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Table 191. Total first-professional fall enrollment in in degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex of student, and control of institution: 1969 to 2001

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                |        |        |       |        |        |        Men        |       Women       |      Men       |     Women
      Year      | Total  | Full-  | Part- |  Men   | Women  |___________________|___________________|________________|_______________
                |        | time   | time  |        |        |Full-time|Part-time|Full-time|Part-time|Public |Private |Public |Private
________________|________|________|_______|________|________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|________|_______|_______
       1        |   2    |   3    |   4   |   5    |   6    |    7    |    8    |    9    |   10    |  11   |   12   |  13   |  14
________________|________|________|_______|________|________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_______|________|_______|_______
Institutions of |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |         |         |       |        |       |
higher education|        |        |       |        |        |         |         |         |         |       |        |       |
                |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |         |         |       |        |       |
1969 .......... | 164,737| 143,081| 21,656| 148,926|  15,811|  131,368|   17,558|   11,713|    4,098| 64,241|  84,685|  8,354|  7,457
1970 .........  | 173,411| 157,384| 16,027| 158,649|  14,762|  144,270|   14,379|   13,114|    1,648| 68,956|  89,693|  6,501|  8,261
1971 .........  | 192,668| 176,224| 16,444| 174,058|  18,610|  159,386|   14,672|   16,838|    1,772| 98,233|  75,825|  9,430|  9,180
1972 ...........| 206,659| 190,039| 16,620| 183,443|  23,216|  168,990|   14,453|   21,049|    2,167| 79,723| 103,720| 10,842| 12,374
1973 ...........| 218,990| 201,663| 17,327| 186,297|  32,693|  171,731|   14,566|   29,932|    2,761| 81,811| 104,486| 16,138| 16,555
1974 ...........| 235,452| 216,329| 19,123| 194,079|  41,373|  178,926|   15,153|   37,403|    3,970| 84,271| 109,808| 20,085| 21,288
                |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |         |         |       |        |       |
1975 ......     | 242,267| 219,886| 22,381| 192,100|  50,167|  177,117|   14,983|   42,769|    7,398| 79,240| 112,860| 23,557| 26,610
1976 ...........| 244,292| 220,124| 24,168| 189,810|  54,482|  171,967|   17,843|   48,157|    6,325| 77,873| 111,937| 23,468| 31,014
1977 .......... | 251,357| 226,318| 25,039| 191,451|  59,906|  173,165|   18,286|   53,153|    6,753| 78,189| 113,262| 24,901| 35,005
1978 .........  | 256,904| 232,540| 24,364| 192,221|  64,683|  174,906|   17,315|   57,634|    7,049| 77,748| 114,473| 26,839| 37,844
1979 .......... | 263,404| 238,949| 24,455| 193,363|  70,041|  176,394|   16,969|   62,555|    7,486| 77,122| 116,241| 29,026| 41,015
                |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |         |         |       |        |       |
1980 ...........| 277,767| 251,359| 26,408| 199,344|  78,423|  181,448|   17,896|   69,911|    8,512| 81,022| 118,322| 33,415| 45,008
1981 .......... | 274,595| 248,328| 26,267| 192,936|  81,659|  175,414|   17,522|   72,914|    8,745| 77,562| 115,374| 34,177| 47,482
1982 .......... | 278,425| 252,108| 26,317| 191,200|  87,225|  173,941|   17,259|   78,167|    9,058| 76,273| 114,927| 37,183| 50,042
1983 .......... | 278,529| 249,636| 28,893| 188,096|  90,433|  169,071|   19,025|   80,565|    9,868| 74,938| 113,158| 38,484| 51,949
1984 ...........| 278,598| 249,708| 28,890| 184,949|  93,649|  166,286|   18,663|   83,422|   10,227| 73,722| 111,227| 40,186| 53,463
                |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |         |         |       |        |       |
