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Table 178. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by level, sex, age, and attendance status of student: 2005
Age of student and attendance status All levels Undergraduate First-professional Graduate
Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females Total Males Females
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
All students 17,487,475 7,455,925 10,031,550 14,963,964 6,408,871 8,555,093 337,024 169,831 167,193 2,186,487 877,223 1,309,264
Under 18 566,823 233,937 332,886 566,466 233,779 332,687 26 12 14 331 146 185
18 and 19 3,727,670 1,674,704 2,052,966 3,725,669 1,673,882 2,051,787 1,510 613 897 491 209 282
20 and 21 3,508,086 1,573,851 1,934,235 3,480,130 1,563,462 1,916,668 11,724 4,170 7,554 16,232 6,219 10,013
22 to 24 2,912,566 1,332,595 1,579,971 2,422,270 1,141,814 1,280,456 124,496 56,621 67,875 365,800 134,160 231,640
25 to 29 2,410,710 1,030,293 1,380,417 1,619,628 684,946 934,682 130,907 69,591 61,316 660,175 275,756 384,419
30 to 34 1,352,487 549,598 802,889 936,723 354,959 581,764 32,509 19,402 13,107 383,255 175,237 208,018
35 to 39 945,787 355,551 590,236 690,697 242,654 448,043 14,060 8,329 5,731 241,030 104,568 136,462
40 to 49 1,292,761 431,334 861,427 961,765 311,344 650,421 13,364 7,016 6,348 317,632 112,974 204,658
50 to 64 592,741 198,914 393,827 419,326 142,206 277,120 6,115 2,913 3,202 167,300 53,795 113,505
65 and over 71,918 29,213 42,705 65,885 26,362 39,523 260 119 141 5,773 2,732 3,041
Age unknown 105,926 45,935 59,991 75,405 33,463 41,942 2,053 1,045 1,008 28,468 11,427 17,041
                         
Full-time 10,797,011 4,803,388 5,993,623 9,446,430 4,200,863 5,245,567 303,468 151,859 151,609 1,047,113 450,666 596,447
Under 18 156,279 62,847 93,432 156,159 62,792 93,367 23 11 12 97 44 53
18 and 19 3,187,406 1,424,151 1,763,255 3,185,565 1,423,390 1,762,175 1,508 611 897 333 150 183
20 and 21 2,856,016 1,287,060 1,568,956 2,831,119 1,277,679 1,553,440 11,540 4,083 7,457 13,357 5,298 8,059
22 to 24 1,922,734 915,714 1,007,020 1,546,599 763,437 783,162 119,764 54,316 65,448 256,371 97,961 158,410
25 to 29 1,220,032 554,526 665,506 741,124 328,285 412,839 120,564 64,049 56,515 358,344 162,192 196,152
30 to 34 557,219 235,210 322,009 359,286 134,840 224,446 26,717 15,987 10,730 171,216 84,383 86,833
35 to 39 331,983 126,205 205,778 230,997 78,279 152,718 10,144 6,028 4,116 90,842 41,898 48,944
40 to 49 383,582 130,189 253,393 273,414 87,097 186,317 8,064 4,255 3,809 102,104 38,837 63,267
50 to 64 136,105 46,619 89,486 86,835 29,087 57,748 3,259 1,548 1,711 46,011 15,984 30,027
65 and over 5,533 2,611 2,922 4,100 1,920 2,180 132 70 62 1,301 621 680
Age unknown 40,122 18,256 21,866 31,232 14,057 17,175 1,753 901 852 7,137 3,298 3,839
                         
