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Table 303.45. | Total fall enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by level of enrollment, sex, attendance status, and age of student: 2007, 2009, and 2011 |
Attendance status and age of student | Fall 2007 | Fall 2009 | Fall 2011 | ||||||||||
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All levels | All levels | All levels | Undergraduate | Postbaccalaureate | |||||||||
Total | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | Total | Males | Females | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
All students | 18,248,128 | 20,427,711 | 8,769,504 | 11,658,207 | 20,994,113 | 9,026,499 | 11,967,614 | 18,063,037 | 7,816,975 | 10,246,062 | 2,931,076 | 1,209,524 | 1,721,552 |
Under 18 | 668,426 | 757,239 | 314,150 | 443,089 | 796,375 | 330,111 | 466,264 | 796,117 | 329,995 | 466,122 | 258 | 116 | 142 |
18 and 19 | 3,963,371 | 4,300,248 | 1,946,838 | 2,353,410 | 4,290,986 | 1,934,931 | 2,356,055 | 4,289,343 | 1,934,372 | 2,354,971 | 1,643 | 559 | 1,084 |
20 and 21 | 3,642,872 | 4,003,222 | 1,814,622 | 2,188,600 | 4,160,288 | 1,873,616 | 2,286,672 | 4,128,526 | 1,861,923 | 2,266,603 | 31,762 | 11,693 | 20,069 |
22 to 24 | 3,009,713 | 3,315,227 | 1,520,388 | 1,794,839 | 3,433,234 | 1,574,040 | 1,859,194 | 2,824,613 | 1,327,147 | 1,497,466 | 608,621 | 246,893 | 361,728 |
25 to 29 | 2,550,482 | 2,961,851 | 1,277,580 | 1,684,271 | 3,042,737 | 1,328,113 | 1,714,624 | 2,109,253 | 919,936 | 1,189,317 | 933,484 | 408,177 | 525,307 |
30 to 34 | 1,365,912 | 1,635,355 | 663,459 | 971,896 | 1,756,934 | 725,335 | 1,031,599 | 1,280,160 | 512,493 | 767,667 | 476,774 | 212,842 | 263,932 |
35 to 39 | 980,818 | 1,128,666 | 426,387 | 702,279 | 1,122,631 | 426,511 | 696,120 | 841,866 | 309,311 | 532,555 | 280,765 | 117,200 | 163,565 |
40 to 49 | 1,266,171 | 1,449,671 | 498,553 | 951,118 | 1,500,023 | 524,589 | 975,434 | 1,133,631 | 390,017 | 743,614 | 366,392 | 134,572 | 231,820 |
50 to 64 | 627,603 | 734,572 | 247,034 | 487,538 | 757,586 | 252,729 | 504,857 | 554,461 | 187,458 | 367,003 | 203,125 | 65,271 | 137,854 |
65 and over | 77,379 | 69,844 | 29,251 | 40,593 | 65,158 | 27,087 | 38,071 | 55,755 | 22,872 | 32,883 | 9,403 | 4,215 | 5,188 |
Age unknown | 95,381 | 71,816 | 31,242 | 40,574 | 68,161 | 29,437 | 38,724 | 49,312 | 21,451 | 27,861 | 18,849 | 7,986 | 10,863 |
Full-time | 11,269,892 | 12,722,782 | 5,670,644 | 7,052,138 | 13,001,457 | 5,793,411 | 7,208,046 | 11,359,068 | 5,070,529 | 6,288,539 | 1,642,389 | 722,882 | 919,507 |
Under 18 | 171,784 | 177,445 | 71,603 | 105,842 | 181,834 | 72,667 | 109,167 | 181,732 | 72,617 | 109,115 | 102 | 50 | 52 |
18 and 19 | 3,383,318 | 3,640,621 | 1,636,522 | 2,004,099 | 3,569,445 | 1,596,824 | 1,972,621 | 3,567,947 | 1,596,308 | 1,971,639 | 1,498 | 516 | 982 |
20 and 21 | 2,964,697 | 3,249,604 | 1,477,485 | 1,772,119 | 3,309,527 | 1,494,271 | 1,815,256 | 3,281,595 | 1,483,746 | 1,797,849 | 27,932 | 10,525 | 17,407 |
22 to 24 | 1,986,776 | 2,198,573 | 1,047,143 | 1,151,430 | 2,256,745 | 1,071,907 | 1,184,838 | 1,772,646 | 869,936 | 902,710 | 484,099 | 201,971 | 282,128 |
25 to 29 | 1,284,698 | 1,540,444 | 705,203 | 835,241 | 1,607,021 | 745,742 | 861,279 | 1,025,404 | 472,849 | 552,555 | 581,617 | 272,893 | 308,724 |
