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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 2028 |
| Level and control of institution, attendance status, and sex of student | Actual | Projected | |||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1970 | 1975 | 19801 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 2000 | 2005 | 2010 | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 | 2027 | 2028 | |
| 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 | 20,376,677 | 20,209,092 | 19,988,204 | 19,846,904 | 19,765,598 | 19,828,000 | 19,904,000 | 19,928,000 | 19,956,000 | 19,991,000 | 20,040,000 | 20,107,000 | 20,177,000 | 20,258,000 | 20,295,000 | 20,305,000 |
| 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 | 12,596,610 | 12,454,464 | 12,287,512 | 12,125,314 | 12,077,304 | 12,103,000 | 12,135,000 | 12,133,000 | 12,129,000 | 12,131,000 | 12,145,000 | 12,178,000 | 12,220,000 | 12,264,000 | 12,272,000 | 12,261,000 |
| 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 | 5,682,322 | 5,619,778 | 5,558,447 | 5,472,798 | 5,424,575 | 5,434,000 | 5,447,000 | 5,444,000 | 5,437,000 | 5,434,000 | 5,439,000 | 5,453,000 | 5,472,000 | 5,493,000 | 5,499,000 | 5,494,000 |
| 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 | 6,914,288 | 6,834,686 | 6,729,065 | 6,652,516 | 6,652,729 | 6,669,000 | 6,689,000 | 6,689,000 | 6,691,000 | 6,696,000 | 6,706,000 | 6,725,000 | 6,748,000 | 6,770,000 | 6,773,000 | 6,767,000 |
| 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 | 7,780,067 | 7,754,628 | 7,700,692 | 7,721,590 | 7,688,294 | 7,725,000 | 7,768,000 | 7,795,000 | 7,828,000 | 7,860,000 | 7,895,000 | 7,929,000 | 7,957,000 | 7,994,000 | 8,023,000 | 8,044,000 |
| 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 | 3,178,875 | 3,177,752 | 3,165,372 | 3,165,624 | 3,143,057 | 3,163,000 | 3,181,000 | 3,193,000 | 3,207,000 | 3,222,000 | 3,237,000 | 3,250,000 | 3,261,000 | 3,276,000 | 3,289,000 | 3,298,000 |
| 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 | 4,601,192 | 4,576,876 | 4,535,320 | 4,555,966 | 4,545,237 | 4,563,000 | 4,588,000 | 4,602,000 | 4,621,000 | 4,639,000 | 4,658,000 | 4,678,000 | 4,696,000 | 4,718,000 | 4,734,000 | 4,746,000 |
| 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 | 13,406,033 | 13,494,414 | 13,488,743 | 13,754,486 | 13,823,640 | 13,864,000 | 13,912,000 | 13,924,000 | 13,938,000 | 13,956,000 | 13,985,000 | 14,030,000 | 14,079,000 | 14,134,000 | 14,155,000 | 14,157,000 |
| 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 | 9,760,336 | 9,793,357 | 9,776,828 | 9,815,967 | 9,849,327 | 9,870,000 | 9,897,000 | 9,895,000 | 9,891,000 | 9,893,000 | 9,904,000 | 9,932,000 | 9,966,000 | 10,001,000 | 10,008,000 | 9,999,000 |
| 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 | 4,402,528 | 4,419,130 | 4,414,743 | 4,414,959 | 4,410,727 | 4,418,000 | 4,429,000 | 4,427,000 | 4,421,000 | 4,419,000 | 4,423,000 | 4,434,000 | 4,449,000 | 4,467,000 | 4,471,000 | 4,467,000 |
| 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 | 5,357,808 | 5,374,227 | 5,362,085 | 5,401,008 | 5,438,600 | 5,452,000 | 5,468,000 | 5,468,000 | 5,470,000 | 5,474,000 | 5,482,000 | 5,498,000 | 5,517,000 | 5,535,000 | 5,537,000 | 5,532,000 |
