Table 303.80. | Total postbaccalaureate fall enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by attendance status, sex of student, and control of institution: 1970 through 2027 |
Year | Total | Full-time | Part-time | Males | Females | Males | Females | Public | Private | ||||
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Full-time | Part-time | Full-time | Part-time | Total | Nonprofit | For-profit | |||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 |
1970 | 1,212,243 | 536,226 | 676,017 | 793,940 | 418,303 | 407,724 | 386,216 | 128,502 | 289,801 | 807,879 | 404,364 | 404,287 | 77 |
1971 | 1,204,390 | 564,236 | 640,154 | 789,131 | 415,259 | 428,167 | 360,964 | 136,069 | 279,190 | 796,516 | 407,874 | 407,804 | 70 |
1972 | 1,272,421 | 583,299 | 689,122 | 810,164 | 462,257 | 436,533 | 373,631 | 146,766 | 315,491 | 848,031 | 424,390 | 424,278 | 112 |
1973 | 1,342,452 | 610,935 | 731,517 | 833,453 | 508,999 | 444,219 | 389,234 | 166,716 | 342,283 | 897,104 | 445,348 | 445,205 | 143 |
1974 | 1,425,001 | 643,927 | 781,074 | 856,847 | 568,154 | 454,706 | 402,141 | 189,221 | 378,933 | 956,770 | 468,231 | 467,950 | 281 |
1975 | 1,505,404 | 672,938 | 832,466 | 891,992 | 613,412 | 467,425 | 424,567 | 205,513 | 407,899 | 1,008,476 | 496,928 | 496,604 | 324 |
1976 | 1,577,546 | 683,825 | 893,721 | 904,551 | 672,995 | 459,286 | 445,265 | 224,539 | 448,456 | 1,033,115 | 544,431 | 541,064 | 3,367 |
1977 | 1,569,084 | 698,902 | 870,182 | 891,819 | 677,265 | 462,038 | 429,781 | 236,864 | 440,401 | 1,004,013 | 565,071 | 561,384 | 3,687 |
1978 | 1,575,693 | 704,831 | 870,862 | 879,931 | 695,762 | 458,865 | 421,066 | 245,966 | 449,796 | 998,608 | 577,085 | 573,563 | 3,522 |
1979 | 1,571,922 | 714,624 | 857,298 | 862,754 | 709,168 | 456,197 | 406,557 | 258,427 | 450,741 | 989,991 | 581,931 | 578,425 | 3,506 |
1980 | 1,621,840 | 736,214 | 885,626 | 874,197 | 747,643 | 462,387 | 411,810 | 273,827 | 473,816 | 1,015,439 | 606,401 | 601,084 | 5,317 |
1981 | 1,617,150 | 732,182 | 884,968 | 866,785 | 750,365 | 452,364 | 414,421 | 279,818 | 470,547 | 998,669 | 618,481 | 613,557 | 4,924 |
1982 | 1,600,718 | 736,813 | 863,905 | 860,890 | 739,828 | 453,519 | 407,371 | 283,294 | 456,534 | 983,014 | 617,704 | 613,350 | 4,354 |
1983 | 1,618,666 | 747,016 | 871,650 | 865,425 | 753,241 | 455,540 | 409,885 | 291,476 | 461,765 | 985,616 | 633,050 | 628,111 | 4,939 |
1984 | 1,623,869 | 750,735 | 873,134 | 856,761 | 767,108 | 452,579 | 404,182 | 298,156 | 468,952 | 983,879 | 639,990 | 634,109 | 5,881 |
1985 | 1,650,381 | 755,629 | 894,752 | 856,370 | 794,011 | 451,274 | 405,096 | 304,355 | 489,656 | 1,002,148 | 648,233 | 642,795 | 5,438 |
1986 | 1,705,536 | 767,477 | 938,059 | 867,010 | 838,526 | 452,717 | 414,293 | 314,760 | 523,766 | 1,053,177 | 652,359 | 644,185 | 8,174 |
1987 | 1,720,407 | 768,536 | 951,871 | 863,599 | 856,808 | 447,212 | 416,387 | 321,324 | 535,484 | 1,054,665 | 665,742 | 662,408 | 3,334 |
1988 | 1,738,789 | 794,340 | 944,449 | 864,252 | 874,537 | 455,337 | 408,915 | 339,003 | 535,534 | 1,058,242 | 680,547 | — | — |
