Total first-time freshmen enrolled in degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex of student, and type and control of institution: Fall 1955 to fall 2001

Table 183.

Total first-time freshmen enrolled in degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex of student, and type and control of institution: Fall 1955 to fall 2001 [In thousands]

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                |        |      |     |         Men        |        Women         |  Type of institution, by control
                | Total, |Full- |Part-|____________________|______________________|____________________________________
      Year      |  all   | time |time |      |     |       |      |       |       |     4-year      |      2-year
                |freshmen|      |     |Total |Full-| Part- |Total | Full- | Part- |_________________|__________________
                |        |      |     |      |time | time  |      | time  | time  |Public  |Private | Public  |Private
________________|________|______|_____|______|_____|_______|______|_______|_______|________|________|_________|________
       1        |   2    |  3   |  4  |  5   |  6  |   7   |  8   |   9   |  10   |   11   |   12   |   13    |   14
________________|________|______|_____|______|_____|_______|______|_______|_______|________|________|_________|________
Institutions of |        |      |     |      |     |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
higher education|        |      |     |      |     |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
                |        |      |     |      |     |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
1955 \1\ .......|     670|  --- | --- |   416| --- |   --- |   254|   --- |   --- |\2\  283|\2\  247|\2\   117|\2\   23
1956 \1\ .......|     718|  --- | --- |   443| --- |   --- |   275|   --- |   --- |\2\  293|\2\  262|\2\   137|\2\   25
1957 \1\ .......|     724|  --- | --- |   442| --- |   --- |   282|   --- |   --- |\2\  294|\2\  263|\2\   141|\2\   27
1958 \1\ .......|     775|  --- | --- |   465| --- |   --- |   310|   --- |   --- |\2\  328|\2\  272|\2\   146|\2\   29
1959 \1\ .......|     822|  --- | --- |   488| --- |   --- |   334|   --- |   --- |\2\  348|\2\  292|\2\   153|\2\   28
                |        |      |     |      |     |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
1960 \1\ .......|     923|  --- | --- |   540| --- |   --- |   384|   --- |   --- |\2\  396|\2\  313|\2\   182|\2\   32
1961 \1\ .......|   1,018|  --- | --- |   592| --- |   --- |   426|   --- |   --- |\2\  438|\2\  336|\2\   210|\2\   34
1962 \1\ .......|   1,031|  --- | --- |   598| --- |   --- |   432|   --- |   --- |\2\  445|\2\  325|\2\   225|\2\   36
1963 \1\ .......|   1,046|  --- | --- |   604| --- |   --- |   442|   --- |   --- |    --- |    --- |     --- |    ---
1964 \1\ .......|   1,225|  --- | --- |   702| --- |   --- |   523|   --- |   --- |\2\  539|\2\  363|\2\   275|\2\   47
                |        |      |     |      |     |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
1965 \1\ .......|   1,442|  --- | --- |   829| --- |   --- |   613|   --- |   --- |\2\  642|\2\  399|\2\   348|\2\   53
1966 ...........|   1,554|  --- | --- |   890| --- |   --- |   665|   --- |   --- |\2\  626|\2\  383|\2\   478|\2\   67
1967 ...........|   1,641| 1,336|  305|   931|  761|    170|   710|    574|    136|\2\  645|\2\  368|\2\   561|\2\   67
1968 ...........|   1,893| 1,471|  422| 1,082|  847|    235|   810|    624|    187|\2\  725|\2\  378|\2\   718|\2\   72
1969 ...........|   1,967| 1,525|  442| 1,118|  876|    242|   849|    649|    200|\2\  737|\2\  393|\2\   776|\2\   61
                |        |      |     |      |     |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
1970 ...........|   2,063| 1,587|  476| 1,152|  896|    256|   911|    691|    221|\2\  754|\2\  397|\2\   854|\2\   58
1971 ...........|   2,119| 1,606|  513| 1,171|  896|    275|   949|    710|    238|\2\  738|\2\  386|\2\   937|\2\   58
1972 ...........|   2,153| 1,574|  579| 1,158|  858|    299|   995|    716|    279|     680|     381|    1,037|      55
1973 ...........|   2,226| 1,607|  619| 1,182|  867|    315| 1,044|    740|    304|     699|     379|    1,089|      59
1974 ...........|   2,366| 1,673|  692| 1,244|  896|    348| 1,122|    777|    345|     746|     386|    1,176|      58
                |        |      |     |      |     |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
1975 ...........|   2,515| 1,763|  752| 1,328|  942|    386| 1,187|    821|    366|     772|     395|    1,284|      64
1976 ...........|   2,347| 1,662|  685| 1,170|  855|    316| 1,177|    808|    369|     717|     414|    1,153|      63
1977 ...........|   2,394| 1,681|  714| 1,156|  840|    316| 1,239|    841|    398|     737|     405|    1,186|      67
1978 ...........|   2,390| 1,651|  739| 1,142|  817|    324| 1,248|    834|    414|     737|     407|    1,174|      73
1979 ...........|   2,503| 1,707|  796| 1,180|  840|    340| 1,323|    866|    457|     760|     415|    1,254|      74
                |        |      |     |      |     |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
