Projections of Education Statistics to 2010 : Table 31

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Table 31.-Full-time-equivalent enrollment in public institutions of higher education, by level of student and type of institution, with alternative projections: Fall 1985 to fall 2010
(In thousands)
Year	Total	Undergraduate		Graduate	First- professional
Year	Total	4-year	2-year	4-year	4-year
1985	6,668	3,601	2,428	530	109
1986	6,779	3,630	2,482	556	110
1987	6,938	3,731	2,542	557	108
1988	7,097	3,828	2,591	570	107
1989	7,372	3,921	2,752	588	111
1990	7,558	4,016	2,818	614	110
1991	7,863	4,047	3,067	639	110
1992	7,912	4,038	3,114	651	109
1993	7,812	3,996	3,046	658	111
1994	7,784	3,971	3,035	666	112
1995	7,752	3,976	2,994	668	113
1996	7,775	3,984	3,008	669	114
1997	7,839	4,025	3,026	672	116
	Middle alternative projections
1998	8,006	4,126	3,108	661	111
1999	8,104	4,175	3,161	660	108
2000	8,261	4,270	3,221	661	108
2001	8,393	4,350	3,271	664	108
2002	8,467	4,394	3,296	668	108
2003	8,573	4,455	3,334	674	109
2004	8,684	4,513	3,378	682	111
2005	8,796	4,573	3,420	691	112
2006	8,953	4,661	3,478	700	114
2007	9,142	4,764	3,549	713	116
2008	9,354	4,884	3,628	724	119
2009	9,539	4,992	3,694	733	121
2010	9,682	5,079	3,739	741	122
	Low alternative projections
1998	8,006	4,126	3,108	661	111
1999	8,104	4,175	3,161	660	108
2000	8,287	4,286	3,229	664	108
2001	8,461	4,391	3,290	670	109
2002	8,549	4,445	3,318	676	111
2003	8,638	4,500	3,347	680	112
2004	8,720	4,543	3,378	685	113
2005	8,806	4,591	3,409	691	114
2006	8,932	4,664	3,455	698	115
2007	9,081	4,746	3,511	707	117
2008	9,249	4,841	3,575	715	118
2009	9,392	4,927	3,626	720	119
2010	9,499	4,994	3,660	725	121
	High alternative projections
1998	8,006	4,126	3,108	661	111
1999	8,104	4,175	3,161	660	108
2000	8,259	4,269	3,221	661	108
2001	8,393	4,349	3,272	664	108
2002	8,481	4,399	3,303	670	108
2003	8,616	4,474	3,353	678	110
2004	8,768	4,553	3,414	690	112
2005	8,930	4,638	3,475	703	114
2006	9,144	4,755	3,554	718	116
2007	9,389	4,888	3,646	736	120
2008	9,653	5,034	3,743	752	123
2009	9,879	5,165	3,824	764	126
2010	10,054	5,269	3,882	776	128
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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