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Table 21.-Undergraduate enrollment in all institutions, 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 10,597 3,156 1,806 3,163 2,471
1986 10,799 3,147 1,871 3,206 2,575
1987 11,046 3,164 1,905 3,299 2,679
1988 11,317 3,206 1,931 3,436 2,743
1989 11,743 3,279 2,032 3,562 2,869
1990 11,959 3,337 2,043 3,639 2,940
1991 12,439 3,436 2,135 3,786 3,082
1992 12,537 3,424 2,158 3,819 3,135
1993 12,324 3,382 2,102 3,797 3,043
1994 12,263 3,342 2,081 3,827 3,013
1995 12,232 3,297 2,105 3,849 2,982
1996 12,259 3,304 2,107 3,907 2,942
1997 12,298 3,330 2,075 3,976 2,917
  Middle alternative projections
1998 12,604 3,355 2,069 4,129 3,050
1999 12,818 3,394 2,105 4,168 3,151
2000 13,079 3,457 2,131 4,277 3,215
2001 13,294 3,514 2,157 4,365 3,258
2002 13,419 3,539 2,178 4,411 3,291
2003 13,584 3,578 2,201 4,483 3,323
2004 13,753 3,613 2,225 4,556 3,358
2005 13,927 3,644 2,251 4,635 3,396
2006 14,162 3,694 2,279 4,751 3,438
2007 14,435 3,757 2,309 4,888 3,481
2008 14,738 3,839 2,338 5,042 3,519
2009 15,002 3,916 2,362 5,175 3,549
2010 15,209 3,972 2,383 5,277 3,578
  Low alternative projections
1998 12,604 3,355 2,069 4,129 3,050
1999 12,818 3,394 2,105 4,168 3,151
2000 13,109 3,470 2,130 4,297 3,212
2001 13,365 3,548 2,152 4,416 3,249
2002 13,495 3,588 2,166 4,472 3,269
2003 13,623 3,631 2,179 4,530 3,282
2004 13,742 3,666 2,194 4,581 3,300
2005 13,872 3,696 2,213 4,640 3,324
2006 14,060 3,740 2,234 4,732 3,354
2007 14,276 3,794 2,258 4,838 3,386
2008 14,517 3,864 2,282 4,956 3,415
2009 14,725 3,929 2,302 5,056 3,438
2010 14,885 3,974 2,320 5,130 3,462
  High alternative projections
1998 12,604 3,355 2,069 4,129 3,050
1999 12,818 3,394 2,105 4,168 3,152
2000 13,078 3,455 2,132 4,276 3,216
2001 13,299 3,509 2,160 4,366 3,264
2002 13,449 3,532 2,186 4,424 3,307
2003 13,662 3,573 2,218 4,518 3,354
2004 13,898 3,613 2,252 4,625 3,407
2005 14,148 3,651 2,289 4,743 3,465
2006 14,468 3,712 2,327 4,904 3,525
2007 14,822 3,787 2,366 5,086 3,584
2008 15,198 3,879 2,403 5,280 3,635
2009 15,521 3,965 2,434 5,447 3,676
2010 15,776 4,027 2,460 5,575 3,714
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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