Projections of Education Statistics to 2010 : Table 15

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Table 15.-Enrollment in all institutions of higher education, by age, sex, and attendance status, with high 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	16,334	18,158
14 to 17 years old	177	148	189	235	271
18 to 19 years old	2,950	2,894	3,253	3,671	4,193
20 to 21 years old	2,761	2,705	2,793	3,211	3,683
22 to 24 years old	2,144	2,411	2,323	2,674	2,943
25 to 29 years old	1,982	2,120	2,000	2,124	2,487
30 to 34 years old	1,322	1,236	1,111	1,166	1,319
35 years old and over	2,484	2,747	2,963	3,252	3,262
Men, total	6,284	6,343	6,321	6,867	7,477
14 to 17 years old	87	61	85	107	116
18 to 19 years old	1,421	1,338	1,452	1,601	1,787
20 to 21 years old	1,368	1,282	1,311	1,460	1,633
22 to 24 years old	1,107	1,153	1,116	1,278	1,371
25 to 29 years old	940	962	949	979	1,118
30 to 34 years old	537	561	436	420	456
35 years old and over	824	986	973	1,022	996
Women, total	7,535	7,919	8,311	9,467	10,681
14 to 17 years old	90	87	103	128	156
18 to 19 years old	1,529	1,557	1,801	2,070	2,406
20 to 21 years old	1,392	1,424	1,482	1,752	2,050
22 to 24 years old	1,037	1,258	1,207	1,396	1,572
25 to 29 years old	1,043	1,159	1,051	1,146	1,368
30 to 34 years old	784	675	675	745	864
35 years old and over	1,659	1,760	1,991	2,230	2,266
Full-time	7,821	8,129	8,445	9,382	10,718
14 to 17 years old	144	123	149	195	227
18 to 19 years old	2,548	2,387	2,756	3,147	3,615
20 to 21 years old	2,151	2,109	2,214	2,571	2,971
22 to 24 years old	1,350	1,517	1,515	1,672	1,858
25 to 29 years old	770	908	835	811	970
30 to 34 years old	387	430	386	391	450
35 years old and over	471	653	592	596	626
Full-time men	3,808	3,807	3,836	4,122	4,537
14 to 17 years old	71	54	68	84	92
18 to 19 years old	1,230	1,091	1,210	1,353	1,509
20 to 21 years old	1,055	999	1,027	1,146	1,281
22 to 24 years old	742	789	736	815	871
25 to 29 years old	401	454	437	397	451
30 to 34 years old	156	183	161	155	168
35 years old and over	152	238	198	172	166
Full-time women	4,013	4,321	4,609	5,261	6,181
14 to 17 years old	73	69	81	110	136
18 to 19 years old	1,318	1,296	1,546	1,794	2,106
20 to 21 years old	1,096	1,111	1,187	1,425	1,690
22 to 24 years old	608	729	778	857	988
25 to 29 years old	369	455	397	414	520
30 to 34 years old	231	247	225	236	282
35 years old and over	319	415	394	424	460
Part-time	5,998	6,133	6,187	6,952	7,439
14 to 17 years old	32	25	40	40	44
18 to 19 years old	402	507	497	524	577
20 to 21 years old	610	596	579	641	712
22 to 24 years old	794	894	809	1,002	1,084
25 to 29 years old	1,213	1,212	1,165	1,314	1,517
30 to 34 years old	935	805	725	775	870
35 years old and over	2,012	2,093	2,372	2,656	2,636
Part-time men	2,476	2,535	2,485	2,745	2,940
14 to 17 years old	16	7	18	22	24
18 to 19 years old	191	246	242	248	277
20 to 21 years old	313	283	285	313	352
22 to 24 years old	365	365	380	464	500
25 to 29 years old	539	508	511	582	668
30 to 34 years old	381	378	275	266	288
35 years old and over	672	748	775	851	831
Part-time women	3,521	3,598	3,702	4,206	4,500
14 to 17 years old	17	18	22	18	20
18 to 19 years old	211	261	255	276	300
20 to 21 years old	297	313	295	327	360
22 to 24 years old	429	529	429	538	584
25 to 29 years old	674	704	654	732	849
30 to 34 years old	554	427	450	509	582
35 years old and over	1,340	1,345	1,597	1,806	1,805
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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