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Overview: Spring 2022 Enrollment Estimates
Enrollment declines are worsening this spring. Total postsecondary enrollment, which includes both undergraduate and graduate students, fell a further 4.1 percent
or 685,000 students in spring 2022 compared to spring 2021. This follows a 3.5 percent drop last spring, for a total two-year decline of 7.4 percent or nearly 1.3 million
students since spring 2020 (see Table 1 and Figure 1 for historical trends). The declines this spring are also markedly steeper than they were last fall, when total
postsecondary enrollment declined by 2.7 percent from the previous fall.
Undergraduate enrollment accounted for most of the decline, dropping 4.7 percent this spring or over 662,000 students from spring 2021. This is only slightly lessthan last spring’s 4.9 percent loss. As a result, the undergraduate student body is now 9.4 percent or nearly 1.4 million students smaller than before the pandemic(see Table 2). Undergraduate enrollment is also falling more steeply this spring than it was in fall 2021 (-4.7% vs. -3.1%).
While all institutional sectors experienced varying degrees of enrollment declines, the public sector (two- and four-year colleges combined), which enrolled 71 percent
of all students this spring, suffered the steepest drop, over 604,000 students (-5.0%; see Table 1). In particular, community colleges fell by 7.8 percent (351,000 students),
representing more than half of the total postsecondary enrollment losses this spring. Community colleges have now lost over 827,000 students since spring 2020(see Table 2).
Full-time student numbers fell by 3.8 percent (403,000 students), for a total two-year decline of 7.2 percent (787,000 students). For a second straight year, community
colleges suffered double-digit declines in full-time students, amounting to nearly 11 percent (168,000 students) this year and 20.9 percent (372,000 students) for the twoyears since spring 2020. Part-time enrollment across all sectors fell by 4.5 percent (282,000 students), resulting in a cumulative loss of 7.7 percent (501,000 students) sincespring 2020 (see Table 3). At private non-profit four-year institutions, part-time student enrollment dropped this spring (-4.1%), reversing last year’s gains (+2.8%).
There were over 462,000 fewer women enrolled (-4.6%) this spring, more than doubling losses experienced the previous year, leading to a two-year total enrollment
decline of 665,000 students (see Table 7). Community colleges contributed most to this loss (-9.2% or 251,000 fewer women versus -5.6% or 100,000 fewer men).
Enrollment of adults over 24 fell by 5.8 percent (354,000 students) this spring, with half of this decrease seen at community colleges (-10.8%, 176,000 students; see Table4). Traditional college-aged students (18-24) were down by 3.2 percent (316,000 students) since spring 2021, at a slowing pace from a 5 percent decline the previous year.
Since the start of the pandemic, community colleges have lost nearly 20 percent of students in the traditional age group and 16.2 percent of adult students (see Table 4).
Meanwhile, the average age of full-time undergraduates in the public sector declined slightly, reversing the increases seen in average age of students enrolled in spring
2021 (see Table 5).
While postsecondary enrollment continued to drop across the nation, several states experienced growth because students enrolling in primarily online institutions basedin these states have been increasing (see Table 8a). State-level spring enrollment is also available by institution sector (see Table 8b).

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The largest undergraduate majors at four-year institutions showed stagnant enrollment or continued drops, with a few exceptions such as computer sciences(+7.8% or 37,600 students) and psychology (+4.7% or 22,600 students; see Table 9). On the other hand, two-year college skilled trades program enrollment
increased this spring, including construction (+19.3%, 11,140 students), mechanic and repair (+11.5%, 9,950 students), precision and production (+16.7%, 7,740
students, and culinary (+12.7%, 6,170 students). However, the growth was not enough to return to pre-pandemic levels of enrollment in these majors, except for
construction (see Table 10).

Spring Freshman Enrollment Trend
A special analysis of the spring freshmen included this year highlights distinctive pandemic-related enrollment trends. Generally, freshman enrollment in the springis far smaller than freshman enrollment in the fall (for example, 340,000 freshmen in spring 2022 versus 2.1 million freshmen in fall 2021). In the first pandemic
year, spring starters fell less steeply compared to fall starters (-3.5% in spring 2021, compared to -9.5% in fall 2020), and in the second pandemic year, spring
starters rebounded strongly (+4.2%; see page 15), compared to +0.4% for fall 2021 starters.
Of the 340,000 spring starters, nearly six out of 10 started at a community college (58.4%). Public four-year colleges reported the largest freshmen increase fromlast spring (+10.8% or 7,300 students). Community college freshmen increased this spring (+3.1%, 6,000 students) after experiencing double digit declines theprevious spring (-10.7%, 23,000 students). However, this spring’s growth was not enough to return community college freshman enrollment to pre-pandemic
levels, with the current freshmen numbers still running 7.9 percent (17,000 students) below spring 2020’s levels. By race and ethnicity, Asian and Latinx freshmen
numbers grew nationally in spring 2022 (+15% and +4%, 1,700 and 2,300 students, respectively). In contrast, Black freshmen declined by 6.5 percent(2,600 students), compounding previous losses for a total of 18.7 percent (8,400) fewer Black freshmen than in spring 2020.

Current Term Enrollment Estimates Report Series is published every December and May by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. It
provides national enrollment estimates by degree level, institutional sector, enrollment intensity, age group, gender, major field as well as state-level
enrollment estimates. Starting in fall 2020, state-level enrollment data are also shown by institution sector.
Enrollment estimates are adjusted for Clearinghouse data coverage rates by institutional sector, state, and year. Postsecondary institutions actively
submitting enrollment data to the Clearinghouse account for 97 percent of the total enrollments at Title IV, degree-granting institutions in the U.S.
Most institutions submit enrollment data several times per term, resulting in highly current data. Moreover, since the Clearinghouse collects data at
the student level, it is possible to report an unduplicated student headcount, which avoids double-counting students who are simultaneously enrolled
at multiple institutions.

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Figure 1. Percent Change in Enrollment from Previous Year by Institutional Sector: 2018 to 2022

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Table 1. Estimated National Enrollment by Institutional Sector: 2020 to 2022
Spring 2022

Spring 2021

Spring 2020

Enrollment% Change from
Previous Year

Enrollment% Change from
Previous Year

Enrollment% Change from
Previous Year

Total Enrollment (All Sectors)

16,170,266-4.1%

16,855,301-3.5%

17,458,306-0.5%

Public 4-year

7,252,413-3.4%

7,505,850-0.6%

7,551,244-0.6%

Private nonprofit 4-year

3,682,997-1.7%

3,747,921-0.8%

3,776,462-0.7%

Private for-profit 4-year

716,875-0.2%

718,557-1.5%

729,364-1.9%

Public 2-year

4,169,930-7.8%

4,521,046-9.5%

4,997,043-2.3%

Unduplicated Student Headcount(All Sectors)

15,917,249-4.0%

16,586,893-3.5%

17,185,751-0.4%

SectorUNDERSTANDING THE NUMBERS
Table 1 provides counts of spring term enrollments submitted to the Clearinghouse by late-April of each year. Enrollments represent one student in one institution
and thus would count twice a student enrolled simultaneously at two institutions (concurrent enrollment). The unduplicated headcount provides the number of unique
students with no double-counting. This figure can be used to determine the percentage of concurrent enrollments in any given year. In each term, fewer than 2 percent of
total enrollments can be accounted for by students enrolling in more than one institution.
Institutional classifications for the current term are based on the most recently available IPEDS institutional characteristics at the time of publication. Less-than-two-year
institutions have been aggregated with two-year institutions. Private nonprofit two-year and for-profit two-year enrollments are not shown in the table due to small counts(approximately 2% of total enrollments), but enrollments from these sectors are included in the overall totals. Additional notes on data and coverage are included at theend of the report.