| 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 | 3,645,697 | 3,701,057 | 3,711,915 | 3,938,519 | 3,974,313 | 3,993,000 | 4,016,000 | 4,029,000 | 4,046,000 | 4,063,000 | 4,081,000 | 4,098,000 | 4,113,000 | 4,132,000 | 4,147,000 | 4,158,000 |
| 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 | 1,460,229 | 1,484,380 | 1,491,001 | 1,586,069 | 1,593,843 | 1,604,000 | 1,613,000 | 1,619,000 | 1,626,000 | 1,634,000 | 1,641,000 | 1,648,000 | 1,653,000 | 1,661,000 | 1,668,000 | 1,673,000 |
| 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 | 2,185,468 | 2,216,677 | 2,220,914 | 2,352,450 | 2,380,470 | 2,390,000 | 2,403,000 | 2,410,000 | 2,420,000 | 2,430,000 | 2,440,000 | 2,450,000 | 2,459,000 | 2,471,000 | 2,479,000 | 2,486,000 |
| 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 | 8,120,437 | 8,257,108 | 8,348,539 | 8,742,931 | 8,853,477 | 8,879,000 | 8,910,000 | 8,918,000 | 8,926,000 | 8,938,000 | 8,957,000 | 8,986,000 | 9,017,000 | 9,052,000 | 9,066,000 | 9,067,000 |
| 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 | 5,934,886 | 6,011,908 | 6,081,177 | 6,236,018 | 6,310,488 | 6,324,000 | 6,341,000 | 6,339,000 | 6,337,000 | 6,338,000 | 6,345,000 | 6,363,000 | 6,385,000 | 6,408,000 | 6,412,000 | 6,406,000 |
| 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 | 2,772,514 | 2,806,792 | 2,833,998 | 2,894,232 | 2,911,737 | 2,917,000 | 2,924,000 | 2,922,000 | 2,919,000 | 2,917,000 | 2,920,000 | 2,927,000 | 2,937,000 | 2,949,000 | 2,952,000 | 2,949,000 |
| 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 | 3,162,372 | 3,205,116 | 3,247,179 | 3,341,786 | 3,398,751 | 3,407,000 | 3,417,000 | 3,417,000 | 3,419,000 | 3,421,000 | 3,426,000 | 3,436,000 | 3,448,000 | 3,459,000 | 3,460,000 | 3,457,000 |
| 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 | 2,185,551 | 2,245,200 | 2,267,362 | 2,506,913 | 2,542,989 | 2,555,000 | 2,570,000 | 2,578,000 | 2,589,000 | 2,600,000 | 2,612,000 | 2,623,000 | 2,632,000 | 2,644,000 | 2,654,000 | 2,661,000 |
| Males | 609,422 | 760,469 | 685,051 | 693,115 | 764,248 | 720,402 | 683,100 | 724,375 | 860,968 | 911,023 | 941,104 | 955,658 | 1,065,112 | 1,077,193 | 1,084,000 | 1,090,000 | 1,094,000 | 1,099,000 | 1,104,000 | 1,109,000 | 1,114,000 | 1,117,000 | 1,123,000 | 1,127,000 | 1,130,000 |
| Females | 536,809 | 767,852 | 851,368 | 893,084 | 1,050,340 | 1,009,432 | 1,001,080 | 1,091,485 | 1,251,926 | 1,274,528 | 1,304,096 | 1,311,704 | 1,441,801 | 1,465,796 | 1,471,000 | 1,479,000 | 1,484,000 | 1,490,000 | 1,496,000 | 1,502,000 | 1,509,000 | 1,514,000 | 1,521,000 | 1,527,000 | 1,531,000 |
| 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 | 5,285,596 | 5,237,306 | 5,140,204 | 5,011,555 | 4,970,163 | 4,984,000 | 5,002,000 | 5,006,000 | 5,011,000 | 5,018,000 | 5,029,000 | 5,045,000 | 5,062,000 | 5,082,000 | 5,090,000 | 5,090,000 |
| 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 | 3,825,450 | 3,781,449 | 3,695,651 | 3,579,949 | 3,538,839 | 3,546,000 | 3,556,000 | 3,555,000 | 3,554,000 | 3,555,000 | 3,559,000 | 3,569,000 | 3,581,000 | 3,594,000 | 3,596,000 | 3,593,000 |
| Males | 919,212 | 943,369 | 936,131 | 917,723 | 943,991 | 978,037 | 1,106,634 | 1,354,166 | 1,647,846 | 1,630,014 | 1,612,338 | 1,580,745 | 1,520,727 | 1,498,990 | 1,502,000 | 1,505,000 | 1,504,000 | 1,502,000 | 1,502,000 | 1,503,000 | 1,507,000 | 1,512,000 | 1,518,000 | 1,520,000 | 1,518,000 |
