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Table 303.10. | Total fall enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by attendance status, sex of student, and control of institution: Selected years, 1947 through 2024 |
Year | Total enrollment | Attendance status | Sex of student | Control of institution | |||||||||
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Full-time | Part-time | Percent part-time |
Male | Female | Percent female |
Public | Private | ||||||
Total | Nonprofit | For-profit | |||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | ||
19471 | 2,338,226 | — | — | — | 1,659,249 | 678,977 | 29.0 | 1,152,377 | 1,185,849 | — | — | ||
19481 | 2,403,396 | — | — | — | 1,709,367 | 694,029 | 28.9 | 1,185,588 | 1,217,808 | — | — | ||
19491 | 2,444,900 | — | — | — | 1,721,572 | 723,328 | 29.6 | 1,207,151 | 1,237,749 | — | — | ||
19501 | 2,281,298 | — | — | — | 1,560,392 | 720,906 | 31.6 | 1,139,699 | 1,141,599 | — | — | ||
19511 | 2,101,962 | — | — | — | 1,390,740 | 711,222 | 33.8 | 1,037,938 | 1,064,024 | — | — | ||
19521 | 2,134,242 | — | — | — | 1,380,357 | 753,885 | 35.3 | 1,101,240 | 1,033,002 | — | — | ||
19531 | 2,231,054 | — | — | — | 1,422,598 | 808,456 | 36.2 | 1,185,876 | 1,045,178 | — | — | ||
19541 | 2,446,693 | — | — | — | 1,563,382 | 883,311 | 36.1 | 1,353,531 | 1,093,162 | — | — | ||
19551 | 2,653,034 | — | — | — | 1,733,184 | 919,850 | 34.7 | 1,476,282 | 1,176,752 | — | — | ||
19561 | 2,918,212 | — | — | — | 1,911,458 | 1,006,754 | 34.5 | 1,656,402 | 1,261,810 | — | — | ||
1957 | 3,323,783 | — | — | — | 2,170,765 | 1,153,018 | 34.7 | 1,972,673 | 1,351,110 | — | — | ||
1959 | 3,639,847 | 2,421,016 | 1,218,831 | 2 | 33.5 | 2,332,617 | 1,307,230 | 35.9 | 2,180,982 | 1,458,865 | — | — | |
1961 | 4,145,065 | 2,785,133 | 1,359,932 | 2 | 32.8 | 2,585,821 | 1,559,244 | 37.6 | 2,561,447 | 1,583,618 | — | — | |
1963 | 4,779,609 | 3,183,833 | 1,595,776 | 2 | 33.4 | 2,961,540 | 1,818,069 | 38.0 | 3,081,279 | 1,698,330 | — | — | |
1964 | 5,280,020 | 3,573,238 | 1,706,782 | 2 | 32.3 | 3,248,713 | 2,031,307 | 38.5 | 3,467,708 | 1,812,312 | — | — | |
1965 | 5,920,864 | 4,095,728 | 1,825,136 | 2 | 30.8 | 3,630,020 | 2,290,844 | 38.7 | 3,969,596 | 1,951,268 | — | — | |
1966 | 6,389,872 | 4,438,606 | 1,951,266 | 2 | 30.5 | 3,856,216 | 2,533,656 | 39.7 | 4,348,917 | 2,040,955 | — | — | |
1967 | 6,911,748 | 4,793,128 | 2,118,620 | 2 | 30.7 | 4,132,800 | 2,778,948 | 40.2 | 4,816,028 | 2,095,720 | 2,074,041 | 21,679 | |
1968 | 7,513,091 | 5,210,155 | 2,302,936 | 30.7 | 4,477,649 | 3,035,442 | 40.4 | 5,430,652 | 2,082,439 | 2,061,211 | 21,228 | ||
1969 | 8,004,660 | 5,498,883 | 2,505,777 | 31.3 | 4,746,201 | 3,258,459 | 40.7 | 5,896,868 | 2,107,792 | 2,087,653 | 20,139 | ||
