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| Table 303.30. | Total fall enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by level and control of institution, attendance status, and sex of student: Selected years, 1970 through 2026 |
| Level and control of institution, attendance status, and sex of student | Actual | Projected | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1975 | 19801 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2011 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | |
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 | 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 |
| Total | 8,580,887 | 11,184,859 | 12,096,895 | 12,247,055 | 13,818,637 | 14,261,781 | 15,312,289 | 17,487,475 | 21,019,438 | 21,010,590 | 20,644,478 | 20,376,677 | 20,207,369 | 19,977,270 | 20,185,000 | 20,413,000 | 20,688,000 | 21,009,000 | 21,346,000 | 21,659,000 | 21,888,000 | 22,124,000 | 22,331,000 | 22,504,000 | 22,631,000 |
| Full-time | 5,816,290 | 6,841,334 | 7,097,958 | 7,075,221 | 7,820,985 | 8,128,802 | 9,009,600 | 10,797,011 | 13,087,182 | 13,002,531 | 12,734,404 | 12,596,610 | 12,453,975 | 12,290,829 | 12,396,000 | 12,564,000 | 12,716,000 | 12,899,000 | 13,114,000 | 13,302,000 | 13,426,000 | 13,569,000 | 13,680,000 | 13,750,000 | 13,797,000 |
| Males | 3,504,095 | 3,926,753 | 3,689,244 | 3,607,720 | 3,807,752 | 3,807,392 | 4,111,093 | 4,803,388 | 5,838,383 | 5,792,818 | 5,708,406 | 5,682,322 | 5,619,391 | 5,560,535 | 5,679,000 | 5,670,000 | 5,725,000 | 5,796,000 | 5,882,000 | 5,958,000 | 6,009,000 | 6,068,000 | 6,116,000 | 6,145,000 | 6,163,000 |
| Females | 2,312,195 | 2,914,581 | 3,408,714 | 3,467,501 | 4,013,233 | 4,321,410 | 4,898,507 | 5,993,623 | 7,248,799 | 7,209,713 | 7,025,998 | 6,914,288 | 6,834,584 | 6,730,294 | 6,717,000 | 6,893,000 | 6,991,000 | 7,103,000 | 7,231,000 | 7,344,000 | 7,417,000 | 7,501,000 | 7,565,000 | 7,604,000 | 7,634,000 |
| Part-time | 2,764,597 | 4,343,525 | 4,998,937 | 5,171,834 | 5,997,652 | 6,132,979 | 6,302,689 | 6,690,464 | 7,932,256 | 8,008,059 | 7,910,074 | 7,780,067 | 7,753,394 | 7,686,441 | 7,789,000 | 7,849,000 | 7,972,000 | 8,110,000 | 8,232,000 | 8,357,000 | 8,462,000 | 8,555,000 | 8,651,000 | 8,754,000 | 8,835,000 |
| Males | 1,539,547 | 2,222,244 | 2,185,130 | 2,210,730 | 2,476,157 | 2,535,147 | 2,610,676 | 2,652,537 | 3,207,376 | 3,241,438 | 3,210,600 | 3,178,875 | 3,177,670 | 3,160,868 | 3,176,000 | 3,199,000 | 3,237,000 | 3,285,000 | 3,329,000 | 3,373,000 | 3,406,000 | 3,431,000 | 3,458,000 | 3,489,000 | 3,515,000 |
| Females | 1,225,050 | 2,121,281 | 2,813,807 | 2,961,104 | 3,521,495 | 3,597,832 | 3,692,013 | 4,037,927 | 4,724,880 | 4,766,621 | 4,699,474 | 4,601,192 | 4,575,724 | 4,525,573 | 4,613,000 | 4,651,000 | 4,735,000 | 4,825,000 | 4,903,000 | 4,984,000 | 5,056,000 | 5,124,000 | 5,193,000 | 5,265,000 | 5,320,000 |
