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Table 303.40. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by attendance status, sex, and age: Selected years, 1970 through 2023
[In thousands]
Attendance status, sex, and age 1970 1980 1990 2000 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Projected
2013 2014 2016 2023
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19
All students 8,581 12,097 13,819 15,312 16,911 17,272 17,487 17,759 18,248 19,103 20,428 21,016 20,994 20,643 20,597 21,011 21,586 23,834
14 to 17 years old 263 257 153 131 169 166 187 184 200 195 217 202 221 216 224 227 237 262
18 and 19 years old 2,579 2,852 2,777 3,258 3,355 3,367 3,444 3,561 3,690 3,813 4,041 4,056 3,954 3,790 3,932 3,946 3,992 4,275
20 and 21 years old 1,885 2,395 2,593 3,005 3,391 3,516 3,563 3,573 3,570 3,649 3,945 4,101 4,267 4,240 4,462 4,459 4,429 4,614
22 to 24 years old 1,469 1,947 2,202 2,600 3,086 3,166 3,114 3,185 3,280 3,443 3,594 3,758 3,790 3,871 4,036 4,162 4,196 4,425
25 to 29 years old 1,091 1,843 2,083 2,044 2,311 2,418 2,469 2,506 2,651 2,840 3,096 3,253 3,268 3,218 3,105 3,233 3,501 3,846
30 to 34 years old 527 1,227 1,384 1,333 1,418 1,440 1,438 1,472 1,519 1,609 1,741 1,805 1,786 1,731 1,636 1,698 1,795 2,224
35 years old and over 767 1,577 2,627 2,942 3,181 3,199 3,272 3,277 3,339 3,554 3,794 3,840 3,707 3,577 3,203 3,286 3,437 4,188
                                     
Males 5,044 5,874 6,284 6,722 7,260 7,387 7,456 7,575 7,816 8,189 8,770 9,045 9,026 8,919 8,985 9,037 9,145 9,817
14 to 17 years old 125 106 66 58 67 62 68 69 88 93 103 94 104 109 112 114 118 127
18 and 19 years old 1,355 1,368 1,298 1,464 1,474 1,475 1,523 1,604 1,669 1,704 1,806 1,820 1,782 1,712 1,749 1,729 1,732 1,841
20 and 21 years old 1,064 1,219 1,259 1,411 1,541 1,608 1,658 1,628 1,634 1,695 1,876 1,948 1,984 1,962 2,072 2,048 2,015 2,074
22 to 24 years old 1,004 1,075 1,129 1,222 1,411 1,437 1,410 1,445 1,480 1,555 1,606 1,723 1,767 1,862 1,978 2,012 2,013 2,069
25 to 29 years old 796 983 1,024 908 1,007 1,039 1,057 1,040 1,148 1,222 1,382 1,410 1,402 1,347 1,328 1,366 1,454 1,555
30 to 34 years old 333 564 605 581 602 619 591 628 638 691 709 731 699 678 643 657 681 820
35 years old and over 366 559 902 1,077 1,158 1,147 1,149 1,160 1,159 1,228 1,287 1,320 1,288 1,249 1,102 1,111 1,134 1,330
                                     
Females 3,537 6,223 7,535 8,591 9,651 9,885 10,032 10,184 10,432 10,914 11,658 11,971 11,968 11,724 11,613 11,974 12,441 14,017
14 to 17 years old 137 151 87 73 102 104 119 115 112 102 114 108 116 107 112 113 119 135
18 and 19 years old 1,224 1,484 1,479 1,794 1,880 1,892 1,920 1,956 2,021 2,109 2,236 2,236 2,172 2,078 2,182 2,218 2,260 2,434
20 and 21 years old 821 1,177 1,334 1,593 1,851 1,908 1,905 1,945 1,936 1,954 2,069 2,154 2,283 2,278 2,390 2,411 2,414 2,540
22 to 24 years old 464 871 1,073 1,378 1,675 1,729 1,704 1,740 1,800 1,888 1,987 2,036 2,023 2,009 2,058 2,150 2,183 2,356
25 to 29 years old 296 859 1,059 1,136 1,304 1,379 1,413 1,466 1,502 1,618 1,713 1,844 1,866 1,870 1,777 1,867 2,047 2,292
30 to 34 years old 194 663 779 752 816 821 847 844 881 918 1,032 1,074 1,087 1,053 993 1,041 1,114 1,403
35 years old and over 401 1,018 1,725 1,865 2,023 2,052 2,123 2,117 2,180 2,326 2,507 2,520 2,419 2,328 2,101 2,175 2,303 2,858
                                     
