| Table 181. | Total first-time freshmen enrolled in institutions of higher education, by sex of student, attendance status, and type and control of institution: Fall 1955 to fall 1995 [In thousands] |
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| | Men | Women |Type of institution, by control
| Total, |_______________________|______________________|____________________________________
Year | all | | | | | | | 4-year | 2-year
|freshmen | Total | Full- | Part- |Total | Full- | Part- |_________________|__________________
| | | time | time | | time | time |Public |Private | Public |Private
__________|_________|_______|_______|_______|______|_______|_______|________|________|_________|________
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12
__________|_________|_______|_______|_______|______|_______|_______|________|________|_________|________
1955 \1\ .| 670 | 416 | --- | --- | 254 | --- | --- |\2\ 283 |\2\ 247 |\2\ 117 |\2\ 23
1956 \1\ .| 718 | 443 | --- | --- | 275 | --- | --- |\2\ 293 |\2\ 262 |\2\ 137 |\2\ 25
1957 \1\ .| 724 | 442 | --- | --- | 282 | --- | --- |\2\ 294 |\2\ 263 |\2\ 141 |\2\ 27
1958 \1\ .| 775 | 465 | --- | --- | 310 | --- | --- |\2\ 328 |\2\ 272 |\2\ 146 |\2\ 29
1959 \1\ .| 822 | 488 | --- | --- | 334 | --- | --- |\2\ 348 |\2\ 292 |\2\ 153 |\2\ 28
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1960 \1\ .| 923 | 540 | --- | --- | 384 | --- | --- |\2\ 396 |\2\ 313 |\2\ 182 |\2\ 32
1961 \1\ .| 1,018 | 592 | --- | --- | 426 | --- | --- |\2\ 438 |\2\ 336 |\2\ 210 |\2\ 34
1962 \1\ .| 1,031 | 598 | --- | --- | 432 | --- | --- |\2\ 445 |\2\ 325 |\2\ 225 |\2\ 36
1963 \1\ .| 1,046 | 604 | --- | --- | 442 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
1964 \1\ .| 1,225 | 702 | --- | --- | 523 | --- | --- |\2\ 539 |\2\ 363 |\2\ 275 |\2\ 47
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1965 \1\ .| 1,442 | 829 | --- | --- | 613 | --- | --- |\2\ 642 |\2\ 399 |\2\ 348 |\2\ 53
1966 .....| 1,554 | 890 | --- | --- | 665 | --- | --- |\2\ 626 |\2\ 383 |\2\ 478 |\2\ 67
1967 .....| 1,641 | 931 | 761 | 170 | 710 | 574 | 136 |\2\ 645 |\2\ 368 |\2\ 561 |\2\ 67
1968 .....| 1,893 | 1,082 | 847 | 235 | 810 | 624 | 187 |\2\ 725 |\2\ 378 |\2\ 718 |\2\ 72
1969 .....| 1,967 | 1,118 | 876 | 242 | 849 | 649 | 200 |\2\ 737 |\2\ 393 |\2\ 776 |\2\ 61
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1970 .....| 2,063 | 1,152 | 896 | 256 | 911 | 691 | 221 |\2\ 754 |\2\ 397 |\2\ 854 |\2\ 58
1971 .....| 2,119 | 1,171 | 896 | 275 | 949 | 710 | 238 |\2\ 738 |\2\ 386 |\2\ 937 |\2\ 58
1972 .....| 2,153 | 1,158 | 858 | 299 | 995 | 716 | 279 | 680 | 381 | 1,037 | 55
1973 .....| 2,226 | 1,182 | 867 | 315 |1,044 | 740 | 304 | 699 | 379 | 1,089 | 59
1974 .....| 2,366 | 1,244 | 896 | 348 |1,122 | 777 | 345 | 746 | 386 | 1,176 | 58
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1975 .....| 2,515 | 1,328 | 942 | 386 |1,187 | 821 | 366 | 772 | 395 | 1,284 | 64
1976 .....| 2,347 | 1,170 | 855 | 316 |1,177 | 808 | 369 | 717 | 414 | 1,153 | 63
1977 .....| 2,394 | 1,156 | 840 | 316 |1,239 | 841 | 398 | 737 | 405 | 1,186 | 67
1978 .....| 2,390 | 1,142 | 817 | 324 |1,248 | 834 | 414 | 737 | 407 | 1,174 | 73
1979 .....| 2,503 | 1,180 | 840 | 340 |1,323 | 866 | 457 | 760 | 415 | 1,254 | 74
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1980 .....| 2,588 | 1,219 | 862 | 357 |1,369 | 887 | 481 | 765 | 418 | 1,314 | 91
1981 .....| 2,595 | 1,218 | 852 | 366 |1,378 | 886 | 492 | 754 | 419 | 1,318 | 104
1982 .....| 2,505 | 1,199 | 837 | 362 |1,306 | 851 | 455 | 731 | 404 | 1,254 | 116
1983 .....| 2,444 | 1,159 | 825 | 334 |1,285 | 853 | 431 | 728 | 404 | 1,190 | 122
1984 .....| 2,357 | 1,112 | 786 | 326 |1,245 | 827 | 418 | 714 | 403 | 1,130 | 110
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1985 .....| 2,292 | 1,076 | 775 | 301 |1,216 | 827 | 389 | 717 | 399 | 1,060 | 116
1986 .....| 2,219 | 1,047 | 769 | 278 |1,173 | 821 | 352 | 720 | 392 | 991 |\3\ 117
1987 .....| 2,246 | 1,047 | 779 | 267 |1,200 | 847 | 352 | 758 | 405 | 980 | 104
1988 .....| 2,379 | 1,100 | 807 | 293 |1,279 | 892 | 387 | 783 | 426 | 1,049 | 121
1989 .....| 2,341 | 1,095 | 791 | 303 |1,246 | 865 | 381 | 762 | 414 | 1,049 |\3\ 116
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1990 .....| 2,257 | 1,045 | 771 | 274 |1,211 | 846 | 366 | 727 | 400 | 1,041 |\4\ 88
1991 .....| 2,278 | 1,068 | 798 | 270 |1,209 | 855 | 355 | 718 | 393 | 1,070 |\4\ 97
1992 .....| 2,184 | 1,013 | 760 | 253 |1,171 | 843 | 328 | 697 | 408 | 993 |\4\ 85
1993 .....| 2,161 | 1,008 | 762 | 245 |1,153 | 846 | 307 | 702 | 411 | 974 |\4\ 74
1994 .....| 2,133 | 985 | 751 | 233 |1,149 | 852 | 297 | 709 | 406 | 952 |\4\ 66
1995\5\...| 2,169 | 1,001 | 767 | 234 |1,168 | 880 | 288 | 732 | 419 | 955 |\4\ 63
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\1\Excludes first-time freshmen in occupational programs not creditable towards a bachelor's degree. \2\Data for 2-year branches of 4-year college systems are aggregated with the 4-year institutions. \3\Because of imputation techniques, data are not consistent with figures for other years. \4\Data not comparable with pre-1990 figures because of a change in reporting procedures. \5\Preliminary data. ---Data not available. NOTE.--Alaska and Hawaii are included in all years. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Fall Enrollment in Higher Education, various years; "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" survey; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys. (This table was prepared January 1997.)
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