Part-time 6,690,464 2,652,537 4,037,927 5,517,534 2,208,008 3,309,526 33,556 17,972 15,584 1,139,374 426,557 712,817
Under 18 410,544 171,090 239,454 410,307 170,987 239,320 3 1 2 234 102 132
18 and 19 540,264 250,553 289,711 540,104 250,492 289,612 2 2 0 158 59 99
20 and 21 652,070 286,791 365,279 649,011 285,783 363,228 184 87 97 2,875 921 1,954
22 to 24 989,832 416,881 572,951 875,671 378,377 497,294 4,732 2,305 2,427 109,429 36,199 73,230
25 to 29 1,190,678 475,767 714,911 878,504 356,661 521,843 10,343 5,542 4,801 301,831 113,564 188,267
30 to 34 795,268 314,388 480,880 577,437 220,119 357,318 5,792 3,415 2,377 212,039 90,854 121,185
35 to 39 613,804 229,346 384,458 459,700 164,375 295,325 3,916 2,301 1,615 150,188 62,670 87,518
40 to 49 909,179 301,145 608,034 688,351 224,247 464,104 5,300 2,761 2,539 215,528 74,137 141,391
50 to 64 456,636 152,295 304,341 332,491 113,119 219,372 2,856 1,365 1,491 121,289 37,811 83,478
65 and over 66,385 26,602 39,783 61,785 24,442 37,343 128 49 79 4,472 2,111 2,361
Age unknown 65,804 27,679 38,125 44,173 19,406 24,767 300 144 156 21,331 8,129 13,202
  Percentage distribution
All students 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 18 3.2 3.1 3.3 3.8 3.6 3.9 # # # # # #
18 and 19 21.3 22.5 20.5 24.9 26.1 24.0 0.4 0.4 0.5 # # #
20 and 21 20.1 21.1 19.3 23.3 24.4 22.4 3.5 2.5 4.5 0.7 0.7 0.8
22 to 24 16.7 17.9 15.8 16.2 17.8 15.0 36.9 33.3 40.6 16.7 15.3 17.7
25 to 29 13.8 13.8 13.8 10.8 10.7 10.9 38.8 41.0 36.7 30.2 31.4 29.4
30 to 34 7.7 7.4 8.0 6.3 5.5 6.8 9.6 11.4 7.8 17.5 20.0 15.9
35 to 39 5.4 4.8 5.9 4.6 3.8 5.2 4.2 4.9 3.4 11.0 11.9 10.4
40 to 49 7.4 5.8 8.6 6.4 4.9 7.6 4.0 4.1 3.8 14.5 12.9 15.6
50 to 64 3.4 2.7 3.9 2.8 2.2 3.2 1.8 1.7 1.9 7.7 6.1 8.7
65 and over 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.5 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.2
Age unknown 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.3 1.3 1.3
                         
Full-time 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 18 1.4 1.3 1.6 1.7 1.5 1.8 # # # # # #
18 and 19 29.5 29.6 29.4 33.7 33.9 33.6 0.5 0.4 0.6 # # #
20 and 21 26.5 26.8 26.2 30.0 30.4 29.6 3.8 2.7 4.9 1.3 1.2 1.4
22 to 24 17.8 19.1 16.8 16.4 18.2 14.9 39.5 35.8 43.2 24.5 21.7 26.6
25 to 29 11.3 11.5 11.1 7.8 7.8 7.9 39.7 42.2 37.3 34.2 36.0 32.9
30 to 34 5.2 4.9 5.4 3.8 3.2 4.3 8.8 10.5 7.1 16.4 18.7 14.6
35 to 39 3.1 2.6 3.4 2.4 1.9 2.9 3.3 4.0 2.7 8.7 9.3 8.2
40 to 49 3.6 2.7 4.2 2.9 2.1 3.6 2.7 2.8 2.5 9.8 8.6 10.6
50 to 64 1.3 1.0 1.5 0.9 0.7 1.1 1.1 1.0 1.1 4.4 3.5 5.0
65 and over 0.1 0.1 # # # # # # # 0.1 0.1 0.1
Age unknown 0.4 0.4 0.4 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.7 0.7 0.6
                         
Part-time 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0 100.0
Under 18 6.1 6.5 5.9 7.4 7.7 7.2 # # # # # #
18 and 19 8.1 9.4 7.2 9.8 11.3 8.8 # # 0.0 # # #
20 and 21 9.7 10.8 9.0 11.8 12.9 11.0 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.3 0.2 0.3
22 to 24 14.8 15.7 14.2 15.9 17.1 15.0 14.1 12.8 15.6 9.6 8.5 10.3
25 to 29 17.8 17.9 17.7 15.9 16.2 15.8 30.8 30.8 30.8 26.5 26.6 26.4
30 to 34 11.9 11.9 11.9 10.5 10.0 10.8 17.3 19.0 15.3 18.6 21.3 17.0
35 to 39 9.2 8.6 9.5 8.3 7.4 8.9 11.7 12.8 10.4 13.2 14.7 12.3
40 to 49 13.6 11.4 15.1 12.5 10.2 14.0 15.8 15.4 16.3 18.9 17.4 19.8
50 to 64 6.8 5.7 7.5 6.0 5.1 6.6 8.5 7.6 9.6 10.6 8.9 11.7
65 and over 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.1 1.1 1.1 0.4 0.3 0.5 0.4 0.5 0.3
Age unknown 1.0 1.0 0.9 0.8 0.9 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.0 1.9 1.9 1.9
# Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2005 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2006. (This table was prepared August 2006.)

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