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Table 184. | Total first-time freshmen fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex of student, and type and control of institution: 1955 through 2005 |
[In thousands] |
Year | Total, all freshmen | Full-time | Part-time | Males | Females | 4-year | 2-year | ||||||||||
Total | Full-time | Part-time | Total | Full-time | Part-time | Public | Private | Public | Private | ||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | ||||
19551 | 670 | — | — | 416 | — | — | 254 | — | — | 283 | 2 | 247 | 2 | 117 | 2 | 23 | 2 |
19561 | 718 | — | — | 443 | — | — | 275 | — | — | 293 | 2 | 262 | 2 | 137 | 2 | 25 | 2 |
19571 | 724 | — | — | 442 | — | — | 282 | — | — | 294 | 2 | 263 | 2 | 141 | 2 | 27 | 2 |
19581 | 775 | — | — | 465 | — | — | 310 | — | — | 328 | 2 | 272 | 2 | 146 | 2 | 29 | 2 |
19591 | 822 | — | — | 488 | — | — | 334 | — | — | 348 | 2 | 292 | 2 | 153 | 2 | 28 | 2 |
19601 | 923 | — | — | 540 | — | — | 384 | — | — | 396 | 2 | 313 | 2 | 182 | 2 | 32 | 2 |
19611 | 1,018 | — | — | 592 | — | — | 426 | — | — | 438 | 2 | 336 | 2 | 210 | 2 | 34 | 2 |
19621 | 1,031 | — | — | 598 | — | — | 432 | — | — | 445 | 2 | 325 | 2 | 225 | 2 | 36 | 2 |
19631 | 1,046 | — | — | 604 | — | — | 442 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
19641 | 1,225 | — | — | 702 | — | — | 523 | — | — | 539 | 2 | 363 | 2 | 275 | 2 | 47 | 2 |
19651 | 1,442 | — | — | 829 | — | — | 613 | — | — | 642 | 2 | 399 | 2 | 348 | 2 | 53 | 2 |
1966 | 1,554 | — | — | 890 | — | — | 665 | — | — | 626 | 2 | 383 | 2 | 478 | 2 | 67 | 2 |
1967 | 1,641 | 1,336 | 305 | 931 | 761 | 170 | 710 | 574 | 136 | 645 | 2 | 368 | 2 | 561 | 2 | 67 | 2 |
1968 | 1,893 | 1,471 | 422 | 1,082 | 847 | 235 | 810 | 624 | 187 | 725 | 2 | 378 | 2 | 718 | 2 | 72 | 2 |
1969 | 1,967 | 1,525 | 442 | 1,118 | 876 | 242 | 849 | 649 | 200 | 737 | 2 | 393 | 2 | 776 | 2 | 61 | 2 |
1970 | 2,063 | 1,587 | 476 | 1,152 | 896 | 256 | 911 | 691 | 221 | 754 | 2 | 397 | 2 | 854 | 2 | 58 | 2 |
1971 | 2,119 | 1,606 | 513 | 1,171 | 896 | 275 | 949 | 710 | 238 | 738 | 2 | 386 | 2 | 937 | 2 | 58 | 2 |
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 | 117 | 3 | |||
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 | 116 | 3 | |||
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 | ||||
19994 | 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 | ||||
2003 | 2,605 | 2,107 | 497 | 1,181 | 967 | 214 | 1,423 | 1,140 | 283 | 919 | 542 | 1,013 | 131 | ||||
2004 | 2,630 | 2,148 | 483 | 1,190 | 982 | 209 | 1,440 | 1,166 | 274 | 925 | 562 | 1,009 | 133 | ||||
2005 | 2,657 | 2,190 | 467 | 1,200 | 996 | 204 | 1,457 | 1,194 | 263 | 954 | 607 | 977 | 119 |
—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. 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, 1963 through 1965; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys, 1966 through 1985; and 1986 through 2005 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:86–99), and Spring 2001 through Spring 2006. (This table was prepared August 2006.) |