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Table 303.80. | Total postbaccalaureate fall enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by attendance status, sex of student, and control of institution: 1970 through 2029 |
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 | 2,574,639 | 1,386,189 | 1,188,450 | 1,061,067 | 1,513,572 | 614,706 | 446,361 | 771,483 | 742,089 | 1,332,725 | 1,241,914 | 1,064,679 | 177,235 |
2007 | 2,644,598 | 1,428,956 | 1,215,642 | 1,088,377 | 1,556,221 | 632,619 | 455,758 | 796,337 | 759,884 | 1,353,150 | 1,291,448 | 1,100,932 | 190,516 |
2008 | 2,737,094 | 1,490,462 | 1,246,632 | 1,122,074 | 1,615,020 | 656,213 | 465,861 | 834,249 | 780,771 | 1,380,915 | 1,356,179 | 1,125,038 | 231,141 |
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 | 2,972,255 | 1,695,246 | 1,277,009 | 1,221,563 | 1,750,692 | 747,288 | 474,275 | 947,958 | 802,734 | 1,441,861 | 1,530,394 | 1,265,214 | 265,180 |
2017 | 3,005,115 | 1,704,278 | 1,300,837 | 1,220,055 | 1,785,060 | 740,240 | 479,815 | 964,038 | 821,022 | 1,459,145 | 1,545,970 | 1,289,409 | 256,561 |
2018 | 3,035,042 | 1,723,177 | 1,311,865 | 1,216,466 | 1,818,576 | 735,576 | 480,890 | 987,601 | 830,975 | 1,479,497 | 1,555,545 | 1,312,440 | 243,105 |
2019 | 3,072,433 | 1,746,560 | 1,325,873 | 1,214,360 | 1,858,073 | 732,706 | 481,654 | 1,013,854 | 844,219 | 1,499,514 | 1,572,919 | 1,340,385 | 232,534 |
20201 |
3,052,000 | 1,729,000 | 1,323,000 | 1,222,000 | 1,830,000 | 737,000 | 485,000 | 992,000 | 838,000 | 1,488,000 | 1,564,000 | --- | --- |
20211 | 3,058,000 | 1,729,000 | 1,329,000 | 1,223,000 | 1,834,000 | 737,000 | 487,000 | 992,000 | 842,000 | 1,491,000 | 1,567,000 | --- | --- |
20221 | 3,064,000 | 1,730,000 | 1,334,000 | 1,225,000 | 1,838,000 | 737,000 | 488,000 | 993,000 | 845,000 | 1,494,000 | 1,570,000 | --- | --- |
20231 | 3,071,000 | 1,732,000 | 1,339,000 | 1,228,000 | 1,844,000 | 737,000 | 491,000 | 995,000 | 849,000 | 1,498,000 | 1,574,000 | --- | --- |
20241 | 3,081,000 | 1,737,000 | 1,344,000 | 1,232,000 | 1,850,000 | 739,000 | 493,000 | 998,000 | 852,000 | 1,503,000 | 1,579,000 | --- | --- |
20251 |
3,092,000 | 1,743,000 | 1,349,000 | 1,236,000 | 1,856,000 | 742,000 | 494,000 | 1,001,000 | 854,000 | 1,508,000 | 1,584,000 | --- | --- |
20261 | 3,104,000 | 1,750,000 | 1,354,000 | 1,241,000 | 1,863,000 | 745,000 | 497,000 | 1,005,000 | 858,000 | 1,514,000 | 1,590,000 | --- | --- |
20271 | 3,109,000 | 1,750,000 | 1,358,000 | 1,243,000 | 1,865,000 | 745,000 | 498,000 | 1,005,000 | 860,000 | 1,516,000 | 1,593,000 | --- | --- |
20281 | 3,111,000 | 1,749,000 | 1,362,000 | 1,244,000 | 1,866,000 | 745,000 | 499,000 | 1,004,000 | 862,000 | 1,517,000 | 1,594,000 | --- | --- |
20291 | 3,112,000 | 1,747,000 | 1,365,000 | 1,245,000 | 1,867,000 | 744,000 | 501,000 | 1,003,000 | 865,000 | 1,518,000 | 1,594,000 | --- | --- |
---Not available. | |||||||||||||
1 Projected. | |||||||||||||
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Data through 1985 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. Projections in this table were calculated prior to the coronavirus pandemic and therefore do not take into account the actual or potential impacts of the pandemic. 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 2020, Fall Enrollment component; and Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions Projection Model, 2000 through 2029. (This table was prepared January 2021.) |