NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS

E.D. Tabs November 1999

Fall Enrollment in

Postsecondary Institutions, 1997

U.S. Department of Education

Office of Educational Research and Improvement NCES 99-162
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Acknowledgments.......................................................................................................................viii

Executive Summary ...................................................................................................................... 1

 

Introduction .............................................................................................................................. 1

 Characteristics of Enrolled Students........................................................................................ 2

Changes in Enrollment between 1996 and 1997...................................................................... 8

Enrollments by State.............................................................................................................. 10

Technical Notes............................................................................................................................ 13

Data Sources........................................................................................................................... 13

Survey Methodology.............................................................................................................. 13

Overview....................................................................................................................... 13

Universe, Institutions Surveyed and Response Rates................................................... 15

Survey Conduct and Editing ........................................................................................ 18

Data Management and Imputation ............................................................................... 19

Raking of Racial-ethnic Data ...................................................................................... 19

Detailed Tables............................................................................................................................ 21

List of Tables

Table A. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible postsecondary institutions, by degree-granting status,

control, and level of institution: 50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997........................2

Table B. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible postsecondary institutions, by degree-granting

status of institution and residency status and race-ethnicity of student: 

50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997...........................................................................3

Table C. Percent distribution of racial-ethnic enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting

institutions, by sex and student level: 50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997 ...............5

Table D. Percent distribution of racial-ethnic enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting

institutions, by attendance status and student level: 50 states and the

District of Columbia, Fall 1997......................................................................................................6

Table E. Median age of enrolled students and the percent of enrolled students that are under 25 in

Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by student level, attendance status, and sex:

 50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997..........................................................................7

Table F. Percent change in enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by

race-ethnicity of student and level and control of institution: 50 states and the

District of Columbia, Fall 1996 and 1997 ......................................................................................9

Table G. Percent change in enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by

sex and attendance status of student and level and control of institution: 50 states

and the District of Columbia, Fall 1996 and 1997..........................................................................9
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Table H. Number of postsecondary institutions in the 1997 Fall Enrollment survey and response

rates, by survey form and sector of institution: 50 states, District of Columbia,

 and the outlying areas................................................................................................................... 16

Table I. Number and survey response rates of postsecondary institutions, by Title IV eligibility,

 degree-granting status, and sector of institution: 50 states, District of Columbia,

 and the outlying areas, Fall 1997..................................................................................................17

Table J. Total enrollment by race-ethnicity unknown and balance, by Title IV eligibility, 

degree-granting status, and sector of institution: 50 states, District of Columbia,

 and the outlying areas, Fall 1997 .................................................................................................20

Table 1. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible postsecondary institutions, by degree-granting

status, level, and control of institution, race-ethnicity, sex, and attendance status of 

Student: 50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997 ..........................................................23

Table 2. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by race-ethnicity,

sex, attendance status, and student level: 50 states and the District of Columbia,

Fall 1997.......................................................................................................................................24

Table 3. Percent distribution of total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by

race-ethnicity, sex, attendance status, and student level: 50 states and the 

District of Columbia, Fall 1997....................................................................................................25

Table 4. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by race-ethnicity, 

student level, and control of institution: 50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997 .........26

Table 5. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, 4-year institutions, by race-ethnicity,

student level, and control of institution: 50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997 .........27

Table 6. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, 2-year institutions, by race-ethnicity,

student level, and control of institution: 50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997 .........28

Table 7. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by sex, attendance

status, control of institution, and student level: 50 states and the District of Columbia,

Fall 1997.......................................................................................................................................29

Table 8. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, 4-year institutions, by sex, 

attendance status, control of institution, and student level: 50 states and the

District of Columbia, Fall 1997....................................................................................................30

Table 9. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, 2-year institutions, by sex,

attendance status, control of institution, and student level: 50 states and the

District of Columbia, Fall 1997....................................................................................................31

Table 10. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by student level, sex,

attendance status, and age of student: 50 states and the District of Columbia,

Fall 1997.......................................................................................................................................32
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Table 11. Percent distribution of total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions,

by student level, sex, attendance status, and age of student: 50 states and the

District of Columbia, Fall 1997....................................................................................................33

Table 12. Undergraduate enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by attendance

status, sex, age of student, and control of institution: 50 states and the 

District of Columbia, Fall 1997....................................................................................................34

Table 13. Percent distribution of undergraduate enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting

institutions, by attendance status, sex, age of student, and control of institution:

50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997.........................................................................35

Table 14. Undergraduate enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, 4-year institutions, by

attendance status, sex, age of student, and control of institution: 50 states and the 

District of Columbia, Fall 1997....................................................................................................36

Table 15. Percent distribution of undergraduate enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, 4-year

institutions, by attendance status, sex, age of student, and control of institution:

50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997.........................................................................37

Table 16. Undergraduate enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, 2-year institutions, by

attendance status, sex, age of student, and control of institution: 50 states and the 

District of Columbia, Fall 1997....................................................................................................38

Table 17. Percent distribution of undergraduate enrollment in Title IV eligible, degreegranting, 2-year institutions, by attendance status, sex, age of student, and

control of institution: 50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997......................................39

Table 18. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by control of institution,

race-ethnicity, sex, and attendance status of student: 50 states and the 

District of Columbia, Fall 1996 and 1997 ....................................................................................40

Table 19. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, 4-year institutions, by control of

institution, race-ethnicity, attendance status, sex, age of student: 50 states and the

District of Columbia, Fall 1996 and 1997 ....................................................................................41

Table 20. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, 2-year institutions, by control of

institution, race-ethnicity, attendance status, sex, age of student,: 50 state and the

District of Columbia, Fall 1996 and 1997 ....................................................................................42

Table 21. Undergraduate enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by control of

institution, race-ethnicity, sex, and attendance status of student: 50 states and the 

District of Columbia, Fall 1996 and 1997 ....................................................................................43

Table 22. First-professional enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by control of

institution, race-ethnicity, sex, and attendance status of student: 50 states and the 

District of Columbia, Fall 1996 and 1997 ....................................................................................44

Table 23. Graduate enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by control of

institution, race-ethnicity, sex, and attendance status of student: 50 states and the 

District of Columbia, Fall 1996 and 1997 ....................................................................................45
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Table 24. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by race-ethnicity 

and state, Fall 1997.......................................................................................................................46

Table 25. Percent distribution of total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions,

by race-ethnicity and state, Fall 1997 ........................................................................................... 47

Table 26. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, public 4-year institutions, by

 race-ethnicity and state, Fall 1997................................................................................................ 48

Table 27. Percent distribution of total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, public 4-year

institutions, by race-ethnicity and state, Fall 1997.......................................................................49

 

