Table 303.40.

Total fall enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by attendance status, sex, and age: Selected years, 1970 through 2024

[In thousands]
Attendance status, sex, and age	1970	1980	1990	2000	2003	2004	2005	2006	2007	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	Projected
																2014	2015	2019	2024
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20
All students	8,581	12,097	13,819	15,312	16,911	17,272	17,487	17,759	18,248	19,103	20,314	21,019	21,011	20,643	20,376	20,255	20,234	21,630	23,135
14 to 17 years old	263	257	153	131	169	166	187	184	200	195	215	202	221	242	270	254	259	278	311
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	4,009	4,057	3,956	3,782	3,710	3,879	3,850	4,132	4,313
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	3,916	4,103	4,269	4,235	4,248	4,472	4,414	4,526	4,747
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	3,571	3,759	3,793	3,950	3,949	4,075	4,035	4,121	4,429
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	3,082	3,254	3,272	3,154	3,031	2,995	3,071	3,467	3,525
30 to 34 years old	527	1,227	1,384	1,333	1,418	1,440	1,438	1,472	1,519	1,609	1,735	1,805	1,788	1,683	1,629	1,494	1,508	1,685	1,931
35 years old and over	767	1,577	2,627	2,942	3,181	3,199	3,272	3,277	3,339	3,554	3,785	3,840	3,712	3,595	3,538	3,086	3,097	3,421	3,879
Males	5,044	5,874	6,284	6,722	7,260	7,387	7,456	7,575	7,816	8,189	8,733	9,046	9,034	8,919	8,861	8,726	8,717	9,217	9,831
14 to 17 years old	125	106	66	58	67	62	68	69	88	93	103	94	104	119	130	118	119	124	136
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	1,795	1,820	1,782	1,707	1,682	1,696	1,688	1,792	1,860
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	1,866	1,948	1,985	1,960	1,956	2,025	1,997	2,022	2,108
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	1,599	1,723	1,769	1,864	1,879	1,931	1,917	1,918	2,029
25 to 29 years old	796	983	1,024	908	1,007	1,039	1,057	1,040	1,148	1,222	1,378	1,410	1,404	1,353	1,327	1,282	1,316	1,489	1,524
30 to 34 years old	333	564	605	581	602	619	591	628	638	691	707	731	700	661	638	587	593	667	777
35 years old and over	366	559	902	1,077	1,158	1,147	1,149	1,160	1,159	1,228	1,285	1,320	1,290	1,255	1,249	1,087	1,088	1,205	1,397
Females	3,537	6,223	7,535	8,591	9,651	9,885	10,032	10,184	10,432	10,914	11,581	11,974	11,976	11,724	11,515	11,529	11,516	12,412	13,305
14 to 17 years old	137	151	87	73	102	104	119	115	112	102	113	108	116	123	140	137	140	154	175
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	2,214	2,237	2,173	2,075	2,028	2,182	2,162	2,340	2,453
20 and 21 years old	821	1,177	1,334	1,593	1,851	1,908	1,905	1,945	1,936	1,954	2,050	2,155	2,284	2,276	2,293	2,447	2,417	2,504	2,639
22 to 24 years old	464	871	1,073	1,378	1,675	1,729	1,704	1,740	1,800	1,888	1,972	2,036	2,024	2,087	2,070	2,144	2,118	2,203	2,400
25 to 29 years old	296	859	1,059	1,136	1,304	1,379	1,413	1,466	1,502	1,618	1,704	1,844	1,868	1,801	1,704	1,713	1,755	1,978	2,002
30 to 34 years old	194	663	779	752	816	821	847	844	881	918	1,028	1,074	1,088	1,022	991	907	916	1,018	1,154
35 years old and over	401	1,018	1,725	1,865	2,023	2,052	2,123	2,117	2,180	2,326	2,500	2,520	2,422	2,340	2,289	1,999	2,009	2,215	2,482
Full-time	5,816	7,098	7,821	9,010	10,326	10,610	10,797	10,957	11,270	11,748	12,605	13,087	13,003	12,737	12,597	12,664	12,615	13,467	14,352
14 to 17 years old	246	231	134	121	146	138	152	148	169	168	179	170	185	207	226	214	218	235	263
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	3,481	3,496	3,351	3,227	3,151	3,171	3,147	3,393	3,553
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	3,241	3,364	3,427	3,386	3,362	3,443	3,391	3,496	3,680
22 to 24 years old	904	1,181	1,405	1,714	2,083	2,143	2,122	2,127	2,205	2,347	2,511	2,585	2,580	2,603	2,630	2,688	2,651	2,729	2,946
25 to 29 years old	426	641	791	886	1,086	1,132	1,174	1,225	1,299	1,369	1,506	1,605	1,600	1,555	1,515	1,487	1,531	1,745	1,784
30 to 34 years old	113	272	383	418	489	517	547	571	556	571	657	745	763	711	701	688	697	784	900
35 years old and over	104	221	500	596	747	795	800	794	812	890	1,030	1,122	1,096	1,047	1,012	974	979	1,085	1,225
Males	3,504	3,689	3,808	4,111	4,638	4,739	4,803	4,879	5,029	5,234	5,632	5,838	5,793	5,710	5,682	5,654	5,671	5,972	6,316