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Table 2. Estimated National Enrollment by Institutional Sector and Program Level: 2020 to 2022
Spring 2022
Sector

Program Level

Public 4-year

Private nonprofit
4-yearPrivate for-profit
4-yearPublic 2-year

Spring 2020

Enrollment% Change from
Previous Year

Enrollment% Change from
Previous Year

Enrollment% Change from
Previous Year

13,343,158-4.7%

14,005,856-4.9%

14,732,976-0.5%

Associate Degree-Seeking

3,885,978-8.3%

4,235,492-10.6%

4,738,695-2.0%

Bachelor’s Degree-Seeking

7,694,987-2.7%

7,912,210-2.5%

8,118,936-0.5%

Other Undergraduate

1,762,193-5.2%

1,858,154-0.9%

1,875,345

3.2%

Graduate/Professional*

2,827,108-0.8%

2,849,445

4.6%

2,725,330-0.1%

Undergraduate (All)5,874,550-3.9%

6,114,270-1.9%

6,233,670-1.0%

Undergraduate (All)All Sectors

Spring 2021

Associate Degree-Seeking

468,749-9.1%

515,895-4.3%

539,164-4.9%

Bachelor’s Degree-Seeking

5,010,234-3.5%

5,191,018-2.0%

5,295,307-0.9%

Other Undergraduate

395,566-2.9%

407,356

2.0%

399,199

3.6%

Graduate/Professional*

1,377,863-1.0%

1,391,580

5.6%

1,317,574

1.1%

Undergraduate (All)2,476,011-2.0%

2,525,480-2.8%

2,598,786-0.6%

Associate Degree-Seeking

87,748-8.1%

95,461-3.8%

99,216-4.4%

Bachelor’s Degree-Seeking

2,279,373-1.4%

2,311,147-2.7%

2,374,246-0.6%

Other Undergraduate

108,889-8.4%

118,872-5.1%

125,324

1.4%

Graduate/Professional

1,206,986-1.3%

1,222,441

3.8%

1,177,676-0.9%

Undergraduate (All)501,334-2.5%

514,008-2.7%

528,172-1.8%

Associate Degree-Seeking

92,896

2.4%

90,677-4.6%

95,087-3.1%

Bachelor’s Degree-Seeking

358,178-0.3%

359,214-6.8%

385,486-2.3%

50,260-21.6%

64,11734.7%

47,5995.3%

Graduate/Professional

Other Undergraduate

215,5415.4%

204,5491.7%

201,192-2.1%

Undergraduate (All)4,169,930-7.8%

4,521,046-9.5%

4,997,043-2.3%

Associate Degree-Seeking

3,130,437-9.0%

3,441,890-10.9%

3,862,965-2.7%

Other Undergraduate

1,039,493-3.7%

1,079,156-4.8%

1,134,078-0.9%

UNDERSTANDING THE NUMBERS
Table 2 provides enrollment counts by program level. The other undergraduate category includes: undergraduate certificate/diploma, teacher preparation and special
non-credential programs that have been classified by institutions as undergraduate programs, as well as enrollments that are not part of any structured program. The
graduate/professional category includes: post-baccalaureate certificate, master’s degree, doctoral degree, first-professional degree, graduate/professional certificate, andspecial non-credential programs that have been specifically classified by institutions as graduate-level programs.
*Graduate enrollment decline in 2022 is an overestimation due to a large public university that had not submitted the 2022 data by the time of publication. If this university was included in the analyisis with its
graduate enrollment remaining at last year’s level, the estimated declines this year would have been -0.4% (all sectors) and -0.3% (public 4-year).

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Table 3. Estimated National Enrollment by Institutional Sector and Enrollment Intensity: 2020 to 2022
Spring 2022
SectorAll Sectors
Public 4-year
Private nonprofit
4-yearPrivate for-profit
4-yearPublic 2-year

Spring 2021

Spring 2020

Enrollment
Intensity

Enrollment% Change from
Previous Year

Enrollment% Change from
Previous Year

Enrollment% Change from
Previous Year

Full-Time

10,182,583-3.8%

10,586,032-3.5%

10,969,338

0.4%Part-Time

5,987,684-4.5%

6,269,269-3.4%

6,488,968-1.9%

Full-Time

5,189,462-3.3%

5,368,762-2.2%

5,490,661-0.1%Part-Time

2,062,951-3.5%

2,137,088

3.7%

2,060,583-2.0%

Full-Time

2,861,873-1.0%

2,891,253-1.8%

2,942,777-0.2%Part-Time

821,124-4.1%

856,6672.8%

833,685-2.6%

Full-Time

438,445-0.1%

438,843-1.5%

445,751-2.6%

Part-Time

278,430-0.5%

279,714-1.4%

283,612-0.8%

Full-Time

1,407,868-10.7%

1,575,887-11.4%

1,779,427-1.8%Part-Time

2,762,062-6.2%

2,945,159-8.5%

3,217,616-2.5%

UNDERSTANDING THE NUMBERS
Table 3 provides enrollment counts by the enrollment intensity of the student. The part-time category includes enrollments reported to the Clearinghouse as threequarter time, half-time, and less-than-half-time. Enrollment intensity is defined by the institution and based on the earliest data submitted for a student in any given term.
As a result, the intensity generally reflects the student’s intended workload at the beginning of the term. Less-than-two-year institutions have been aggregated with twoyear institutions. Private nonprofit two-year and for-profit two-year enrollments are not shown in the table due to small counts (2% of total enrollments), but enrollmentsfrom these sectors are included in the overall totals.

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Table 4. Estimated National Enrollment by Institutional Sector and Age Group: 2020 to 2022
Spring 2022
SectorAll Sectors

Public 4-year

Private nonprofit
4-yearPrivate for-profit
4-yearPublic 2-year

Spring 2021

Enrollment% Change from
Previous Year

Under 18

704,133

18 to 24

9,674,810

Over 24

Spring 2020

Enrollment% Change from
Previous Year

-2.0%

718,460-0.6%

722,843

6.9%

-3.2%

9,991,267-5.0%

10,515,363-0.4%

5,791,324-5.8%

6,145,574-1.2%

6,220,100-1.4%

Under 18

169,205-5.7%

179,389

2.7%

174,741

2.2%

18 to 24

5,013,400-2.5%

5,140,809-2.0%

5,247,834-0.3%Over 24

2,069,808-5.3%

2,185,652

2.7%

2,128,668-1.6%

Under 18

30,059-0.9%30,340-6.4%

32,423

4.2%

18 to 24

2,128,665-0.5%

2,140,052-2.8%

2,202,483-0.4%

Age Group

Enrollment% Change from
Previous Year

Over 24

1,524,273-3.4%

1,577,529

2.3%

1,541,556-1.3%

Under 18

1,363

9.7%

1,243

12.9%

1,101

-5.3%

18 to 24

143,770

6.3%

135,2940.8%

134,264

2.2%

Over 24

571,742-1.8%

582,020-2.0%

593,999-2.8%

Under 18

498,812-1.1%

504,446-1.2%

510,389

8.7%

18 to 24

2,223,198-7.1%

2,392,844-13.2%

2,758,183-2.5%Over 24

1,447,920-10.8%

1,623,756-6.1%

1,728,470-4.8%

UNDERSTANDING THE NUMBERS
Table 4 includes all spring enrollments reported to the Clearinghouse, including students enrolled in non-credential programs. Student age is calculated as of the firstday of the term (a date specific to the institution). Less-than-two-year institutions have been aggregated with two-year institutions. Private nonprofit two-year and forprofit two-year enrollments are not shown in the table due to small counts (2% of total enrollments), but enrollments from these sectors are included in the overall totals.
Additional notes on data and coverage are included at the end of this report.