1970 | 8,580,887 | 5,816,290 | 2,764,597 | 32.2 | 5,043,642 | 3,537,245 | 41.2 | 6,428,134 | 2,152,753 | 2,134,420 | 18,333 | ||
1971 | 8,948,644 | 6,077,232 | 2,871,412 | 32.1 | 5,207,004 | 3,741,640 | 41.8 | 6,804,309 | 2,144,335 | 2,121,913 | 22,422 | ||
1972 | 9,214,860 | 6,072,389 | 3,142,471 | 34.1 | 5,238,757 | 3,976,103 | 43.1 | 7,070,635 | 2,144,225 | 2,123,245 | 20,980 | ||
1973 | 9,602,123 | 6,189,493 | 3,412,630 | 35.5 | 5,371,052 | 4,231,071 | 44.1 | 7,419,516 | 2,182,607 | 2,148,784 | 33,823 | ||
1974 | 10,223,729 | 6,370,273 | 3,853,456 | 37.7 | 5,622,429 | 4,601,300 | 45.0 | 7,988,500 | 2,235,229 | 2,200,963 | 34,266 | ||
1975 | 11,184,859 | 6,841,334 | 4,343,525 | 38.8 | 6,148,997 | 5,035,862 | 45.0 | 8,834,508 | 2,350,351 | 2,311,448 | 38,903 | ||
1976 | 11,012,137 | 6,717,058 | 4,295,079 | 39.0 | 5,810,828 | 5,201,309 | 47.2 | 8,653,477 | 2,358,660 | 2,314,298 | 44,362 | ||
1977 | 11,285,787 | 6,792,925 | 4,492,862 | 39.8 | 5,789,016 | 5,496,771 | 48.7 | 8,846,993 | 2,438,794 | 2,386,652 | 52,142 | ||
1978 | 11,260,092 | 6,667,657 | 4,592,435 | 40.8 | 5,640,998 | 5,619,094 | 49.9 | 8,785,893 | 2,474,199 | 2,408,331 | 65,868 | ||
1979 | 11,569,899 | 6,794,039 | 4,775,860 | 41.3 | 5,682,877 | 5,887,022 | 50.9 | 9,036,822 | 2,533,077 | 2,461,773 | 71,304 | ||
1980 | 12,096,895 | 7,097,958 | 4,998,937 | 41.3 | 5,874,374 | 6,222,521 | 51.4 | 9,457,394 | 2,639,501 | 2,527,787 | 111,714 | 3 | |
1981 | 12,371,672 | 7,181,250 | 5,190,422 | 42.0 | 5,975,056 | 6,396,616 | 51.7 | 9,647,032 | 2,724,640 | 2,572,405 | 152,235 | 3 | |
1982 | 12,425,780 | 7,220,618 | 5,205,162 | 41.9 | 6,031,384 | 6,394,396 | 51.5 | 9,696,087 | 2,729,693 | 2,552,739 | 176,954 | 3 | |
1983 | 12,464,661 | 7,261,050 | 5,203,611 | 41.7 | 6,023,725 | 6,440,936 | 51.7 | 9,682,734 | 2,781,927 | 2,589,187 | 192,740 | ||
1984 | 12,241,940 | 7,098,388 | 5,143,552 | 42.0 | 5,863,574 | 6,378,366 | 52.1 | 9,477,370 | 2,764,570 | 2,574,419 | 190,151 | ||
1985 | 12,247,055 | 7,075,221 | 5,171,834 | 42.2 | 5,818,450 | 6,428,605 | 52.5 | 9,479,273 | 2,767,782 | 2,571,791 | 195,991 | ||
1986 | 12,503,511 | 7,119,550 | 5,383,961 | 43.1 | 5,884,515 | 6,618,996 | 52.9 | 9,713,893 | 2,789,618 | 2,572,479 | 217,139 | 4 | |
1987 | 12,766,642 | 7,231,085 | 5,535,557 | 43.4 | 5,932,056 | 6,834,586 | 53.5 | 9,973,254 | 2,793,388 | 2,602,350 | 191,038 | 4 | |
1988 | 13,055,337 | 7,436,768 | 5,618,569 | 43.0 | 6,001,896 | 7,053,441 | 54.0 | 10,161,388 | 2,893,949 | 2,673,567 | 220,382 | ||
1989 | 13,538,560 | 7,660,950 | 5,877,610 | 43.4 | 6,190,015 | 7,348,545 | 54.3 | 10,577,963 | 2,960,597 | 2,731,174 | 229,423 | ||
1990 | 13,818,637 | 7,820,985 | 5,997,652 | 43.4 | 6,283,909 | 7,534,728 | 54.5 | 10,844,717 | 2,973,920 | 2,760,227 | 213,693 | ||
