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Table 174.Total fall enrollment in institutions of higher education, by level of enrollment, sex, attendance status, and type and control of institution: 1993 and 1994

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 Attendance status,  |              Total              |          Undergraduate          |     First-professional      |           Graduate
and type and control |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------------
   of institution    |   Total   |   Men    |  Women   |   Total   |   Men    |  Women   |  Total  |   Men   |  Women  |  Total   |   Men   |  Women
---------------------|-----------|----------|----------|-----------|----------|----------|---------|---------|---------|----------|---------|---------
          1          |     2     |    3     |    4     |     5     |    6     |    7     |    8    |    9    |   10    |    11    |   12    |   13
---------------------|-----------|----------|----------|-----------|----------|----------|---------|---------|---------|----------|---------|---------
                     |                                                              1993 \1\
                     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total ...........|14,304,803 |6,427,450 |7,877,353 |12,323,959 |5,483,682 |6,840,277 | 292,431 | 172,788 | 119,643 |1,688,413 | 770,980 | 917,433
                     |-----------|----------|----------|-----------|----------|----------|---------|---------|---------|----------|---------|---------
  Full-time .........| 8,127,618 |3,890,571 |4,237,047 | 7,179,482 |3,381,997 |3,797,485 | 259,764 | 153,873 | 105,891 |  688,372 | 354,701 | 333,671
  Part-time .........| 6,177,185 |2,536,879 |3,640,306 | 5,144,477 |2,101,685 |3,042,792 |  32,667 |  18,915 |  13,752 |1,000,041 | 416,279 | 583,762
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Total 4-year ......| 8,738,936 |4,081,991 |4,656,945 | 6,758,398 |3,138,286 |3,620,112 | 292,431 | 172,788 | 119,643 |1,688,107 | 770,917 | 917,190
    Full-time .......| 6,084,299 |2,962,355 |3,121,944 | 5,136,163 |2,453,781 |2,682,382 | 259,764 | 153,873 | 105,891 |  688,372 | 354,701 | 333,671
    Part-time .......| 2,654,637 |1,119,636 |1,535,001 | 1,622,235 |  684,505 |  937,730 |  32,667 |  18,915 |  13,752 |  999,735 | 416,216 | 583,519
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Total 2-year ......| 5,565,867 |2,345,459 |3,220,408 | 5,565,561 |2,345,396 |3,220,165 |     --- |     --- |     --- |      306 |      63 |     243
    Full-time .......| 2,043,319 |  928,216 |1,115,103 | 2,043,319 |  928,216 |1,115,103 |     --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
    Part-time .......| 3,522,548 |1,417,243 |2,105,305 | 3,522,242 |1,417,180 |2,105,062 |     --- |     --- |     --- |      306 |      63 |     243
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
Public, total .......|11,189,088 |4,984,511 |6,204,577 |10,011,787 |4,447,266 |5,564,521 | 113,654 |  63,973 |  49,681 |1,063,647 | 473,272 | 590,375
  Full-time .........| 5,962,562 |2,848,010 |3,114,552 | 5,425,772 |2,565,659 |2,860,113 | 108,088 |  61,023 |  47,065 |  428,702 | 221,328 | 207,374
  Part-time .........| 5,226,526 |2,136,501 |3,090,025 | 4,586,015 |1,881,607 |2,704,408 |   5,566 |   2,950 |   2,616 |  634,945 | 251,944 | 383,001
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Public 4-year .....| 5,851,760 |2,739,819 |3,111,941 | 4,674,765 |2,202,637 |2,472,128 | 113,654 |  63,973 |  49,681 |1,063,341 | 473,209 | 590,132
    Full-time .......| 4,074,055 |1,989,410 |2,084,645 | 3,537,265 |1,707,059 |1,830,206 | 108,088 |  61,023 |  47,065 |  428,702 | 221,328 | 207,374