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Table 5. The Average Age of Students by Program Level, Institutional Sector, and Enrollment Intensity: 2018 to 2022
Average Age (Years)
Spring 2022
Program Level

SectorAll Sectors

Undergraduate(All)

Spring 2020

Spring 2019

Spring 2018

Full-TimePart-Time

Full-TimePart-Time

Full-TimePart-Time

Full-TimePart-Time

Full-TimePart-Time

22.71

27.47

22.84

27.51

22.70

27.67

22.75

27.83

22.86

28.06

Public 4-year

21.70

27.10

21.83

27.19

21.76

27.44

21.79

27.52

21.86

27.64

Private nonprofit 4-year

22.92

31.41

22.99

31.43

22.86

31.57

22.87

31.69

22.66

31.93

Private for-profit 4-year

32.46

33.94

32.66

33.80

32.54

34.12

32.54

34.22

32.75

34.17

Public 2-year

23.44

26.57

23.65

26.64

23.36

26.85

23.49

27.08

23.66

27.32

All Sectors
Graduate/
Professional

Spring 2021

30.44

35.49

30.57

35.30

30.54

35.38

30.52

35.34

30.52

35.34

Public 4-year

28.97

34.61

29.07

34.41

29.00

34.50

28.95

34.48

28.87

34.44

Private nonprofit 4-year

30.80

36.02

30.92

35.85

30.90

35.83

30.88

35.74

30.44

35.64

Private for-profit 4-year

38.39

40.11

38.55

39.91

38.70

39.98

38.79

39.90

38.81

39.89

UNDERSTANDING THE NUMBERS
Table 5 provides the average age of students by program level, sector, and enrollment intensity. Dual enrollees (under age 18) are included. A student’s age is determined
as of the first day of his or her enrollment in the current term. The first date of enrollment can vary depending on the academic term used by the institution. The part-timecategory includes enrollments reported to the Clearinghouse as three-quarter time, half-time, and less-than-half-time. Enrollment intensity is defined by the institution
and based on the earliest data submitted for a student in any given term.

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Table 6. The Median and Average Ages of Students by Program Level, Institutional Sector, and Gender: 2021-2022
Spring 2022
Program Level

SectorAll Sectors
Undergraduate(All)

Spring 2021
Women

Men

Women

Median(yrs.)

Average(yrs.)Median(yrs.)

Average(yrs.)Median(yrs.)

Average(yrs.)Median(yrs.)

Average(yrs.)

21.33

24.07

21.44

24.98

21.41

24.18

21.54

25.06

Public 4-year

21.23

22.94

21.08

23.33

21.30

23.07

21.13

23.44

Private nonprofit 4-year

21.31

24.03

21.32

24.86

21.36

24.17

21.37

24.97

Private for-profit 4-year

31.10

32.61

31.56

33.36

31.43

32.86

31.45

33.30

Public 2-year

21.13

24.84

22.09

26.11

21.34

24.95

22.38

26.13

29.06

32.05

29.09

32.53

29.17

32.12

29.14

32.54

Public 4-year

28.48

31.14

28.25

31.47

28.59

31.21

28.24

31.41

Private nonprofit 4-year

29.17

32.37

28.96

32.57

29.26

32.42

29.05

32.63

Private for-profit 4-year

38.00

39.44

37.57

38.85

38.02

39.53

37.52

38.86

All Sectors
Graduate/
Professional

Men

UNDERSTANDING THE NUMBERS
Table 6 provides the median and average ages of students by program level, sector, and gender. Dual enrollees (under age 18) are included. A student’s age isdetermined as of the first day of his or her enrollment in the current term. The first date of enrollment can vary depending on the academic term used by the institution.
Additional notes on data, coverage, and imputation of gender are included at the end of the report.

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Table 7. Estimated National Enrollment by Institutional Sector and Gender: 2020 to 2022
Spring 2022
SectorAll Sectors
Public 4-year
Private nonprofit 4-year
Private for-profit 4-year
Public 2-year

Spring 2021

Spring 2020

GenderEnrollment% Change from
Previous Year

Enrollment% Change from
Previous Year

Enrollment% Change from
Previous Year

Men

6,606,684-3.3%

6,829,297-5.5%

7,229,333

-1.8%

Women

9,563,582-4.6%

10,026,004-2.0%

10,228,973

0.5%

Men

3,083,907-3.3%

3,189,301-2.7%

3,278,843

-1.5%

Women

4,168,506-3.4%

4,316,549

1.0%

4,272,400

0.0%

Men

1,449,223-1.9%

1,476,674-1.9%

1,504,614

-1.3%

Women

2,233,774-1.6%

2,271,247

0.0%2,271,847

-0.3%

Men

243,7096.0%

230,015-1.9%

234,463

-4.4%

Women

473,166-3.1%

488,543-1.3%

494,901

-0.7%

Men

1,698,614-5.6%

1,798,757-14.4%

2,101,445

-3.1%

Women

2,471,316-9.2%

2,722,289-6.0%

2,895,598-1.7%

UNDERSTANDING THE NUMBERS
Table 7 provides enrollment counts by gender. Institutions reported student gender to the Clearinghouse for 75 percent of all students. Gender was imputed for an
additional 20 percent of the students, based on first name for all other students. Less-than-two-year institutions have been aggregated with two-year institutions. Private
nonprofit two-year and for-profit two-year enrollments are not shown in the table due to small counts (approximately 2% of total enrollments), but enrollments fromthese sectors are included in the overall totals. Additional notes on data, coverage, and imputation of gender are included in the report.