Table 28. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, public 2-year institutions, by

 race-ethnicity and state, Fall 1997................................................................................................ 50

Table 29. Percent distribution of total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, public 2-year

institutions, by race-ethnicity and state, Fall 1997........................................................................51

 

Table 30. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, private non-profit institutions, by

 race-ethnicity and state, Fall 1997................................................................................................ 52

Table 31. Percent distribution of total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, private

non-profit institutions, by race-ethnicity and state, Fall 1997.......................................................53

 

Table 32. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, private for-profit institutions, by

 race-ethnicity and state, Fall 1997................................................................................................ 54

Table 33. Percent distribution of total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, private

for-profit institutions, by race-ethnicity and state, Fall 1997........................................................55

Table 34. Total enrollment and minority enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, 

by state, Fall 1996 and 1997.........................................................................................................56

Table 35. Total enrollment and minority enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, public 4-year

institutions, by state, Fall 1996 and 1997 .....................................................................................57

 

Table 36. Total enrollment and minority enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, public 2-year

institutions, by state, Fall 1996 and 1997 .....................................................................................58

 

Table 37. Total enrollment and minority enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, private 

non-profit institutions, by state, Fall 1996 and 1997 ....................................................................59

 

Table 38. Total enrollment and minority enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, private 

for-profit institutions, by state, Fall 1996 and 1997 .....................................................................60
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List of Figures

Figure A. Percent of total enrollment in Title IV eligible degree-granting institutions, by

race-ethnicity and student level: 50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997 .......................4

Figure B. Percent change in total enrollment in Title IV eligible degree-granting institutions, by

State, Fall 1996 and 1997.............................................................................................................11

 Figure C. Percent change in minority enrollment in Title IV eligible degree-granting institutions, by

State, Fall 1996 and 1997.............................................................................................................12
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Acknowledgments

The authors thank the reviewers of this report: Debra J. Wilds, American Council on Education; 

Peter A. McCabe, Office for Civil Rights, Michael P. Cohen, Charlene Hoffman, John Sietsema,

and Bruce Taylor, National Center for Education Statistics.

The Office for Civil Rights (OCR) and the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), with

the approval of the Office of Management and Budget, cooperate in the collection of racialethnic information from all postsecondary institutions for the Fall Enrollment survey.

Creation of the final database used to generate the tables in this report was accomplished through

an interagency agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census. Sandra

Reading and Darlene Stewart of the Governments Division of the Census, along with other

members of the Census Staff, and a network of state coordinators shared responsibility for data

collection and processing, nonresponse followup and resolution of data inconsistencies. While

their names are too numerous to mention here, their time, effort, and commitment toward making

this an accurate database are gratefully acknowledged.

The authors of this report are indebted to all individuals who completed the survey forms and

thus provided the information that made this report possible.
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Executive Summary

Introduction

This report presents detailed tabulations of student enrollment in postsecondary education

institutions in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for fall 1997. It focuses primarily on

degree granting institutions that are eligible for Title IV federal financial aid although summary

data are also presented for non-degree granting eligible institutions1. Data for this report are

taken from the Fall Enrollment survey, a component of the Integrated Postsecondary Education

Data System (IPEDS) of the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education

Statistics (NCES). 

This is the second year that NCES has used Title IV eligibility and degree-granting status to

operationally define a higher education institution. Prior to 1996 higher education institutions

were defined as postsecondary institutions that were accredited at the college level by an agency

recognized by the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education (ED). This change from reporting on

higher education institutions as defined by accreditation status to reporting them defined by Title

IV eligibility and degree-granting status was necessary because the ED no longer distinguishes

among institutions based upon accreditation status. Thus, it is no longer possible for NCES to

obtain updated lists of “higher education” institutions as defined in previous reports. In lieu of

this designation, NCES has identified subsets of postsecondary institutions on the basis of

whether or not they are eligible to participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs because

Title IV eligibility has implications for reporting and is of particular policy interest.2

 Institutions

are further subdivided by whether or not they grant degrees, information that is available directly

from IPEDS data.3

 

1

 In the remainder of the report institutions that are eligible for Title IV federal financial aid will be designated

simply as “eligible”.

2

 Title IV eligibility is based on lists of eligible institutions maintained by ED's Office of Postsecondary Education

(OPE).

3 In 1995, the Title IV eligible, degree-granting universe included approximately 5 percent more institutions than

were included in the universe of institutions that were accredited at the college level. Most of the institutions that

were added to the new reporting universe were private, for-profit institutions with relatively small student

enrollments. Therefore, it is estimated that the difference in the total enrollment of the Title IV eligible, degreegranting universe is approximately 0.1 percent larger that the former “accredited” universe. More information on

how this change in universe definition has affected fall enrollment counts may be found in: U.S. Department of

Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Fall Enrollment in Postsecondary Institutions, 1996, NCES

1999-239, by Samuel Barbett. Washington, D.C. 1998.
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Characteristics of Enrolled Students

In the fall of 1997, 14.9 million students were enrolled in the 6,252 postsecondary institutions

that were eligible to participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Of these, 97.3 percent

were enrolled in institutions that awarded at least an associate’s degree (table A). Over threefourths of all students were enrolled in public institutions, of which, 98.5 percent attended

degree-granting institutions and 1.5 percent were enrolled in non-degree granting institutions.

About 21 percent of students in eligible degree-granting institutions were enrolled in private,

non-profit schools and about 2 percent were in private, for-profit schools. Of those students

enrolled in non-degree-granting institutions, 48 percent were enrolled in private, for-profit

institutions.

Table A.–Total enrollment in Title IV eligible postsecondary institutions, by degree-granting 

status, control, and level of institution: 50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997

Control and level All institutions Degree-granting Non-degree-granting

 of institution Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

All institutions 14,900,416 100.0 14,502,334 100.0 398,082 100.0

Public 11,370,755 76.3 11,196,119 77.2 174,636 43.9

Private non-profit 3,012,106 20.2 2,977,614 20.5 34,492 8.7

Private for-profit 517,555 3.5 328,601 2.3 188,954 47.5

4-year 8,898,653 59.7 8,896,765 61.3 1,888 0.5

2-year 5,751,851 38.6 5,605,569 38.7 146,282 36.7

Less-than-2-year 249,912 1.7 (1

) (1

) 249,912 62.8 1

 All less-than-2-year-institutions are non-degree-granting.

NOTE: Because of rounding, percentages may not add to 100.0 percent.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data

System, "Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

About 3 percent of students enrolled in eligible postsecondary institutions were nonresident

aliens (individuals who are in the United States on temporary visas). Of the citizens and

permanent residents enrolled in eligible postsecondary institutions, 72.8 percent were white, 11.3

percent were black, non-Hispanic, 8.8 percent were Hispanic, 6.1 percent were Asian/Pacific

Islander and 1.0 percent were American Indian/Alaskan Native. As shown by the racial-ethnic

distribution of U.S. citizens and resident aliens in table B, minority4 students represented a higher

proportion of the enrollment at non-degree-granting postsecondary institutions than at degreegranting institutions.

