Table 303.40.

Total fall enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by attendance status, sex, and age: Selected years, 1970 through 2028

[In thousands]
Attendance status, sex, and age	1970	1980	1990	2000	2005	2008	2009	2010	2011	2012	2013	2014	2015	2016	2017	Projected
																2018	2019	2020	2028
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	17,487	19,082	20,314	21,019	21,011	20,644	20,377	20,209	19,988	19,847	19,766	19,828	19,904	19,928	20,305
14 to 17 years old	263	257	153	131	187	195	215	202	221	242	256	239	214	214	221	227	224	226	226
18 and 19 years old	2,579	2,852	2,777	3,258	3,444	3,808	4,009	4,057	3,956	3,782	3,720	3,720	3,732	3,738	3,749	4,028	4,055	3,996	3,978
20 and 21 years old	1,885	2,395	2,593	3,005	3,563	3,645	3,916	4,103	4,269	4,235	4,183	4,163	4,148	4,204	4,166	4,464	4,476	4,529	4,589
22 to 24 years old	1,469	1,947	2,202	2,600	3,114	3,440	3,571	3,759	3,793	3,951	3,964	3,910	3,785	3,736	3,750	3,764	3,731	3,719	3,776
25 to 29 years old	1,091	1,843	2,083	2,044	2,469	2,837	3,082	3,254	3,272	3,155	3,050	3,084	3,165	3,192	3,188	3,065	3,076	3,051	2,969
30 to 34 years old	527	1,227	1,384	1,333	1,438	1,607	1,735	1,805	1,788	1,684	1,606	1,586	1,600	1,589	1,560	1,388	1,413	1,441	1,473
35 years old and over	767	1,577	2,627	2,942	3,272	3,550	3,785	3,840	3,712	3,597	3,597	3,507	3,344	3,174	3,131	2,893	2,928	2,966	3,295
Males	5,044	5,874	6,284	6,722	7,456	8,178	8,733	9,046	9,034	8,919	8,861	8,798	8,724	8,638	8,568	8,596	8,628	8,637	8,792
14 to 17 years old	125	106	66	58	68	92	103	94	104	119	125	117	94	83	74	84	83	84	84
18 and 19 years old	1,355	1,368	1,298	1,464	1,523	1,702	1,795	1,820	1,782	1,707	1,661	1,673	1,684	1,688	1,666	1,731	1,742	1,714	1,707
20 and 21 years old	1,064	1,219	1,259	1,411	1,658	1,693	1,866	1,948	1,985	1,960	1,955	1,960	1,954	1,945	1,914	2,025	2,031	2,056	2,079
22 to 24 years old	1,004	1,075	1,129	1,222	1,410	1,553	1,599	1,723	1,769	1,864	1,846	1,789	1,746	1,739	1,731	1,761	1,743	1,736	1,759
25 to 29 years old	796	983	1,024	908	1,057	1,221	1,378	1,410	1,404	1,353	1,356	1,379	1,382	1,366	1,358	1,325	1,333	1,324	1,282
30 to 34 years old	333	564	605	581	591	690	707	731	700	661	634	643	655	670	660	613	625	638	657
35 years old and over	366	559	902	1,077	1,149	1,227	1,285	1,320	1,290	1,255	1,283	1,237	1,208	1,148	1,164	1,057	1,071	1,086	1,226
Females	3,537	6,223	7,535	8,591	10,032	10,904	11,581	11,974	11,976	11,725	11,515	11,412	11,264	11,208	11,198	11,232	11,276	11,291	11,513
14 to 17 years old	137	151	87	73	119	102	113	108	116	123	131	121	120	131	147	143	142	142	142
18 and 19 years old	1,224	1,484	1,479	1,794	1,920	2,107	2,214	2,237	2,173	2,074	2,059	2,047	2,049	2,050	2,082	2,297	2,313	2,282	2,271
20 and 21 years old	821	1,177	1,334	1,593	1,905	1,952	2,050	2,155	2,284	2,276	2,228	2,203	2,194	2,259	2,252	2,439	2,445	2,473	2,511
22 to 24 years old	464	871	1,073	1,378	1,704	1,887	1,972	2,036	2,024	2,087	2,118	2,122	2,038	1,997	2,019	2,002	1,988	1,983	2,017
