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Table 24.-Graduate 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 1,376 289 388 220 479
1986 1,435 294 399 228 514
1987 1,452 294 400 233 525
1988 1,472 304 393 249 526
1989 1,522 309 401 263 548
1990 1,586 321 416 278 571
1991 1,639 341 419 300 578
1992 1,669 351 421 314 582
1993 1,688 355 416 334 584
1994 1,721 359 417 347 598
1995 1,732 356 412 361 603
1996 1,743 358 403 378 604
1997 1,751 359 398 392 603
  Middle alternative projections
1998 1,741 337 398 368 638
1999 1,760 327 408 362 664
2000 1,775 322 413 362 678
2001 1,786 321 416 364 685
2002 1,799 321 419 367 691
2003 1,813 323 422 372 696
2004 1,832 326 425 379 702
2005 1,853 329 429 386 710
2006 1,877 331 433 394 718
2007 1,905 337 437 406 726
2008 1,929 342 440 416 731
2009 1,946 347 442 424 733
2010 1,963 351 443 432 737
  Low alternative projections
1998 1,741 337 398 368 638
1999 1,760 327 408 362 664
2000 1,779 324 413 364 677
2001 1,795 325 416 370 684
2002 1,808 328 418 375 687
2003 1,816 331 418 379 688
2004 1,827 334 420 383 690
2005 1,841 336 422 388 695
2006 1,858 338 425 394 700
2007 1,877 342 428 402 705
2008 1,892 346 430 408 708
2009 1,901 349 430 413 709
2010 1,912 352 431 417 710
  High alternative projections
1998 1,741 337 398 368 638
1999 1,760 327 408 362 664
2000 1,775 322 413 361 678
2001 1,787 320 417 363 686
2002 1,804 320 421 368 694
2003 1,826 322 425 376 703
2004 1,856 326 431 386 714
2005 1,889 329 437 397 726
2006 1,925 333 443 411 739
2007 1,966 340 449 427 750
2008 2,000 346 453 442 759
2009 2,026 352 456 454 764
2010 2,050 357 459 465 770
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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