 

4

 Non-resident aliens are not included as minority enrollment, but are categorized separately.
3

Table B. –Total enrollment in Title IV eligible postsecondary institutions, by degree-granting

status of institution and residency status and race-ethnicity of student:

50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997

Residency status and All institutions Degree-granting Non-degree-granting

 race-ethnicity of student Number Percent Number Percent Number Percent

All Students 14,900,416 100.0 14,502,334 100.0 398,082 100.0

U.S. citizens and resident aliens 14,432,570 96.9 14,037,332 96.8 395,238 99.3

Nonresident aliens 467,846 3.1 465,002 3.2 2,844 0.7

U.S. citizens and resident aliens 14,432,570 100.0 14,037,332 100.0 395,238 100.0

White, non-Hispanic 10,504,757 72.8 10,266,122 73.1 238,635 60.4

Total minority 3,927,813 27.2 3,771,210 26.9 156,603 39.6

 Black, non-Hispanic 1,630,291 11.3 1,551,044 11.0 79,247 20.1

 Hispanic 1,275,601 8.8 1,218,493 8.7 57,108 14.4

 Asian or Pacific Islander 875,051 6.1 859,206 6.1 15,845 4.0

 American Indian/Alaskan 

 Native 146870 1.0 142,467 1.0 4,403 1.1

NOTE: Because of rounding, percentages may not add to 100.0 percent.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data

System, "Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

The distribution of students by racial-ethnic background varied considerably by level,

participation status and type of institution. For example, blacks, Hispanics, and American

Indian/Alaskan Natives comprised a higher percentage of undergraduate enrollment than

graduate or first-professional enrollments. Further, a higher percentage of blacks, whites, and

American Indian/Alaskan Natives were enrolled as first-year, first-time students than at the total

undergraduate level (figure A). Asian/Pacific Islanders, on the other hand, comprised 11.0

percent of all first-professional students, but only 6.0 percent of undergraduate and 4.7 percent of

graduate students.
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Figure A. –Percent of total enrollment in Title IV eligible degree-granting institutions, by raceethnicity and student level: 50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data

System, "Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

70.6

11.2

9.0

6.0

1.1

71.4

12.0

8.3

5.4

1.1

70.4

11.1

9.2

6.1

1.0

73.9

7.2

4.6

11.0

0.8

72.0

7.5

4.5

4.7

0.5

0.0 20.0 40.0 60.0 80.0 100.0

White non-Hispanic

Black non-Hispanic

Hispanic

Asian or Pacific Islander

American Indian/Alaskan

Native

Percent

Undergraduate First-time, first year Other undergraduates First-professional Graduate
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In 1997, a larger percent of all students in degree-granting institutions (55.9 percent) were

women. Similarly, the majority of undergraduate (56.1 percent) and graduate (56.8 percent)

students were women (table C). However, women made up only 43.1 percent of firstprofessional students. Within each of the racial-ethnic groups, women composed the majority of

undergraduates as well as first-time, first-year undergraduates. Similarly, at the postbaccalaureate

level, women made up over half of the graduate students in each racial-ethnic category although

Asian women were a bare majority comprising 50.7 percent of all Asian graduate students. It is

also notable that more than two-thirds of all black graduate students were women. However, the

first-professional level, the picture is quite different for all racial-ethnic groups except blacks. 

While women accounted for just 41.4 percent of white first-professional students, 46.5 percent of

Asian students, 44.9 of Hispanic students, and 46.2 percent of American Indians, they accounted

for 56.9 percent of black first-professional students. 

Table C.–Percent distribution of racial-ethnic enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting 

institutions, by sex and student level: 50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997

Sex and student level Total

White

nonHispanic

Black

NonHispanicHispanic

Asian or

Pacific

Islander

American

Indian/

Alaskan

Native

Nonresident

alien

Total men 44.1 44.3 37.4 43.2 48.6 41.4 57.0

Undergraduate 43.9 44.4 37.7 43.2 48.3 41.4 52.7

 First-time, first-year 46.2 46.7 41.9 45.4 49.0 44.5 53.7

 Other undergraduates 43.4 43.9 36.8 42.8 48.2 40.6 52.6

First-professional 56.9 58.6 43.1 55.1 53.5 53.8 65.2

Graduate 43.2 41.2 32.5 40.0 49.3 39.4 62.7

Total women 55.9 55.7 62.6 56.8 51.4 58.6 43.0

Undergraduate 56.1 55.6 62.3 56.8 51.7 58.6 47.3

 First-time, first-year 53.8 53.3 58.1 54.6 51.0 55.5 46.3

 Other undergraduates 56.6 56.1 63.2 57.2 51.8 59.4 47.4

First-professional 43.1 41.4 56.9 44.9 46.5 46.2 34.8

Graduate 56.8 58.8 67.5 60.0 50.7 60.6 37.3

NOTE: Because of rounding, percentages may not add to 100.0 percent.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data

System, "Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.
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Table D.–Percent distribution of racial-ethnic enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting 

institutions, by attendance status and student level: 50 states and the District of

Columbia, Fall 1997

Attendance status

and student level Total

White

NonHispanic

Black

NonHispanicHispanic

Asian or

Pacific

Islander

American

Indian/

Alaskan

Native

Nonresident

alien

Full-time 58.2 58.1 57.8 50.4 61.3 57.2 77.2

Undergraduate 59.6 60.2 59.1 50.5 61.0 57.4 78.3

 First-time, first-year 78.1 79.0 76.7 70.0 79.3 73.1 87.2

 Other undergraduates 55.6 56.0 55.0 46.7 57.4 53.9 76.7

First-professional 89.6 89.2 84.8 90.4 94.5 91.1 92.2

Graduate 42.9 38.0 39.3 41.4 51.0 46.4 75.2

Part-time 41.8 41.9 42.2 49.6 38.7 42.8 22.8

Undergraduate 40.4 39.8 40.9 49.5 39.0 42.6 21.7

 First-time, first-year 21.9 21.0 23.3 30.0 20.7 26.9 12.8

 Other undergraduates 44.4 44.0 45.0 53.3 42.6 46.1 23.3

First-professional 10.4 10.8 15.2 9.6 5.5 8.9 7.8

Graduate 57.1 62.0 60.7 58.6 49.0 53.6 24.8

NOTE: Because of rounding, percentages may not add to 100.0 percent.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data

System, "Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

Most students (58.2 percent) were enrolled on a full-time basis (table D). Hispanic students,

however, were more likely to enroll part-time than whites or other minorities. About half (49.6

percent) of all Hispanic students attended school part-time. However, at the first-professional

and graduate levels, Hispanic students were more likely to enroll on a full-time basis than black

or white students. Asian or Pacific Islanders were more likely than all other students to attend

full time at both the undergraduate (61.0 percent) and graduate levels (51.0 percent).

