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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 2027 |
| Level and control of institution, attendance status, and sex of student | Actual | Projected | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1975 | 19801 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2012 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | |
| 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 | 20,644,478 | 20,376,677 | 20,209,092 | 19,988,204 | 19,841,014 | 19,831,000 | 19,924,000 | 20,014,000 | 20,047,000 | 20,085,000 | 20,129,000 | 20,186,000 | 20,259,000 | 20,334,000 | 20,417,000 | 20,453,000 |
| 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 | 12,734,404 | 12,596,610 | 12,454,464 | 12,287,512 | 12,126,325 | 12,085,000 | 12,128,000 | 12,166,000 | 12,164,000 | 12,166,000 | 12,178,000 | 12,197,000 | 12,230,000 | 12,273,000 | 12,319,000 | 12,325,000 |
| 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 | 5,708,406 | 5,682,322 | 5,619,778 | 5,558,447 | 5,473,169 | 5,464,000 | 5,482,000 | 5,499,000 | 5,496,000 | 5,495,000 | 5,499,000 | 5,507,000 | 5,523,000 | 5,542,000 | 5,562,000 | 5,565,000 |
| 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 | 7,025,998 | 6,914,288 | 6,834,686 | 6,729,065 | 6,653,156 | 6,621,000 | 6,646,000 | 6,667,000 | 6,668,000 | 6,671,000 | 6,679,000 | 6,690,000 | 6,707,000 | 6,731,000 | 6,756,000 | 6,760,000 |
| 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 | 7,910,074 | 7,780,067 | 7,754,628 | 7,700,692 | 7,714,689 | 7,746,000 | 7,796,000 | 7,847,000 | 7,883,000 | 7,919,000 | 7,952,000 | 7,989,000 | 8,029,000 | 8,061,000 | 8,099,000 | 8,129,000 |
| 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 | 3,210,600 | 3,178,875 | 3,177,752 | 3,165,372 | 3,162,530 | 3,173,000 | 3,193,000 | 3,214,000 | 3,230,000 | 3,244,000 | 3,257,000 | 3,272,000 | 3,287,000 | 3,300,000 | 3,318,000 | 3,332,000 |
| 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 | 4,699,474 | 4,601,192 | 4,576,876 | 4,535,320 | 4,552,159 | 4,572,000 | 4,603,000 | 4,633,000 | 4,654,000 | 4,675,000 | 4,695,000 | 4,717,000 | 4,743,000 | 4,761,000 | 4,781,000 | 4,797,000 |
| 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 | 13,476,638 | 13,406,033 | 13,494,414 | 13,488,743 | 13,750,769 | 13,203,000 | 13,260,000 | 13,316,000 | 13,341,000 | 13,369,000 | 13,397,000 | 13,432,000 | 13,477,000 | 13,524,000 | 13,579,000 | 13,605,000 |
| 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 | 9,792,607 | 9,760,336 | 9,793,357 | 9,776,828 | 9,816,107 | 9,484,000 | 9,513,000 | 9,542,000 | 9,544,000 | 9,548,000 | 9,554,000 | 9,567,000 | 9,591,000 | 9,623,000 | 9,658,000 | 9,667,000 |
| 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 | 4,402,749 | 4,402,528 | 4,419,130 | 4,414,743 | 4,414,959 | 4,277,000 | 4,288,000 | 4,301,000 | 4,301,000 | 4,302,000 | 4,304,000 | 4,309,000 | 4,320,000 | 4,334,000 | 4,349,000 | 4,353,000 |
| 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 | 5,389,858 | 5,357,808 | 5,374,227 | 5,362,085 | 5,401,148 | 5,207,000 | 5,225,000 | 5,241,000 | 5,243,000 | 5,246,000 | 5,251,000 | 5,258,000 | 5,271,000 | 5,289,000 | 5,309,000 | 5,314,000 |
