Total enrollment in all degree-granting institutions, by sex, attendance status, and control of

institution, with alternative projections: Fall 1986 to fall 2011

(In thousands)

Year  

Total

Sex

Attendance status

Control

Men

Women

Full-time

Part-time

Public

Private

1986

.

12,505

5,885

6,620

7,120

5,384

9,715

2,790

1987

.

12,767

5,932

6,835

7,231

5,536

9,973

2,793

1988

.

13,055

6,002

7,053

7,437

5,618

10,161

2,894

1989

.

13,539

6,190

7,349

7,661

5,878

10,578

2,961

1990

.

13,819

6,284

7,535

7,821

5,998

10,845

2,974

1991

.

14,359

6,502

7,857

8,115

6,244

11,310

3,049

1992

.

14,486

6,524

7,963

8,161

6,325

11,385

3,103

1993

.

14,305

6,427

7,877

8,128

6,177

11,189

3,116

1994

.

14,279

6,372

7,907

8,138

6,141

11,134

3,145

1995

.

14,262

6,343

7,919

8,129

6,133

11,092

3,169

1996

.

14,368

6,353

8,015

8,303

6,065

11,120

3,247

1997

.

14,502

6,396

8,106

8,438

6,064

11,196

3,306

1998

.

14,507

6,369

8,138

8,563

5,944

11,138

3,369

1999

.

14,791

6,491

8,301

8,786

6,005

11,309

3,482

Middle alternative projections

2000

.

14,979

6,538

8,441

8,797

6,182

11,535

3,444

2001

.

15,300

6,644

8,656

9,035

6,265

11,775

3,525

2002

.

15,527

6,708

8,819

9,170

6,357

11,947

3,580

2003

.

15,812

6,786

9,026

9,366

6,446

12,161

3,651

2004

.

16,074

6,862

9,212

9,544

6,530

12,360

3,714

2005

.

16,296

6,922

9,374

9,696

6,600

12,527

3,769

2006

.

16,533

6,991

9,542

9,869

6,664

12,706

3,827

2007

.

16,754

7,066

9,688

10,039

6,715

12,872

3,881

2008

.

17,005

7,159

9,846

10,239

6,766

13,063

3,943

2009

.

17,249

7,252

9,997

10,432

6,816

13,246

4,002

2010

.

17,457

7,325

10,132

10,586

6,871

13,402

4,055

2011

.

17,688

7,401

10,287

10,747

6,942

13,573

4,115

Low alternative projections

2000

.

14,829

6,473

8,357

8,709

6,120

11,420

3,410

2001

.

15,162

6,584

8,578

8,954

6,209

11,669

3,493

2002

.

15,387

6,648

8,740

9,087

6,300

11,839

3,548

2003

.

15,638

6,711

8,927

9,263

6,375

12,027

3,611

2004

.

15,720

6,711

9,009

9,334

6,386

12,088

3,632

2005

.

15,807

6,714

9,093

9,405

6,402

12,151

3,656

2006

.

16,037

6,781

9,256

9,573

6,464

12,325

3,712

2007

.

16,251

6,854

9,397

9,738

6,514

12,486

3,765

2008

.

16,495

6,944

9,551

9,932

6,563

12,671

3,825

2009

.

16,732

7,034

9,697

10,119

6,612

12,849

3,882

2010

.

16,933

7,105

9,828

10,268

6,665

13,000

3,933

2011

.

17,157

7,179

9,978

10,425

6,734

13,166

3,992

High alternative projections

2000

.

15,129

6,603

8,525

8,885

6,244

11,650

3,478

2001

.

15,438

6,704

8,734

9,116

6,321

11,881

3,557

2002

.

15,667

6,768

8,898

9,253

6,414

12,055

3,612

2003

.

15,986

6,861

9,125

9,469

6,517

12,295

3,691

2004

.

16,428

7,013

9,415

9,754

6,674

12,632

3,796

2005

.

16,785

7,130

9,655

9,987

6,798

12,903

3,882

2006

.

17,029

7,201

9,828

10,165

6,864

13,087

3,942

2007

.

17,257

7,278

9,979

10,340

6,916

13,258

3,997

2008

.

17,515

7,374

10,141

10,546

6,969

13,455

4,061

2009

.

17,766

7,470

10,297

10,745

7,020

13,643

4,122

2010

.

17,981

7,545

10,436

10,904

7,077

13,804

4,177

2011

.

18,219

7,623

10,596

11,069

7,150

13,980

4,238

SOURCE:  U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys;  Integrated    

Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) surveys; and Enrollment in Degree-Granting Institutions Model.  (This table was prepared May 2001.)