Projections of Education Statistics to 2010 : Table 14

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Table 14.-Enrollment in all institutions of higher education, by age, sex, and attendance status, with low alternative projections: Fall 1990, 1995, 1998, 2005, and 2010
(In thousands)
Sex, age, and attendance status	1990	1995	1998*	2005*	2010*
Men and women, total	13,819	14,262	14,632	16,009	17,109
14 to 17 years old	177	148	189	229	250
18 to 19 years old	2,950	2,894	3,253	3,628	4,015
20 to 21 years old	2,761	2,705	2,793	3,175	3,513
22 to 24 years old	2,144	2,411	2,323	2,626	2,771
25 to 29 years old	1,982	2,120	2,000	2,076	2,323
30 to 34 years old	1,322	1,236	1,111	1,133	1,221
35 years old and over	2,484	2,747	2,963	3,142	3,016
Men, total	6,284	6,343	6,321	6,830	7,248
14 to 17 years old	87	61	85	106	112
18 to 19 years old	1,421	1,338	1,452	1,602	1,752
20 to 21 years old	1,368	1,282	1,311	1,463	1,600
22 to 24 years old	1,107	1,153	1,116	1,275	1,331
25 to 29 years old	940	962	949	970	1,074
30 to 34 years old	537	561	436	415	436
35 years old and over	824	986	973	999	944
Women, total	7,535	7,919	8,311	9,179	9,861
14 to 17 years old	90	87	103	123	138
18 to 19 years old	1,529	1,557	1,801	2,026	2,264
20 to 21 years old	1,392	1,424	1,482	1,712	1,913
22 to 24 years old	1,037	1,258	1,207	1,352	1,440
25 to 29 years old	1,043	1,159	1,051	1,106	1,248
30 to 34 years old	784	675	675	718	785
35 years old and over	1,659	1,760	1,991	2,143	2,072
Full-time	7,821	8,129	8,445	9,322	10,152
14 to 17 years old	144	123	149	190	209
18 to 19 years old	2,548	2,387	2,756	3,120	3,460
20 to 21 years old	2,151	2,109	2,214	2,556	2,833
22 to 24 years old	1,350	1,517	1,515	1,660	1,750
25 to 29 years old	770	908	835	813	911
30 to 34 years old	387	430	386	390	416
35 years old and over	471	653	592	592	574
Full-time men	3,808	3,807	3,836	4,176	4,478
14 to 17 years old	71	54	68	84	89
18 to 19 years old	1,230	1,091	1,210	1,363	1,489
20 to 21 years old	1,055	999	1,027	1,160	1,266
22 to 24 years old	742	789	736	826	858
25 to 29 years old	401	454	437	407	446
30 to 34 years old	156	183	161	158	166
35 years old and over	152	238	198	176	164
Full-time women	4,013	4,321	4,609	5,146	5,674
14 to 17 years old	73	69	81	105	120
18 to 19 years old	1,318	1,296	1,546	1,758	1,971
20 to 21 years old	1,096	1,111	1,187	1,395	1,566
22 to 24 years old	608	729	778	834	891
25 to 29 years old	369	455	397	406	465
30 to 34 years old	231	247	225	231	251
35 years old and over	319	415	394	416	410
Part-time	5,998	6,133	6,187	6,688	6,958
14 to 17 years old	32	25	40	39	41
18 to 19 years old	402	507	497	508	556
20 to 21 years old	610	596	579	619	680
22 to 24 years old	794	894	809	966	1,021
25 to 29 years old	1,213	1,212	1,165	1,263	1,412
30 to 34 years old	935	805	725	743	805
35 years old and over	2,012	2,093	2,372	2,549	2,442
Part-time men	2,476	2,535	2,485	2,654	2,770
14 to 17 years old	16	7	18	22	23
18 to 19 years old	191	246	242	239	263
20 to 21 years old	313	283	285	302	333
22 to 24 years old	365	365	380	448	472
25 to 29 years old	539	508	511	563	628
30 to 34 years old	381	378	275	257	270
35 years old and over	672	748	775	823	780
Part-time women	3,521	3,598	3,702	4,033	4,187
14 to 17 years old	17	18	22	17	18
18 to 19 years old	211	261	255	269	293
20 to 21 years old	297	313	295	317	347
22 to 24 years old	429	529	429	518	549
25 to 29 years old	674	704	654	700	784
30 to 34 years old	554	427	450	486	535
35 years old and over	1,340	1,345	1,597	1,727	1,662
NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. * Projected. 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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