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Table 187. -  Total undergraduate fall enrollment\1\ in institutions of higher education, by sex of student, attendance status, and control of institution: 1969 to 1996 (In thousands)
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          |       |      |      |      |      |        Men        |       Women       |       Men       |      Women
   Year   | Total |Full- |Part- | Men  |Women |___________________|___________________|_________________|_________________
          |       | time | time |      |      |Full-time|Part-time|Full-time|Part-time| Public |Private | Public |Private
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    1     |   2   |  3   |  4   |  5   |  6   |    7    |    8    |    9    |   10    |   11   |   12   |   13   |   14
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1969 .....| 6,884 |4,991 |1,893 |4,008 |2,876 |   2,952 |   1,056 |   2,039 |     837 |  2,997 |  1,011 |  2,162 |    714
1970 .....| 7,376 |5,280 |2,096 |4,254 |3,122 |   3,097 |   1,157 |   2,183 |     939 |  3,241 |  1,013 |  2,387 |    735
1971 .....| 7,743 |5,512 |2,231 |4,418 |3,325 |   3,201 |   1,217 |   2,311 |   1,014 |  3,427 |    991 |  2,580 |    745
1972 .....| 7,941 |5,488 |2,453 |4,429 |3,512 |   3,121 |   1,308 |   2,367 |   1,145 |  3,467 |    962 |  2,756 |    756
1973 .....| 8,261 |5,580 |2,681 |4,538 |3,723 |   3,135 |   1,403 |   2,445 |   1,278 |  3,579 |    959 |  2,943 |    780
          |       |      |      |      |      |         |         |         |         |        |        |        |
1974 .....| 8,798 |5,726 |3,072 |4,765 |4,033 |   3,191 |   1,574 |   2,535 |   1,498 |  3,799 |    966 |  3,232 |    801
1975 .....| 9,679 |6,169 |3,510 |5,257 |4,422 |   3,459 |   1,798 |   2,710 |   1,712 |  4,245 |  1,012 |  3,581 |    841
1976 .....| 9,429 |6,030 |3,399 |4,902 |4,527 |   3,242 |   1,660 |   2,788 |   1,739 |  3,949 |    953 |  3,668 |    859
1977 .....| 9,717 |6,094 |3,623 |4,897 |4,820 |   3,188 |   1,709 |   2,906 |   1,914 |  3,937 |    960 |  3,906 |    914
1978 .....| 9,691 |5,967 |3,724 |4,766 |4,925 |   3,072 |   1,694 |   2,895 |   2,030 |  3,812 |    954 |  3,974 |    951
          |       |      |      |      |      |         |         |         |         |        |        |        |
1979 .....| 9,998 |6,080 |3,919 |4,821 |5,178 |   3,087 |   1,734 |   2,993 |   2,185 |  3,865 |    956 |  4,181 |    995
1980 .....|10,475 |6,362 |4,113 |5,000 |5,475 |   3,227 |   1,773 |   3,135 |   2,340 |  4,014 |    985 |  4,427 |  1,048
1981 .....|10,755 |6,449 |4,306 |5,109 |5,646 |   3,261 |   1,848 |   3,188 |   2,458 |  4,090 |  1,018 |  4,558 |  1,088
1982 .....|10,825 |6,484 |4,341 |5,170 |5,655 |   3,299 |   1,871 |   3,184 |   2,470 |  4,140 |  1,031 |  4,573 |  1,081
1983 .....|10,846 |6,514 |4,332 |5,158 |5,688 |   3,304 |   1,854 |   3,210 |   2,478 |  4,117 |  1,042 |  4,580 |  1,107
          |       |      |      |      |      |         |         |         |         |        |        |        |
1984 .....|10,618 |6,348 |4,270 |5,007 |5,611 |   3,195 |   1,812 |   3,153 |   2,459 |  3,990 |  1,017 |  4,504 |  1,107
1985 .....|10,597 |6,320 |4,277 |4,962 |5,635 |   3,156 |   1,806 |   3,163 |   2,471 |  3,953 |  1,010 |  4,525 |  1,110
1986 .....|10,798 |6,352 |4,446 |5,018 |5,780 |   3,146 |   1,871 |   3,206 |   2,575 |  4,002 |  1,015 |  4,658 |  1,122
1987 .....|11,046 |6,463 |4,584 |5,068 |5,978 |   3,164 |   1,905 |   3,299 |   2,679 |  4,076 |    992 |  4,842 |  1,136
1988 .....|11,317 |6,642 |4,674 |5,138 |6,179 |   3,206 |   1,931 |   3,436 |   2,743 |  4,113 |  1,024 |  4,990 |  1,189
          |       |      |      |      |      |         |         |         |         |        |        |        |
1989 .....|11,743 |6,841 |4,902 |5,311 |6,432 |   3,279 |   2,032 |   3,562 |   2,869 |  4,272 |  1,039 |  5,216 |  1,216
1990 .....|11,959 |6,976 |4,983 |5,380 |6,579 |   3,337 |   2,043 |   3,639 |   2,940 |  4,353 |  1,027 |  5,357 |  1,223
1991 .....|12,439 |7,221 |5,218 |5,571 |6,868 |   3,436 |   2,135 |   3,786 |   3,082 |  4,531 |  1,040 |  5,617 |  1,251
1992 .....|12,538 |7,244 |5,293 |5,583 |6,955 |   3,425 |   2,158 |   3,820 |   3,135 |  4,537 |  1,046 |  5,679 |  1,275
1993 .....|12,324 |7,179 |5,144 |5,484 |6,840 |   3,382 |   2,102 |   3,797 |   3,043 |  4,447 |  1,036 |  5,565 |  1,276
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1994 .....|12,263 |7,169 |5,094 |5,422 |6,840 |   3,342 |   2,081 |   3,827 |   3,013 |  4,394 |  1,028 |  5,551 |  1,290
1995 .....|12,232 |7,145 |5,086 |5,401 |6,831 |   3,297 |   2,105 |   3,849 |   2,982 |  4,380 |  1,021 |  5,524 |  1,307
1996 \2\..|12,259 |7,211 |5,049 |5,411 |6,848 |   3,304 |   2,107 |   3,907 |   2,942 |  4,368 |  1,043 |  5,537 |  1,311
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\1\Includes unclassified undergraduate students.
\2\Preliminary data.

NOTE.--Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall Enrollment" surveys. (This table was prepared May 1998.)


1998 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest