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Degree-Granting Institutions

Postbaccalaureate Enrollment

Postbaccalaureate enrollment increased 36 percent between 2000 and 2010, and was 1 percent higher in 2016 than in 2010. Full-time enrollment rose by 50 percent between 2000 and 2010, and part-time enrollment rose by 22 percent. In 2016, full-time enrollment was 4 percent higher than in 2010, but part-time enrollment was 2 percent lower. The number of females enrolled rose by a higher percentage between 2000 and 2010 (42 percent) than the number of males (28 percent). In 2016, male enrollment was 1 percent higher than in 2010, and female enrollment also was 1 percent higher than in 2010.

Table 14. Fall postbaccalaureate enrollment in postsecondary degree-granting institutions, by sex and attendance status: Selected years, 1990 through 2016

[In thousands]
Year Total Males Females Full-time Part-time
19901,8609049558451,015
19952,0309411,0899841,047
20002,1579441,2131,0871,070
20052,5241,0471,4761,3511,173
20102,9371,2091,7281,6301,307
20112,9331,2111,7221,6371,296
20122,9091,2041,7051,6371,272
20132,9001,2011,6991,6571,243
20142,9151,2111,7041,6701,245
20152,9421,2221,7201,6841,257
20162,9721,2211,7501,6961,276

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