30 to 34 | 565,710 | 725,901 | 304,439 | 421,462 | 793,548 | 342,381 | 451,167 | 564,393 | 232,067 | 332,326 | 229,155 | 110,314 | 118,841 |
35 to 39 | 347,864 | 447,946 | 169,775 | 278,171 | 459,830 | 176,702 | 283,128 | 346,510 | 126,563 | 219,947 | 113,320 | 50,139 | 63,181 |
40 to 49 | 380,043 | 501,869 | 173,301 | 328,568 | 551,741 | 196,711 | 355,030 | 422,084 | 146,811 | 275,273 | 129,657 | 49,900 | 79,757 |
50 to 64 | 145,757 | 207,365 | 70,665 | 136,700 | 232,535 | 79,375 | 153,160 | 168,877 | 57,879 | 110,998 | 63,658 | 21,496 | 42,162 |
65 and over | 4,868 | 6,642 | 2,871 | 3,771 | 8,656 | 3,693 | 4,963 | 6,081 | 2,577 | 3,504 | 2,575 | 1,116 | 1,459 |
Age unknown | 34,377 | 26,372 | 11,637 | 14,735 | 30,575 | 13,138 | 17,437 | 21,799 | 9,176 | 12,623 | 8,776 | 3,962 | 4,814 |
Part-time | 6,978,236 | 7,704,929 | 3,098,860 | 4,606,069 | 7,992,656 | 3,233,088 | 4,759,568 | 6,703,969 | 2,746,446 | 3,957,523 | 1,288,687 | 486,642 | 802,045 |
Under 18 | 496,642 | 579,794 | 242,547 | 337,247 | 614,541 | 257,444 | 357,097 | 614,385 | 257,378 | 357,007 | 156 | 66 | 90 |
18 and 19 | 580,053 | 659,627 | 310,316 | 349,311 | 721,541 | 338,107 | 383,434 | 721,396 | 338,064 | 383,332 | 145 | 43 | 102 |
20 and 21 | 678,175 | 753,618 | 337,137 | 416,481 | 850,761 | 379,345 | 471,416 | 846,931 | 378,177 | 468,754 | 3,830 | 1,168 | 2,662 |
22 to 24 | 1,022,937 | 1,116,654 | 473,245 | 643,409 | 1,176,489 | 502,133 | 674,356 | 1,051,967 | 457,211 | 594,756 | 124,522 | 44,922 | 79,600 |
25 to 29 | 1,265,784 | 1,421,407 | 572,377 | 849,030 | 1,435,716 | 582,371 | 853,345 | 1,083,849 | 447,087 | 636,762 | 351,867 | 135,284 | 216,583 |
30 to 34 | 800,202 | 909,454 | 359,020 | 550,434 | 963,386 | 382,954 | 580,432 | 715,767 | 280,426 | 435,341 | 247,619 | 102,528 | 145,091 |
35 to 39 | 632,954 | 680,720 | 256,612 | 424,108 | 662,801 | 249,809 | 412,992 | 495,356 | 182,748 | 312,608 | 167,445 | 67,061 | 100,384 |
40 to 49 | 886,128 | 947,802 | 325,252 | 622,550 | 948,282 | 327,878 | 620,404 | 711,547 | 243,206 | 468,341 | 236,735 | 84,672 | 152,063 |
50 to 64 | 481,846 | 527,207 | 176,369 | 350,838 | 525,051 | 173,354 | 351,697 | 385,584 | 129,579 | 256,005 | 139,467 | 43,775 | 95,692 |
65 and over | 72,511 | 63,202 | 26,380 | 36,822 | 56,502 | 23,394 | 33,108 | 49,674 | 20,295 | 29,379 | 6,828 | 3,099 | 3,729 |
Age unknown | 61,004 | 45,444 | 19,605 | 25,839 | 37,586 | 16,299 | 21,287 | 27,513 | 12,275 | 15,238 | 10,073 | 4,024 | 6,049 |
Percentage distribution | |||||||||||||
All students | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Under 18 | 3.7 | 3.7 | 3.6 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 3.7 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.2 | 4.5 | # | # | # |
18 and 19 | 21.7 | 21.1 | 22.2 | 20.2 | 20.4 | 21.4 | 19.7 | 23.7 | 24.7 | 23.0 | 0.1 | # | 0.1 |
20 and 21 | 20.0 | 19.6 | 20.7 | 18.8 | 19.8 | 20.8 | 19.1 | 22.9 | 23.8 | 22.1 | 1.1 | 1.0 | 1.2 |
22 to 24 | 16.5 | 16.2 | 17.3 | 15.4 | 16.4 | 17.4 | 15.5 | 15.6 | 17.0 | 14.6 | 20.8 | 20.4 | 21.0 |
25 to 29 | 14.0 | 14.5 | 14.6 | 14.4 | 14.5 | 14.7 | 14.3 | 11.7 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 31.8 | 33.7 | 30.5 |
30 to 34 | 7.5 | 8.0 | 7.6 | 8.3 | 8.4 | 8.0 | 8.6 | 7.1 | 6.6 | 7.5 | 16.3 | 17.6 | 15.3 |
