Total fall enrollment of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by attendance status, sex of student, and level and control of institution: 1960 through 2031

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Table 305.10.Total fall enrollment of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by attendance status, sex of student, and level and control of institution: 1960 through 2031
Year	Total	Full-time	Part-time	Male			Female			4-year				2-year
Year	Total	Full-time	Part-time	Total	Full-time	Part-time	Total	Full-time	Part-time	Public		Private		Public		Private
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11		12		13		14
1960¹	923,069	---	---	539,512	---	---	383,557	---	---	395,884	²	313,209	²	181,860	²	32,116	²
1961¹	1,018,361	---	---	591,913	---	---	426,448	---	---	438,135	²	336,449	²	210,101	²	33,676	²
1962¹	1,030,554	---	---	598,099	---	---	432,455	---	---	445,191	²	324,923	²	224,537	²	35,903	²
1963¹	1,046,424	---	---	604,282	---	---	442,142	---	---	---		---		---		---
1964¹	1,224,840	---	---	701,524	---	---	523,316	---	---	539,251	²	363,348	²	275,413	²	46,828	²

1965¹	1,441,822	---	---	829,215	---	---	612,607	---	---	642,233	²	398,792	²	347,788	²	53,009	²
1966	1,554,337	---	---	889,516	---	---	664,821	---	---	626,472	²	382,889	²	478,459	²	66,517	²
1967	1,640,936	1,335,512	305,424	931,127	761,299	169,828	709,809	574,213	135,596	644,525		368,300		561,488		66,623
1968	1,892,849	1,470,653	422,196	1,082,367	847,005	235,362	810,482	623,648	186,834	724,377		378,052		718,562		71,858
1969	1,967,104	1,525,290	441,814	1,118,269	876,280	241,989	848,835	649,010	199,825	699,167		391,508		814,132		62,297

1970	2,063,397	1,587,072	476,325	1,151,960	896,281	255,679	911,437	690,791	220,646	717,449		395,886		890,703		59,359
1971	2,119,018	1,606,036	512,982	1,170,518	895,715	274,803	948,500	710,321	238,179	704,052		384,695		971,295		58,976
1972	2,152,778	1,574,197	578,581	1,157,501	858,254	299,247	995,277	715,943	279,334	680,337		380,982		1,036,616		54,843
1973	2,226,041	1,607,269	618,772	1,182,173	867,314	314,859	1,043,868	739,955	303,913	698,777		378,994		1,089,182		59,088
1974	2,365,761	1,673,333	692,428	1,243,790	896,077	347,713	1,121,971	777,256	344,715	745,637		386,391		1,175,759		57,974

1975	2,515,155	1,763,296	751,859	1,327,935	942,198	385,737	1,187,220	821,098	366,122	771,725		395,440		1,283,523		64,467
1976	2,347,014	1,662,333	684,681	1,170,326	854,597	315,729	1,176,688	807,736	368,952	717,373		413,961		1,152,944		62,736
1977	2,394,426	1,680,916	713,510	1,155,856	839,848	316,008	1,238,570	841,068	397,502	737,497		404,631		1,185,648		66,650
1978	2,389,627	1,650,848	738,779	1,141,777	817,294	324,483	1,247,850	833,554	414,296	736,703		406,669		1,173,544		72,711
1979	2,502,896	1,706,732	796,164	1,179,846	840,315	339,531	1,323,050	866,417	456,633	760,119		415,126		1,253,854		73,797

1980	2,587,644	1,749,928	837,716	1,218,961	862,458	356,503	1,368,683	887,470	481,213	765,395		417,937		1,313,591		90,721	³
1981	2,595,421	1,737,714	857,707	1,217,680	851,833	365,847	1,377,741	885,881	491,860	754,007		419,257		1,318,436		103,721	³
1982	2,505,466	1,688,620	816,846	1,199,237	837,223	362,014	1,306,229	851,397	454,832	730,775		404,252		1,254,193		116,246	³
1983	2,443,703	1,678,071	765,632	1,159,049	824,609	334,440	1,284,654	853,462	431,192	728,244		403,882		1,189,869		121,708
1984	2,356,898	1,613,185	743,713	1,112,303	786,099	326,204	1,244,595	827,086	417,509	713,790		402,959		1,130,311		109,838

