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Table 188. | Fall enrollment and number of degree-granting institutions, by control and affiliation of institution: Selected years, 1980 through 2005 |
Control and affiliation | Total enrollment | Enrollment, fall 2005 | Number of institutions1 | |||||||||||||
Fall 1980 | Fall 1990 | Fall 1995 | Fall 2000 | Fall 20032 | Fall 2004 | Total | Full-time | Part-time | ||||||||
Males | Females | Males | Females | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2004 | 2005 | ||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 |
All institutions | 12,096,895 | 13,818,637 | 14,261,781 | 15,312,289 | 16,911,481 | 17,272,044 | 17,487,475 | 4,803,388 | 5,993,623 | 2,652,537 | 4,037,927 | 3,226 | 3,501 | 4,056 | 4,194 | 4,253 |
Public institutions | 9,457,394 | 10,844,717 | 11,092,374 | 11,752,786 | 12,858,698 | 12,980,112 | 13,021,834 | 3,350,485 | 4,058,276 | 2,238,738 | 3,374,335 | 1,493 | 1,548 | 1,676 | 1,694 | 1,675 |
Federal | 50,989 | 50,669 | 90,046 | 16,917 | 20,636 | 20,090 | 20,197 | 13,760 | 4,591 | 474 | 1,372 | 12 | 17 | 12 | 13 | 13 |
State | (3) | 7,181,380 | 7,842,782 | 9,548,090 | 10,488,733 | 10,643,035 | 10,691,230 | 2,924,101 | 3,550,032 | 1,682,563 | 2,534,534 | (3) | 978 | 1,355 | 1,368 | 1,352 |
Local | (3) | 3,508,941 | 3,023,723 | 2,078,090 | 2,176,997 | 2,128,924 | 2,123,212 | 365,193 | 445,348 | 524,751 | 787,920 | (3) | 523 | 277 | 266 | 265 |
Other public | 9,406,405 | 103,727 | 135,823 | 109,689 | 172,332 | 188,063 | 187,195 | 47,431 | 58,305 | 30,950 | 50,509 | 1,481 | 30 | 32 | 47 | 45 |
Private institutions | 2,639,501 | 2,973,920 | 3,169,407 | 3,559,503 | 4,052,783 | 4,291,932 | 4,465,641 | 1,452,903 | 1,935,347 | 413,799 | 663,592 | 1,733 | 1,953 | 2,380 | 2,500 | 2,578 |
Independent not-for-profit | 1,521,614 | 1,474,818 | 1,511,151 | 1,577,242 | 1,708,561 | 1,758,209 | 1,783,462 | 596,407 | 714,159 | 190,124 | 282,772 | 795 | 709 | 729 | 747 | 753 |
For-profit | 111,714 | 213,693 | 240,363 | 450,084 | 711,735 | 880,247 | 1,010,949 | 331,742 | 492,776 | 70,661 | 115,770 | 164 | 322 | 724 | 865 | 933 |
Religiously affiliated4 | 1,006,173 | 1,285,409 | 1,417,893 | 1,532,177 | 1,632,487 | 1,653,476 | 1,671,230 | 524,754 | 728,412 | 153,014 | 265,050 | 774 | 922 | 927 | 888 | 892 |
Advent Christian Church | 143 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
African Methodist Episcopal Zion Church | 1,091 | 88 | — | 34 | 1,312 | 1,343 | 1,269 | 661 | 514 | 53 | 41 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
African Methodist Episcopal | 4,541 | 3,220 | 3,503 | 5,980 | 4,026 | 3,788 | 3,475 | 1,659 | 1,677 | 62 | 77 | 6 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 |
American Baptist | 6,131 | 10,800 | 11,394 | 15,410 | 16,073 | 14,545 | 14,358 | 3,848 | 5,346 | 1,626 | 3,538 | 11 | 15 | 17 | 17 | 16 |
American Evangelical Lutheran Church | — | — | 779 | 743 | 1,413 | 1,414 | 1,435 | 619 | 709 | 44 | 63 | — | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
American Lutheran and Lutheran Church in America |
3,092 | — | 1,304 | 1,460 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | — | 1 | — | — |
