Table
17.-Total enrollment in private 4-year degree-granting institutions, by
sex and attendance status, with alternative projections: Fall 1986 to
fall 2011 |
(In
thousands) |
Year |
Total
|
Men
|
Women |
Full-time
|
Part-time
|
Full-time
|
Part-time |
1986
|
2,524
|
910
|
343
|
856
|
414
|
1987
|
2,558
|
909
|
346
|
878
|
426
|
1988
|
2,634
|
933
|
347
|
918
|
436
|
1989
|
2,693
|
933
|
360
|
938
|
463
|
1990
|
2,730
|
944
|
361
|
959
|
466
|
1991
|
2,802
|
962
|
367
|
990
|
483
|
1992
|
2,864
|
970
|
375
|
1,016
|
503
|
1993
|
2,887
|
973
|
369
|
1,037
|
508
|
1994
|
2,924
|
978
|
367
|
1,063
|
516
|
1995
|
2,955
|
978
|
364
|
1,089
|
523
|
1996
|
2,998
|
991
|
356
|
1,133
|
518
|
1997
|
3,061
|
1,008
|
360
|
1,170
|
523
|
1998
|
3,126
|
1,038
|
353
|
1,220
|
514
|
1999
|
3,229
|
1,073
|
360
|
1,276
|
519
|
|
Middle alternative projections |
2000
|
3,191
|
1,044
|
366
|
1,252
|
530
|
2001
|
3,265
|
1,064
|
370
|
1,290
|
542
|
2002
|
3,316
|
1,076
|
372
|
1,314
|
554
|
2003
|
3,382
|
1,092
|
375
|
1,349
|
566
|
2004
|
3,440
|
1,107
|
377
|
1,379
|
577
|
2005
|
3,491
|
1,119
|
379
|
1,407
|
587
|
2006
|
3,545
|
1,133
|
380
|
1,437
|
595
|
2007
|
3,594
|
1,148
|
381
|
1,465
|
600
|
2008
|
3,650
|
1,167
|
383
|
1,495
|
605
|
2009
|
3,705
|
1,185
|
385
|
1,525
|
609
|
2010
|
3,754
|
1,200
|
387
|
1,552
|
615
|
2011
|
3,810
|
1,216
|
391
|
1,581
|
623
|
|
Low alternative projections |
2000
|
3,159
|
1,034
|
362
|
1,239
|
525
|
2001
|
3,236
|
1,054
|
367
|
1,278
|
537
|
2002
|
3,286
|
1,066
|
369
|
1,302
|
549
|
2003
|
3,345
|
1,080
|
371
|
1,334
|
560
|
2004
|
3,364
|
1,083
|
369
|
1,349
|
564
|
2005
|
3,386
|
1,085
|
368
|
1,365
|
569
|
2006
|
3,439
|
1,099
|
369
|
1,394
|
577
|
2007
|
3,486
|
1,114
|
370
|
1,421
|
582
|
2008
|
3,541
|
1,132
|
372
|
1,450
|
587
|
2009
|
3,594
|
1,149
|
373
|
1,479
|
591
|
2010
|
3,641
|
1,164
|
375
|
1,505
|
597
|
2011
|
3,696
|
1,180
|
379
|
1,534
|
604
|
|
High alternative projections |
2000
|
3,223
|
1,054
|
370
|
1,265
|
535
|
2001
|
3,294
|
1,074
|
373
|
1,302
|
547
|
2002
|
3,346
|
1,086
|
375
|
1,326
|
559
|
2003
|
3,419
|
1,104
|
379
|
1,364
|
572
|
2004
|
3,516
|
1,131
|
385
|
1,409
|
590
|
2005
|
3,596
|
1,153
|
390
|
1,449
|
605
|
2006
|
3,651
|
1,167
|
391
|
1,480
|
613
|
2007
|
3,702
|
1,182
|
392
|
1,509
|
618
|
2008
|
3,760
|
1,202
|
394
|
1,540
|
623
|
2009
|
3,816
|
1,221
|
397
|
1,571
|
627
|
2010
|
3,867
|
1,236
|
399
|
1,599
|
633
|
2011
|
3,924
|
1,252
|
403
|
1,628
|
642
|
NOTE:
Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Data for
1999 were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Appendix E for more
details.) Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.
Mean absolute percentage errors of selected education statistics can be
found in table A2.
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 Enrollment in Degree-Granting
Institutions Model. (This table was prepared May 2001.) |
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