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Table 7. Unduplicated undergraduate headcount enrollment and percentage distribution at Title IV institutions, by control of institution, degree-granting status, enrollment status, and level of institution: United States, 2020–21
Degree-granting status, enrollment status, and level of institution	Total		Public		Private
	Total		Public		Nonprofit		For-profit
	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total students	21,361,807	100.0	16,337,466	100.0	3,308,823	100.0	1,715,518	100.0
Enrollment status
Full-time	11,590,801	54.3	7,902,642	48.4	2,495,707	75.4	1,192,452	69.5
First-time degree/certificate seeking	2,648,635	12.4	1,765,607	10.8	535,641	16.2	347,387	20.2
All other¹	8,942,166	41.9	6,137,035	37.6	1,960,066	59.2	845,065	49.3
Part-time	9,771,006	45.7	8,434,824	51.6	813,116	24.6	523,066	30.5
First-time degree/certificate seeking	804,443	3.8	677,008	4.1	50,634	1.5	76,801	4.5
All other¹	8,966,563	42.0	7,757,816	47.5	762,482	23.0	446,265	26.0

Level of institution
4-year	13,437,422	62.9	9,205,414	56.3	3,228,400	97.6	1,003,608	58.5
Full-time	8,878,253	41.6	5,882,087	36.0	2,424,334	73.3	571,832	33.3
First-time degree/certificate seeking	1,789,480	8.4	1,192,632	7.3	508,136	15.4	88,712	5.2
All other¹	7,088,773	33.2	4,689,455	28.7	1,916,198	57.9	483,120	28.2
Part-time	4,559,169	21.3	3,323,327	20.3	804,066	24.3	431,776	25.2
First-time degree/certificate seeking	286,709	1.3	191,073	1.2	49,649	1.5	45,987	2.7
All other¹	4,272,460	20.0	3,132,254	19.2	754,417	22.8	385,789	22.5

2-year	7,465,580	34.9	7,046,213	43.1	68,063	2.1	351,304	20.5
Full-time	2,365,468	11.1	1,983,871	12.1	59,217	1.8	322,380	18.8
First-time degree/certificate seeking	701,380	3.3	555,848	3.4	22,061	0.7	123,471	7.2
All other¹	1,664,088	7.8	1,428,023	8.7	37,156	1.1	198,909	11.6
Part-time	5,100,112	23.9	5,062,342	31.0	8,846	0.3	28,924	1.7
First-time degree/certificate seeking	478,880	2.2	470,789	2.9	944	#	7,147	0.4
All other¹	4,621,232	21.6	4,591,553	28.1	7,902	0.2	21,777	1.3
Less-than-2-year	458,805	2.1	85,839	0.5	12,360	0.4	360,606	21.0
Full-time	347,080	1.6	36,684	0.2	12,156	0.4	298,240	17.4
First-time degree/certificate seeking	157,775	0.7	17,127	0.1	5,444	0.2	135,204	7.9
All other¹	189,305	0.9	19,557	0.1	6,712	0.2	163,036	9.5
Part-time	111,725	0.5	49,155	0.3	204	#	62,366	3.6
First-time degree/certificate seeking	38,854	0.2	15,146	0.1	41	#	23,667	1.4
All other¹	72,871	0.3	34,009	0.2	163	#	38,699	2.3

Degree-granting	20,762,257	100.0	16,178,550	100.0	3,288,950	100.0	1,294,757	100.0
Enrollment status
Full-time	11,149,618	53.7	7,825,998	48.4	2,477,514	75.3	846,106	65.3
Degree/certificate seeking	10,847,417	52.2	7,564,648	46.8	2,461,148	74.8	821,621	63.5
First-time	2,452,739	11.8	1,732,622	10.7	528,493	16.1	191,624	14.8
Transfer-in	1,182,230	5.7	749,197	4.6	250,367	7.6	182,666	14.1
Continuing	7,212,448	34.7	5,082,829	31.4	1,682,288	51.1	447,331	34.5
Non-degree/non-certificate seeking	302,201	1.5	261,350	1.6	16,366	0.5	24,485	1.9
Part-time	9,612,639	46.3	8,352,552	51.6	811,436	24.7	448,651	34.7
Degree/certificate seeking	6,616,613	31.9	5,621,250	34.7	569,965	17.3	425,398	32.9
First-time	755,962	3.6	655,340	4.1	50,557	1.5	50,065	3.9
Transfer-in	1,137,215	5.5	887,844	5.5	123,054	3.7	126,317	9.8
Continuing	4,723,436	22.8	4,078,066	25.2	396,354	12.1	249,016	19.2
Non-degree/non-certificate seeking	2,996,026	14.4	2,731,302	16.9	241,471	7.3	23,253	1.8

