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Table 303.50. | Total fall enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by level of enrollment, control and level of institution, attendance status, and age of student: 2011 |
Attendance status and age of student | Undergraduate | Postbaccalaureate | ||||||||||||
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Total | Public | Private, nonprofit | Private, for-profit | Total | Public | Private, non-profit | Private, for- profit |
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Total | 4-year | 2-year | Total | 4-year | 2-year | Total | 4-year | 2-year | ||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 |
All students | 18,063,037 | 13,688,792 | 6,626,325 | 7,062,467 | 2,718,880 | 2,679,016 | 39,864 | 1,655,365 | 1,257,714 | 397,651 | 2,931,076 | 1,421,404 | 1,208,306 | 301,366 |
Under 18 | 796,117 | 716,684 | 218,543 | 498,141 | 74,833 | 73,994 | 839 | 4,600 | 2,924 | 1,676 | 258 | 71 | 100 | 87 |
18 and 19 | 4,289,343 | 3,355,112 | 1,844,445 | 1,510,667 | 824,285 | 816,719 | 7,566 | 109,946 | 63,475 | 46,471 | 1,643 | 461 | 1,077 | 105 |
20 and 21 | 4,128,526 | 3,137,619 | 1,927,481 | 1,210,138 | 819,186 | 811,947 | 7,239 | 171,721 | 106,750 | 64,971 | 31,762 | 17,582 | 13,471 | 709 |
22 to 24 | 2,824,613 | 2,234,132 | 1,247,283 | 986,849 | 354,688 | 348,703 | 5,985 | 235,793 | 165,858 | 69,935 | 608,621 | 335,228 | 257,730 | 15,663 |
25 to 29 | 2,109,253 | 1,560,039 | 609,495 | 950,544 | 198,293 | 191,788 | 6,505 | 350,921 | 273,143 | 77,778 | 933,484 | 477,293 | 397,756 | 58,435 |
30 to 34 | 1,280,160 | 887,626 | 290,381 | 597,245 | 129,891 | 125,803 | 4,088 | 262,643 | 214,794 | 47,849 | 476,774 | 232,227 | 188,119 | 56,428 |
35 to 39 | 841,866 | 565,830 | 170,043 | 395,787 | 94,608 | 91,817 | 2,791 | 181,428 | 149,947 | 31,481 | 280,765 | 125,583 | 108,163 | 47,019 |
40 to 49 | 1,133,631 | 763,973 | 210,740 | 553,233 | 138,769 | 135,614 | 3,155 | 230,889 | 192,616 | 38,273 | 366,392 | 149,450 | 141,886 | 75,056 |
50 to 64 | 554,461 | 398,818 | 94,504 | 304,314 | 60,867 | 59,441 | 1,426 | 94,776 | 79,237 | 15,539 | 203,125 | 78,540 | 80,335 | 44,250 |
65 and over | 55,755 | 49,703 | 7,850 | 41,853 | 3,073 | 2,986 | 87 | 2,979 | 2,180 | 799 | 9,403 | 3,830 | 3,794 | 1,779 |
Age unknown | 49,312 | 19,256 | 5,560 | 13,696 | 20,387 | 20,204 | 183 | 9,669 | 6,790 | 2,879 | 18,849 | 1,139 | 15,875 | 1,835 |
Full-time | 11,359,068 | 7,894,906 | 5,118,175 | 2,776,731 | 2,235,815 | 2,205,236 | 30,579 | 1,228,347 | 875,621 | 352,726 | 1,642,389 | 770,834 | 702,004 | 169,551 |
Under 18 | 181,732 | 146,634 | 80,890 | 65,744 | 31,737 | 31,522 | 215 | 3,361 | 1,890 | 1,471 | 102 | 27 | 63 | 12 |
18 and 19 | 3,567,947 | 2,669,114 | 1,725,670 | 943,444 | 802,267 | 795,492 | 6,775 | 96,566 | 53,057 | 43,509 | 1,498 | 404 | 1,010 | 84 |
20 and 21 | 3,281,595 | 2,349,095 | 1,745,228 | 603,867 | 790,545 | 784,271 | 6,274 | 141,955 | 82,927 | 59,028 | 27,932 | 15,096 | 12,271 | 565 |
22 to 24 | 1,772,646 | 1,298,188 | 938,407 | 359,781 | 293,040 | 288,374 | 4,666 | 181,418 | 119,742 | 61,676 | 484,099 | 264,981 | 207,829 | 11,289 |
25 to 29 | 1,025,404 | 647,857 | 336,441 | 311,416 | 117,996 | 113,231 | 4,765 | 259,551 | 191,278 | 68,273 | 581,617 | 287,166 | 259,441 | 35,010 |
30 to 34 | 564,393 | 310,836 | 129,916 | 180,920 | 65,277 | 62,434 | 2,843 | 188,280 | 146,523 | 41,757 | 229,155 | 104,392 | 93,840 | 30,923 |