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Table 8a. Estimated Enrollment by State of Institution: 2020 to 2022
Percent Change from Previous Year

Enrollment
State

Spring 2022

Spring 2021

Spring 2020

Spring 2022

Spring 2021

Spring 2020

Alabama

257,415

257,787

268,809

-0.1%

-4.1%

-0.6%

Alaska19,394

20,365

20,643

-4.8%

-1.3%

-9.8%

Arizona

442,122436,616

441,282

1.3%

-1.1%

4.3%

Arkansas

119,026

128,158

135,049

-7.1%

-5.1%

-2.7%

California

2,012,874

2,190,806

2,313,557

-8.1%

-5.3%

-1.2%

Colorado*

294,757

270,326

279,681

9.0%

-3.3%

-1.4%

Connecticut

167,120

171,810

176,912

-2.7%

-2.9%

-2.5%

Delaware49,42849,964

54,157

-1.1%

-7.7%

-1.4%

District of Columbia

71,68869,67669,364

2.9%

0.4%

-1.9%

Florida842,834

879,729889,945

-4.2%

-1.1%

0.2%

Georgia

466,959

473,504

482,099

-1.4%

-1.8%

-1.2%

Hawaii

43,76946,55147,315

-6.0%

-1.6%

-0.8%

Idaho

95,254

97,724

97,360

-2.5%

0.4%

-0.4%

Illinois

518,897542,051

570,473

-4.3%

-5.0%

-2.4%

Indiana ^347,676

314,172

324,180

10.7%

-3.1%

-2.5%

Iowa

163,468

170,900

180,286

-4.3%

-5.2%

-3.6%

Kansas^147,070

155,251

165,670

-5.3%

-6.3%

-2.3%

Kentucky

218,238

220,259

225,971

-0.9%

-2.5%

1.9%

Louisiana

193,833

201,684

209,666

-3.9%

-3.8%

0.1%

Maine

57,35159,50360,478

-3.6%

-1.6%

-1.6%

Maryland

295,598

317,023

314,800

-6.8%

0.7%

-1.9%

Massachusetts*

379,259399,307415,514

-5.0%

-3.9%

-2.5%

Michigan*

360,220

426,474455,663-15.5%

-6.4%

-2.9%

Minnesota

325,967

342,342

349,292

-4.8%

-2.0%

-0.9%

Mississippi

135,635

143,253

149,443

-5.3%

-4.1%

-0.3%

Missouri

267,805

288,212299,690

-7.1%

-3.8%

-4.9%

Montana

41,18540,27742,702

2.3%

-5.7%

-4.3%

Nebraska

123,378

124,766

121,832

-1.1%

2.4%

0.5%

Nevada97,29999,324104,229

-2.0%

-4.7%

1.0%

New Hampshire

201,032

185,858

167,705

8.2%

10.8%

3.5%

New Jersey

317,972

340,637

360,429

-6.7%

-5.5%

-0.3%

New Mexico

85,656

88,838100,291-3.6%-11.4%-3.4%

New York

901,547

943,336995,377

-4.4%

-5.2%

-2.0%

North Carolina

476,338

480,764

496,443

-0.9%

-3.2%

0.9%

North Dakota

44,91345,09045,808

-0.4%

-1.6%

-0.8%

Ohio

500,478

526,890547,336

-5.0%

-3.7%

-3.1%

Oklahoma

151,493

159,095

165,101

-4.8%

-3.6%

-1.0%

Oregon185,367

196,171

201,979

-5.5%

-2.9%

-3.3%

Pennsylvania

564,413580,392

603,130

-2.8%

-3.8%

-4.0%

Rhode Island

60,73362,22765,376

-2.4%

-4.8%

-1.0%

South Carolina

213,750

209,246

215,725

2.2%

-3.0%

1.3%

South Dakota

41,04642,03043,899

-2.3%

-4.3%

-2.0%

Tennessee

256,810

267,893

279,459

-4.1%

-4.1%

0.6%

Texas

1,330,347

1,366,496

1,387,478

-2.6%

-1.5%

0.0%

Utah

373,556

362,609346,431

3.0%

4.7%

3.2%

Vermont

33,31835,90338,134

-7.2%

-5.8%

-4.9%

Virginia

466,441

474,486

468,426

-1.7%

1.3%

0.3%

Washington

279,297

300,819

312,747

-7.2%

-3.8%

-3.1%

West Virginia

136,253

133,573

129,898

2.0%

2.8%

-2.0%

Wisconsin

252,316

263,264

276,352

-4.2%

-4.7%

-2.9%

Wyoming

24,80426,08827,816

-4.9%

-6.2%

0.6%

Multi-State Institutions

529,682

622,445625,564-14.9%

-0.5%

-2.6%

UNDERSTANDING THE NUMBERS
Table 8a provides enrollment counts by the state where the institution is located. Institutions that span multiple states have been included in a separate line called“multi-state.” Enrollments in these institutions are not included in any other individual states.
*States where inconsistent data submissions across years make enrollment estimates less accurate: Public 4-year (MI), Private Nonprofit 4-year (MA) and Other sectors (CO).
Update (6/14/2022) - after late submission of 2022 data was addressed, Michigan’s enrollment change from 2021 was -3.8% (Public 4-year) and -5.8% (state total).
^ Data for 2022 were impacted by reclassification of for-profit four-year institutions.
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Table 8b. Estimated Enrollment by State of Institution and Sector: 2020 to 2022
Public 2-Year
Spring 2022