American Lutheran | 21,608 | — | 10,459 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 13 | — | — | — | — |
Assemblies of God Church | 7,814 | 8,307 | 9,652 | 14,272 | 13,321 | 13,826 | 14,095 | 5,140 | 6,759 | 1,035 | 1,161 | 10 | 11 | 14 | 14 | 14 |
Baptist | 38,231 | 99,510 | 105,802 | 107,610 | 120,140 | 120,898 | 126,649 | 42,075 | 57,251 | 11,486 | 15,837 | 33 | 69 | 68 | 70 | 73 |
Brethren Church | 3,925 | 958 | 1,456 | 2,088 | 8,762 | 8,437 | 8,003 | 2,243 | 2,854 | 1,052 | 1,854 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Brethren in Christ Church | 1,301 | 2,239 | 2,416 | 2,797 | 20,900 | 21,776 | 22,045 | 7,254 | 9,474 | 2,024 | 3,293 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 12 |
Christian and Missionary Alliance Church | 1,705 | 2,519 | 3,723 | 5,278 | 5,866 | 5,974 | 6,320 | 1,998 | 2,806 | 585 | 931 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Christian Church (Disciples of Christ) | 14,913 | 30,397 | 33,029 | 35,984 | 41,436 | 43,139 | 44,923 | 11,815 | 18,956 | 5,549 | 8,603 | 12 | 18 | 16 | 17 | 17 |
Christian Churches and Churches of Christ | 1,342 | 2,263 | 3,494 | 7,277 | 9,078 | 9,529 | 9,686 | 3,972 | 4,042 | 908 | 764 | 7 | 8 | 18 | 19 | 19 |
Christian Methodist Episcopal | 2,486 | 2,174 | 2,598 | 1,502 | 3,647 | 3,517 | 3,778 | 1,751 | 1,824 | 78 | 125 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 3 |
Christian Reformed Church | 5,408 | 4,488 | 4,205 | 5,999 | 5,963 | 5,774 | 5,757 | 2,592 | 2,806 | 172 | 187 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Church of Christ (Scientist) | 2,773 | 2,557 | 4,320 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 8 | — | — | — |
Church of God of Prophecy | — | 249 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — |
Church of God | 6,082 | 5,627 | 4,410 | 12,540 | 13,743 | 13,669 | 14,030 | 4,515 | 6,243 | 1,447 | 1,825 | 9 | 9 | 7 | 7 | 7 |
Church of New Jerusalem | 170 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Church of the Brethren | 8,482 | 4,463 | 2,812 | 4,187 | 4,660 | 5,293 | 5,382 | 2,071 | 2,845 | 182 | 284 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
Church of the Nazarene | 11,716 | 10,779 | 14,466 | 16,661 | 19,657 | 19,957 | 20,418 | 6,612 | 9,205 | 1,682 | 2,919 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 10 | 10 |
Churches of Christ | 9,343 | 14,611 | 22,807 | 30,140 | 32,226 | 32,766 | 33,072 | 11,282 | 13,653 | 3,344 | 4,793 | 9 | 19 | 19 | 20 | 20 |
Cumberland Presbyterian | 594 | 746 | 799 | 1,112 | 1,610 | 1,625 | 1,710 | 581 | 665 | 186 | 278 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Evangelical Congregational Church | 80 | 88 | 65 | 148 | 153 | 156 | 170 | 19 | 3 | 91 | 57 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Evangelical Covenant Church of America | 1,401 | 1,035 | 1,745 | 2,387 | 2,531 | 2,563 | 2,684 | 691 | 1,161 | 238 | 594 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Evangelical Free Church of America | 833 | 2,355 | 3,778 | 4,022 | 2,846 | 2,972 | 3,063 | 880 | 772 | 932 | 479 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 |
Evangelical Lutheran Church | 743 | 49,210 | 39,089 | 49,085 | 53,310 | 54,138 | 54,726 | 20,912 | 27,720 | 2,233 | 3,861 | 3 | 33 | 34 | 35 | 35 |
