Total fall enrollment in institutions of higher education, by attendance status, sex, and age: 1970 to 2007

Table 174.
Total fall enrollment in institutions of higher education, by attendance status, sex, and age: 1970 to 2007 [In thousands]
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       Sex and age       | 1970 | 1975  | 1980  | 1985  | 1987  | 1990  | 1991  | 1993  | 1994  | 1995  | 2000  | 2002  | 2007
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            1            |  2   |   3   |   4   |   5   |   6   |   7   |   8   |   9   |  10   |  11   |  12   |  13   |  14
_________________________|______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
Men and women, total ....|8,581 |11,185 |12,097 |12,247 |12,767 |13,819 |14,359 |14,305 |14,279 |14,262 |14,800 |15,206 |16,111
                         |______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______|_______
  14 to 17 years old.....|  259 |   278 |   247 |   235 |   237 |   167 |   120 |   176 |   163 |   148 |   229 |   244 |   290
  18 and 19 years old ...|2,600 | 2,786 | 2,901 | 2,600 | 2,847 | 2,800 | 2,714 | 2,640 | 2,756 | 2,894 | 3,265 | 3,321 | 3,597
  20 and 21 years old ...|1,880 | 2,243 | 2,423 | 2,383 | 2,504 | 2,619 | 2,769 | 2,708 | 2,538 | 2,705 | 2,840 | 2,983 | 3,174
  22 to 24 years old ....|1,457 | 1,754 | 1,989 | 1,933 | 1,989 | 2,166 | 2,287 | 2,523 | 2,483 | 2,411 | 2,170 | 2,351 | 2,604
  25 to 29 years old ....|1,074 | 1,774 | 1,871 | 1,953 | 1,930 | 2,063 | 2,134 | 2,008 | 1,935 | 2,120 | 1,874 | 1,856 | 2,143
  30 to 34 years old ....|  487 |   967 | 1,243 | 1,261 | 1,266 | 1,360 | 1,467 | 1,472 | 1,409 | 1,236 | 1,386 | 1,412 | 1,348
  35 years old and over .|  823 | 1,383 | 1,422 | 1,885 | 1,993 | 2,644 | 2,867 | 2,779 | 2,995 | 2,747 | 3,036 | 3,039 | 2,954
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  Men ...................|5,044 | 6,149 | 5,874 | 5,818 | 5,932 | 6,284 | 6,502 | 6,427 | 6,372 | 6,343 | 6,459 | 6,605 | 6,939
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  14 to 17 years old.....|  130 |   126 |    99 |   121 |   114 |    82 |    46 |    83 |    66 |    61 |    99 |   103 |   115
  18 and 19 years old ...|1,349 | 1,397 | 1,375 | 1,230 | 1,363 | 1,351 | 1,217 | 1,224 | 1,251 | 1,338 | 1,484 | 1,505 | 1,620
  20 and 21 years old ...|1,095 | 1,245 | 1,259 | 1,216 | 1,258 | 1,304 | 1,306 | 1,294 | 1,185 | 1,282 | 1,319 | 1,380 | 1,454
  22 to 24 years old ....|  964 | 1,047 | 1,064 | 1,048 | 1,003 | 1,107 | 1,214 | 1,260 | 1,280 | 1,153 | 1,069 | 1,148 | 1,245
  25 to 29 years old ....|  783 | 1,122 |   993 |   991 |   964 |   976 | 1,082 |   950 |   890 |   962 |   900 |   884 | 1,003
  30 to 34 years old ....|  308 |   557 |   576 |   574 |   541 |   564 |   664 |   661 |   608 |   561 |   579 |   586 |   550
  35 years old and over .|  415 |   654 |   507 |   639 |   690 |   901 |   972 |   955 | 1,092 |   986 | 1,008 |   999 |   953
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  Women ................ |3,537 | 5,036 | 6,223 | 6,429 | 6,835 | 7,535 | 7,857 | 7,877 | 7,907 | 7,919 | 8,341 | 8,601 | 9,172
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  14 to 17 years old.....|  129 |   152 |   148 |   113 |   123 |    85 |    75 |    93 |    96 |    87 |   129 |   141 |   175
  18 and 19 years old ...|1,250 | 1,389 | 1,526 | 1,370 | 1,484 | 1,450 | 1,497 | 1,416 | 1,504 | 1,557 | 1,781 | 1,816 | 1,977
  20 and 21 years old ...|  786 |   998 | 1,165 | 1,166 | 1,246 | 1,315 | 1,463 | 1,414 | 1,353 | 1,424 | 1,521 | 1,603 | 1,721
  22 to 24 years old ....|  493 |   706 |   925 |   885 |   986 | 1,059 | 1,072 | 1,263 | 1,204 | 1,258 | 1,101 | 1,202 | 1,359
