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Table 172.Total fall enrollment in institutions of higher education, by level of enrollment, sex, attendance status, and type and control of institution: 1992 and 1993

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 Attendance status,  |              Total              |          Undergraduate          |     First-professional      |           Graduate
and type and control |_________________________________|_________________________________|_____________________________|______________________________
   of institution    |   Total   |   Men    |  Women   |   Total   |   Men    |  Women   |  Total  |   Men   |  Women  |  Total   |   Men   |  Women
_____________________|___________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________
          1          |     2     |    3     |    4     |     5     |    6     |    7     |    8    |    9    |   10    |    11    |   12    |   13
_____________________|___________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________
                     |                                                              1992 \1\
                     |________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    Total ...........|14,486,315 |6,523,516 |7,962,799 |12,536,656 |5,582,463 |6,954,193 | 280,922 | 168,620 | 112,302 |1,668,737 | 772,433 | 896,304
                     |___________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________
  Full-time .........| 8,161,118 |3,926,441 |4,234,677 | 7,243,442 |3,424,275 |3,819,167 | 252,138 | 151,025 | 101,113 |  665,538 | 351,141 | 314,397
  Part-time .........| 6,325,197 |2,597,075 |3,728,122 | 5,293,214 |2,158,188 |3,135,026 |  28,784 |  17,595 |  11,189 |1,003,199 | 421,292 | 581,907
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Total 4-year ......| 8,763,925 |4,110,240 |4,653,685 | 6,814,307 |3,169,197 |3,645,110 | 280,922 | 168,620 | 112,302 |1,668,696 | 772,423 | 896,273
    Full-time .......| 6,081,112 |2,974,625 |3,106,487 | 5,163,437 |2,472,459 |2,690,978 | 252,138 | 151,025 | 101,113 |  665,537 | 351,141 | 314,396
    Part-time .......| 2,682,813 |1,135,615 |1,547,198 | 1,650,870 |  696,738 |  954,132 |  28,784 |  17,595 |  11,189 |1,003,159 | 421,282 | 581,877
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Total 2-year ......| 5,722,390 |2,413,276 |3,309,114 | 5,722,349 |2,413,266 |3,309,083 |     --- |     --- |     --- |       41 |      10 |      31
    Full-time .......| 2,080,006 |  951,816 |1,128,190 | 2,080,005 |  951,816 |1,128,189 |     --- |     --- |     --- |        1 |     --- |       1
    Part-time .......| 3,642,384 |1,461,460 |2,180,924 | 3,642,344 |1,461,450 |2,180,894 |     --- |     --- |     --- |       40 |      10 |      30
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
Public, total .......|11,384,567 |5,074,396 |6,310,171 |10,216,297 |4,536,925 |5,679,372 | 110,689 |  63,511 |  47,178 |1,057,581 | 473,960 | 583,621
  Full-time .........| 6,010,875 |2,883,119 |3,127,756 | 5,484,363 |2,601,606 |2,882,757 | 105,895 |  60,842 |  45,053 |  420,617 | 220,671 | 199,946
  Part-time .........| 5,373,692 |2,191,277 |3,182,415 | 4,731,934 |1,935,319 |2,796,615 |   4,794 |   2,669 |   2,125 |  636,964 | 253,289 | 383,675
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Public 4-year .....| 5,900,012 |2,765,229 |3,134,783 | 4,731,783 |2,227,768 |2,504,015 | 110,689 |  63,511 |  47,178 |1,057,540 | 473,950 | 583,590
    Full-time .......| 4,095,310 |2,005,043 |2,090,267 | 3,568,799 |1,723,530 |1,845,269 | 105,895 |  60,842 |  45,053 |  420,616 | 220,671 | 199,945