Hispanics and American Indian/Alaskan Natives were a smaller percentage of 4-year college

enrollment and a larger percentage of 2-year college enrollment than might be expected from the

overall distribution of enrolled students by race-ethnicity (tables 5 and 6)5

. Additionally, blacks

and Hispanics made up almost 30 percent of the total enrollment in for-profit, eligible, degreegranting institutions compared with about 15 percent of the enrollment in private, non-profit

institutions and 20 percent of the enrollment in public institutions (table 4). Although nondegree-granting institutions enrolled only 2.7 percent of all students attending eligible

postsecondary institutions, they enrolled a higher percentage of black (4.9 percent) and Hispanic

(4.5 percent) students (table 1).

 

5

 Numbered tables are found in the detailed tables.
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Median age in table E shows that in addition to undergraduates being youngest overall, firstprofessional students are younger than graduate students. Indeed, in fall 1997, 64 percent of

undergraduates were under 25 with a median age of 21.8 years. This compares with 37.3 percent

of first-professional students who were under 25 and whose median age was 26.2 years and 15.3

percent of graduate students who were under 25 years of age and whose median age was 30.6

years. 

Table E.–Median age of enrolled students and the percent of enrolled students that are under 25 in

Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by student level, attendance status, and sex:

50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997

Attendance status Undergraduate First professional Graduate

 and sex Median % under 25 Median % under 25 Median % under 25

All students 21.8 64.0 26.2 37.3 30.6 15.3

 Men 21.6 67.1 26.5 33.9 30.2 14.2

 Women 22.0 61.6 25.6 41.9 30.9 16.2

Full-time 20.4 81.8 25.7 40.6 28.0 24.9

 Men 20.5 83.1 26.1 37.0 28.1 21.9

 Women 20.4 80.7 25.2 45.3 27.8 27.6

Part-time 28.0 37.9 31.9 9.4 33.6 8.1

 Men 26.8 41.3 32.0 8.2 32.9 7.2

 Women 29.0 35.4 31.7 11.2 34.2 8.7

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data

System, "Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

Among undergraduate students, full-time students were significantly younger than part-time

students. About 82 percent of full-time undergraduates were under 25 compared with 38 percent

of part-time undergraduates and, there was a differential in median age of almost 8 years between

full-time and part-time undergraduates. The median age of a full time undergraduate in 1997 was

20.4 years while the median age of a part-time undergraduate was 28.0 years.

Women undergraduates, overall, were slightly older than men undergraduates by about half a

year, on average. The greatest difference in age between men and women undergraduates was

evidenced among part-time students, with women being approximately two years older than their

male counterparts. Interestingly, women first-professional students were slightly younger

(median age was 25.6 years), on average than their male counterparts (median age was 26.5

years), while women graduate students were slightly older (median age was 30.9 years) than men

graduate students (median age was 30.2 years).

Data from fall 1997 enrollment tend to confirm the notion that 2-year institutions serve an older

population than 4-year schools. The median age of 4-year undergraduates in 1997 was 21 years,

while the median age of 2-year college students was 24 years. 
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Changes in Enrollment between 1996 and 1997

Between 1996 and 1997, enrollment in higher education institutions increased by 0.9 percent.

This change is driven almost entirely by an increase in the number of full-time students. When

broken down by race and ethnicity, the increase is largely due to a change in minority

enrollments. There was no measurable change in the number of white students or the number of

part-time students, and the number of non-resident aliens decreased by less than .3 percent. The

numbers of both men and women increased but women had a higher percentage increase than

men (a 1.1 percent increase vs. a .7 percent increase) (tables F and G). 

This general pattern of change was somewhat different in each institutional sector. Enrollments

increased in 4-year public institutions by .5 percent although there were decreases in the numbers

of whites, males, and part-time students and increases in the numbers of all other students. In 4-

year private institutions enrollments of all types of students increased although the percentage

increase in 4-year private for-profit institutions was substantially higher than in private non-profit

institutions. The overall increase in enrollment in 4-year private non-profit institutions was 1.3

percent while the overall increase in 4-year private for-profit institutions was 18.7 percent.

Overall, there was also an increase in the numbers of students attending 2-year institutions due

totally to increases at public 2-year institutions. In private non-profit and private for-profit 2-year

institutions, total enrollment declined between 1996 and 1997. The number of white students

and non-resident aliens declined overall, while the numbers of all other students increased. In

private non-profit institutions, smaller numbers of white, black, Hispanic, American Indians, and

non-resident aliens resulted in an overall 4.8 percent decrease in the number of students enrolled.

In private for-profit institutions, decreases in the numbers of whites, Asian or Pacific Islanders

and American Indians/Alaskan Natives were largely offset by increases in the numbers of blacks

and Hispanics, and a 50 percent increase in non-resident aliens enrollment.

The increase in enrollment between 1996 and 1997 occurred at undergraduate and graduate

student levels although at different rates. Undergraduate enrollment increased by 1.0 percent

(table 21), graduate enrollment increased by .6 percent (table 23), while enrollment in firstprofessional schools did not change (table 22). Among undergraduates, there were increased

numbers of men and women, full- and part-time students, and U.S. citizens and resident aliens

(all races) although there were substantial differences in the rates of increases. Only the number

of non-resident aliens decreased. 

The overall static level of enrollment in first-professional schools does not reflect the detailed

changes (table 22). The number of whites, blacks, and Hispanics decreased while the number of

Asian/Pacific Islanders and American Indian/Alaskan Natives increased. The number of women

enrolled at the first-professional level increased by 2.4 percent while the number of men

decreased by 1.8 percent. Additionally, while first-professional enrollments in public institutions

went up, they went down in both private non-profit and private for-profit institutions. 
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Table F.–Percent change in enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by raceethnicity of student and level and control of institution: 50 states and the District of

Columbia, Fall 1996 and 1997

Level and control

of institution Total

White

NonHispanic

Black

NonHispanicHispanic

Asian or

Pacific

Islander

American

Indian/

Alaskan

Native

Nonresident

alien

All institutions 0.9 — 3.0 4.5 3.7 3.6 -0.3

 Public 0.7 -0.2 2.4 4.1 3.4 4.1 -2.1

 Private non-profit 1.2 0.4 4.1 4.0 3.7 -1.6 1.9

 Private for-profit 7.9 3.4 12.5 16.9 21.2 12.6 35.9

4-year 1.1 0.2 3.1 4.2 3.5 6.2 2.7

 Public 0.5 -0.2 1.5 3.2 2.6 7.1 2.5

 Private non-profit 1.3 0.5 4.8 4.3 3.6 1.0 2.0

 Private for-profit 18.7 13.0 24.5 27.5 43.2 32.3 30.7

2-year 0.8 -0.3 2.9 4.7 4.2 1.0 -12.2

 Public 0.9 -0.1 3.2 4.6 4.3 1.7 -13.3

 Private non-profit -4.8 -3.1 -15.8 -2.0 8.4 -18.7 -14.1

 Private for-profit -0.2 -3.7 4.2 9.8 -3.6 -3.6 52.4

 — Percent change is within plus or minus 0.05 percent.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" surveys 1996 and 1997.

