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                         |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |        Projected\2\
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       Sex and age       |1970\1\|1975\1\|1980\1\|1990\1\|1995\1\|1996\1\|1997\1\|1998\2\|1999\2\| 2000  | 2001  | 2010  | 2011
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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 |14,262 |14,300 |14,345 |14,507 |14,791 |14,979 |15,300 |17,457 |17,688
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  14 to 17 years old.....|   259 |   278 |   247 |   177 |   148 |   229 |   168 |   119 |   143 |   172 |   170 |   224 |   224
  18 and 19 years old ...| 2,600 | 2,786 | 2,901 | 2,950 | 2,894 | 3,004 | 3,014 | 3,382 | 3,414 | 3,458 | 3,543 | 4,136 | 4,111
  20 and 21 years old ...| 1,880 | 2,243 | 2,424 | 2,761 | 2,705 | 2,643 | 2,843 | 2,811 | 2,989 | 3,017 | 3,101 | 3,615 | 3,716
  22 to 24 years old ....| 1,457 | 1,753 | 1,989 | 2,144 | 2,411 | 2,316 | 2,453 | 2,377 | 2,435 | 2,395 | 2,457 | 2,862 | 2,928
  25 to 29 years old ....| 1,074 | 1,774 | 1,871 | 1,982 | 2,120 | 2,124 | 1,981 | 1,991 | 1,870 | 1,867 | 1,863 | 2,316 | 2,355
  30 to 34 years old ....|   487 |   967 | 1,243 | 1,322 | 1,236 | 1,194 | 1,098 | 1,195 | 1,145 | 1,185 | 1,223 | 1,356 | 1,405
  35 years old and over .|   823 | 1,383 | 1,421 | 2,484 | 2,747 | 2,790 | 2,790 | 2,632 | 2,796 | 2,885 | 2,943 | 2,948 | 2,948
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  Men ...................| 5,044 | 6,149 | 5,874 | 6,284 | 6,343 | 6,344 | 6,330 | 6,369 | 6,491 | 6,538 | 6,644 | 7,325 | 7,401
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  14 to 17 years old.....|   130 |   126 |    99 |    87 |    61 |    92 |    55 |    45 |    72 |    94 |    89 |   109 |   108
  18 and 19 years old ...| 1,349 | 1,397 | 1,375 | 1,421 | 1,338 | 1,342 | 1,392 | 1,535 | 1,541 | 1,551 | 1,585 | 1,797 | 1,783
  20 and 21 years old ...| 1,095 | 1,245 | 1,259 | 1,368 | 1,282 | 1,224 | 1,359 | 1,374 | 1,392 | 1,420 | 1,450 | 1,625 | 1,665
  22 to 24 years old ....|   964 | 1,047 | 1,064 | 1,107 | 1,153 | 1,175 | 1,190 | 1,127 | 1,090 | 1,091 | 1,136 | 1,319 | 1,346
  25 to 29 years old ....|   783 | 1,122 |   993 |   940 |   962 |   993 |   964 |   908 |   874 |   865 |   861 | 1,038 | 1,051
  30 to 34 years old ....|   308 |   557 |   576 |   537 |   561 |   480 |   439 |   463 |   517 |   521 |   531 |   543 |   559
  35 years old and over .|   415 |   654 |   507 |   824 |   986 | 1,039 |   931 |   917 | 1,005 |   997 |   992 |   894 |   889
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  Women ................ | 3,537 | 5,036 | 6,223 | 7,535 | 7,919 | 7,956 | 8,015 | 8,138 | 8,301 | 8,441 | 8,656 |10,132 |10,287
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  14 to 17 years old.....|   129 |   152 |   148 |    90 |    87 |   137 |   113 |    74 |    72 |    78 |    81 |   115 |   116
  18 and 19 years old ...| 1,250 | 1,389 | 1,526 | 1,529 | 1,557 | 1,662 | 1,622 | 1,847 | 1,874 | 1,907 | 1,958 | 2,338 | 2,328
  20 and 21 years old ...|   786 |   998 | 1,165 | 1,392 | 1,424 | 1,419 | 1,484 | 1,437 | 1,597 | 1,597 | 1,651 | 1,990 | 2,052
  22 to 24 years old ....|   493 |   706 |   925 | 1,037 | 1,258 | 1,141 | 1,263 | 1,250 | 1,344 | 1,305 | 1,321 | 1,543 | 1,583
  25 to 29 years old ....|   291 |   652 |   878 | 1,043 | 1,159 | 1,131 | 1,017 | 1,083 |   995 | 1,002 | 1,002 | 1,278 | 1,304
  30 to 34 years old ....|   179 |   410 |   667 |   784 |   675 |   714 |   659 |   732 |   627 |   664 |   692 |   813 |   846
  35 years old and over .|   409 |   729 |   914 | 1,659 | 1,760 | 1,752 | 1,859 | 1,715 | 1,791 | 1,888 | 1,951 | 2,054 | 2,059
