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Table 303.40. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by attendance status, sex, and age of student: Selected years, 2001 through 2030
[In thousands]
Attendance status, sex, and age 2001 2003 2005 2007 2009 2011 2013 2015 2017 2019 Projected
2021 2023 2030
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14
All students 15,928 16,911 17,474 18,258 20,314 21,011 20,377 19,988 19,778 19,630 20,327 19,851 20,482
Under 18 486 490 567 670 759 796 879 1,054 1,233 1,455 1,461 1,472 1,443
18 and 19 3,355 3,562 3,725 3,970 4,292 4,291 4,266 4,341 4,446 4,511 4,398 4,438 4,463
20 and 21 3,141 3,383 3,505 3,643 3,995 4,161 4,087 4,079 4,096 4,063 4,163 4,045 4,171
22 to 24 2,495 2,811 2,911 3,010 3,301 3,435 3,432 3,325 3,205 3,048 3,191 3,099 3,241
25 to 29 2,031 2,288 2,410 2,551 2,935 3,046 2,856 2,779 2,694 2,575 2,721 2,493 2,589
30 to 34 1,244 1,365 1,352 1,366 1,615 1,760 1,642 1,512 1,422 1,403 1,558 1,545 1,541
35 years old and over 2,688 2,866 2,900 2,953 3,344 3,454 3,164 2,858 2,651 2,554 2,813 2,738 3,012
Age unknown 488 147 104 96 73 67 51 41 31 21 22 22 22

Males
6,961 7,260 7,451 7,820 8,733 9,034 8,861 8,724 8,571 8,364 8,685 8,422 8,700
Under 18 208 200 234 278 315 330 363 435 506 592 595 600 589
18 and 19 1,496 1,586 1,674 1,797 1,944 1,935 1,921 1,955 1,994 2,002 1,949 1,967 1,987
20 and 21 1,423 1,522 1,572 1,648 1,812 1,874 1,852 1,849 1,845 1,812 1,860 1,803 1,870
22 to 24 1,176 1,298 1,332 1,381 1,516 1,575 1,581 1,541 1,471 1,372 1,441 1,391 1,457
25 to 29 918 998 1,030 1,092 1,268 1,329 1,259 1,227 1,168 1,085 1,156 1,036 1,059
30 to 34 540 571 550 551 657 727 695 644 598 571 637 624 620
35 years old and over 985 1,020 1,014 1,032 1,189 1,235 1,168 1,056 977 921 1,038 993 1,107
Age unknown 214 65 45 41 32 29 22 16 13 9 9 9 9

Females
8,967 9,651 10,024 10,438 11,581 11,976 11,515 11,264 11,207 11,266 11,643 11,429 11,783
Under 18 278 289 333 392 444 466 515 618 727 863 866 872 854
18 and 19 1,860 1,975 2,052 2,173 2,348 2,356 2,345 2,387 2,452 2,509 2,449 2,471 2,475
20 and 21 1,718 1,861 1,933 1,996 2,183 2,287 2,234 2,230 2,252 2,251 2,304 2,241 2,301
22 to 24 1,319 1,513 1,579 1,628 1,785 1,860 1,851 1,784 1,734 1,676 1,750 1,708 1,784
25 to 29 1,112 1,290 1,380 1,459 1,666 1,716 1,597 1,552 1,526 1,490 1,565 1,458 1,529
30 to 34 704 795 803 815 958 1,033 946 867 824 832 921 920 921
35 years old and over 1,703 1,846 1,886 1,921 2,155 2,219 1,996 1,802 1,674 1,633 1,775 1,745 1,905
Age unknown 274 82 59 55 41 38 30 24 19 12 13 13 13

Full-time
9,448 10,326 10,793 11,271 12,605 13,003 12,597 12,288 12,076 11,954 12,387 12,041 12,402
Under 18 136 143 156 172 177 181 185 207 221 255 257 259 254
18 and 19 2,869 3,053 3,188 3,388 3,631 3,571 3,549 3,612 3,696 3,754 3,654 3,685 3,690
20 and 21 2,538 2,752 2,855 2,964 3,240 3,311 3,246 3,242 3,267 3,251 3,318 3,215 3,280
22 to 24 1,621 1,850 1,922 1,986 2,183 2,258 2,240 2,156 2,068 1,973 2,074 2,004 2,086
25 to 29 958 1,139 1,220 1,284 1,514 1,607 1,498 1,442 1,372 1,312 1,427 1,288 1,355
30 to 34 443 541 557 565 706 793 724 650 591 582 674 660 669
35 years old and over 637 794 857 878 1,127 1,251 1,128 960 847 820 976 924 1,061
Age unknown 245 55 38 33 28 30 26 19 14 7 8 7 8