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 Table G.–Percent change in enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by sex and

attendance status of student and level and control of institution: 50 states and the District

of Columbia, Fall 1996 and 1997

Sex Attendance Status Level and control of institution Men Women Full-time Part-time

All institutions 0.7 1.1 1.6 —

 Public 0.4 0.9 1.3 —

 Private non-profit 0.5 1.7 1.6 0.2

 Private for-profit 9.9 6.1 10.0 -0.8

4-year 0.3 1.7 1.8 -0.8

 Public -0.3 1.2 1.4 -1.7

 Private non-profit 0.5 2.0 1.7 0.5

 Private for-profit 19.0 18.4 19.0 17.8

2-year 1.3 0.4 1.1 0.6

 Public 1.3 0.5 1.0 0.8

 Private non-profit 0.5 -8.1 -2.3 -12.1

 Private for-profit 1.0 -1.2 3.6 -18.7

— Percent change is within plus or minus 0.05 percent.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" surveys 1996 and 1997.
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At the graduate level (table 23), minorities, non-resident aliens and women increased their share

of graduate enrollment between 1996 and 1997. Even so, minorities comprised only 17 percent

of the graduate student enrollment compared to their 27 percent share of undergraduate

enrollment.

Enrollments by State

The distribution of minority enrollment by state largely reflects the distribution of minority

residents within each state. To illustrate, in 1997, states differed greatly in the distribution of

minority and white students. For example, in California less than half of the students enrolled in

its colleges and universities were white, while blacks, who represent 10.7 percent of enrollments

nationally, composed only 7.8 percent of California’s enrollment (table 25). By comparison,

Hispanics made up 20.7 percent of California’s enrollment, and Asian or Pacific Islanders 17.8

percent. Conversely, in Alabama, the District of Columbia, Georgia, Louisiana, Maryland,

Mississippi, and South Carolina, blacks’ share of enrollment ranged from 22.6 to 31.0 percent,

which was more than double their national enrollment share. In New Mexico and Texas,

Hispanics composed 33.6 and 21.7 percent of total enrollment, respectively, compared with their

8.4 percent share of enrollment in the nation as a whole. In Hawaii, Asian/Pacific Islanders

composed 60.7 percent of total enrollment, while in Alaska, Arizona, Montana, New Mexico,

North Dakota, Oklahoma, and South Dakota, American Indians/Alaskan Natives had a

significant share of total enrollment (4.0 percent to 11.2 percent) compared with 1.0 percent

nationally.

While there was very little change in enrollment between 1996 and 1997 (.9 percent increase),

sixteen states and the District of Columbia experienced decreases in enrollment (figure B). 

Nebraska had the largest percentage decrease (7.6 percent), while Minnesota and North Dakota

experienced declines in enrollment of over 5 percent. Washington state posted the largest

percentage increase in enrollment (3.9 percent) followed by Utah (3.7 percent), Mississippi (3.6

percent), Arkansas (3.4 percent), Nevada (3.3 percent), Missouri (3.2 percent) and California (3.1

percent).

Six of the states that had a decline in total enrollment between 1996 and 1997 also had a decrease

in the number of minority students enrolled in institutions in their states (figure C), and one state

with an overall increase had a decrease in minority enrollment (Iowa). In most states, however,

the percentage increase in minority enrollment was much greater than the percentage increase in

total enrollment. For example, Arkansas had a 3.4 percent increase in total enrollment and 9.4

percent increase in minority enrollment.
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Figure B.–Percent change in total enrollment in Title IV eligible degree-granting institutions, by

state, Fall 1996 and 1997

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data

System, "Fall Enrollment" surveys 1996 and 1997.

Nebraska

North Dakota

Minnesota

Alaska

Hawaii

South Dakota

District of Columbia

Wyoming

Ohio

New Hampshire

New Jersey

Connecticut

Alabama

Rhode Island

New York

Wisconsin

Oklahoma

Kentucky

Delaware

Pennsylvania

Maryland

Massachusetts

North Carolina

Michigan

Maine

Illinois

50 states and D.C.

Tennessee

Texas

West Virginia

South Carolina

Iowa

Montana

Arizona

Georgia

Indiana

New Mexico

Florida

Oregon

Idaho

Vermont

Kansas

Louisiana

Virginia

Colorado

California

Missouri

Nevada

Arkansas

Mississippi

Utah

Washington

-10.0 0.0 10.0

State

Percent change
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Figure C.–Percent change in minority enrollment in Title IV eligible degree-granting institutions,

by state, Fall 1996 and 1997

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data

System, "Fall Enrollment" surveys 1996 and 1997.

North Dakota

District of Columbia

Minnesota

Wyoming

Ohio

Iowa

Nebraska

Hawaii

New York

Wisconsin

Kentucky

Alabama

Pennsylvania

Michigan

New Jersey

Texas

Connecticut

Idaho

North Carolina

Tennessee

Maryland

Illinois

Louisiana

50 states and D.C.

Montana

New Mexico

Oregon

South Carolina

Georgia

Rhode Island

Arizona

Indiana

Florida

Colorado

Oklahoma

California

Virginia

Delaware

Massachusetts

Utah

Missouri

Mississippi

Washington

Arkansas

South Dakota

West Virginia

Alaska

Nevada

Kansas

New Hampshire

Maine

Vermont

-20.0 0.0 20.0

State

Percent change
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Technical Notes

Data Sources

The enrollment statistics in this report are derived from information reported by postsecondary

institutions through the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) "Fall

Enrollment" surveys 1996 and 1997. The major emphasis of this report is based on the subset of

postsecondary institutions referred to as degree-granting institutions that are eligible for Title IV

federal financial aid. Title IV eligible institutions that do not award degrees are referred to as "nondegree-granting institutions." This report includes only those institutions in the 50 states and the

District of Columbia.

