College Enrollment Statistics

The total number of students enrolled in all postsecondary institutions in the US is 19.6 million. There has been a decline in public institution enrollment and an increase in private college enrollment since 2010.

• In 2019, the number of obtained bachelor’s degrees was higher than the number of master’s degrees with an 82.8% difference.
• Due to COVID-19, a decrease of almost 50% in international college enrollment occurred in the 2020 academic year.
• In 2019, more than 10 million White students enrolled in higher education studies in the US.
• In 2019, more than 11.2 million women enrolled in college in the US.
• Projections on the college enrollment rate indicate that by 2029 there will be a total enrollment of 20.1 million students in US universities.

College Enrollment by Year

College attendance in the US was a priority for many in the last decade, whether undergraduate or graduate students. The college enrollment rate has lowered significantly because of the economic situation resulting from COVID-19 over the previous years.

• In 2021, 19,778,000 students were projected to have enrolled in postsecondary degree-granting institutions.
• In 2020, 19,744,000 students enrolled in degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the US.
• Within five years (1970–1975), the number of enrolled students increased from 8.5 million to 11.1 million.
• The decade from 1990 to 2000 showed an increase in fall enrollment from 13.8 million to 15.3 million.
• In 2010, the US college enrollment rate increased significantly compared to the last decade. From 2000 to 2010, the average number of enrolled students was around 17,493,064.
• In 2010 the number of enrolled students reached the highest point with 21,019,438 students enrolled in postsecondary institutions.
• There has not been a significant difference in the number of enrolled students from 2010 until 2019. 21,019,438 students enrolled in 2010 and 19,637,499 in 2019.
• From 2010 to 2012, the number of enrollments decreased by at least one million students. From 21,19,438 students enrolled in 2010, the number dropped to 20,644,478 students enrolled in 2012.

Data Analysis

• From 1970 to 1975, fall enrollment increased by 30.3%.
• In less than a decade (1980 to 1989), the number of enrolled students was consistent with a slight increase of almost 12%.
• From 1990 to 2005 and later, the number of college enrollment in the US started to increase rapidly, by more than 26%.
• In 2000, there were 15,312,289 college enrollments, in comparison to 21,019,438 in 2010, equivalent to an increase of 37.27%.
• A slight increase of 12.79% was also noticed between 2000 and 2004, from 15,312,289 student enrollments to 17,272,044.
• From 2004 to 2007, the number of students enrolled remained statistically similar, with an increase of 5.70% —from 17,272,044 to 18,258,138 enrollments.
• The last increase seen in college enrollment happened between 2005 and 2010 where it hit its peak by a 20% increase.
• Compared to the previous decade, with enrollment statistics showing significant growth, the opposite occurred from 2010–2019 and later (if the findings match the projections for 2020–2030).
• According to the latest data, the student enrollment number declined by 4.9% from 2010 to 2015.
• There has not been a significant change in college enrollments between 2015 and 2019, with an average of 19,780,434 enrolled students.

College Enrollment by Institution Type

The number of students enrolled in public and private higher education institutions in the US differs. Enrollment statistics show a significantly larger number of students enrolled at public universities in comparison to private. The main reason is the small class preference in private institutions.

• According to the latest statistics, 14,501,057 students or 73.3% attended public universities in 2019, whereas 5,136,442 or 26.1% students attended private institutions.
• From 1979/80 to 1982, a drastic increase in enrollment (by 170%) was observed in for-profit institutions because of added schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology.
• From 1970 to 2000, the number of enrolled students attending public institutions increased by 82%, from 6.4 million to more than 11.7 million.
• Data about the penultimate decade —from 2000 to 2010— also demonstrated an increase in the enrollment number from 11.7 million to 15.1 million or 28.8%.
• A significant difference in college attendance —in both public and private institutions— is seen in less than a decade, between 2010 and 2019, with a difference of 6.57% from 21,019,438 to 19,637,499 enrollments.
• In 2019, 5,136,442 students attended higher education classes in private institutions, with 80.7% of students enrolled in nonprofit private colleges; 19.29% enrolled in for-profit colleges.
• Through the years, enrollment in public institutions has decreased by 4.23% from 2010 to 2019, compared to nonprofit private colleges, where enrollment has increased by 7.5%. At the same time, attendance in for-profit private institutions has also decreased by more than 50%.

College Enrollment by University

The table below shows total fall enrollment for 50 universities from the highest to the lowest enrollment rate. All colleges listed include enrollments with only 15,000 student enrollments or higher, which amounts to 9,329,157.

• The number of enrolled students differs from the total number of degrees and certificates conferred (the number of students who receive the final certificate/degree). As such, the latest data shows an amount of 4,833,639 conferred degrees —including certificates— (all degree levels and types) in all US universities and all degree levels in 2018/19
• The total number of degrees/certificates conferred (all degree levels and types) in universities with higher than 15,000 enrollments was 2,248,113.
• In 2019, 762,849 university-level certificates were given out, including less-than-1-year awards or 1-to-less-than-4-year awards.
• The number of associate’s degrees conferred in all US universities was 1,036,662 in the same year.
• During the same period, 2,012,854 bachelor’s degrees were awarded in all higher education institutions in the US.
• Also, in 2018/19, 833,706 graduates received a master’s degree in all of the United States higher education institutions.
• Lastly, occurring at the same time, the total number of doctoral degrees conferred in 2018/19 was 187,568, with a 165.9% difference compared to the number of students who graduated with bachelor’s degrees (2,012,854).

Data Analysis

• The total number of enrollments in 2018 for all US universities was 19,651,412, which is a difference of 0.07% compared to 2019 (19,637,499).
• According to the latest data gathered, by 2019, there were 19,637,499 fall enrollments, including all US higher education institutions.
• The number of total fall enrollments, including all US universities, from 1990 to 2019 increased by 42.1%, from 13,818,637 to 19,637,499.
• In the fall of 2000, the total student enrollment number for all US institutions increased to 15,312,289, with a difference of 10.25% from the previous year.
• After a decade, the US’s total higher education enrollment number increased by 37.27%, from 15,312,289 in 2000 to 21,019,438 in 2010.
• Between 2010 and 2017, the total number of enrolled students in US institutions decreased by 5.9%, from 21 million to 19.7 million.

College Enrollment by Education Level

The number of students getting a higher education degree is constantly increasing in the US. The latest statistics show a significant difference between enrolled students in undergraduate and graduate programs.

• The difference in college enrollment by degree level is 137.41%, with 16,565,066 students enrolled in undergraduate programs and 3,072,433 in graduate programs.
• 13 million students —at the undergraduate level— are enrolled in public institutions. 1,3 million are under 18 years old; 3,5 million include students in the 18-19 age group.
• The undergraduate level also includes students enrolled in private institutions; the latest statistics registered 2,804,878 students enrolled in nonprofit institutions and 758,645 in for-profit institutions.
• In 2019, 1,499,514 post-baccalaureate students attended public institutions; 1,572,919 or 51.19% of all postbaccalaureate students attended private institutions.
• Out of the total 19.6 million enrollments in higher education institutions, 4,070,790 students had obtained an associate’s degree or higher.
• The total number of enrollments including all institutions —degree-granting and non-degree-granting— is 20,006,901; 19.6 million students attend degree programs and 369,402 attend non-degree programs.

Undergraduate College Enrollment

The US’s undergraduate level of college enrollment includes all degree programs available for high school graduates. According to the latest data, around 16.6 million students enrolled in undergraduate programs at fall term.

• In 2010, around 3.3 million students attended undergraduate studies in 2-year institutions with full-time enrollment.
• 10.3 million undergraduate students enrolled in 4-year institutions in the same year, including full-time and part-time studies.
• Between 2010 and 2019, the number of enrollments at the undergraduate level decreased every year.
• Simultaneously, enrollment in 2-year institutions decreased between 2010 and 2019, from 42.49% to 33.8%. Within this period, enrollment in 4-year institutions increased from 57.5% to 60.6%, with a slight difference of 5.3%.
• In 2019, 4.1 million students enrolled in any undergraduate program were in the age group between 20 and 21. Among this age group, 76.7% or 3,088,83 attended public institutions, whereas 23.2% or 933,835 attended private institutions.
• 0.32% or 53,426 undergraduates enrolled in college (both public and private) were 65 years or older.

Graduate College Enrollment

According to recent data, the most common degree program at the graduate level among US higher education students is the master’s level.

