- Surveys & Programs
- Data & Tools
- Fast Facts
- News & Events
- Publications & Products
- About Us
| 12-month full-time-equivalent enrollment at Title IV institutions, by student level and institution sector: United States, academic year 2008-09 | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Sector | Total | Undergraduate | Graduate1 |
| Total students | 16,545,130 | 14,463,838 | 2,081,292 |
| Public 4-year | 6,425,725 | 5,425,560 | 1,000,165 |
| Public 2-year2 | 4,495,065 | 4,495,026 | 39 |
| Public less-than-2-year | 62,528 | 62,528 | 0 |
| Private not-for-profit 4-year | 3,233,360 | 2,369,536 | 863,824 |
| Private not-for-profit 2-year | 44,691 | 44,691 | 0 |
| Private not-for-profit less-than-2-year | 17,172 | 17,172 | 0 |
| Private for-profit 4-year | 1,225,408 | 1,008,144 | 217,264 |
| Private for-profit 2-year | 527,616 | 527,616 | 0 |
| Private for-profit less-than-2-year | 513,565 | 513,565 | 0 |
1 A total of 305 institutions reported full-time-equivalent enrollment using the optional revised levels of study that eliminated the first-professional category. For these institutions, students formerly classified as first-professional students are now classified as graduate students and are included in this table. Students reported as first-professional by 247 institutions are not included in this table.
2 One 2-year institution reported full-time-equivalent enrollment in graduate-level courses.
NOTE: The full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment displayed in this table is calculated from institutions’ instructional activity over a 12-month period. For institutions following a quarter calendar system, 45 undergraduate credit hours is considered 1 undergraduate FTE and 36 graduate credit hours is considered 1 graduate FTE. For institutions following a semester, trimester, 4-1-4, or other academic year calendar system, 30 undergraduate credit hours is considered 1 undergraduate FTE and 24 graduate credit hours is considered 1 graduate FTE. For all calendar systems (both academic year-based systems and continuous enrollment systems), 900 undergraduate contact hours is considered 1 undergraduate FTE.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2009, 12-Month Enrollment component.