  25 to 29 years old ....|  291 |   652 |   878 |   962 |   966 | 1,087 | 1,053 | 1,058 | 1,045 | 1,159 |   974 |   972 | 1,141
  30 to 34 years old ....|  179 |   410 |   667 |   687 |   725 |   796 |   803 |   811 |   801 |   675 |   807 |   826 |   799
  35 years old and over .|  409 |   729 |   914 | 1,246 | 1,303 | 1,743 | 1,895 | 1,824 | 1,903 | 1,760 | 2,028 | 2,040 | 2,001
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   Full-time ............|5,816 | 6,841 | 7,098 | 7,075 | 7,231 | 7,821 | 8,115 | 8,128 | 8,138 | 8,129 | 8,469 | 8,811 | 9,555
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  14 to 17 years old.....|  242 |   242 |   216 |   203 |   142 |   141 |   114 |   159 |   140 |   123 |   198 |   212 |   254
  18 and 19 years old ...|2,406 | 2,510 | 2,580 | 2,322 | 2,488 | 2,479 | 2,407 | 2,330 | 2,418 | 2,387 | 2,797 | 2,845 | 3,077
  20 and 21 years old ...|1,647 | 1,854 | 2,060 | 1,975 | 2,024 | 2,121 | 2,299 | 2,219 | 2,086 | 2,109 | 2,287 | 2,404 | 2,557
  22 to 24 years old ....|  881 | 1,008 | 1,174 | 1,227 | 1,223 | 1,387 | 1,497 | 1,639 | 1,597 | 1,517 | 1,382 | 1,505 | 1,680
  25 to 29 years old ....|  407 |   692 |   610 |   695 |   693 |   802 |   868 |   755 |   782 |   908 |   765 |   769 |   907
  30 to 34 years old ....|  100 |   279 |   264 |   310 |   293 |   403 |   401 |   413 |   426 |   430 |   410 |   427 |   421
  35 years old and over .|  134 |   256 |   193 |   345 |   367 |   487 |   528 |   613 |   689 |   653 |   630 |   648 |   659
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    Men .................|3,505 | 3,926 | 3,689 | 3,608 | 3,611 | 3,808 | 3,929 | 3,891 | 3,855 | 3,807 | 3,829 | 3,940 | 4,181
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  14 to 17 years old.....|  124 |   109 |    84 |   102 |    69 |    70 |    39 |    72 |    53 |    54 |    82 |    85 |    95
  18 and 19 years old ...|1,265 | 1,269 | 1,229 | 1,108 | 1,190 | 1,198 | 1,096 | 1,086 | 1,098 | 1,091 | 1,273 | 1,290 | 1,385
  20 and 21 years old ...|  990 | 1,053 | 1,104 | 1,027 | 1,029 | 1,055 | 1,077 | 1,084 |   964 |   999 | 1,052 | 1,100 | 1,155
  22 to 24 years old ....|  650 |   686 |   687 |   730 |   669 |   757 |   836 |   868 |   867 |   789 |   696 |   747 |   806
  25 to 29 years old ....|  327 |   474 |   379 |   395 |   371 |   413 |   494 |   386 |   406 |   454 |   379 |   372 |   418
  30 to 34 years old ....|   72 |   184 |   129 |   149 |   146 |   162 |   190 |   177 |   178 |   183 |   165 |   167 |   155
  35 years old and over .|   75 |   152 |    77 |    97 |   138 |   154 |   197 |   216 |   290 |   238 |   183 |   179 |   168
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    Women ...............|2,311 | 2,915 | 3,409 | 3,468 | 3,620 | 4,013 | 4,186 | 4,237 | 4,283 | 4,321 | 4,640 | 4,871 | 5,373
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  14 to 17 years old.....|  117 |   133 |   132 |   101 |    73 |    71 |    75 |    87 |    88 |    69 |   115 |   127 |   159
  18 and 19 years old ...|1,140 | 1,241 | 1,352 | 1,214 | 1,298 | 1,281 | 1,311 | 1,244 | 1,319 | 1,296 | 1,524 | 1,555 | 1,693
  20 and 21 years old ...|  657 |   800 |   955 |   948 |   995 | 1,067 | 1,223 | 1,135 | 1,123 | 1,111 | 1,235 | 1,304 | 1,403
  22 to 24 years old ....|  231 |   322 |   487 |   497 |   554 |   630 |   661 |   770 |   731 |   729 |   687 |   758 |   874
  25 to 29 years old ....|   80 |   218 |   232 |   299 |   323 |   389 |   374 |   369 |   375 |   455 |   387 |   398 |   488
  30 to 34 years old ....|   28 |    95 |   135 |   161 |   147 |   242 |   211 |   236 |   248 |   247 |   245 |   260 |   266
  35 years old and over .|   59 |   105 |   115 |   248 |   229 |   333 |   331 |   397 |   399 |   415 |   447 |   469 |   491