1991 | 14,358,953 | 8,115,329 | 6,243,624 | 43.5 | 6,501,844 | 7,857,109 | 54.7 | 11,309,563 | 3,049,390 | 2,819,041 | 230,349 | ||
1992 | 14,487,359 | 8,162,118 | 6,325,241 | 43.7 | 6,523,989 | 7,963,370 | 55.0 | 11,384,567 | 3,102,792 | 2,872,523 | 230,269 | ||
1993 | 14,304,803 | 8,127,618 | 6,177,185 | 43.2 | 6,427,450 | 7,877,353 | 55.1 | 11,189,088 | 3,115,715 | 2,888,897 | 226,818 | ||
1994 | 14,278,790 | 8,137,776 | 6,141,014 | 43.0 | 6,371,898 | 7,906,892 | 55.4 | 11,133,680 | 3,145,110 | 2,910,107 | 235,003 | ||
1995 | 14,261,781 | 8,128,802 | 6,132,979 | 43.0 | 6,342,539 | 7,919,242 | 55.5 | 11,092,374 | 3,169,407 | 2,929,044 | 240,363 | ||
1996 | 14,367,520 | 8,302,953 | 6,064,567 | 42.2 | 6,352,825 | 8,014,695 | 55.8 | 11,120,499 | 3,247,021 | 2,942,556 | 304,465 | ||
1997 | 14,502,334 | 8,438,062 | 6,064,272 | 41.8 | 6,396,028 | 8,106,306 | 55.9 | 11,196,119 | 3,306,215 | 2,977,614 | 328,601 | ||
1998 | 14,506,967 | 8,563,338 | 5,943,629 | 41.0 | 6,369,265 | 8,137,702 | 56.1 | 11,137,769 | 3,369,198 | 3,004,925 | 364,273 | ||
1999 | 14,849,691 | 8,803,139 | 6,046,552 | 40.7 | 6,515,164 | 8,334,527 | 56.1 | 11,375,739 | 3,473,952 | 3,055,029 | 418,923 | ||
2000 | 15,312,289 | 9,009,600 | 6,302,689 | 41.2 | 6,721,769 | 8,590,520 | 56.1 | 11,752,786 | 3,559,503 | 3,109,419 | 450,084 | ||
2001 | 15,927,987 | 9,447,502 | 6,480,485 | 40.7 | 6,960,815 | 8,967,172 | 56.3 | 12,233,156 | 3,694,831 | 3,167,330 | 527,501 | ||
2002 | 16,611,711 | 9,946,359 | 6,665,352 | 40.1 | 7,202,116 | 9,409,595 | 56.6 | 12,751,993 | 3,859,718 | 3,265,476 | 594,242 | ||
2003 | 16,911,481 | 10,326,133 | 6,585,348 | 38.9 | 7,260,264 | 9,651,217 | 57.1 | 12,858,698 | 4,052,783 | 3,341,048 | 711,735 | ||
2004 | 17,272,044 | 10,610,177 | 6,661,867 | 38.6 | 7,387,262 | 9,884,782 | 57.2 | 12,980,112 | 4,291,932 | 3,411,685 | 880,247 | ||
2005 | 17,487,475 | 10,797,011 | 6,690,464 | 38.3 | 7,455,925 | 10,031,550 | 57.4 | 13,021,834 | 4,465,641 | 3,454,692 | 1,010,949 | ||
2006 | 17,758,870 | 10,957,305 | 6,801,565 | 38.3 | 7,574,815 | 10,184,055 | 57.3 | 13,180,133 | 4,578,737 | 3,512,866 | 1,065,871 | ||
2007 | 18,248,128 | 11,269,892 | 6,978,236 | 38.2 | 7,815,914 | 10,432,214 | 57.2 | 13,490,780 | 4,757,348 | 3,571,150 | 1,186,198 | ||
2008 | 19,102,814 | 11,747,743 | 7,355,071 | 38.5 | 8,188,895 | 10,913,919 | 57.1 | 13,972,153 | 5,130,661 | 3,661,519 | 1,469,142 | ||
2009 | 20,313,594 | 12,605,355 | 7,708,239 | 37.9 | 8,732,953 | 11,580,641 | 57.0 | 14,810,768 | 5,502,826 | 3,767,672 | 1,735,154 | ||
2010 | 21,019,438 | 13,087,182 | 7,932,256 | 37.7 | 9,045,759 | 11,973,679 | 57.0 | 15,142,171 | 5,877,267 | 3,854,482 | 2,022,785 | ||
2011 | 21,010,590 | 13,002,531 | 8,008,059 | 38.1 | 9,034,256 | 11,976,334 | 57.0 | 15,116,303 | 5,894,287 | 3,926,819 | 1,967,468 | ||
