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Table 12.-Total enrollment in 2-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
Men
Women
Full-time
Part-time
Public
Private
1985 4,531 2,002 2,529 1,691 2,840 4,270 261
1986 4,680 2,061 2,619 1,696 2,984 4,414 266
1987 4,776 2,073 2,703 1,709 3,068 4,541 235
1988 4,875 2,090 2,785 1,744 3,132 4,615 260
1989 5,151 2,217 2,934 1,856 3,295 4,884 267
1990 5,240 2,233 3,007 1,884 3,356 4,996 244
1991 5,652 2,402 3,250 2,075 3,577 5,405 247
1992 5,722 2,413 3,309 2,080 3,642 5,485 238
1993 5,566 2,345 3,220 2,043 3,523 5,337 229
1994 5,530 2,323 3,207 2,032 3,498 5,308 221
1995 5,493 2,329 3,164 1,977 3,515 5,278 215
1996 5,497 2,348 3,149 1,987 3,511 5,283 214
1997 5,471 2,336 3,135 1,996 3,475 5,312 159
  Middle alternative projections
1998 5,625 2,341 3,285 2,078 3,547 5,423 202
1999 5,743 2,379 3,364 2,102 3,641 5,537 206
2000 5,847 2,412 3,435 2,145 3,702 5,638 209
2001 5,931 2,444 3,487 2,181 3,750 5,718 213
2002 5,981 2,461 3,520 2,196 3,785 5,767 214
2003 6,046 2,486 3,560 2,223 3,822 5,829 217
2004 6,119 2,514 3,605 2,256 3,862 5,899 220
2005 6,192 2,539 3,653 2,286 3,907 5,970 223
2006 6,286 2,571 3,715 2,331 3,955 6,060 226
2007 6,394 2,611 3,783 2,389 4,006 6,163 231
2008 6,509 2,655 3,854 2,457 4,052 6,272 237
2009 6,604 2,693 3,911 2,514 4,090 6,363 241
2010 6,675 2,719 3,956 2,551 4,124 6,431 244
  Low alternative projections
1998 5,625 2,341 3,285 2,078 3,547 5,423 202
1999 5,743 2,379 3,364 2,102 3,641 5,538 206
2000 5,854 2,414 3,439 2,154 3,699 5,644 210
2001 5,945 2,450 3,496 2,205 3,740 5,731 214
2002 5,988 2,466 3,522 2,227 3,761 5,772 216
2003 6,031 2,485 3,546 2,252 3,779 5,813 218
2004 6,079 2,506 3,573 2,278 3,801 5,859 220
2005 6,131 2,526 3,605 2,301 3,830 5,909 222
2006 6,203 2,552 3,651 2,338 3,865 5,978 225
2007 6,289 2,585 3,704 2,385 3,904 6,060 229
2008 6,381 2,622 3,758 2,439 3,942 6,147 234
2009 6,455 2,654 3,801 2,483 3,972 6,218 237
2010 6,510 2,675 3,835 2,509 4,001 6,271 239
  High alternative projections
1998 5,625 2,341 3,285 2,078 3,547 5,423 202
1999 5,743 2,379 3,364 2,101 3,642 5,537 206
2000 5,848 2,412 3,436 2,144 3,704 5,638 209
2001 5,936 2,445 3,491 2,180 3,756 5,724 213
2002 6,000 2,466 3,534 2,198 3,802 5,785 215
2003 6,087 2,496 3,591 2,232 3,855 5,869 218
2004 6,191 2,532 3,659 2,276 3,915 5,969 222
2005 6,298 2,567 3,731 2,319 3,980 6,072 226
2006 6,427 2,609 3,818 2,380 4,048 6,196 231
2007 6,569 2,658 3,911 2,454 4,115 6,331 238
2008 6,713 2,711 4,003 2,537 4,177 6,469 244
2009 6,832 2,755 4,077 2,606 4,226 6,582 250
2010 6,923 2,787 4,136 2,652 4,271 6,669 254
NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not 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 Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) surveys; and Higher Education Enrollment Model. (This table was prepared March 2000.)

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