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   Part-time ............|2,765 | 4,344 | 4,999 | 5,172 | 5,536 | 5,998 | 6,244 | 6,177 | 6,141 | 6,133 | 6,331 | 6,394 | 6,556
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  14 to 17 years old.....|   17 |    36 |    31 |    32 |    95 |    26 |     6 |    16 |    22 |    25 |    31 |    32 |    36
  18 and 19 years old ...|  194 |   276 |   320 |   278 |   359 |   321 |   307 |   310 |   338 |   507 |   468 |   476 |   519
  20 and 21 years old ...|  233 |   390 |   364 |   408 |   480 |   498 |   470 |   488 |   452 |   596 |   553 |   579 |   617
  22 to 24 years old ....|  576 |   746 |   815 |   705 |   766 |   779 |   790 |   885 |   886 |   894 |   788 |   845 |   925
  25 to 29 years old ....|  668 | 1,082 | 1,261 | 1,258 | 1,237 | 1,261 | 1,266 | 1,253 | 1,153 | 1,212 | 1,109 | 1,087 | 1,237
  30 to 34 years old ....|  388 |   687 |   979 |   951 |   972 |   957 | 1,066 | 1,059 |   983 |   805 |   977 |   985 |   927
  35 years old and over .|  689 | 1,127 | 1,229 | 1,540 | 1,626 | 2,157 | 2,339 | 2,167 | 2,307 | 2,093 | 2,406 | 2,390 | 2,295
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    Men .................|1,540 | 2,222 | 2,185 | 2,211 | 2,321 | 2,476 | 2,572 | 2,537 | 2,517 | 2,535 | 2,630 | 2,665 | 2,758
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  14 to 17 years old.....|    5 |    17 |    15 |    19 |    46 |    12 |     6 |    10 |    13 |     7 |    17 |    18 |    20
  18 and 19 years old ...|   84 |   128 |   146 |   122 |   173 |   153 |   121 |   138 |   153 |   246 |   211 |   215 |   235
  20 and 21 years old ...|  105 |   192 |   154 |   189 |   229 |   250 |   230 |   209 |   221 |   283 |   267 |   280 |   299
  22 to 24 years old ....|  314 |   362 |   377 |   318 |   334 |   350 |   378 |   392 |   413 |   365 |   374 |   402 |   440
  25 to 29 years old ....|  456 |   649 |   615 |   596 |   593 |   563 |   587 |   564 |   483 |   508 |   521 |   513 |   584
  30 to 34 years old ....|  236 |   373 |   447 |   424 |   395 |   402 |   475 |   484 |   430 |   378 |   415 |   419 |   394
  35 years old and over .|  340 |   502 |   430 |   542 |   552 |   747 |   775 |   739 |   803 |   748 |   825 |   820 |   785
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    Women ...............|1,225 | 2,120 | 2,814 | 2,961 | 3,214 | 3,521 | 3,671 | 3,640 | 3,624 | 3,598 | 3,701 | 3,729 | 3,798
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  14 to 17 years old.....|   12 |    19 |    17 |    12 |    50 |    13 |     0 |     6 |     9 |    18 |    14 |    14 |    16
  18 and 19 years old ...|  110 |   147 |   174 |   156 |   186 |   168 |   186 |   172 |   185 |   261 |   257 |   261 |   284
  20 and 21 years old ...|  128 |   198 |   209 |   218 |   251 |   248 |   240 |   279 |   231 |   313 |   286 |   299 |   318
  22 to 24 years old ....|  262 |   384 |   438 |   388 |   432 |   429 |   411 |   493 |   473 |   529 |   414 |   444 |   485
  25 to 29 years old ....|  212 |   433 |   646 |   662 |   643 |   699 |   679 |   689 |   670 |   704 |   587 |   575 |   653
  30 to 34 years old ....|  151 |   315 |   531 |   527 |   578 |   555 |   591 |   575 |   553 |   427 |   562 |   566 |   533
  35 years old and over .|  349 |   625 |   799 |   998 | 1,074 | 1,410 | 1,563 | 1,427 | 1,504 | 1,345 | 1,581 | 1,570 | 1,510
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NOTE.--Distributions by age are estimates based on samples of the civilian noninstitutional population. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.
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 2007; 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 November 1997.)
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