Table 199.

Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by sex, age, and attendance status: Selected years, 1970 through 2019

[In thousands]
Sex, age, and attendance status	1970	1980	1990	2000	2001	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	Projected
														2010	2014	2019
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17
All students	8,581	12,097	13,819	15,312	15,928	16,612	16,911	17,272	17,487	17,759	18,248	19,103	20,428	20,550	21,669	23,448
14 to 17 years old	259	247	177	140	161	162	184	184	210	204	202	193	200	208	213	248
18 and 19 years old	2,600	2,901	2,950	3,473	3,561	3,525	3,542	3,560	3,640	3,777	3,912	4,090	4,048	4,374	4,361	4,702
20 and 21 years old	1,880	2,424	2,761	3,104	3,291	3,405	3,519	3,634	3,676	3,717	3,751	3,929	3,891	4,316	4,401	4,534
22 to 24 years old	1,457	1,989	2,144	2,602	2,769	3,079	3,137	3,211	3,104	3,191	3,310	3,480	3,691	3,728	4,136	4,244
25 to 29 years old	1,074	1,871	1,982	1,963	2,023	2,130	2,195	2,306	2,397	2,421	2,561	2,737	3,059	2,922	3,159	3,597
30 to 34 years old	487	1,243	1,322	1,244	1,284	1,358	1,333	1,354	1,365	1,391	1,422	1,482	1,719	1,597	1,814	2,038
35 years old and over	823	1,421	2,484	2,786	2,839	2,954	3,001	3,022	3,095	3,058	3,091	3,191	3,820	3,405	3,584	4,086
Males	5,044	5,874	6,284	6,722	6,961	7,202	7,260	7,387	7,456	7,575	7,816	8,189	8,770	8,904	9,163	9,610
14 to 17 years old	130	99	87	63	66	65	73	73	79	78	86	92	98	90	89	100
18 and 19 years old	1,349	1,375	1,421	1,559	1,608	1,590	1,580	1,569	1,608	1,690	1,767	1,850	1,798	1,987	1,954	2,075
20 and 21 years old	1,095	1,259	1,368	1,427	1,522	1,545	1,602	1,672	1,727	1,680	1,711	1,792	1,854	1,987	1,993	2,021
22 to 24 years old	964	1,064	1,107	1,234	1,315	1,430	1,427	1,453	1,401	1,451	1,499	1,558	1,666	1,700	1,844	1,843
25 to 29 years old	783	993	940	895	890	941	956	991	1,024	1,016	1,110	1,177	1,357	1,276	1,333	1,463
30 to 34 years old	308	576	537	530	527	567	550	550	539	586	598	640	713	704	773	830
35 years old and over	415	507	824	1,014	1,032	1,065	1,072	1,080	1,078	1,073	1,045	1,080	1,284	1,161	1,176	1,278
Females	3,537	6,223	7,535	8,591	8,967	9,410	9,651	9,885	10,032	10,184	10,432	10,914	11,658	11,645	12,506	13,838
14 to 17 years old	129	148	90	77	95	97	111	111	131	125	116	101	102	118	124	148
18 and 19 years old	1,250	1,526	1,529	1,914	1,953	1,935	1,962	1,991	2,031	2,087	2,145	2,240	2,250	2,387	2,407	2,627
20 and 21 years old	786	1,165	1,392	1,677	1,769	1,860	1,916	1,963	1,949	2,037	2,040	2,137	2,037	2,330	2,408	2,513
22 to 24 years old	493	925	1,037	1,368	1,453	1,649	1,710	1,759	1,703	1,740	1,811	1,922	2,025	2,028	2,292	2,401
25 to 29 years old	291	878	1,043	1,068	1,133	1,189	1,240	1,315	1,373	1,405	1,451	1,560	1,702	1,646	1,826	2,134
30 to 34 years old	179	667	784	714	757	791	782	804	826	805	825	842	1,006	893	1,041	1,208
35 years old and over	409	914	1,659	1,772	1,807	1,889	1,930	1,942	2,018	1,984	2,046	2,112	2,537	2,243	2,407	2,807
Full-time	5,816	7,098	7,821	9,010	9,448	9,946	10,326	10,610	10,797	10,957	11,270	11,748	12,723	12,700	13,368	14,427
14 to 17 years old	242	223	144	124	136	135	150	139	155	150	161	162	171	165	170	199
18 and 19 years old	2,406	2,669	2,548	2,859	2,932	2,924	2,992	3,006	3,065	3,181	3,301	3,455	3,587	3,674	3,680	3,989
20 and 21 years old	1,647	2,075	2,151	2,434	2,618	2,719	2,845	2,897	2,951	2,991	3,036	3,177	3,268	3,480	3,566	3,694
22 to 24 years old	881	1,121	1,350	1,690	1,765	1,947	2,041	2,113	2,095	2,096	2,182	2,292	2,599	2,446	2,730	2,826
25 to 29 years old	407	577	770	880	920	1,023	1,069	1,127	1,170	1,193	1,257	1,317	1,490	1,439	1,571	1,813
30 to 34 years old	100	251	387	420	456	505	486	523	552	563	540	521	609	601	692	792
35 years old and over	134	182	471	603	620	694	744	805	809	782	793	823	998	895	958	1,113
Males	3,505	3,689	3,808	4,111	4,300	4,501	4,638	4,739	4,803	4,879	5,029	5,234	5,671	5,733	5,914	6,243
14 to 17 years old	124	87	71	53	53	52	60	50	55	53	70	73	76	68	68	76
18 and 19 years old	1,265	1,270	1,230	1,255	1,302	1,312	1,332	1,324	1,356	1,420	1,494	1,572	1,619	1,672	1,653	1,768