| 4-year | 6,261,502 | 7,214,740 | 7,570,608 | 7,715,978 | 8,578,554 | 8,769,252 | 9,363,858 | 10,999,420 | 13,335,841 | 13,499,440 | 13,476,638 | 13,406,033 | 13,492,884 | 13,486,342 | 13,216,000 | 13,379,000 | 13,552,000 | 13,758,000 | 13,992,000 | 14,204,000 | 14,351,000 | 14,505,000 | 14,634,000 | 14,730,000 | 14,801,000 |
| Full-time | 4,587,379 | 5,080,256 | 5,344,163 | 5,384,614 | 5,937,023 | 6,151,755 | 6,792,551 | 8,150,209 | 9,721,803 | 9,832,324 | 9,792,607 | 9,760,336 | 9,793,247 | 9,779,608 | 9,604,000 | 9,734,000 | 9,849,000 | 9,990,000 | 10,161,000 | 10,309,000 | 10,403,000 | 10,513,000 | 10,598,000 | 10,649,000 | 10,685,000 |
| Males | 2,732,796 | 2,891,192 | 2,809,528 | 2,781,412 | 2,926,360 | 2,929,177 | 3,115,252 | 3,649,622 | 4,355,153 | 4,401,635 | 4,402,749 | 4,402,528 | 4,419,286 | 4,415,494 | 4,407,000 | 4,401,000 | 4,442,000 | 4,496,000 | 4,566,000 | 4,627,000 | 4,666,000 | 4,710,000 | 4,746,000 | 4,768,000 | 4,781,000 |
| Females | 1,854,583 | 2,189,064 | 2,534,635 | 2,603,202 | 3,010,663 | 3,222,578 | 3,677,299 | 4,500,587 | 5,366,650 | 5,430,689 | 5,389,858 | 5,357,808 | 5,373,961 | 5,364,114 | 5,197,000 | 5,333,000 | 5,407,000 | 5,493,000 | 5,595,000 | 5,683,000 | 5,738,000 | 5,802,000 | 5,851,000 | 5,881,000 | 5,905,000 |
| Part-time | 1,674,123 | 2,134,484 | 2,226,445 | 2,331,364 | 2,641,531 | 2,617,497 | 2,571,307 | 2,849,211 | 3,614,038 | 3,667,116 | 3,684,031 | 3,645,697 | 3,699,637 | 3,706,734 | 3,612,000 | 3,645,000 | 3,703,000 | 3,769,000 | 3,831,000 | 3,895,000 | 3,947,000 | 3,993,000 | 4,036,000 | 4,081,000 | 4,116,000 |
| Males | 936,189 | 1,092,461 | 1,017,813 | 1,034,804 | 1,124,780 | 1,084,753 | 1,047,917 | 1,125,935 | 1,424,721 | 1,456,818 | 1,470,164 | 1,460,229 | 1,483,996 | 1,489,743 | 1,443,000 | 1,454,000 | 1,472,000 | 1,495,000 | 1,517,000 | 1,540,000 | 1,556,000 | 1,569,000 | 1,580,000 | 1,592,000 | 1,603,000 |
| Females | 737,934 | 1,042,023 | 1,208,632 | 1,296,560 | 1,516,751 | 1,532,744 | 1,523,390 | 1,723,276 | 2,189,317 | 2,210,298 | 2,213,867 | 2,185,468 | 2,215,641 | 2,216,991 | 2,168,000 | 2,191,000 | 2,231,000 | 2,274,000 | 2,313,000 | 2,355,000 | 2,391,000 | 2,424,000 | 2,456,000 | 2,488,000 | 2,513,000 |
| Public 4-year | 4,232,722 | 4,998,142 | 5,128,612 | 5,209,540 | 5,848,242 | 5,814,545 | 6,055,398 | 6,837,605 | 7,924,108 | 8,048,145 | 8,092,602 | 8,120,437 | 8,257,250 | 8,352,437 | 8,181,000 | 8,279,000 | 8,385,000 | 8,512,000 | 8,655,000 | 8,784,000 | 8,873,000 | 8,968,000 | 9,048,000 | 9,109,000 | 9,154,000 |
