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| Table 208. - | Total fall enrollment in institutions of higher education and degree-granting institutions, by level, attendance status, sex, and race/ethnicity of student: 1995 and 1996 |
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| 1996\1\ | Percent
|_________________________________________________________________________________________________________________|minority,
| | Enrollment, by sex | Enrollment, by race/ethnicity | | fall
Level and enrollment status | |_____________________|______________________________________________________________________| | 1995\2\
| | | | | Total | | | | |American|Nonresi-|
| Total | Male | Female | White | minority |Percent| Black, | Hispanic | Asian/ |Indian/ | dent |
| | | | | |minor- | non- | |Pacific |Alaskan | alien |
| | | | | |ity\2\ | Hispanic | |Islander| Native | |
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| Higher education institutions
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All students ................|14,300,255 |6,343,992 |7,956,263 |10,226,034 |3,609,273 | 26.1 |1,499,439 |1,152,229 |823,633 |133,972 |464,948 | 25.3
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ndergraduate, full-time and | | | | | | | | | | | |
part-time.....................|12,259,417 |5,411,058 |6,848,359 | 8,730,928 |3,254,357 | 27.2 |1,352,578 |1,065,613 |713,230 |122,936 |274,132 | 26.4
Degree seeking ...............|10,608,815 |4,684,930 |5,923,885 | 7,528,654 |2,837,897 | 27.4 |1,202,467 | 914,182 |616,815 |104,433 |242,264 | 26.6
First-time freshmen ........| 2,193,429 |1,013,616 |1,179,813 | 1,548,032 | 603,353 | 28.0 | 260,169 | 197,407 |121,881 | 23,896 | 42,044 | 27.6
Other first-year ...........| 2,421,277 |1,047,280 |1,373,997 | 1,573,706 | 796,654 | 33.6 | 334,554 | 286,756 |147,175 | 28,169 | 50,917 | 32.8
Second year ................| 2,719,130 |1,143,568 |1,575,562 | 1,963,468 | 700,419 | 26.3 | 301,138 | 227,215 |145,127 | 26,939 | 55,243 | 25.4
Third year .................| 1,397,921 | 626,737 | 771,184 | 1,033,826 | 325,568 | 23.9 | 136,274 | 91,305 | 87,047 | 10,942 | 38,527 | 23.2
Fourth year and beyond .....| 1,728,819 | 792,455 | 936,364 | 1,291,028 | 387,162 | 23.1 | 156,849 | 106,641 |110,368 | 13,304 | 50,629 | 22.1
Unclassified by level ......| 148,239 | 61,274 | 86,965 | 118,594 | 24,741 | 17.3 | 13,483 | 4,858 | 5,217 | 1,183 | 4,904 | 17.6
Others in credit courses .....| 1,650,602 | 726,128 | 924,474 | 1,202,274 | 416,460 | 25.7 | 150,111 | 151,431 | 96,415 | 18,503 | 31,868 | 25.0
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Full-time ..................| 7,210,698 |3,303,961 |3,906,737 | 5,173,494 |1,831,836 | 26.1 | 794,241 | 534,021 |434,398 | 69,176 |205,368 | 25.6
Degree seeking ...........| 6,949,391 |3,180,500 |3,768,891 | 5,001,893 |1,755,133 | 26.0 | 764,854 | 507,105 |417,188 | 65,986 |192,365 | 25.5
First-time freshmen ....| 1,674,178 | 779,438 | 894,740 | 1,208,086 | 432,234 | 26.4 | 196,658 | 127,329 | 91,776 | 16,471 | 33,858 | 26.0
