Table 200.

Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex, and age: Selected years, 1970 through 2020

[In thousands]
Attendance status, sex, and age	1970	1980	1990	2000	2002	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	Projected
														2011	2015	2020
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	16,612	16,911	17,272	17,487	17,759	18,248	19,103	20,428	21,016	21,575	22,612	24,075
14 to 17 years old	263	257	153	131	152	169	166	187	184	200	195	217	211	204	211	237
18 and 19 years old	2,579	2,852	2,777	3,258	3,363	3,355	3,367	3,444	3,561	3,690	3,813	4,041	4,119	4,295	4,282	4,648
20 and 21 years old	1,885	2,395	2,593	3,005	3,331	3,391	3,516	3,563	3,573	3,570	3,649	3,945	4,052	4,308	4,278	4,399
22 to 24 years old	1,469	1,947	2,202	2,600	2,988	3,086	3,166	3,114	3,185	3,280	3,443	3,594	3,674	3,771	4,083	4,083
25 to 29 years old	1,091	1,843	2,083	2,044	2,196	2,311	2,418	2,469	2,506	2,651	2,840	3,096	3,196	3,203	3,510	3,770
30 to 34 years old	527	1,227	1,384	1,333	1,438	1,418	1,440	1,438	1,472	1,519	1,609	1,741	1,823	1,876	2,083	2,296
35 years old and over	767	1,577	2,627	2,942	3,144	3,181	3,199	3,272	3,277	3,339	3,554	3,794	3,941	3,919	4,165	4,643
Males	5,044	5,874	6,284	6,722	7,202	7,260	7,387	7,456	7,575	7,816	8,189	8,770	9,045	9,243	9,465	9,842
14 to 17 years old	125	106	66	58	62	67	62	68	69	88	93	103	92	97	97	107
18 and 19 years old	1,355	1,368	1,298	1,464	1,507	1,474	1,475	1,523	1,604	1,669	1,704	1,806	1,842	1,887	1,861	2,002
20 and 21 years old	1,064	1,219	1,259	1,411	1,514	1,541	1,608	1,658	1,628	1,634	1,695	1,876	1,931	2,014	1,974	2,006
22 to 24 years old	1,004	1,075	1,129	1,222	1,394	1,411	1,437	1,410	1,445	1,480	1,555	1,606	1,666	1,724	1,831	1,798
25 to 29 years old	796	983	1,024	908	962	1,007	1,039	1,057	1,040	1,148	1,222	1,382	1,414	1,414	1,502	1,571
30 to 34 years old	333	564	605	581	617	602	619	591	628	638	691	709	745	764	822	876
35 years old and over	366	559	902	1,077	1,146	1,158	1,147	1,149	1,160	1,159	1,228	1,287	1,354	1,343	1,377	1,484
Females	3,537	6,223	7,535	8,591	9,410	9,651	9,885	10,032	10,184	10,432	10,914	11,658	11,971	12,332	13,147	14,233
14 to 17 years old	137	151	87	73	90	102	104	119	115	112	102	114	119	107	113	130
18 and 19 years old	1,224	1,484	1,479	1,794	1,856	1,880	1,892	1,920	1,956	2,021	2,109	2,236	2,276	2,408	2,421	2,647
20 and 21 years old	821	1,177	1,334	1,593	1,816	1,851	1,908	1,905	1,945	1,936	1,954	2,069	2,120	2,294	2,304	2,394
22 to 24 years old	464	871	1,073	1,378	1,595	1,675	1,729	1,704	1,740	1,800	1,888	1,987	2,008	2,047	2,251	2,285
25 to 29 years old	296	859	1,059	1,136	1,234	1,304	1,379	1,413	1,466	1,502	1,618	1,713	1,783	1,789	2,008	2,199
30 to 34 years old	194	663	779	752	821	816	821	847	844	881	918	1,032	1,078	1,112	1,261	1,420
35 years old and over	401	1,018	1,725	1,865	1,998	2,023	2,052	2,123	2,117	2,180	2,326	2,507	2,587	2,575	2,788	3,159
Full-time	5,816	7,098	7,821	9,010	9,946	10,326	10,610	10,797	10,957	11,270	11,748	12,723	13,082	13,361	13,881	14,697
14 to 17 years old	246	231	134	121	131	146	138	152	148	169	168	181	171	167	174	196
18 and 19 years old	2,374	2,544	2,471	2,823	2,904	2,934	2,960	3,026	3,120	3,244	3,359	3,513	3,543	3,667	3,663	3,984
20 and 21 years old	1,649	2,007	2,137	2,452	2,752	2,841	2,926	2,976	2,972	2,985	3,043	3,271	3,319	3,470	3,454	3,560
22 to 24 years old	904	1,181	1,405	1,714	1,975	2,083	2,143	2,122	2,127	2,205	2,347	2,535	2,596	2,584	2,797	2,803
25 to 29 years old	426	641	791	886	1,011	1,086	1,132	1,174	1,225	1,299	1,369	1,520	1,584	1,588	1,745	1,879
30 to 34 years old	113	272	383	418	494	489	517	547	571	556	571	663	749	771	860	949
35 years old and over	104	221	500	596	680	747	795	800	794	812	890	1,041	1,121	1,115	1,188	1,326
Males	3,504	3,689	3,808	4,111	4,501	4,638	4,739	4,803	4,879	5,029	5,234	5,671	5,837	5,932	6,071	6,341
14 to 17 years old	121	95	55	51	52	58	49	53	52	74	73	78	63	72	74	81
