Total fall enrollment in institutions of higher education, by attendance status, sex, and age: 1970 to 2009

Table 177
Total fall enrollment in institutions of higher education, by attendance status, sex, and age: 1970 to 2009 [In thousands]
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       Sex and age       | 1970 | 1975  | 1980  |  1990 |  1993 |  1994 |  1995 |  1996 |  1997 |  1998 |  1999 |  2000 |  2009
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            1            |  2   |   3   |   4   |   5   |   6   |   7   |   8   |   9   |  10   |  11   |  12   |  13   |  14
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Men and women, total ....|8,581 |11,185 |12,097 |13,819 |14,305 |14,279 |14,262 |14,300 |14,345 |14,608 |14,881 |15,072 |16,336
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  14 to 17 years old.....|  259 |   278 |   247 |   177 |   127 |   138 |   148 |   229 |   208 |   213 |   217 |   223 |   263
  18 and 19 years old ...|2,600 | 2,786 | 2,901 | 2,950 | 2,840 | 2,787 | 2,894 | 3,004 | 3,084 | 3,192 | 3,319 | 3,379 | 3,903
  20 and 21 years old ...|1,880 | 2,243 | 2,424 | 2,761 | 2,674 | 2,724 | 2,705 | 2,643 | 2,670 | 2,688 | 2,769 | 2,896 | 3,286
  22 to 24 years old ....|1,457 | 1,753 | 1,989 | 2,144 | 2,570 | 2,482 | 2,411 | 2,316 | 2,233 | 2,165 | 2,204 | 2,227 | 2,592
  25 to 29 years old ....|1,074 | 1,774 | 1,871 | 1,982 | 2,002 | 1,985 | 2,120 | 2,124 | 2,049 | 2,036 | 1,994 | 1,945 | 2,184
  30 to 34 years old ....|  487 |   967 | 1,243 | 1,322 | 1,345 | 1,414 | 1,236 | 1,194 | 1,189 | 1,224 | 1,231 | 1,242 | 1,259
  35 years old and over .|  823 | 1,383 | 1,421 | 2,484 | 2,747 | 2,750 | 2,747 | 2,790 | 2,911 | 3,090 | 3,147 | 3,160 | 2,849
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  Men ...................|5,044 | 6,149 | 5,874 | 6,284 | 6,427 | 6,372 | 6,343 | 6,344 | 6,330 | 6,297 | 6,370 | 6,432 | 6,937
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  14 to 17 years old.....|  130 |   126 |    99 |    87 |    54 |    62 |    61 |    92 |    91 |    98 |    97 |   100 |   111
  18 and 19 years old ...|1,349 | 1,397 | 1,375 | 1,421 | 1,288 | 1,302 | 1,338 | 1,342 | 1,376 | 1,402 | 1,455 | 1,479 | 1,692
  20 and 21 years old ...|1,095 | 1,245 | 1,259 | 1,368 | 1,284 | 1,264 | 1,282 | 1,224 | 1,249 | 1,238 | 1,269 | 1,323 | 1,481
  22 to 24 years old ....|  964 | 1,047 | 1,064 | 1,107 | 1,344 | 1,238 | 1,153 | 1,175 | 1,136 | 1,077 | 1,088 | 1,095 | 1,253
  25 to 29 years old ....|  783 | 1,122 |   993 |   940 |   903 |   936 |   962 |   993 |   969 |   952 |   930 |   907 | 1,010
  30 to 34 years old ....|  308 |   557 |   576 |   537 |   584 |   601 |   561 |   480 |   490 |   499 |   499 |   501 |   494
  35 years old and over .|  415 |   654 |   507 |   824 |   970 |   969 |   986 | 1,039 | 1,018 | 1,031 | 1,032 | 1,026 |   896
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  Women ................ |3,537 | 5,036 | 6,223 | 7,535 | 7,877 | 7,907 | 7,919 | 7,956 | 8,015 | 8,311 | 8,511 | 8,639 | 9,399
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  14 to 17 years old.....|  129 |   152 |   148 |    90 |    73 |    75 |    87 |   137 |   117 |   115 |   120 |   123 |   152
  18 and 19 years old ...|1,250 | 1,389 | 1,526 | 1,529 | 1,552 | 1,485 | 1,557 | 1,662 | 1,708 | 1,790 | 1,864 | 1,900 | 2,211
  20 and 21 years old ...|  786 |   998 | 1,165 | 1,392 | 1,391 | 1,461 | 1,424 | 1,419 | 1,421 | 1,449 | 1,501 | 1,573 | 1,805
  22 to 24 years old ....|  493 |   706 |   925 | 1,037 | 1,226 | 1,243 | 1,258 | 1,141 | 1,097 | 1,088 | 1,116 | 1,132 | 1,339
  25 to 29 years old ....|  291 |   652 |   878 | 1,043 | 1,098 | 1,049 | 1,159 | 1,131 | 1,081 | 1,084 | 1,064 | 1,037 | 1,173
  30 to 34 years old ....|  179 |   410 |   667 |   784 |   761 |   812 |   675 |   714 |   699 |   725 |   733 |   741 |   765