Males
4,300 4,638 4,802 5,030 5,632 5,793 5,682 5,558 5,424 5,276 5,472 5,286 5,447
Under 18 57 56 63 69 71 72 74 83 86 101 101 102 100
18 and 19 1,273 1,354 1,424 1,525 1,633 1,598 1,586 1,613 1,645 1,655 1,608 1,622 1,631
20 and 21 1,155 1,246 1,286 1,347 1,474 1,495 1,473 1,471 1,475 1,454 1,485 1,436 1,471
22 to 24 796 892 915 949 1,042 1,072 1,068 1,034 983 917 965 928 967
25 to 29 463 531 555 585 696 746 705 682 637 589 643 569 589
30 to 34 201 238 235 235 298 342 325 296 266 253 293 284 287
35 years old and over 241 297 306 306 405 455 441 373 326 304 374 343 399
Age unknown 114 25 17 14 12 13 11 7 6 3 3 3 3

Females
5,148 5,688 5,991 6,241 6,973 7,210 6,914 6,729 6,652 6,679 6,914 6,755 6,955
Under 18 80 87 93 103 105 109 111 124 134 155 156 157 153
18 and 19 1,595 1,700 1,763 1,864 1,998 1,974 1,963 2,000 2,051 2,099 2,046 2,063 2,059
20 and 21 1,383 1,506 1,568 1,618 1,766 1,816 1,773 1,771 1,792 1,797 1,832 1,779 1,809
22 to 24 825 958 1,007 1,036 1,141 1,185 1,173 1,122 1,085 1,056 1,109 1,076 1,119
25 to 29 495 608 666 700 818 861 793 760 735 723 784 719 766
30 to 34 243 304 322 330 408 451 399 353 325 330 381 376 382
35 years old and over 396 497 551 572 722 796 687 587 520 516 602 581 663
Age unknown 131 29 21 19 15 17 15 12 8 4 5 4 5

Part-time
6,480 6,585 6,681 6,987 7,708 8,008 7,780 7,701 7,702 7,676 7,941 7,810 8,080
Under 18 350 347 411 498 582 615 693 847 1,013 1,199 1,204 1,213 1,189
18 and 19 486 508 537 582 661 720 717 729 750 757 744 753 773
20 and 21 603 631 650 679 755 850 841 837 829 812 846 830 891
22 to 24 874 961 989 1,024 1,117 1,177 1,192 1,169 1,136 1,075 1,117 1,095 1,155
25 to 29 1,073 1,149 1,190 1,267 1,421 1,439 1,358 1,337 1,322 1,263 1,294 1,205 1,234
30 to 34 800 824 795 801 909 967 917 862 830 820 884 885 872
35 years old and over 2,051 2,072 2,043 2,074 2,217 2,204 2,036 1,898 1,804 1,735 1,838 1,813 1,951
Age unknown 243 92 66 63 45 37 26 22 17 14 15 14 15

Males
2,661 2,622 2,649 2,790 3,101 3,241 3,179 3,165 3,147 3,088 3,212 3,137 3,253
Under 18 152 145 171 209 244 258 289 352 420 492 494 498 489
18 and 19 222 233 249 273 311 337 335 342 350 347 340 345 357
20 and 21 268 277 286 301 338 379 379 378 370 358 375 368 399
22 to 24 381 406 417 432 474 502 513 507 488 455 476 463 490
25 to 29 456 467 475 507 572 584 554 545 531 496 513 467 470
30 to 34 339 333 314 316 359 385 371 348 331 318 344 341 333
35 years old and over 744 723 709 725 784 780 727 683 650 617 665 649 708
Age unknown 100 39 28 27 20 16 11 9 7 6 6 6 6

Females
3,820 3,963 4,032 4,197 4,607 4,767 4,601 4,535 4,555 4,587 4,729 4,674 4,827
Under 18 198 202 239 289 339 358 404 495 592 708 710 715 700
18 and 19 264 276 288 309 350 382 382 387 401 410 403 408 417
20 and 21 336 354 365 378 417 471 462 459 460 454 471 463 492
22 to 24 494 555 572 592 644 675 678 661 648 620 641 632 665
25 to 29 617 682 715 760 849 855 804 792 791 767 781 738 764
30 to 34 461 491 481 485 550 582 547 514 499 502 540 545 539
35 years old and over 1,307 1,349 1,335 1,349 1,433 1,423 1,309 1,214 1,154 1,118 1,173 1,164 1,242
Age unknown 143 53 38 36 26 21 15 13 10 8 8 8 9
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Projections in this table were calculated after the onset of the coronavirus pandemic and take into account the expected impacts of the pandemic. 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, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2002 through Spring 2021, Fall Enrollment component; and Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions Projection Model, through 2030. (This table was prepared February 2022.)

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