• Out of the total 3 million students enrolled at the graduate level in 2019, 833,706 graduated with a master’s degree, and 187,568 obtained a doctoral degree.
• From 2010 to recent day, graduate enrollments increased significantly every year.
• The total number of students enrolled in graduate school in 2010 was 1,439,171, and by 2019 the total number of enrollments equaled 3,072,433 with a difference of 72.4%.
• Recent data indicate a comparable number between students enrolled in full-time and part-time graduate programs.
• 1.7 million students attend graduate school with full-time enrollment; 1.3 million have enrolled in part-time studies.
• Enrolled at any post-baccalaureate program, 111 were under 18; 1,266 belonged in the age group between 18 and 19; more than 950,000 graduate enrollments included students aged 25 to 29, according to most recent data.

First-Time College Enrollment

The data for students seeking a professional certificate or degree for the first time include recent high school graduates —aged 16 to 24.

• The highest number of first-time enrollments was registered in 2010 with 3,156,727, which decreased by 9.2% in less than a decade with around 2.8 million first-time enrollments in 2019.
• According to the most recent data, of 3,1 million recent high school graduates in 2010, 1,952,880 or 68.1% enrolled in college immediately after.
• In comparison, in 2019, of the 3.2 million high school completers, 66.2% or 2.1 million enrolled in college in October of the same year.
• Available data suggest that of 1,908,483 first-year students enrolled in 4-year universities, 1,323,820 attend public institutions, and 584,663 attend private institutions.
• Of 956,992 freshman enrollments in 2-year institutions, 95.3% attend public institutions, whereas 4.6% are enrolled in private institutions.

College Enrollment by Attendance Status

College enrollment in US universities is divided into two categories based on the attendance status. Evidence indicates a significant difference —by 45.9%— between the number of full-time and part-time enrollment over the past decade, with the former being significantly higher.

• As recent data indicate, 44.6% of undergraduates enrolled in full-time studies in 2019 were employed. 17.2% worked 20 to 34 hours per week, whereas 3.9% worked less than 10 hours per week.
• In comparison, 83.7% of part-time students had a full-time or part-time job. 47.9% worked for 35 or more hours per week and only 2.1% worked 10 hours or less per week.
• Evidence has shown a significant difference —by 81.2%— between the number of employed full-time undergraduates (41.1%) and those enrolled in part-time undergraduate studies (74.5%) in 2010.
• 83.8% of full-time undergraduates and 47.1% of part-time undergraduates were aged between 16 to 24 in 2019.
• In 2019, 60.2% of full-time undergraduates employed belonged in the age group of 30 to 39; 42% of the total full-time undergraduates employed, were 16 to 24 years old.
• 2.7% of undergraduates enrolled full-time had a householder status in 2019, whereas 47% of part-time undergraduates were householders at the time.
• 75.6% of full-time and 51% of part-time undergraduates attended 4-year institutions in 2019.

Full-Time Fall Enrollment From 2010-2019

Part-Time Fall Enrollment From 2010-2019

Impact of COVID-19 in College Enrollment

The latest data shows a significant increase in the number of international student enrollments in 2021 by 70% from the previous year. As a result of COVID-19, international student enrollment in 2020 decreased by 46%.

• Due to COVID-19 in 2020, 46% of students enrolled in any higher education level canceled their fall attendance because they had or were suspecting coronavirus.
• According to a survey done in August 2020, 2.1% of respondents claimed they canceled their attendance because they were caring for someone with coronavirus.
• In the same year, 48.9% of respondents enrolled in a non-degree program canceled their fall attendance after confirming or suspecting coronavirus.
• 2.1% of all education level students canceled their enrollment plans to care for those who lost daycare or adult care programs due to COVID-19 restrictions in 2020.
• Available data from 2020 reveals 51.4% of students who canceled fall attendance because they had coronavirus also had a household income of less than $25,000.
• In 2020, 26% of enrolled students canceled their fall attendance plans because their institution changed the learning format (e.g., online learning).
• 14.7% of students enrolled in any higher education level canceled their 2020 fall attendance plans because of changes to financial aid as part of the COVID-19 restrictions.
• Because of changes in the campus regulations due to the pandemic, 8.6% of enrolled students canceled their fall attendance plan in 2020.
• Considering the impact of COVID-19 on the student’s income, 42.5% of fall cancellations came as a result of financial hardships and the inability to pay for classes and college expenses.
• 30.2% of students canceled their fall attendance plans on uncertainty about the potential changes in the schedule/program due to the pandemic limitations in 2020.
• In that same year, 12.4% of students enrolled in any higher education level canceled attendance because of other reasons related to COVID-19.

College Enrollment in Distance Education Courses

In 2019, more than 7.3 million students enrolled in degree-granting programs were attending all or some distance-learning courses.

• By 2019, 12.3 million students in any higher education level were not taking any distance education courses.
• 57.7% of students attending postbaccalaureate studies in 2019 did not enroll in any distance education classes.
• In 2019, 37.2% of students enrolled in any degree-granting postsecondary program took classes in the online learning format; 35.3% in 2018.
• 18.7% of all students enrolled in any higher education level attended at least one distance education course in the fall of 2018.
• Of all students attending postsecondary institutions in 2019, 64.7% did not enroll in distance-learning courses.
• 36.3% of undergraduate students are enrolled in distance education courses.
• 63.7% of undergraduate students are not attending any distance education courses.
• 57.7% of graduate students did not enroll in any distance education classes in 2019.
• In comparison, 42.3% of graduate students were taking distance education courses.

Number of Students Enrolled in Distance Education Courses in 2019

College Enrollment by Major

The US college enrollment data also focuses on the field of study, according to the degree level, institution type, and the most popular majors throughout the years. 24.4% of postgraduate students have chosen engineering as their major — as the most popular field.

• The field of engineering is the most common choice among US graduate students (from 2007 to 2018).
• Of 163,301 graduates enrolled in the engineering field, more than 45,000 have chosen the discipline of engineering science, mechanics, and physics.
• 87,933 graduate students have chosen biological sciences as their major.
• The least popular majors among graduate students are natural and social sciences, with only 9,538 enrolled students.
• In comparison, the least popular major among graduate students in 2007 was the field of multidisciplinary/interdisciplinary studies —with only 4,484 enrollments.
• The latest data indicates that in 2015/16, the most popular major for undergraduates was in Medicine, with 3,438,000 fall enrollments.
• Out of 113,000 undergraduate students enrolled in economics in 2015/16, 103,621 were under 25 years old.
• In 2015/16, construction trades were the most popular field among undergraduate students aged 25 to 35 years old, with 35,275 enrollments out of 85,000.
• Another popular major field of study in 2015/16 was in business, management, and marketing, with more than 2,900,000 enrollments.
• In the same year, a total of 449,000 students enrolled in both undergraduate and graduate-level had yet to decide on their major.
• The field of geography was the major with the least number of enrollments in 2015/16 for both undergraduate and graduate programs.

Graduate Enrollment by Field of Study in Postsecondary Education

College Enrollment by Major And Age

• Of the total majoring enrollment in graduate-level, 24.4% enrolled in engineering programs.
• In 2015/16, 25.1% of graduate students were majoring in engineering.
• In the same year, 91.7% of undergraduate students under 25 years old chose to major in economics.
• In comparison, 41.6% of undergraduate students under 25 years chose to major in construction trades.
• On the other hand, the construction trades field was the most popular choice for undergraduates from 25 to 25 years old to major in (41.5%).
• 94.4% of undergraduate students under 25 years studying in 4-year institutions were majoring in economics.
• The field of legal professions and studies was the most popular college major among undergraduates over 35 years old (27.4%).
• Evidence shows that in 2016, the majority of course enrollments in US universities were taught in the American sign language, with 7.6%.
• From 2006 to 2016, the number of enrollment in American sign language-taught courses increased by 34.7%.
• In comparison, only 0.7% enrolled in courses taught in Portuguese in 2016.

College Enrollment by Race

College enrollment data indicates a difference in the enrollment numbers depending on the ethnicity and origin of the student. Factors such as high school completion, family upbringing are why some nationalities have a higher chance of attending college than others.