14 to 17 years old	121	95	55	51	58	49	53	52	74	73	77	71	85	102	110	98	100	104	114
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	1,570	1,574	1,510	1,462	1,435	1,412	1,411	1,502	1,560
20 and 21 years old	955	1,046	1,035	1,156	1,305	1,360	1,398	1,372	1,366	1,407	1,536	1,586	1,586	1,537	1,520	1,536	1,518	1,542	1,608
22 to 24 years old	686	717	768	834	995	1,001	982	992	1,043	1,105	1,169	1,215	1,217	1,254	1,267	1,294	1,289	1,294	1,371
25 to 29 years old	346	391	433	410	503	498	506	533	578	597	661	715	727	728	733	720	747	849	871
30 to 34 years old	77	142	171	186	209	231	225	235	231	249	279	301	299	278	274	268	275	310	363
35 years old and over	58	80	174	222	277	302	300	291	273	287	341	376	369	349	344	326	332	370	430
Females	2,312	3,409	4,013	4,899	5,688	5,871	5,994	6,078	6,240	6,513	6,973	7,249	7,210	7,027	6,915	7,010	6,943	7,495	8,035
14 to 17 years old	125	136	78	70	88	89	98	95	95	95	102	99	100	105	117	116	119	131	149
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	1,911	1,922	1,842	1,765	1,716	1,759	1,736	1,891	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	1,705	1,778	1,840	1,849	1,842	1,907	1,873	1,954	2,071
22 to 24 years old	218	464	638	880	1,088	1,142	1,140	1,135	1,163	1,242	1,343	1,370	1,364	1,349	1,363	1,394	1,363	1,434	1,575
25 to 29 years old	80	250	358	476	583	634	668	692	721	772	845	891	873	827	782	767	784	896	914
30 to 34 years old	37	130	212	232	280	286	322	336	324	322	378	444	464	433	427	420	422	473	537
35 years old and over	46	141	326	374	471	493	500	503	539	603	690	746	727	698	667	648	647	715	795
Part-time	2,765	4,999	5,998	6,303	6,585	6,662	6,690	6,802	6,978	7,355	7,708	7,932	8,008	7,906	7,779	7,590	7,619	8,163	8,783
14 to 17 years old	16	26	19	10	23	28	36	36	31	27	36	32	36	35	44	40	40	43	48
18 and 19 years old	205	308	306	435	421	407	417	440	446	453	528	561	604	555	559	708	702	739	759
20 and 21 years old	236	388	456	553	551	590	586	601	585	606	675	738	842	849	886	1,029	1,023	1,030	1,067
22 to 24 years old	564	765	796	886	1,003	1,023	992	1,058	1,074	1,096	1,059	1,174	1,212	1,347	1,319	1,387	1,383	1,393	1,483
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	1,648	1,672	1,599	1,516	1,508	1,540	1,722	1,741
30 to 34 years old	414	954	1,001	915	929	923	891	901	963	1,037	1,079	1,060	1,025	972	928	806	812	901	1,031
35 years old and over	663	1,356	2,127	2,345	2,434	2,404	2,472	2,483	2,527	2,664	2,754	2,718	2,616	2,548	2,527	2,113	2,119	2,335	2,654
Males	1,540	2,185	2,476	2,611	2,622	2,648	2,653	2,696	2,786	2,955	3,101	3,207	3,241	3,209	3,179	3,072	3,046	3,245	3,514
14 to 17 years old	4	12	11	7	9	13	15	17	14	20	25	23	20	17	21	19	19	20	22
18 and 19 years old	94	149	127	212	183	178	184	200	204	188	226	245	273	246	247	284	276	290	300
20 and 21 years old	108	172	224	255	236	248	260	257	269	289	330	362	398	423	436	489	479	481	499
22 to 24 years old	318	359	361	388	416	436	428	452	438	450	430	508	552	609	613	637	628	623	659
25 to 29 years old	450	592	591	498	504	540	551	507	570	625	718	695	677	625	594	562	569	640	653
30 to 34 years old	257	422	435	395	392	388	365	393	406	442	428	430	401	383	364	319	318	356	414
35 years old and over	309	479	728	855	882	845	850	869	886	941	944	944	921	906	905	762	757	835	967
Females	1,225	2,814	3,521	3,692	3,963	4,014	4,038	4,106	4,192	4,401	4,607	4,725	4,767	4,697	4,600	4,519	4,573	4,918	5,269
14 to 17 years old	12	14	9	3	14	15	21	20	17	7	11	9	16	18	23	21	21	23	26
18 and 19 years old	112	159	179	223	238	230	233	240	242	265	303	316	332	310	312	424	426	449	460
20 and 21 years old	128	216	233	298	315	342	327	344	317	318	345	377	444	427	450	540	544	549	568
22 to 24 years old	246	407	435	497	587	588	564	605	637	646	629	666	660	738	706	750	755	769	824
25 to 29 years old	216	609	700	660	721	746	745	774	781	846	859	953	995	974	922	946	971	1,083	1,088
30 to 34 years old	158	532	567	520	537	535	526	508	557	595	651	630	624	589	564	487	493	545	617
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	1,774	1,695	1,642	1,622	1,351	1,362	1,500	1,687

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 2014, Enrollment component; and Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions Projection Model, 1980 through 2024. U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, selected years, 1970 through 2013. (This table was prepared May 2015.)