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Table 173.Total fall enrollment in institutions of higher education, by type and control of institution, and age and attendance status of student: 1993

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  Attendance   |         All institutions        |       Public institutions       |   Private institutions
status and age |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|------------------------------
  of student   |   Total   |  4-year  |  2-year  |   Total   |  4-year  |  2-year  |  Total   |  4-year  | 2-year
---------------|-----------|----------|----------|-----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------
       1       |     2     |    3     |    4     |     5     |    6     |    7     |    8     |    9     |   10
---------------|-----------|----------|----------|-----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|--------
All students ..|14,304,803 |8,738,936 |5,565,867 |11,189,088 |5,851,760 |5,337,328 |3,115,715 |2,887,176 |228,539
  Under 18 ....|   245,920 |  112,217 |  133,703 |   196,178 |   66,397 |  129,781 |   49,742 |   45,820 |  3,922
  18 and 19 ...| 2,722,131 |1,703,521 |1,018,610 | 2,109,469 |1,140,149 |  969,320 |  612,662 |  563,372 | 49,290
  20 and 21 ...| 2,607,019 |1,789,498 |  817,521 | 2,023,501 |1,239,368 |  784,133 |  583,518 |  550,130 | 33,388
  22 to 24 ....| 2,492,269 |1,707,290 |  784,979 | 2,024,090 |1,270,865 |  753,225 |  468,179 |  436,425 | 31,754
  25 to 29 ....| 2,025,972 |1,233,292 |  792,680 | 1,582,751 |  821,872 |  760,879 |  443,221 |  411,420 | 31,801
  30 to 34 ....| 1,338,069 |  706,440 |  631,629 | 1,064,932 |  456,191 |  608,741 |  273,137 |  250,249 | 22,888
  35 to 39 ....| 1,019,588 |  519,311 |  500,277 |   819,190 |  335,086 |  484,104 |  200,398 |  184,225 | 16,173
  40 to 49 ....| 1,181,248 |  612,919 |  568,329 |   942,905 |  389,907 |  552,998 |  238,343 |  223,012 | 15,331
  50 to 64 ....|   339,497 |  151,039 |  188,458 |   276,864 |   92,736 |  184,128 |   62,633 |   58,303 |  4,330
  65 and over .|    78,375 |   22,079 |   56,296 |    69,019 |   13,865 |   55,154 |    9,356 |    8,214 |  1,142
  Age unknown .|   254,715 |  181,330 |   73,385 |    80,189 |   25,324 |   54,865 |  174,526 |  156,006 | 18,520
               |           |          |          |           |          |          |          |          |
Full-time .....| 8,127,618 |6,084,299 |2,043,319 | 5,962,562 |4,074,055 |1,888,507 |2,165,056 |2,010,244 |154,812
  Under 18 ....|   111,151 |   75,070 |   36,081 |    75,580 |   42,712 |   32,868 |   35,571 |   32,358 |  3,213
  18 and 19 ...| 2,324,860 |1,625,439 |  699,421 | 1,729,060 |1,075,406 |  653,654 |  595,800 |  550,033 | 45,767
  20 and 21 ...| 2,070,480 |1,644,331 |  426,149 | 1,520,282 |1,120,894 |  399,388 |  550,198 |  523,437 | 26,761
  22 to 24 ....| 1,583,062 |1,303,527 |  279,535 | 1,217,718 |  959,668 |  258,050 |  365,344 |  343,859 | 21,485
  25 to 29 ....|   884,787 |  672,135 |  212,652 |   636,950 |  442,260 |  194,690 |  247,837 |  229,875 | 17,962
  30 to 34 ....|   433,467 |  291,480 |  141,987 |   318,994 |  188,274 |  130,720 |  114,473 |  103,206 | 11,267
  35 to 39 ....|   276,170 |  177,314 |   98,856 |   203,559 |  111,990 |   91,569 |   72,611 |   65,324 |  7,287
