Table 11. Actual and middle alternative projected numbers for total enrollment in all degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by sex, age, and attendance status: Fall 1991 through fall 2016

Projections of Education Statistics to 2016

NCES 2008-060
December 2007

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Table 11. Actual and middle alternative projected numbers for total enrollment in all degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by sex, age, and attendance status: Fall 1991 through fall 2016 (Table 11—Continued) [In thousands]

	Actual
Sex, age, and attendance status	1991	1992	1993	1994	1995	1996	1997	1998	1999	2000	2001	2002	2003
Total enrollment	14,359	14,486	14,305	14,279	14,262	14,368	14,502	14,507	14,791	15,312	15,928	16,612	16,900
14 to 17 years old	125	186	127	138	148	231	171	119	143	145	133	202	150
18 and 19 years old	2,864	2,784	2,840	2,787	2,894	3,038	3,061	3,382	3,414	3,531	3,595	3,571	3,475
20 and 21 years old	2,920	2,883	2,674	2,724	2,705	2,659	2,875	2,811	2,989	3,045	3,408	3,366	3,469
22 to 24 years old	2,306	2,527	2,570	2,482	2,411	2,324	2,475	2,377	2,435	2,617	2,760	2,932	3,480
25 to 29 years old	2,072	1,985	2,002	1,985	2,120	2,128	1,999	1,991	1,870	1,960	2,014	2,102	2,105
30 to 34 years old	1,415	1,456	1,345	1,414	1,236	1,196	1,109	1,195	1,145	1,265	1,290	1,300	1,368
35 years old and over	2,656	2,665	2,747	2,750	2,747	2,791	2,814	2,632	2,796	2,749	2,727	3,139	2,852

Men	6,502	6,524	6,427	6,372	6,343	6,353	6,396	6,369	6,491	6,722	6,961	7,202	7,256
14 to 17 years old	50	89	54	62	61	92	56	45	72	63	54	82	60
18 and 19 years old	1,299	1,305	1,288	1,302	1,338	1,354	1,414	1,535	1,541	1,583	1,629	1,616	1,556
20 and 21 years old	1,387	1,342	1,284	1,264	1,282	1,228	1,374	1,374	1,392	1,382	1,591	1,562	1,490
22 to 24 years old	1,232	1,272	1,344	1,238	1,153	1,177	1,200	1,127	1,090	1,293	1,312	1,342	1,604
25 to 29 years old	1,049	955	903	936	962	991	972	908	874	862	905	890	929
30 to 34 years old	614	627	584	601	561	477	443	463	517	527	510	547	592
35 years old and over	870	933	970	969	986	1,033	938	917	1,005	1,012	961	1,164	1,025

Women	7,857	7,963	7,877	7,907	7,919	8,015	8,106	8,138	8,301	8,591	8,967	9,410	9,645
14 to 17 years old	76	97	73	75	87	139	115	74	72	82	79	121	91
18 and 19 years old	1,565	1,479	1,552	1,485	1,557	1,684	1,647	1,847	1,874	1,948	1,966	1,955	1,919
20 and 21 years old	1,533	1,541	1,391	1,461	1,424	1,430	1,501	1,437	1,597	1,663	1,817	1,804	1,979
22 to 24 years old	1,074	1,255	1,226	1,243	1,258	1,147	1,275	1,250	1,344	1,324	1,448	1,590	1,876
25 to 29 years old	1,022	1,030	1,098	1,049	1,159	1,137	1,027	1,083	995	1,099	1,110	1,212	1,176
30 to 34 years old	800	828	761	812	675	719	666	732	627	738	780	753	776
35 years old and over	1,786	1,732	1,777	1,781	1,760	1,758	1,877	1,715	1,791	1,736	1,767	1,976	1,827

Full-time, total	8,115	8,161	8,128	8,138	8,129	8,303	8,438	8,563	8,786	9,010	9,448	9,946	10,312
14 to 17 years old	117	179	92	118	123	166	123	93	129	125	122	161	120
18 and 19 years old	2,466	2,382	2,370	2,321	2,387	2,553	2,534	2,794	2,848	2,932	2,929	2,942	2,949
20 and 21 years old	2,342	2,267	2,148	2,178	2,109	2,117	2,275	2,271	2,362	2,401	2,662	2,759	2,763
22 to 24 years old	1,467	1,594	1,612	1,551	1,517	1,598	1,606	1,564	1,662	1,653	1,757	1,922	2,141
25 to 29 years old	830	731	839	869	908	911	897	890	854	878	883	1,013	1,070
30 to 34 years old	382	409	424	440	430	383	377	367	338	422	494	465	511
35 years old and over	513	598	643	660	653	575	626	584	593	599	602	684	757

