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Table 18.-Total enrollment in public 2-year 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 4,270 743 1,138 754 1,635
1986 4,414 742 1,193 764 1,715
1987 4,541 744 1,225 787 1,785
1988 4,615 746 1,231 822 1,817
1989 4,884 793 1,302 881 1,907
1990 4,996 811 1,318 906 1,962
1991 5,405 882 1,414 1,004 2,105
1992 5,485 878 1,431 1,037 2,138
1993 5,337 859 1,386 1,030 2,063
1994 5,308 848 1,379 1,038 2,044
1995 5,278 819 1,417 1,022 2,020
1996 5,283 825 1,416 1,033 2,009
1997 5,312 832 1,431 1,039 2,010
  Middle alternative projections
1998 5,423 848 1,401 1,090 2,084
1999 5,537 861 1,426 1,099 2,151
2000 5,638 875 1,443 1,125 2,194
2001 5,718 888 1,461 1,146 2,223
2002 5,767 891 1,474 1,156 2,245
2003 5,829 900 1,489 1,174 2,266
2004 5,899 910 1,505 1,194 2,289
2005 5,970 918 1,523 1,214 2,315
2006 6,060 930 1,542 1,244 2,345
2007 6,163 947 1,562 1,280 2,374
2008 6,272 970 1,582 1,321 2,400
2009 6,363 989 1,598 1,355 2,420
2010 6,431 1,000 1,612 1,379 2,440
  Low alternative projections
1998 5,423 848 1,401 1,090 2,084
1999 5,538 861 1,426 1,099 2,151
2000 5,644 878 1,442 1,131 2,192
2001 5,731 896 1,458 1,161 2,217
2002 5,772 903 1,466 1,173 2,229
2003 5,813 913 1,475 1,187 2,238
2004 5,859 923 1,484 1,201 2,250
2005 5,909 930 1,497 1,216 2,266
2006 5,978 941 1,511 1,239 2,287
2007 6,060 956 1,527 1,268 2,309
2008 6,147 976 1,543 1,299 2,329
2009 6,218 992 1,557 1,324 2,345
2010 6,271 1,000 1,569 1,340 2,362
  High alternative projections
1998 5,423 848 1,401 1,090 2,084
1999 5,537 860 1,426 1,099 2,152
2000 5,638 874 1,444 1,125 2,195
2001 5,724 886 1,463 1,147 2,227
2002 5,785 890 1,480 1,160 2,256
2003 5,869 899 1,501 1,183 2,287
2004 5,969 910 1,524 1,212 2,323
2005 6,072 919 1,548 1,243 2,362
2006 6,196 934 1,574 1,285 2,403
2007 6,331 955 1,600 1,334 2,443
2008 6,469 980 1,625 1,386 2,478
2009 6,582 1,002 1,646 1,428 2,506
2010 6,669 1,014 1,664 1,459 2,532
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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