	2,794	6,299	3,201
2002	9,602	4,193	5,409	6,791	2,811	6,367	3,235
2003	9,698	4,235	5,463	6,876	2,822	6,432	3,266
2004	9,782	4,270	5,512	6,945	2,837	6,488	3,295
2005	9,878	4,304	5,574	7,020	2,858	6,551	3,326
2006	10,013	4,350	5,663	7,132	2,881	6,641	3,371
2007	10,167	4,404	5,763	7,261	2,906	6,744	3,423
2008	10,335	4,467	5,868	7,408	2,927	6,857	3,478
2009	10,480	4,525	5,955	7,540	2,941	6,955	3,526
2010	10,599	4,573	6,026	7,642	2,957	7,034	3,565
	High alternative projections
1998	9,006	3,981	5,026	6,367	2,639	5,965	3,042
1999	9,118	4,012	5,105	6,399	2,719	6,041	3,076
2000	9,287	4,067	5,219	6,518	2,769	6,156	3,130
2001	9,431	4,118	5,313	6,626	2,805	6,254	3,177
2002	9,537	4,151	5,385	6,696	2,840	6,325	3,212
2003	9,687	4,199	5,488	6,809	2,878	6,425	3,262
2004	9,854	4,249	5,605	6,931	2,923	6,536	3,319
2005	10,036	4,300	5,736	7,064	2,972	6,656	3,380
2006	10,269	4,368	5,901	7,248	3,022	6,811	3,458
2007	10,530	4,449	6,081	7,461	3,070	6,984	3,546
2008	10,804	4,540	6,264	7,694	3,110	7,166	3,638
2009	11,040	4,622	6,418	7,900	3,140	7,324	3,717
2010	11,235	4,690	6,545	8,066	3,169	7,453	3,782
NOTE:Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail maynot sum to totals due to rounding. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics,"Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys; Integrated PostsecondaryEducation Data System (IPEDS) surveys; and Higher Education Enrollment Model.(This table was prepared March 2000.)

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