Full-time 5,816 7,098 7,821 9,010 10,326 10,610 10,797 10,957 11,270 11,748 12,723 13,082 13,001 12,737 12,742 12,992 13,278 14,520
14 to 17 years old 246 231 134 121 146 138 152 148 169 168 181 170 185 187 182 185 193 213
18 and 19 years old 2,374 2,544 2,471 2,823 2,934 2,960 3,026 3,120 3,244 3,359 3,513 3,495 3,351 3,236 3,229 3,254 3,297 3,546
20 and 21 years old 1,649 2,007 2,137 2,452 2,841 2,926 2,976 2,972 2,985 3,043 3,271 3,363 3,427 3,392 3,453 3,459 3,442 3,606
22 to 24 years old 904 1,181 1,405 1,714 2,083 2,143 2,122 2,127 2,205 2,347 2,535 2,584 2,580 2,585 2,659 2,747 2,775 2,951
25 to 29 years old 426 641 791 886 1,086 1,132 1,174 1,225 1,299 1,369 1,520 1,605 1,600 1,558 1,505 1,571 1,703 1,887
30 to 34 years old 113 272 383 418 489 517 547 571 556 571 663 744 763 735 723 753 797 997
35 years old and over 104 221 500 596 747 795 800 794 812 890 1,041 1,121 1,096 1,044 991 1,022 1,071 1,321
                                     
Males 3,504 3,689 3,808 4,111 4,638 4,739 4,803 4,879 5,029 5,234 5,671 5,837 5,793 5,710 5,766 5,783 5,860 6,312
14 to 17 years old 121 95 55 51 58 49 53 52 74 73 78 71 85 94 90 92 95 103
18 and 19 years old 1,261 1,219 1,171 1,252 1,291 1,297 1,339 1,404 1,465 1,516 1,580 1,574 1,510 1,473 1,457 1,441 1,449 1,552
20 and 21 years old 955 1,046 1,035 1,156 1,305 1,360 1,398 1,372 1,366 1,407 1,547 1,586 1,587 1,556 1,584 1,564 1,545 1,609
22 to 24 years old 686 717 768 834 995 1,001 982 992 1,043 1,105 1,177 1,214 1,217 1,253 1,313 1,333 1,341 1,401
25 to 29 years old 346 391 433 410 503 498 506 533 578 597 665 714 727 706 703 725 777 849
30 to 34 years old 77 142 171 186 209 231 225 235 231 249 281 301 299 291 290 297 310 383
35 years old and over 58 80 174 222 277 302 300 291 273 287 343 376 369 337 329 332 342 415
                                     
Females 2,312 3,409 4,013 4,899 5,688 5,871 5,994 6,078 6,240 6,513 7,052 7,245 7,208 7,027 6,976 7,209 7,418 8,207
14 to 17 years old 125 136 78 70 88 89 98 95 95 95 103 99 100 93 92 93 98 110
18 and 19 years old 1,113 1,325 1,300 1,571 1,643 1,662 1,687 1,716 1,779 1,843 1,933 1,921 1,841 1,763 1,772 1,813 1,848 1,993
20 and 21 years old 693 961 1,101 1,296 1,536 1,566 1,578 1,601 1,619 1,636 1,724 1,777 1,840 1,836 1,869 1,895 1,897 1,997
22 to 24 years old 218 464 638 880 1,088 1,142 1,140 1,135 1,163 1,242 1,358 1,370 1,363 1,332 1,346 1,414 1,434 1,550
25 to 29 years old 80 250 358 476 583 634 668 692 721 772 855 890 872 852 802 847 926 1,038
30 to 34 years old 37 130 212 232 280 286 322 336 324 322 382 444 464 444 433 456 487 614
35 years old and over 46 141 326 374 471 493 500 503 539 603 697 745 726 707 662 690 729 906
                                     