  35 years old and over .|  409 |   729 |   914 | 1,659 | 1,777 | 1,781 | 1,760 | 1,752 | 1,893 | 2,059 | 2,115 | 2,133 | 1,954
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   Full-time ............|5,816 | 6,841 | 7,098 | 7,821 | 8,128 | 8,138 | 8,129 | 8,213 | 8,322 | 8,242 | 8,449 | 8,600 | 9,666
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  14 to 17 years old.....|  242 |   253 |   223 |   144 |    92 |   118 |   123 |   164 |   175 |   177 |   186 |   190 |   228
  18 and 19 years old ...|2,406 | 2,619 | 2,669 | 2,548 | 2,370 | 2,321 | 2,387 | 2,516 | 2,620 | 2,712 | 2,837 | 2,899 | 3,372
  20 and 21 years old ...|1,647 | 1,910 | 2,075 | 2,151 | 2,148 | 2,178 | 2,109 | 2,098 | 2,154 | 2,154 | 2,229 | 2,336 | 2,661
  22 to 24 years old ....|  881 |   924 | 1,121 | 1,350 | 1,612 | 1,551 | 1,517 | 1,586 | 1,505 | 1,403 | 1,416 | 1,421 | 1,640
  25 to 29 years old ....|  407 |   630 |   577 |   770 |   839 |   869 |   908 |   902 |   868 |   816 |   793 |   767 |   852
  30 to 34 years old ....|  100 |   264 |   251 |   387 |   424 |   440 |   430 |   379 |   392 |   385 |   386 |   386 |   375
  35 years old and over .|  134 |   241 |   182 |   471 |   643 |   660 |   653 |   568 |   608 |   595 |   602 |   600 |   539
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    Men .................|3,505 | 3,927 | 3,689 | 3,808 | 3,891 | 3,855 | 3,807 | 3,816 | 3,839 | 3,738 | 3,801 | 3,852 | 4,262
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  14 to 17 years old.....|  124 |   114 |    87 |    71 |    37 |    51 |    54 |    71 |    79 |    79 |    82 |    83 |    93
  18 and 19 years old ...|1,265 | 1,329 | 1,270 | 1,230 | 1,079 | 1,081 | 1,091 | 1,111 | 1,155 | 1,179 | 1,231 | 1,257 | 1,446
  20 and 21 years old ...|  990 | 1,074 | 1,109 | 1,055 | 1,003 | 1,029 |   999 |   961 |   996 |   981 | 1,008 | 1,053 | 1,180
  22 to 24 years old ....|  650 |   633 |   665 |   742 |   896 |   811 |   789 |   853 |   800 |   731 |   730 |   728 |   821
  25 to 29 years old ....|  327 |   445 |   360 |   401 |   443 |   457 |   454 |   440 |   427 |   402 |   390 |   378 |   416
  30 to 34 years old ....|   72 |   181 |   124 |   156 |   180 |   193 |   183 |   143 |   159 |   160 |   160 |   159 |   150
  35 years old and over .|   75 |   149 |    74 |   152 |   253 |   232 |   238 |   237 |   222 |   206 |   200 |   193 |   157
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    Women ...............|2,311 | 2,915 | 3,409 | 4,013 | 4,237 | 4,283 | 4,321 | 4,398 | 4,483 | 4,503 | 4,649 | 4,748 | 5,404
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  14 to 17 years old.....|  117 |   138 |   136 |    73 |    55 |    67 |    69 |    93 |    95 |    98 |   104 |   107 |   135
  18 and 19 years old ...|1,140 | 1,290 | 1,399 | 1,318 | 1,291 | 1,240 | 1,296 | 1,405 | 1,465 | 1,533 | 1,606 | 1,642 | 1,926
  20 and 21 years old ...|  657 |   835 |   966 | 1,096 | 1,145 | 1,149 | 1,111 | 1,137 | 1,158 | 1,173 | 1,221 | 1,283 | 1,482
  22 to 24 years old ....|  231 |   291 |   456 |   608 |   716 |   740 |   729 |   734 |   705 |   671 |   686 |   693 |   819
  25 to 29 years old ....|   80 |   185 |   217 |   369 |   396 |   412 |   455 |   462 |   442 |   414 |   403 |   389 |   436
  30 to 34 years old ....|   28 |    83 |   127 |   231 |   244 |   247 |   247 |   236 |   233 |   226 |   227 |   227 |   225
  35 years old and over .|   59 |    92 |   108 |   319 |   390 |   428 |   415 |   331 |   385 |   389 |   402 |   407 |   382
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   Part-time ............|2,765 | 4,344 | 4,998 | 5,998 | 6,177 | 6,141 | 6,133 | 6,087 | 6,023 | 6,366 | 6,432 | 6,471 | 6,670