Free Methodist | 5,543 | 5,902 | 8,696 | 7,323 | 8,291 | 8,929 | 9,250 | 2,564 | 4,703 | 589 | 1,394 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Free Will Baptist Church | 1,132 | 1,177 | 1,467 | 2,378 | 2,955 | 3,244 | 3,519 | 1,003 | 1,453 | 504 | 559 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Friends United Meeting | 1,109 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Friends | 5,157 | 5,844 | 6,600 | 10,898 | 12,009 | 12,681 | 13,387 | 4,324 | 6,123 | 1,116 | 1,824 | 5 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 7 |
General Conference Mennonite Church | 820 | 1,243 | 1,046 | 1,059 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 1 | — | — |
Greek Orthodox | 204 | 148 | 168 | 132 | 252 | 255 | 184 | 133 | 44 | 7 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Interdenominational | 1,254 | 11,103 | 5,571 | 9,788 | 21,461 | 22,120 | 22,493 | 7,053 | 8,419 | 3,163 | 3,858 | 4 | 17 | 14 | 22 | 23 |
Jewish | 5,738 | 12,217 | 11,481 | 14,182 | 7,608 | 7,777 | 7,847 | 5,896 | 1,108 | 286 | 557 | 24 | 63 | 62 | 32 | 33 |
Latter-Day Saints | 39,172 | 42,274 | 40,086 | 44,680 | 48,105 | 49,636 | 50,840 | 21,662 | 22,312 | 3,370 | 3,496 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod | 11,727 | 13,827 | 11,315 | 18,866 | 21,189 | 22,748 | 19,686 | 5,822 | 7,641 | 2,065 | 4,158 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 12 |
Lutheran Church in America | 23,877 | 5,796 | 4,321 | 4,322 | 4,500 | 4,441 | 8,243 | 3,304 | 4,192 | 257 | 490 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Mennonite Brethren Church | 1,344 | 1,864 | 2,269 | 2,390 | 2,889 | 2,813 | 2,751 | 702 | 1,080 | 336 | 633 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
Mennonite Church | 4,008 | 2,859 | 3,502 | 3,553 | 3,922 | 4,112 | 4,186 | 1,534 | 2,068 | 213 | 371 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 6 |
Missionary Church Inc. | 487 | 699 | 1,352 | 1,647 | 1,848 | 1,988 | 1,959 | 524 | 853 | 190 | 392 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Moravian Church | 2,434 | 2,511 | 2,804 | 2,939 | 3,193 | 3,363 | 3,116 | 669 | 1,633 | 162 | 652 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Multiple Protestant denominations | 5,526 | 211 | 164 | 4,690 | 4,686 | 5,092 | 5,159 | 1,325 | 1,472 | 1,429 | 933 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 7 |
North American Baptist | 155 | — | 186 | 124 | 136 | 105 | 107 | 38 | 25 | 22 | 22 | 1 | — | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Pentecostal Holiness Church | 767 | 566 | 1,002 | 976 | 977 | 1,013 | 1,105 | 429 | 462 | 103 | 111 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
Presbyterian U.S.A. and United Presbyterian | 47,144 | 77,700 | 70,357 | 78,950 | 82,350 | 81,207 | 82,141 | 29,910 | 41,190 | 3,513 | 7,528 | 57 | 70 | 64 | 60 | 60 |
Presbyterian Church in America | — | 1,877 | 3,809 | 4,499 | 4,371 | 4,370 | 2,953 | 1,066 | 812 | 740 | 335 | — | 1 | 5 | 4 | 3 |
Protestant Episcopal | 5,396 | 4,559 | 4,603 | 5,479 | 4,953 | 5,360 | 4,970 | 2,090 | 2,461 | 207 | 212 | 12 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 11 |
Protestant, other | 4,072 | 38,136 | 60,386 | 30,116 | 19,107 | 11,244 | 11,589 | 3,729 | 4,368 | 1,663 | 1,829 | 11 | 44 | 34 | 20 | 20 |
