Total undergraduate fall enrollment\1\ in institutions of higher education, by sex of student, attendance status, and control of institution: 1969 to 1997

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Table 190

Total undergraduate fall enrollment\1\ in institutions of higher education, by sex of student, attendance status, and control of institution: 1969 to 1997 (In thousands)

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          |       |      |      |      |      |        Men        |       Women       |       Men       |      Women
   Year   | Total |Full- |Part- | Men  |Women |___________________|___________________|_________________|_________________
          |       | time | time |      |      |Full-time|Part-time|Full-time|Part-time| Public |Private | Public |Private
__________|_______|______|______|______|______|_________|_________|_________|_________|________|________|________|________
    1     |   2   |  3   |  4   |  5   |  6   |    7    |    8    |    9    |   10    |   11   |   12   |   13   |   14
__________|_______|______|______|______|______|_________|_________|_________|_________|________|________|________|________
1969 .....| 6,884 |4,991 |1,893 |4,008 |2,876 |   2,952 |   1,056 |   2,039 |     837 |  2,997 |  1,011 |  2,162 |    714
1970 .....| 7,376 |5,280 |2,096 |4,254 |3,122 |   3,097 |   1,157 |   2,183 |     939 |  3,241 |  1,013 |  2,387 |    735
1971 .....| 7,743 |5,512 |2,231 |4,418 |3,325 |   3,201 |   1,217 |   2,311 |   1,014 |  3,427 |    991 |  2,580 |    745
1972 .....| 7,941 |5,488 |2,453 |4,429 |3,512 |   3,121 |   1,308 |   2,367 |   1,145 |  3,467 |    962 |  2,756 |    756
1973 .....| 8,261 |5,580 |2,681 |4,538 |3,723 |   3,135 |   1,403 |   2,445 |   1,278 |  3,579 |    959 |  2,943 |    780
          |       |      |      |      |      |         |         |         |         |        |        |        |
1974 .....| 8,798 |5,726 |3,072 |4,765 |4,033 |   3,191 |   1,574 |   2,535 |   1,498 |  3,799 |    966 |  3,232 |    801
1975 .....| 9,679 |6,169 |3,510 |5,257 |4,422 |   3,459 |   1,798 |   2,710 |   1,712 |  4,245 |  1,012 |  3,581 |    841
1976 .....| 9,429 |6,030 |3,399 |4,902 |4,527 |   3,242 |   1,660 |   2,788 |   1,739 |  3,949 |    953 |  3,668 |    859
1977 .....| 9,717 |6,094 |3,623 |4,897 |4,820 |   3,188 |   1,709 |   2,906 |   1,914 |  3,937 |    960 |  3,906 |    914
1978 .....| 9,691 |5,967 |3,724 |4,766 |4,925 |   3,072 |   1,694 |   2,895 |   2,030 |  3,812 |    954 |  3,974 |    951
          |       |      |      |      |      |         |         |         |         |        |        |        |
1979 .....| 9,998 |6,080 |3,919 |4,821 |5,178 |   3,087 |   1,734 |   2,993 |   2,185 |  3,865 |    956 |  4,181 |    995
1980 .....|10,475 |6,362 |4,113 |5,000 |5,475 |   3,227 |   1,773 |   3,135 |   2,340 |  4,014 |    985 |  4,427 |  1,048
1981 .....|10,755 |6,449 |4,306 |5,109 |5,646 |   3,261 |   1,848 |   3,188 |   2,458 |  4,090 |  1,018 |  4,558 |  1,088
1982 .....|10,825 |6,484 |4,341 |5,170 |5,655 |   3,299 |   1,871 |   3,184 |   2,470 |  4,140 |  1,031 |  4,573 |  1,081
1983 .....|10,846 |6,514 |4,332 |5,158 |5,688 |   3,304 |   1,854 |   3,210 |   2,478 |  4,117 |  1,042 |  4,580 |  1,107
          |       |      |      |      |      |         |         |         |         |        |        |        |
1984 .....|10,618 |6,348 |4,270 |5,007 |5,611 |   3,195 |   1,812 |   3,153 |   2,459 |  3,990 |  1,017 |  4,504 |  1,107
1985 .....|10,597 |6,320 |4,277 |4,962 |5,635 |   3,156 |   1,806 |   3,163 |   2,471 |  3,953 |  1,010 |  4,525 |  1,110
1986 .....|10,798 |6,352 |4,446 |5,018 |5,780 |   3,146 |   1,871 |   3,206 |   2,575 |  4,002 |  1,015 |  4,658 |  1,122
1987 .....|11,046 |6,463 |4,584 |5,068 |5,978 |   3,164 |   1,905 |   3,299 |   2,679 |  4,076 |    992 |  4,842 |  1,136
1988 .....|11,317 |6,642 |4,674 |5,138 |6,179 |   3,206 |   1,931 |   3,436 |   2,743 |  4,113 |  1,024 |  4,990 |  1,189
          |       |      |      |      |      |         |         |         |         |        |        |        |
1989 .....|11,743 |6,841 |4,902 |5,311 |6,432 |   3,279 |   2,032 |   3,562 |   2,869 |  4,272 |  1,039 |  5,216 |  1,216
1990 .....|11,959 |6,976 |4,983 |5,380 |6,579 |   3,337 |   2,043 |   3,639 |   2,940 |  4,353 |  1,027 |  5,357 |  1,223
1991 .....|12,439 |7,221 |5,218 |5,571 |6,868 |   3,436 |   2,135 |   3,786 |   3,082 |  4,531 |  1,040 |  5,617 |  1,251
1992 .....|12,538 |7,244 |5,293 |5,583 |6,955 |   3,425 |   2,158 |   3,820 |   3,135 |  4,537 |  1,046 |  5,679 |  1,275
1993 .....|12,324 |7,179 |5,144 |5,484 |6,840 |   3,382 |   2,102 |   3,797 |   3,043 |  4,447 |  1,036 |  5,565 |  1,276
          |       |      |      |      |      |         |         |         |         |        |        |        |
1994 .....|12,263 |7,169 |5,094 |5,422 |6,840 |   3,342 |   2,081 |   3,827 |   3,013 |  4,394 |  1,028 |  5,551 |  1,290
1995 .....|12,232 |7,145 |5,086 |5,401 |6,831 |   3,297 |   2,105 |   3,849 |   2,982 |  4,380 |  1,021 |  5,524 |  1,307
1996 .....|12,259 |7,211 |5,049 |5,411 |6,848 |   3,304 |   2,107 |   3,907 |   2,942 |  4,368 |  1,043 |  5,537 |  1,311
1997 .....|12,298 |7,306 |4,992 |5,405 |6,893 |   3,330 |   2,075 |   3,976 |   2,917 |  4,385 |  1,021 |  5,574 |  1,319
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\1\Includes unclassified undergraduate students. NOTE.
--Because of rounding, details may not add to totals.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall Enrollment" surveys. (This table was prepared July 1999.)

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