• According to the latest data gathered, more than 10 million White students enrolled in college.
• Of the enrollment rate in male students, 56.1% were White students, 11.4% were Black or African American, and 19.8% were Hispanic.
• Of the total female students enrolled in college, 53.1% were White; 14.6% were Black or African American, and 20.6% were Hispanic.
• Among the 8.3 million male students enrolled in college, more than 500,000 had a non-resident alien* status.
• Of the 11.2 million female students enrolled in college, around 440,000 were registered as non-resident aliens.
• 0.1 million Pacific Islander students enrolled full-time.
• More than 7.5 million White students enrolled in 4-year institutions; 2.5 million White students enrolled in 2-year institutions.
• 573,545 White students enrolled in public master’s degree programs (in institutions where 75% to 89.9% of total U.S. resident enrollments were also White).
• There were 476,026 White student enrollments in master’s degrees awarded by non-profit institutions (in universities where 50%–74.9% were also White US residents).
• In institutions with 10% to 24.9% Black US residents, more than 900,000 Black students were enrolled in any higher education level or institution type.
• In comparison —in 2019— only 97,800 Black students enrolled in postsecondary education in institutions where the majority of participants were Black US residents.
• Hispanic enrollment in 2019 surpassed 1.2 million in institutions where 25% to 49.9% were Hispanic US residents.
• In institutions with less than 10 percent of non-resident alien enrollment, 526,157 are enrolled in any higher education level or degree program.

*Non-resident aliens are considered individuals who do not meet the Green Card or Substantial Presence Test.

College Enrollment by Sex or Gender

The latest data suggest a parallel change between female and male enrollment from 1970 until the last decade. In earlier years, male enrollment prevailed until the 80s, when it began to decline compared to the female enrollment number.

• Female students made for the majority of total college enrollment, with more than 11.2 million enrollments.
• Male enrollment was 2 million less than female enrollment, with around 8 million enrolled male students in all higher education institutions.
• Total fall enrollment of first-time degree seekers included 1,300,472 male students and 1,565,003 female students.
• The same enrollment category included 1,297,811 female students and 1,081,567 male students enrolled in full-time studies.
• In comparison, of the total first-time degree-seeking students, 218,905 male students and 267,192 female students were enrolled in part-time studies.
• Of the total undergraduate enrollment, 2,373,683 male students enrolled in 2-year institutions; 4,774,847 in 4-year institutions.
• In comparison, 3,265,885 undergraduate male students enrolled in 2-year institutions in 2010 and 4,570,397 enrolled in 4-year institutions.

Male vs. Female College Enrollment Statistics

• Of the total fall college enrollment in any postsecondary institution, 57.4% were female students; 42.5% male students.
• Women made for 56.8% of total enrollment at the undergraduate level, 43.1% were male students.
• 63.5% of undergraduate male students enrolled in full-time studies; 35.4% in part-time studies.
• 60.2% of undergraduate female students enrolled in full-time studies; 39.7% in part-time studies.
• 31.6% of all postsecondary studies enrollment were female (in degree-credit registration).
• Of the total 5.9 million college enrollments in 1965, 38.7% were female students.
• In 1980, 51.4% of college enrollment included female students.
• In 2020, 11.7% of female students enrolled in 4-year master’s degree programs in public institutions; 27.4% in 2-year institutions.
• In the same year compared to female data, 11.1% of male students were enrolled in 4-year master’s degree programs in public institutions; 27.5% in 2-year institutions.
• In 2000, 44.2% were White male students; 55.7% were female.
• In the same year, compared to White students, 36.7% were Male black students, and 63.2% were female.
• In 2010, of the total number of White student enrollments, 44% were male, and 55.9% were female.
• In the same year, the total number of Black student enrollments included 35.8% male students and 64.1% female students.

College Enrollment by Country of Origin

The most recent data indicates that the number of international students has increased by 68% in 2021, in comparison to the previous year. The peak enrollment for international students was in 2014/15, whereas a significant decline —by 15%— occurred in 2020/21.

• Evidence shows that there is a slight increase of 4% in new international student enrollment in the US by the Fall of 2021.
• A significant decrease (15%) in the number of new international student enrollment was noticed between 2019/20 and 2020/21 —from 851,957 to 710,210.
• The total number of international students enrolled in 2020/21 was 914,095 —including the Optional Practical Training (OPT).
• In 2019/20, around 780,000 international students enrolled in doctoral programs, including high research activities.
• At the same time, 136,127 international students enrolled in master’s degrees in US universities, including small and larger programs.
• In the academic year of 2019/20, more than 35,000 international students enrolled in bachelor’s degree programs and 79,187 enrolled in associate’s degree programs.
• In 2019/20, special focus institutions admitted more than 37,550 international students to US universities which include these programs: Arts, Music & Design Schools, Business & Management, Engineering Schools, Faith-Related Institutions, Law Schools, Medical Schools & Centers, Other Health Professions Schools, Other Special Focus Institutions, Other Technology-Related Schools, Tribal Colleges.
• In 2016/17 the total number of international students was 1,078,822.
• In 1990/00, the number of international students reached an average of 500,000, whereas, in 2004/05, around 560,000 international students enrolled in postsecondary institutions.

Distribution of Foreign International Students In US by Origin

Data Analysis

• In 2019/20, the total number of international students was 1,075,496, a decline of 1.8% from the previous year.
• The latest data indicates that approximately 20.4% of international students are also enrolled in OPT.
• In 2021, US universities offered mental health support and services for 75% of international students.
• In comparison, 58% of international students received adapting and advising online services in the Fall of 2021.
• In the 2000/01 academic year, of the total Sub-Saharan Africa international students, 2.5% were from East Africa; 0.3% were from Central Africa.
• In comparison, in 2019/20, only 0.9% of international students were from East Africa, and 0.3% were from Central Africa.
• 43.9% of East Asian international students were enrolled in US institutions in the 2019/20 academic year.
• 21.4% of Asian international students were from the South and Central region of Asia in 2019/20.
• Data indicates that the majority of European international students enrolled in US institutions in 2019/20 were from Germany and Turkey.
• Only 0.3% of European international students were from Sweden in the same academic year.
• Another important difference in 2019/20 international students admissions was noticed between South American students (4.2%) and Venezuelan students (0.6%).

Independent Student Enrollment and Statistics

The latest data shows that the majority of US students are considered independent and are financing their education without financial support from family members.

• 8.0% of undergraduate students have their spouses present in their households; 7.3% have only one or more children present.
• According to most recent data, 42% of independent students in the US live below the poverty line.
• In 2000, 6.0% of undergraduate students had both their spouses and children present in their households.
• In the same year, 3.4% of undergraduate students had only their children present in their household.
• In 2010, 12.4% of undergraduate students enrolled in higher education studies in the US were over the age of 30 and independently enrolled.
• In the same year, 12.7% of undergraduate students had their children present in their households.
• In 2010, 10.6% of undergraduate students were married and were living with their spouses.
• 6.5% of undergraduate students in 2010 had a spouse and children both present in their lives.

College Enrollment by State

The data gathered on college enrollment statistics demonstrate that the number of students in US institutions has increased significantly throughout the years. And most importantly the undergraduate enrollment is higher than it was in the last two decades.

• According to the most recent data, California has the highest post-secondary education enrollment, with over 2.7 million students.
• Compared to recent times, in 1970, California admitted around 1.2 million students in all postsecondary institutions.
• From 2014 to 2020, there was a 0.7 percent increase in the number of enrolled students in California.
• There is a difference of 73% in college enrollment in California from 1970 to 2020.
• Evidence demonstrates that Alaska has the smallest enrollment number, with 23,353 students.
• From 2014 to 2020, there was a decrease of 32% in enrollment in Alaskan universities, from 23,353 to 23,350 enrolled students.
• Another noticeable difference in enrollment is seen in Hawaii, with a 17.8% decline between 2014 and 2020, from 73,505 to 60,434. Although, from 1970 to 2010 there was an increase in enrollment by 29.1%.
• Puerto Rico is also included in the states with the most significant decrease in enrollment from 2014 to 2020 by 22.2%, from 247,727 to 187,210.
• A decrease in enrollment also occurred in Iowa from 2014 to 2020 by 22.8%.
• There was a 55.1% increase in first-time degree enrollment in California since 2000 with 246,128 enrollments.
• The most significant increase in enrollment since 2014 was seen in New Hampshire with 58.9% and 124.1% since 2010.
• Countries with little or no difference in enrollment since 2014 are Maine, Nebraska, North Carolina, and Nevada.

College Enrollment in Alabama

• 26,975 first-time students are female; 20,981 are male.
• 103,936 students were enrolled in colleges in 1970.
• By 1980, the number of enrolled students increased 58% with 164,306 enrollments.
• 218,589 students enrolled in 1990, which is a 33% increase from the previous decade.
• 327,606 were enrolled in colleges in 2010, increasing 40% from 2000 with 233,962 enrollments.
• In 2015, 302,959 students enrolled in Alabama colleges, a decrease of 7.5% from 2010.
• By 2017, the number of enrolled students increased by only 1.2%, with 306,817 enrollments.
• In 2018, there were 304,182 enrollments, which is a 0.8% decrease from 2017.
• 136,404 undergraduate students are enrolled in 4-year public institutions; 79,922 in 2-year institutions.
• 38,477 graduate students are enrolled in public institutions.
• 20,225 undergraduates attend non-profit 4-year private institutions; 16,126 attend for-profit 4-year institutions; 537 attend for-profit 2-year institutions.
• In the 2019 academic year, 5,322 graduate students are enrolled in private non-profit 4-year institutions, whereas 6,017 are enrolled in for-profit 4-year institutions.

