Table 179. | Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by type and control of institution, attendance status, and sex of student: 1970 to 2000 |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ Type and control of | Institutions of higher education || Degree-granting institutions institution, sex |__________________________________________________________________________________||___________________________________________________________ and attendance | 1970 | 1975 | 1980\1\ | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 1997 || 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999\2\ | 2000 status of student | | | | | | | || | | | | ____________________|__________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________||___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 || 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 ____________________|__________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________||___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ Total ............|8,580,887 |11,184,859 |12,096,895 |12,247,055 |13,818,637 |14,261,781 |14,345,416 ||14,367,520 |14,502,334 |14,506,967 |14,791,224 |15,312,289 Full-time ..........|5,816,290 | 6,841,334 | 7,097,958 | 7,075,221 | 7,820,985 | 8,128,802 | 8,322,362 || 8,302,953 | 8,438,062 | 8,563,338 | 8,786,494 | 9,009,600 Men ..............|3,504,095 | 3,926,753 | 3,689,244 | 3,607,720 | 3,807,752 | 3,807,392 | 3,839,015 || 3,851,208 | 3,890,442 | 3,933,653 | 4,025,721 | 4,111,093 Women ............|2,312,195 | 2,914,581 | 3,408,714 | 3,467,501 | 4,013,233 | 4,321,410 | 4,483,347 || 4,451,745 | 4,547,620 | 4,629,685 | 4,760,773 | 4,898,507 Part-time ..........|2,764,597 | 4,343,525 | 4,998,937 | 5,171,834 | 5,997,652 | 6,132,979 | 6,023,054 || 6,064,567 | 6,064,272 | 5,943,629 | 6,004,730 | 6,302,689 Men ..............|1,539,547 | 2,222,244 | 2,185,130 | 2,210,730 | 2,476,157 | 2,535,147 | 2,490,945 || 2,501,617 | 2,505,586 | 2,435,612 | 2,464,925 | 2,610,676 Women ............|1,225,050 | 2,121,281 | 2,813,807 | 2,961,104 | 3,521,495 | 3,597,832 | 3,532,109 || 3,562,950 | 3,558,686 | 3,508,017 | 3,539,805 | 3,692,013 |__________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________||___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ 4-year, total ......|6,261,502 | 7,214,740 | 7,570,608 | 7,715,978 | 8,578,554 | 8,769,252 | 8,874,676 || 8,804,193 | 8,896,765 | 9,017,653 | 9,198,525 | 9,363,858 Full-time ........|4,587,379 | 5,080,256 | 5,344,163 | 5,384,614 | 5,937,023 | 6,151,755 | 6,326,650 || 6,230,648 | 6,342,891 | 6,477,432 | 6,642,033 | 6,792,551 Men ............|2,732,796 | 2,891,192 | 2,809,528 | 2,781,412 | 2,926,360 | 2,929,177 | 2,950,083 || 2,934,736 | 2,959,048 | 2,997,232 | 3,056,957 | 3,115,252 Women ..........|1,854,583 | 2,189,064 | 2,534,635 | 2,603,202 | 3,010,663 | 3,222,578 | 3,376,567 || 3,295,912 | 3,383,843 | 3,480,200 | 3,585,076 | 3,677,299 Part-time ........|1,674,123 | 2,134,484 | 2,226,445 | 2,331,364 | 2,641,531 | 2,617,497 | 2,548,026 || 2,573,545 | 2,553,874 | 2,540,221 | 2,556,492 | 2,571,307 Men ............| 936,189 | 1,092,461 | 1,017,813 | 1,034,804 | 1,124,780 | 1,084,753 | 1,044,133 || 1,059,175 | 1,047,269 | 1,038,699 | 1,046,340 | 1,047,917 Women ..........| 737,934 | 1,042,023 | 1,208,632 | 1,296,560 | 1,516,751 | 1,532,744 | 1,503,893 || 1,514,370 | 1,506,605 | 1,501,522 | 1,510,152 | 1,523,390 | | | | | | | || | | | | Public 4-year ....|4,232,722 | 4,998,142 | 5,128,612 | 5,209,540 | 5,848,242 | 5,814,545 | 5,834,525 || 5,806,036 | 5,835,433 | 5,891,806 | 5,969,950 | 6,055,398 Full-time ......|3,086,491 | 3,469,821 | 3,592,193 | 3,623,341 | 4,033,654 | 4,084,711 | 4,164,180 || 4,106,453 | 4,164,759 | 4,218,990 | 4,292,863 | 4,371,218 Men ..........|1,813,584 | 1,947,823 | 1,873,397 | 1,863,689 | 1,982,369 | 1,951,140 | 1,950,899 || 1,943,259 | 1,951,171 | 1,959,198 | 1,983,766 | 2,008,618 Women ........