25 to 29 years old	296	859	1,059	1,136	1,413	1,616	1,704	1,844	1,868	1,802	1,694	1,706	1,783	1,826	1,831	1,739	1,743	1,727	1,687
30 to 34 years old	194	663	779	752	847	917	1,028	1,074	1,088	1,022	972	943	945	919	900	775	788	803	816
35 years old and over	401	1,018	1,725	1,865	2,123	2,323	2,500	2,520	2,422	2,341	2,314	2,270	2,136	2,026	1,967	1,836	1,857	1,880	2,069
Full-time	5,816	7,098	7,821	9,010	10,797	11,735	12,605	13,087	13,003	12,734	12,597	12,454	12,288	12,125	12,077	12,103	12,135	12,133	12,261
14 to 17 years old	246	231	134	121	152	168	179	170	185	207	210	200	182	186	188	178	176	177	177
18 and 19 years old	2,374	2,544	2,471	2,823	3,026	3,356	3,481	3,496	3,351	3,226	3,199	3,174	3,188	3,161	3,206	3,314	3,335	3,285	3,272
20 and 21 years old	1,649	2,007	2,137	2,452	2,976	3,039	3,241	3,364	3,427	3,386	3,327	3,326	3,290	3,365	3,350	3,592	3,602	3,646	3,693
22 to 24 years old	904	1,181	1,405	1,714	2,122	2,345	2,511	2,585	2,580	2,603	2,650	2,597	2,568	2,502	2,500	2,401	2,382	2,374	2,411
25 to 29 years old	426	641	791	886	1,174	1,368	1,506	1,605	1,600	1,555	1,528	1,525	1,519	1,478	1,471	1,363	1,368	1,357	1,320
30 to 34 years old	113	272	383	418	547	571	657	745	763	711	664	626	601	583	558	519	528	539	550
35 years old and over	104	221	500	596	800	889	1,030	1,122	1,096	1,047	1,018	1,005	941	852	805	736	745	754	838
Males	3,504	3,689	3,808	4,111	4,803	5,227	5,632	5,838	5,793	5,708	5,682	5,620	5,558	5,473	5,425	5,434	5,447	5,444	5,494
14 to 17 years old	121	95	55	51	53	73	77	71	85	102	106	100	81	71	64	61	60	61	61
18 and 19 years old	1,261	1,219	1,171	1,252	1,339	1,514	1,570	1,574	1,510	1,461	1,423	1,402	1,414	1,416	1,427	1,438	1,447	1,423	1,417
20 and 21 years old	955	1,046	1,035	1,156	1,398	1,405	1,536	1,586	1,586	1,537	1,542	1,549	1,546	1,552	1,535	1,658	1,663	1,684	1,702
22 to 24 years old	686	717	768	834	982	1,104	1,169	1,215	1,217	1,254	1,270	1,236	1,208	1,173	1,160	1,134	1,123	1,119	1,134
25 to 29 years old	346	391	433	410	506	596	661	715	727	728	734	732	709	689	683	650	654	650	629
30 to 34 years old	77	142	171	186	225	248	279	301	299	278	257	242	251	253	251	221	226	231	238
35 years old and over	58	80	174	222	300	287	341	376	369	349	351	360	349	320	305	271	274	278	314
Females	2,312	3,409	4,013	4,899	5,994	6,508	6,973	7,249	7,210	7,026	6,914	6,835	6,729	6,653	6,653	6,669	6,689	6,689	6,767
14 to 17 years old	125	136	78	70	98	95	102	99	100	105	104	101	101	115	125	117	116	116	116
18 and 19 years old	1,113	1,325	1,300	1,571	1,687	1,841	1,911	1,922	1,842	1,765	1,776	1,773	1,774	1,745	1,779	1,876	1,889	1,863	1,854
20 and 21 years old	693	961	1,101	1,296	1,578	1,634	1,705	1,778	1,840	1,849	1,785	1,777	1,744	1,813	1,815	1,934	1,939	1,962	1,991
22 to 24 years old	218	464	638	880	1,140	1,241	1,343	1,370	1,364	1,349	1,380	1,362	1,359	1,329	1,339	1,267	1,259	1,256	1,278
25 to 29 years old	80	250	358	476	668	771	845	891	873	827	794	793	810	789	788	712	714	707	691
30 to 34 years old	37	130	212	232	322	322	378	444	464	433	408	384	350	330	307	298	302	308	313