Other first-year .......| 1,151,651 | 526,760 | 624,891 | 751,201 | 366,772 | 32.8 | 169,781 | 117,123 | 65,740 | 14,128 | 33,678 | 32.5
Second year ............| 1,681,757 | 746,251 | 935,506 | 1,226,912 | 410,190 | 25.1 | 177,459 | 118,499 | 97,732 | 16,500 | 44,655 | 24.5
Third year .............| 1,136,190 | 524,208 | 611,982 | 842,502 | 258,105 | 23.5 | 105,444 | 68,966 | 74,885 | 8,810 | 35,583 | 22.8
Fourth year and beyond .| 1,276,595 | 591,714 | 684,881 | 953,295 | 281,351 | 22.8 | 111,576 | 73,854 | 86,040 | 9,881 | 41,949 | 22.0
Unclassified by level ..| 29,020 | 12,129 | 16,891 | 19,897 | 6,481 | 24.6 | 3,936 | 1,334 | 1,015 | 196 | 2,642 | 25.1
Others in credit courses .| 261,307 | 123,461 | 137,846 | 171,601 | 76,703 | 30.9 | 29,387 | 26,916 | 17,210 | 3,190 | 13,003 | 30.6
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Part-time ..................| 5,048,719 |2,107,097 |2,941,622 | 3,557,434 |1,422,521 | 28.6 | 558,337 | 531,592 |278,832 | 53,760 | 68,764 | 27.5
Degree seeking ...........| 3,659,424 |1,504,430 |2,154,994 | 2,526,761 |1,082,764 | 30.0 | 437,613 | 407,077 |199,627 | 38,447 | 49,899 | 28.7
First-time freshmen ....| 519,251 | 234,178 | 285,073 | 339,946 | 171,119 | 33.5 | 63,511 | 70,078 | 30,105 | 7,425 | 8,186 | 32.5
Other first-year .......| 1,269,626 | 520,520 | 749,106 | 822,505 | 429,882 | 34.3 | 164,773 | 169,633 | 81,435 | 14,041 | 17,239 | 33.0
Second year ............| 1,037,373 | 397,317 | 640,056 | 736,556 | 290,229 | 28.3 | 123,679 | 108,716 | 47,395 | 10,439 | 10,588 | 26.8
Third year .............| 261,731 | 102,529 | 159,202 | 191,324 | 67,463 | 26.1 | 30,830 | 22,339 | 12,162 | 2,132 | 2,944 | 24.8
Fourth year and beyond | 452,224 | 200,741 | 251,483 | 337,733 | 105,811 | 23.9 | 45,273 | 32,787 | 24,328 | 3,423 | 8,680 | 22.5
Unclassified by level ..| 119,219 | 49,145 | 70,074 | 98,697 | 18,260 | 15.6 | 9,547 | 3,524 | 4,202 | 987 | 2,262 | 16.1
Others in credit courses | 1,389,295 | 602,667 | 786,628 | 1,030,673 | 339,757 | 24.8 | 120,724 | 124,515 | 79,205 | 15,313 | 18,865 | 23.9
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ostbaccalaureate ..............| 2,040,838 | 932,934 |1,107,904 | 1,495,106 | 354,916 | 19.2 | 146,861 | 86,616 |110,403 | 11,036 |190,816 | 18.3
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First-professional ...........| 297,739 | 172,462 | 125,277 | 221,157 | 68,918 | 23.8 | 21,398 | 13,966 | 31,398 | 2,156 | 7,664 | 23.1
Full-time ..................| 266,812 | 153,983 | 112,829 | 197,155 | 62,500 | 24.1 | 18,369 | 12,628 | 29,560 | 1,943 | 7,157 | 23.4
First-time ...............| 77,581 | 44,079 | 33,502 | 56,953 | 18,384 | 24.4 | 5,273 | 4,056 | 8,469 | 586 | 2,244 | 25.0
Other ....................| 189,231 | 109,904 | 79,327 | 140,202 | 44,116 | 23.9 | 13,096 | 8,572 | 21,091 | 1,357 | 4,913 | 22.7
Part-time ..................| 30,927 | 18,479 | 12,448 | 24,002 | 6,418 | 21.1 | 3,029 | 1,338 | 1,838 | 213 | 507 | 20.5