    Part-time .......| 1,777,705 |  750,409 |1,027,296 | 1,137,500 |  495,578 |  641,922 |   5,566 |   2,950 |   2,616 |  634,639 | 251,881 | 382,758
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Public 2-year .....| 5,337,328 |2,244,692 |3,092,636 | 5,337,022 |2,244,629 |3,092,393 |     --- |     --- |     --- |      306 |      63 |     243
    Full-time .......| 1,888,507 |  858,600 |1,029,907 | 1,888,507 |  858,600 |1,029,907 |     --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
    Part-time .......| 3,448,821 |1,386,092 |2,062,729 | 3,448,515 |1,386,029 |2,062,486 |     --- |     --- |     --- |      306 |      63 |     243
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
Private, total ......| 3,115,715 |1,442,939 |1,672,776 | 2,312,172 |1,036,416 |1,275,756 | 178,777 | 108,815 |  69,962 |  624,766 | 297,708 | 327,058
  Full-time .........| 2,165,056 |1,042,561 |1,122,495 | 1,753,710 |  816,338 |  937,372 | 151,676 |  92,850 |  58,826 |  259,670 | 133,373 | 126,297
  Part-time .........|   950,659 |  400,378 |  550,281 |   558,462 |  220,078 |  338,384 |  27,101 |  15,965 |  11,136 |  365,096 | 164,335 | 200,761
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Private 4-year ....| 2,887,176 |1,342,172 |1,545,004 | 2,083,633 |  935,649 |1,147,984 | 178,777 | 108,815 |  69,962 |  624,766 | 297,708 | 327,058
    Full-time .......| 2,010,244 |  972,945 |1,037,299 | 1,598,898 |  746,722 |  852,176 | 151,676 |  92,850 |  58,826 |  259,670 | 133,373 | 126,297
    Part-time .......|   876,932 |  369,227 |  507,705 |   484,735 |  188,927 |  295,808 |  27,101 |  15,965 |  11,136 |  365,096 | 164,335 | 200,761
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Private 2-year ....|   228,539 |  100,767 |  127,772 |   228,539 |  100,767 |  127,772 |     --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
    Full-time .......|   154,812 |   69,616 |   85,196 |   154,812 |   69,616 |   85,196 |     --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
    Part-time .......|    73,727 |   31,151 |   42,576 |    73,727 |   31,151 |   42,576 |     --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
                     |-----------|----------|----------|-----------|----------|----------|---------|---------|---------|----------|---------|---------
                     |                                                              1994 \2\
                     |--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    Total ...........|14,278,790 |6,371,898 |7,906,892 |12,262,608 |5,422,113 |6,840,495 | 294,713 | 173,956 | 120,757 |1,721,469 | 775,829 | 945,640
                     |-----------|----------|----------|-----------|----------|----------|---------|---------|---------|----------|---------|---------
  Full-time .........| 8,137,776 |3,855,183 |4,282,593 | 7,168,706 |3,341,591 |3,827,115 | 263,311 | 155,018 | 108,293 |  705,759 | 358,574 | 347,185
  Part-time .........| 6,141,014 |2,516,715 |3,624,299 | 5,093,902 |2,080,522 |3,013,380 |  31,402 |  18,938 |  12,464 |1,015,710 | 417,255 | 598,455
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Total 4-year ......| 8,749,080 |4,048,695 |4,700,385 | 6,732,999 |3,098,952 |3,634,047 | 294,711 | 173,955 | 120,756 |1,721,370 | 775,788 | 945,582
    Full-time .......| 6,106,062 |2,943,593 |3,162,469 | 5,136,993 |2,430,002 |2,706,991 | 263,311 | 155,018 | 108,293 |  705,758 | 358,573 | 347,185
    Part-time .......| 2,643,018 |1,105,102 |1,537,916 | 1,596,006 |  668,950 |  927,056 |  31,400 |  18,937 |  12,463 |1,015,612 | 417,215 | 598,397
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Total 2-year ......| 5,529,710 |2,323,203 |3,206,507 | 5,529,609 |2,323,161 |3,206,448 |       2 |       1 |       1 |       99 |      41 |      58
