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Table 16.-Total enrollment in all institutions of higher education, by sex and attendance status, with alternative projections: Fall 1985 to fall 2010
(In thousands)
 Year
Total
Men
Women
Full-time
Part-time
Full-time
Part-time
1985 12,247 3,608 2,211 3,468 2,961
1986 12,505 3,599 2,286 3,521 3,099
1987 12,767 3,611 2,321 3,620 3,214
1988 13,055 3,662 2,340 3,775 3,278
1989 13,539 3,740 2,450 3,921 3,428
1990 13,819 3,808 2,476 4,013 3,521
1991 14,359 3,929 2,572 4,186 3,671
1992 14,486 3,926 2,597 4,235 3,728
1993 14,305 3,891 2,537 4,237 3,640
1994 14,279 3,855 2,517 4,283 3,624
1995 14,262 3,807 2,535 4,321 3,598
1996 14,300 3,816 2,528 4,398 3,558
1997 14,345 3,839 2,491 4,483 3,532
  Middle alternative projections
1998 14,632 3,836 2,485 4,609 3,702
1999 14,861 3,861 2,531 4,640 3,829
2000 15,135 3,917 2,563 4,748 3,906
2001 15,361 3,972 2,592 4,839 3,958
2002 15,500 3,998 2,616 4,890 3,997
2003 15,683 4,040 2,642 4,968 4,033
2004 15,874 4,080 2,670 5,050 4,075
2005 16,073 4,114 2,700 5,138 4,121
2006 16,336 4,167 2,732 5,265 4,172
2007 16,643 4,238 2,766 5,417 4,222
2008 16,975 4,328 2,798 5,584 4,265
2009 17,261 4,412 2,824 5,728 4,298
2010 17,490 4,474 2,847 5,840 4,330
  Low alternative projections
1998 14,632 3,836 2,485 4,609 3,702
1999 14,861 3,861 2,531 4,640 3,829
2000 15,170 3,933 2,562 4,771 3,904
2001 15,445 4,013 2,587 4,898 3,947
2002 15,591 4,057 2,602 4,961 3,970
2003 15,729 4,104 2,616 5,024 3,984
2004 15,861 4,143 2,633 5,080 4,005
2005 16,009 4,176 2,654 5,146 4,033
2006 16,216 4,224 2,678 5,246 4,069
2007 16,456 4,284 2,705 5,362 4,105
2008 16,716 4,359 2,731 5,488 4,138
2009 16,936 4,428 2,751 5,595 4,162
2010 17,109 4,478 2,770 5,674 4,187
  High alternative projections
1998 14,632 3,836 2,485 4,609 3,702
1999 14,861 3,861 2,531 4,640 3,829
2000 15,134 3,915 2,564 4,747 3,908
2001 15,367 3,966 2,596 4,840 3,965
2002 15,536 3,990 2,626 4,904 4,016
2003 15,775 4,034 2,662 5,008 4,071
2004 16,045 4,079 2,702 5,128 4,136
2005 16,334 4,122 2,745 5,261 4,206
2006 16,697 4,188 2,790 5,440 4,279
2007 17,099 4,272 2,835 5,642 4,350
2008 17,518 4,374 2,877 5,857 4,410
2009 17,873 4,467 2,910 6,039 4,456
2010 18,158 4,537 2,940 6,181 4,500
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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