35 to 39 | 346,510 | 174,974 | 65,140 | 109,834 | 43,793 | 41,802 | 1,991 | 127,743 | 100,299 | 27,444 | 113,320 | 43,274 | 44,540 | 25,506 |
40 to 49 | 422,084 | 205,352 | 69,269 | 136,083 | 57,822 | 55,801 | 2,021 | 158,910 | 125,945 | 32,965 | 129,657 | 39,057 | 50,008 | 40,592 |
50 to 64 | 168,877 | 84,785 | 24,581 | 60,204 | 21,779 | 20,919 | 860 | 62,313 | 49,040 | 13,273 | 63,658 | 15,627 | 24,543 | 23,488 |
65 and over | 6,081 | 3,330 | 763 | 2,567 | 757 | 706 | 51 | 1,994 | 1,259 | 735 | 2,575 | 522 | 1,135 | 918 |
Age unknown | 21,799 | 4,741 | 1,870 | 2,871 | 10,802 | 10,684 | 118 | 6,256 | 3,661 | 2,595 | 8,776 | 288 | 7,324 | 1,164 |
Part-time | 6,703,969 | 5,793,886 | 1,508,150 | 4,285,736 | 483,065 | 473,780 | 9,285 | 427,018 | 382,093 | 44,925 | 1,288,687 | 650,570 | 506,302 | 131,815 |
Under 18 | 614,385 | 570,050 | 137,653 | 432,397 | 43,096 | 42,472 | 624 | 1,239 | 1,034 | 205 | 156 | 44 | 37 | 75 |
18 and 19 | 721,396 | 685,998 | 118,775 | 567,223 | 22,018 | 21,227 | 791 | 13,380 | 10,418 | 2,962 | 145 | 57 | 67 | 21 |
20 and 21 | 846,931 | 788,524 | 182,253 | 606,271 | 28,641 | 27,676 | 965 | 29,766 | 23,823 | 5,943 | 3,830 | 2,486 | 1,200 | 144 |
22 to 24 | 1,051,967 | 935,944 | 308,876 | 627,068 | 61,648 | 60,329 | 1,319 | 54,375 | 46,116 | 8,259 | 124,522 | 70,247 | 49,901 | 4,374 |
25 to 29 | 1,083,849 | 912,182 | 273,054 | 639,128 | 80,297 | 78,557 | 1,740 | 91,370 | 81,865 | 9,505 | 351,867 | 190,127 | 138,315 | 23,425 |
30 to 34 | 715,767 | 576,790 | 160,465 | 416,325 | 64,614 | 63,369 | 1,245 | 74,363 | 68,271 | 6,092 | 247,619 | 127,835 | 94,279 | 25,505 |
35 to 39 | 495,356 | 390,856 | 104,903 | 285,953 | 50,815 | 50,015 | 800 | 53,685 | 49,648 | 4,037 | 167,445 | 82,309 | 63,623 | 21,513 |
40 to 49 | 711,547 | 558,621 | 141,471 | 417,150 | 80,947 | 79,813 | 1,134 | 71,979 | 66,671 | 5,308 | 236,735 | 110,393 | 91,878 | 34,464 |
50 to 64 | 385,584 | 314,033 | 69,923 | 244,110 | 39,088 | 38,522 | 566 | 32,463 | 30,197 | 2,266 | 139,467 | 62,913 | 55,792 | 20,762 |
65 and over | 49,674 | 46,373 | 7,087 | 39,286 | 2,316 | 2,280 | 36 | 985 | 921 | 64 | 6,828 | 3,308 | 2,659 | 861 |
Age unknown | 27,513 | 14,515 | 3,690 | 10,825 | 9,585 | 9,520 | 65 | 3,413 | 3,129 | 284 | 10,073 | 851 | 8,551 | 671 |
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 | 100.0 |
Under 18 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 3.3 | 7.1 | 2.8 | 2.8 | 2.1 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | # | # | # | # |
18 and 19 | 23.7 | 24.5 | 27.8 | 21.4 | 30.3 | 30.5 | 19.0 | 6.6 | 5.0 | 11.7 | 0.1 | # | 0.1 | # |
20 and 21 | 22.9 | 22.9 | 29.1 | 17.1 | 30.1 | 30.3 | 18.2 | 10.4 | 8.5 | 16.3 | 1.1 | 1.2 | 1.1 | 0.2 |
22 to 24 | 15.6 | 16.3 | 18.8 | 14.0 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 15.0 | 14.2 | 13.2 | 17.6 | 20.8 | 23.6 | 21.3 | 5.2 |
25 to 29 | 11.7 | 11.4 | 9.2 | 13.5 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 16.3 | 21.2 | 21.7 | 19.6 | 31.8 | 33.6 | 32.9 | 19.4 |
30 to 34 | 7.1 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 8.5 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 10.3 | 15.9 | 17.1 | 12.0 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 15.6 | 18.7 |
35 to 39 | 4.7 | 4.1 | 2.6 | 5.6 | 3.5 | 3.4 | 7.0 | 11.0 | 11.9 | 7.9 | 9.6 | 8.8 | 9.0 | 15.6 |
40 to 49 | 6.3 | 5.6 | 3.2 | 7.8 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 7.9 | 13.9 | 15.3 | 9.6 | 12.5 | 10.5 | 11.7 | 24.9 |