| Full-time | 3,086,491 | 3,469,821 | 3,592,193 | 3,623,341 | 4,033,654 | 4,084,711 | 4,371,218 | 5,021,745 | 5,811,214 | 5,890,689 | 5,909,868 | 5,934,886 | 6,012,706 | 6,081,493 | 5,972,000 | 6,051,000 | 6,122,000 | 6,209,000 | 6,314,000 | 6,405,000 | 6,463,000 | 6,530,000 | 6,584,000 | 6,618,000 | 6,641,000 |
| Males | 1,813,584 | 1,947,823 | 1,873,397 | 1,863,689 | 1,982,369 | 1,951,140 | 2,008,618 | 2,295,456 | 2,707,307 | 2,743,773 | 2,756,885 | 2,772,514 | 2,807,232 | 2,834,334 | 2,826,000 | 2,821,000 | 2,848,000 | 2,883,000 | 2,927,000 | 2,966,000 | 2,990,000 | 3,019,000 | 3,043,000 | 3,057,000 | 3,066,000 |
| Females | 1,272,907 | 1,521,998 | 1,718,796 | 1,759,652 | 2,051,285 | 2,133,571 | 2,362,600 | 2,726,289 | 3,103,907 | 3,146,916 | 3,152,983 | 3,162,372 | 3,205,474 | 3,247,159 | 3,146,000 | 3,230,000 | 3,274,000 | 3,326,000 | 3,387,000 | 3,440,000 | 3,472,000 | 3,511,000 | 3,541,000 | 3,560,000 | 3,575,000 |
| Part-time | 1,146,231 | 1,528,321 | 1,536,419 | 1,586,199 | 1,814,588 | 1,729,834 | 1,684,180 | 1,815,860 | 2,112,894 | 2,157,456 | 2,182,734 | 2,185,551 | 2,244,544 | 2,270,944 | 2,209,000 | 2,228,000 | 2,263,000 | 2,303,000 | 2,340,000 | 2,379,000 | 2,411,000 | 2,438,000 | 2,464,000 | 2,491,000 | 2,512,000 |
| Males | 609,422 | 760,469 | 685,051 | 693,115 | 764,248 | 720,402 | 683,100 | 724,375 | 860,968 | 885,045 | 901,212 | 911,023 | 940,743 | 957,099 | 925,000 | 932,000 | 943,000 | 958,000 | 972,000 | 986,000 | 997,000 | 1,005,000 | 1,012,000 | 1,020,000 | 1,027,000 |
| Females | 536,809 | 767,852 | 851,368 | 893,084 | 1,050,340 | 1,009,432 | 1,001,080 | 1,091,485 | 1,251,926 | 1,272,411 | 1,281,522 | 1,274,528 | 1,303,801 | 1,313,845 | 1,283,000 | 1,296,000 | 1,320,000 | 1,345,000 | 1,368,000 | 1,393,000 | 1,414,000 | 1,433,000 | 1,452,000 | 1,471,000 | 1,486,000 |
| Private 4-year | 2,028,780 | 2,216,598 | 2,441,996 | 2,506,438 | 2,730,312 | 2,954,707 | 3,308,460 | 4,161,815 | 5,411,733 | 5,451,295 | 5,384,036 | 5,285,596 | 5,235,634 | 5,133,905 | 5,035,000 | 5,100,000 | 5,167,000 | 5,247,000 | 5,337,000 | 5,420,000 | 5,477,000 | 5,537,000 | 5,585,000 | 5,621,000 | 5,647,000 |
| Full-time | 1,500,888 | 1,610,435 | 1,751,970 | 1,761,273 | 1,903,369 | 2,067,044 | 2,421,333 | 3,128,464 | 3,910,589 | 3,941,635 | 3,882,739 | 3,825,450 | 3,780,541 | 3,698,115 | 3,632,000 | 3,683,000 | 3,727,000 | 3,781,000 | 3,847,000 | 3,904,000 | 3,941,000 | 3,982,000 | 4,013,000 | 4,031,000 | 4,044,000 |
| Males | 919,212 | 943,369 | 936,131 | 917,723 | 943,991 | 978,037 | 1,106,634 | 1,354,166 | 1,647,846 | 1,657,862 | 1,645,864 | 1,630,014 | 1,612,054 | 1,581,160 | 1,582,000 | 1,580,000 | 1,594,000 | 1,614,000 | 1,639,000 | 1,661,000 | 1,675,000 | 1,691,000 | 1,703,000 | 1,710,000 | 1,714,000 |