1989 | 1,796,029 | 820,254 | 975,775 | 879,025 | 917,004 | 461,596 | 417,429 | 358,658 | 558,346 | 1,090,221 | 705,808 | — | — |
1990 | 1,859,531 | 844,955 | 1,014,576 | 904,150 | 955,381 | 471,217 | 432,933 | 373,738 | 581,643 | 1,135,121 | 724,410 | 716,820 | 7,590 |
1991 | 1,919,666 | 893,917 | 1,025,749 | 930,841 | 988,825 | 493,849 | 436,992 | 400,068 | 588,757 | 1,161,606 | 758,060 | 746,687 | 11,373 |
1992 | 1,949,659 | 917,676 | 1,031,983 | 941,053 | 1,008,606 | 502,166 | 438,887 | 415,510 | 593,096 | 1,168,270 | 781,389 | 770,802 | 10,587 |
1993 | 1,980,844 | 948,136 | 1,032,708 | 943,768 | 1,037,076 | 508,574 | 435,194 | 439,562 | 597,514 | 1,177,301 | 803,543 | 789,700 | 13,843 |
1994 | 2,016,182 | 969,070 | 1,047,112 | 949,785 | 1,066,397 | 513,592 | 436,193 | 455,478 | 610,919 | 1,188,552 | 827,630 | 809,642 | 17,988 |
1995 | 2,030,062 | 983,534 | 1,046,528 | 941,409 | 1,088,653 | 510,782 | 430,627 | 472,752 | 615,901 | 1,188,748 | 841,314 | 824,351 | 16,963 |
1996 | 2,040,572 | 1,004,114 | 1,036,458 | 932,153 | 1,108,419 | 512,100 | 420,053 | 492,014 | 616,405 | 1,185,216 | 855,356 | 830,238 | 25,118 |
1997 | 2,051,747 | 1,019,464 | 1,032,283 | 927,496 | 1,124,251 | 510,845 | 416,651 | 508,619 | 615,632 | 1,188,640 | 863,107 | 837,790 | 25,317 |
1998 | 2,070,030 | 1,024,627 | 1,045,403 | 923,132 | 1,146,898 | 505,492 | 417,640 | 519,135 | 627,763 | 1,187,557 | 882,473 | 852,270 | 30,203 |
1999 | 2,110,246 | 1,049,591 | 1,060,655 | 930,930 | 1,179,316 | 508,930 | 422,000 | 540,661 | 638,655 | 1,201,511 | 908,735 | 869,739 | 38,996 |
2000 | 2,156,896 | 1,086,674 | 1,070,222 | 943,501 | 1,213,395 | 522,847 | 420,654 | 563,827 | 649,568 | 1,213,464 | 943,432 | 896,239 | 47,193 |
2001 | 2,212,377 | 1,119,862 | 1,092,515 | 956,384 | 1,255,993 | 531,260 | 425,124 | 588,602 | 667,391 | 1,247,285 | 965,092 | 909,612 | 55,480 |
2002 | 2,354,634 | 1,212,107 | 1,142,527 | 1,009,726 | 1,344,908 | 566,930 | 442,796 | 645,177 | 699,731 | 1,319,138 | 1,035,496 | 959,385 | 76,111 |
2003 | 2,431,117 | 1,280,880 | 1,150,237 | 1,032,892 | 1,398,225 | 589,190 | 443,702 | 691,690 | 706,535 | 1,335,595 | 1,095,522 | 994,375 | 101,147 |
2004 | 2,491,414 | 1,325,841 | 1,165,573 | 1,047,214 | 1,444,200 | 598,727 | 448,487 | 727,114 | 717,086 | 1,329,532 | 1,161,882 | 1,022,319 | 139,563 |
2005 | 2,523,511 | 1,350,581 | 1,172,930 | 1,047,054 | 1,476,457 | 602,525 | 444,529 | 748,056 | 728,401 | 1,324,104 | 1,199,407 | 1,036,324 | 163,083 |
2006 | 2,574,568 | 1,386,226 | 1,188,342 | 1,061,059 | 1,513,509 | 614,709 | 446,350 | 771,517 | 741,992 | 1,332,707 | 1,241,861 | 1,064,626 | 177,235 |
2007 | 2,644,357 | 1,428,914 | 1,215,443 | 1,088,314 | 1,556,043 | 632,576 | 455,738 | 796,338 | 759,705 | 1,353,197 | 1,291,160 | 1,100,823 | 190,337 |
2008 | 2,737,076 | 1,492,813 | 1,244,263 | 1,122,272 | 1,614,804 | 656,926 | 465,346 | 835,887 | 778,917 | 1,380,936 | 1,356,140 | 1,124,987 | 231,153 |
2009 | 2,849,415 | 1,567,080 | 1,282,335 | 1,169,777 | 1,679,638 | 689,977 | 479,800 | 877,103 | 802,535 | 1,424,393 | 1,425,022 | 1,172,501 | 252,521 |