Public 4-Year

Spring 2021

State

Enrollment% Change
fromPreviousYear

Alabama

62,364

3.6%

Spring 2020

Enrollment% Change
fromPreviousYear

60,215-12.3%

Spring 2022

Enrollment% Change
fromPreviousYear

68,649-3.8%

Private Nonprofit 4-Year

Spring 2021

Enrollment% Change
fromPreviousYear

155,762-0.6%

Spring 2020

Enrollment% Change
fromPreviousYear

156,6810.0%

Spring 2022

Enrollment% Change
fromPreviousYear

156,721

1.1%

Spring 2021

Enrollment% Change
fromPreviousYear

19,315

-7.4%

Other
Spring 2020

Enrollment% Change
fromPreviousYear

20,853-5.4%

Spring 2022

Enrollment% Change
fromPreviousYear

22,052

0.7%

Spring 2021

Enrollment% Change
fromPreviousYear

19,975-0.3%

Spring 2020

Enrollment% Change
fromPrevious
Year

Enrollment% Change
fromPreviousYear

20,038-6.3%

21,387-3.4%

Alaska

-

-

-

-

-

-

18,639-6.1%

19,845-1.0%

20,055-10.3%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Arizona

126,188-4.0%

131,387-14.2%

153,137

1.7%

199,1725.1%

189,496

3.2%

183,556

5.3%

107,869

0.3%

107,5317.2%

100,269

4.8%

8,892

8.4%

8,202

89.9%

4,319

64.8%

Arkansas

29,867-5.3%

31,535-10.2%

35,107-0.5%

77,013-7.9%

83,617-3.0%

86,163-3.2%

11,431-5.9%

12,151-4.3%

12,691-6.0%

715-16.5%

856-21.4%

1,089

6.2%

California

943,629-13.1%

1,085,852-11.8%

1,231,701-3.1%

685,2700.3%

683,309-1.2%

691,8920.1%

270,101

0.4%

269,014-4.7%

282,150-0.9%

113,874-25.4%

152,63141.6%

107,814

13.5%

Colorado*

54,917-6.2%

58,526-9.0%

64,317-6.3%

162,714-2.2%

166,452-3.7%

172,905-1.0%

29,599-0.9%

29,855

4.5%

28,577-4.3%

47,527206.8%----

Connecticut

31,166-7.2%

33,571-17.4%

40,643-5.9%

55,974-2.5%

57,435-2.7%

59,010-2.3%

62,771

0.5%

62,460-2.5%

64,055

-1.6%

-

-

-

-

-

-

Delaware

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

District of Columbia

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

69,1884.1%

66,4581.1%

65,721

-1.8%

-

-

-

-

-

-

Florida34,521-2.5%

35,403-10.5%

39,541

0.9%

632,826-6.4%

676,1310.1%

675,176

0.4%

136,778-1.9%

139,480-3.3%

144,180

1.2%

38,70934.8%

28,715-7.5%

31,048-8.3%

Georgia

105,423-2.7%

108,387-13.3%

125,0852.7%

288,163-1.3%

291,8260.9%

289,291-2.5%

65,9182.4%

64,388-2.4%

65,948

-2.2%

7,454

-16.3%

8,903

401.7%

1,775

0.6%

Hawaii13,730-12.9%

15,756-2.7%

16,189-2.3%

22,905-5.4%

24,2040.4%

24,112

-1.0%

7,133

8.2%

6,591

-6.0%

7,014

4.0%

-

-

-

-

-

-

Idaho

18,264-0.9%

18,425-7.2%

19,847

5.3%

40,5171.3%

40,002-2.0%

40,802-3.6%

36,446-7.2%

39,2787.0%

36,694

0.4%

-

-

-

-

-

-

Illinois

192,176-6.3%

205,179-11.0%

230,614-3.4%

156,471-1.1%

158,1610.2%

157,793-0.2%

169,082-4.8%

177,623-1.8%

180,966

-1.3%

1,169

7.5%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

216,68920.1%

180,423-0.3%

180,887-0.5%

81,410

3.5%

78,625-6.5%

84,071

-2.8%

-

-

-

-

-

-

Iowa

54,653-8.2%

59,505-8.4%

64,948-4.8%

63,460-1.9%

64,666-4.0%

67,355-3.5%

42,833-2.2%

43,813-2.7%

45,017

-2.6%

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kansas^53,452-5.0%

56,255-7.4%

60,717-3.7%

71,684-13.7%

83,060-4.5%

86,946-0.8%

16,4295.0%

15,648-11.6%

17,709

-4.7%

-

-

-

-

-

-

Kentucky

60,162

2.3%

58,821-11.9%

66,766

0.5%

105,744-1.5%

107,3840.3%

107,090-0.1%

51,279-4.9%53,906

4.3%

51,664

8.3%

-

-

-

-

-

-

Louisiana

43,546-0.8%

43,886-16.6%

52,651

2.6%

123,406-6.2%

131,549-1.2%

133,145-0.1%

23,373

1.8%

22,963-1.8%

23,379

0.9%

-

-

-

-

-

-

Maine

10,286-9.4%

11,352-12.6%

12,994

1.2%

28,482-2.6%

29,2298.0%

27,055-1.3%

18,582-1.8%

18,922-7.4%

20,429

-3.7%

-

-

-

-

-

-

Maryland82,802-11.2%

93,268-6.6%

99,817-2.0%

163,484-6.2%

174,208

4.3%

167,036-2.1%

49,311-0.5%

49,547

3.3%

47,948

-1.4%

-

-

-

-

-

-

Massachusetts*

51,083-9.5%

56,418-14.8%

66,181-5.6%

104,582-3.4%

108,297-2.5%

111,028-0.1%

220,743-4.7%

231,565-1.1%

234,220

-2.4%

2,851

-5.8%

3,027

-25.9%

4,085-15.3%

Michigan*

109,547-9.7%

121,333-10.0%

134,880-2.7%

201,381-20.3%

252,698-4.4%

264,211-2.2%

47,617-5.6%

50,428-7.5%

54,540

-5.6%

-

-

-

-

-

-

Minnesota

81,627-4.2%

85,186-7.6%

92,157-2.5%

97,645-4.2%

101,954-2.6%

104,632-1.5%

55,060-3.7%

57,153-2.3%

58,511-1.3%

91,634-6.5%

98,0484.3%

93,992

1.9%

Mississippi

51,642-10.0%

57,375-10.2%

63,872

3.3%

70,053-1.6%

71,1730.0%

71,154-1.8%

13,940-5.2%

14,7042.0%

14,417

-7.7%

-

-

-

-

-

-

Missouri

59,569-3.8%

61,902-10.0%

68,818-4.3%

111,560-4.0%

116,169-2.0%

118,559-2.5%

94,424-11.8%

107,097-2.7%

110,053

-7.4%

2,252

-26.0%

3,044

34.7%

2,260

-21.1%

Montana

6,624

4.6%

6,333

-4.8%

6,655

-7.2%

30,9081.6%

30,417-6.2%

32,434

-3.2%

3,653

3.6%

3,527

-2.4%

3,614

-8.5%

-

-

-

-

-

-

Nebraska

33,586-0.4%

33,7072.5%

32,892-5.4%

54,553-0.5%

54,8322.8%

53,354-0.6%

34,576-2.0%

35,267

1.6%

34,700

8.2%

-

-

-

-

-

-

Nevada

9,115

-4.5%

9,546

-9.4%

10,533-0.6%

84,912-3.2%

87,707-4.1%

91,419

1.5%

2,133

3.0%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

Indiana^

New Hampshire

8,668

-6.5%

9,271

-9.4%

10,232-6.8%

21,645-5.0%

22,780-3.8%

23,670-4.3%

170,720

11.0%

153,756

14.9%

133,803

5.9%

-

-

-

-

-

-

New Jersey

89,220-13.5%

103,100-13.5%

119,177-0.8%

165,218-4.6%

173,255-1.4%

175,669

0.0%

60,462-0.6%

60,800-1.8%

61,914

0.4%

-

-

-

-

-

-

New Mexico36,328-5.7%

38,535-16.9%

46,3810.8%

46,800-3.7%

48,615-6.9%

52,244

-7.1%

2,527

49.7%

1,688

1.3%

1,666

4.0%

-

-

-

-

-

-

New York

160,179-11.1%

180,141-14.5%

210,578-6.7%

320,317-6.2%

341,522-3.3%

353,296-1.2%

378,7410.4%

377,420-4.6%

395,807-1.0%