| Females | 581,676 | 667,066 | 815,839 | 843,550 | 959,378 | 1,089,007 | 1,314,699 | 1,774,298 | 2,262,743 | 2,283,773 | 2,236,875 | 2,195,436 | 2,168,487 | 2,116,955 | 2,051,000 | 2,104,000 | 2,133,000 | 2,167,000 | 2,208,000 | 2,243,000 | 2,265,000 | 2,291,000 | 2,310,000 | 2,321,000 | 2,330,000 |
| Part-time | 527,892 | 606,163 | 690,026 | 745,165 | 826,943 | 887,663 | 887,127 | 1,033,351 | 1,501,144 | 1,509,660 | 1,501,297 | 1,460,146 | 1,455,093 | 1,435,790 | 1,403,000 | 1,417,000 | 1,440,000 | 1,466,000 | 1,490,000 | 1,516,000 | 1,537,000 | 1,555,000 | 1,572,000 | 1,590,000 | 1,603,000 |
| Males | 326,767 | 331,992 | 332,762 | 341,689 | 360,532 | 364,351 | 364,817 | 401,560 | 563,753 | 571,773 | 568,952 | 549,206 | 543,253 | 532,644 | 518,000 | 522,000 | 529,000 | 537,000 | 545,000 | 554,000 | 560,000 | 564,000 | 568,000 | 572,000 | 576,000 |
| Females | 201,125 | 274,171 | 357,264 | 403,476 | 466,411 | 523,312 | 522,310 | 631,791 | 937,391 | 937,887 | 932,345 | 910,940 | 911,840 | 903,146 | 885,000 | 895,000 | 911,000 | 929,000 | 945,000 | 962,000 | 977,000 | 991,000 | 1,004,000 | 1,017,000 | 1,027,000 |
| Nonprofit 4-year | 2,021,121 | 2,198,451 | 2,413,693 | 2,463,000 | 2,671,069 | 2,853,890 | 3,050,575 | 3,411,170 | 3,821,799 | 3,886,964 | 3,913,690 | 3,939,199 | 3,965,724 | 4,013,323 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Full-time | 1,494,625 | 1,596,074 | 1,733,014 | 1,727,707 | 1,859,124 | 1,989,457 | 2,226,028 | 2,534,793 | 2,864,640 | 2,905,674 | 2,927,108 | 2,957,476 | 2,980,433 | 3,013,065 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Males | 914,020 | 930,842 | 921,253 | 894,080 | 915,100 | 931,956 | 996,113 | 1,109,075 | 1,259,638 | 1,275,590 | 1,288,669 | 1,301,864 | 1,313,033 | 1,321,751 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Females | 580,605 | 665,232 | 811,761 | 833,627 | 944,024 | 1,057,501 | 1,229,915 | 1,425,718 | 1,605,002 | 1,630,084 | 1,638,439 | 1,655,612 | 1,667,400 | 1,691,314 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Part-time | 526,496 | 602,377 | 680,679 | 735,293 | 811,945 | 864,433 | 824,547 | 876,377 | 957,159 | 981,290 | 986,582 | 981,723 | 985,291 | 1,000,258 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Males | 325,693 | 329,662 | 327,986 | 336,168 | 352,106 | 351,874 | 332,814 | 339,572 | 366,735 | 375,713 | 377,521 | 378,324 | 379,428 | 383,938 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Females | 200,803 | 272,715 | 352,693 | 399,125 | 459,839 | 512,559 | 491,733 | 536,805 | 590,424 | 605,577 | 609,061 | 603,399 | 605,863 | 616,320 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| For-profit 4-year | 7,659 | 18,147 | 28,303 | 43,438 | 59,243 | 100,817 | 257,885 | 750,645 | 1,589,934 | 1,564,331 | 1,470,346 | 1,346,397 | 1,269,910 | 1,120,582 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 2-year | 2,319,385 | 3,970,119 | 4,526,287 | 4,531,077 | 5,240,083 | 5,492,529 | 5,948,431 | 6,488,055 | 7,683,597 | 7,511,150 | 7,167,840 | 6,970,644 | 6,714,485 | 6,490,928 | 6,969,000 | 7,034,000 | 7,136,000 | 7,251,000 | 7,354,000 | 7,455,000 | 7,537,000 | 7,619,000 | 7,697,000 | 7,774,000 | 7,831,000 |
