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Table 171.Total fall enrollment in institutions of higher education, by attendance status, sex, and age: Fall 1970 to fall 2006

                                                              [In thousands]

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       Sex and age       | 1970 | 1975  | 1980  | 1985  | 1986  | 1987  | 1990  | 1991  | 1993  | 1994  | 2000  | 2001  | 2006
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            1            |  2   |   3   |   4   |   5   |   6   |   7   |   8   |   9   |  10   |  11   |  12   |  13   |  14
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Men and women, total ....|8,581 |11,185 |12,097 |12,247 |12,504 |12,767 |13,819 |14,359 |14,305 |14,279 |15,497 |15,671 |16,389
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  14 to 17 years old.....|  259 |   278 |   247 |   235 |   200 |   237 |   167 |   120 |   176 |   163 |   188 |   183 |   201
  18 and 19 years old ...|2,600 | 2,786 | 2,901 | 2,600 | 2,727 | 2,847 | 2,800 | 2,714 | 2,640 | 2,756 | 3,279 | 3,346 | 3,574
  20 and 21 years old ...|1,880 | 2,243 | 2,423 | 2,383 | 2,206 | 2,504 | 2,619 | 2,769 | 2,708 | 2,538 | 2,906 | 2,982 | 3,221
  22 to 24 years old ....|1,457 | 1,754 | 1,989 | 1,933 | 2,100 | 1,989 | 2,166 | 2,287 | 2,523 | 2,483 | 2,469 | 2,559 | 2,890
  25 to 29 years old ....|1,074 | 1,774 | 1,871 | 1,953 | 1,941 | 1,930 | 2,063 | 2,134 | 2,008 | 1,935 | 1,905 | 1,861 | 2,082
  30 to 34 years old ....|  487 |   967 | 1,243 | 1,261 | 1,301 | 1,266 | 1,360 | 1,467 | 1,472 | 1,409 | 1,278 | 1,289 | 1,181
  35 years old and over .|  823 | 1,383 | 1,422 | 1,885 | 2,030 | 1,993 | 2,644 | 2,867 | 2,779 | 2,995 | 3,472 | 3,452 | 3,241
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  Men ...................|5,044 | 6,149 | 5,874 | 5,818 | 5,885 | 5,932 | 6,284 | 6,502 | 6,427 | 6,372 | 6,985 | 7,079 | 7,375
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  14 to 17 years old.....|  130 |   126 |    99 |   121 |    84 |   114 |    82 |    46 |    83 |    66 |    82 |    81 |    91
  18 and 19 years old ...|1,349 | 1,397 | 1,375 | 1,230 | 1,312 | 1,363 | 1,351 | 1,217 | 1,224 | 1,251 | 1,512 | 1,544 | 1,638
  20 and 21 years old ...|1,095 | 1,245 | 1,259 | 1,216 | 1,090 | 1,258 | 1,304 | 1,306 | 1,294 | 1,185 | 1,382 | 1,424 | 1,520
  22 to 24 years old ....|  964 | 1,047 | 1,064 | 1,048 | 1,085 | 1,003 | 1,107 | 1,214 | 1,260 | 1,280 | 1,247 | 1,291 | 1,432
  25 to 29 years old ....|  783 | 1,122 |   993 |   991 | 1,026 |   964 |   976 | 1,082 |   950 |   890 |   837 |   813 |   901
  30 to 34 years old ....|  308 |   557 |   576 |   574 |   605 |   541 |   564 |   664 |   661 |   608 |   546 |   555 |   511
  35 years old and over .|  415 |   654 |   507 |   639 |   683 |   690 |   901 |   972 |   955 | 1,092 | 1,378 | 1,370 | 1,282
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  Women ................ |3,537 | 5,036 | 6,223 | 6,429 | 6,619 | 6,835 | 7,535 | 7,857 | 7,877 | 7,907 | 8,512 | 8,592 | 9,014
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  14 to 17 years old.....|  129 |   152 |   148 |   113 |   116 |   123 |    85 |    75 |    93 |    96 |   105 |   101 |   110
  18 and 19 years old ...|1,250 | 1,389 | 1,526 | 1,370 | 1,415 | 1,484 | 1,450 | 1,497 | 1,416 | 1,504 | 1,767 | 1,802 | 1,936
  20 and 21 years old ...|  786 |   998 | 1,165 | 1,166 | 1,115 | 1,246 | 1,315 | 1,463 | 1,414 | 1,353 | 1,524 | 1,558 | 1,701
  22 to 24 years old ....|  493 |   706 |   925 |   885 | 1,014 |   986 | 1,059 | 1,072 | 1,263 | 1,204 | 1,223 | 1,268 | 1,458
  25 to 29 years old ....|  291 |   652 |   878 |   962 |   916 |   966 | 1,087 | 1,053 | 1,058 | 1,045 | 1,068 | 1,048 | 1,181