2012 | 20,642,819 | 12,737,013 | 7,905,806 | 38.3 | 8,919,087 | 11,723,732 | 56.8 | 14,880,343 | 5,762,476 | 3,953,578 | 1,808,898 | ||
2013 | 20,375,789 | 12,597,112 | 7,778,677 | 38.2 | 8,860,786 | 11,515,003 | 56.5 | 14,745,558 | 5,630,231 | 3,974,004 | 1,656,227 | ||
20145 | 20,255,000 | 12,664,000 | 7,590,000 | 38.2 | 8,726,000 | 11,528,000 | 57.0 | 14,660,000 | 5,595,000 | — | — | ||
20155 | 20,234,000 | 12,615,000 | 7,619,000 | 38.3 | 8,717,000 | 11,516,000 | 57.3 | 14,646,000 | 5,588,000 | — | — | ||
20165 | 20,486,000 | 12,783,000 | 7,703,000 | 38.5 | 8,783,000 | 11,702,000 | 57.6 | 14,820,000 | 5,666,000 | — | — | ||
20175 | 20,925,000 | 13,064,000 | 7,860,000 | 38.6 | 8,941,000 | 11,984,000 | 57.9 | 15,129,000 | 5,796,000 | — | — | ||
20185 | 21,330,000 | 13,305,000 | 8,025,000 | 38.7 | 9,105,000 | 12,225,000 | 58.1 | 15,421,000 | 5,909,000 | — | — | ||
20195 | 21,630,000 | 13,467,000 | 8,162,000 | 38.8 | 9,217,000 | 12,412,000 | 58.2 | 15,639,000 | 5,991,000 | — | — | ||
20205 | 21,859,000 | 13,595,000 | 8,264,000 | 38.9 | 9,297,000 | 12,561,000 | 58.4 | 15,802,000 | 6,057,000 | — | — | ||
20215 | 22,168,000 | 13,774,000 | 8,394,000 | 39.0 | 9,423,000 | 12,745,000 | 58.5 | 16,022,000 | 6,146,000 | — | — | ||
20225 | 22,511,000 | 13,972,000 | 8,538,000 | 39.0 | 9,567,000 | 12,943,000 | 58.7 | 16,267,000 | 6,243,000 | — | — | ||
20235 | 22,881,000 | 14,202,000 | 8,679,000 | 39.1 | 9,719,000 | 13,162,000 | 58.8 | 16,531,000 | 6,350,000 | — | — | ||
20245 | 23,135,000 | 14,352,000 | 8,783,000 | 39.1 | 9,830,000 | 13,304,000 | 58.8 | 16,716,000 | 6,419,000 | — | — |
—Not available. | |||||||||||||
1Degree-credit enrollment only. | |||||||||||||
2Includes part-time resident students and all extension students (students attending courses at sites separate from the primary reporting campus). In later years, part-time student enrollment was collected as a distinct category. | |||||||||||||
3Large increases are due to the addition of schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology. | |||||||||||||
4Because of imputation techniques, data are not consistent with figures for other years. | |||||||||||||
5Projected. | |||||||||||||
NOTE: 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. | |||||||||||||
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Biennial Survey of Education in the United States; Opening Fall Enrollment in Higher Education, 1963 through 1965; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys, 1966 through 1985; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:86-99); IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2014, Enrollment component; and Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions Projection Model, 1980 through 2024. (This table was prepared March 2015.) |