Total first-time freshmen fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex of student, and type and control of institution: 1955 through 2005

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Table 189.	Total first-time freshmen fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex of student, and type and control of institution: 1955 through 2005
[In thousands]

Year	Total, all freshmen	Full-time	Part-time	Males			Females			4-year				2-year
Year	Total, all freshmen	Full-time	Part-time	Total	Full-time	Part-time	Total	Full-time	Part-time	Public		Private		Public		Private
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11		12		13		14
1955¹	670	—	—	416	—	—	254	—	—	283	²	247	²	117	²	23	²
1956¹	718	—	—	443	—	—	275	—	—	293	²	262	²	137	²	25	²
1957¹	724	—	—	442	—	—	282	—	—	294	²	263	²	141	²	27	²
1958¹	775	—	—	465	—	—	310	—	—	328	²	272	²	146	²	29	²
1959¹	822	—	—	488	—	—	334	—	—	348	²	292	²	153	²	28	²

1960¹	923	—	—	540	—	—	384	—	—	396	²	313	²	182	²	32	²
1961¹	1,018	—	—	592	—	—	426	—	—	438	²	336	²	210	²	34	²
1962¹	1,031	—	—	598	—	—	432	—	—	445	²	325	²	225	²	36	²
1963¹	1,046	—	—	604	—	—	442	—	—	—		—		—		—
1964¹	1,225	—	—	702	—	—	523	—	—	539	²	363	²	275	²	47	²

1965¹	1,442	—	—	829	—	—	613	—	—	642	²	399	²	348	²	53	²
1966	1,554	—	—	890	—	—	665	—	—	626	²	383	²	478	²	67	²
1967	1,641	1,336	305	931	761	170	710	574	136	645	²	368	²	561	²	67	²
1968	1,893	1,471	422	1,082	847	235	810	624	187	725	²	378	²	718	²	72	²
1969	1,967	1,525	442	1,118	876	242	849	649	200	737	²	393	²	776	²	61	²

1970	2,063	1,587	476	1,152	896	256	911	691	221	754	²	397	²	854	²	58	²
1971	2,119	1,606	513	1,171	896	275	949	710	238	738	²	386	²	937	²	58	²
1972	2,153	1,574	579	1,158	858	299	995	716	279	680		381		1,037		55
1973	2,226	1,607	619	1,182	867	315	1,044	740	304	699		379		1,089		59
1974	2,366	1,673	692	1,244	896	348	1,122	777	345	746		386		1,176		58

1975	2,515	1,763	752	1,328	942	386	1,187	821	366	772		395		1,284		64
1976	2,347	1,662	685	1,170	855	316	1,177	808	369	717		414		1,153		63
1977	2,394	1,681	714	1,156	840	316	1,239	841	398	737		405		1,186		67
1978	2,390	1,651	739	1,142	817	324	1,248	834	414	737		407		1,174		73
1979	2,503	1,707	796	1,180	840	340	1,323	866	457	760		415		1,254		74

1980	2,588	1,750	838	1,219	862	357	1,369	887	481	765		418		1,314		91
1981	2,595	1,738	858	1,218	852	366	1,378	886	492	754		419		1,318		104
1982	2,505	1,689	817	1,199	837	362	1,306	851	455	731		404		1,254		116
1983	2,444	1,678	766	1,159	825	334	1,285	853	431	728		404		1,190		122
1984	2,357	1,613	744	1,112	786	326	1,245	827	418	714		403		1,130		110

1985	2,292	1,602	690	1,076	775	301	1,216	827	389	717		399		1,060		116
1986	2,219	1,589	630	1,047	769	278	1,173	821	352	720		392		991		117	³
1987	2,246	1,627	620	1,047	779	267	1,200	847	352	758		405		980		104
1988	2,379	1,699	680	1,100	807	293	1,279	892	387	783		426		1,049		121
1989	2,341	1,657	684	1,095	791	303	1,246	865	381	762		414		1,049		116	³

1990	2,257	1,617	640	1,045	771	274	1,211	846	366	727		400		1,041		88
1991	2,278	1,653	625	1,068	798	270	1,209	855	355	718		393		1,070		97
1992	2,184	1,604	580	1,013	760	253	1,171	843	328	697		408		993		85
1993	2,161	1,608	552	1,008	762	245	1,153	846	307	702		411		974		74
1994	2,133	1,603	530	985	751	233	1,149	852	297	709		406		952		66

1995	2,169	1,647	522	1,001	767	234	1,168	880	288	732		419		955		63
1996	2,274	1,740	534	1,047	806	241	1,228	934	294	741		427		990		116
1997	2,219	1,734	486	1,026	806	220	1,193	927	266	755		442		924		98
1998	2,213	1,775	437	1,023	826	197	1,190	950	240	793		461		858		100
1999⁴	2,352	1,845	507	1,092	863	228	1,260	982	278	819		474		952		107

2000	2,428	1,918	509	1,124	894	230	1,304	1,024	280	842		499		952		135
2001	2,497	1,989	508	1,153	926	226	1,344	1,063	281	867		508		989		134
2002	2,571	2,053	518	1,171	946	225	1,400	1,107	293	886		518		1,037		129
2003⁵	2,592	2,102	489	1,176	965	211	1,416	1,137	279	919		538		1,004		131
2004	2,630	2,148	483	1,190	982	209	1,440	1,166	274	925		562		1,009		133
2005	2,657	2,190	467	1,200	996	204	1,457	1,194	263	954		607		977		119

— Not available.
¹ Excludes first-time freshmen in occupational programs not creditable towards a bachelor's degree.
² Data for 2-year branches of 4-year college systems are aggregated with the 4-year institutions.
³ Because of imputation techniques, data are not consistent with figures for other years.
⁴ Data were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.)
⁵ Data revised from previously published figures.
NOTE: Data through 1995 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. (See Guide to Sources for details.) Alaska and Hawaii are included in all years. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Biennial Survey of Education in the United States; Opening Fall Enrollment in Higher Education, 1963 through 1965; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys, 1966 through 1985; and 1986 through 2005 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:86–99), and Spring 2001 through Spring 2006. (This table was prepared August 2007.)

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