  30 to 34 years old ....|  179 |   410 |   667 |   687 |   696 |   725 |   796 |   803 |   811 |   801 |   732 |   734 |   669
  35 years old and over .|  409 |   729 |   914 | 1,246 | 1,347 | 1,303 | 1,743 | 1,895 | 1,824 | 1,903 | 2,093 | 2,081 | 1,960
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   Full-time ............|5,816 | 6,841 | 7,098 | 7,075 | 7,120 | 7,231 | 7,821 | 8,115 | 8,128 | 8,138 | 9,171 | 9,318 | 9,943
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  14 to 17 years old.....|  242 |   242 |   216 |   203 |   182 |   142 |   141 |   114 |   159 |   140 |   163 |   158 |   174
  18 and 19 years old ...|2,406 | 2,510 | 2,580 | 2,322 | 2,415 | 2,488 | 2,479 | 2,407 | 2,330 | 2,418 | 2,849 | 2,908 | 3,120
  20 and 21 years old ...|1,647 | 1,854 | 2,060 | 1,975 | 1,813 | 2,024 | 2,121 | 2,299 | 2,219 | 2,086 | 2,375 | 2,434 | 2,626
  22 to 24 years old ....|  881 | 1,008 | 1,174 | 1,227 | 1,323 | 1,223 | 1,387 | 1,497 | 1,639 | 1,597 | 1,625 | 1,685 | 1,903
  25 to 29 years old ....|  407 |   692 |   610 |   695 |   699 |   693 |   802 |   868 |   755 |   782 |   767 |   745 |   820
  30 to 34 years old ....|  100 |   279 |   264 |   310 |   333 |   293 |   403 |   401 |   413 |   426 |   406 |   407 |   379
  35 years old and over .|  134 |   256 |   193 |   345 |   355 |   367 |   487 |   528 |   613 |   689 |   986 |   980 |   920
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    Men .................|3,505 | 3,926 | 3,689 | 3,608 | 3,599 | 3,611 | 3,808 | 3,929 | 3,891 | 3,855 | 4,458 | 4,537 | 4,825
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  14 to 17 years old.....|  124 |   109 |    84 |   102 |    78 |    69 |    70 |    39 |    72 |    53 |    68 |    67 |    75
  18 and 19 years old ...|1,265 | 1,269 | 1,229 | 1,108 | 1,181 | 1,190 | 1,198 | 1,096 | 1,086 | 1,098 | 1,336 | 1,363 | 1,451
  20 and 21 years old ...|  990 | 1,053 | 1,104 | 1,027 |   923 | 1,029 | 1,055 | 1,077 | 1,084 |   964 | 1,136 | 1,171 | 1,256
  22 to 24 years old ....|  650 |   686 |   687 |   730 |   720 |   669 |   757 |   836 |   868 |   867 |   859 |   890 |   991
  25 to 29 years old ....|  327 |   474 |   379 |   395 |   410 |   371 |   413 |   494 |   386 |   406 |   383 |   372 |   418
  30 to 34 years old ....|   72 |   184 |   129 |   149 |   167 |   146 |   162 |   190 |   177 |   178 |   166 |   166 |   159
  35 years old and over .|   75 |   152 |    77 |    97 |   121 |   138 |   154 |   197 |   216 |   290 |   511 |   508 |   475
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    Women ...............|2,311 | 2,915 | 3,409 | 3,468 | 3,521 | 3,620 | 4,013 | 4,186 | 4,237 | 4,283 | 4,713 | 4,781 | 5,117
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  14 to 17 years old.....|  117 |   133 |   132 |   101 |   104 |    73 |    71 |    75 |    87 |    88 |    95 |    91 |    99
  18 and 19 years old ...|1,140 | 1,241 | 1,352 | 1,214 | 1,234 | 1,298 | 1,281 | 1,311 | 1,244 | 1,319 | 1,513 | 1,545 | 1,669
  20 and 21 years old ...|  657 |   800 |   955 |   948 |   890 |   995 | 1,067 | 1,223 | 1,135 | 1,123 | 1,240 | 1,264 | 1,371
  22 to 24 years old ....|  231 |   322 |   487 |   497 |   604 |   554 |   630 |   661 |   770 |   731 |   767 |   794 |   911
  25 to 29 years old ....|   80 |   218 |   232 |   299 |   289 |   323 |   389 |   374 |   369 |   375 |   384 |   373 |   402
  30 to 34 years old ....|   28 |    95 |   135 |   161 |   166 |   147 |   242 |   211 |   236 |   248 |   241 |   241 |   220
  35 years old and over .|   59 |   105 |   115 |   248 |   233 |   229 |   333 |   331 |   397 |   399 |   474 |   472 |   444
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   Part-time ............|2,765 | 4,344 | 4,999 | 5,172 | 5,384 | 5,536 | 5,998 | 6,244 | 6,177 | 6,141 | 6,325 | 6,353 | 6,446