| Full-time | 1,228,911 | 1,761,078 | 1,753,795 | 1,690,607 | 1,883,962 | 1,977,047 | 2,217,049 | 2,646,802 | 3,365,379 | 3,170,207 | 2,941,797 | 2,836,274 | 2,660,728 | 2,511,221 | 2,792,000 | 2,829,000 | 2,867,000 | 2,909,000 | 2,952,000 | 2,992,000 | 3,023,000 | 3,057,000 | 3,083,000 | 3,101,000 | 3,111,000 |
| Males | 771,299 | 1,035,561 | 879,716 | 826,308 | 881,392 | 878,215 | 995,841 | 1,153,766 | 1,483,230 | 1,391,183 | 1,305,657 | 1,279,794 | 1,200,105 | 1,145,041 | 1,272,000 | 1,269,000 | 1,284,000 | 1,300,000 | 1,316,000 | 1,331,000 | 1,343,000 | 1,358,000 | 1,369,000 | 1,378,000 | 1,382,000 |
| Females | 457,612 | 725,517 | 874,079 | 864,299 | 1,002,570 | 1,098,832 | 1,221,208 | 1,493,036 | 1,882,149 | 1,779,024 | 1,636,140 | 1,556,480 | 1,460,623 | 1,366,180 | 1,521,000 | 1,560,000 | 1,583,000 | 1,609,000 | 1,636,000 | 1,661,000 | 1,679,000 | 1,699,000 | 1,714,000 | 1,723,000 | 1,729,000 |
| Part-time | 1,090,474 | 2,209,041 | 2,772,492 | 2,840,470 | 3,356,121 | 3,515,482 | 3,731,382 | 3,841,253 | 4,318,218 | 4,340,943 | 4,226,043 | 4,134,370 | 4,053,757 | 3,979,707 | 4,177,000 | 4,204,000 | 4,269,000 | 4,342,000 | 4,401,000 | 4,463,000 | 4,515,000 | 4,562,000 | 4,614,000 | 4,673,000 | 4,719,000 |
| Males | 603,358 | 1,129,783 | 1,167,317 | 1,175,926 | 1,351,377 | 1,450,394 | 1,562,759 | 1,526,602 | 1,782,655 | 1,784,620 | 1,740,436 | 1,718,646 | 1,693,674 | 1,671,125 | 1,733,000 | 1,745,000 | 1,765,000 | 1,790,000 | 1,812,000 | 1,833,000 | 1,849,000 | 1,862,000 | 1,878,000 | 1,896,000 | 1,912,000 |
| Females | 487,116 | 1,079,258 | 1,605,175 | 1,664,544 | 2,004,744 | 2,065,088 | 2,168,623 | 2,314,651 | 2,535,563 | 2,556,323 | 2,485,607 | 2,415,724 | 2,360,083 | 2,308,582 | 2,444,000 | 2,460,000 | 2,504,000 | 2,551,000 | 2,590,000 | 2,629,000 | 2,665,000 | 2,700,000 | 2,737,000 | 2,777,000 | 2,807,000 |
| Public 2-year | 2,195,412 | 3,836,366 | 4,328,782 | 4,269,733 | 4,996,475 | 5,277,829 | 5,697,388 | 6,184,229 | 7,218,063 | 7,068,158 | 6,792,065 | 6,626,411 | 6,397,765 | 6,215,666 | 6,664,000 | 6,723,000 | 6,821,000 | 6,932,000 | 7,030,000 | 7,126,000 | 7,205,000 | 7,283,000 | 7,358,000 | 7,432,000 | 7,488,000 |
| Full-time | 1,129,165 | 1,662,621 | 1,595,493 | 1,496,905 | 1,716,843 | 1,840,590 | 2,000,008 | 2,387,016 | 2,950,024 | 2,781,419 | 2,615,331 | 2,532,530 | 2,385,013 | 2,273,182 | 2,527,000 | 2,560,000 | 2,594,000 | 2,632,000 | 2,671,000 | 2,707,000 | 2,735,000 | 2,765,000 | 2,789,000 | 2,805,000 | 2,815,000 |