42,310-4.4%

44,25324.0%

35,696

8.8%

North Carolina

178,567-1.8%

181,818-7.8%

197,1112.4%

219,778-0.1%

219,9760.8%

218,205

1.0%

76,438-1.1%

77,308-2.6%

79,355

-2.8%

1,555

-6.4%

1,661

-6.3%

1,773

-4.5%

North Dakota

5,749

-2.3%

5,885

-1.9%

5,996

-1.4%

33,923-0.3%

34,042-1.8%

34,651

-1.7%

5,241

1.5%

5,163

0.0%

5,161

6.4%

-

-

-

-

-

-

Ohio

125,895-4.5%

131,890-7.1%

142,035-7.8%

261,200-6.1%

278,129-2.3%

284,778-1.8%

111,562-3.6%

115,678-3.2%

119,516

-0.4%

1,820

52.5%

1,193

18.5%

1,007

6.8%

Oklahoma

40,770-2.1%

41,665-8.0%

45,302-1.6%

92,221-8.6%

100,941-1.7%

102,719-0.6%

17,09913.4%

15,077-3.6%

15,638

-1.4%

-

-

-

-

-

-

Oregon69,907-5.1%

73,675-5.8%

78,246-5.3%

90,315-1.5%

91,6730.2%

91,483-2.0%

25,145-18.4%

30,823-4.4%

32,250

-2.2%

-

-

-

-

-

-

Pennsylvania

70,776-12.8%

81,132-16.7%

97,430-4.4%

199,651-7.4%

215,636-5.6%

228,413-3.9%

210,933-2.8%

217,036-4.7%

227,848-5.0%

83,054

24.7%

66,58834.7%

49,439

1.3%

Rhode Island

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

28,0040.2%

27,949-3.9%

29,094

-0.4%

-

-

-

-

-

-

70,201

5.5%

66,555-8.3%

72,5671.2%

106,2260.5%

105,714-2.3%

108,174

1.5%

27,3940.9%

27,161-7.5%

29,374

0.3%

9,929

1.2%

9,816

75.0%

5,610

4.5%

South Dakota

6,502

-4.4%

6,801

-3.0%

7,009

5.3%

28,174-2.9%

29,016-2.7%

29,812

-3.5%

6,360

2.6%

6,202

-10.9%

6,964

-1.7%

-

-

-

-

-

-

Tennessee

60,602-5.8%

64,362-14.0%

74,835-1.9%

123,956-0.7%

124,8710.0%

124,824

0.4%

63,091-9.3%

69,586-3.1%

71,849

-1.2%

-

-

-

-

-

-

Texas

514,926-6.0%

547,545-6.9%

588,237-0.2%

659,088-0.2%

660,103

0.4%

657,295-0.6%

120,816-3.5%

125,197

3.4%

121,037-1.4%

35,5185.5%

33,651

60.9%

20,910

56.4%

Utah

31,098-3.4%

32,1920.2%

32,142

2.5%

138,9101.4%

137,039

1.3%

135,3070.8%

195,737

3.8%

188,662

7.6%

175,413

4.7%

7,810

65.6%

-

32.1%

-

49.5%

South Carolina

Vermont

-

-

-

-

-

-

16,503-9.2%

18,177-2.8%

18,704-5.7%

11,387-9.4%

12,564-10.7%

14,076

-1.8%

-

-

-

-

-

-

Virginia

107,394-5.4%

113,547-9.0%

124,818-2.9%

180,914-1.6%

183,928-5.4%

194,357

1.5%

125,525-3.8%

130,511

3.6%

125,998

6.0%

52,60813.1%

46,500100.0%

23,253-17.4%

Washington

58,456-11.8%

66,256-5.5%

70,148-4.3%

183,632-6.7%

196,770-3.5%

203,822-2.7%

36,030-2.5%

36,944-2.8%

37,997

-2.9%

-

-

-

-

-

-

West Virginia

10,421-1.7%

10,601-5.2%

11,183-5.9%

51,284-4.0%

53,411-2.7%

54,899

-3.0%

5,893

-7.2%

6,353

-12.6%

7,265

-4.3%

-

-

-

-

-

-

Wisconsin

73,646-3.3%

76,127-8.4%

83,126-11.6%

139,019-2.9%

143,198-3.2%

147,937

2.0%

39,651-9.8%

43,939-3.0%

45,289

-0.5%

-

-

-

-

-

-

Wyoming

14,497-5.5%

15,341-7.3%

16,541

1.8%

10,307

-4.1%

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

-

UNDERSTANDING THE NUMBERS
Table 8b focuses on public two-year and four-year institutions and private nonprofit four-year institutions, where data were reported by at least three institutions in the given sector; “ - “ indicates that data are suppressed because this threshold was not met (including sectors with no institutions).
Other institutional sectors are not shown due to the year-over-year variability or small enrollment sizes but are included in state total enrollments.
*States where inconsistent data submissions across years make enrollment estimates less accurate: Public 4-year (MI), Private Nonprofit 4-year (MA) and Other sectors (CO).
Update (6/14/2022) - after late submission of 2022 data was addressed, Michigan’s enrollment change from 2021 was -3.8% (Public 4-year) and -5.8% (state total).
^ Data for 2022 were impacted by reclassification of for-profit four-year institutions.
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Table 9. Estimated Undergraduate Enrollment by Major at Four-Year Institutions: 2020 to 2022
Spring 2022
Major
(CIP Code)CIP Title

52

Spring 2021

Enrollment% Change from
Previous YearBusiness, Management, Marketing,and Related Support

1,500,247

51

Health Professions and Related
Clinical Sciences

24

Spring 2020

Enrollment% Change from
Previous Year

Enrollment% Change from
Previous Year

0.6%

1,491,999-2.3%

1,527,889-1.7%

1,024,849-2.7%

1,053,578

0.1%

1,052,148-1.0%

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General
Studies and Humanities

827,743-4.2%

863,899-7.4%

932,596-5.2%

26

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

560,197-0.1%

560,884-2.5%

575,084-0.9%

14Engineering

534,992

0.6%

531,889-3.5%

550,966-1.8%

11

Computer and Information Sciences
and Support Services

518,8447.8%

481,294

3.0%

467,204

4.7%

42

Psychology

502,2024.7%

479,582

4.8%

457,506

4.1%

13

Education

436,139-0.5%

438,2120.0%

438,195-0.1%

45Social Sciences

398,531-2.3%

407,981-3.4%

422,438-1.7%

50Visual and Performing Arts

392,0835.7%

370,954-4.4%

387,897

1.4%

09

Communication, Journalism, andRelated Programs

272,433-3.5%

282,375-8.7%

309,306-2.4%

43

Security and Protective Services

251,800-2.3%

257,603-5.6%

272,9860.4%

30Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

226,264

4.4%

216,817-5.0%

228,2530.8%

31

Parks, Recreation, Leisure andFitness Studies

219,6681.1%

217,259-1.7%

221,086-1.3%

44

Public Administration and Social
Service Professions

123,737-5.1%

130,430-1.6%

132,563-1.6%

40

Physical Sciences

116,159-2.0%

118,519-7.6%

128,317-4.7%

23

English Language and Literature/
Letters

113,323-0.5%

113,943-10.2%

126,902-5.0%

15

Engineering Technologies/
Technicians

92,3920.4%

92,003-6.5%

98,402-3.2%

01

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations,and Related Sciences*

