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Table 174. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control and type of institution: 1965 to 1998
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          |                    All institutions                   |                 Public institutions                   |                 Private institutions
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          |           |          4-year                |          |           |           4-year               |          |          |           4-year             |
          |   Total   |________________________________|          |   Total   |________________________________|          |  Total   |______________________________|
          |           |  Total   |University|  Other   |  2-year  |           |  Total   |University|  Other   |  2-year  |          |  Total   |Univer- |  Other   |   2-year
          |           |          |          |  4-year  |          |           |          |          |  4-year  |          |          |          |  sity  |  4-year  |
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          |                                                           Institutions of higher education\1\
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1965 \2\ .| 5,920,864 |4,747,912 |      --- |      --- |1,172,952 | 3,969,596 |2,928,332 |      --- |      --- |1,041,264 |1,951,268 |1,819,580 |    --- |      --- |   131,688
1966 \2\ .| 6,389,872 |5,063,902 |      --- |      --- |1,325,970 | 4,348,917 |3,159,748 |      --- |      --- |1,189,169 |2,040,955 |1,904,154 |    --- |      --- |   136,801
1967 \2\ .| 6,911,748 |5,398,986 |      --- |      --- |1,512,762 | 4,816,028 |3,443,975 |      --- |      --- |1,372,053 |2,095,720 |1,955,011 |    --- |      --- |   140,709
1968 \2\ .| 7,513,091 |5,720,795 |      --- |      --- |1,792,296 | 5,430,652 |3,784,178 |      --- |      --- |1,646,474 |2,082,439 |1,936,617 |    --- |      --- |   145,822
1969 .....| 8,004,660 |5,937,127 |      --- |      --- |2,067,533 | 5,896,868 |3,962,522 |      --- |      --- |1,934,346 |2,107,792 |1,974,605 |    --- |      --- |   133,187
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1970 .....| 8,580,887 |6,261,502 |      --- |      --- |2,319,385 | 6,428,134 |4,232,722 |      --- |      --- |2,195,412 |2,152,753 |2,028,780 |    --- |      --- |   123,973
1971 .....| 8,948,644 |6,369,355 |      --- |      --- |2,579,289 | 6,804,309 |4,346,990 |      --- |      --- |2,457,319 |2,144,335 |2,022,365 |    --- |      --- |   121,970
1972 .....| 9,214,820 |6,458,634 |      --- |      --- |2,756,186 | 7,070,635 |4,429,696 |      --- |      --- |2,640,939 |2,144,185 |2,028,938 |    --- |      --- |   115,247
1973 .....| 9,602,123 |6,590,023 |      --- |      --- |3,012,100 | 7,419,516 |4,529,895 |      --- |      --- |2,889,621 |2,182,607 |2,060,128 |    --- |      --- |   122,479
1974 .....|10,223,729 |6,819,735 |      --- |      --- |3,403,994 | 7,988,500 |4,703,018 |      --- |      --- |3,285,482 |2,235,229 |2,116,717 |    --- |      --- |   118,512
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1975 .....|11,184,859 |7,214,740 |2,838,266 |4,376,474 |3,970,119 | 8,834,508 |4,998,142 |2,124,221 |2,873,921 |3,836,366 |2,350,351 |2,216,598 |714,045 |1,502,553 |   133,753
1976 .....|11,012,137 |7,128,816 |2,780,289 |4,348,527 |3,883,321 | 8,653,477 |4,901,691 |2,079,929 |2,821,762 |3,751,786 |2,358,660 |2,227,125 |700,360 |1,526,765 |   131,535
1977 .....|11,285,787 |7,242,845 |2,793,418 |4,449,427 |4,042,942 | 8,846,993 |4,945,224 |2,070,032 |2,875,192 |3,901,769 |2,438,794 |2,297,621 |723,386 |1,574,235 |   141,173
1978 .....|11,260,092 |7,231,625 |2,780,729 |4,451,222 |4,028,467 | 8,785,893 |4,912,203 |2,062,295 |2,849,908 |3,873,690 |2,474,199 |2,319,422 |718,434 |1,601,314 |   154,777
1979 .....|11,569,899 |7,353,233 |2,839,582 |4,513,651 |4,216,666 | 9,036,822 |4,980,012 |2,099,525 |2,880,487 |4,056,810 |2,533,077 |2,373,221 |740,057 |1,633,164 |   159,856
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1980 .....|12,096,895 |7,570,608 |2,902,014 |4,668,594 |4,526,287 | 9,457,394 |5,128,612 |2,154,283 |2,974,329 |4,328,782 |2,639,501 |2,441,996 |747,731 |1,694,265 |\3\197,505
1981 .....|12,371,672 |7,655,461 |2,901,344 |4,754,117 |4,716,211 | 9,647,032 |5,166,324 |2,152,474 |3,013,850 |4,480,708 |2,724,640 |2,489,137 |748,870 |1,740,267 |\3\235,503
1982 .....|12,425,780 |7,654,074 |2,883,735 |4,770,339 |4,771,706 | 9,696,087 |5,176,434 |2,152,547 |3,023,887 |4,519,653 |2,729,693 |2,477,640 |731,188 |1,746,452 |   252,053