| 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 | 3,684,031 | 3,645,697 | 3,701,057 | 3,711,915 | 3,934,662 | 3,719,000 | 3,747,000 | 3,775,000 | 3,797,000 | 3,821,000 | 3,843,000 | 3,865,000 | 3,885,000 | 3,901,000 | 3,921,000 | 3,938,000 |
| 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 | 1,470,164 | 1,460,229 | 1,484,380 | 1,491,001 | 1,584,218 | 1,501,000 | 1,513,000 | 1,524,000 | 1,534,000 | 1,544,000 | 1,553,000 | 1,562,000 | 1,570,000 | 1,577,000 | 1,586,000 | 1,593,000 |
| 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 | 2,213,867 | 2,185,468 | 2,216,677 | 2,220,914 | 2,350,444 | 2,218,000 | 2,234,000 | 2,250,000 | 2,263,000 | 2,277,000 | 2,289,000 | 2,302,000 | 2,315,000 | 2,324,000 | 2,335,000 | 2,345,000 |
| 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 | 8,092,602 | 8,120,437 | 8,257,108 | 8,348,539 | 8,741,896 | 8,381,000 | 8,416,000 | 8,451,000 | 8,466,000 | 8,481,000 | 8,497,000 | 8,519,000 | 8,548,000 | 8,578,000 | 8,613,000 | 8,629,000 |
| 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 | 5,909,868 | 5,934,886 | 6,011,908 | 6,081,177 | 6,235,210 | 6,024,000 | 6,042,000 | 6,060,000 | 6,061,000 | 6,062,000 | 6,065,000 | 6,073,000 | 6,089,000 | 6,110,000 | 6,132,000 | 6,137,000 |
| 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 | 2,756,885 | 2,772,514 | 2,806,792 | 2,833,998 | 2,893,837 | 2,799,000 | 2,806,000 | 2,814,000 | 2,814,000 | 2,814,000 | 2,814,000 | 2,818,000 | 2,825,000 | 2,834,000 | 2,844,000 | 2,847,000 |
| 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 | 3,152,983 | 3,162,372 | 3,205,116 | 3,247,179 | 3,341,373 | 3,225,000 | 3,236,000 | 3,246,000 | 3,247,000 | 3,248,000 | 3,251,000 | 3,255,000 | 3,264,000 | 3,275,000 | 3,288,000 | 3,290,000 |
| 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 | 2,182,734 | 2,185,551 | 2,245,200 | 2,267,362 | 2,506,686 | 2,357,000 | 2,374,000 | 2,391,000 | 2,405,000 | 2,419,000 | 2,433,000 | 2,446,000 | 2,459,000 | 2,469,000 | 2,481,000 | 2,491,000 |
| Males | 609,422 | 760,469 | 685,051 | 693,115 | 764,248 | 720,402 | 683,100 | 724,375 | 860,968 | 901,212 | 911,023 | 941,104 | 955,658 | 1,065,024 | 1,002,000 | 1,009,000 | 1,017,000 | 1,023,000 | 1,029,000 | 1,035,000 | 1,041,000 | 1,046,000 | 1,050,000 | 1,056,000 | 1,061,000 |
| Females | 536,809 | 767,852 | 851,368 | 893,084 | 1,050,340 | 1,009,432 | 1,001,080 | 1,091,485 | 1,251,926 | 1,281,522 | 1,274,528 | 1,304,096 | 1,311,704 | 1,441,662 | 1,355,000 | 1,365,000 | 1,374,000 | 1,382,000 | 1,390,000 | 1,397,000 | 1,405,000 | 1,413,000 | 1,419,000 | 1,425,000 | 1,431,000 |
| 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 | 5,384,036 | 5,285,596 | 5,237,306 | 5,140,204 | 5,008,873 | 4,822,000 | 4,844,000 | 4,865,000 | 4,876,000 | 4,887,000 | 4,899,000 | 4,913,000 | 4,929,000 | 4,946,000 | 4,966,000 | 4,977,000 |
| 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 | 3,882,739 | 3,825,450 | 3,781,449 | 3,695,651 | 3,580,897 | 3,460,000 | 3,471,000 | 3,482,000 | 3,483,000 | 3,486,000 | 3,489,000 | 3,494,000 | 3,503,000 | 3,513,000 | 3,526,000 | 3,530,000 |
| Males | 919,212 | 943,369 | 936,131 | 917,723 | 943,991 | 978,037 | 1,106,634 | 1,354,166 | 1,647,846 | 1,645,864 | 1,630,014 | 1,612,338 | 1,580,745 | 1,521,122 | 1,478,000 | 1,482,000 | 1,487,000 | 1,487,000 | 1,488,000 | 1,489,000 | 1,491,000 | 1,495,000 | 1,499,000 | 1,505,000 | 1,506,000 |