Survey Methodology

Overview

The Fall Enrollment (EF) survey is conducted annually as part of the National Center for Education

Statistics' Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS).1

 The EF survey collects data

on the number of students enrolled in postsecondary institutions2 that were eligible to participate in

Title IV federal financial aid programs in the United States and its outlying areas3. Eligibility status

of institutions was obtained from the Office of Postsecondary Education’s March 1997

Postsecondary Education Participants System (PEPS) file.

Students included in the Fall Enrollment survey:

x students enrolled in courses creditable toward a degree or other formal award;

x students enrolled in courses that are part of a vocational or occupational program,

including those enrolled in off-campus centers; and

x high school students taking regular college courses for credit.

Students excluded from the Fall Enrollment survey:

x students enrolled exclusively in courses not creditable toward a formal award and who

are not in a postsecondary vocational program;

 

1 Other IPEDS surveys include Institutional Characteristics, Completions, Finance, Faculty Salaries, Graduation 

Rates, Fall Staff, Academic Libraries, and the Consolidated survey. NCES conducts IPEDS surveys in order to

fulfill its legislative mission "to collect, and analyze, and disseminate statistics and other data related to education in

the United States" (P.L. 103-382, National Education Statistics Act of 1994, Sec. 404(a)).

2 Postsecondary education is defined as the provision of a formal instructional program whose curriculum is designed

primarily for students who are beyond the compulsory age for high school. This includes programs whose purpose is

academic, vocational, and continuing professional education, and excludes avocational (leisure) and adult basic

education programs.

3 The outlying areas include the Federated States of Micronesia, Guam, the Marshall Islands, Northern Marianas,

Palau, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
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x students enrolled exclusively in remedial courses;

x students exclusively auditing classes;

x students studying abroad (e.g., at a foreign university) if their enrollment at the 

institution is only an administrative record and the fee is only nominal;

x students in any branch campus located in a foreign country; and

x students earning continuing education units (CEU's) only.

There are two versions of the Fall Enrollment survey. The most extensive form, "EF1", was sent to

all 4-year institutions. The "EF2" form is less detailed and was sent to 2-year postsecondary

institutions that grant an associate's degree (degree-granting). Additional enrollment data was

collected on the "Consolidated" survey (CN), which was sent to 2-year institutions that grant

awards or certificates of at least 2 but less than 4 academic years (non-degree-granting) and lessthan-2-year institutions that offer awards or certificates of less than 2 years duration4

. The

enrollment data collected via the Consolidated survey are integrated into the Fall Enrollment

database. The data requested on each form or survey varies as follows:

Form Type Level of Institution Data Requested:

EF1 4-year institutions Attendance Status (full- or part-time)

Student Level (undergraduate, firstprofessional, graduate)

Race-ethnicity and sex of student

Degree-seeking status

Major field of study (even numbered years only)

Year of study

Age of student (odd numbered years only)

Residence of first-time students (even numbered

years only)

EF2 2-year degree-granting Attendance Status (full- or part-time)

Race-ethnicity and sex of student

Degree-seeking status

Year of study

Age of student (odd numbered years only)

Residence of first-time students (even numbered

years only)

 4

The Consolidated survey is designed to collect information from Title IV eligible, non-degree-granting institutions

on fall enrollment, finance, fall staff, and completions.
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CN All other institutions Attendance Status (full- or part-time)

Race-ethnicity and sex of student

Year of study

Universe, Institutions Surveyed and Response Rates

A major subset of all postsecondary institutions, are those institutions that are eligible to participate

in Title IV federal financial aid programs. It is this group of institutions that annually receive a fall

enrollment survey. Beginning with the 1996 IPEDS, the subset of eligible institutions was

validated by matching the IPEDS universe with the PEPS file, which is maintained by the Office of

Postsecondary Education (OPE). OPE grants eligibility to institutions to participate in Title IV

federal financial programs. This validation process was repeated for the 1997 IPEDS for

determining eligibility, and 6,810 eligible institutions were mailed Fall Enrollment or Consolidated

Survey forms.

Survey forms were mailed in July 1997: (1) EF1 forms were mailed to 2,365 institutions; (2) EF2

forms to 1,772 institutions; and (3) CN surveys to 2,673 institutions. The survey results were

collected from November 1997 through June 1998. During this time period a total of 175

institutions were deleted from the universe. These deletions resulted from formal notification by

IPEDS state coordinators, the Department of Education eligibility notices, and from follow-up

telephone calls. Included in the deletions were: (1) duplicates of other institutions on the file; (2)

institutions that closed or had merged with another institution, and thus were no longer a legitimate

institution or branch; (3) institutions that no longer offered postsecondary programs; or (4) schools

that did not conform to the IPEDS definition of an institution or branch. At the conclusion of this

process, 6,635 institutions represented the final 1997 fall enrollment universe. The final universe

was also adjusted to reflect institutions that changed from one sector to another subsequent to

survey mailout. 

Table H shows the number of institutions that were mailed the 1997 Fall Enrollment survey (or

the Consolidated form) by level and control of institution; the final in-scope universe of

institutions receiving either survey form; the number of in-scope institutions that responded; and

the response rates. 
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Table H. –Number of postsecondary institutions in the 1997 Fall Enrollment survey and

 response rates, by survey form and sector of institution: 50 states, District of Columbia,

 and the outlying areas

Survey form and sector

 of institution Mailed

Final

universe

Number

responded

Response

rate

All postsecondary 6,810 6,635 6,285 94.7

 EF1 form 2,365 2,362 2,270 96.1

 EF2 form 1,772 1,743 1,671 95.9

 Consolidated survey 2,673 2,530 2,344 92.6

4-year 2,365 2,382 2,289 96.1

 Public 631 634 626 98.7

 Private non-profit 1,581 1,583 1,503 94.9

 Private for-profit 153 165 160 97.0

2-year 2,494 2,414 2,311 95.7

 Public 1,248 1,220 1,195 98.0

 Private non-profit 390 362 335 92.5

 Private for-profit 856 832 781 93.9

Less-than-2-year 1,951 1,839 1,685 91.6

 Public 215 224 214 95.5

 Private non-profit 100 93 88 94.6

 Private for-profit 1,636 1,522 1,383 90.9

NOTE: By definition, 4-year institutions offer a bachelor's degree or postbaccalaureate award of some kind; 2-year institutions offer at least one

program of at least 2 years in duration; and less-than-2-year schools offer only programs that are less-than-2-years in duration. The sector of an

institution at the time of mailout may differ from its sector in the final universe because a school's sector may change due to a shift in the highest

level of offering or due to improper classification by sector the prior year. Because of this sector change some 4-year institutions may return an

EF2 form and some 2-year institutions may return an EF1 form. Response rates were calculated as the ratio of the number of completed survey

forms divided by the number of schools in the final universe.