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   Full-time ............| 5,816 | 6,841 | 7,098 | 7,821 | 8,129 | 8,213 | 8,322 | 8,563 | 8,786 | 8,797 | 9,035 |10,586 |10,747
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  14 to 17 years old.....|   242 |   253 |   223 |   144 |   123 |   164 |   120 |    93 |   129 |   136 |   143 |   188 |   189
  18 and 19 years old ...| 2,406 | 2,619 | 2,669 | 2,548 | 2,387 | 2,516 | 2,492 | 2,794 | 2,848 | 2,857 | 2,956 | 3,556 | 3,540
  20 and 21 years old ...| 1,647 | 1,910 | 2,075 | 2,151 | 2,109 | 2,098 | 2,248 | 2,271 | 2,362 | 2,400 | 2,492 | 2,962 | 3,049
  22 to 24 years old ....|   881 |   924 | 1,121 | 1,350 | 1,517 | 1,586 | 1,590 | 1,564 | 1,662 | 1,613 | 1,642 | 1,890 | 1,937
  25 to 29 years old ....|   407 |   630 |   577 |   770 |   908 |   902 |   886 |   890 |   854 |   811 |   795 |   960 |   980
  30 to 34 years old ....|   100 |   264 |   251 |   387 |   430 |   379 |   371 |   367 |   338 |   372 |   391 |   427 |   445
  35 years old and over .|   134 |   241 |   182 |   471 |   653 |   568 |   616 |   584 |   593 |   608 |   615 |   602 |   606
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    Men .................| 3,505 | 3,927 | 3,689 | 3,808 | 3,807 | 3,816 | 3,839 | 3,934 | 4,026 | 4,005 | 4,091 | 4,627 | 4,682
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  14 to 17 years old.....|   124 |   114 |    87 |    71 |    54 |    71 |    46 |    39 |    63 |    69 |    74 |    90 |    90
  18 and 19 years old ...| 1,265 | 1,329 | 1,270 | 1,230 | 1,091 | 1,111 | 1,134 | 1,240 | 1,271 | 1,271 | 1,308 | 1,523 | 1,513
  20 and 21 years old ...|   990 | 1,074 | 1,109 | 1,055 |   999 |   961 | 1,061 | 1,129 | 1,125 | 1,144 | 1,171 | 1,321 | 1,354
  22 to 24 years old ....|   650 |   633 |   665 |   742 |   789 |   853 |   762 |   777 |   788 |   761 |   779 |   895 |   914
  25 to 29 years old ....|   327 |   445 |   360 |   401 |   454 |   440 |   470 |   424 |   416 |   401 |   396 |   461 |   468
  30 to 34 years old ....|    72 |   181 |   124 |   156 |   183 |   143 |   158 |   141 |   149 |   155 |   162 |   167 |   172
  35 years old and over .|    75 |   149 |    74 |   152 |   238 |   237 |   207 |   184 |   213 |   204 |   201 |   171 |   171
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    Women ...............| 2,311 | 2,915 | 3,409 | 4,013 | 4,321 | 4,398 | 4,483 | 4,630 | 4,761 | 4,792 | 4,945 | 5,959 | 6,065
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  14 to 17 years old.....|   117 |   138 |   136 |    73 |    69 |    93 |    74 |    54 |    66 |    67 |    69 |    98 |   100
  18 and 19 years old ...| 1,140 | 1,290 | 1,399 | 1,318 | 1,296 | 1,405 | 1,358 | 1,555 | 1,577 | 1,585 | 1,648 | 2,033 | 2,027
  20 and 21 years old ...|   657 |   835 |   966 | 1,096 | 1,111 | 1,137 | 1,187 | 1,142 | 1,237 | 1,256 | 1,321 | 1,642 | 1,695
  22 to 24 years old ....|   231 |   291 |   456 |   608 |   729 |   734 |   828 |   787 |   875 |   852 |   864 |   995 | 1,023
  25 to 29 years old ....|    80 |   185 |   217 |   369 |   455 |   462 |   416 |   466 |   437 |   410 |   399 |   500 |   513
  30 to 34 years old ....|    28 |    83 |   127 |   231 |   247 |   236 |   213 |   226 |   190 |   218 |   229 |   261 |   272
  35 years old and over .|    59 |    92 |   108 |   319 |   415 |   331 |   409 |   400 |   380 |   403 |   414 |   431 |   435
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   Part-time ............| 2,765 | 4,344 | 4,999 | 5,998 | 6,133 | 6,087 | 6,023 | 5,944 | 6,005 | 6,182 | 6,265 | 6,871 | 6,942
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  14 to 17 years old.....|    17 |    42 |    38 |    32 |    25 |    65 |    47 |    26 |    14 |    36 |    27 |    35 |    35