College Enrollment in Alaska

436 of first-time students are female; 1,056 are male.

• A 124.8% increase occurred in college enrollment between 1970 and 1980, from 9,471 to 21,296 enrollments.
• In 1990, the number of enrolled students increased 40%, with 29,833 enrollments.
• A 6.3% decline in enrollment occurred in 2000 from the previous decade, with 27,953 enrollments.
• In comparison, enrollment in 2010 increased 24.4% where 34,799 students enrolled in postsecondary education.
• After five years, enrollment decreased 9.8% with 31,373 students in 2015.
• Two years after —in 2017— the enrollment number decreased by 14.2% with 26,905 students.
• 20,428 undergraduates enrolled in 2019, attended 4-year public institutions, and of graduates of the same year, 1,900 also attended public institutions.
• In private institutions in 2019, 377 undergraduates attended non-profit 4-year private institutions, whereas 95 attended non-profit 2-year institutions and 361 attended for-profit 2-year institutions.
• Enrolled in graduate studies in 2019, 9.17% of graduates attended non-profit 4-year private institutions.
• No undergraduate students were registered for 2-year public institutions in 2019, nor in for-profit 4-year private institutions; the same applies for graduate students with no enrollment in for-profit 4-year institutions.

College Enrollment in Arizona

• 36,576 of first-time students are female; 29,191 are male.
• In 1980, 202,716 students were enrolled in colleges, which is an 84.9% increase from 1970 when 109,619 students were enrolled in college.
• A decade later —in 1990— the enrollment number increased by 30.3% with 264,148 students.
• By 2000, there were 299,529 undergraduate students enrolled in college, and 42,961 were enrolled in graduate programs.
• In 2010, the number of enrolled students increased rapidly by 131.7%, with 793,871 students.
• In 2015, there was an 18% decline in enrollment with 650,422 and continued to decrease until recently with 609,144 students enrolled in college.
• Of the total undergraduate enrollment, 159,598 are enrolled in 4-year public institutions; 180,513 in 2-year institutions.
• Simultaneously, 37,537 graduates attend public institutions.
• 1.1% of undergraduates attend non-profit 4-year private institutions; 29.4% attend for-profit 4-year institutions, whereas only 2% attend for-profit 2-year institutions.
• 5,835 of graduates are enrolled in non-profit 4-year private institutions; 60,606 are enrolled in for-profit 4-year institutions.

College Enrollment in Arkansas

• 14,400 of first-time students are female; 1,049 are male.
• In 1980, 77,347 students enrolled in college, which is a 48.6% increase compared to the previous decade with 52,039 registered students.
• The number of students enrolled in college continued to increase by 16.9% in 1990, with 90,425 student enrollment.
• A distinctive growth in student enrollment (52.6%) occurred between 2000 and 2010, from 115,172 to 175,848 students.
• College enrollment in Arkansas decreased by 6.5% from 2014 until the latest data indicate a total enrollment of 158,587 students.
• 57.02% of undergraduates attend 4-year public institutions, and the rest attend 2-year public institutions; 88.7% of graduates also attend public institutions.
• 12,981 undergraduate students are enrolled in non-profit 4-year private institutions; only 404 students are enrolled in for-profit 4-year institutions.
• At the same time, 914 undergraduate students attend non-profit 2–year institutions and 52 attend for-profit 2-year institutions.
• 2,194 graduates of the same academic year attend private non-profit 4-year institutions and 92 for-profit 4-year institutions.

College Enrollment in California

• 201,046 of first-time students are female; 180,804 are male.
• From 1970 to 1980 the number of college enrollment increased by 42.4%.
• In 1990, more than 1.8 million students joined post-secondary education, which is a 0.9% increase from the previous decade when a little more than 1.7 million students enrolled in college.
• More than 2.2 million students enrolled in college in 2000. This is a 24.7% increase from 1990.
• The enrollment number in the last decade remained relatively constant with only 0.01% increase from 2010.
• In Californian universities, the majority (1.2 million) of undergraduate students are enrolled in 2-year public institutions, whereas 900,505 are enrolled in 4-year public institutions.
• Of all graduate students in California in 2019, 119,671 attend public institutions; 185,420 attend private institutions.
• 169,010 of undergraduates are enrolled in non-profit 4-year private institutions and 86,815 are enrolled in for-profit 4-year institutions.
• There are 1,547 undergraduate students enrolled in non-profit 2-year private institutions, and 25,065 in for-profit 2-year institutions.

College Enrollment in Colorado

• 20,283 of first-time students are female; 25,877 are male.
• There were 227,131 college enrollments in 1990, a 39.4% increase from 1980, and an 84% increase from 1970.
• By 2000, the number of enrolled students increased by 16.1% from the previous decade.
• In 2010, 369,450 students enrolled in Colorado colleges which is a 0.3% difference from the current enrollment number —368,123 students.
• Public institutions in Colorado have 243,282 undergraduate students where 91.1% of them are enrolled in 4-year institutions and 8.8% in 2-year institutions.
• The same institutions admitted 40,273 graduate applicants.
• 20,065 undergraduate students are enrolled in non-profit 4-year private institutions, whereas 20,065 are enrolled in for-profit 4-year institutions.
• The latest statistics demonstrate that only 72 undergraduates are enrolled in non-profit 2-year private institutions and 9,555 are enrolled in for-profit 2-year institutions.
• In comparison, 13,290 graduates are enrolled in non-profit 4-year institutions and 9,411 are enrolled in for-profit 4-year institutions.

College enrollment in Connecticut

• 17,570 of first-time students are female; 14,062 are male.
• In 1970, 124,700 students enrolled in Connecticut colleges.
• Within a decade, the number of college enrollment increased by 28% to 159,632 students in 1980.
• In 1990, there were 168,604 students enrolled in postsecondary institutions.
• By 2000, college enrollment decreased by 4.3% with 161,243 enrollments.
• A 23.6% increase in college enrollments occurred in 2010.
• Significant growth in enrollment was seen in 2015 with a total of 199,666.
• Since 2015, the number of enrolled students decreased by 4.1%
• 33.3% of undergraduates are enrolled in 4-year public institutions, and 28.8% of them are enrolled in 2-year public institutions.
• 35.8% of graduate students attend public institutions in the universities of Colorado.
• None of the students enrolled in undergraduate programs attend non-profit or for-profit 2-year private institutions.
• 61.7% of Colorado’s graduate students are enrolled in non-profit 4-year public

College Enrollment in Delaware

• 5,693 of first-time students are female; 4,041 are male.
• In 1970, 25,260 students enrolled in college.
• A decade later, in 1980 the number of enrolled students increased by 30.3% with 32,939.
• In 1990, enrollment increased by 27.5%, with 42,004 students enrolled in Delaware colleges.
• From 2000 to 2010, the number of students enrolled in postsecondary education increased by 25.8%, from 43,897 to 55,258.
• In the last decade, the number of enrolled students increased by only 8.5%, from 55,258 to 59,983.
• Undergraduate students enrolled in public institutions only attend 4-year institutions and no enrollment in 2-year private institutions.
• Only 4,583 or 42.5% of graduate students are enrolled in public institutions, and 6,192 or 57.4 are enrolled in private institutions.
• Of graduate students enrolled in private institutions, the majority (6,140) attended non-profit 4-year institutions.

College Enrollment in District of Columbia (DC)

• 6,916 of first-time students are female; 3,786 are male.
• In 1980, the number of enrolled students was 86,675, which is a 12.3% increase from the previous decade.
• In comparison, the number of enrolled students decreased by 8.2% in the next decade — in1990 — from 86,675 to 79,551.
• In 2000, enrollment continued to decrease by 8.6%, to increase again in 2010 by 26.5%.
• A 7.5% increase in enrollment occurred in the last decade, with 98,909 students.
• The majority of undergraduates in DC attend private institutions with 49,494 students; 82.3% of them attend non-profit 4-year institutions; 16.8% are enrolled in for-profit 4-year institutions.
• Less than half of undergraduate students are enrolled in for-profit 2-year private institutions, with 371 students.
• Of graduate students enrolled in private institutions, 40,811 of them attend non-profit 4-year institutions and 4,152 attend for-profit 4-year institutions.