| Females | 581,676 | 667,066 | 815,839 | 843,550 | 959,378 | 1,089,007 | 1,314,699 | 1,774,298 | 2,262,743 | 2,236,875 | 2,195,436 | 2,169,111 | 2,114,906 | 2,059,775 | 1,982,000 | 1,989,000 | 1,995,000 | 1,996,000 | 1,998,000 | 2,000,000 | 2,003,000 | 2,008,000 | 2,014,000 | 2,021,000 | 2,024,000 |
| Part-time | 527,892 | 606,163 | 690,026 | 745,165 | 826,943 | 887,663 | 887,127 | 1,033,351 | 1,501,144 | 1,501,297 | 1,460,146 | 1,455,857 | 1,444,553 | 1,427,976 | 1,362,000 | 1,373,000 | 1,384,000 | 1,392,000 | 1,402,000 | 1,410,000 | 1,419,000 | 1,427,000 | 1,433,000 | 1,440,000 | 1,447,000 |
| Males | 326,767 | 331,992 | 332,762 | 341,689 | 360,532 | 364,351 | 364,817 | 401,560 | 563,753 | 568,952 | 549,206 | 543,276 | 535,343 | 519,194 | 499,000 | 503,000 | 507,000 | 511,000 | 515,000 | 518,000 | 522,000 | 524,000 | 527,000 | 530,000 | 533,000 |
| Females | 201,125 | 274,171 | 357,264 | 403,476 | 466,411 | 523,312 | 522,310 | 631,791 | 937,391 | 932,345 | 910,940 | 912,581 | 909,210 | 908,782 | 863,000 | 870,000 | 876,000 | 881,000 | 887,000 | 892,000 | 897,000 | 902,000 | 906,000 | 910,000 | 914,000 |
| 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 | 3,913,690 | 3,939,199 | 3,966,873 | 4,015,882 | 4,027,240 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 2,927,108 | 2,957,476 | 2,981,188 | 3,009,240 | 3,019,670 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Males | 914,020 | 930,842 | 921,253 | 894,080 | 915,100 | 931,956 | 996,113 | 1,109,075 | 1,259,638 | 1,288,669 | 1,301,864 | 1,313,286 | 1,320,947 | 1,318,415 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Females | 580,605 | 665,232 | 811,761 | 833,627 | 944,024 | 1,057,501 | 1,229,915 | 1,425,718 | 1,605,002 | 1,638,439 | 1,655,612 | 1,667,902 | 1,688,293 | 1,701,255 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Part-time | 526,496 | 602,377 | 680,679 | 735,293 | 811,945 | 864,433 | 824,547 | 876,377 | 957,159 | 986,582 | 981,723 | 985,685 | 1,006,642 | 1,007,570 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Males | 325,693 | 329,662 | 327,986 | 336,168 | 352,106 | 351,874 | 332,814 | 339,572 | 366,735 | 377,521 | 378,324 | 379,513 | 385,942 | 384,369 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Females | 200,803 | 272,715 | 352,693 | 399,125 | 459,839 | 512,559 | 491,733 | 536,805 | 590,424 | 609,061 | 603,399 | 606,172 | 620,700 | 623,201 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| For-profit 4-year | 7,659 | 18,147 | 28,303 | 43,438 | 59,243 | 100,817 | 257,885 | 750,645 | 1,589,934 | 1,470,346 | 1,346,397 | 1,270,433 | 1,124,322 | 981,633 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 7,167,840 | 6,970,644 | 6,714,678 | 6,499,461 | 6,090,245 | 6,628,000 | 6,664,000 | 6,697,000 | 6,706,000 | 6,716,000 | 6,733,000 | 6,755,000 | 6,782,000 | 6,810,000 | 6,839,000 | 6,848,000 |
| 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 | 2,941,797 | 2,836,274 | 2,661,107 | 2,510,684 | 2,310,218 | 2,602,000 | 2,614,000 | 2,625,000 | 2,620,000 | 2,618,000 | 2,624,000 | 2,630,000 | 2,638,000 | 2,650,000 | 2,661,000 | 2,658,000 |