    Part-time .......| 1,804,702 |  760,186 |1,044,516 | 1,162,984 |  504,238 |  658,746 |   4,794 |   2,669 |   2,125 |  636,924 | 253,279 | 383,645
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Public 2-year .....| 5,484,555 |2,309,167 |3,175,388 | 5,484,514 |2,309,157 |3,175,357 |     --- |     --- |     --- |       41 |      10 |      31
    Full-time .......| 1,915,565 |  878,076 |1,037,489 | 1,915,564 |  878,076 |1,037,488 |     --- |     --- |     --- |        1 |     --- |       1
    Part-time .......| 3,568,990 |1,431,091 |2,137,899 | 3,568,950 |1,431,081 |2,137,869 |     --- |     --- |     --- |       40 |      10 |      30
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
Private, total ......| 3,101,748 |1,449,120 |1,652,628 | 2,320,359 |1,045,538 |1,274,821 | 170,233 | 105,109 |  65,124 |  611,156 | 298,473 | 312,683
  Full-time .........| 2,150,243 |1,043,322 |1,106,921 | 1,759,079 |  822,669 |  936,410 | 146,243 |  90,183 |  56,060 |  244,921 | 130,470 | 114,451
  Part-time .........|   951,505 |  405,798 |  545,707 |   561,280 |  222,869 |  338,411 |  23,990 |  14,926 |   9,064 |  366,235 | 168,003 | 198,232
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Private 4-year ....| 2,863,913 |1,345,011 |1,518,902 | 2,082,524 |  941,429 |1,141,095 | 170,233 | 105,109 |  65,124 |  611,156 | 298,473 | 312,683
    Full-time .......| 1,985,802 |  969,582 |1,016,220 | 1,594,638 |  748,929 |  845,709 | 146,243 |  90,183 |  56,060 |  244,921 | 130,470 | 114,451
    Part-time .......|   878,111 |  375,429 |  502,682 |   487,886 |  192,500 |  295,386 |  23,990 |  14,926 |   9,064 |  366,235 | 168,003 | 198,232
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Private 2-year ....|   237,835 |  104,109 |  133,726 |   237,835 |  104,109 |  133,726 |     --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
    Full-time .......|   164,441 |   73,740 |   90,701 |   164,441 |   73,740 |   90,701 |     --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
    Part-time .......|    73,394 |   30,369 |   43,025 |    73,394 |   30,369 |   43,025 |     --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
                     |___________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________
                     |                                                              1993 \2\
                     |________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________
    Total ...........|14,305,658 |6,427,716 |7,877,942 |12,323,959 |5,483,682 |6,840,277 | 292,431 | 172,788 | 119,643 |1,689,268 | 771,246 | 918,022
                     |___________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________
  Full-time .........| 8,127,740 |3,890,603 |4,237,137 | 7,179,482 |3,381,997 |3,797,485 | 259,764 | 153,873 | 105,891 |  688,494 | 354,733 | 333,761
  Part-time .........| 6,177,918 |2,537,113 |3,640,805 | 5,144,477 |2,101,685 |3,042,792 |  32,667 |  18,915 |  13,752 |1,000,774 | 416,513 | 584,261
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Total 4-year ......| 8,739,791 |4,082,257 |4,657,534 | 6,758,398 |3,138,286 |3,620,112 | 292,431 | 172,788 | 119,643 |1,688,962 | 771,183 | 917,779
    Full-time .......| 6,084,421 |2,962,387 |3,122,034 | 5,136,163 |2,453,781 |2,682,382 | 259,764 | 153,873 | 105,891 |  688,494 | 354,733 | 333,761
    Part-time .......| 2,655,370 |1,119,870 |1,535,500 | 1,622,235 |  684,505 |  937,730 |  32,667 |  18,915 |  13,752 |1,000,468 | 416,450 | 584,018
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Total 2-year ......| 5,565,867 |2,345,459 |3,220,408 | 5,565,561 |2,345,396 |3,220,165 |     --- |     --- |     --- |      306 |      63 |     243