First-time ...............| 9,429 | 5,529 | 3,900 | 7,175 | 2,105 | 22.7 | 942 | 475 | 617 | 71 | 149 | 22.0
Other ....................| 21,498 | 12,950 | 8,548 | 16,827 | 4,313 | 20.4 | 2,087 | 863 | 1,221 | 142 | 358 | 19.7
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Graduate students ............| 1,743,099 | 760,472 | 982,627 | 1,273,949 | 285,998 | 18.3 | 125,463 | 72,650 | 79,005 | 8,880 |183,152 | 17.4
Full-time ..................| 735,980 | 357,575 | 378,405 | 476,879 | 122,879 | 20.5 | 48,436 | 30,432 | 39,970 | 4,041 |136,222 | 19.5
Degree seeking ...........| 688,493 | 337,286 | 351,207 | 444,906 | 111,270 | 20.0 | 45,052 | 26,837 | 35,688 | 3,693 |132,317 | 19.0
First-time .............| 231,084 | 110,740 | 120,344 | 148,703 | 39,350 | 20.9 | 15,709 | 9,507 | 12,926 | 1,208 | 43,031 | 19.4
Other degree seeking ...| 457,409 | 226,546 | 230,863 | 296,203 | 71,920 | 19.5 | 29,343 | 17,330 | 22,762 | 2,485 | 89,286 | 18.8
Others in credit courses .| 47,487 | 20,289 | 27,198 | 31,973 | 11,609 | 26.6 | 3,384 | 3,595 | 4,282 | 348 | 3,905 | 25.8
Part-time ..................| 1,007,119 | 402,897 | 604,222 | 797,070 | 163,119 | 17.0 | 77,027 | 42,218 | 39,035 | 4,839 | 46,930 | 16.2
Degree seeking ...........| 773,707 | 324,380 | 449,327 | 609,048 | 122,174 | 16.7 | 57,482 | 30,478 | 30,584 | 3,630 | 42,485 | 16.0
First-time .............| 148,773 | 59,886 | 88,887 | 114,812 | 26,943 | 19.0 | 13,205 | 6,740 | 6,272 | 726 | 7,018 | 18.3
Other degree seeking ...| 624,934 | 264,494 | 360,440 | 494,236 | 95,231 | 16.2 | 44,277 | 23,738 | 24,312 | 2,904 | 35,467 | 15.4
Others in credit courses .| 233,412 | 78,517 | 154,895 | 188,022 | 40,945 | 17.9 | 19,545 | 11,740 | 8,451 | 1,209 | 4,445 | 16.8
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| Degree-granting institutions\3\
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All students ................|14,367,520 |6,352,825 |8,014,695 |10,263,865 |3,637,396 | 26.2 |1,505,565 |1,166,108 |828,166 |137,557 |466,259 | ---
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ndergraduate, full-time and | | | | | | | | | | | |
part-time.....................|12,326,948 |5,420,672 |6,906,276 | 8,769,531 |3,282,107 | 27.2 |1,358,601 |1,079,350 |717,645 |126,511 |275,310 | ---
Degree seeking ...............|10,720,738 |4,727,637 |5,993,101 | 7,605,537 |2,871,715 | 27.4 |1,213,324 | 928,646 |621,760 |107,985 |243,486 | ---
First-time freshmen ........| 2,274,319 |1,046,662 |1,227,657 | 1,601,881 | 629,743 | 28.2 | 270,687 | 208,018 |125,141 | 25,897 | 42,695 | ---
Other first-year ...........| 2,416,098 |1,044,926 |1,371,172 | 1,569,553 | 795,582 | 33.6 | 332,388 | 287,334 |147,607 | 28,253 | 50,963 | ---
Second year ................| 2,755,714 |1,156,512 |1,599,202 | 1,991,255 | 708,855 | 26.3 | 303,770 | 230,338 |146,347 | 28,400 | 55,604 | ---
Third year .................| 1,398,336 | 626,649 | 771,687 | 1,034,098 | 325,589 | 23.9 | 136,213 | 91,348 | 87,077 | 10,951 | 38,649 | ---