College Enrollment in Florida

• 73,177 of first-time students are female; 70,033 are male.
• After California, Florida colleges have a large number of students enrolled in postsecondary education.
• The enrollment number began to increase by 74.8% —from 1970— with 235,525, to 1980 with 411,891 students.
• From 1990 to 2000 the number of students enrolled in Florida colleges increased by 20.3%.
• A 58.9% increase in enrollment occurred between 2000 and 2010.
• In the last decade, in comparison to previous years, the number of enrolled students decreased by 5.1%.
• Of the total 726,217 undergraduate students are enrolled in public institutions, 703,813 of them attend 4-year and 22,404 attend 2-year institutions.
• Currently, there are 71,735 graduate students enrolled in public higher education institutions in Florida.
• 215,087 undergraduate students are enrolled in private institutions.
• 53,744 graduate students are also enrolled in private institutions.

College Enrollment in Georgia

• 50,271 of first-time students are female; 37,624 are male.
• 126,511 students enrolled in Georgia colleges in 1970.
• After a decade —in 1980— the number of enrolled students increased by 45.5%, with 184,159 students.
• A 36.7% increase in enrollment also occurred in the next decade, with 251,786 students enrolled in 1990.
• Between 2000 and 2010, a significant increase of 64.3% was seen in student enrollment.
• In comparison, a 2.6% decrease in college enrollment occurred in the last decade.
• With 387,725 students, Georgia is one of the countries with the largest number of undergraduates enrolled in public institutions.
• 68.5% of them are enrolled in 4-year institutions, and 31.4% in 2-year institutions.
• 26,810 graduate students in total are enrolled in private institutions, which include both non-profit and for-profit 4-year institutions.

College Enrollment in Hawaii

• 5,264 first-time students are female; 9,785 are male.
• In 1980, the number of college enrollment increased by 34% from the previous decade.
• Similarly, the number of students enrolled continued to increase in 1990, by 15.1%.
• A less significant increase (6.6%) in enrollment occurred between 1990 and 2000.
• A 29.7% increase in college enrollment was seen in 2010, since the previous decade.
• In the last 10 years, the number of enrolled students decreased by 22.5%.
• Hawaiian undergraduates are most likely to enroll in public institutions, with a difference of 130.9% between the enrollment number in public and private institutions.
• In comparison to undergraduate enrollment, 5,413 graduates in Hawaii have enrolled in public institutions and 1,164 in private institutions.
• No undergraduate enrollment is seen in non-profit 2-year private universities in Hawaii.

College Enrollment in Idaho

• 9,273 first-time students are female; 6,969 are male.
• 34,567 students enrolled in Idaho colleges in 1970.
• A decade later — in 1980 — student enrollment increased by 24.4%, with 43,018 students.
• From 1980 to 1990, the number of students enrolled in college increased by 20%.
• By 2000, the number of students enrolled in colleges reached 65,594.
• In 2010, the number of college enrollment increased by 29.8%, with 85,201 students.
• A significant increase of 43.1% in college enrollment occurred in the last decade.
• Undergraduate and graduate students enrolled in private universities attend non-profit institutions only.
• 53,677 undergraduate students are enrolled in 4-year public institutions and 17,243 in 2-year institutions.
• According to the latest statistics, non-profit 4-year private institutions have admitted 41,984 undergraduate students.
• Non-profit 4-year institutions have also admitted more than 700 graduate students.

College Enrollment in Illinois

• 48,627 of first-time students are female; 43,887 are male.
• By 1980, a 42.7% increase in enrollment occurred, since the previous decade.
• By 1990, the number of students enrolled in college increased by 13%.
• In 2000, enrollment increased by only 2%, to increase again by 21.9% in 2010.
• In the last decade, the enrollment number declined by 20.7%.
• The majority of undergraduates are enrolled in 2-year public institutions.
• 23.1% of undergraduates are enrolled in 4-year public institutions; 22.5% are enrolled in non-profit 4-year private institutions.
• Only 364 students are enrolled in for-profit 4-year private institutions at the undergraduate level.
• The majority (67.2%) of graduate students are enrolled in private institutions.

College Enrollment in Indiana

• 34,885 of first-time students are female; 30,088 are male.
• Indiana colleges admitted 192,668 students in 1970.
• In 1980, the number of students enrolled in college increased by 28.3%.
• A 15.1% increase in college enrollment occurred between 1980 and 1990.
• A decade later, in 2000, the number of enrolled students increased by 10.3%.
• By 2010, the number of students enrolled in college reached 459,493.
• That number decreased by 7.9% in the last decade.
• More than 281K students are enrolled in public institutions at the undergraduate level.
• Simultaneously, 51,310 graduate students are enrolled in public higher education.
• Only 72 graduate students are enrolled in for-profit 4-year private institutions in Indiana.
• 72,191 students are enrolled in private institutions at the undergraduate level.

College Enrollment in Iowa

• 17,493 of first-time students are female; 16,813 are male.
• In 1980, the number of college students increased by 28.9% since the previous decade.
• In comparison, there was a 21.4% increase by the next decade, in 1990.
• Between 1990 and 2000, the college enrollment number increased by 10.8%.
• By 2010, student enrollment increased dramatically, by 102% with 381,867 students.
• However, in the last decade, a decline of 42.9% occurred in college enrollment.
• Almost 150K undergraduate students are enrolled in public institutions.
• That’s a 164.9% difference with graduate students that are also enrolled in public institutions.
• None of the undergraduate students attend non-profit 2-year private institutions, and 37,528 are enrolled in non-profit 4-year institutions.
• In comparison, 13,334 graduate students are enrolled in non-profit 4-year institutions.

College Enrollment in Kansas

• 15,604 of first-time students are female; 15,234 are male.
• 102,485 students were enrolled in Kansas colleges in 1970.
• In 1980, the number of enrolled students increased by 33.2%.
• In 1990, 163,733 students were enrolled.
• From 1990 to 2000, college enrollment increased by 9.9%.
• A 19.3% increase in college enrollment occurred a decade later, in 2010.
• In the last decade, there was a 2.9% decline in enrollment.
• Undergraduate students are enrolled mostly in public institutions with a 143% difference in enrollment between private and public.
• 5,649 graduate students are enrolled in private institutions; simultaneously, 22,642 are enrolled in public higher education in Kansas.
• A difference of 145.7% appeared between the number of undergraduate and graduate student enrollment.

College Enrollment in Kentucky

• 21,579 of first-time students are female; 16,394 are male.
• In 1980, 143,066 students were enrolled in colleges.
• That is a 45.1% increase from the previous decade.
• By 1990, the college enrollment number increased by 24.3%.
• In 2000, 188,341 students were enrolled.
• A 54.5% increase in enrollment occurred in 2010.
• In the last decade, enrollment decreased by 8.4%.
• 82.6% of undergraduates are enrolled in public institutions; 17.3% are enrolled in private institutions.
• In comparison, 44% of graduate students are enrolled in public institutions and 55.9% are enrolled in private institutions in the same year.
• 45.8% of undergraduate students are enrolled in 4-year public institutions; 36.8% are enrolled in 2-year institutions.
• 13.9% of undergraduates are enrolled in non-profit 4-year private institutions, whereas only 2.7% are enrolled in for-profit 4-year institutions and less than 1% in for-profit 2-year institutions.

College Enrollment in Louisiana

• 23,077 of first-time students are female; 16,956 are male.
• College enrollment in Louisana increased 32.5% from 1970 to 1980.
• College enrollment increased by 16.7% in 1990.
• By 2000, 223,800 students were enrolled in Louisiana colleges.
• A 17.8% increase in college enrollment occurred by 2010.
• In the last decade, student enrollment increased by 7.5%.
• 88.9% of Louisiana's undergraduate students are enrolled in public institutions and 11% in private institutions.
• Simultaneously, 77,9% of graduate students are enrolled in public institutions and 22% in private institutions.
• The majority (57.3%) of undergraduate students attending public institutions are enrolled in 4-year institutions; 31.6% in 2-year institutions.
• 208 undergraduate students are enrolled in for-profit 4-year institutions. Non-profit 4-year institutions admitted the majority of enrollments in private institutions with 19,142 students.