|1,272,907 | 1,521,998 | 1,718,796 | 1,759,652 | 2,051,285 | 2,133,571 | 2,213,281 || 2,163,194 | 2,213,588 | 2,259,792 | 2,309,097 | 2,362,600 Part-time ......|1,146,231 | 1,528,321 | 1,536,419 | 1,586,199 | 1,814,588 | 1,729,834 | 1,670,345 || 1,699,583 | 1,670,674 | 1,672,816 | 1,677,087 | 1,684,180 Men ..........| 609,422 | 760,469 | 685,051 | 693,115 | 764,248 | 720,402 | 686,876 || 703,078 | 686,997 | 685,205 | 685,863 | 683,100 Women ........| 536,809 | 767,852 | 851,368 | 893,084 | 1,050,340 | 1,009,432 | 983,469 || 996,505 | 983,677 | 987,611 | 991,224 | 1,001,080 | | | | | | | || | | | | Private 4-year ...|2,028,780 | 2,216,598 | 2,441,996 | 2,506,438 | 2,730,312 | 2,954,707 | 3,040,151 || 2,998,157 | 3,061,332 | 3,125,847 | 3,228,575 | 3,308,460 Full-time ......|1,500,888 | 1,610,435 | 1,751,970 | 1,761,273 | 1,903,369 | 2,067,044 | 2,162,470 || 2,124,195 | 2,178,132 | 2,258,442 | 2,349,170 | 2,421,333 Men ..........| 919,212 | 943,369 | 936,131 | 917,723 | 943,991 | 978,037 | 999,184 || 991,477 | 1,007,877 | 1,038,034 | 1,073,191 | 1,106,634 Women ........| 581,676 | 667,066 | 815,839 | 843,550 | 959,378 | 1,089,007 | 1,163,286 || 1,132,718 | 1,170,255 | 1,220,408 | 1,275,979 | 1,314,699 Part-time ......| 527,892 | 606,163 | 690,026 | 745,165 | 826,943 | 887,663 | 877,681 || 873,962 | 883,200 | 867,405 | 879,405 | 887,127 Men ..........| 326,767 | 331,992 | 332,762 | 341,689 | 360,532 | 364,351 | 357,257 || 356,097 | 360,272 | 353,494 | 360,477 | 364,817 Women ........| 201,125 | 274,171 | 357,264 | 403,476 | 466,411 | 523,312 | 520,424 || 517,865 | 522,928 | 513,911 | 518,928 | 522,310 | | | | | | | || | | | | Not-for-profit | | | | | | | || | | | | 4-year .......| --- | --- | 2,413,693 | 2,463,000 | 2,671,069 | 2,853,890 | 2,897,816 || 2,867,181 | 2,905,820 | 2,939,055 | 2,989,285 | 3,050,575 Full-time ....| --- | --- | 1,733,014 | 1,727,707 | 1,859,124 | 1,989,457 | 2,051,308 || 2,021,570 | 2,056,019 | 2,111,274 | 2,160,126 | 2,226,028 Men ........| --- | --- | 921,253 | 894,080 | 915,100 | 931,956 | 937,353 || 934,474 | 939,532 | 957,212 | 972,280 | 996,113 Women ......| --- | --- | 811,761 | 833,627 | 944,024 | 1,057,501 | 1,113,955 || 1,087,096 | 1,116,487 | 1,154,062 | 1,187,846 | 1,229,915 Part-time ....| --- | --- | 680,679 | 735,293 | 811,945 | 864,433 | 846,508 || 845,611 | 849,801 | 827,781 | 829,159 | 824,547 Men ........| --- | --- | 327,986 | 336,168 | 352,106 | 351,874 | 341,575 || 341,460 | 343,344 | 333,576 | 335,443 | 332,814 Women ......| --- | --- | 352,693 | 399,125 | 459,839 | 512,559 | 504,933 || 504,151 | 506,457 | 494,205 | 493,716 | 491,733 | | | | | | | || | | | | 2-year, total ......|2,319,385 | 3,970,119 | 4,526,287 | 4,531,077 | 5,240,083 | 5,492,529 | 5,470,740 || 5,563,327 | 5,605,569 | 5,489,314 | 5,592,699 | 5,948,431 Full-time ........|1,228,911 | 1,761,078 | 1,753,795 | 1,690,607 | 1,883,962 | 1,977,047 | 1,995,712 || 2,072,305 | 2,095,171 | 2,085,906 | 2,144,461 | 2,217,049 Men ............| 771,299 | 1,035,561 | 879,716 | 826,308 | 881,392 | 878,215 | 888,932 || 916,472 | 931,394 | 936,421 | 968,764 | 995,841 Women ..........| 457,612 | 725,517 | 874,079 | 864,299 | 1,002,570 | 1,098,832 | 1,106,780 || 1,155,833 | 1,163,777 | 1,149,485 | 1,175,697 | 1,221,208 Part-time ........|1,090,474 | 2,209,041 | 2,772,492 | 2,840,470 | 3,356,121 | 3,515,482 | 3,475,028 || 3,491,022 | 3,510,398 | 3,403,408 | 3,448,238 | 3,731,382 Men ............| 603,358 | 1,129,783 | 1,167,317 | 1,175,926 | 1,351,377 | 1,450,394 | 1,446,812 || 1,442,442 | 1,458,317 | 1,396,913 | 1,418,585 | 1,562,759 Women ..........| 487,116 | 1,079,258 | 1,605,175 | 1,664,544 | 2,004,744 | 2,065,088 | 2,028,216 || 2,048,580 | 2,052,081 | 2,006,495 | 2,029,653 | 2,168,623 | | | | | | | || | | | | Public 2-year ....|2,195,412 | 3,836,366 | 4,328,782 | 4,269,733 | 4,996,475 | 5,277,829 | 5,311,630 || 5,314,463 | 5,360,686 | 5,245,963 | 5,339,449 | 5,697,388 Full-time ......