18 and 19 years old	1,261	1,219	1,171	1,252	1,304	1,291	1,297	1,339	1,404	1,465	1,516	1,580	1,594	1,626	1,610	1,739
20 and 21 years old	955	1,046	1,035	1,156	1,261	1,305	1,360	1,398	1,372	1,366	1,407	1,547	1,583	1,594	1,571	1,605
22 to 24 years old	686	717	768	834	958	995	1,001	982	992	1,043	1,105	1,177	1,200	1,237	1,320	1,307
25 to 29 years old	346	391	433	410	466	503	498	506	533	578	597	665	708	708	760	805
30 to 34 years old	77	142	171	186	215	209	231	225	235	231	249	281	307	314	342	370
35 years old and over	58	80	174	222	244	277	302	300	291	273	287	343	383	379	394	433
Females	2,312	3,409	4,013	4,899	5,445	5,688	5,871	5,994	6,078	6,240	6,513	7,052	7,245	7,429	7,810	8,356
14 to 17 years old	125	136	78	70	79	88	89	98	95	95	95	103	108	94	100	115
18 and 19 years old	1,113	1,325	1,300	1,571	1,599	1,643	1,662	1,687	1,716	1,779	1,843	1,933	1,949	2,040	2,053	2,244
20 and 21 years old	693	961	1,101	1,296	1,491	1,536	1,566	1,578	1,601	1,619	1,636	1,724	1,736	1,875	1,884	1,955
22 to 24 years old	218	464	638	880	1,017	1,088	1,142	1,140	1,135	1,163	1,242	1,358	1,396	1,346	1,477	1,496
25 to 29 years old	80	250	358	476	545	583	634	668	692	721	772	855	875	880	985	1,074
30 to 34 years old	37	130	212	232	279	280	286	322	336	324	322	382	442	457	517	579
35 years old and over	46	141	326	374	435	471	493	500	503	539	603	697	738	735	794	893
Part-time	2,765	4,999	5,998	6,303	6,665	6,585	6,662	6,690	6,802	6,978	7,355	7,705	7,934	8,214	8,731	9,378
14 to 17 years old	16	26	19	10	21	23	28	36	36	31	27	36	41	37	37	41
18 and 19 years old	205	308	306	435	460	421	407	417	440	446	453	528	576	629	619	665
20 and 21 years old	236	388	456	553	579	551	590	586	601	585	606	674	733	838	824	839
22 to 24 years old	564	765	796	886	1,013	1,003	1,023	992	1,058	1,074	1,096	1,059	1,078	1,187	1,285	1,280
25 to 29 years old	665	1,202	1,291	1,158	1,185	1,224	1,286	1,296	1,282	1,352	1,471	1,576	1,613	1,615	1,765	1,891
30 to 34 years old	414	954	1,001	915	944	929	923	891	901	963	1,037	1,078	1,074	1,104	1,224	1,347
35 years old and over	663	1,356	2,127	2,345	2,464	2,434	2,404	2,472	2,483	2,527	2,664	2,753	2,820	2,804	2,976	3,316
Males	1,540	2,185	2,476	2,611	2,701	2,622	2,648	2,653	2,696	2,786	2,955	3,099	3,208	3,311	3,394	3,501
14 to 17 years old	4	12	11	7	10	9	13	15	17	14	20	25	29	24	24	26
18 and 19 years old	94	149	127	212	203	183	178	184	200	204	188	226	249	261	251	262
20 and 21 years old	108	172	224	255	253	236	248	260	257	269	289	329	349	420	404	401
22 to 24 years old	318	359	361	388	436	416	436	428	452	438	450	430	467	486	511	491
25 to 29 years old	450	592	591	498	496	504	540	551	507	570	625	717	706	706	742	766
30 to 34 years old	257	422	435	395	402	392	388	365	393	406	442	428	438	450	480	506
35 years old and over	309	479	728	855	901	882	845	850	869	886	941	944	971	964	982	1,051
Females	1,225	2,814	3,521	3,692	3,964	3,963	4,014	4,038	4,106	4,192	4,401	4,606	4,726	4,903	5,337	5,877
14 to 17 years old	12	14	9	3	11	14	15	21	20	17	7	11	11	13	13	15
18 and 19 years old	112	159	179	223	256	238	230	233	240	242	265	303	327	368	368	403
20 and 21 years old	128	216	233	298	326	315	342	327	344	317	318	345	384	418	420	439
22 to 24 years old	246	407	435	497	578	587	588	564	605	637	646	629	611	701	774	789
25 to 29 years old	216	609	700	660	689	721	746	745	774	781	846	858	907	909	1,023	1,125
30 to 34 years old	158	532	567	520	542	537	535	526	508	557	595	651	636	655	744	841
35 years old and over	354	876	1,399	1,491	1,563	1,552	1,560	1,623	1,614	1,640	1,723	1,810	1,850	1,840	1,994	2,266

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; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:90-99); IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2011, Enrollment component; and Projections of Education Statistics to 2020. U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, selected years, 1970 through 2010. (This table was prepared September 2011.)