50 to 64 | 3.1 | 2.9 | 1.4 | 4.3 | 2.2 | 2.2 | 3.6 | 5.7 | 6.3 | 3.9 | 6.9 | 5.5 | 6.6 | 14.7 |
65 and over | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.1 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.6 |
Age unknown | 0.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.6 | 0.5 | 0.7 | 0.6 | 0.1 | 1.3 | 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 | 100.0 |
Under 18 | 1.6 | 1.9 | 1.6 | 2.4 | 1.4 | 1.4 | 0.7 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.4 | # | # | # | # |
18 and 19 | 31.4 | 33.8 | 33.7 | 34.0 | 35.9 | 36.1 | 22.2 | 7.9 | 6.1 | 12.3 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 0.0 |
20 and 21 | 28.9 | 29.8 | 34.1 | 21.7 | 35.4 | 35.6 | 20.5 | 11.6 | 9.5 | 16.7 | 1.7 | 2.0 | 1.7 | 0.3 |
22 to 24 | 15.6 | 16.4 | 18.3 | 13.0 | 13.1 | 13.1 | 15.3 | 14.8 | 13.7 | 17.5 | 29.5 | 34.4 | 29.6 | 6.7 |
25 to 29 | 9.0 | 8.2 | 6.6 | 11.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 15.6 | 21.1 | 21.8 | 19.4 | 35.4 | 37.3 | 37.0 | 20.6 |
30 to 34 | 5.0 | 3.9 | 2.5 | 6.5 | 2.9 | 2.8 | 9.3 | 15.3 | 16.7 | 11.8 | 14.0 | 13.5 | 13.4 | 18.2 |
35 to 39 | 3.1 | 2.2 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 2.0 | 1.9 | 6.5 | 10.4 | 11.5 | 7.8 | 6.9 | 5.6 | 6.3 | 15.0 |
40 to 49 | 3.7 | 2.6 | 1.4 | 4.9 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 6.6 | 12.9 | 14.4 | 9.3 | 7.9 | 5.1 | 7.1 | 23.9 |
50 to 64 | 1.5 | 1.1 | 0.5 | 2.2 | 1.0 | 0.9 | 2.8 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 2.0 | 3.5 | 13.9 |
65 and over | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.0 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 0.5 |
Age unknown | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.0 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.7 | 0.5 | 0.0 | 1.0 | 0.7 |
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 | 100.0 |
Under 18 | 9.2 | 9.8 | 9.1 | 10.1 | 8.9 | 9.0 | 6.7 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 0.5 | # | # | # | 0.1 |
18 and 19 | 10.8 | 11.8 | 7.9 | 13.2 | 4.6 | 4.5 | 8.5 | 3.1 | 2.7 | 6.6 | # | # | # | # |
20 and 21 | 12.6 | 13.6 | 12.1 | 14.1 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 10.4 | 7.0 | 6.2 | 13.2 | 0.3 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.1 |
22 to 24 | 15.7 | 16.2 | 20.5 | 14.6 | 12.8 | 12.7 | 14.2 | 12.7 | 12.1 | 18.4 | 9.7 | 10.8 | 9.9 | 3.3 |
25 to 29 | 16.2 | 15.7 | 18.1 | 14.9 | 16.6 | 16.6 | 18.7 | 21.4 | 21.4 | 21.2 | 27.3 | 29.2 | 27.3 | 17.8 |
30 to 34 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 10.6 | 9.7 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 13.4 | 17.4 | 17.9 | 13.6 | 19.2 | 19.6 | 18.6 | 19.3 |
35 to 39 | 7.4 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 10.5 | 10.6 | 8.6 | 12.6 | 13.0 | 9.0 | 13.0 | 12.7 | 12.6 | 16.3 |
40 to 49 | 10.6 | 9.6 | 9.4 | 9.7 | 16.8 | 16.8 | 12.2 | 16.9 | 17.4 | 11.8 | 18.4 | 17.0 | 18.1 | 26.1 |
50 to 64 | 5.8 | 5.4 | 4.6 | 5.7 | 8.1 | 8.1 | 6.1 | 7.6 | 7.9 | 5.0 | 10.8 | 9.7 | 11.0 | 15.8 |
65 and over | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.5 | 0.9 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.2 | 0.2 | 0.1 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.7 |
Age unknown | 0.4 | 0.3 | 0.2 | 0.3 | 2.0 | 2.0 | 0.7 | 0.8 | 0.8 | 0.6 | 0.8 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 0.5 |
#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 2012, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared November 2012.) |