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| Table 179. | Fall enrollment and number of institutions of higher education, by affiliation\1\ of institution: 1980 to 1995 |
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| Enrollment | Number of
|_________________________________________________________________________________________________|institutions\2\
| | | | Fall 1995\3\ |_______________
Affiliation | Total, | Total, | Total, |___________________________________________________________| |
| fall | fall | fall | | Full-time | Part-time | Fall | Fall
| 1980 | 1990 | 1994 | Total |______________________|________________________| 1980 | 1995
| | | | | Men | Women | Men | Women | |
______________________________________________|___________|____________|____________|___________|___________|__________|____________|___________|_______|_______
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
______________________________________________|___________|____________|____________|___________|___________|__________|____________|___________|_______|_______
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All institutions............................|12,096,895 | 13,818,637 | 14,278,790 |14,261,781 | 3,807,392 |4,321,410 | 2,535,147 | 3,597,832 | 3,226 | 3,545
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Public institutions...........................| 9,457,394 | 10,844,717 | 11,133,680 |11,092,374 | 2,769,745 |3,155,556 | 2,137,890 | 3,029,183 | 1,493 | 1,603
Federal.....................................| 50,989 | --- | 53,548 | 90,046 | 16,614 | 3,320 | 58,795 | 11,317 | 12 | 14
State.......................................| 5,879,057 | --- | 7,869,965 | 7,842,782 | 2,276,015 |2,567,455 | 1,224,037 | 1,775,275 | 881 | 1,123
Local.......................................| 1,011,412 | --- | 3,064,925 | 3,023,723 | 452,797 | 556,030 | 821,753 | 1,193,143 | 190 | 429
Public other................................| 2,515,936 | --- | 145,242 | 135,823 | 24,319 | 28,751 | 33,305 | 49,448 | 410 | 37
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Private institutions..........................| 2,639,501 | 2,973,920 | 3,145,110 | 3,169,407 | 1,037,647 |1,165,854 | 397,257 | 568,649 | 1,733 | 1,942
Independent nonprofit ......................| 1,521,614 | 1,471,446 | 1,506,994 | 1,511,151 | 513,081 | 538,683 | 196,650 | 262,737 | 795 | 716
Proprietary ................................| 111,714 | 213,693 | 235,003 | 240,363 | 82,426 | 77,585 | 39,303 | 41,049 | 164 | 298
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Religiously affiliated......................| 1,006,173 | 1,288,781 | 1,403,113 | 1,417,893 | 442,140 | 549,586 | 161,304 | 264,863 | 774 | 928
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Advent Christian Church ..................| 143 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| 1 | ---
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church ..| 1,091 | 88 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| 3 | ---
African Methodist Episcopal ..............| 4,541 | 3,220 | 3,799 | 3,503 | 1,452 | 1,779 | 120 | 152 | 6 | 6
American Baptist .........................| 6,131 | 10,800 | 12,221 | 11,394 | 2,743 | 3,780 | 1,660 | 3,211 | 11 | 12
American Evangelical Lutheran Church .....| ---| ---| 814 | 779 | 388 | 248 | 54 | 89 | ---| 1
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American Lutheran and Lutheran Church in | | | | | | | | | |
America.................................| 3,092 | ---| 1,335 | 1,304 | 308 | 496 | 225 | 275 | 3 | 1
American Lutheran ........................| 21,608 | ---| 10,163 | 10,459 | 3,804 | 4,652 | 449 | 1,554 | 13 | 9
Assemblies of God Church .................| 7,814 | 8,307 | 9,493 | 9,652 | 4,138 | 4,351 | 586 | 577 | 10 | 13
Baptist ..................................| 38,231 | 99,314 | 100,991 | 105,802 | 36,805 | 44,195 | 10,759 | 14,043 | 33 | 64