|1,129,165 | 1,662,621 | 1,595,493 | 1,496,905 | 1,716,843 | 1,840,590 | 1,871,120 || 1,872,014 | 1,891,027 | 1,881,826 | 1,931,251 | 2,000,008 Men ..........| 720,440 | 988,701 | 811,871 | 742,673 | 810,664 | 818,605 | 831,754 || 832,839 | 842,082 | 841,435 | 867,867 | 891,282 Women ........| 408,725 | 673,920 | 783,622 | 754,232 | 906,179 | 1,021,985 | 1,039,366 || 1,039,175 | 1,048,945 | 1,040,391 | 1,063,384 | 1,108,726 Part-time ......|1,066,247 | 2,173,745 | 2,733,289 | 2,772,828 | 3,279,632 | 3,437,239 | 3,440,510 || 3,442,449 | 3,469,659 | 3,364,137 | 3,408,198 | 3,697,380 Men ..........| 589,439 | 1,107,680 | 1,152,268 | 1,138,011 | 1,317,730 | 1,417,488 | 1,430,701 || 1,423,277 | 1,443,937 | 1,382,860 | 1,403,685 | 1,549,407 Women ........| 476,808 | 1,066,065 | 1,581,021 | 1,634,817 | 1,961,902 | 2,019,751 | 2,009,809 || 2,019,172 | 2,025,722 | 1,981,277 | 2,004,513 | 2,147,973 | | | | | | | || | | | | Private 2-year ...| 123,973 | 133,753 | 197,505 | 261,344 | 243,608 | 214,700 | 159,110 || 248,864 | 244,883 | 243,351 | 253,250 | 251,043 Full-time ......| 99,746 | 98,457 | 158,302 | 193,702 | 167,119 | 136,457 | 124,592 || 200,291 | 204,144 | 204,080 | 213,210 | 217,041 Men ..........| 50,859 | 46,860 | 67,845 | 83,635 | 70,728 | 59,610 | 57,178 || 83,633 | 89,312 | 94,986 | 100,897 | 104,559 Women ........| 48,887 | 51,597 | 90,457 | 110,067 | 96,391 | 76,847 | 67,414 || 116,658 | 114,832 | 109,094 | 112,313 | 112,482 Part-time ......| 24,227 | 35,296 | 39,203 | 67,642 | 76,489 | 78,243 | 34,518 || 48,573 | 40,739 | 39,271 | 40,040 | 34,002 Men ..........| 13,919 | 22,103 | 15,049 | 37,915 | 33,647 | 32,906 | 16,111 || 19,165 | 14,380 | 14,053 | 14,900 | 13,352 Women ........| 10,308 | 13,193 | 24,154 | 29,727 | 42,842 | 45,337 | 18,407 || 29,408 | 26,359 | 25,218 | 25,140 | 20,650 | | | | | | | || | | | | Not-for-profit | | | | | | | || | | | | 2-year .......| --- | --- | 114,094 | 108,791 | 89,158 | 75,154 | 63,898 || 75,375 | 71,794 | 65,870 | 62,341 | 58,844 Full-time ....| --- | --- | 83,009 | 76,547 | 62,003 | 54,033 | 48,893 || 56,434 | 55,153 | 50,884 | 47,275 | 46,670 Men ........| --- | --- | 34,968 | 30,878 | 25,946 | 23,265 | 21,615 || 24,064 | 24,367 | 23,384 | 21,536 | 21,950 Women ......| --- | --- | 48,041 | 45,669 | 36,057 | 30,768 | 27,278 || 32,370 | 30,786 | 27,500 | 25,739 | 24,720 Part-time ....| --- | --- | 31,085 | 32,244 | 27,155 | 21,121 | 15,005 || 18,941 | 16,641 | 14,986 | 15,066 | 12,174 Men ........| --- | --- | 11,445 | 10,786 | 7,970 | 6,080 | 4,683 || 5,337 | 5,175 | 4,568 | 4,818 | 4,499 Women ......| --- | --- | 19,640 | 21,458 | 19,185 | 15,041 | 10,322 || 13,604 | 11,466 | 10,418 | 10,248 | 7,675 ____________________|__________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________||___________|___________|___________|___________|___________ |
---Not available. \1\Large increase in private 2-year institutions in 1980 is due to the addition of schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology. \2\Data imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.) NOTE: Trend tabulations of institutions of higher education data are based on 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. The Department of Education no longer distinguishes between those institutions and other institutions that participated in Title IV programs. The new degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, except that it includes some additional institutions, primarily 2-year colleges, and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not award degrees. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Institutions of Higher Education" surveys; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data Systems (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys. (This table was prepared August 2002.) |