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Table 172. Enrollment, staff, and degrees conferred in postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV programs, by level and control of institution, sex, and type of degree: Fall 2001 and 2001-02

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                            |           |2-year and 4-year degree-granting institutions\2\|   Non-degree-granting institutions\3\
   Level of institution,    |    All    |_________________________________________________|_______________________________________
    type of degree, and     | Title IV  |          |          |            Private        |       |       |            Private
       sex of student       |participat-|  Total   |  Public  |___________________________| Total |Public |_______________________
                            |ing insti- |          |          |  Total  |Not-for- | For-  |       |       | Total |Not-for| For-
                            |tutions\1\ |          |          |         | profit  |profit |       |       |       |profit |profit
____________________________|___________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
             1              |     2     |    3     |    4     |    5    |    6    |   7   |   8   |   9   |  10   |  11   |  12
____________________________|___________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
   Enrollment, fall 2001    |           |          |          |         |         |       |       |       |       |       |
                            |           |          |          |         |         |       |       |       |       |       |
Total ......................| 16,334,134|15,927,987|12,233,156|3,694,831|3,167,330|527,501|406,147|136,923|269,224| 31,024|238,200
  4-year institutions ......|  9,678,426| 9,677,408| 6,236,455|3,440,953|3,119,781|321,172|  1,018|     31|    987|    691|    296
    Men ....................|  4,285,859| 4,285,615| 2,769,582|1,516,033|1,347,279|168,754|    244|     19|    225|    174|     51
    Women ..................|  5,392,567| 5,391,793| 3,466,873|1,924,920|1,772,502|152,418|    774|     12|    762|    517|    245
                            |           |          |          |         |         |       |       |       |       |       |
  2-year institutions ......|  6,352,269| 6,250,579| 5,996,701|  253,878|   47,549|206,329|101,690| 50,744| 50,946| 15,658| 35,288
    Men ....................|  2,718,167| 2,675,200| 2,558,029|  117,171|   21,505| 95,666| 42,967| 26,292| 16,675|  4,090| 12,585
    Women ..................|  3,634,102| 3,575,379| 3,438,672|  136,707|   26,044|110,663| 58,723| 24,452| 34,271| 11,568| 22,703
                            |           |          |          |         |         |       |       |       |       |       |
  Less than 2-year .........|    303,439|         |         |        |        |      |303,439| 86,148|217,291| 14,675|202,616
    Men ....................|    100,186|         |         |        |        |      |100,186| 41,049| 59,137|  4,729| 54,408
    Women ..................|    203,253|         |         |        |        |      |203,253| 45,099|158,154|  9,946|148,208
                            |           |          |          |         |         |       |       |       |       |       |
     Staff, fall 2001       |           |          |          |         |         |       |       |       |       |       |
                            |           |          |          |         |         |       |       |       |       |       |
Total ......................|  3,134,008| 3,083,353| 2,136,970|  946,383|  880,586| 65,797| 50,655| 24,820| 25,835|  8,770| 17,065
  Professional staff .......|  2,170,237| 2,132,150| 1,477,953|  654,197|  598,857| 55,340| 38,087| 18,266| 19,821|  5,569| 14,252
    Administrative .........|    156,088|   152,038|    82,811|   69,227|   63,749|  5,478|  4,050|  1,110|  2,940|    678|  2,262
    Faculty ................|  1,138,734| 1,113,183|   771,124|  342,059|  306,487| 35,572| 25,551| 15,311| 10,240|  1,559|  8,681
    Faculty assistants .....|    261,261|   261,136|   219,475|   41,661|   39,954|  1,707|    125|      9|    116|      7|    109
    Other professionals ....|    614,154|   605,793|   404,543|  201,250|  188,667| 12,583|  8,361|  1,836|  6,525|  3,325|  3,200
  Nonprofessional staff ....|    963,771|   951,203|   659,017|  292,186|  281,729| 10,457| 12,568|  6,554|  6,014|  3,201|  2,813
Student/staff ratio ........|        4.8|       4.7|       5.2|      3.5|      3.4|    5.0|    7.9|    7.0|    8.6|    3.9|   11.1
                            |           |          |          |         |         |       |       |       |       |       |
Degrees conferred, 2001-02  |           |          |          |         |         |       |       |       |       |       |
                            |           |          |          |         |         |       |       |       |       |       |
Less than 1-year awards     |           |          |          |         |         |       |       |       |       |       |
 and 1- to 4-year awards ...|    584,223|   309,231|   246,271|   62,960|   14,136| 48,824|274,992| 73,020|201,972| 18,768|183,204
  4-year institutions ......|     26,424|    26,158|    11,389|   14,769|    8,789|  5,980|    266|      0|    266|    141|    125
    Men ....................|     12,616|    12,571|     5,324|    7,247|    3,807|  3,440|     45|      0|     45|     23|     22
    Women ..................|     13,808|    13,587|     6,065|    7,522|    4,982|  2,540|    221|      0|    221|    118|    103
                            |           |          |          |         |         |       |       |       |       |       |