Brethren Church ..........................| 3,925 | 958 | 1,447 | 1,456 | 576 | 599 | 170 | 111 | 3 | 3
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Brethren in Christ Church ................| 1,301 | 2,239 | 2,344 | 2,416 | 945 | 1,417 | 21 | 33 | 1 | 1
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church .| 1,705 | 2,519 | 3,386 | 3,723 | 1,435 | 1,730 | 217 | 341 | 3 | 4
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) ...| 14,913 | 30,397 | 32,629 | 33,029 | 6,850 | 10,237 | 6,479 | 9,463 | 12 | 16
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ.| 1,342 | 2,263 | 3,394 | 3,494 | 1,490 | 1,427 | 354 | 223 | 7 | 11
Christian Methodist Episcopal ............| 2,486 | 2,174 | 2,456 | 2,598 | 1,040 | 1,297 | 98 | 163 | 4 | 3
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Christian Reformed Church ................| 5,408 | 4,488 | 4,075 | 4,205 | 1,833 | 2,057 | 154 | 161 | 3 | 2
Church of Christ (Scientist) .............| 2,773 | 2,557 | 4,222 | 4,320 | 1,786 | 1,904 | 403 | 227 | 6 | 5
Church of God of Prophecy ................| ---| 249 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---
Church of God ............................| 6,082 | 5,627 | 4,534 | 4,410 | 1,657 | 1,935 | 348 | 470 | 9 | 7
Church of New Jerusalem ..................| 170 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| 1 | ---
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Church of the Brethren ...................| 8,482 | 4,463 | 2,870 | 2,812 | 1,010 | 1,521 | 113 | 168 | 6 | 3
Church of the Nazarene ...................| 11,716 | 10,779 | 14,450 | 14,466 | 5,204 | 6,582 | 1,097 | 1,583 | 10 | 10
Churches of Christ .......................| 9,343 | 14,331 | 22,495 | 22,807 | 7,691 | 8,331 | 3,171 | 3,614 | 9 | 15
Cumberland Presbyterian ..................| 594 | 746 | 715 | 799 | 349 | 236 | 90 | 124 | 2 | 2
Evangelical Congregational Church ........| 80 | 88 | 95 | 65 | 7 | 3 | 44 | 11 | 1 | 1
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Evangelical Convent Church of America ....| 1,401 | 1,035 | 1,650 | 1,745 | 480 | 681 | 219 | 365 | 1 | 1
Evangelical Free Church of America .......| 833 | 2,355 | 3,840 | 3,778 | 1,461 | 1,068 | 865 | 384 | 1 | 4
Evangelical Lutheran Church ..............| 743 | 49,210 | 38,218 | 39,089 | 14,125 | 18,812 | 2,261 | 3,891 | 3 | 26
Free Methodist ...........................| 5,543 | 5,902 | 8,375 | 8,696 | 2,948 | 3,970 | 701 | 1,077 | 5 | 5
Free Will Baptist Church .................| 1,132 | 1,177 | 1,312 | 1,467 | 471 | 500 | 259 | 237 | 4 | 2
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Friends United Meeting ...................| 1,109 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| 1 | ---
Friends ..................................| 5,157 | 5,844 | 6,586 | 6,600 | 2,470 | 3,260 | 337 | 533 | 5 | 6
General Conference Mennonite Church ......| 820 | 1,243 | 899 | 1,046 | 383 | 545 | 32 | 86 | 2 | 1
Greek Orthodox ...........................| 204 | 148 | 197 | 168 | 125 | 31 | 7 | 5 | 1 | 1
Interdenominational ......................| 1,254 | 11,103 | 6,342 | 5,571 | 2,580 | 2,241 | 489 | 261 | 4 | 10
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Jewish ...................................| 5,738 | 15,628 | 13,038 | 11,481 | 9,770 | 737 | 737 | 237 | 24 | 58
Latter-Day Saints ........................| 39,172 | 42,274 | 40,296 | 40,086 | 17,277 | 19,461 | 1,637 | 1,711 | 4 | 3
Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod ..........| 11,727 | 13,827 | 10,614 | 11,315 | 3,947 | 4,809 | 906 | 1,653 | 15 | 8
Lutheran Church in America ...............| 23,877 | 5,796 | 4,338 | 4,321 | 1,587 | 2,216 | 146 | 372 | 20 | 3
Mennonite Brethren Church ................| 1,344 | 1,864 | 2,161 | 2,269 | 586 | 772 | 310 | 601 | 3 | 3