    Full-time .......| 2,043,319 |  928,216 |1,115,103 | 2,043,319 |  928,216 |1,115,103 |     --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
    Part-time .......| 3,522,548 |1,417,243 |2,105,305 | 3,522,242 |1,417,180 |2,105,062 |     --- |     --- |     --- |      306 |      63 |     243
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
Public, total .......|11,189,088 |4,984,511 |6,204,577 |10,011,787 |4,447,266 |5,564,521 | 113,654 |  63,973 |  49,681 |1,063,647 | 473,272 | 590,375
  Full-time .........| 5,962,562 |2,848,010 |3,114,552 | 5,425,772 |2,565,659 |2,860,113 | 108,088 |  61,023 |  47,065 |  428,702 | 221,328 | 207,374
  Part-time .........| 5,226,526 |2,136,501 |3,090,025 | 4,586,015 |1,881,607 |2,704,408 |   5,566 |   2,950 |   2,616 |  634,945 | 251,944 | 383,001
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Public 4-year .....| 5,851,760 |2,739,819 |3,111,941 | 4,674,765 |2,202,637 |2,472,128 | 113,654 |  63,973 |  49,681 |1,063,341 | 473,209 | 590,132
    Full-time .......| 4,074,055 |1,989,410 |2,084,645 | 3,537,265 |1,707,059 |1,830,206 | 108,088 |  61,023 |  47,065 |  428,702 | 221,328 | 207,374
    Part-time .......| 1,777,705 |  750,409 |1,027,296 | 1,137,500 |  495,578 |  641,922 |   5,566 |   2,950 |   2,616 |  634,639 | 251,881 | 382,758
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Public 2-year .....| 5,337,328 |2,244,692 |3,092,636 | 5,337,022 |2,244,629 |3,092,393 |     --- |     --- |     --- |      306 |      63 |     243
    Full-time .......| 1,888,507 |  858,600 |1,029,907 | 1,888,507 |  858,600 |1,029,907 |     --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
    Part-time .......| 3,448,821 |1,386,092 |2,062,729 | 3,448,515 |1,386,029 |2,062,486 |     --- |     --- |     --- |      306 |      63 |     243
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
Private, total ......| 3,116,570 |1,443,205 |1,673,365 | 2,312,172 |1,036,416 |1,275,756 | 178,777 | 108,815 |  69,962 |  625,621 | 297,974 | 327,647
  Full-time .........| 2,165,178 |1,042,593 |1,122,585 | 1,753,710 |  816,338 |  937,372 | 151,676 |  92,850 |  58,826 |  259,792 | 133,405 | 126,387
  Part-time .........|   951,392 |  400,612 |  550,780 |   558,462 |  220,078 |  338,384 |  27,101 |  15,965 |  11,136 |  365,829 | 164,569 | 201,260
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Private 4-year ....| 2,888,031 |1,342,438 |1,545,593 | 2,083,633 |  935,649 |1,147,984 | 178,777 | 108,815 |  69,962 |  625,621 | 297,974 | 327,647
    Full-time .......| 2,010,366 |  972,977 |1,037,389 | 1,598,898 |  746,722 |  852,176 | 151,676 |  92,850 |  58,826 |  259,792 | 133,405 | 126,387
    Part-time .......|   877,665 |  369,461 |  508,204 |   484,735 |  188,927 |  295,808 |  27,101 |  15,965 |  11,136 |  365,829 | 164,569 | 201,260
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Private 2-year ....|   228,539 |  100,767 |  127,772 |   228,539 |  100,767 |  127,772 |     --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
    Full-time .......|   154,812 |   69,616 |   85,196 |   154,812 |   69,616 |   85,196 |     --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
    Part-time .......|    73,727 |   31,151 |   42,576 |    73,727 |   31,151 |   42,576 |     --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
_____________________|___________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________|__________|_________|_________

\1\Revised from previously published data.
\2\Preliminary data.
---Not applicable.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys. (This table was prepared January 1995.)


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