Fourth year and beyond .....| 1,729,076 | 792,331 | 936,745 | 1,291,245 | 387,116 | 23.1 | 156,719 | 106,693 |110,400 | 13,304 | 50,715 | ---
Unclassified by level ......| 147,195 | 60,557 | 86,638 | 117,505 | 24,830 | 17.4 | 13,547 | 4,915 | 5,188 | 1,180 | 4,860 | ---
Others in credit courses .....| 1,606,210 | 693,035 | 913,175 | 1,163,994 | 410,392 | 26.1 | 145,277 | 150,704 | 95,885 | 18,526 | 31,824 | ---
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Full-time ..................| 7,298,839 |3,339,108 |3,959,731 | 5,231,630 |1,860,801 | 26.2 | 805,004 | 545,568 |438,712 | 71,517 |206,408 | ---
Degree seeking ...........| 7,036,393 |3,215,162 |3,821,231 | 5,059,616 |1,783,354 | 26.1 | 775,143 | 518,471 |421,434 | 68,306 |193,423 | ---
First-time freshmen ....| 1,739,852 | 805,982 | 933,870 | 1,250,257 | 455,140 | 26.7 | 206,148 | 136,494 | 94,582 | 17,916 | 34,455 | ---
Other first-year .......| 1,150,715 | 526,663 | 624,052 | 750,197 | 366,801 | 32.8 | 168,634 | 117,735 | 66,203 | 14,229 | 33,717 | ---
Second year ............| 1,703,436 | 754,590 | 948,846 | 1,243,092 | 415,390 | 25.0 | 179,420 | 120,024 | 98,683 | 17,263 | 44,954 | ---
Third year .............| 1,136,388 | 524,122 | 612,266 | 842,581 | 258,110 | 23.4 | 105,396 | 68,992 | 74,903 | 8,819 | 35,697 | ---
Fourth year and beyond .| 1,276,754 | 591,620 | 685,134 | 953,419 | 281,326 | 22.8 | 111,483 | 73,897 | 86,062 | 9,884 | 42,009 | ---
Unclassified by level ..| 29,248 | 12,185 | 17,063 | 20,070 | 6,587 | 24.7 | 4,062 | 1,329 | 1,001 | 195 | 2,591 | ---
Others in credit courses .| 262,446 | 123,946 | 138,500 | 172,014 | 77,447 | 31.0 | 29,861 | 27,097 | 17,278 | 3,211 | 12,985 | ---
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Part-time ..................| 5,028,109 |2,081,564 |2,946,545 | 3,537,901 |1,421,306 | 28.7 | 553,597 | 533,782 |278,933 | 54,994 | 68,902 | ---
Degree seeking ...........| 3,684,345 |1,512,475 |2,171,870 | 2,545,921 |1,088,361 | 29.9 | 438,181 | 410,175 |200,326 | 39,679 | 50,063 | ---
First-time freshmen ....| 534,467 | 240,680 | 293,787 | 351,624 | 174,603 | 33.2 | 64,539 | 71,524 | 30,559 | 7,981 | 8,240 | ---
Other first-year .......| 1,265,383 | 518,263 | 747,120 | 819,356 | 428,781 | 34.4 | 163,754 | 169,599 | 81,404 | 14,024 | 17,246 | ---
Second year ............| 1,052,278 | 401,922 | 650,356 | 748,163 | 293,465 | 28.2 | 124,350 | 110,314 | 47,664 | 11,137 | 10,650 | ---
Third year .............| 261,948 | 102,527 | 159,421 | 191,517 | 67,479 | 26.1 | 30,817 | 22,356 | 12,174 | 2,132 | 2,952 | ---
Fourth year and beyond | 452,322 | 200,711 | 251,611 | 337,826 | 105,790 | 23.8 | 45,236 | 32,796 | 24,338 | 3,420 | 8,706 | ---
Unclassified by level ..| 117,947 | 48,372 | 69,575 | 97,435 | 18,243 | 15.8 | 9,485 | 3,586 | 4,187 | 985 | 2,269 | ---
Others in credit courses | 1,343,764 | 569,089 | 774,675 | 991,980 | 332,945 | 25.1 | 115,416 | 123,607 | 78,607 | 15,315 | 18,839 | ---