1985	2,292,222	1,602,038	690,184	1,075,736	774,858	300,878	1,216,486	827,180	389,306	717,199		398,556		1,060,275		116,192
1986	2,219,208	1,589,451	629,757	1,046,527	768,856	277,671	1,172,681	820,595	352,086	719,974		391,673		990,973		116,588
1987	2,246,359	1,626,719	619,640	1,046,615	779,226	267,389	1,199,744	847,493	352,251	757,833		405,113		979,820		103,593
1988	2,378,803	1,698,927	679,876	1,100,026	807,319	292,707	1,278,777	891,608	387,169	783,358		425,907		1,048,914		120,624
1989	2,341,035	1,656,594	684,441	1,094,750	791,295	303,455	1,246,285	865,299	380,986	762,217		413,836		1,048,529		116,453

1990	2,256,624	1,617,118	639,506	1,045,191	771,372	273,819	1,211,433	845,746	365,687	727,264		400,120		1,041,097		88,143
1991	2,277,920	1,652,983	624,937	1,068,433	798,043	270,390	1,209,487	854,940	354,547	717,697		392,904		1,070,048		97,271
1992	2,184,113	1,603,737	580,376	1,013,058	760,290	252,768	1,171,055	843,447	327,608	697,393		408,306		993,074		85,340
1993	2,160,710	1,608,274	552,436	1,007,647	762,240	245,407	1,153,063	846,034	307,029	702,273		410,688		973,545		74,204
1994	2,133,205	1,603,106	530,099	984,558	751,081	233,477	1,148,647	852,025	296,622	709,042		405,917		952,468		65,778

1995	2,168,831	1,646,812	522,019	1,001,052	767,185	233,867	1,167,779	879,627	288,152	731,836		419,025		954,595		63,375
1996	2,274,319	1,739,852	534,467	1,046,662	805,982	240,680	1,227,657	933,870	293,787	741,164		427,442		989,536		116,177
1997	2,219,255	1,733,512	485,743	1,026,058	806,054	220,004	1,193,197	927,458	265,739	755,362		442,397		923,954		97,542
1998	2,212,593	1,775,412	437,181	1,022,656	825,577	197,079	1,189,937	949,835	240,102	792,772		460,948		858,417		100,456
1999	2,357,590	1,849,741	507,849	1,094,539	865,545	228,994	1,263,051	984,196	278,855	819,503		474,223		955,499		108,365

2000	2,427,551	1,918,093	509,458	1,123,948	894,432	229,516	1,303,603	1,023,661	279,942	842,228		498,532		952,175		134,616
2001	2,497,078	1,989,179	507,899	1,152,837	926,393	226,444	1,344,241	1,062,786	281,455	866,619		508,030		988,726		133,703
2002	2,570,611	2,053,065	517,546	1,170,609	945,938	224,671	1,400,002	1,107,127	292,875	886,297		517,621		1,037,267		129,426
2003	2,591,754	2,102,394	489,360	1,175,856	965,075	210,781	1,415,898	1,137,319	278,579	918,602		537,726		1,004,428		130,998
2004	2,630,243	2,147,546	482,697	1,190,268	981,591	208,677	1,439,975	1,165,955	274,020	925,249		562,485		1,009,082		133,427

2005	2,657,338	2,189,884	467,454	1,200,055	995,610	204,445	1,457,283	1,194,274	263,009	953,903		606,712		977,224		119,499
2006	2,707,205	2,220,184	487,021	1,228,703	1,015,786	212,917	1,478,502	1,204,398	274,104	990,077		598,266		1,013,419		105,443
2007	2,777,168	2,295,518	481,650	1,268,137	1,053,375	214,762	1,509,031	1,242,143	266,888	1,023,789		633,772		1,016,636		102,971
2008	3,022,736	2,425,987	596,749	1,388,441	1,114,724	273,717	1,634,295	1,311,263	323,032	1,053,829		672,372		1,186,640		109,895
2009	3,156,882	2,534,440	622,442	1,464,424	1,177,119	287,305	1,692,458	1,357,321	335,137	1,090,980		658,808		1,275,974		131,120

