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Table 21.-Total first-professional enrollment in all degree-granting institutions, by sex, attendance status, and control of institution, with alternative projections: Fall 1986 to fall 2011
(In thousands)
Year Total Sex Attendance status Control
Men Women Full-time Part-time Public Private
1986 270 174 96 246 24 112 158
1987 268 170 98 242 26 110 158
1988 267 167 100 241 26 109 158
1989 274 169 105 248 26 113 162
1990 273 167 107 246 28 112 162
1991 281 170 111 252 29 111 169
1992 281 169 112 252 29 111 170
1993 292 173 120 260 33 114 179
1994 295 174 120 263 31 114 181
1995 298 174 123 266 31 115 183
1996 298 173 125 267 31 117 182
1997 298 169 129 267 31 118 180
1998 302 168 134 271 31 121 182
1999 303 166 138 271 33 123 180
  Middle alternative projections
2000 298 164 135 266 33 119 179
2001 301 165 136 268 33 120 181
2002 305 166 138 271 33 121 183
2003 309 168 142 276 34 123 186
2004 314 169 144 279 34 125 189
2005 318 171 147 284 34 127 191
2006 322 172 149 287 34 129 193
2007 326 173 152 290 35 130 195
2008 329 175 154 294 35 132 197
2009 332 176 155 296 35 133 199
2010 336 179 157 300 36 134 201
2011 342 182 161 307 36 137 205
  Low alternative projections
2000 295 162 134 263 33 118 177
2001 298 164 135 266 33 119 179
2002 302 165 137 269 33 120 181
2003 306 166 140 273 34 122 184
2004 307 165 141 273 33 122 185
2005 308 166 143 275 33 123 185
2006 312 167 145 278 33 125 187
2007 316 168 147 281 34 126 189
2008 319 170 149 285 34 128 191
2009 322 171 150 287 34 129 193
2010 326 174 152 291 35 130 195
2011 332 177 156 298 35 133 199
  High alternative projections
2000 301 166 136 269 33 120 181
2001 304 166 137 270 33 121 183
2002 308 167 139 273 33 122 185
2003 312 170 144 279 34 124 188
2004 321 173 147 285 35 128 193
2005 328 176 151 293 35 131 197
2006 332 177 153 296 35 133 199
2007 336 178 157 299 36 134 201
2008 339 180 159 303 36 136 203
2009 342 181 160 305 36 137 205
2010 346 184 162 309 37 138 207
2011 352 187 166 316 37 141 211
NOTE: Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Data for 1999 were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Appendix E for more details.) Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding. Mean absolute percentage errors of selected education statistics can be found in table A2.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) surveys; and Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions Model. (This table was prepared May 2001.)

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