Table A1.3.-College enrollment rates, by age, sex, and attendance status, with alternative projections
Age, sex, and attendance status
1997
Low ALTernative
Middle ALTernative
High ALTernative
2005
2010
2005
2010
2005
2010
Men
Full-time
16
0.0
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
17
2.2
3.7
3.7
3.6
3.8
3.7
3.8
18
27.5
30.7
31.1
30.5
31.2
30.5
31.6
19
31.4
32.8
33.2
32.5
33.3
32.6
33.7
20
30.7
28.1
28.4
27.7
28.4
27.8
28.8
21
25.9
26.2
26.5
25.8
26.5
25.9
26.9
22
19.4
17.9
18.1
17.6
18.0
17.6
18.3
23
13.6
12.8
13.0
12.6
13.0
12.6
13.2
24
10.7
10.0
10.1
9.9
10.1
9.9
10.3
25-29
5.0
4.4
4.5
4.3
4.5
4.3
4.5
30-34
1.5
1.7
1.8
1.7
1.7
1.7
1.8
35-44
0.9
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
Part-time
16
0.4
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
0.2
17
0.0
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.9
0.8
0.9
18
6.3
5.3
5.4
5.4
5.5
5.5
5.7
19
7.1
5.9
6.0
6.0
6.1
6.1
6.3
20
8.7
7.3
7.5
7.5
7.7
7.6
7.9
21
7.2
6.8
7.0
7.0
7.2
7.1
7.4
22
10.8
9.5
9.7
9.6
10.0
9.8
10.2
23
7.7
7.1
7.2
7.2
7.4
7.3
7.7
24
6.0
5.6
5.7
5.7
5.9
5.8
6.1
25-29
5.2
6.1
6.3
6.2
6.5
6.3
6.7
30-34
2.7
2.8
2.9
2.8
3.0
2.9
3.1
35-44
3.3
3.9
4.0
3.9
4.1
4.0
4.3
Women
Full-time
16
0.1
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
0.3
17
3.7
4.8
5.3
4.8
5.6
5.0
6.1
18
37.6
43.1
44.7
43.1
45.8
44.0
47.8
19
36.7
43.3
44.9
43.4
46.0
44.2
47.9
20
35.2
36.3
37.7
36.2
38.7
37.0
40.6
21
31.6
32.7
34.0
32.6
35.0
33.4
36.8
22
21.5
18.4
19.0
18.4
19.6
18.9
20.9
23
15.5
13.4
13.9
13.4
14.5
13.7
15.5
24
12.1
10.9
11.5
10.9
11.9
11.3
12.8
25-29
4.4
4.4
4.7
4.4
4.8
4.5
5.2
30-34
2.0
2.5
2.6
2.4
2.7
2.5
2.9
35-44
1.8
1.9
2.1
1.9
2.1
2.0
2.3
Part-time
16
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
0.1
17
2.0
0.7
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
0.8
18
7.3
6.7
6.7
6.8
6.9
6.9
6.9
19
7.1
6.5
6.6
6.6
6.7
6.7
6.7
20
8.9
8.2
8.3
8.4
8.5
8.4
8.6
21
7.9
7.5
7.6
7.6
7.8
7.7
7.9
22
11.4
11.0
11.3
11.2
11.6
11.4
11.9
23
8.2
8.5
8.7
8.7
9.0
8.8
9.3
24
6.3
7.1
7.3
7.2
7.5
7.4
7.8
25-29
6.4
7.6
7.9
7.8
8.2
7.9
8.5
30-34
4.3
5.1
5.6
5.3
5.8
5.4
6.0
35-44
6.5
8.0
8.3
8.2
8.6
8.4
9.0
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education Enrollment Model. (This table was prepared March 2000.)
