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.)