  40 to 49 ....|   268,390 |  172,244 |   96,146 |   193,412 |  103,577 |   89,835 |   74,978 |   68,667 |  6,311
  50 to 64 ....|    57,723 |   35,556 |   22,167 |    37,945 |   17,883 |   20,062 |   19,778 |   17,673 |  2,105
  65 and over .|     9,359 |    5,355 |    4,004 |     4,544 |    1,477 |    3,067 |    4,815 |    3,878 |    937
  Age unknown .|   108,169 |   81,848 |   26,321 |    24,518 |    9,914 |   14,604 |   83,651 |   71,934 | 11,717
               |           |          |          |           |          |          |          |          |
Part-time .....| 6,177,185 |2,654,637 |3,522,548 | 5,226,526 |1,777,705 |3,448,821 |  950,659 |  876,932 | 73,727
  Under 18 ....|   134,769 |   37,147 |   97,622 |   120,598 |   23,685 |   96,913 |   14,171 |   13,462 |    709
  18 and 19 ...|   397,271 |   78,082 |  319,189 |   380,409 |   64,743 |  315,666 |   16,862 |   13,339 |  3,523
  20 and 21 ...|   536,539 |  145,167 |  391,372 |   503,219 |  118,474 |  384,745 |   33,320 |   26,693 |  6,627
  22 to 24 ....|   909,207 |  403,763 |  505,444 |   806,372 |  311,197 |  495,175 |  102,835 |   92,566 | 10,269
  25 to 29 ....| 1,141,185 |  561,157 |  580,028 |   945,801 |  379,612 |  566,189 |  195,384 |  181,545 | 13,839
  30 to 34 ....|   904,602 |  414,960 |  489,642 |   745,938 |  267,917 |  478,021 |  158,664 |  147,043 | 11,621
  35 to 39 ....|   743,418 |  341,997 |  401,421 |   615,631 |  223,096 |  392,535 |  127,787 |  118,901 |  8,886
  40 to 49 ....|   912,858 |  440,675 |  472,183 |   749,493 |  286,330 |  463,163 |  163,365 |  154,345 |  9,020
  50 to 64 ....|   281,774 |  115,483 |  166,291 |   238,919 |   74,853 |  164,066 |   42,855 |   40,630 |  2,225
  65 and over .|    69,016 |   16,724 |   52,292 |    64,475 |   12,388 |   52,087 |    4,541 |    4,336 |    205
  Age unknown .|   146,546 |   99,482 |   47,064 |    55,671 |   15,410 |   40,261 |   90,875 |   84,072 |  6,803
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               |                                      Percentage distribution
               |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
All students ..|     100.0 |    100.0 |    100.0 |     100.0 |    100.0 |    100.0 |    100.0 |    100.0 |  100.0
  Under 18 ....|       1.7 |      1.3 |      2.4 |       1.8 |      1.1 |      2.4 |      1.6 |      1.6 |    1.7
  18 and 19 ...|      19.0 |     19.5 |     18.3 |      18.9 |     19.5 |     18.2 |     19.7 |     19.5 |   21.6
  20 and 21 ...|      18.2 |     20.5 |     14.7 |      18.1 |     21.2 |     14.7 |     18.7 |     19.1 |   14.6
  22 to 24 ....|      17.4 |     19.5 |     14.1 |      18.1 |     21.7 |     14.1 |     15.0 |     15.1 |   13.9
  25 to 29 ....|      14.2 |     14.1 |     14.2 |      14.1 |     14.0 |     14.3 |     14.2 |     14.2 |   13.9
  30 to 34 ....|       9.4 |      8.1 |     11.3 |       9.5 |      7.8 |     11.4 |      8.8 |      8.7 |   10.0
  35 to 39 ....|       7.1 |      5.9 |      9.0 |       7.3 |      5.7 |      9.1 |      6.4 |      6.4 |    7.1
  40 to 49 ....|       8.3 |      7.0 |     10.2 |       8.4 |      6.7 |     10.4 |      7.6 |      7.7 |    6.7
  50 to 64 ....|       2.4 |      1.7 |      3.4 |       2.5 |      1.6 |      3.4 |      2.0 |      2.0 |    1.9
  65 and over .|       0.5 |      0.3 |      1.0 |       0.6 |      0.2 |      1.0 |      0.3 |      0.3 |    0.5