1983 .....|12,464,661 |7,741,195 |2,888,813 |4,852,382 |4,723,466 | 9,682,734 |5,223,404 |2,154,790 |3,068,614 |4,459,330 |2,781,927 |2,517,791 |734,023 |1,783,768 |   264,136
1984 .....|12,241,940 |7,711,167 |2,870,329 |4,840,838 |4,530,773 | 9,477,370 |5,198,273 |2,138,621 |3,059,652 |4,279,097 |2,764,570 |2,512,894 |731,708 |1,781,186 |   251,676
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1985 .....|12,247,055 |7,715,978 |2,870,692 |4,845,286 |4,531,077 | 9,479,273 |5,209,540 |2,141,112 |3,068,428 |4,269,733 |2,767,782 |2,506,438 |729,580 |1,776,858 |   261,344
1986 .....|12,503,511 |7,823,963 |2,897,207 |4,926,756 |4,679,548 | 9,713,893 |5,300,202 |2,160,646 |3,139,556 |4,413,691 |2,789,618 |2,523,761 |736,561 |1,787,200 |\4\265,857
1987 .....|12,766,642 |7,990,420 |2,929,327 |5,061,093 |4,776,222 | 9,973,254 |5,432,200 |2,188,008 |3,244,192 |4,541,054 |2,793,388 |2,558,220 |741,319 |1,816,901 |\4\235,168
1988 .....|13,055,337 |8,180,182 |2,978,593 |5,201,589 |4,875,155 |10,161,388 |5,545,901 |2,229,868 |3,316,033 |4,615,487 |2,893,949 |2,634,281 |748,725 |1,885,556 |   259,668
1989 .....|13,538,560 |8,387,671 |3,019,115 |5,368,556 |5,150,889 |10,577,963 |5,694,303 |2,266,056 |3,428,247 |4,883,660 |2,960,597 |2,693,368 |753,059 |1,940,309 |   267,229
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1990 .....|13,818,637 |8,578,554 |3,044,670 |5,533,884 |5,240,083 |10,844,717 |5,848,242 |2,290,464 |3,557,778 |4,996,475 |2,973,920 |2,730,312 |754,206 |1,976,106 |   243,608
1991 .....|14,358,953 |8,707,053 |3,065,429 |5,641,624 |5,651,900 |11,309,563 |5,904,748 |2,301,222 |3,603,526 |5,404,815 |3,049,390 |2,802,305 |764,207 |2,038,098 |   247,085
1992 .....|14,487,359 |8,764,969 |3,050,345 |5,714,624 |5,722,390 |11,384,567 |5,900,012 |2,283,834 |3,616,178 |5,484,555 |3,102,792 |2,864,957 |766,511 |2,098,446 |   237,835
1993 .....|14,304,803 |8,738,936 |3,022,728 |5,716,208 |5,565,867 |11,189,088 |5,851,760 |2,259,692 |3,592,068 |5,337,328 |3,115,715 |2,887,176 |763,036 |2,124,140 |   228,539
1994 .....|14,278,790 |8,749,080 |3,009,072 |5,740,008 |5,529,710 |11,133,680 |5,825,213 |2,244,636 |3,580,577 |5,308,467 |3,145,110 |2,923,867 |764,436 |2,159,431 |   221,243
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1995 .....|14,261,781 |8,769,252 |2,999,641 |5,769,611 |5,492,529 |11,092,374 |5,814,545 |2,235,939 |3,578,606 |5,277,829 |3,169,407 |2,954,707 |763,702 |2,191,005 |   214,700
1996 .....|14,300,255 |8,802,835 |2,984,965 |5,817,870 |5,497,420 |11,090,171 |5,806,904 |2,226,529 |3,580,375 |5,283,267 |3,210,084 |2,995,931 |758,436 |2,237,495 |   214,153
1997 .....|14,345,416 |8,874,676 |2,995,886 |5,878,790 |5,470,740 |11,146,155 |5,834,525 |2,231,273 |3,603,252 |5,311,630 |3,199,261 |3,040,151 |764,613 |2,275,538 |   159,110
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          |                                              Degree-granting institutions\5\
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1996 .....|14,367,520 |8,804,193 |2,984,965 |5,819,228 |5,563,327 |11,120,499 |5,806,036 |2,226,529 |3,579,507 |5,314,463 |3,247,021 |2,998,157 |758,436 |2,239,721 |   248,864
1997 .....|14,502,334 |8,896,765 |2,995,886 |5,900,879 |5,605,569 |11,196,119 |5,835,433 |2,231,273 |3,604,160 |5,360,686 |3,306,215 |3,061,332 |764,613 |2,296,719 |   244,883
1998 .....|14,549,189 |9,032,745 |3,021,136 |6,011,609 |5,516,444 |11,176,184 |5,903,837 |2,249,825 |3,654,012 |5,272,347 |3,373,005 |3,128,908 |771,311 |2,357,597 |   244,097
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\1\Institutions that were accredited by an agency or association that was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or recognized directly by the Secretary of Education.
\2\Data for 2-year branch campuses of 4-year institutions are included with the 4-year institutions.
\3\Large increases are due to the addition of schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology.
\4\Because of imputation techniques, data are not consistent with figures for other years.
\5\Data are for 4-year and 2-year degree-granting institutions that were eligible to participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.

NOTE: Institutions of higher education were accredited by an agency of association that was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or recognized directly by the Secretary of Education. The new degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, except that it includes some additional institutions, primarily 2-year colleges, and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not award associate or higher degrees.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys. (This table was prepared July 2000.)


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