    Full-time .......| 2,031,714 |  911,590 |1,120,124 | 2,031,713 |  911,589 |1,120,124 |     --- |     --- |     --- |        1 |       1 |     ---
    Part-time .......| 3,497,996 |1,411,613 |2,086,383 | 3,497,896 |1,411,572 |2,086,324 |       2 |       1 |       1 |       98 |      40 |      58
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
Public, total .......|11,133,680 |4,930,068 |6,203,612 | 9,945,128 |4,394,309 |5,550,819 | 113,997 |  63,844 |  50,153 |1,074,555 | 471,915 | 602,640
  Full-time .........| 5,950,820 |2,813,226 |3,137,594 | 5,406,741 |2,531,506 |2,875,235 | 109,245 |  61,225 |  48,020 |  434,834 | 220,495 | 214,339
  Part-time .........| 5,182,860 |2,116,842 |3,066,018 | 4,538,387 |1,862,803 |2,675,584 |   4,752 |   2,619 |   2,133 |  639,721 | 251,420 | 388,301
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Public 4-year .....| 5,825,213 |2,703,415 |3,121,798 | 4,636,762 |2,167,698 |2,469,064 | 113,995 |  63,843 |  50,152 |1,074,456 | 471,874 | 602,582
    Full-time .......| 4,065,067 |1,965,524 |2,099,543 | 3,520,989 |1,683,805 |1,837,184 | 109,245 |  61,225 |  48,020 |  434,833 | 220,494 | 214,339
    Part-time .......| 1,760,146 |  737,891 |1,022,255 | 1,115,773 |  483,893 |  631,880 |   4,750 |   2,618 |   2,132 |  639,623 | 251,380 | 388,243
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Public 2-year .....| 5,308,467 |2,226,653 |3,081,814 | 5,308,366 |2,226,611 |3,081,755 |       2 |       1 |       1 |       99 |      41 |      58
    Full-time .......| 1,885,753 |  847,702 |1,038,051 | 1,885,752 |  847,701 |1,038,051 |     --- |     --- |     --- |        1 |       1 |     ---
    Part-time .......| 3,422,714 |1,378,951 |2,043,763 | 3,422,614 |1,378,910 |2,043,704 |       2 |       1 |       1 |       98 |      40 |      58
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
Private, total ......| 3,145,110 |1,441,830 |1,703,280 | 2,317,480 |1,027,804 |1,289,676 | 180,716 | 110,112 |  70,604 |  646,914 | 303,914 | 343,000
  Full-time .........| 2,186,956 |1,041,957 |1,144,999 | 1,761,965 |  810,085 |  951,880 | 154,066 |  93,793 |  60,273 |  270,925 | 138,079 | 132,846
  Part-time .........|   958,154 |  399,873 |  558,281 |   555,515 |  217,719 |  337,796 |  26,650 |  16,319 |  10,331 |  375,989 | 165,835 | 210,154
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Private 4-year ....| 2,923,867 |1,345,280 |1,578,587 | 2,096,237 |  931,254 |1,164,983 | 180,716 | 110,112 |  70,604 |  646,914 | 303,914 | 343,000
    Full-time .......| 2,040,995 |  978,069 |1,062,926 | 1,616,004 |  746,197 |  869,807 | 154,066 |  93,793 |  60,273 |  270,925 | 138,079 | 132,846
    Part-time .......|   882,872 |  367,211 |  515,661 |   480,233 |  185,057 |  295,176 |  26,650 |  16,319 |  10,331 |  375,989 | 165,835 | 210,154
                     |           |          |          |           |          |          |         |         |         |          |         |
  Private 2-year ....|   221,243 |   96,550 |  124,693 |   221,243 |   96,550 |  124,693 |     --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
    Full-time .......|   145,961 |   63,888 |   82,073 |   145,961 |   63,888 |   82,073 |     --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
    Part-time .......|    75,282 |   32,662 |   42,620 |    75,282 |   32,662 |   42,620 |     --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
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\1\Revised from previously published data.

\2\Preliminary data.

---Not applicable.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys. (This table was prepared December 1995.)


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