  Age unknown .|       1.8 |      2.1 |      1.3 |       0.7 |      0.4 |      1.0 |      5.6 |      5.4 |    8.1
               |           |          |          |           |          |          |          |          |
Full-time .....|     100.0 |    100.0 |    100.0 |     100.0 |    100.0 |    100.0 |    100.0 |    100.0 |  100.0
  Under 18 ....|       1.4 |      1.2 |      1.8 |       1.3 |      1.0 |      1.7 |      1.6 |      1.6 |    2.1
  18 and 19 ...|      28.6 |     26.7 |     34.2 |      29.0 |     26.4 |     34.6 |     27.5 |     27.4 |   29.6
  20 and 21 ...|      25.5 |     27.0 |     20.9 |      25.5 |     27.5 |     21.1 |     25.4 |     26.0 |   17.3
  22 to 24 ....|      19.5 |     21.4 |     13.7 |      20.4 |     23.6 |     13.7 |     16.9 |     17.1 |   13.9
  25 to 29 ....|      10.9 |     11.0 |     10.4 |      10.7 |     10.9 |     10.3 |     11.4 |     11.4 |   11.6
  30 to 34 ....|       5.3 |      4.8 |      6.9 |       5.3 |      4.6 |      6.9 |      5.3 |      5.1 |    7.3
  35 to 39 ....|       3.4 |      2.9 |      4.8 |       3.4 |      2.7 |      4.8 |      3.4 |      3.2 |    4.7
  40 to 49 ....|       3.3 |      2.8 |      4.7 |       3.2 |      2.5 |      4.8 |      3.5 |      3.4 |    4.1
  50 to 64 ....|       0.7 |      0.6 |      1.1 |       0.6 |      0.4 |      1.1 |      0.9 |      0.9 |    1.4
  65 and over .|       0.1 |      0.1 |      0.2 |       0.1 |      0.0 |      0.2 |      0.2 |      0.2 |    0.2
  Age unknown .|       1.3 |      1.3 |      1.3 |       0.4 |      0.2 |      0.8 |      3.9 |      3.6 |    7.6
               |           |          |          |           |          |          |          |          |
Part-time .....|     100.0 |    100.0 |    100.0 |     100.0 |    100.0 |    100.0 |    100.0 |    100.0 |  100.0
  Under 18 ....|       2.2 |      1.4 |      2.8 |       2.3 |      1.3 |      2.8 |      1.5 |      1.5 |    1.0
  18 and 19 ...|       6.4 |      2.9 |      9.1 |       7.3 |      3.6 |      9.2 |      1.8 |      1.5 |    4.8
  20 and 21 ...|       8.7 |      5.5 |     11.1 |       9.6 |      6.7 |     11.2 |      3.5 |      3.0 |    9.0
  22 to 24 ....|      14.7 |     15.2 |     14.3 |      15.4 |     17.5 |     14.4 |     10.8 |     10.6 |   13.9
  25 to 29 ....|      18.5 |     21.1 |     16.5 |      18.1 |     21.4 |     16.4 |     20.6 |     20.7 |   18.8
  30 to 34 ....|      14.6 |     15.6 |     13.9 |      14.3 |     15.1 |     13.9 |     16.7 |     16.8 |   15.8
  35 to 39 ....|      12.0 |     12.9 |     11.4 |      11.8 |     12.5 |     11.4 |     13.4 |     13.6 |   12.1
  40 to 49 ....|      14.8 |     16.6 |     13.4 |      14.3 |     16.1 |     13.4 |     17.2 |     17.6 |   12.2
  50 to 64 ....|       4.6 |      4.4 |      4.7 |       4.6 |      4.2 |      4.8 |      4.5 |      4.6 |    3.0
  65 and over .|       1.1 |      0.6 |      1.5 |       1.2 |      0.7 |      1.5 |      0.5 |      0.5 |    0.3
  Age unknown .|       2.4 |      3.7 |      1.3 |       1.1 |      0.9 |      1.2 |      9.6 |      9.6 |    9.2
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NOTE.--Because of rounding, details may not add to 100.0 percent.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall Enrollment, 1993" survey. (This table was prepared June 1996.)


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