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Table 22.-Undergraduate enrollment in public 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 8,477 2,356 1,596 2,331 2,193
1986 8,661 2,351 1,652 2,367 2,291
1987 8,919 2,375 1,701 2,449 2,393
1988 9,103 2,399 1,714 2,550 2,439
1989 9,488 2,470 1,801 2,663 2,553
1990 9,710 2,527 1,826 2,734 2,623
1991 10,148 2,610 1,921 2,851 2,766
1992 10,216 2,602 1,935 2,883 2,797
1993 10,012 2,566 1,882 2,860 2,704
1994 9,945 2,532 1,863 2,875 2,676
1995 9,904 2,491 1,889 2,885 2,638
1996 9,905 2,491 1,877 2,920 2,618
1997
9,958 2,507 1,878 2,969 2,605
  Middle alternative projections
1998 10,199 2,534 1,859 3,090 2,716
2000 10,587 2,611 1,915 3,200 2,861
2001 10,757 2,654 1,938 3,265 2,900
2002 10,856 2,672 1,957 3,299 2,929
2003 10,987 2,701 1,977 3,352 2,957
2004 11,123 2,728 1,999 3,408 2,988
2005 11,262 2,751 2,022 3,466 3,022
2006 11,449 2,789 2,047 3,553 3,060
2007 11,664 2,837 2,074 3,655 3,098
2008 11,902 2,899 2,100 3,771 3,132
2009 12,108 2,958 2,122 3,870 3,158
2010 12,269 2,999 2,141 3,945 3,184
  Low alternative projections
1998 10,199 2,534 1,859 3,090 2,716
1999 10,380 2,564 1,891 3,119 2,805
2000 10,608 2,621 1,914 3,215 2,859
2001 10,809 2,680 1,934 3,303 2,892
2002 10,909 2,709 1,946 3,345 2,909
2003 11,008 2,741 1,958 3,388 2,921
2004 11,102 2,768 1,971 3,426 2,937
2005 11,206 2,790 1,988 3,470 2,958
2006 11,353 2,824 2,007 3,539 2,985
2007 11,524 2,865 2,028 3,618 3,013
2008 11,713 2,918 2,050 3,707 3,039
2009 11,876 2,967 2,067 3,781 3,060
2010 12,000 3,000 2,084 3,835 3,081
  High alternative projections
1998 10,199 2,534 1,859 3,090 2,716
1999 10,379 2,564 1,891 3,119 2,805
2000 10,587 2,609 1,916 3,199 2,863
2001 10,762 2,650 1,941 3,266 2,905
2002 10,883 2,667 1,964 3,308 2,943
2003 11,053 2,697 1,992 3,379 2,984
2004 11,242 2,728 2,023 3,459 3,032
2005 11,443 2,757 2,056 3,547 3,083
2006 11,697 2,802 2,090 3,668 3,137
2007 11,977 2,859 2,125 3,804 3,189
2008 12,273 2,930 2,158 3,950 3,235
2009 12,525 2,994 2,186 4,074 3,271
2010 12,724 3,040 2,210 4,169 3,305
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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