Part-time 2,765 4,999 5,998 6,303 6,585 6,662 6,690 6,802 6,978 7,355 7,705 7,934 7,993 7,906 7,855 8,019 8,308 9,314
14 to 17 years old 16 26 19 10 23 28 36 36 31 27 36 32 36 29 42 42 44 49
18 and 19 years old 205 308 306 435 421 407 417 440 446 453 528 561 603 554 703 693 695 729
20 and 21 years old 236 388 456 553 551 590 586 601 585 606 674 739 840 848 1,009 1,000 987 1,008
22 to 24 years old 564 765 796 886 1,003 1,023 992 1,058 1,074 1,096 1,059 1,174 1,210 1,286 1,377 1,415 1,421 1,474
25 to 29 years old 665 1,202 1,291 1,158 1,224 1,286 1,296 1,282 1,352 1,471 1,576 1,649 1,669 1,659 1,599 1,661 1,797 1,959
30 to 34 years old 414 954 1,001 915 929 923 891 901 963 1,037 1,078 1,060 1,023 997 914 945 998 1,227
35 years old and over 663 1,356 2,127 2,345 2,434 2,404 2,472 2,483 2,527 2,664 2,753 2,719 2,612 2,532 2,212 2,264 2,365 2,867
                                     
Males 1,540 2,185 2,476 2,611 2,622 2,648 2,653 2,696 2,786 2,955 3,099 3,208 3,233 3,209 3,219 3,254 3,285 3,504
14 to 17 years old 4 12 11 7 9 13 15 17 14 20 25 23 20 14 22 22 23 24
18 and 19 years old 94 149 127 212 183 178 184 200 204 188 226 245 272 239 292 288 283 288
20 and 21 years old 108 172 224 255 236 248 260 257 269 289 329 362 397 406 488 484 470 466
22 to 24 years old 318 359 361 388 416 436 428 452 438 450 430 508 551 609 665 679 672 668
25 to 29 years old 450 592 591 498 504 540 551 507 570 625 717 695 675 641 624 641 677 706
30 to 34 years old 257 422 435 395 392 388 365 393 406 442 428 430 400 388 353 360 371 437
35 years old and over 309 479 728 855 882 845 850 869 886 941 944 944 919 912 774 779 791 915
                                     
Females 1,225 2,814 3,521 3,692 3,963 4,014 4,038 4,106 4,192 4,401 4,606 4,726 4,760 4,697 4,636 4,765 5,022 5,810
14 to 17 years old 12 14 9 3 14 15 21 20 17 7 11 9 16 15 19 20 21 25
18 and 19 years old 112 159 179 223 238 230 233 240 242 265 303 316 331 315 411 405 412 441
20 and 21 years old 128 216 233 298 315 342 327 344 317 318 345 377 443 442 521 516 518 543
22 to 24 years old 246 407 435 497 587 588 564 605 637 646 629 666 659 677 711 736 749 806
25 to 29 years old 216 609 700 660 721 746 745 774 781 846 858 953 994 1,018 975 1,020 1,121 1,254
30 to 34 years old 158 532 567 520 537 535 526 508 557 595 651 630 623 609 561 585 627 790
35 years old and over 354 876 1,399 1,491 1,552 1,560 1,623 1,614 1,640 1,723 1,810 1,775 1,693 1,621 1,438 1,484 1,574 1,952
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. 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 2012, Enrollment component; and Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions Projection Model, 1980 through 2023. U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, selected years, 1970 through 2012. (This table was prepared June 2014.)

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