Section 2. Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions: Enrollment by Selected Characteristics and Control of Institution
Figure D. Actual and middle alternative projected numbers for total enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by selected characteristics: Selected years, 1992–2017
NOTE: Race categories exclude persons of Hispanic ethnicity. The racial/ethnic
backgrounds of nonresident aliens are not known.
SOURCE: U.S. Dept. of Education, NCES, Integrated Postsecondary Education
Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment Survey," various years; and Enrollment
in Degree-Granting Institutions Model and Enrollment in Degree-Granting
Institutions by Race/Ethnicity Model. (See reference tables 10 and 22.)
Enrollment by age of student
Between 2006 and 2017, in the middle alternative projections, enrollment (figure D; reference figures 11, 13, and 14 and tables 11–13) is projected to increase
- 10 percent for students who are 18 to 24 years old;
- 27 percent for students who are 25 through 34 years old; and
8 percent for students who are 35 years old and over.
Enrollment by sex of student
Between 2006 and 2017, in the middle alternative projections, enrollment (figure D; reference figure 12 and tables 10–21) is projected to increase
- 13 percent for men; and
- 13 percent for women.
Enrollment by attendance status
Between 2006 and 2017, in the middle alternative projections, enrollment (figure D; reference figure 15 and tables 10–21) is projected to increase
- 13 percent for full-time students; and
- 12 percent for part-time students.
Enrollment by level
Between 2006 and 2017, in the middle alternative projections, enrollment (figure D; reference figures 18 and 19 and tables 19–21) is projected to increase
- 12 percent for undergraduate students;
- 18 percent for graduate students; and
22 percent for first-professional students (see the glossary for a definition of first-professional).
Enrollment by race/ethnicity
Between 2006 and 2017, enrollment (figure D, reference figure 20 and table 22) is projected to increase
- 5 percent for students who are White;
- 26 percent for students who are Black;
- 39 percent for students who are Hispanic;
- 26 percent for students who are Asian or Pacific Islanders;
- 30 percent for students who are American Indian or Alaska Native; and
- 1 percent for students who are nonresident aliens.
Figure E. Actual and middle alternative projected numbers for total enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control of institution: Selected years, 1992–2017
SOURCE: U.S. Dept. of Education, NCES, Integrated Postsecondary Education
Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment Survey," various years; and Enrollment
in Degree-Granting Institutions Model. (See reference table 10.)
Enrollment in public and private institutions
Between 2006 and 2017, in the middle alternative projections, enrollment (figure E; reference figure 16 and tables 10 and 15–22) is projected to increase
- 13 percent in public institutions; and
- 12 percent in private institutions.