Reformed Church in America | 2,713 | 5,525 | 5,582 | 6,002 | 6,321 | 6,424 | 6,311 | 2,443 | 3,460 | 195 | 213 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
Reformed Episcopal Church | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | — | — | — | — |
Reformed Presbyterian Church | 2,014 | 1,556 | 1,771 | 2,355 | 3,143 | 3,180 | 3,090 | 1,151 | 1,397 | 286 | 256 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
Reorganized Latter-Day Saints Church | 4,274 | 4,793 | 11,063 | 3,390 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | — | — |
Roman Catholic | 422,842 | 530,585 | 594,464 | 636,336 | 684,418 | 695,069 | 694,517 | 190,351 | 291,992 | 70,956 | 141,218 | 229 | 239 | 239 | 243 | 241 |
Russian Orthodox | 47 | 38 | 32 | 106 | 89 | 103 | 104 | 72 | 12 | 14 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
Seventh-Day Adventists | 19,168 | 15,771 | 17,519 | 19,223 | 651 | 722 | 803 | 110 | 365 | 43 | 285 | 11 | 11 | 13 | 1 | 1 |
Southern Baptist | 85,281 | 49,493 | 46,042 | 54,275 | 38,313 | 41,762 | 38,710 | 10,507 | 14,243 | 5,720 | 8,240 | 54 | 29 | 32 | 21 | 21 |
Nondenominational | — | 6,758 | 18,729 | 23,573 | 32,257 | 25,465 | 26,340 | 7,138 | 8,745 | 5,133 | 5,324 | — | 14 | 16 | 17 | 16 |
Unitarian Universalist | 87 | 82 | 126 | 132 | 188 | 197 | 200 | 47 | 75 | 20 | 58 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
United Brethren Church | 545 | 601 | 721 | 938 | 969 | 959 | 1,005 | 380 | 457 | 82 | 86 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
United Church of Christ | 14,169 | 20,175 | 24,013 | 23,709 | 23,661 | 28,499 | 28,651 | 9,119 | 12,827 | 2,092 | 4,613 | 16 | 18 | 18 | 20 | 20 |
United Methodist | 127,099 | 148,851 | 148,091 | 171,109 | 180,177 | 185,853 | 191,468 | 67,401 | 89,944 | 12,481 | 21,642 | 91 | 96 | 100 | 99 | 99 |
Wesleyan Church | 3,583 | 5,311 | 7,734 | 11,128 | 15,059 | 16,778 | 18,043 | 6,019 | 10,446 | 542 | 1,036 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 6 |
Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod | 808 | 931 | 1,165 | 1,660 | 1,726 | 1,641 | 1,571 | 647 | 816 | 59 | 49 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
Other religiously affiliated | 462 | 5,743 | 11,551 | 2,534 | 7,410 | 7,227 | 7,884 | 2,402 | 3,929 | 447 | 1,106 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 10 |
— Not available. 1 Counts of institutions in this table may be lower than reported in other tables, because counts in this table include only institutions reporting separate enrollment data. 2 Data revised from previously published figures. 3 Included under "Other public." 4 Religious affiliation as reported by institution. NOTE: Data through 1995 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. (See Guide to Sources for details.) SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Institutions of Higher Education" and "Institutional Characteristics" surveys, 1980; and 1990 through 2005 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:90–95), "Institutional Characteristics Survey" (IPEDS-IC:90–95), and Spring 2003 through Spring 2006. (This table was prepared August 2007.) |