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  14 to 17 years old.....|   17 |    36 |    31 |    32 |    18 |    95 |    26 |     6 |    16 |    22 |    25 |    24 |    27
  18 and 19 years old ...|  194 |   276 |   320 |   278 |   312 |   359 |   321 |   307 |   310 |   338 |   430 |   438 |   454
  20 and 21 years old ...|  233 |   390 |   364 |   408 |   392 |   480 |   498 |   470 |   488 |   452 |   531 |   547 |   594
  22 to 24 years old ....|  576 |   746 |   815 |   705 |   777 |   766 |   779 |   790 |   885 |   886 |   844 |   874 |   987
  25 to 29 years old ....|  668 | 1,082 | 1,261 | 1,258 | 1,242 | 1,237 | 1,261 | 1,266 | 1,253 | 1,153 | 1,138 | 1,115 | 1,262
  30 to 34 years old ....|  388 |   687 |   979 |   951 |   968 |   972 |   957 | 1,066 | 1,059 |   983 |   871 |   882 |   802
  35 years old and over .|  689 | 1,127 | 1,229 | 1,540 | 1,675 | 1,626 | 2,157 | 2,339 | 2,167 | 2,307 | 2,486 | 2,472 | 2,322
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    Men .................|1,540 | 2,222 | 2,185 | 2,211 | 2,285 | 2,321 | 2,476 | 2,572 | 2,537 | 2,517 | 2,526 | 2,541 | 2,549
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  14 to 17 years old.....|    5 |    17 |    15 |    19 |     6 |    46 |    12 |     6 |    10 |    13 |    14 |    14 |    15
  18 and 19 years old ...|   84 |   128 |   146 |   122 |   131 |   173 |   153 |   121 |   138 |   153 |   176 |   181 |   187
  20 and 21 years old ...|  105 |   192 |   154 |   189 |   167 |   229 |   250 |   230 |   209 |   221 |   247 |   253 |   264
  22 to 24 years old ....|  314 |   362 |   377 |   318 |   366 |   334 |   350 |   378 |   392 |   413 |   388 |   401 |   440
  25 to 29 years old ....|  456 |   649 |   615 |   596 |   616 |   593 |   563 |   587 |   564 |   483 |   454 |   441 |   483
  30 to 34 years old ....|  236 |   373 |   447 |   424 |   438 |   395 |   402 |   475 |   484 |   430 |   380 |   390 |   353
  35 years old and over .|  340 |   502 |   430 |   542 |   562 |   552 |   747 |   775 |   739 |   803 |   867 |   862 |   806
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    Women ...............|1,225 | 2,120 | 2,814 | 2,961 | 3,098 | 3,214 | 3,521 | 3,671 | 3,640 | 3,624 | 3,799 | 3,812 | 3,897
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  14 to 17 years old.....|   12 |    19 |    17 |    12 |    12 |    50 |    13 |     0 |     6 |     9 |    10 |    10 |    11
  18 and 19 years old ...|  110 |   147 |   174 |   156 |   181 |   186 |   168 |   186 |   172 |   185 |   254 |   258 |   267
  20 and 21 years old ...|  128 |   198 |   209 |   218 |   225 |   251 |   248 |   240 |   279 |   231 |   284 |   295 |   330
  22 to 24 years old ....|  262 |   384 |   438 |   388 |   411 |   432 |   429 |   411 |   493 |   473 |   456 |   474 |   547
  25 to 29 years old ....|  212 |   433 |   646 |   662 |   626 |   643 |   699 |   679 |   689 |   670 |   684 |   674 |   778
  30 to 34 years old ....|  151 |   315 |   531 |   527 |   530 |   578 |   555 |   591 |   575 |   553 |   491 |   492 |   449
  35 years old and over .|  349 |   625 |   799 |   998 | 1,114 | 1,074 | 1,410 | 1,563 | 1,427 | 1,504 | 1,619 | 1,610 | 1,516
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NOTE.--Distributions by age are estimates based on samples of the civilian noninstitutional population. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Fall Enrollment in Institutions of Higher Education" surveys; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys; Projections of Education Statistics to 2006; and U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Social and Economic Characteristics of Students, various years. (This table was prepared July 1996.)


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