| Males | 771,299 | 1,035,561 | 879,716 | 826,308 | 881,392 | 878,215 | 995,841 | 1,153,766 | 1,483,230 | 1,305,657 | 1,279,794 | 1,200,648 | 1,143,704 | 1,058,210 | 1,188,000 | 1,194,000 | 1,199,000 | 1,195,000 | 1,193,000 | 1,195,000 | 1,198,000 | 1,203,000 | 1,208,000 | 1,213,000 | 1,211,000 |
| Females | 457,612 | 725,517 | 874,079 | 864,299 | 1,002,570 | 1,098,832 | 1,221,208 | 1,493,036 | 1,882,149 | 1,636,140 | 1,556,480 | 1,460,459 | 1,366,980 | 1,252,008 | 1,414,000 | 1,421,000 | 1,426,000 | 1,425,000 | 1,425,000 | 1,428,000 | 1,432,000 | 1,436,000 | 1,442,000 | 1,447,000 | 1,446,000 |
| 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 | 4,226,043 | 4,134,370 | 4,053,571 | 3,988,777 | 3,780,027 | 4,026,000 | 4,049,000 | 4,073,000 | 4,086,000 | 4,098,000 | 4,109,000 | 4,125,000 | 4,144,000 | 4,160,000 | 4,178,000 | 4,191,000 |
| 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 | 1,740,436 | 1,718,646 | 1,693,372 | 1,674,371 | 1,578,312 | 1,672,000 | 1,680,000 | 1,689,000 | 1,695,000 | 1,700,000 | 1,704,000 | 1,710,000 | 1,717,000 | 1,723,000 | 1,732,000 | 1,738,000 |
| 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 | 2,485,607 | 2,415,724 | 2,360,199 | 2,314,406 | 2,201,715 | 2,354,000 | 2,369,000 | 2,383,000 | 2,391,000 | 2,399,000 | 2,405,000 | 2,415,000 | 2,427,000 | 2,437,000 | 2,446,000 | 2,452,000 |
| 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 | 6,792,065 | 6,626,411 | 6,397,552 | 6,224,304 | 5,841,076 | 6,347,000 | 6,381,000 | 6,413,000 | 6,423,000 | 6,433,000 | 6,448,000 | 6,470,000 | 6,496,000 | 6,523,000 | 6,550,000 | 6,560,000 |
| 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 | 2,615,331 | 2,532,530 | 2,385,023 | 2,272,769 | 2,092,340 | 2,356,000 | 2,368,000 | 2,377,000 | 2,373,000 | 2,371,000 | 2,376,000 | 2,382,000 | 2,389,000 | 2,400,000 | 2,409,000 | 2,407,000 |
| Males | 720,440 | 988,701 | 811,871 | 742,673 | 810,664 | 818,605 | 891,282 | 1,055,029 | 1,340,820 | 1,197,301 | 1,177,901 | 1,107,410 | 1,062,633 | 983,981 | 1,104,000 | 1,110,000 | 1,114,000 | 1,111,000 | 1,110,000 | 1,111,000 | 1,114,000 | 1,118,000 | 1,123,000 | 1,128,000 | 1,126,000 |
| Females | 408,725 | 673,920 | 783,622 | 754,232 | 906,179 | 1,021,985 | 1,108,726 | 1,331,987 | 1,609,204 | 1,418,030 | 1,354,629 | 1,277,613 | 1,210,136 | 1,108,359 | 1,252,000 | 1,258,000 | 1,263,000 | 1,261,000 | 1,261,000 | 1,264,000 | 1,267,000 | 1,271,000 | 1,276,000 | 1,281,000 | 1,280,000 |
| 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 | 4,176,734 | 4,093,881 | 4,012,529 | 3,951,535 | 3,748,736 | 3,991,000 | 4,013,000 | 4,036,000 | 4,050,000 | 4,062,000 | 4,073,000 | 4,088,000 | 4,107,000 | 4,123,000 | 4,141,000 | 4,153,000 |
| 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 | 1,727,555 | 1,707,629 | 1,683,249 | 1,665,373 | 1,570,578 | 1,664,000 | 1,671,000 | 1,681,000 | 1,687,000 | 1,691,000 | 1,695,000 | 1,701,000 | 1,708,000 | 1,714,000 | 1,723,000 | 1,729,000 |
| 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 | 2,449,179 | 2,386,252 | 2,329,280 | 2,286,162 | 2,178,158 | 2,327,000 | 2,342,000 | 2,356,000 | 2,364,000 | 2,371,000 | 2,378,000 | 2,387,000 | 2,399,000 | 2,409,000 | 2,418,000 | 2,424,000 |
| Private 2-year | 123,973 | 133,753 | 197,505 | 261,344 | 243,608 | 214,700 | 251,043 | 303,826 | 465,534 | 375,775 | 344,233 | 317,126 | 275,157 | 249,169 | 281,000 | 283,000 | 284,000 | 284,000 | 283,000 | 284,000 | 285,000 | 286,000 | 287,000 | 288,000 | 288,000 |