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ostbaccalaureate ..............| 2,040,572 | 932,153 |1,108,419 | 1,494,334 | 355,289 | 19.2 | 146,964 | 86,758 |110,521 | 11,046 |190,949 | ---
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First-professional ...........| 298,312 | 172,742 | 125,570 | 221,688 | 69,001 | 23.7 | 21,477 | 13,939 | 31,425 | 2,160 | 7,623 | ---
Full-time ..................| 267,209 | 154,107 | 113,102 | 197,522 | 62,566 | 24.1 | 18,433 | 12,610 | 29,576 | 1,947 | 7,121 | ---
First-time ...............| 77,695 | 44,096 | 33,599 | 57,036 | 18,431 | 24.4 | 5,292 | 4,057 | 8,492 | 590 | 2,228 | ---
Other ....................| 189,514 | 110,011 | 79,503 | 140,486 | 44,135 | 23.9 | 13,141 | 8,553 | 21,084 | 1,357 | 4,893 | ---
Part-time ..................| 31,103 | 18,635 | 12,468 | 24,166 | 6,435 | 21.0 | 3,044 | 1,329 | 1,849 | 213 | 502 | ---
First-time ...............| 9,533 | 5,611 | 3,922 | 7,265 | 2,123 | 22.6 | 964 | 470 | 618 | 71 | 145 | ---
Other ....................| 21,570 | 13,024 | 8,546 | 16,901 | 4,312 | 20.3 | 2,080 | 859 | 1,231 | 142 | 357 | ---
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Graduate students ............| 1,742,260 | 759,411 | 982,849 | 1,272,646 | 286,288 | 18.4 | 125,487 | 72,819 | 79,096 | 8,886 |183,326 | ---
Full-time ..................| 736,905 | 357,993 | 378,912 | 476,945 | 123,424 | 20.6 | 48,499 | 30,643 | 40,230 | 4,052 |136,536 | ---
Degree seeking ...........| 689,883 | 337,782 | 352,101 | 445,357 | 111,856 | 20.1 | 45,135 | 27,056 | 35,960 | 3,705 |132,670 | ---
First-time .............| 232,330 | 111,445 | 120,885 | 149,124 | 39,910 | 21.1 | 15,803 | 9,735 | 13,156 | 1,216 | 43,296 | ---
Other degree seeking ...| 457,553 | 226,337 | 231,216 | 296,233 | 71,946 | 19.5 | 29,332 | 17,321 | 22,804 | 2,489 | 89,374 | ---
Others in credit courses .| 47,022 | 20,211 | 26,811 | 31,588 | 11,568 | 26.8 | 3,364 | 3,587 | 4,270 | 347 | 3,866 | ---
Part-time ..................| 1,005,355 | 401,418 | 603,937 | 795,701 | 162,864 | 17.0 | 76,988 | 42,176 | 38,866 | 4,834 | 46,790 | ---
Degree seeking ...........| 772,760 | 323,543 | 449,217 | 608,268 | 122,072 | 16.7 | 57,471 | 30,464 | 30,509 | 3,628 | 42,420 | ---
First-time .............| 147,614 | 58,927 | 88,687 | 113,867 | 26,803 | 19.1 | 13,188 | 6,721 | 6,175 | 719 | 6,944 | ---
Other degree seeking ...| 625,146 | 264,616 | 360,530 | 494,401 | 95,269 | 16.2 | 44,283 | 23,743 | 24,334 | 2,909 | 35,476 | ---
Others in credit courses .| 232,595 | 77,875 | 154,720 | 187,433 | 40,792 | 17.9 | 19,517 | 11,712 | 8,357 | 1,206 | 4,370 | ---
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\1\Preliminary data.
\2\Percentage based on U.S. citizens only. \3\Data are for 4-year and 2-year degree-granting higher education institutions that were eligible to participate in Title IV federal financial aid rograms. ---Data not available SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys. (This table was prepared October 1998.) |
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