| Males | 720,440 | 988,701 | 811,871 | 742,673 | 810,664 | 818,605 | 891,282 | 1,055,029 | 1,340,820 | 1,260,759 | 1,197,301 | 1,177,901 | 1,107,397 | 1,063,842 | 1,181,000 | 1,179,000 | 1,192,000 | 1,208,000 | 1,223,000 | 1,237,000 | 1,248,000 | 1,261,000 | 1,272,000 | 1,280,000 | 1,284,000 |
| Females | 408,725 | 673,920 | 783,622 | 754,232 | 906,179 | 1,021,985 | 1,108,726 | 1,331,987 | 1,609,204 | 1,520,660 | 1,418,030 | 1,354,629 | 1,277,616 | 1,209,340 | 1,346,000 | 1,381,000 | 1,402,000 | 1,425,000 | 1,449,000 | 1,470,000 | 1,486,000 | 1,504,000 | 1,517,000 | 1,525,000 | 1,530,000 |
| Part-time | 1,066,247 | 2,173,745 | 2,733,289 | 2,772,828 | 3,279,632 | 3,437,239 | 3,697,380 | 3,797,213 | 4,268,039 | 4,286,739 | 4,176,734 | 4,093,881 | 4,012,752 | 3,942,484 | 4,136,000 | 4,163,000 | 4,227,000 | 4,299,000 | 4,358,000 | 4,419,000 | 4,471,000 | 4,518,000 | 4,569,000 | 4,627,000 | 4,673,000 |
| Males | 589,439 | 1,107,680 | 1,152,268 | 1,138,011 | 1,317,730 | 1,417,488 | 1,549,407 | 1,514,363 | 1,769,737 | 1,770,197 | 1,727,555 | 1,707,629 | 1,683,562 | 1,662,133 | 1,723,000 | 1,735,000 | 1,755,000 | 1,780,000 | 1,801,000 | 1,823,000 | 1,839,000 | 1,852,000 | 1,867,000 | 1,886,000 | 1,901,000 |
| Females | 476,808 | 1,066,065 | 1,581,021 | 1,634,817 | 1,961,902 | 2,019,751 | 2,147,973 | 2,282,850 | 2,498,302 | 2,516,542 | 2,449,179 | 2,386,252 | 2,329,190 | 2,280,351 | 2,413,000 | 2,429,000 | 2,473,000 | 2,519,000 | 2,557,000 | 2,596,000 | 2,632,000 | 2,666,000 | 2,702,000 | 2,742,000 | 2,772,000 |
| Private 2-year | 123,973 | 133,753 | 197,505 | 261,344 | 243,608 | 214,700 | 251,043 | 303,826 | 465,534 | 442,992 | 375,775 | 344,233 | 316,720 | 275,262 | 306,000 | 310,000 | 315,000 | 319,000 | 324,000 | 329,000 | 332,000 | 336,000 | 339,000 | 341,000 | 343,000 |
| Full-time | 99,746 | 98,457 | 158,302 | 193,702 | 167,119 | 136,457 | 217,041 | 259,786 | 415,355 | 388,788 | 326,466 | 303,744 | 275,715 | 238,039 | 265,000 | 269,000 | 273,000 | 277,000 | 281,000 | 285,000 | 288,000 | 291,000 | 294,000 | 296,000 | 297,000 |
| Males | 50,859 | 46,860 | 67,845 | 83,635 | 70,728 | 59,610 | 104,559 | 98,737 | 142,410 | 130,424 | 108,356 | 101,893 | 92,708 | 81,199 | 90,000 | 90,000 | 91,000 | 92,000 | 93,000 | 94,000 | 95,000 | 96,000 | 97,000 | 98,000 | 98,000 |
| Females | 48,887 | 51,597 | 90,457 | 110,067 | 96,391 | 76,847 | 112,482 | 161,049 | 272,945 | 258,364 | 218,110 | 201,851 | 183,007 | 156,840 | 175,000 | 179,000 | 182,000 | 185,000 | 188,000 | 191,000 | 193,000 | 195,000 | 197,000 | 198,000 | 199,000 |
| Part-time | 24,227 | 35,296 | 39,203 | 67,642 | 76,489 | 78,243 | 34,002 | 44,040 | 50,179 | 54,204 | 49,309 | 40,489 | 41,005 | 37,223 | 41,000 | 41,000 | 42,000 | 42,000 | 43,000 | 44,000 | 44,000 | 45,000 | 45,000 | 46,000 | 46,000 |
| Males | 13,919 | 22,103 | 15,049 | 37,915 | 33,647 | 32,906 | 13,352 | 12,239 | 12,918 | 14,423 | 12,881 | 11,017 | 10,112 | 8,992 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 10,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 | 11,000 |
| Females | 10,308 | 13,193 | 24,154 | 29,727 | 42,842 | 45,337 | 20,650 | 31,801 | 37,261 | 39,781 | 36,428 | 29,472 | 30,893 | 28,231 | 31,000 | 31,000 | 32,000 | 32,000 | 33,000 | 33,000 | 34,000 | 34,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 | 35,000 |
| Nonprofit 2-year | 113,299 | 112,997 | 114,094 | 108,791 | 89,158 | 75,154 | 58,844 | 43,522 | 32,683 | 39,855 | 37,698 | 32,191 | 30,365 | 50,049 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Full-time | 91,514 | 82,158 | 83,009 | 76,547 | 62,003 | 54,033 | 46,670 | 28,939 | 23,127 | 30,584 | 29,384 | 24,097 | 22,778 | 36,067 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Males | 46,030 | 40,548 | 34,968 | 30,878 | 25,946 | 23,265 | 21,950 | 12,086 | 9,944 | 11,298 | 10,463 | 9,478 | 9,066 | 11,985 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Females | 45,484 | 41,610 | 48,041 | 45,669 | 36,057 | 30,768 | 24,720 | 16,853 | 13,183 | 19,286 | 18,921 | 14,619 | 13,712 | 24,082 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Part-time | 21,785 | 30,839 | 31,085 | 32,244 | 27,155 | 21,121 | 12,174 | 14,583 | 9,556 | 9,271 | 8,314 | 8,094 | 7,587 | 13,982 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Males | 12,097 | 18,929 | 11,445 | 10,786 | 7,970 | 6,080 | 4,499 | 3,566 | 2,585 | 2,540 | 2,467 | 2,373 | 2,198 | 2,707 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Females | 9,688 | 11,910 | 19,640 | 21,458 | 19,185 | 15,041 | 7,675 | 11,017 | 6,971 | 6,731 | 5,847 | 5,721 | 5,389 | 11,275 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| For-profit 2-year | 10,674 | 20,756 | 83,411 | 152,553 | 154,450 | 139,546 | 192,199 | 260,304 | 432,851 | 403,137 | 338,077 | 312,042 | 286,355 | 225,213 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| —Not available. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1 Large increase in private 2-year institutions in 1980 is due to the addition of schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
| 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, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys, 1970 through 1985; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:90-99); IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2016, Fall Enrollment component; and Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions Projection Model, 2000 through 2026. (This table was prepared February 2017.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
