Total first-time freshmen enrolled in degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex of student, and type and control of institution: Fall 1955 to fall 2002

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Table 180.

Total first-time freshmen enrolled in degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex of student, and type and control of institution: Fall 1955 to fall 2002
[In thousands]

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          |        |      |     |       Males        |       Females        |     Type of institution, by control
          | Total, |Full- |Part-|____________________|______________________|____________________________________
Year      |    all | time |time |      |     |       |      |       |       |     4-year      |      2-year
          |freshmen|      |     |Total |Full-| Part- |Total | Full- | Part- |_________________|__________________
          |        |      |     |      |time |  time |      |  time |  time |   Publi|  Privat|    Publi|  Private
__________|________|______|_____|______|_____|_______|______|_______|_______|________|________|_________|________
1         |      2 |    3 |   4 |    5 |   6 |     7 |    8 |     9 |    10 |     11 |     12 |      13 |     14
__________|________|______|_____|______|_____|_______|______|_______|_______|________|________|_________|________
1955\1\ ..|     670|  --- | --- |   416| --- |   --- |   254|   --- |   --- |\2\  283|\2\  247|\2\   117|\2\   23
1956\1\ ..|     718|  --- | --- |   443| --- |   --- |   275|   --- |   --- |\2\  293|\2\  262|\2\   137|\2\   25
1957\1\ ..|     724|  --- | --- |   442| --- |   --- |   282|   --- |   --- |\2\  294|\2\  263|\2\   141|\2\   27
1958\1\ ..|     775|  --- | --- |   465| --- |   --- |   310|   --- |   --- |\2\  328|\2\  272|\2\   146|\2\   29
1959\1\ ..|     822|  --- | --- |   488| --- |   --- |   334|   --- |   --- |\2\  348|\2\  292|\2\   153|\2\   28
          |        |      |     |      |     |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
1960\1\ ..|     923|  --- | --- |   540| --- |   --- |   384|   --- |   --- |\2\  396|\2\  313|\2\   182|\2\   32
1961\1\ ..|   1,018|  --- | --- |   592| --- |   --- |   426|   --- |   --- |\2\  438|\2\  336|\2\   210|\2\   34
1962\1\ ..|   1,031|  --- | --- |   598| --- |   --- |   432|   --- |   --- |\2\  445|\2\  325|\2\   225|\2\   36
1963\1\ ..|   1,046|  --- | --- |   604| --- |   --- |   442|   --- |   --- |    --- |    --- |     --- |    ---
1964\1\ ..|   1,225|  --- | --- |   702| --- |   --- |   523|   --- |   --- |\2\  539|\2\  363|\2\   275|\2\   47
          |        |      |     |      |     |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
1965\1\ ..|   1,442|  --- | --- |   829| --- |   --- |   613|   --- |   --- |\2\  642|\2\  399|\2\   348|\2\   53
1966 .....|   1,554|  --- | --- |   890| --- |   --- |   665|   --- |   --- |\2\  626|\2\  383|\2\   478|\2\   67
1967 .....|   1,641| 1,336|  305|   931|  761|    170|   710|    574|    136|\2\  645|\2\  368|\2\   561|\2\   67
1968 .....|   1,893| 1,471|  422| 1,082|  847|    235|   810|    624|    187|\2\  725|\2\  378|\2\   718|\2\   72
1969 .....|   1,967| 1,525|  442| 1,118|  876|    242|   849|    649|    200|\2\  737|\2\  393|\2\   776|\2\   61
          |        |      |     |      |     |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
1970 .....|   2,063| 1,587|  476| 1,152|  896|    256|   911|    691|    221|\2\  754|\2\  397|\2\   854|\2\   58
1971 .....|   2,119| 1,606|  513| 1,171|  896|    275|   949|    710|    238|\2\  738|\2\  386|\2\   937|\2\   58
1972 .....|   2,153| 1,574|  579| 1,158|  858|    299|   995|    716|    279|     680|     381|    1,037|      55
1973 .....|   2,226| 1,607|  619| 1,182|  867|    315| 1,044|    740|    304|     699|     379|    1,089|      59
1974 .....|   2,366| 1,673|  692| 1,244|  896|    348| 1,122|    777|    345|     746|     386|    1,176|      58
          |        |      |     |      |     |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
1975 .....|   2,515| 1,763|  752| 1,328|  942|    386| 1,187|    821|    366|     772|     395|    1,284|      64
1976 .....|   2,347| 1,662|  685| 1,170|  855|    316| 1,177|    808|    369|     717|     414|    1,153|      63
1977 .....|   2,394| 1,681|  714| 1,156|  840|    316| 1,239|    841|    398|     737|     405|    1,186|      67
1978 .....|   2,390| 1,651|  739| 1,142|  817|    324| 1,248|    834|    414|     737|     407|    1,174|      73