| Females | 581,676 | 667,066 | 815,839 | 843,550 | 959,378 | 1,089,007 | 1,314,699 | 1,774,298 | 2,262,743 | 2,195,436 | 2,169,111 | 2,114,906 | 2,059,222 | 2,039,849 | 2,045,000 | 2,051,000 | 2,051,000 | 2,052,000 | 2,053,000 | 2,056,000 | 2,062,000 | 2,069,000 | 2,076,000 | 2,077,000 | 2,075,000 |
| Part-time | 527,892 | 606,163 | 690,026 | 745,165 | 826,943 | 887,663 | 887,127 | 1,033,351 | 1,501,144 | 1,460,146 | 1,455,857 | 1,444,553 | 1,431,606 | 1,431,324 | 1,438,000 | 1,446,000 | 1,451,000 | 1,457,000 | 1,463,000 | 1,469,000 | 1,476,000 | 1,481,000 | 1,488,000 | 1,493,000 | 1,497,000 |
| Males | 326,767 | 331,992 | 332,762 | 341,689 | 360,532 | 364,351 | 364,817 | 401,560 | 563,753 | 549,206 | 543,276 | 535,343 | 520,957 | 516,650 | 520,000 | 523,000 | 525,000 | 527,000 | 530,000 | 532,000 | 534,000 | 536,000 | 539,000 | 541,000 | 542,000 |
| Females | 201,125 | 274,171 | 357,264 | 403,476 | 466,411 | 523,312 | 522,310 | 631,791 | 937,391 | 910,940 | 912,581 | 909,210 | 910,649 | 914,674 | 918,000 | 923,000 | 926,000 | 930,000 | 934,000 | 937,000 | 941,000 | 945,000 | 949,000 | 953,000 | 955,000 |
| 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 | 3,939,199 | 3,966,873 | 4,015,882 | 4,028,401 | 4,058,087 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 2,957,476 | 2,981,188 | 3,009,240 | 3,019,342 | 3,041,196 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Males | 914,020 | 930,842 | 921,253 | 894,080 | 915,100 | 931,956 | 996,113 | 1,109,075 | 1,259,638 | 1,301,864 | 1,313,286 | 1,320,947 | 1,318,323 | 1,318,203 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Females | 580,605 | 665,232 | 811,761 | 833,627 | 944,024 | 1,057,501 | 1,229,915 | 1,425,718 | 1,605,002 | 1,655,612 | 1,667,902 | 1,688,293 | 1,701,019 | 1,722,993 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Part-time | 526,496 | 602,377 | 680,679 | 735,293 | 811,945 | 864,433 | 824,547 | 876,377 | 957,159 | 981,723 | 985,685 | 1,006,642 | 1,009,059 | 1,016,891 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Males | 325,693 | 329,662 | 327,986 | 336,168 | 352,106 | 351,874 | 332,814 | 339,572 | 366,735 | 378,324 | 379,513 | 385,942 | 385,008 | 389,521 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Females | 200,803 | 272,715 | 352,693 | 399,125 | 459,839 | 512,559 | 491,733 | 536,805 | 590,424 | 603,399 | 606,172 | 620,700 | 624,051 | 627,370 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| For-profit 4-year | 7,659 | 18,147 | 28,303 | 43,438 | 59,243 | 100,817 | 257,885 | 750,645 | 1,589,934 | 1,346,397 | 1,270,433 | 1,124,322 | 983,154 | 912,076 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 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 | 6,970,644 | 6,714,678 | 6,499,461 | 6,092,418 | 5,941,958 | 5,965,000 | 5,991,000 | 6,004,000 | 6,019,000 | 6,035,000 | 6,054,000 | 6,077,000 | 6,098,000 | 6,124,000 | 6,140,000 | 6,148,000 |
| 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 | 2,836,274 | 2,661,107 | 2,510,684 | 2,309,347 | 2,227,977 | 2,233,000 | 2,239,000 | 2,238,000 | 2,237,000 | 2,238,000 | 2,240,000 | 2,247,000 | 2,254,000 | 2,262,000 | 2,264,000 | 2,262,000 |