Level of institution
4-year	13,437,356	64.7	9,205,414	56.9	3,228,334	98.2	1,003,608	77.5
Full-time	8,878,187	42.8	5,882,087	36.4	2,424,268	73.7	571,832	44.2
Degree/certificate seeking	8,721,537	42.0	5,759,054	35.6	2,407,965	73.2	554,518	42.8
First-time	1,789,475	8.6	1,192,632	7.4	508,131	15.4	88,712	6.9
Transfer-in	932,074	4.5	559,366	3.5	238,054	7.2	134,654	10.4
Continuing	5,999,988	28.9	4,007,056	24.8	1,661,780	50.5	331,152	25.6
Non-degree/non-certificate seeking	156,650	0.8	123,033	0.8	16,303	0.5	17,314	1.3
Part-time	4,559,169	22.0	3,323,327	20.5	804,066	24.4	431,776	33.3
Degree/certificate seeking	3,305,597	15.9	2,332,851	14.4	564,060	17.2	408,686	31.6
First-time	286,709	1.4	191,073	1.2	49,649	1.5	45,987	3.6
Transfer-in	619,187	3.0	374,229	2.3	121,700	3.7	123,258	9.5
Continuing	2,399,701	11.6	1,767,549	10.9	392,711	11.9	239,441	18.5
Non-degree/non-certificate seeking	1,253,572	6.0	990,476	6.1	240,006	7.3	23,090	1.8

2-year	7,324,901	35.3	6,973,136	43.1	60,616	1.8	291,149	22.5
Full-time	2,271,431	10.9	1,943,911	12.0	53,246	1.6	274,274	21.2
Degree/certificate seeking	2,125,880	10.2	1,805,594	11.2	53,183	1.6	267,103	20.6
First-time	663,264	3.2	539,990	3.3	20,362	0.6	102,912	7.9
Transfer-in	250,156	1.2	189,831	1.2	12,313	0.4	48,012	3.7
Continuing	1,212,460	5.8	1,075,773	6.6	20,508	0.6	116,179	9.0
Non-degree/non-certificate seeking	145,551	0.7	138,317	0.9	63	#	7,171	0.6
Part-time	5,053,470	24.3	5,029,225	31.1	7,370	0.2	16,875	1.3
Degree/certificate seeking	3,311,016	15.9	3,288,399	20.3	5,905	0.2	16,712	1.3
First-time	469,253	2.3	464,267	2.9	908	#	4,078	0.3
Transfer-in	518,028	2.5	513,615	3.2	1,354	#	3,059	0.2
Continuing	2,323,735	11.2	2,310,517	14.3	3,643	0.1	9,575	0.7
Non-degree/non-certificate seeking	1,742,454	8.4	1,740,826	10.8	1,465	#	163	#

Non-degree-granting	599,550	100.0	158,916	100.0	19,873	100.0	420,761	100.0
Enrollment status
Full-time	441,183	73.6	76,644	48.2	18,193	91.5	346,346	82.3
First-time, certificate seeking	195,896	32.7	32,985	20.8	7,148	36.0	155,763	37.0
All other¹	245,287	40.9	43,659	27.5	11,045	55.6	190,583	45.3
Part-time	158,367	26.4	82,272	51.8	1,680	8.5	74,415	17.7
First-time, certificate seeking	48,481	8.1	21,668	13.6	77	0.4	26,736	6.4
All other¹	109,886	18.3	60,604	38.1	1,603	8.1	47,679	11.3

Level of institution
4-year	66	#	0	0	66	0.3	0	0
Full-time	66	#	0	0	66	0.3	0	0
First-time, certificate seeking	5	#	0	0	5	#	0	0
All other¹	61	#	0	0	61	0.3	0	0
Part-time	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
First-time, certificate seeking	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
All other¹	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
2-year	140,679	23.5	73,077	46.0	7,447	37.5	60,155	14.3
Full-time	94,037	15.7	39,960	25.1	5,971	30.0	48,106	11.4
First-time, certificate seeking	38,116	6.4	15,858	10.0	1,699	8.5	20,559	4.9
All other¹	55,921	9.3	24,102	15.2	4,272	21.5	27,547	6.5
Part-time	46,642	7.8	33,117	20.8	1,476	7.4	12,049	2.9
First-time, certificate seeking	9,627	1.6	6,522	4.1	36	0.2	3,069	0.7
All other¹	37,015	6.2	26,595	16.7	1,440	7.2	8,980	2.1
Less-than-2-year	458,805	76.5	85,839	54.0	12,360	62.2	360,606	85.7
Full-time	347,080	57.9	36,684	23.1	12,156	61.2	298,240	70.9
First-time, certificate seeking	157,775	26.3	17,127	10.8	5,444	27.4	135,204	32.1
All other¹	189,305	31.6	19,557	12.3	6,712	33.8	163,036	38.7
Part-time	111,725	18.6	49,155	30.9	204	1.0	62,366	14.8
First-time, certificate seeking	38,854	6.5	15,146	9.5	41	0.2	23,667	5.6
All other¹	72,871	12.2	34,009	21.4	163	0.8	38,699	9.2

# Rounds to zero.

¹"All other" combines transfer-in degree/certificate-seeking, continuing degree/certificate-seeking, and non-degree/certificate-seeking enrollment. Non-degree-granting institutions do not report these categories separately.

NOTE: Title IV institutions are those with a written agreement with the U.S. Department of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. United States includes the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The four U.S. service academies that are not Title IV eligible are included in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) universe because they are federally funded and open to the public and are included in this table. The unduplicated headcount displayed in this table is the count of students enrolled over the 12-month period July 1, 2020 through June 30, 2021. Percentages in the columns of this table use the corresponding count in the appropriate total row of each section as the denominator. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Definitions for terms used in this table may be found in the IPEDS online glossary located at https://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/public/glossary.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Fall 2021, 12-Month Enrollment component (provisional data).

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