35 to 39 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 4.9 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4.7 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 5.2 | 9.6 | 9.7 | 9.5 |
40 to 49 | 6.9 | 7.1 | 5.7 | 8.2 | 7.1 | 5.8 | 8.2 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 7.3 | 12.5 | 11.1 | 13.5 |
50 to 64 | 3.4 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.6 | 2.8 | 4.2 | 3.1 | 2.4 | 3.6 | 6.9 | 5.4 | 8.0 |
65 and over | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 |
Age unknown | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 | 0.7 | 0.6 |
Full-time | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Under 18 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.5 | 1.6 | 1.4 | 1.7 | # | # | # |
18 and 19 | 30.0 | 28.6 | 28.9 | 28.4 | 27.5 | 27.6 | 27.4 | 31.4 | 31.5 | 31.4 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 |
20 and 21 | 26.3 | 25.5 | 26.1 | 25.1 | 25.5 | 25.8 | 25.2 | 28.9 | 29.3 | 28.6 | 1.7 | 1.5 | 1.9 |
22 to 24 | 17.6 | 17.3 | 18.5 | 16.3 | 17.4 | 18.5 | 16.4 | 15.6 | 17.2 | 14.4 | 29.5 | 27.9 | 30.7 |
25 to 29 | 11.4 | 12.1 | 12.4 | 11.8 | 12.4 | 12.9 | 11.9 | 9.0 | 9.3 | 8.8 | 35.4 | 37.8 | 33.6 |
30 to 34 | 5.0 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.3 | 14.0 | 15.3 | 12.9 |
35 to 39 | 3.1 | 3.5 | 3.0 | 3.9 | 3.5 | 3.1 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 2.5 | 3.5 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.9 |
40 to 49 | 3.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 4.7 | 4.2 | 3.4 | 4.9 | 3.7 | 2.9 | 4.4 | 7.9 | 6.9 | 8.7 |
50 to 64 | 1.3 | 1.6 | 1.2 | 1.9 | 1.8 | 1.4 | 2.1 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 1.8 | 3.9 | 3.0 | 4.6 |
65 and over | # | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 |
Age unknown | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 |
Part-time | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 | 100.0 |
Under 18 | 7.1 | 7.5 | 7.8 | 7.3 | 7.7 | 8.0 | 7.5 | 9.2 | 9.4 | 9.0 | # | # | # |
18 and 19 | 8.3 | 8.6 | 10.0 | 7.6 | 9.0 | 10.5 | 8.1 | 10.8 | 12.3 | 9.7 | # | # | # |
20 and 21 | 9.7 | 9.8 | 10.9 | 9.0 | 10.6 | 11.7 | 9.9 | 12.6 | 13.8 | 11.8 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 |
22 to 24 | 14.7 | 14.5 | 15.3 | 14.0 | 14.7 | 15.5 | 14.2 | 15.7 | 16.6 | 15.0 | 9.7 | 9.2 | 9.9 |
25 to 29 | 18.1 | 18.4 | 18.5 | 18.4 | 18.0 | 18.0 | 17.9 | 16.2 | 16.3 | 16.1 | 27.3 | 27.8 | 27.0 |
30 to 34 | 11.5 | 11.8 | 11.6 | 12.0 | 12.1 | 11.8 | 12.2 | 10.7 | 10.2 | 11.0 | 19.2 | 21.1 | 18.1 |
35 to 39 | 9.1 | 8.8 | 8.3 | 9.2 | 8.3 | 7.7 | 8.7 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 7.9 | 13.0 | 13.8 | 12.5 |
40 to 49 | 12.7 | 12.3 | 10.5 | 13.5 | 11.9 | 10.1 | 13.0 | 10.6 | 8.9 | 11.8 | 18.4 | 17.4 | 19.0 |
50 to 64 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 5.7 | 7.6 | 6.6 | 5.4 | 7.4 | 5.8 | 4.7 | 6.5 | 10.8 | 9.0 | 11.9 |
65 and over | 1.0 | 0.8 | 0.9 | 0.8 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 |
Age unknown | 0.9 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.8 |
#Rounds to zero. | |||||||||||||
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. | |||||||||||||
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2008, 2010, and 2012, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared September 2012.) |