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Table 19.-Total undergraduate enrollment in all degree-granting institutions, by sex, attendance status, and control of institution, with alternative projections: Fall 1986 to fall 2011
(In thousands)
Year Total Sex Attendance status Control
Men Women Full-time Part-time Public Private
1986 10,799 5,018 5,781 6,353 4,446 8,661 2,137
1987 11,046 5,069 5,978 6,463 4,584 8,919 2,128
1988 11,317 5,137 6,179 6,642 4,674 9,103 2,213
1989 11,743 5,311 6,431 6,841 4,901 9,488 2,255
1990 11,959 5,380 6,579 6,976 4,983 9,710 2,250
1991 12,439 5,571 6,868 7,222 5,217 10,148 2,291
1992 12,537 5,582 6,954 7,243 5,293 10,216 2,320
1993 12,324 5,484 6,840 7,179 5,145 10,012 2,312
1994 12,263 5,423 6,840 7,169 5,094 9,945 2,317
1995 12,232 5,402 6,831 7,146 5,087 9,904 2,328
1996 12,327 5,421 6,907 7,299 5,029 9,935 2,392
1997 12,451 5,469 6,982 7,419 5,032 10,007 2,443
1998 12,437 5,446 6,991 7,539 4,898 9,950 2,487
1999 12,681 5,560 7,122 7,735 4,947 10,110 2,571
  Middle alternative projections
2000 12,894 5,617 7,277 7,785 5,109 10,334 2,561
2001 13,182 5,715 7,467 8,012 5,170 10,554 2,628
2002 13,378 5,773 7,605 8,136 5,242 10,708 2,670
2003 13,628 5,845 7,784 8,316 5,313 10,902 2,726
2004 13,855 5,912 7,942 8,474 5,380 11,080 2,775
2005 14,048 5,966 8,083 8,611 5,438 11,231 2,818
2006 14,261 6,031 8,231 8,772 5,490 11,395 2,866
2007 14,461 6,099 8,361 8,927 5,533 11,549 2,911
2008 14,694 6,187 8,508 9,115 5,580 11,729 2,965
2009 14,922 6,274 8,648 9,296 5,626 11,904 3,018
2010 15,111 6,341 8,771 9,438 5,674 12,049 3,062
2011 15,305 6,404 8,902 9,574 5,732 12,199 3,106
  Low alternative projections
2000 12,765 5,561 7,204 7,707 5,058 10,231 2,535
2001 13,063 5,664 7,400 7,940 5,123 10,459 2,604
2002 13,258 5,721 7,537 8,063 5,195 10,612 2,646
2003 13,478 5,781 7,698 8,225 5,255 10,782 2,696
2004 13,550 5,782 7,767 8,288 5,262 10,836 2,714
2005 13,627 5,787 7,841 8,353 5,275 10,894 2,733
2006 13,833 5,850 7,984 8,509 5,325 11,053 2,780
2007 14,027 5,916 8,110 8,659 5,367 11,203 2,824
2008 14,253 6,001 8,253 8,842 5,413 11,377 2,876
2009 14,474 6,086 8,389 9,017 5,457 11,547 2,927
2010 14,658 6,151 8,508 9,155 5,504 11,688 2,970
2011 14,846 6,212 8,635 9,287 5,560 11,833 3,013
  High alternative projections
2000 13,023 5,673 7,350 7,863 5,160 10,437 2,587
2001 13,301 5,766 7,534 8,084 5,217 10,649 2,652
2002 13,498 5,825 7,673 8,209 5,289 10,804 2,694
2003 13,778 5,909 7,870 8,407 5,371 11,022 2,756
2004 14,160 6,042 8,117 8,660 5,498 11,324 2,836
2005 14,469 6,145 8,325 8,869 5,601 11,568 2,903
2006 14,689 6,212 8,478 9,035 5,655 11,737 2,952
2007 14,895 6,282 8,612 9,195 5,699 11,895 2,998
2008 15,135 6,373 8,763 9,388 5,747 12,081 3,054
2009 15,370 6,462 8,907 9,575 5,795 12,261 3,109
2010 15,564 6,531 9,034 9,721 5,844 12,410 3,154
2011 15,764 6,596 9,169 9,861 5,904 12,565 3,199
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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