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Mennonite Church .........................| 4,008 | 2,859 | 3,462 | 3,502 | 1,297 | 1,649 | 213 | 343 | 6 | 5
Missionary Church Inc. ...................| 487 | 699 | 1,201 | 1,352 | 338 | 495 | 147 | 372 | 1 | 1
Moravian Church ..........................| 2,434 | 2,511 | 2,741 | 2,804 | 634 | 1,294 | 308 | 568 | 2 | 2
Multiple Protestant Denominations ........| 5,526 | 211 | 167 | 164 | 21 | 35 | 50 | 58 | 8 | 1
North American Baptist ...................| 155 | ---| 170 | 186 | 77 | 44 | 40 | 25 | 1 | 1
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Pentecostal Holiness Church ..............| 767 | 566 | 968 | 1,002 | 364 | 383 | 107 | 148 | 3 | 3
Presbyterian U.S. and United Presbyterian.| 47,144 | 76,625 | 69,790 | 70,357 | 26,544 | 32,098 | 4,659 | 7,056 | 57 | 65
Presbyterian Church in America ...........| ---| 1,877 | 3,745 | 3,809 | 1,637 | 1,683 | 313 | 176 | ---| 3
Protestant Episcopal .....................| 5,396 | 4,559 | 4,514 | 4,603 | 1,794 | 2,222 | 243 | 344 | 12 | 11
Protestant, other ........................| 4,072 | 38,136 | 59,870 | 60,386 | 21,215 | 24,567 | 6,449 | 8,155 | 11 | 67
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Reformed Church in America ...............| 2,713 | 5,525 | 5,419 | 5,582 | 2,268 | 2,963 | 163 | 188 | 4 | 4
Reformed Episcopal Church ................| 67 | ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| ---| 1 | ---
Reformed Presbyterian Church .............| 2,014 | 1,556 | 1,767 | 1,771 | 727 | 729 | 169 | 146 | 4 | 2
Reorganized Latter-Day Saints Church .....| 4,274 | 4,793 | 10,508 | 11,063 | 2,250 | 2,046 | 2,144 | 4,623 | 2 | 2
Roman Catholic ...........................| 422,842 | 530,742 | 592,119 | 594,464 | 151,512 | 208,376 | 80,897 | 153,679 | 229 | 249
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Russian Orthodox .........................| 47 | ---| 24 | 32 | 30 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1
Seventh-Day Adventists ...................| 19,168 | 15,771 | 17,110 | 17,519 | 6,367 | 7,411 | 1,320 | 2,421 | 11 | 11
Southern Baptist .........................| 85,281 | 49,493 | 45,165 | 46,042 | 14,113 | 16,087 | 7,844 | 7,998 | 54 | 30
Undenominational..........................| ---| 1,714 | 17,330 | 18,729 | 6,364 | 7,459 | 2,743 | 2,163 | ---| 17
Unitarian Universalist ...................| 87 | 82 | 106 | 126 | 46 | 67 | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2
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United Brethren Church ...................| 545 | 601 | 635 | 721 | 285 | 338 | 65 | 33 | 1 | 1
United Church of Christ ..................| 14,169 | 19,219 | 24,305 | 24,013 | 6,630 | 9,999 | 2,438 | 4,946 | 16 | 21
United Methodist .........................| 127,099 | 148,851 | 146,935 | 148,091 | 50,556 | 62,557 | 13,802 | 21,176 | 91 | 90
Wesleyan Church ..........................| 3,583 | 5,311 | 7,497 | 7,734 | 2,770 | 4,216 | 262 | 486 | 5 | 3
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod .....| 808 | 931 | 1,142 | 1,165 | 545 | 585 | 17 | 18 | 1 | 2
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Other religiously affiliated..............| 462 | 13,136 | 10,629 | 11,551 | 4,035 | 4,403 | 1,388 | 1,725 | 1 | 14
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\1\Religious affiliation as reported by institutions of higher education. \2\Because data are derived from the "Fall Enrollment" survey, counts of institutions may differ from counts on other tables. \3\Preliminary data. ---Data not applicable or not reported. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Institutions of Higher Education" and "Institutional Characteristics" surveys; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" and "Institutional Characteristics" surveys. (This table was prepared January 1997).
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