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Table 225. Fall enrollment in degree-granting historically Black colleges and universities, by type and control of institution: 1976 to 2001

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       |  Total   |Type of institution|    Public institutions |   Private institutions
 Year  |enrollment|___________________|________________________|________________________
       |          |  4-year  | 2-year | Total  | 4-year |2-year| Total  | 4-year |2-year
_______|__________|__________|________|________|________|______|________|________|______
   1   |    2     |    3     |   4    |   5    |   6    |  7   |   8    |   9    |  10
_______|__________|__________|________|________|________|______|________|________|______
1976 ..|   222,613|   206,676|  15,937| 156,836| 143,528|13,308|  65,777|  63,148| 2,629
1977 ..|   226,062|   209,898|  16,164| 158,823| 145,450|13,373|  67,239|  64,448| 2,791
1978 ..|   227,797|   211,651|  16,146| 163,237| 150,168|13,069|  64,560|  61,483| 3,077
1979 ..|   230,124|   214,147|  15,977| 166,315| 153,139|13,176|  63,809|  61,008| 2,801
1980 ..|   233,557|   218,009|  15,548| 168,217| 155,085|13,132|  65,340|  62,924| 2,416
       |          |          |        |        |        |      |        |        |
1981 ..|   232,460|   217,152|  15,308| 166,991| 154,269|12,722|  65,469|  62,883| 2,586
1982 ..|   228,371|   212,017|  16,354| 165,871| 151,472|14,399|  62,500|  60,545| 1,955
1983 ..|   234,446|   217,909|  16,537| 170,051| 155,665|14,386|  64,395|  62,244| 2,151
1984 ..|   227,519|   212,844|  14,675| 164,116| 151,289|12,827|  63,403|  61,555| 1,848
1985 ..|   225,801|   210,648|  15,153| 163,677| 150,002|13,675|  62,124|  60,646| 1,478
       |          |          |        |        |        |      |        |        |
1986 ..|   223,275|   207,231|  16,044| 162,048| 147,631|14,417|  61,227|  59,600| 1,627
1987 ..|   227,994|   211,654|  16,340| 165,486| 150,560|14,926|  62,508|  61,094| 1,414
1988 ..|   239,755|   223,250|  16,505| 173,672| 158,606|15,066|  66,083|  64,644| 1,439
1989 ..|   249,096|   232,890|  16,206| 181,151| 166,481|14,670|  67,945|  66,409| 1,536
1990 ..|   257,152|   240,497|  16,655| 187,046| 171,969|15,077|  70,106|  68,528| 1,578
       |          |          |        |        |        |      |        |        |
1991 ..|   269,335|   252,093|  17,242| 197,847| 182,204|15,643|  71,488|  69,889| 1,599
1992 ..|   279,541|   261,089|  18,452| 204,966| 188,143|16,823|  74,575|  72,946| 1,629
1993 ..|   282,856|   262,430|  20,426| 208,197| 189,032|19,165|  74,659|  73,398| 1,261
1994 ..|   280,071|   259,997|  20,074| 206,520| 187,735|18,785|  73,551|  72,262| 1,289
1995 ..|   278,725|   259,409|  19,316| 204,726| 186,278|18,448|  73,999|  73,131|   868
       |          |          |        |        |        |      |        |        |
1996 ..|   273,018|   253,654|  19,364| 200,569| 182,063|18,506|  72,449|  71,591|   858
1997 ..|   269,167|   248,860|  20,307| 194,674| 175,297|19,377|  74,493|  73,563|   930
1998 ..|   273,472|   248,931|  24,541| 198,603| 174,776|23,827|  74,869|  74,155|   714
1999 ..|   274,212|   249,169|  25,043| 199,704| 175,364|24,340|  74,508|  73,805|   703
2000 ..|   275,680|   250,710|  24,970| 199,725| 175,404|24,321|  75,955|  75,306|   649
2001 ..|   289,985|   260,547|  29,438| 210,083| 181,346|28,737|  79,902|  79,201|   701
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NOTE: Data for 1980-81 to 1994-95 are for institutions of higher education. Institutions of higher education were accredited by an agency or association that was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or directly recognized by the Secretary of Education. 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 associate or higher degrees.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" 1976 through 1985 surveys; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys, 1986 through 1999, and Spring 2001 and Spring 2002 surveys. (This table was prepared October 2003.)


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