2010 | 2,937,011 | 1,630,142 | 1,306,869 | 1,209,477 | 1,727,534 | 719,408 | 490,069 | 910,734 | 816,800 | 1,439,171 | 1,497,840 | 1,201,489 | 296,351 |
2011 | 2,933,287 | 1,637,356 | 1,295,931 | 1,211,264 | 1,722,023 | 722,265 | 488,999 | 915,091 | 806,932 | 1,421,404 | 1,511,883 | 1,207,896 | 303,987 |
2012 | 2,908,840 | 1,637,312 | 1,271,528 | 1,204,068 | 1,704,772 | 724,017 | 480,051 | 913,295 | 791,477 | 1,406,567 | 1,502,273 | 1,206,988 | 295,285 |
2013 | 2,900,373 | 1,657,334 | 1,243,039 | 1,201,057 | 1,699,316 | 732,112 | 468,945 | 925,222 | 774,094 | 1,398,556 | 1,501,817 | 1,215,927 | 285,890 |
2014 | 2,914,956 | 1,670,072 | 1,244,884 | 1,211,231 | 1,703,725 | 742,247 | 468,984 | 927,825 | 775,900 | 1,410,127 | 1,504,829 | 1,225,184 | 279,645 |
2015 | 2,941,531 | 1,684,482 | 1,257,049 | 1,221,565 | 1,719,966 | 749,349 | 472,216 | 935,133 | 784,833 | 1,422,020 | 1,519,511 | 1,243,769 | 275,742 |
2016 | 2,971,802 | 1,695,783 | 1,276,019 | 1,221,387 | 1,750,415 | 747,531 | 473,856 | 948,252 | 802,163 | 1,441,886 | 1,529,916 | 1,265,028 | 264,888 |
20171 | 2,907,000 | 1,641,000 | 1,266,000 | 1,228,000 | 1,679,000 | 746,000 | 482,000 | 895,000 | 784,000 | 1,412,000 | 1,495,000 | — | — |
20181 | 2,926,000 | 1,648,000 | 1,278,000 | 1,238,000 | 1,688,000 | 750,000 | 487,000 | 897,000 | 791,000 | 1,421,000 | 1,504,000 | — | — |
20191 | 2,945,000 | 1,654,000 | 1,291,000 | 1,247,000 | 1,698,000 | 754,000 | 493,000 | 900,000 | 798,000 | 1,431,000 | 1,514,000 | — | — |
20201 | 2,960,000 | 1,659,000 | 1,301,000 | 1,254,000 | 1,705,000 | 756,000 | 498,000 | 902,000 | 803,000 | 1,438,000 | 1,521,000 | — | — |
20211 | 2,975,000 | 1,664,000 | 1,312,000 | 1,262,000 | 1,714,000 | 759,000 | 503,000 | 905,000 | 809,000 | 1,446,000 | 1,530,000 | — | — |
20221 | 2,993,000 | 1,671,000 | 1,322,000 | 1,270,000 | 1,723,000 | 763,000 | 508,000 | 909,000 | 814,000 | 1,455,000 | 1,538,000 | — | — |
20231 | 3,008,000 | 1,676,000 | 1,332,000 | 1,277,000 | 1,731,000 | 765,000 | 512,000 | 911,000 | 820,000 | 1,462,000 | 1,546,000 | — | — |
20241 | 3,017,000 | 1,676,000 | 1,340,000 | 1,281,000 | 1,736,000 | 765,000 | 516,000 | 911,000 | 825,000 | 1,466,000 | 1,551,000 | — | — |
20251 | 3,026,000 | 1,678,000 | 1,347,000 | 1,285,000 | 1,740,000 | 766,000 | 519,000 | 912,000 | 828,000 | 1,471,000 | 1,555,000 | — | — |
20261 | 3,039,000 | 1,683,000 | 1,356,000 | 1,291,000 | 1,747,000 | 768,000 | 523,000 | 915,000 | 833,000 | 1,477,000 | 1,562,000 | — | — |
20271 | 3,051,000 | 1,688,000 | 1,363,000 | 1,297,000 | 1,754,000 | 770,000 | 526,000 | 918,000 | 836,000 | 1,483,000 | 1,568,000 | — | — |
—Not available. | |||||||||||||
1 Projected. | |||||||||||||
NOTE: Data include unclassified graduate students. 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:86-99); IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2017, Fall Enrollment component; and Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions Projection Model, 2000 through 2027. (This table was prepared March 2018.) |