91,243

11.8%

81,639-3.8%

84,886-1.4%

03

Natural Resources and Conservation

83,0204.4%

79,502-1.6%

80,801

2.2%

27

Mathematics and Statistics

81,755-4.1%

85,294-2.5%

87,493-1.2%

54

History

78,144

0.5%

77,734-4.1%

81,024-2.4%

19

Family and Consumer Sciences/
Human Sciences

76,096-5.4%

80,421-8.7%

88,081-5.7%

16

Foreign Languages, Literatures, andLinguistics

52,196-6.2%

55,6373.7%

53,644-4.6%

04

Architecture and Related Services

46,6947.0%

43,652

2.4%

42,624

2.7%

49Transportation and Materials Moving

34,497

4.4%

33,0467.0%

30,887

5.6%

38

Philosophy and Religious Studies

30,924-0.9%

31,213-1.6%

31,713-3.5%

05

Area, Ethnic, Cultural, and GenderStudies

24,6262.6%

23,999-6.7%

25,735-1.9%

39

Theology and Religious Vocations

24,474-3.1%

25,251-1.0%

25,494-7.2%

10Communications Technologies/
Technicians and Support Services

23,65022.3%

19,333-5.4%

20,4406.9%

22

Legal Professions and Studies

23,644-4.1%

24,647

6.4%

23,166-0.7%

12Personal and Culinary Services

17,616

10.5%

15,93613.3%

14,066-3.6%

47

Mechanic and Repair Technologies/
Technicians

13,687-1.4%

13,879-0.6%

13,967-3.5%

46Construction Trades

8,822

6.2%

8,308

-18.3%

10,170-6.8%

41

Science Technologies/Technicians

5,566-18.0%

6,785-14.0%

7,886

-5.2%

48

Precision Production

5,264

9.5%

4,807

-15.3%

5,678

-0.4%

UNDERSTANDING THE NUMBERS
Table 9 provides college enrollment totals disaggregated by Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) codes. The table excludes the following CIP codes, each of which
had total enrollments of less than 5,000: 25 (Library Science), 28 (Military Science, Leadership, and Operational Art), 29 (Military Technologies and Applied Sciences), 32(Basic Skills and Developmental/Remedial Education), 33 (Citizenship Activities), 34 (Health-Related Knowledge and Skills), 35 (Interpersonal and Social Skills), 36 (Leisureand Recreational Activities), 37 (Personal Awareness and Self-Improvement), 53 (High School/Secondary Diplomas and Certificates), 60 (Residency Programs).
*The 2022 growth is largely due to the reclassification of “Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences” in the new CIP 2020.
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Table 10. Estimated Undergraduate Enrollment by Major at Two-Year Institutions: 2020 to 2022
Spring 2022
Major
(CIP Code)CIP Title

Spring 2021

Spring 2020

Enrollment% Change from
Previous Year

Enrollment% Change from
Previous Year

Enrollment% Change from
Previous Year

1,434,734-0.3%

1,439,320-13.8%

1,669,372

-2.1%

24

Liberal Arts and Sciences, General
Studies and Humanities

51

Health Professions and Related Clinical
Sciences758,203-0.3%

760,810-2.2%

777,936-1.1%

52

Business, Management, Marketing,and Related Support

496,8072.4%

485,360-7.9%

527,116-2.1%

11Computer and Information Sciences
and Support Services

215,787

8.5%

198,838-6.0%

211,420

3.0%

43

Security and Protective Services

139,631-3.9%

145,259-16.7%

174,386-2.8%

50Visual and Performing Arts

127,943

8.4%

118,032-18.1%

144,106

1.9%

30

Multi/Interdisciplinary Studies

107,481-0.2%

107,686-14.1%

125,294-1.1%

26

Biological and Biomedical Sciences

103,901-1.2%

105,157-2.5%

107,835

2.6%

15

Engineering Technologies/Technicians

98,566

6.5%

92,518-15.4%

109,361-2.2%

13

Education

97,1592.7%

94,574-4.5%

98,996-3.9%

47

Mechanic and Repair Technologies/
Technicians

96,265

11.5%

86,315-18.0%

105,316

4.8%

42

Psychology

95,114

3.2%

92,1950.8%

91,442

9.4%

19

Family and Consumer Sciences/
Human Sciences

70,761-1.8%

72,081-12.3%

82,175-2.9%

46Construction Trades

68,764

19.3%

57,623-8.1%

62,735

7.4%

14

Engineering

68,174

1.4%

67,257-13.2%

77,505-0.2%

45Social Sciences

62,557-5.5%

66,206-9.8%

73,407-1.8%

12Personal and Culinary Services

54,723

12.7%

48,554-20.4%

60,9702.0%

48

Precision Production

54,105

16.7%

46,369-20.6%

58,386

5.6%

31

Parks, Recreation, Leisure and Fitness
Studies

41,085-0.3%

41,212-12.9%

47,3186.1%

01

Agriculture, Agriculture Operations,and Related Sciences*

41,02747.8%

27,756-9.2%

30,564-0.1%

09Communication, Journalism, andRelated Programs

36,402-4.5%

38,128-14.6%

44,672-0.2%

44

Public Administration and Social
Service Professions

31,3852.1%

30,739-6.4%

32,856-0.6%

22

Legal Professions and Studies

25,524-1.0%

25,7884.8%

24,611

1.4%

10Communications Technologies/
Technicians and Support Services

25,386

6.6%

23,804-18.1%

29,0740.8%

40

Physical Sciences

23,742-17.0%

28,607-20.5%

36,002-6.6%

23

English Language and Literature/
Letters

21,910-4.0%

22,815-17.6%

27,698-2.4%

41

Science Technologies/Technicians

21,593

4.1%

20,735-9.8%

22,99028.0%

16Foreign Languages, Literatures, andLinguistics

17,236-1.2%

17,440-7.3%

18,819-1.8%

27

Mathematics and Statistics

16,336-6.9%

17,546-13.9%

20,383

1.0%

49

Transportation and Materials Moving

11,750

28.9%

9,113

-11.3%

10,2793.7%

54

History

10,8483.3%

10,506-9.5%

11,6120.9%

03Natural Resources and Conservation

9,492

3.5%

9,174

-0.6%

9,233

1.1%

32

Basic Skills

9,093

14.9%

7,912

-12.5%

9,045

6.0%

04

Architecture and Related Services

7,118

5.5%

6,749

-2.9%

6,951

6.1%

UNDERSTANDING THE NUMBERS
Table 10 provides college enrollment totals disaggregated by Classification of Instructional Program (CIP) codes. The table excludes the following CIP codes, each of which
had total enrollments of less than 5,000: 05 (Area, Ethnic, Cultural, Gender, and Group Studies), 25 (Library Science), 28 (Military Science, Leadership, and Operational Art),
29 (Military Technologies and Applied Sciences), 33 (Citizenship Activities), 34 (Health-Related Knowledge and Skills), 35 (Interpersonal and Social Skills), 36 (Leisure andRecreational Activities), 37 (Personal Awareness and Self-Improvement), 38 (Philosophy and Religious Studies), 39 (Theology and Religious Vocations), 53 (High School/
Secondary Diplomas and Certificates), 60 (Residency Programs).
*The 2022 growth is largely due to the reclassification of “Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences” in the new CIP 2020.

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Special Analysis: Spring Freshman Enrollment Estimates by Institutional Sector, Gender,
and Race/Ethnicity: 2020 to 2022 (Unweighted)
Spring 2022
SectorAll Sectors