35 years old and over	46	141	326	374	500	602	690	746	727	698	667	645	592	532	500	465	470	476	524
Part-time	2,765	4,999	5,998	6,303	6,690	7,347	7,708	7,932	8,008	7,910	7,780	7,755	7,701	7,722	7,688	7,725	7,768	7,795	8,044
14 to 17 years old	16	26	19	10	36	27	36	32	36	35	47	38	32	28	33	49	48	49	49
18 and 19 years old	205	308	306	435	417	453	528	561	604	556	521	546	545	577	543	714	720	710	706
20 and 21 years old	236	388	456	553	586	606	675	738	842	850	855	836	858	839	816	872	874	883	897
22 to 24 years old	564	765	796	886	992	1,095	1,059	1,174	1,212	1,348	1,314	1,313	1,217	1,235	1,250	1,362	1,350	1,344	1,365
25 to 29 years old	665	1,202	1,291	1,158	1,296	1,469	1,576	1,648	1,672	1,600	1,522	1,560	1,646	1,715	1,718	1,702	1,708	1,694	1,649
30 to 34 years old	414	954	1,001	915	891	1,036	1,079	1,060	1,025	973	942	960	1,000	1,006	1,002	869	885	902	922
35 years old and over	663	1,356	2,127	2,345	2,472	2,661	2,754	2,718	2,616	2,550	2,579	2,502	2,404	2,322	2,327	2,157	2,184	2,212	2,457
Males	1,540	2,185	2,476	2,611	2,653	2,951	3,101	3,207	3,241	3,211	3,179	3,178	3,165	3,166	3,143	3,163	3,181	3,193	3,298
14 to 17 years old	4	12	11	7	15	20	25	23	20	17	20	18	13	12	11	23	23	23	23
18 and 19 years old	94	149	127	212	184	188	226	245	273	246	239	271	270	272	239	293	296	291	289
20 and 21 years old	108	172	224	255	260	288	330	362	398	423	413	411	408	393	379	367	368	372	377
22 to 24 years old	318	359	361	388	428	449	430	508	552	610	576	553	538	566	571	627	620	617	625
25 to 29 years old	450	592	591	498	551	624	718	695	677	625	622	646	673	677	674	675	679	674	653
30 to 34 years old	257	422	435	395	365	442	428	430	401	383	377	401	405	417	409	391	399	408	420
35 years old and over	309	479	728	855	850	940	944	944	921	906	932	877	859	829	859	786	797	808	912
Females	1,225	2,814	3,521	3,692	4,038	4,396	4,607	4,725	4,767	4,699	4,601	4,577	4,535	4,556	4,545	4,563	4,588	4,602	4,746
14 to 17 years old	12	14	9	3	21	7	11	9	16	18	27	20	19	16	22	26	26	26	26
18 and 19 years old	112	159	179	223	233	265	303	316	332	310	283	274	275	305	303	421	425	419	417
20 and 21 years old	128	216	233	298	327	318	345	377	444	427	443	425	450	446	437	505	506	511	520
22 to 24 years old	246	407	435	497	564	646	629	666	660	738	738	760	679	668	679	735	729	727	740
25 to 29 years old	216	609	700	660	745	845	859	953	995	975	900	913	973	1,037	1,043	1,027	1,029	1,020	996
30 to 34 years old	158	532	567	520	526	595	651	630	624	589	565	559	595	589	593	478	485	495	503
35 years old and over	354	876	1,399	1,491	1,623	1,721	1,810	1,774	1,695	1,643	1,647	1,625	1,544	1,493	1,467	1,371	1,387	1,404	1,545

NOTE: Distributions by age are estimates based on samples of the civilian noninstitutionalized 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 2018, Fall Enrollment component; and Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions Projection Model, 2000 through 2028. U.S. Department of Commerce, Census Bureau, Current Population Survey (CPS), October, selected years, 1970 through 2017. (This table was prepared March 2019.)