College Enrollment in Maine

• 6,111 of first-time students are female; 5,431 are male.
• From 1970 to 1980, college enrollment increased by 26.7%.
• In 1990, 57,186 students were enrolled in postsecondary institutions.
• A 2.2.% increase in enrollment occurred between 1990 and 2000.
• From 2000 to 2010, college enrollment increased by 23.8%.
• The number of students enrolled in college decreased by only 1% in the last decade.
• Out of the total 44,152 undergraduate students enrolled in public institutions, 26,825 attend 4-year institutions; 17,327 attend 2-year institutions.
• Of 18,144 students in private institutions, 17,700 were in non-profit 4-year institutions and 390 in for-profit 4-year institutions.
• Only 54 undergraduate students registered for non-profit 2-year institutions and there is not any enrollment in for-profit 2-year institutions.
• 4,155 graduate students are enrolled in public institutions; 5,207 in private institutions.

College Enrollment in Maryland

• 23,557 of first-time students are female; 19,668 are male.
• In 1980, college enrollment increased by 50.5% from 1970.
• By 1990, there was a 15.3% increase in college enrollment.
• In the following decade — in 2000 — 273,745 students were enrolled in college.
• In 2010, the number of students enrolled increased by 38%.
• A 6% decrease in college enrollment occurred in the last decade.
• 49.5% of undergraduates enrolled in 2019 attended 4-year public institutions; 39.9% private institutions.
• At the same time, 57.6% of graduate students were enrolled in public institutions; 42.3% enrolled in private institutions.
• In 2019, only 9% of undergraduates enrolled in non-profit 4-year private institutions and 0.9% in for-profit institutions.
• 41.6% of graduate students are enrolled in non-profit 4-year institutions and only 0.7% are enrolled in for-profit institutions.

College Enrollment in Massachusetts

• 39,242 of first-time students are female; 32,659 are male.
• In 1970, there were 303,809 students enrolled in Massachusetts universities.
• In 1980, the number of college enrollments increased by 37.7%.
• From 1980 to 1990, the number of students enrolled in college decreased by less than 1%.
• In 2000, 421,142 students were enrolled in Massachusetts colleges.
• By 2010, the number of college students enrolled in college increased by 20.5%.
• In the last decade, a decline of 3% was seen in college enrollment.
• Half of the undergraduates are enrolled in public institutions and the other half in private institutions.
• 19.07% of graduates are enrolled in public institutions, 80.9% are enrolled in private institutions.
• 49.2% of undergraduates are enrolled in non-profit 4-year institutions.
• All graduate students enrolled in private institutions attend non-profit 4-year institutions.

College Enrollment in Michigan

• 44,064 of first-time students are female; 37,998 are male.
• In 1980, the number of college enrollment increased by 27.9% from the previous decade.
• In 1990, college enrollment increased by 9.5%.
• In 2000, there were 697,765 students enrolled in Michigan colleges.
• In 2010, there were 507,753 students enrolled.
• Since 2010, the number of students enrolled in college decreased by 24.6%.
• There is a 140.3% difference between the undergraduate and graduate enrollment numbers.
• 87.7% of undergraduate students are enrolled in public institutions, and 12.2% are enrolled in private institutions.
• Simultaneously, 80.1% of graduates are enrolled in public institutions and 19.8% in private institutions.
• The majority of undergraduates in private institutions attend non-profit 4-year universities.

College Enrollment in Minnesota

• 22,809 of first-time students are female; 20,369 are male.
• In 1970, there were 160,788 students enrolled in Minnesota colleges.
• A decade later — in 1980 — the number of enrollment increased by 28.5%.
• By 1990, the number of students enrolled increased by 22.7%.
• In 2000, there were 293,445 students enrolled in college.
• From 2000 to 2010 the college enrollment number increased by 58.6%.
• In the last decade, a 13.4% decline occurred in college enrollment.
• 75.2% of all bachelor students are enrolled in public institutions and 24.7% in private institutions.
• 21.2% of graduates are enrolled in public higher education institutions, and 78.8% are enrolled in private institutions.
• 35.6% of undergraduates are enrolled in 4-year public institutions, and 35.6% in 2-year institutions.
• 60.7% of graduates are enrolled in for-profit 4-year institutions.

College Enrollment in Mississippi

• 16,521 of first-time students are female; 13,123 are male.
• A 36.3% increase in enrollment occurred from 1970 to 1980.
• In 1990, the number of students enrolled increased by 20%.
• In 2000, there were 137,389 students enrolled in Mississippi colleges.
• From 2000 to 2010, the college enrollment number increased by 31%.
• Since 2010, the number of students enrolled decreased by 7.2%.
• 91.4% of undergraduates are enrolled in public institutions, and 8.5% are in private institutions.
• Simultaneously, 69.6% of graduates are enrolled in public institutions; 30.4% are enrolled in private institutions.
• 2-year public institutions have admitted the majority (52.9%) of undergraduates in public universities.

College Enrollment in Missouri

• 27,547 of first-time students are female; 21,979 are male.
• Missouri colleges admitted 183,930 students in 1970.
• Enrollment increased by 26.8% in the following decade, in 1980.
• In 1990, the college enrollment rate increased by 24.2%.
• From 2000 to 2010 the number of enrolled students increased by 38.4%.
• Since then, college enrollment has decreased by 18.4%.
• 69.4% of undergraduates are enrolled in public institutions; 30.5% are enrolled in private institutions.
• Compared to the bachelor level, 35% of graduate students are enrolled in public institutions and 65% in private institutions.
• Of all undergraduates in public institutions, 58.6% are enrolled in 4-year universities, and 41.3% in 2-year institutions.
• The majority of graduate students in private institutions have chosen non-profit 4-year institutions.

College Enrollment in Montana

• 4,200 of first-time students are female; 4,200 are male.
• In 1980, there were 206,691 students enrolled in Montana, which is a 17% increase from the previous decade.
• By 1990, the enrollment number increased by 1.9%.
• In 2000, there were 42,240 students enrolled in Montana colleges.
• A 26.1% increase in enrollment occurred in 2010.
• College enrollment decreased by 9.7% in the last decade.
• 92.2% of undergraduates in 2019 are enrolled in public institutions; 7.7% in private institutions.
• Simultaneously, most graduate students attend public institutions with 93.4% of students; in comparison, only 6.5% are enrolled in private institutions.
• None of the undergraduate students are enrolled in for-profit 4-year private institutions, whereas most of them attend non-profit 4-year universities.
• Of all graduates enrolled in private institutions, 99.5% attend non-profit 4-year institutions; less than 1% are enrolled in for-profit 4-year institutions.

College Enrollment In Nebraska

• 9,545 of first-time students are female; 8,570 are male.
• Nebraska colleges admitted 66,915 students in 1970.
• In 1980, the number of enrolled students increased by 33.7%.
• A 26% increase in college enrollment occurred in 1990.
• By 2000, there were 112,117 students enrolled.
• In 2010, the enrollment rate increased by 29%.
• Since 2010, the number of enrolled students decreased by 6.1%.
• 85,229 undergraduate students in Nebraska are enrolled in public institutions and 24,890 in private universities.
• In comparison, 14,273 graduate students are enrolled in public institutions and 11,117 in private institutions.
• 45,010 undergraduate students are enrolled in 4-year public universities, and 40,219 in 2-year universities.
• On the other hand, 24,791 undergraduates attend non-profit 4-year institutions, and only 40 attend for-profit 4-year universities.
• Of all graduate students, 11,117 are enrolled in non-profit 4-year universities, and none of the graduates attend for-profit 4-year universities.

College Enrollment in Nevada

• 10,119 first-time students are female; 7,471 are male.
• In 1970, there were 13,669 students enrolled in Nevada colleges.
• A significant increase of 195.9% occurred in the following decade, in 1980.
• A 52.5% increase in enrollment was seen in 1990.
• In 2000, there were 87,893 students enrolled in Nevada universities.
• By 2010, the enrollment number increased by 47.1%.
• In the last decade, the number of students enrolled decreased by 7.4%.
• Undergraduate students attending public universities are only enrolled in 4-year institutions.
• Only 5.7% of undergraduates are enrolled in private institutions.
• 75.2% of graduate students are enrolled in public institutions, and 24.7% in private institutions.
• 24.2% of postgraduate students are enrolled in non-profit 4-year universities, and only 56 postgraduates are enrolled in for-profit 4-year institutions.

College Enrollment in New Hampshire

• 12,407 of first-time students are female; 8,456 are male.
• In 1980, the college enrollment number increased by 59.1% since the previous decade.
• In 1990, 59,510 students were enrolled in postsecondary education.
• A 3.7% increase in enrollment occurred between 1990 and 2000.
• By 2010, the enrollment rate increased by 22.3%.
• A big increase in enrollment was seen in the last decade, by 124.1%.
• 15.7% of undergraduate students in New Hampshire are enrolled in 4-year public institutions; 8.1% in 2-year institutions.
• 13.5% of graduate students are enrolled in public institutions and 86.5% in private institutions.
• Graduate students are not enrolled in any for-profit 4-year private institutions.
• The same applies to undergraduate students, with no enrollment in for-profit 4-year private universities.