SOURCE: U.S Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

On the 1997 IPEDS files, institutions are identified as (1) degree-granting - those that offer either an

associate's, bachelor's, master's, doctor’s, or first-professional degree; and (2) non-degree-granting

(certificate only) - those institutions that offer only certificates at any level. Institutions offering only

postbaccalaureate, post-master's, or first-professional certificates and institutions offering certificates

of less-than-4-years are included in this group. 

Table I provides the number of institutions and survey response rates by eligibility status and

degree-granting status by control and level of institution. The institution's eligibility status was

updated in March of 1998 and 246 institutions that were sent a fall enrollment or consolidated

survey lost eligibility status. There are 6,389 eligible institutions on the file; of these, 4,074 are

degree-granting. 
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Table I. –Number and survey response rates of postsecondary institutions, by Title IV eligibility, 

degree-granting status, and sector of institution: 50 states, District of Columbia, and the

outlying areas, Fall 1997

All institutions Eligible Not eligible Degree-granting status

and sector of institution Final

universe

Number

responded

Response

rate

Final

universe

Number

responded

Response

rate

Final

universe

Number

responded

Response

rate

All institutions 6,635 6,285 94.7 6,389 6,122 95.8 246 163 66.3

 4-year

 Public 634 626 98.7 633 625 98.7 1 1 100.0

 Private non-profit 1,583 1,503 94.9 1,563 1,491 95.4 20 12 60.0

 Private for-profit 165 160 97.0 162 157 96.9 3 3 100.0

 2-year

 Public 1,220 1,195 98.0 1,218 1,193 97.9 2 2 100.0

 Private non-profit 362 335 92.5 333 317 95.2 29 18 62.1

 Private for-profit 832 781 93.9 799 757 94.7 33 24 72.7

 Less-than-2-year

 Public 24 214 95.5 217 209 96.3 7 5 71.4

 Private non-profit 93 88 94.6 88 85 96.6 5 3 60.0

 Private for-profit 1,522 1,383 90.9 1,376 1,288 93.6 146 95 65.1

Degree granting 4,109 3,947 96.1 4,074 3,925 96.3 35 22 62.9

 4-year

 Public 629 621 98.7 629 621 98.7 0 0 —

 Private non-profit 1,549 1,473 95.1 1,538 1,468 95.4 11 5 45.5

 Private for-profit 160 156 97.5 157 153 97.5 3 3 100.0

 2-year

 Public 1,099 1,076 97.9 1,099 1,076 97.9 0 0 —

 Private non-profit 179 167 93.3 173 165 95.4 6 2 33.3

 Private for-profit 493 454 92.1 478 442 92.5 15 12 80.0

Non-Degree granting 2,526 2,338 92.6 2,315 2,197 94.9 211 141 66.8

 4-year

 Public 5 5 100.0 4 4 100.0 1 1 100.0

 Private non-profit 34 30 88.2 25 23 92.0 9 7 77.8

 Private for-profit 5 4 80.0 5 4 80.0 0 0 —

 2-year

 Public 121 119 98.3 119 117 98.3 2 2 100.0

 Private non-profit 183 168 91.8 160 152 95.0 23 16 69.6

 Private for-profit 339 327 96.5 321 315 98.1 18 12 66.7

 Less-than-2-year

 Public 224 214 95.5 217 209 96.3 7 5 71.4

 Private non-profit 93 88 94.6 88 85 96.6 5 3 60.0

 Private for-profit 1,522 1,383 90.9 1,376 1,288 93.6 146 95 65.1

50 states and D.C. 6,492 6,169 95.0 6,252 6,010 96.1 240 159 66.3

 Degree granting 4,032 3,882 96.3 3,998 3,861 96.6 34 21 61.8

 Non-degree granting 2,460 2,287 93.0 2,254 2,149 95.3 206 138 67.0

Outlying areas 143 116 81.1 137 112 81.8 6 4 66.7

 Degree granting 77 65 84.4 76 64 84.2 1 1 100.0

 Non-degree granting 66 51 77.3 61 48 78.7 5 3 60.0

— not applicable.

SOURCE: U.S Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall

Enrollment" survey 1997.
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Survey Conduct and Editing

The 1997 Fall Enrollment survey was due November 15. Survey data were collected via paper

or transmitted to NCES via the Internet. Some institutions did submit data on diskette. Data for

nonresponding CN institutions were collected through the Postsecondary Education Telephone

System (PETS). All data, whether received on paper forms, diskettes, electronically via the

Internet, or through the PETS system, went through the same editing process. Extensive followup for survey nonresponse was conducted from November 1997 through April 1998. Initially,

reminder letters were mailed, encouraging nonresponding institutions to complete and return

their forms; and subsequently, the PETS was used to collect critical data by telephone from an

institutional representative.

Survey responses were edited for internal and inter-year consistency. The following editing

procedures were used:

Part A: Enrollment by sex and race-ethnicity

(1) Addition checks were performed by adding down the columns and comparing generated

totals with reported totals. If the reported total differed from the generated total but was

within a designated range, the reported total was replaced by the generated total and the

cell was flagged with the proper impute code. If the difference exceeded the designated

range, institutions were contacted for verification/correction. Addition checks were also

performed by generating totals for men and women by adding across columns (racialethnic group) in each line. Generated totals by sex were compared to the reported totals.

If they differed but were within a designated range a balance field was created containing

the difference by sex and placed on the data file. Reported detail and totals were not

altered. If the difference exceeded the designated range, institutions were contacted for

correction. Editing of the racial-ethnic data is explained in detail in the section on raking

of racial-ethnic data.

(2) Comparisons were also made with the number of students reported for selected items for

the prior year. If the differences were sufficiently large to trigger an edit flag, institutions

were contacted for verification.

Part B: Enrollment by Age

(1) Part B data were edited in a similar manner. Addition checks were performed by

comparing reported totals in Part B to corresponding totals in Part A. Differences

between the totals were calculated and balances containing the differences were

generated. If the balance was outside a certain range the institution was contacted for

verification/correction. If the balance was within a certain range, the Part B total was

replaced by the corresponding total from Part A. The balance was then allocated among

the age categories using the institution’s reported age distribution.
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Data Management and Imputation

Data for Part A, enrollment by race-ethnicity, were imputed for nonresponding institutions. The

following imputation procedures were used:

For institutions with reported data on the prior year enrollment file: all institutions

that reported data in both 1996 and 1997 were grouped by level of offering and

control of institution. Enrollment data were then aggregated for each group and

percent changes were calculated. For each nonresponding institution in 1997,

their 1996 enrollment data were adjusted by the percent change of the group to

which that institution belonged.

For institutions with no prior year report, imputations were based on current year

group means or ratios derived for similar institutions with reported data in 1997.