  18 and 19 years old ...|   194 |   340 |   418 |   402 |   507 |   488 |   522 |   588 |   566 |   602 |   587 |   580 |   571
  20 and 21 years old ...|   233 |   447 |   441 |   610 |   596 |   544 |   595 |   540 |   627 |   617 |   609 |   653 |   667
  22 to 24 years old ....|   576 |   717 |   844 |   794 |   894 |   729 |   863 |   813 |   772 |   782 |   815 |   973 |   991
  25 to 29 years old ....|   668 | 1,032 | 1,209 | 1,213 | 1,212 | 1,222 | 1,095 | 1,101 | 1,016 | 1,055 | 1,067 | 1,356 | 1,374
  30 to 34 years old ....|   388 |   670 |   905 |   935 |   805 |   815 |   727 |   828 |   806 |   813 |   831 |   928 |   961
  35 years old and over .|   689 | 1,098 | 1,145 | 2,012 | 2,093 | 2,222 | 2,174 | 2,048 | 2,203 | 2,278 | 2,328 | 2,346 | 2,342
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    Men .................| 1,540 | 2,222 | 2,185 | 2,476 | 2,535 | 2,528 | 2,491 | 2,436 | 2,465 | 2,533 | 2,554 | 2,698 | 2,719
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  14 to 17 years old.....|     5 |    18 |    17 |    16 |     7 |    21 |     9 |     5 |     8 |    25 |    15 |    19 |    19
  18 and 19 years old ...|    84 |   153 |   202 |   191 |   246 |   231 |   258 |   296 |   269 |   280 |   278 |   274 |   270
  20 and 21 years old ...|   105 |   219 |   201 |   313 |   283 |   263 |   298 |   245 |   267 |   276 |   279 |   304 |   311
  22 to 24 years old ....|   314 |   358 |   392 |   365 |   365 |   323 |   427 |   350 |   302 |   330 |   357 |   424 |   431
  25 to 29 years old ....|   456 |   631 |   594 |   539 |   508 |   553 |   494 |   485 |   458 |   464 |   465 |   577 |   583
  30 to 34 years old ....|   236 |   361 |   397 |   381 |   378 |   337 |   281 |   322 |   369 |   366 |   369 |   376 |   387
  35 years old and over .|   340 |   486 |   382 |   672 |   748 |   801 |   724 |   733 |   791 |   793 |   791 |   723 |   718
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    Women ...............| 1,225 | 2,121 | 2,814 | 3,521 | 3,598 | 3,558 | 3,532 | 3,508 | 3,540 | 3,648 | 3,711 | 4,173 | 4,222
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  14 to 17 years old.....|    12 |    24 |    20 |    17 |    18 |    45 |    39 |    21 |     6 |    11 |    12 |    16 |    16
  18 and 19 years old ...|   110 |   188 |   215 |   211 |   261 |   257 |   264 |   292 |   297 |   322 |   309 |   306 |   301
  20 and 21 years old ...|   128 |   228 |   240 |   297 |   313 |   282 |   297 |   295 |   360 |   341 |   330 |   349 |   357
  22 to 24 years old ....|   262 |   359 |   452 |   429 |   529 |   407 |   436 |   463 |   470 |   452 |   458 |   549 |   560
  25 to 29 years old ....|   212 |   401 |   616 |   674 |   704 |   669 |   601 |   617 |   558 |   591 |   603 |   779 |   791
  30 to 34 years old ....|   151 |   309 |   507 |   554 |   427 |   478 |   446 |   506 |   438 |   446 |   462 |   552 |   574
  35 years old and over .|   349 |   612 |   762 | 1,340 | 1,345 | 1,421 | 1,450 | 1,315 | 1,411 | 1,485 | 1,537 | 1,623 | 1,623
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\1\Institutions that were accredited by an agency or association that was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or recognized directly by the Secretary of Education.
\2\Four-year and 2-year degree-granting institutions that were participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

NOTE: Distributions by age are estimates based on samples of the civilian noninstitutional population. Data for 1999 imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.) Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.

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 2011; 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 July 2001.)