1980 ...........|   2,588| 1,750|  838| 1,219|  862|    357| 1,369|    887|    481|     765|     418|    1,314|      91
1981 ...........|   2,595| 1,738|  858| 1,218|  852|    366| 1,378|    886|    492|     754|     419|    1,318|     104
1982 ...........|   2,505| 1,689|  817| 1,199|  837|    362| 1,306|    851|    455|     731|     404|    1,254|     116
1983 ...........|   2,444| 1,678|  766| 1,159|  825|    334| 1,285|    853|    431|     728|     404|    1,190|     122
1984 ...........|   2,357| 1,613|  744| 1,112|  786|    326| 1,245|    827|    418|     714|     403|    1,130|     110
                |        |      |     |      |     |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
1985 ...........|   2,292| 1,602|  690| 1,076|  775|    301| 1,216|    827|    389|     717|     399|    1,060|     116
1986 ...........|   2,219| 1,589|  630| 1,047|  769|    278| 1,173|    821|    352|     720|     392|      991|\3\  117
1987 ...........|   2,246| 1,627|  620| 1,047|  779|    267| 1,200|    847|    352|     758|     405|      980|     104
1988 ...........|   2,379| 1,699|  680| 1,100|  807|    293| 1,279|    892|    387|     783|     426|    1,049|     121
1989 ...........|   2,341| 1,657|  684| 1,095|  791|    303| 1,246|    865|    381|     762|     414|    1,049|\3\  116
                |        |      |     |      |     |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
1990 ...........|   2,257| 1,617|  640| 1,045|  771|    274| 1,211|    846|    366|     727|     400|    1,041|\4\   88
1991 ...........|   2,278| 1,653|  625| 1,068|  798|    270| 1,209|    855|    355|     718|     393|    1,070|\4\   97
1992 ...........|   2,184| 1,604|  580| 1,013|  760|    253| 1,171|    843|    328|     697|     408|      993|\4\   85
1993 ...........|   2,161| 1,608|  552| 1,008|  762|    245| 1,153|    846|    307|     702|     411|      974|\4\   74
1994 ...........|   2,133| 1,603|  530|   985|  751|    233| 1,149|    852|    297|     709|     406|      952|\4\   66
                |        |      |     |      |     |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
1995 ...........|   2,169| 1,647|  522| 1,001|  767|    234| 1,168|    880|    288|     732|     419|      955|\4\   63
1996 ...........|   2,193| 1,674|  519| 1,014|  779|    234| 1,180|    895|    285|     741|     426|      968|\4\   58
1997 ...........|   2,147| 1,681|  466|   992|  781|    211| 1,155|    900|    255|     755|     438|      897|\4\   57
                |        |      |     |      |     |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
Degree-granting |        |      |     |      |     |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
  institutions  |        |      |     |      |     |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
                |        |      |     |      |     |       |      |       |       |        |        |         |
1996 ...........|   2,274| 1,740|  534| 1,047|  806|    241| 1,228|    934|    294|     741|     427|      990|\4\  116
1997 ...........|   2,219| 1,734|  486| 1,026|  806|    220| 1,193|    927|    266|     755|     442|      924|\4\   98
1998 ...........|   2,213| 1,775|  437| 1,023|  826|    197| 1,190|    950|    240|     793|     461|      858|\4\  100
1999\5\ ........|   2,352| 1,845|  507| 1,092|  863|    228| 1,260|    982|    278|     819|     474|      952|\4\  107
2000 ...........|   2,428| 1,918|  509| 1,124|  894|    230| 1,304|  1,024|    280|     842|     499|      952|\4\  135
2001 ...........|   2,497| 1,989|  508| 1,153|  926|    226| 1,344|  1,063|    281|     867|     508|      989|\4\  134
________________|________|______|_____|______|_____|_______|______|_______|_______|________|________|_________|________

---Not available.
\1\Excludes first-time freshmen in occupational programs not creditable towards a bachelor's degree.
\2\Data for 2-year branches of 4-year college systems are aggregated with the 4-year institutions.
\3\Because of imputation techniques, data are not consistent with figures for other years.
\4\Data are not comparable with pre-1990 figures because of a change in reporting procedures.
\5\Data were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.)

NOTE: Trend tabulations of institutions of higher education data are based on institutions that were accredited by an agency or association that was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or recognized directly by the Secretary of Education. The Department of Education no longer distinguishes between those institutions and other institutions that participated in Title IV programs. 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. Alaska and Hawaii are included in all years. Detail may not sum to totals due to rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Biennial Survey of Education in the United States; Opening Fall Enrollment in Higher Education," various years; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys, 1966 through 1985; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys, 1986 through 1999, and Spring 2001 and Spring 2002 surveys. (This table was prepared September 2003.)

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