  2-year institutions ......|    336,438|   283,073|   234,882|   48,191|    5,347| 42,844| 53,365| 25,064| 28,301|  6,125| 22,176
    Men ....................|    151,841|   129,758|   110,202|   19,556|    2,826| 16,730| 22,083| 11,629| 10,454|  1,768|  8,686
    Women ..................|    184,597|   153,315|   124,680|   28,635|    2,521| 26,114| 31,282| 13,435| 17,847|  4,357| 13,490
                            |           |          |          |         |         |       |       |       |       |       |
  Less than 2-year .........|    221,361|         |         |        |        |      |221,361| 47,956|173,405| 12,502|160,903
    Men ....................|     70,810|         |         |        |        |      | 70,810| 20,852| 49,958|  4,984| 44,974
    Women ..................|    150,551|         |         |        |        |      |150,551| 27,104|123,447|  7,518|115,929
                            |           |          |          |         |         |       |       |       |       |       |
Associate degrees ..........|    595,328|   595,133|   471,660|  123,473|   45,761| 77,712|    195|      0|    195|    164|     31
  4-year institutions.......|    101,918|   101,918|    39,693|   62,225|   34,312| 27,913|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0
    Men ....................|     45,755|    45,755|    16,249|   29,506|   13,152| 16,354|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0
    Women ..................|     56,163|    56,163|    23,444|   32,719|   21,160| 11,559|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0
                            |           |          |          |         |         |       |       |       |       |       |
  2-year institutions.......|    493,221|   493,215|   431,967|   61,248|   11,449| 49,799|      6|      0|      6|      6|      0
    Men ....................|    192,354|   192,354|   161,369|   30,985|    5,200| 25,785|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0
    Women ..................|    300,867|   300,861|   270,598|   30,263|    6,249| 24,014|      6|      0|      6|      6|      0
                            |           |          |          |         |         |       |       |       |       |       |
  Less than 2-year .........|        189|         |         |        |        |      |    189|      0|    189|    158|     31
    Men ....................|         68|         |         |        |        |      |     68|      0|     68|     60|      8
    Women ..................|        121|         |         |        |        |      |    121|      0|    121|     98|     23
                            |           |          |          |         |         |       |       |       |       |       |
Bachelor's degrees .........|  1,291,900| 1,291,900|   841,180|  450,720|  424,322| 26,398|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0
    Men ....................|    549,816|   549,816|   359,417|  190,399|  176,360| 14,039|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0
    Women ..................|    742,084|   742,084|   481,763|  260,321|  247,962| 12,359|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0
                            |           |          |          |         |         |       |       |       |       |       |
Master's degrees ...........|    482,118|   482,118|   249,820|  232,298|  218,034| 14,264|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0
    Men ....................|    199,120|   199,120|   101,063|   98,057|   91,529|  6,528|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0
    Women ..................|    282,998|   282,998|   148,757|  134,241|  126,505|  7,736|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0
                            |           |          |          |         |         |       |       |       |       |       |
First-professional degrees..|     80,698|    80,698|    33,439|   47,259|   47,020|    239|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0
    Men ....................|     42,507|    42,507|    17,010|   25,497|   25,377|    120|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0
    Women ..................|     38,191|    38,191|    16,429|   21,762|   21,643|    119|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0
                            |           |          |          |         |         |       |       |       |       |       |
Doctor's degrees ...........|     44,160|    44,160|    27,622|   16,538|   15,882|    656|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0
    Men ....................|     23,708|    23,708|    15,087|    8,621|    8,373|    248|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0
    Women ..................|     20,452|    20,452|    12,535|    7,917|    7,509|    408|      0|      0|      0|      0|      0
____________________________|___________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______

† Not applicable. \1\Includes non-degree-granting institutions and some schools with non-accredited degree programs.
\2\Preliminary data are for 4-year and 2-year degree-granting institutions that were participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
\3\Preliminary data are for institutions that did not offer accredited 4-year or 2-year degree programs, but were participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Includes some schools with non-accredited degree programs.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2001, Winter 2001-02, and Fall 2002 surveys. (This table was prepared September 2003.)


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