2010	3,156,727	2,533,636	623,091	1,461,016	1,171,090	289,926	1,695,711	1,362,546	333,165	1,110,601		674,573		1,238,491		133,062
2011	3,091,496	2,479,155	612,341	1,424,140	1,140,843	283,297	1,667,356	1,338,312	329,044	1,131,091		656,864		1,195,083		108,458
2012	2,994,187	2,408,063	586,124	1,387,316	1,115,266	272,050	1,606,871	1,292,797	314,074	1,128,344		642,716		1,137,927		85,200
2013	2,985,366	2,415,969	569,397	1,383,852	1,117,525	266,327	1,601,514	1,298,444	303,070	1,144,102		633,184		1,126,978		81,102
2014	2,925,998	2,383,328	542,670	1,355,164	1,100,005	255,159	1,570,834	1,283,323	287,511	1,170,639		612,162		1,070,625		72,572

2015	2,882,949	2,368,283	514,666	1,338,853	1,096,976	241,877	1,544,096	1,271,307	272,789	1,190,206		599,242		1,031,117		62,384
2016	2,882,991	2,369,021	513,970	1,333,598	1,093,968	239,630	1,549,393	1,275,053	274,340	1,259,214		581,098		981,029		61,650
2017	2,883,001	2,377,999	505,002	1,326,237	1,091,909	234,328	1,556,764	1,286,090	270,674	1,285,500		588,395		954,930		54,176
2018	2,879,882	2,389,624	490,258	1,315,440	1,092,002	223,438	1,564,442	1,297,622	266,820	1,309,690		594,366		930,083		45,743
2019	2,857,215	2,373,393	483,822	1,298,483	1,080,257	218,226	1,558,732	1,293,136	265,596	1,323,802		580,355		911,238		41,820

2020	2,602,588	2,175,227	427,361	1,149,147	963,574	185,573	1,453,441	1,211,653	241,788	1,269,874		552,388		734,959		45,367
2021	2,663,601	2,210,648	452,953	1,195,812	993,331	202,481	1,467,789	1,217,317	250,472	1,312,275		580,794		724,154		46,378
2022	2,749,449	2,273,279	476,170	1,251,620	1,034,705	216,915	1,497,829	1,238,574	259,255	1,367,434		576,312		757,064		48,639
2023⁴	2,615,000	---	---	1,151,000	---	---	1,464,000	---	---	---		---		---		---
2024⁴	2,658,000	---	---	1,173,000	---	---	1,485,000	---	---	---		---		---		---

2025⁴	2,701,000	---	---	1,195,000	---	---	1,506,000	---	---	---		---		---		---
2026⁴	2,734,000	---	---	1,212,000	---	---	1,522,000	---	---	---		---		---		---
2027⁴	2,754,000	---	---	1,223,000	---	---	1,531,000	---	---	---		---		---		---
2028⁴	2,765,000	---	---	1,230,000	---	---	1,535,000	---	---	---		---		---		---
2029⁴	2,766,000	---	---	1,232,000	---	---	1,534,000	---	---	---		---		---		---

2030⁴	2,765,000	---	---	1,233,000	---	---	1,532,000	---	---	---		---		---		---
2031⁴	2,771,000	---	---	1,236,000	---	---	1,535,000	---	---	---		---		---		---
---Not available.
¹Excludes first-time degree/certificate-seeking students in occupational programs not creditable towards a bachelor's degree.
²Data for 2-year branches of 4-year college systems are aggregated with the 4-year institutions.
³Large increases are due to the addition of schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology.
⁴Projected.
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Data through 1995 are for institutions of higher education and U.S. service academies, while later data are for degree-granting institutions and U.S. service academies. 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 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.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Biennial Survey of Education in the United States; Opening Fall Enrollment in Higher Education, 1963 through 1965; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys, 1966 through 1985; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:86-99); Fall Enrollment component, Spring 2001 through Spring 2022 (final data) and Spring 2023 (provisional data); and First-Time Freshmen Projection Model, through 2031. (This table was prepared January 2024.)

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