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Table 3.--Total enrollment in all institutions of higher education, by sex and attendance status of student and control of institution, with alternative projections: 50 States and D.C., fall 1983 to fall 2008
                               (In thousands)
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                                 Sex        Attendance status      Control
                            _____________   _________________   _______________
                                               Full-    Part-
 Year             Total      Men    Women       time     time   Public  Private
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 1983            12,465    6,024    6,441      7,261    5,204    9,683    2,782
 1984            12,242    5,864    6,378      7,098    5,144    9,477    2,765
 1985            12,247    5,818    6,429      7,075    5,172    9,479    2,768
 1986            12,504    5,885    6,619      7,120    5,384    9,714    2,790
 1987            12,767    5,932    6,835      7,231    5,536    9,973    2,793
 1988            13,055    6,002    7,053      7,437    5,619   10,161    2,894
 1989            13,539    6,190    7,349      7,661    5,878   10,578    2,961
 1990            13,819    6,284    7,535      7,821    5,998   10,845    2,974
 1991            14,359    6,502    7,857      8,115    6,244   11,310    3,049
 1992            14,487    6,524    7,963      8,162    6,325   11,385    3,103
 1993            14,305    6,427    7,877      8,128    6,177   11,189    3,116
 1994            14,279    6,372    7,907      8,138    6,141   11,134    3,145
 1995            14,262    6,343    7,919      8,129    6,133   11,092    3,169
 1996 *          14,334    6,304    8,030      8,092    6,242   11,193    3,140
 
                                 Middle alternative projections
 
 1997            14,350    6,239    8,111      8,091    6,259   11,208    3,143
 1998            14,590    6,324    8,266      8,280    6,310   11,395    3,194
 1999            14,758    6,383    8,375      8,426    6,332   11,525    3,233
 2000            14,889    6,442    8,447      8,543    6,346   11,626    3,263
 2001            14,992    6,487    8,505      8,643    6,349   11,705    3,287
 2002            15,053    6,518    8,536      8,696    6,358   11,751    3,303
 2003            15,185    6,568    8,616      8,813    6,372   11,849    3,335
 2004            15,349    6,628    8,721      8,946    6,403   11,975    3,374
 2005            15,516    6,684    8,833      9,085    6,432   12,101    3,415
 2006            15,703    6,749    8,954      9,243    6,460   12,242    3,461
 2007            15,880    6,819    9,062      9,391    6,489   12,378    3,502
 2008            16,083    6,906    9,177      9,562    6,520   12,534    3,549
 
                                 Low alternative projections
 
 1997            14,350    6,239    8,111      8,091    6,259   11,208    3,143
 1998            14,588    6,323    8,265      8,280    6,309   11,394    3,194
 1999            14,748    6,382    8,366      8,423    6,325   11,517    3,231
 2000            14,856    6,436    8,419      8,528    6,328   11,599    3,256
 2001            14,939    6,478    8,461      8,621    6,318   11,663    3,277
 2002            14,991    6,508    8,483      8,672    6,319   11,701    3,290
 2003            15,109    6,556    8,554      8,782    6,327   11,789    3,320
 2004            15,251    6,610    8,641      8,898    6,353   11,897    3,353
 2005            15,388    6,659    8,730      9,014    6,374   12,001    3,387
 2006            15,542    6,716    8,826      9,147    6,395   12,117    3,424
 2007            15,689    6,779    8,910      9,272    6,416   12,230    3,459
 2008            15,856    6,858    8,998      9,416    6,440   12,360    3,497
 
                                 High alternative projections
 
 1997            14,350    6,239    8,111      8,091    6,259   11,208    3,143
 1998            14,572    6,318    8,254      8,260    6,312   11,383    3,189
 1999            14,728    6,373    8,355      8,390    6,339   11,504    3,224
 2000            14,867    6,432    8,434      8,504    6,362   11,612    3,255
 2001            14,993    6,483    8,511     8,620    6,374   11,709    3,285
 2002            15,078    6,518    8,560      8,690    6,388   11,772    3,306
 2003            15,227    6,573    8,654      8,820    6,407   11,884    3,343
 2004            15,409    6,637    8,772      8,967    6,442   12,023    3,386
 2005            15,595    6,697    8,898      9,122    6,473   12,163    3,432
 2006            15,806    6,769    9,037      9,302    6,504   12,322    3,483
 2007            16,008    6,844    9,164      9,471    6,537   12,477    3,531
 2008            16,240    6,939    9,300      9,668    6,572   12,654    3,585
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* Projected.
 
NOTE:  Historical numbers may differ from those in previous
editions.  Projections are based on data through 1995.  Because of
rounding, details may not add to totals.
 
SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education
Statistics, "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys and
Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) surveys.
(This table was prepared October 1997.)


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