| Full-time | 99,746 | 98,457 | 158,302 | 193,702 | 167,119 | 136,457 | 217,041 | 259,786 | 415,355 | 326,466 | 303,744 | 276,084 | 237,915 | 217,878 | 246,000 | 247,000 | 248,000 | 247,000 | 247,000 | 248,000 | 248,000 | 249,000 | 250,000 | 251,000 | 251,000 |
| Males | 50,859 | 46,860 | 67,845 | 83,635 | 70,728 | 59,610 | 104,559 | 98,737 | 142,410 | 108,356 | 101,893 | 93,238 | 81,071 | 74,229 | 83,000 | 84,000 | 84,000 | 84,000 | 84,000 | 84,000 | 84,000 | 84,000 | 85,000 | 85,000 | 85,000 |
| Females | 48,887 | 51,597 | 90,457 | 110,067 | 96,391 | 76,847 | 112,482 | 161,049 | 272,945 | 218,110 | 201,851 | 182,846 | 156,844 | 143,649 | 162,000 | 163,000 | 164,000 | 163,000 | 163,000 | 164,000 | 164,000 | 165,000 | 165,000 | 166,000 | 166,000 |
| Part-time | 24,227 | 35,296 | 39,203 | 67,642 | 76,489 | 78,243 | 34,002 | 44,040 | 50,179 | 49,309 | 40,489 | 41,042 | 37,242 | 31,291 | 36,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | 36,000 | 37,000 | 37,000 | 37,000 | 37,000 | 37,000 |
| Males | 13,919 | 22,103 | 15,049 | 37,915 | 33,647 | 32,906 | 13,352 | 12,239 | 12,918 | 12,881 | 11,017 | 10,123 | 8,998 | 7,734 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 | 9,000 |
| Females | 10,308 | 13,193 | 24,154 | 29,727 | 42,842 | 45,337 | 20,650 | 31,801 | 37,261 | 36,428 | 29,472 | 30,919 | 28,244 | 23,557 | 27,000 | 27,000 | 27,000 | 27,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 | 28,000 |
| Nonprofit 2-year | 113,299 | 112,997 | 114,094 | 108,791 | 89,158 | 75,154 | 58,844 | 43,522 | 32,683 | 37,698 | 32,191 | 30,376 | 50,009 | 50,557 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Full-time | 91,514 | 82,158 | 83,009 | 76,547 | 62,003 | 54,033 | 46,670 | 28,939 | 23,127 | 29,384 | 24,097 | 22,789 | 36,027 | 39,507 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Males | 46,030 | 40,548 | 34,968 | 30,878 | 25,946 | 23,265 | 21,950 | 12,086 | 9,944 | 10,463 | 9,478 | 9,074 | 11,972 | 11,943 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Females | 45,484 | 41,610 | 48,041 | 45,669 | 36,057 | 30,768 | 24,720 | 16,853 | 13,183 | 18,921 | 14,619 | 13,715 | 24,055 | 27,564 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Part-time | 21,785 | 30,839 | 31,085 | 32,244 | 27,155 | 21,121 | 12,174 | 14,583 | 9,556 | 8,314 | 8,094 | 7,587 | 13,982 | 11,050 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Males | 12,097 | 18,929 | 11,445 | 10,786 | 7,970 | 6,080 | 4,499 | 3,566 | 2,585 | 2,467 | 2,373 | 2,198 | 2,707 | 2,554 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Females | 9,688 | 11,910 | 19,640 | 21,458 | 19,185 | 15,041 | 7,675 | 11,017 | 6,971 | 5,847 | 5,721 | 5,389 | 11,275 | 8,496 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| For-profit 2-year | 10,674 | 20,756 | 83,411 | 152,553 | 154,450 | 139,546 | 192,199 | 260,304 | 432,851 | 338,077 | 312,042 | 286,750 | 225,148 | 198,612 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| —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 2017, Fall Enrollment component; and Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions Projection Model, 2000 through 2027. (This table was prepared April 2018.) |