| Males | 771,299 | 1,035,561 | 879,716 | 826,308 | 881,392 | 878,215 | 995,841 | 1,153,766 | 1,483,230 | 1,279,794 | 1,200,648 | 1,143,704 | 1,057,839 | 1,013,848 | 1,016,000 | 1,018,000 | 1,018,000 | 1,016,000 | 1,016,000 | 1,017,000 | 1,019,000 | 1,023,000 | 1,027,000 | 1,028,000 | 1,027,000 |
| Females | 457,612 | 725,517 | 874,079 | 864,299 | 1,002,570 | 1,098,832 | 1,221,208 | 1,493,036 | 1,882,149 | 1,556,480 | 1,460,459 | 1,366,980 | 1,251,508 | 1,214,129 | 1,217,000 | 1,221,000 | 1,221,000 | 1,221,000 | 1,222,000 | 1,224,000 | 1,227,000 | 1,232,000 | 1,236,000 | 1,236,000 | 1,235,000 |
| 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 | 4,134,370 | 4,053,571 | 3,988,777 | 3,783,071 | 3,713,981 | 3,732,000 | 3,753,000 | 3,766,000 | 3,781,000 | 3,797,000 | 3,814,000 | 3,830,000 | 3,844,000 | 3,862,000 | 3,876,000 | 3,886,000 |
| 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 | 1,718,646 | 1,693,372 | 1,674,371 | 1,579,555 | 1,549,214 | 1,559,000 | 1,568,000 | 1,574,000 | 1,581,000 | 1,588,000 | 1,596,000 | 1,602,000 | 1,607,000 | 1,615,000 | 1,621,000 | 1,626,000 |
| 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 | 2,415,724 | 2,360,199 | 2,314,406 | 2,203,516 | 2,164,767 | 2,173,000 | 2,185,000 | 2,192,000 | 2,201,000 | 2,209,000 | 2,219,000 | 2,228,000 | 2,237,000 | 2,247,000 | 2,255,000 | 2,260,000 |
| 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 | 6,626,411 | 6,397,552 | 6,224,304 | 5,842,909 | 5,706,678 | 5,729,000 | 5,755,000 | 5,767,000 | 5,782,000 | 5,798,000 | 5,817,000 | 5,839,000 | 5,859,000 | 5,884,000 | 5,900,000 | 5,908,000 |
| 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 | 2,532,530 | 2,385,023 | 2,272,769 | 2,091,361 | 2,017,585 | 2,022,000 | 2,027,000 | 2,027,000 | 2,026,000 | 2,026,000 | 2,029,000 | 2,034,000 | 2,041,000 | 2,049,000 | 2,050,000 | 2,048,000 |
| Males | 720,440 | 988,701 | 811,871 | 742,673 | 810,664 | 818,605 | 891,282 | 1,055,029 | 1,340,820 | 1,177,901 | 1,107,410 | 1,062,633 | 983,567 | 946,208 | 948,000 | 950,000 | 950,000 | 948,000 | 948,000 | 949,000 | 951,000 | 954,000 | 958,000 | 959,000 | 958,000 |
| Females | 408,725 | 673,920 | 783,622 | 754,232 | 906,179 | 1,021,985 | 1,108,726 | 1,331,987 | 1,609,204 | 1,354,629 | 1,277,613 | 1,210,136 | 1,107,794 | 1,071,377 | 1,074,000 | 1,077,000 | 1,077,000 | 1,078,000 | 1,078,000 | 1,080,000 | 1,083,000 | 1,087,000 | 1,090,000 | 1,091,000 | 1,090,000 |
| 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 | 4,093,881 | 4,012,529 | 3,951,535 | 3,751,548 | 3,689,093 | 3,707,000 | 3,728,000 | 3,740,000 | 3,756,000 | 3,772,000 | 3,789,000 | 3,805,000 | 3,818,000 | 3,836,000 | 3,850,000 | 3,860,000 |
| 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 | 1,707,629 | 1,683,249 | 1,665,373 | 1,571,824 | 1,542,782 | 1,552,000 | 1,561,000 | 1,567,000 | 1,574,000 | 1,581,000 | 1,589,000 | 1,595,000 | 1,600,000 | 1,608,000 | 1,614,000 | 1,619,000 |
| 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 | 2,386,252 | 2,329,280 | 2,286,162 | 2,179,724 | 2,146,311 | 2,155,000 | 2,166,000 | 2,173,000 | 2,182,000 | 2,191,000 | 2,200,000 | 2,209,000 | 2,218,000 | 2,228,000 | 2,235,000 | 2,241,000 |
| Private 2-year | 123,973 | 133,753 | 197,505 | 261,344 | 243,608 | 214,700 | 251,043 | 303,826 | 465,534 | 344,233 | 317,126 | 275,157 | 249,509 | 235,280 | 236,000 | 237,000 | 237,000 | 237,000 | 237,000 | 237,000 | 238,000 | 239,000 | 240,000 | 240,000 | 240,000 |