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  14 to 17 years old.....|   17 |    42 |    38 |    32 |    35 |    19 |    25 |    65 |    33 |    36 |    30 |    33 |    35
  18 and 19 years old ...|  194 |   340 |   418 |   402 |   470 |   466 |   507 |   488 |   464 |   480 |   482 |   480 |   531
  20 and 21 years old ...|  233 |   447 |   441 |   610 |   526 |   546 |   596 |   544 |   516 |   534 |   540 |   560 |   624
  22 to 24 years old ....|  576 |   717 |   844 |   794 |   958 |   930 |   894 |   729 |   728 |   763 |   788 |   805 |   952
  25 to 29 years old ....|  668 | 1,032 | 1,209 | 1,213 | 1,163 | 1,116 | 1,212 | 1,222 | 1,181 | 1,220 | 1,202 | 1,178 | 1,332
  30 to 34 years old ....|  388 |   670 |   905 |   935 |   921 |   973 |   805 |   815 |   797 |   839 |   845 |   856 |   884
  35 years old and over .|  689 | 1,098 | 1,145 | 2,012 | 2,104 | 2,091 | 2,093 | 2,222 | 2,303 | 2,495 | 2,545 | 2,560 | 2,311
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    Men .................|1,540 | 2,222 | 2,185 | 2,476 | 2,537 | 2,517 | 2,535 | 2,528 | 2,491 | 2,559 | 2,569 | 2,581 | 2,675
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  14 to 17 years old.....|    5 |    18 |    17 |    16 |    17 |    11 |     7 |    21 |    12 |    18 |    14 |    17 |    18
  18 and 19 years old ...|   84 |   153 |   202 |   191 |   210 |   220 |   246 |   231 |   221 |   223 |   224 |   222 |   246
  20 and 21 years old ...|  105 |   219 |   201 |   313 |   281 |   235 |   283 |   263 |   254 |   257 |   261 |   270 |   301
  22 to 24 years old ....|  314 |   358 |   392 |   365 |   448 |   427 |   365 |   323 |   336 |   346 |   359 |   366 |   433
  25 to 29 years old ....|  456 |   631 |   594 |   539 |   460 |   479 |   508 |   553 |   542 |   550 |   540 |   529 |   595
  30 to 34 years old ....|  236 |   361 |   397 |   381 |   404 |   408 |   378 |   337 |   331 |   339 |   339 |   342 |   344
  35 years old and over .|  340 |   486 |   382 |   672 |   717 |   737 |   748 |   801 |   796 |   824 |   832 |   833 |   739
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    Women ...............|1,225 | 2,121 | 2,814 | 3,521 | 3,640 | 3,624 | 3,598 | 3,558 | 3,532 | 3,807 | 3,863 | 3,891 | 3,995
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  14 to 17 years old.....|   12 |    24 |    20 |    17 |    18 |     8 |    18 |    45 |    21 |    17 |    16 |    16 |    17
  18 and 19 years old ...|  110 |   188 |   215 |   211 |   261 |   245 |   261 |   257 |   243 |   256 |   258 |   257 |   285
  20 and 21 years old ...|  128 |   228 |   240 |   297 |   245 |   311 |   313 |   282 |   262 |   277 |   280 |   290 |   323
  22 to 24 years old ....|  262 |   359 |   452 |   429 |   510 |   504 |   529 |   407 |   392 |   417 |   430 |   439 |   520
  25 to 29 years old ....|  212 |   401 |   616 |   674 |   702 |   637 |   704 |   669 |   639 |   670 |   661 |   648 |   737
  30 to 34 years old ....|  151 |   309 |   507 |   554 |   517 |   565 |   427 |   478 |   466 |   500 |   506 |   514 |   540
  35 years old and over .|  349 |   612 |   762 | 1,340 | 1,386 | 1,354 | 1,345 | 1,421 | 1,508 | 1,670 | 1,713 | 1,727 | 1,572
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NOTE.--Distributions by age are estimates based on samples of the civilian noninstitutional population. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals. Historical numbers may differ from those in previous editions.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Fall Enrollment in Institutions of Higher Education; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys; Projections of Education Statistics to 2009; and U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Social and Economic Characteristics of Students, various years. (This table was prepared August 1999.)
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