College Enrollment in New Jersey

• 34,015 of first-time students are female; 27,651 are male.
• Between 1970 and 1980, the college enrollment rate increased by 48.8%.
• In 1990, the number of enrolled students increase by less than 1%.
• There were 335,945 students enrolled in 2000.
• Since 2010, enrollment decreased by 6.9% from 444,092 to 413,175 students.
• 82.4% of undergraduates in New Jersey are enrolled in public universities, of which 52.2% attend 4-year institutions and 47.7% attend 2-year institutions.
• On the other hand, 17.5% of undergraduates are enrolled in private institutions, of which 82.6% are enrolled in non-profit 4-year institutions and 9.8% in for-profit 4-year institutions.
• 24,687 graduates are enrolled in private institutions.

College Enrollment in New Mexico

• 9,302 of first-time students are female; 7,245 are male.
• There were 44,461 students enrolled in 1970.
• In 1980, the enrollment number increased by 31.8%.
• In 1990, the enrollment rate increased by 45.8%.
• In 2000, there were 85,500 students enrolled in New Mexico colleges.
• Since 2010, enrollment increased by 25%.
• 97.8% of undergraduate students are enrolled in public universities, and only 2.1% are enrolled in private institutions.
• In comparison, 89.2% of graduate students are enrolled in public universities, and 10.7% in private institutions.
• At the undergraduate level in private universities, 648 students are enrolled in non-profit 4-year universities, and 502 in non-profit 4-year institutions.
• On the other hand, 764 graduates are enrolled in non-profit 4-year private institutions; 654 in for-profit 4-year institutions.

College Enrollment in New York

• 99,519 of first-time students are female; 86,582 are male.
• In 1980, the enrollment rate increased by 23%, since 1970.
• By 1990, a 5% increase in college enrollment occurred in New York.
• In 2000, there were 1,043,395 students enrolled in university.
• The college enrollment rate increased by 25% in 2010.
• In the last decade, enrollment decreased by 5.3%.
• New York is included in the top five countries with the highest number of undergraduate and graduate student enrollment.
• 61.5% of undergraduates are enrolled in public universities, and 38.4% in private institutions.
• Simultaneously, 28.3% of graduate students are enrolled in public universities; whereas private universities admitted 71.6% of graduates.

College Enrollment in North Carolina

• 49,480 of first-time students are female; 38,562 are male.
• North Carolina colleges admitted 171,925 students in 1970.
• A 67.2% increase in enrollment occurred a decade later, in 1980.
• In 1990, the college enrollment rate increased by 22.4%.
• In 2000, there were 404,652 students enrolled in North Carolina colleges.
• The college enrollment number increased by 44.7% in 2010.
• Since then, a decrease of 2.9% was seen in college enrollment.
• 84.1% of undergraduate students are enrolled in public universities, and 15.8% in private universities.
• At the same time, 63.6% of graduates are enrolled in public institutions; 36.3% in private institutions.
• 38.9% of undergraduates are enrolled in 4-year public universities; 45.1% in 2-year universities.
• 34.8% of graduates are enrolled in non-profit 4-year private institutions.

College Enrollment in North Dakota

• 3,907 first-time students are female; 4,224 are male.
• North Dakota college enrollment increased by 8.1% from 1870 to 1980.
• In 1990, college enrollment increased by 11.1%.
• In 2000, there were 40,248 students enrolled in North Dakota colleges.
• A 41.3% increase in college enrollment occurred by 2010.
• The number of enrolled students decreased by 7.9% in the last decade.
• The majority of undergraduates are enrolled in public universities, with 39,318 students.
• The rest of the undergraduates — 5,213 students — attend private institutions.
• None of the undergraduates are enrolled in 2-year public universities in 2019.
• Most of the graduate students in North Dakota also enrolled in public universities, with 6,272 students.

College Enrollment in Ohio

• 55,319 of first-time students are female; 47,136 are male.
• In 1970, there were 376,267 students enrolled in Ohio colleges.
• The enrollment rate increased by 29% in 1980.
• An increase of 14% in college enrollment occurred in 1990.
• From 2000 to 2010, the number of students enrolled increased by 25.5%.
• In the last decade, there has been an 11.9% increase in college enrollment.
• 79.5% of undergraduate students are enrolled in public universities; 20.4% enrolled in private institutions.
• 67.5% of graduate students are enrolled in public universities in the same year, and 32.4% are enrolled in private universities.
• 54.1% of undergraduates attend 4-year public universities; 25.4% attend 2-year universities.
• The majority of graduates are enrolled in non-profit 4-year private universities in 2019.

College Enrollment in Oklahoma

• 18,365 of first-time students are female; 14,770 are male.
• From 1970 to 1980, there was a 78.4% increase in college enrollment.
• By 1990, the number of enrolled students increased by 8%.
• In 2000, enrollment increased by 2.7%.
• A significant increase of 29.5% in enrollment occurred in 2010.
• In comparison, the college enrollment rate decreased by 16.4% since 2010.
• 147,322 undergraduates are enrolled in public universities in Oklahoma, out of which 93,378 attend 4-year institutions and 53,944 in 2-year institutions.
• Simultaneously, 20,627 students are enrolled in public universities at the post-baccalaureate level.
• 20,015 undergraduate students are enrolled in private universities.
• In comparison, 4,692 graduate students are enrolled in private universities.

College Enrollment in Oregon

• 17,718 of first-time students are female; 14,445 are male.
• In 1980, there were 157,458 students enrolled in Oregon colleges.
• That is a 28.8% increase from the previous decade.
• In 1990, 165,741 students were enrolled in postsecondary institutions.
• By 2000, the enrollment rate increased by 10.4%.
• In 2010, 251,708 students enrolled in Oregon universities.
• In the last decade, a 10.3% increase occurred in college enrollment.
• Of the total students enrolled at the undergraduate level, 84,727 are enrolled in 4-year public universities, 86,614 in 2-year institutions.
• 8,560 students at the graduate level also enrolled in public higher education institutions.
• On the other hand, more than 13,000 graduates are enrolled in private institutions, with the majority attending non-profit universities.
• Only 243 graduate students are enrolled in for-profit universities.

College Enrollment in Pennsylvania

62,922 of first-time students are female; 53,159 are male.

• There were 411,044 students enrolled in 1970.
• The college enrollment rate increased by 23.5% in 1980.
• From 1990 to 2000, a slight increase of only 0.9% was seen in college enrollment.
• The enrollment rate decreased by 13.8% since 2010.
• 61.7% of undergraduates are enrolled in public universities, whereas 38.2% are enrolled in private institutions.
• Most undergraduates studying in private universities are part of non-profit 4-year institutions.
• 50,265 graduates are enrolled in public universities; 94,365 are enrolled in private institutions.
• Only 335 graduates are enrolled in for-profit 4-year private universities.

College Enrollment in Rhode Island

• 8,216 first-time students are female; 7,078 are male.
• College enrollment in Rhode Island increased by 45.6% from 1970 to 1980.
• In 1990, there were 78,273 students enrolled in postsecondary education.
• A decrease of 3.6% in enrollment occurred between 1990 and 2000.
• In 2010, the college enrollment rate increased by 12.8%.
• On the other hand, enrollment decreased by 5.9% since then.
• Undergraduate and graduate students do not attend any for-profit universities.
• Undergraduate students enrolled in private institutions attend only non-profit 4-year programs.
• 52% of undergraduate students are enrolled in public universities.
• All the graduate students attending private universities in 2019 are enrolled in non-profit 4-year programs.

College Enrollment in South Carolina

• 25,612 of first-time students are female; 19,797 are male.
• A big increase of 90.5% in college enrollment occurred between 1970 to 1980.
• In 1990, student enrollment increased by 20.2%.
• There were 185,931 students enrolled in 2000, a 16.7% increase from 1990.
• In 2010, there was a 38.2% increase in college enrollment.
• Since 2010, enrollment decreased by 6%.
• 82.5% of undergraduates are enrolled in public higher education institutions; 17.4% are enrolled in private institutions.
• 77% of graduate students are enrolled in public universities, and 6,426 in private universities.
• None of the undergraduate students attend non-profit 2-year universities.
• 1,923 undergraduates are enrolled in for-profit 2-year private universities.