| Full-time | 99,746 | 98,457 | 158,302 | 193,702 | 167,119 | 136,457 | 217,041 | 259,786 | 415,355 | 303,744 | 276,084 | 237,915 | 217,986 | 210,392 | 211,000 | 211,000 | 211,000 | 211,000 | 211,000 | 212,000 | 212,000 | 213,000 | 214,000 | 214,000 | 214,000 |
| Males | 50,859 | 46,860 | 67,845 | 83,635 | 70,728 | 59,610 | 104,559 | 98,737 | 142,410 | 101,893 | 93,238 | 81,071 | 74,272 | 67,640 | 68,000 | 68,000 | 68,000 | 68,000 | 68,000 | 68,000 | 68,000 | 68,000 | 68,000 | 69,000 | 69,000 |
| Females | 48,887 | 51,597 | 90,457 | 110,067 | 96,391 | 76,847 | 112,482 | 161,049 | 272,945 | 201,851 | 182,846 | 156,844 | 143,714 | 142,752 | 143,000 | 144,000 | 144,000 | 144,000 | 144,000 | 144,000 | 144,000 | 145,000 | 145,000 | 145,000 | 145,000 |
| Part-time | 24,227 | 35,296 | 39,203 | 67,642 | 76,489 | 78,243 | 34,002 | 44,040 | 50,179 | 40,489 | 41,042 | 37,242 | 31,523 | 24,888 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 25,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 | 26,000 |
| Males | 13,919 | 22,103 | 15,049 | 37,915 | 33,647 | 32,906 | 13,352 | 12,239 | 12,918 | 11,017 | 10,123 | 8,998 | 7,731 | 6,432 | 6,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 | 7,000 |
| Females | 10,308 | 13,193 | 24,154 | 29,727 | 42,842 | 45,337 | 20,650 | 31,801 | 37,261 | 29,472 | 30,919 | 28,244 | 23,792 | 18,456 | 19,000 | 19,000 | 19,000 | 19,000 | 19,000 | 19,000 | 19,000 | 19,000 | 19,000 | 19,000 | 19,000 |
| Nonprofit 2-year | 113,299 | 112,997 | 114,094 | 108,791 | 89,158 | 75,154 | 58,844 | 43,522 | 32,683 | 32,191 | 30,376 | 50,009 | 50,555 | 48,390 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Full-time | 91,514 | 82,158 | 83,009 | 76,547 | 62,003 | 54,033 | 46,670 | 28,939 | 23,127 | 24,097 | 22,789 | 36,027 | 39,513 | 41,090 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Males | 46,030 | 40,548 | 34,968 | 30,878 | 25,946 | 23,265 | 21,950 | 12,086 | 9,944 | 9,478 | 9,074 | 11,972 | 11,950 | 10,793 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Females | 45,484 | 41,610 | 48,041 | 45,669 | 36,057 | 30,768 | 24,720 | 16,853 | 13,183 | 14,619 | 13,715 | 24,055 | 27,563 | 30,297 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Part-time | 21,785 | 30,839 | 31,085 | 32,244 | 27,155 | 21,121 | 12,174 | 14,583 | 9,556 | 8,094 | 7,587 | 13,982 | 11,042 | 7,300 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Males | 12,097 | 18,929 | 11,445 | 10,786 | 7,970 | 6,080 | 4,499 | 3,566 | 2,585 | 2,373 | 2,198 | 2,707 | 2,547 | 1,923 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| Females | 9,688 | 11,910 | 19,640 | 21,458 | 19,185 | 15,041 | 7,675 | 11,017 | 6,971 | 5,721 | 5,389 | 11,275 | 8,495 | 5,377 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| For-profit 2-year | 10,674 | 20,756 | 83,411 | 152,553 | 154,450 | 139,546 | 192,199 | 260,304 | 432,851 | 312,042 | 286,750 | 225,148 | 198,954 | 186,890 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| —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 2018, Fall Enrollment component; and Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions Projection Model, 2000 through 2028. (This table was prepared March 2019.) |