20 and 21 years old	990	1,109	1,055	1,133	1,217	1,241	1,304	1,353	1,392	1,366	1,383	1,450	1,539	1,610	1,625	1,661
22 to 24 years old	650	665	742	829	872	945	970	988	972	984	1,032	1,073	1,225	1,165	1,274	1,291
25 to 29 years old	327	360	401	419	426	477	492	491	503	530	561	575	632	654	691	774
30 to 34 years old	72	124	156	191	196	221	206	229	224	235	224	226	272	263	293	323
35 years old and over	75	74	152	233	235	252	274	305	301	292	266	266	308	302	311	349
Females	2,311	3,409	4,013	4,899	5,148	5,445	5,688	5,871	5,994	6,078	6,240	6,513	7,052	6,968	7,454	8,184
14 to 17 years old	117	136	73	72	83	82	90	89	100	97	91	89	95	97	103	123
18 and 19 years old	1,140	1,399	1,318	1,604	1,630	1,612	1,659	1,682	1,709	1,761	1,807	1,883	1,968	2,002	2,027	2,222
20 and 21 years old	657	966	1,096	1,302	1,400	1,477	1,541	1,544	1,559	1,625	1,653	1,727	1,729	1,870	1,941	2,033
22 to 24 years old	231	456	608	861	894	1,001	1,071	1,125	1,123	1,112	1,149	1,220	1,374	1,281	1,457	1,535
25 to 29 years old	80	217	369	461	494	546	577	636	667	663	696	742	858	785	880	1,038
30 to 34 years old	28	127	231	229	260	284	280	294	328	329	316	295	337	338	399	469
35 years old and over	59	108	319	370	386	443	470	501	507	491	528	557	690	594	646	764
Part-time	2,765	4,999	5,998	6,303	6,480	6,665	6,585	6,662	6,690	6,802	6,978	7,355	7,705	7,849	8,301	9,021
14 to 17 years old	17	38	32	16	25	28	34	45	55	53	41	31	29	43	43	48
18 and 19 years old	194	418	402	614	629	601	550	554	574	596	610	635	461	700	681	712
20 and 21 years old	233	441	610	670	674	686	674	737	725	726	715	752	623	836	836	840
22 to 24 years old	576	844	794	912	1,003	1,132	1,097	1,098	1,009	1,096	1,128	1,188	1,092	1,282	1,406	1,418
25 to 29 years old	668	1,209	1,213	1,083	1,103	1,107	1,126	1,179	1,227	1,228	1,304	1,420	1,569	1,483	1,588	1,784
30 to 34 years old	388	905	935	825	828	852	847	832	814	828	882	961	1,110	996	1,122	1,246
35 years old and over	689	1,145	2,012	2,184	2,219	2,260	2,258	2,217	2,287	2,275	2,297	2,368	2,822	2,509	2,626	2,973
Males	1,540	2,185	2,476	2,611	2,661	2,701	2,622	2,648	2,653	2,695	2,786	2,955	3,099	3,172	3,249	3,367
14 to 17 years old	5	17	16	10	13	12	13	23	24	25	17	19	22	22	21	23
18 and 19 years old	84	202	191	304	307	278	248	245	252	270	273	278	178	315	301	307
20 and 21 years old	105	201	313	294	305	304	298	319	335	314	328	342	315	377	369	360
22 to 24 years old	314	392	365	405	444	485	457	465	429	467	467	485	441	535	570	552
25 to 29 years old	456	594	539	476	464	464	463	500	521	486	549	602	725	622	642	688
30 to 34 years old	236	397	381	339	331	346	344	322	315	351	373	414	441	442	480	507
35 years old and over	340	382	672	782	797	813	798	775	776	781	779	814	976	859	865	929
Females	1,225	2,814	3,521	3,692	3,820	3,964	3,963	4,014	4,038	4,106	4,192	4,401	4,606	4,678	5,052	5,654
14 to 17 years old	12	20	17	5	11	15	21	22	31	28	24	12	7	21	21	25
18 and 19 years old	110	215	211	310	323	323	302	310	322	326	337	357	282	385	380	405
20 and 21 years old	128	240	297	376	369	382	375	419	390	412	387	409	308	460	467	480
22 to 24 years old	262	452	429	507	559	647	639	633	580	628	662	703	651	747	836	866
25 to 29 years old	212	616	674	607	639	643	663	679	706	742	755	818	844	860	946	1,096
30 to 34 years old	151	507	554	485	496	507	502	510	499	477	509	547	668	554	642	739
35 years old and over	349	762	1,340	1,402	1,422	1,447	1,460	1,441	1,511	1,494	1,518	1,554	1,846	1,650	1,761	2,044

NOTE: Distributions by age are estimates based on samples of the civilian noninstitutional population from the U.S. Census Bureau's Current Population Survey. Data through 1995 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. (See Appendix A: Guide to Sources for details.) Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys, 1970 and 1980; 1990 through 2010 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:90-99), and Spring 2001 through Spring 2010; and Projections of Education Statistics to 2020. U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, selected years, 1970 through 2009. (This table was prepared October 2010.)