College Enrollment in South Dakota

• 4,258 of first-time students are female; 4,168 are male.
• A 6.9% increase in enrollment occurred between 1970 to 1980.
• In 1990, the college enrollment rate increased by 4.4%.
• In 2000, 43,221 students enrolled in South Dakota colleges.
• In 2010, there was a 35% increase in enrollment.
• In the last decade, college enrollment dropped by 10.9%.
• 84.4% of undergraduate students are enrolled in public universities; 15.5% are enrolled in private universities.
• 68.7% of undergraduates are enrolled in 4-year public universities; 15.7% are enrolled in 2-year public universities.
• Of all graduate students attending universities in South Dakota, 5,347 are enrolled in public universities; 1,448 in private universities.
• Undergraduate students do not attend any 2-year universities in South Dakota.

College Enrollment in Tennessee

• 32,141 of first-time students are female; 24,503 are male.
• In 1970, there were 135,103 students enrolled in Tennessee colleges.
• By 1980, college enrollment increased by 51.6%.
• In 1990, the number of enrolled students increased by 10.4%.
• By 2000, there was a 16.6% increase.
• In 2010, 351,762 students enrolled in college.
• 201,270 undergraduate students attend public universities in Tennessee.
• That is a 94.5% difference from undergraduate students enrolled in private universities (72,017).
• In comparison, 25,067 attend public universities at the graduate level.
• On the other hand, 24,723 graduates attend private universities.

College Enrollment in Texas

• 135,389 of first-time students are female; 110,965 are male.
• From 1970 to 1980 there was a 58.6% increase in college enrollment.
• Texas colleges and universities admitted 901,437 students in 1990.
• A 14.7% increase in enrollment occurred in 2000.
• In 2010, more than 1.5 million students enrolled in Texas colleges.
• Since then, the college enrollment rate increased by 7.9%.
• Texas also has one of the highest undergraduate enrollment numbers in public universities, with more than 1.3 million students.
• Of all undergraduates enrolled, 9.2% attended private universities.
• 78% of graduates attend public universities; 21.9% attend private universities.

College Enrollment in Utah

• 20,404 of first-time students are female; 15,337 are male.
• 81,687 students were enrolled in colleges in 1970.
• In 1980, the college enrollment rate increased by 12.8%.
• A 31.6 increase in enrollment occurred a decade later in 1990.
• Between 2000 and 2010, college enrollment increased by 56%.
• Since 2010, the college enrollment rate increased by 49.1%.
• In Utah’s higher education institutions, 175,517 undergraduates are enrolled in public universities.
• That is a 15.9% difference from undergraduates enrolled in private universities.
• Simultaneously, 13,834 are enrolled in public universities at the graduate level.
• A total of 42,395 graduate students are enrolled in private universities.

College Enrollment in Vermont

• 3,565 first-time students are female; 3,009 are male.
• There were 22,209 students enrolled in Vermont colleges in 1970.
• A 49.1% increase in college enrollment occurred between 1980.
• In 1990, 36,398 students were enrolled in college.
• In 2000, college enrollment decreased by 2.4%.
• 45,572 students enrolled in 2010.
• In the last decade, there was a 9.6% increase in enrollment.
• Vermont has one of the smallest undergraduate enrollment numbers out of all US states.
• 22,295 undergraduate students are enrolled in public institutions, whereas 12,931 are enrolled in private universities.
• In comparison, only 2,836 graduates are enrolled in public universities, and 3,124 are enrolled in private universities.
• Undergraduates in Vermont universities are not enrolled in any 2-year programs.

College Enrollment in Virginia

• 44,090 of first-time students are female; 36,456 are male.
• From 1970 to 1980, there was an 84.6% increase in college enrollment.
• A 26% increase in enrollment occurred in 1990.
• By 2000, there was an 8% increase in the enrollment rate.
• A 51.3% increase in enrollment occurred from 2000 to 2010.
• Since 2010, there was a decrease of 3.6%.
• 335,242 undergraduates are enrolled in public universities in Virginia, whereas 113,796 are enrolled in private universities.
• On the other hand, 49,151 graduates are enrolled in public universities.
• In comparison, 58,874 graduate students are enrolled in private universities.

College Enrollment in Washington

• 27,429 of first-time students are female; 21,916 are male.
• A 65.4% increase in enrollment occurred from 1970 to 1980.
• In 1990, 263,384 students enrolled in Washington colleges.
• From 2000 to 2010, there was a 20.9% increase in college enrollment.
• There was a 0.5% decrease in the enrollment rate in the last decade.
• 88.9% of undergraduate students are enrolled in public universities; 11% in private universities.
• 69% of graduate students are enrolled in public higher education institutions; 30.9% are enrolled in private universities.
• 79.8% of undergraduates are enrolled in 4-year public universities; 9.1% in 2-year universities.
• 30.5% of graduate students are enrolled in non-profit 4-year private universities.

College Enrollment in West Virginia

• 9,221 of first-time students are female; 8,024 are male.
• College enrollment increased by 29.8% from 1970 to 1980.
• In 1990, there was a 3.4% increase in enrollment.
• By 2000, there were 87,888 students enrolled in college.
• College enrollment increased by 73.4% in 2010.
• Since then, the number of enrolled students has decreased by 8.7%.
• Most undergraduate students (59.5%) enrolled in higher education studies attend public universities.
• In comparison, 40.4% of undergraduates are enrolled in private universities.
• On the other hand, 54.2% of graduate students are enrolled in public universities, whereas 45.7% are enrolled in private universities.
• Undergraduates are not enrolled in any non-profit 2-year universities.

College Enrollment in Wisconsin

• 26,946 of first-time students are female; 23,106 are male.
• In 1980, there were 269,086 students enrolled.
• That is an 8.7% increase from 1970.
• In 1990, 299,774 students were enrolled in Wisconsin colleges.
• From 1990 to 2000, college enrollment increased by 2.4%.
• A 25% increase in enrollment occurred in 2010.
• Since then, enrollment has decreased by 13.3%.
• 84.9% of undergraduate students are enrolled in public universities; 15% are enrolled in private universities.
• More than half of undergraduate students enrolled in public universities attend 4-year institutions.
• 63.6% of graduate students attend public universities; 36.3% attend private universities.
• Undergraduate students are not enrolled in any non-profit 2-year private university.

College Enrollment in Wyoming

• 2,728 first-time students are female; 2,504 are male.
• A 38.9% increase in enrollment occurred between 1970 and 1980.
• By 1990, the number of enrolled students increased by 48.1%.
• 30,004 students were enrolled in 2000.
• College enrollment increased by 27.6% in 2010.
• In comparison, the college enrollment rate decreased by 15.1% in the last decade.
• Neither undergraduate nor graduate students attend non-profit private institutions.
• However, only 253 undergraduate students attend for-profit 2-year private universities.
• 99.1% of undergraduate students in Wyoming attend public universities.
• In comparison, all graduate students are enrolled in public universities.

College Enrollment in Puerto Rico

• 16,636 of first-time students are female; 13,214 are male.
• A dramatic increase in enrollment occurred between 1970 and 1980, by 107.9%.
• By 1980, the enrollment number increased by 17.4%.
• Enrollment continued to increase from 1990 to 2000, by 18.9%.
• In 2010, college enrollment increased by 25.1%.
• Since then, enrollment decreased by 19.7%.
• 31.4% of undergraduate students are enrolled in public universities; 68.5% are enrolled in private universities.
• 6.1% of graduate students are enrolled in public universities; 79.3% of graduates are enrolled in private universities.
• The majority of undergraduate students are enrolled in non-profit 4-year private universities.
• The same applies to graduate students where the majority (70.2%) of them are enrolled in non-profit 4-year private universities.

Projected College Enrollment

The latest data gathered in college enrollment statistics in the US date up until 2019. According to the most recent research, projected enrollment is calculated from 2020 to 2029, based on previous years’ data.

Data Analysis

• The number of enrollments over the upcoming years is projected to remain constant, with a little over 1% increase from 2019.
• The difference in enrollment between public and private institutions is also projected to remain the same.
• The number of enrollments in tertiary institutions is projected to increase 1.3% from 2016 to 2029 —to 20.1 million.
• The number of female enrollments from 2020 to 2029 is projected to continue to be higher than male enrollments —with a difference of 28.4%.
• The number of conferred bachelor’s degrees from 2020 to 2029/30 is projected to increase 1.6%, to 2 million.
• The latest data show an increase of 2.6% in associate degrees from 2020 to 2029/30.
• Enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions of students who are 18 and 19 years old is projected to increase 7.6% percent between 2016 and 2029.
• Enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions of students who are 22 to 24 years old is projected to decrease 3.1% percent between 2016 and 2029.