Men	3,929	3,926	3,891	3,855	3,807	3,851	3,890	3,934	4,026	4,111	4,300	4,501	4,632
14 to 17 years old	41	86	37	51	54	72	48	39	63	51	43	65	50
18 and 19 years old	1,141	1,130	1,079	1,081	1,091	1,126	1,154	1,240	1,271	1,250	1,329	1,327	1,306
20 and 21 years old	1,103	1,084	1,003	1,029	999	969	1,074	1,129	1,125	1,106	1,249	1,275	1,216
22 to 24 years old	817	854	896	811	789	858	770	777	788	839	854	936	1,040
25 to 29 years old	465	378	443	457	454	444	475	424	416	415	397	467	502
30 to 34 years old	174	174	180	193	183	143	160	141	149	195	216	183	242
35 years old and over	187	220	253	232	238	240	210	184	213	256	212	247	276

Women	4,186	4,235	4,237	4,283	4,321	4,452	4,548	4,630	4,761	4,899	5,148	5,445	5,680
14 to 17 years old	76	93	55	67	69	95	75	54	66	74	78	96	71
18 and 19 years old	1,325	1,253	1,291	1,240	1,296	1,426	1,380	1,555	1,577	1,682	1,600	1,615	1,643
20 and 21 years old	1,239	1,183	1,145	1,149	1,111	1,148	1,201	1,142	1,237	1,296	1,413	1,484	1,546
22 to 24 years old	650	739	716	740	729	740	836	787	875	814	903	985	1,101
25 to 29 years old	364	353	396	412	455	467	422	466	437	463	486	546	568
30 to 34 years old	208	235	244	247	247	240	217	226	190	227	277	282	270
35 years old and over	325	377	390	428	415	336	416	400	380	343	390	437	481

Part-time, total	6,244	6,325	6,177	6,141	6,133	6,065	6,064	5,944	6,005	6,303	6,480	6,665	6,589
14 to 17 years old	9	7	35	19	25	65	48	26	14	20	11	41	30
18 and 19 years old	399	402	470	466	507	485	526	588	566	599	666	628	526
20 and 21 years old	578	616	526	546	596	542	600	540	627	644	746	607	707
22 to 24 years old	840	933	958	930	894	727	869	813	772	964	1,003	1,010	1,339
25 to 29 years old	1,242	1,254	1,163	1,116	1,212	1,217	1,101	1,101	1,016	1,083	1,132	1,088	1,035
30 to 34 years old	1,033	1,046	921	973	805	813	732	828	806	843	796	835	857
35 years old and over	2,143	2,068	2,104	2,091	2,093	2,216	2,188	2,048	2,203	2,150	2,126	2,456	2,095

Men	2,572	2,597	2,537	2,517	2,535	2,502	2,506	2,436	2,465	2,611	2,661	2,701	2,624
14 to 17 years old	9	4	17	11	7	20	9	5	8	11	11	17	10
18 and 19 years old	158	176	210	220	246	228	260	296	269	333	300	288	250
20 and 21 years old	285	258	281	235	283	260	300	245	267	276	342	287	274
22 to 24 years old	415	417	448	427	365	319	430	350	302	454	458	405	565
25 to 29 years old	584	577	460	479	508	547	497	485	458	447	508	423	427
30 to 34 years old	440	453	404	408	378	334	283	322	369	332	294	364	350
35 years old and over	682	713	717	737	748	793	728	733	791	757	749	917	748

Women	3,671	3,728	3,640	3,624	3,598	3,563	3,559	3,508	3,540	3,692	3,820	3,964	3,965
14 to 17 years old	0	3	18	8	18	45	39	21	6	9	1	24	20
18 and 19 years old	241	226	261	245	261	257	267	292	297	266	366	340	276
20 and 21 years old	294	358	245	311	313	282	300	295	360	368	404	320	433
22 to 24 years old	425	516	510	504	529	407	439	463	470	510	545	605	774
25 to 29 years old	658	677	702	637	704	670	605	617	558	636	624	666	608
30 to 34 years old	593	593	517	565	427	479	449	506	438	511	502	471	507
35 years old and over	1,461	1,355	1,386	1,354	1,345	1,423	1,460	1,315	1,411	1,393	1,377	1,539	1,347

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