1979 .....|   2,503| 1,707|  796| 1,180|  840|    340| 1,323|    866|    457|     760|     415|    1,254|      74
          |        |      |     |      |     |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
1980 .....|   2,588| 1,750|  838| 1,219|  862|    357| 1,369|    887|    481|     765|     418|    1,314|      91
1981 .....|   2,595| 1,738|  858| 1,218|  852|    366| 1,378|    886|    492|     754|     419|    1,318|     104
1982 .....|   2,505| 1,689|  817| 1,199|  837|    362| 1,306|    851|    455|     731|     404|    1,254|     116
1983 .....|   2,444| 1,678|  766| 1,159|  825|    334| 1,285|    853|    431|     728|     404|    1,190|     122
1984 .....|   2,357| 1,613|  744| 1,112|  786|    326| 1,245|    827|    418|     714|     403|    1,130|     110
          |        |      |     |      |     |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
1985 .....|   2,292| 1,602|  690| 1,076|  775|    301| 1,216|    827|    389|     717|     399|    1,060|     116
1986 .....|   2,219| 1,589|  630| 1,047|  769|    278| 1,173|    821|    352|     720|     392|      991|\3\  117
1987 .....|   2,246| 1,627|  620| 1,047|  779|    267| 1,200|    847|    352|     758|     405|      980|     104
1988 .....|   2,379| 1,699|  680| 1,100|  807|    293| 1,279|    892|    387|     783|     426|    1,049|     121
1989 .....|   2,341| 1,657|  684| 1,095|  791|    303| 1,246|    865|    381|     762|     414|    1,049|\3\  116
          |        |      |     |      |     |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
1990 .....|   2,257| 1,617|  640| 1,045|  771|    274| 1,211|    846|    366|     727|     400|    1,041|      88
1991 .....|   2,278| 1,653|  625| 1,068|  798|    270| 1,209|    855|    355|     718|     393|    1,070|      97
1992 .....|   2,184| 1,604|  580| 1,013|  760|    253| 1,171|    843|    328|     697|     408|      993|      85
1993 .....|   2,161| 1,608|  552| 1,008|  762|    245| 1,153|    846|    307|     702|     411|      974|      74
1994 .....|   2,133| 1,603|  530|   985|  751|    233| 1,149|    852|    297|     709|     406|      952|      66
          |        |      |     |      |     |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
1995 .....|   2,169| 1,647|  522| 1,001|  767|    234| 1,168|    880|    288|     732|     419|      955|      63
1996 .....|   2,274| 1,740|  534| 1,047|  806|    241| 1,228|    934|    294|     741|     427|      990|     116
1997 .....|   2,219| 1,734|  486| 1,026|  806|    220| 1,193|    927|    266|     755|     442|      924|      98
1998 .....|   2,213| 1,775|  437| 1,023|  826|    197| 1,190|    950|    240|     793|     461|      858|     100
1999\4\ ..|   2,352| 1,845|  507| 1,092|  863|    228| 1,260|    982|    278|     819|     474|      952|     107
          |        |      |     |      |     |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
2000 .....|   2,428| 1,918|  509| 1,124|  894|    230| 1,304|  1,024|    280|     842|     499|      952|     135
2001 .....|   2,497| 1,989|  508| 1,153|  926|    226| 1,344|  1,063|    281|     867|     508|      989|     134
2002 .....|   2,571| 2,053|  518| 1,171|  946|    225| 1,400|  1,107|    293|     886|     518|    1,037|     129
__________|________|______|_____|______|_____|_______|______|_______|_______|________|________|_________|________

---Not available.
\1\Excludes first-time freshmen in occupational programs not creditable towards a bachelor's degree.
\2\Data for 2-year branches of 4-year college systems are aggregated with the 4-year institutions.
\3\Because of imputation techniques, data are not consistent with figures for other years.
\4\Data were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.)

NOTE: Data for 1955 through 1995 are for institutions of higher education. Data for 1996 and later years are for degree-granting institutions. Institutions of higher education 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's or higher degrees. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Alaska and Hawaii are included in all years. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. (See Guide to Sources for details.)

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Biennial Survey of Education in the United States; Opening Fall Enrollment in Higher Education, various years; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys, 1966 through 1985; and 1986 through 2002 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:86-99), and Spring 2001 through Spring 2003. (This table was prepared August 2004.)

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