1985 .........  | 274,200| 246,619| 27,581| 179,792|  94,408|  162,368|   17,424|   84,251|   10,157| 71,373| 108,419| 40,435| 53,973
1986 ........   | 270,401| 245,647| 24,754| 173,851|  96,550|  158,557|   15,294|   87,090|    9,460| 70,326| 103,525| 41,699| 54,851
1987 .......    | 268,332| 241,807| 26,525| 170,129|  98,203|  153,668|   16,461|   88,139|   10,064| 68,089| 102,040| 41,947| 56,256
1988 .......    | 267,109| 241,228| 25,881| 166,912| 100,197|  151,045|   15,867|   90,183|   10,014| 66,196| 100,716| 42,743| 57,454
1989 .........  | 274,451| 247,812| 26,639| 168,773| 105,678|  152,511|   16,262|   95,301|   10,377| 67,548| 101,225| 45,090| 60,588
                |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |         |         |       |        |       |
1990 ........   | 273,366| 245,854| 27,512| 166,798| 106,568|  149,805|   16,993|   96,049|   10,519| 66,071| 100,727| 45,674| 60,894
1991 ........   | 280,531| 252,012| 28,519| 169,875| 110,656|  152,356|   17,519|   99,656|   11,000| 64,821| 105,054| 46,661| 63,995
1992 ........   | 280,922| 252,138| 28,784| 168,620| 112,302|  151,025|   17,595|  101,113|   11,189| 63,511| 105,109| 47,178| 65,124
1993 ........   | 292,431| 259,764| 32,667| 172,788| 119,643|  153,873|   18,915|  105,891|   13,752| 63,973| 108,815| 49,681| 69,962
1994 ........   | 294,713| 263,311| 31,402| 173,956| 120,757|  155,018|   18,938|  108,293|   12,464| 63,844| 110,112| 50,153| 70,604
                |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |         |         |       |        |       |
1995 ........   | 297,592| 266,414| 31,178| 173,897| 123,695|  155,056|   18,841|  111,358|   12,337| 63,594| 110,303| 51,478| 72,217
1996 ........   | 297,739| 266,812| 30,927| 172,462| 125,277|  153,983|   18,479|  112,829|   12,448| 63,608| 108,854| 52,777| 72,500
1997 ........   | 296,532| 265,982| 30,550| 168,432| 128,100|  150,520|   17,912|  115,462|   12,638| 63,586| 104,846| 54,491| 73,609
                |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |         |         |       |        |       |
Degree-granting |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |         |         |       |        |       |
  institutions  |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |         |         |       |        |       |
                |        |        |       |        |        |         |         |         |         |       |        |       |
1996 ........   | 298,312| 267,209| 31,103| 172,742| 125,570|  154,107|   18,635|  113,102|   12,468| 63,742| 109,000| 52,923| 72,647
1997 ........   | 298,258| 267,218| 31,040| 169,627| 128,631|  151,325|   18,302|  115,893|   12,738| 63,667| 105,960| 54,582| 74,049
1998 ........   | 302,473| 271,049| 31,424| 168,846| 133,627|  150,361|   18,485|  120,688|   12,939| 63,800| 105,046| 56,898| 76,729
1999 ........   | 303,190| 270,581| 32,609| 165,134| 138,056|  146,613|   18,521|  123,968|   14,088| 63,762| 101,372| 59,123| 78,933
2000 ........   | 306,625| 273,571| 33,054| 163,885| 142,740|  145,397|   18,488|  128,174|   14,566| 63,137| 100,748| 60,977| 81,763
2001 ........   | 308,647| 276,792| 31,855| 160,666| 147,981|  143,536|   17,130|  133,256|   14,725| 63,566|  97,100| 64,240| 83,741
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NOTE: Trend tabulations of institutions of higher education data are based on 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. 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. Data for 1999 were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.)

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys, 1969 through 1985; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys, 1986 through 1999, and Spring 2001 and Spring 2002 surveys. (This table was prepared August 2003.)


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