Public 4-year

Gender and Race/Ethnicity

Enrollment% Change from
Previous Year

Enrollment

339,286

4.2%

325,603-3.5%

337,403

Male

149,134

7.5%

138,673-6.9%

149,018

Female168,757

0.6%

167,779

0.5%

166,947

Missing Gender

21,395

11.7%

19,151-10.7%

21,438

White

111,9590.9%

110,977-3.9%

115,463

Latinx60,736

4.0%

58,410-7.8%

63,319Black

36,655-6.5%

39,219-13.0%

45,077

Asian

12,97515.0%

11,285-14.7%

13,232Native American

2,671

8.5%

2,461

-9.9%

2,731

Other

114,290

10.7%

103,251

5.8%

97,581

Grand Total

74,652

10.8%

67,394

1.2%

66,581

Male

33,082

11.7%

29,614-1.4%

30,031

Female35,3888.0%

32,7582.7%

31,887

Missing Gender

6,182

23.1%

5,022

7.7%

4,663

White

25,5849.1%

23,459-7.9%25,460Latinx13,263

10.3%

12,025

3.0%

11,675

Black

7,230

-1.9%

7,372

-9.9%

8,178

Asian

3,541

29.4%

2,737

-9.2%

3,015

747

3.3%

723

2.4%

706

Other

24,28715.2%

21,07820.1%

17,547

Grand Total

37,8380.3%

37,71913.4%

33,253Male

16,157-2.1%

16,49812.0%

14,725

Female19,6870.4%

19,606

17.5%

16,691

Missing Gender

1,994

23.5%

1,615

-12.1%

1,837

White

12,525-10.4%

13,97614.2%

12,240Latinx

3,995

2.6%

3,892

24.7%

3,121

Black

3,369

-10.4%

3,762

-1.1%

3,804

Asian

1,252

-13.5%

1,447

44.1%

1,004

225

20.3%

187

8.7%

172

Other

16,47214.0%

14,45512.0%

12,912Grand Total

198,155

3.1%

192,189-10.7%

215,169

Male

88,115

8.1%

81,548-15.1%

96,102

Female98,395-1.3%

99,711-5.7%

105,731

Missing Gender

11,645

6.5%

10,930-18.0%

13,336

White

69,4530.9%

68,839-6.8%

73,823Latinx38,856

3.9%

37,392-18.5%

45,862

Black

22,986-5.8%

24,391-19.0%

30,115

Asian

7,802

15.1%

6,780

-24.3%

8,957

Native American

1,546

10.4%

1,401

-19.0%

1,730

Other

57,512

7.7%

53,386-2.4%

54,682Native American

Public 2-year% Change from
Previous Year

Spring 2020

Grand Total

Native American

Private nonprofit
4-yearEnrollment

Spring 2021

UNDERSTANDING THE NUMBERS
This Special Analysis provides spring freshman enrollment counts disaggregated by gender, race/ethnicity, and institutional sector. Freshman students are thosewith no previous enrollment or completion records across the Clearinghouse universe of higher education institutions since 1993, unless the previous enrollment
record is prior to age 18 or graduation from high school (dual enrollment). The spring freshmen counts provided in this report are unweighted, not accounting for the
Clearinghouse data coverage rates.
Other includes Pacific Islander, Multi-Racial, International, and Unknown/Missing race/ethnicity. Freshmen at private for-profit four-year and private two-year institutions
are included in the total, although not shown here due to small student counts.

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Methodological Notes
NATIONAL COVERAGE OF THE DATA AND WEIGHTING FOR THIS REPORTAs of fall 2021 institutions actively submitting enrollment data to the Clearinghouse account for 97 percent of all enrollments at Title IV, degree-granting institutions in the
U.S. Because Clearinghouse participation grew over the period covered by this report, and because coverage of institutions (i.e., percentage of all institutions participatingin the Clearinghouse) is not 100 percent for any individual year, weights were applied by institutional sector and state to better approximate enrollments at all institutions
nationally. Using the IPEDS Title IV, degree-granting institutions as the baseline population, weights for each institution type and state were calculated using the inverseof the rate of enrollment coverage for that sector or state in the relevant year. Given the unavailability of fall 2021 IPEDS enrollments at the time of publication, fall 2020
IPEDS enrollments were used as the basis for calculating the fall 2021 Clearinghouse data coverage rates, and these rates were applied to estimate the spring 2022
enrollments. However, in the special analysis of spring freshman enrollment, the reported data are unweighted data, unadjusted for data coverage rates (page 15). For
detailed statistics on enrollment coverage, as well as other aspects of Clearinghouse data, view “Working With Our Data.”

DIFFERENCES FROM IPEDS DATA
National Student Clearinghouse data are non-adjudicated, administrative data that come directly from college and university registrars. The data differ from IPEDS survey
data in several important ways:
1. Term definition: Term definition: IPEDS does not conduct a spring enrollment survey, so there are no comparable IPEDS numbers for the spring. For Clearinghousereporting, institutions provide the start- and end-dates for each enrollment, rather than formally designating fall or spring terms. Spring terms included in the Current
Term Enrollment Estimates account for the academic terms that:
Spring terms included in the Current Term Enrollment Estimates account for the academic terms that:a) began between January 15 and March 31, inclusive ORb) ended between February 15 and April 30, inclusive ORc) began before January 15 AND ended after April 30.
2. Degree-granting status: Degree-granting status: When referencing IPEDS enrollment counts, it is important to distinguish counts limited to degree-granting
institutions from those that also include non-degree-granting institutions. NCES publishes both of these counts in IPEDS First-Look Reports. The Clearinghouse counts inthis report are limited to Title IV, degree-granting institutions.

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3. Enrollment status changes: Institutions submit data to the Clearinghouse throughout a given term, capturing changes in enrollment status from one submission to
the next. The counts in this report include all students whose institution submitted at least one enrollment record showing the student enrolled as either full time, threequarters time, half time, or less than half time during the term. For IPEDS reporting, an institution generally counts a student according to the student’s enrollment status
as of the institution’s IPEDS census date.

GENDER IMPUTATION
Institutions reported student gender to the Clearinghouse for 75 percent of all students included in this report. The gender for an additional 20 percent of the students
was imputed using a table of name-gender pairs that the Research Center developed using data publicly available from the Census Bureau and the Social Security
Administration as well as the institution-reported data. The imputation used only those pairs in which the name had at least two instances and was associated witha single gender in at least 95 percent of the instances. The imputation is accurate in 99.6 percent of the cases where gender was reported by institutions. A detailed
document describing this approach resides on the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center’s “Working With Our Data” page.

CIP 2020 CLASSIFICATION CHANGES
Spring 2022 enrollment reporting by major utilizes the 2020 CIP Classification update. This means the years prior to spring 2022 presented in this report still follow theprevious 2010 classification. These updates generally added new categories for programs of study rather than replacing the 2010 categories with new ones, with some
exceptions. As such, the “Agriculture, Agriculture Operations and Related Sciences” family is largely affected, particularly veterinary-related programs that moved from
Health Professions (CIP 51) to Agriculture (CIP 01). As a result, enrollment changes in 2022 cannot be estimated accurately for these two affected families.

FRESHMAN ENROLLMENT
Freshman students are those with no previous enrollment or completion records across the Clearinghouse universe of higher education institutions since 1993 unlessthe previous enrollment record is prior to age 18 or graduation from high school (dual enrollment). The freshman counts provided in this report are unweighted, notaccounting for the Clearinghouse data coverage rates.

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RACE AND ETHNICITY IMPUTATION FOR FRESHMAN ENROLLMENT
Not all institutions report race and ethnicity data to the Clearinghouse. Missing data (for institutions that do not report to the Clearinghouse) and unknown data (forstudents that do not report to their institution) account an average of 26 percent of freshman enrollment reflected in this analysis. Newer student enrollment datatypically has less opportunity for their race and ethnicity to have been reported by colleges. This report only analyzes five main groups (White, Latinx, Black, Asian,and Native American students) due to higher levels of missing or unknown data for 2022. Race and ethnicity missing data are imputed for the current term freshmenpresented in this report, based on the historical matching rates identified in the Clearinghouse data.

STATE-LEVEL ENROLLMENT AND MULTI-STATE INSTITUTIONSIn enrollment reporting at the state level we exclude multi-state institutions from any individual states. Multi-state institutions have at least one branch campus operational
in a different state from the main campus according to the fall 2020 IPEDS Institutional Characteristics Survey data. Starting this year, multi-state institutions are
determined for the current reporting year by IPEDS rather than accounting for multi-state operation at any point in an institution’s history. With this change, state-level
enrollment estimates are made more current and accurate.

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