Groups were formed by combining institutions by level of offering and control of

institution.

Raking of Racial-Ethnic Data

When data were reported by racial-ethnic categories on a detail line and the generated sum of

these enrollments did not equal the reported total enrollment, the difference between the

generated total and the reported total was calculated. If the difference exceeded a certain

designated range the institution was contacted for correction. If the difference was within the

designated range, a "balance column" was created. The balance was then distributed in the same

proportions as the reported racial-ethnic data for that detail line. If there were no racial-ethnic

data reported for any detail lines, but racial-ethnic data were reported for the subtotal lines

(8=undergraduate full-time, 14=postbaccalaureate full-time, 22=undergraduate part-time and

28=postbaccalaureate part-time), the total from columns 15 and 16 (male, female ) of each detail

line were distributed in the same proportions as the racial-ethnic enrollments reported on the

corresponding subtotal line. If the institution did not report racial-ethnic data on the subtotal

lines, but reported racial-ethnic data on the grand total line (29), then line 29 was used to

distribute the data on the detail lines. If the institution only reported data in columns 15 and 16

on all lines, data were distributed among racial-ethnic categories based on the distribution of

totals of the imputation group in which the institution was a member. Groups were formed by

aggregating lines 8, 14, 22, and 28 by survey form, control, and state by sex. 

Beginning in 1990, a "race-ethnicity unknown category" was incorporated into the Fall

Enrollment survey. To allow for analysis of enrollment trends by race-ethnicity, enrollment

reported in the race-ethnicity unknown category was raked across those columns that represent

U.S. citizens, that is, columns 3 through 12; race unknown was not distributed to nonresident

aliens. The procedure used to distribute the race unknown category among the race-ethnic

categories was the same procedure used for distributing the balance columns. Note that raking

may be done on data that are imputed as well as the reported data. Table J contains the

enrollment numbers by "race-ethnicity unknown" and balance categories.
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Table J. –Total enrollment by race-ethnicity unknown and balance, by Title IV eligibility, degreegranting status, and sector of institution: 50 states, District of Columbia, and the

outlying areas, Fall 1997

All institutions Eligible Not eligible

Degree-granting

Status and sector

of institution Total

enrollment

Percent

Raceethnicity

Unknown

Percent

Balance

Total

enrollment

Percent

raceethnicity

unknown

Percent

Balance

Total

enrollment

Percent

raceethnicity

unknown

Percent

balance

 All institutions 15,133,663 4.0 — 15,098,291 4.0 — 35,372 17.2 1.2

4-year

 Public 5,908,380 3.0 — 5,908,377 3.0 — 3 0.0 0.0

 Private non-profit 2,995,436 5.7 — 2,991,216 5.7 — 4,220 28.8 0.0

 Private for-profit 161,062 5.0 — 159,044 4.9 — 2,018 11.3 0.0

2-year

 Public 5,465,244 3.7 — 5,465,153 3.7 — 91 0.0 0.0

 Private non-profit 87,468 3.8 — 85,921 3.8 — 1,547 2.8 0.0

 Private for-profit 232,760 7.7 — 221,197 6.2 — 11,563 35.8 0.0

Less-than-2-year

 Public 80,506 9.6 — 77,940 9.9 — 2,566 0.7 0.0

 Private non-profit 23,077 48.5 0.0 22,681 49.4 0.0 396 0.0 0.0

 Private for-profit 179,730 3.6 0.2 166,762 3.6 0.0 12,968 3.5 3.3

 Degree granting 14,697,956 3.9 — 14,680,488 3.9 — 17,468 31.9 0.0

4-year

 Public 5,908,293 3.0 — 5,908,293 3.0 — — — —

 Private non-profit 2,993,859 5.7 — 2,989,830 5.7 — 4,029 30.1 0.0

 Private for-profit 160,644 5.0 — 158,626 4.9 — 2,018 11.3 0.0

2-year

 Public 5,368,541 3.7 — 5,368,541 3.7 — — — —

 Private non-profit 73,957 4.0 0.0 72,956 4.0 0.0 1,001 1.4 0.0

 Private for-profit 192,662 6.0 — 182,242 4.1 — 10,420 39.5 0.0

 Non-degree granting 435,707 7.7 0.1 417,803 7.9 — 17,904 2.9 2.4

4-year

 Public 87 0.0 0.0 84 0.0 0.0 3 0.0 0.0

 Private non-profit 1,577 0.5 0.0 1,386 0.5 0.0 191 0.5 0.0

 Private for-profit 418 4.8 0.0 418 4.8 0.0 — — —

2-year

 Public 96,703 1.5 — 96,612 1.5 — 91 0.0 0.0

 Private non-profit 13,511 2.6 0.1 12,965 2.5 0.1 546 5.3 0.0

 Private for-profit 40,098 15.8 0.0 38,955 16.2 0.0 1,143 1.3 0.0

Less-than-2-year

 Public 80,506 9.6 — 77,940 9.9 — 2,566 0.7 0.0

 Private non-profit 23,077 48.5 0.0 22,681 49.4 0.0 396 0.0 0.0

 Private for-profit 179,730 3.6 0.2 166,762 3.6 0.0 12,968 3.5 3.3

— less than 0.05 percent.

NOTE: Data in table J were compiled using only line 29 (total enrollment). Balance columns were generated when the calculated total enrollment by raceethnicity did match the reported total. The balance is the difference between reported and calculated totals. The enrollments in the balance column arise from

128 institutions whose calculated enrollments by race-ethnicity were not equal to the reported totals. Two of these institutions reported no race-ethnicity data

and did not report data in the race-ethnicity unknown category. Enrollments imputed from allocating the balance columns is below 0.05 percent. Enrollment

in the "race-ethnicity unknown" category was reported by 2,673 institutions. Sixty-nine of these institutions reported data only in the race-ethnicity unknown

category.

SOURCE: U.S Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.
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Detailed Tables
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Table 1. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible postsecondary institutions, by degree-granting status,

level and control of institution, race-ethnicity, sex, and attendance status of student:

50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997



Level and control of institution,

race-ethnicity, sex, and All institutions Degree-granting Non-degree-granting

attendance status of student



Total number

All students 14,900,416 14,502,334 398,082

Level and control of institution

4-year, public 5,835,517 5,835,433 84

4-year, private non-profit 2,907,206 2,905,820 1,386

4-year, private for-profit 155,930 155,512 418

2-year, public 5,457,298 5,360,686 96,612

2-year, private non-profit 84,759 71,794 12,965

2-year, private for-profit 209,794 173,089 36,705

Less-than-2-year, public 77,940 1/ 77,940

Less-than-2-year, private non-profit 20,141 1/ 20,141

Less-than-2-year, private for-profit 151,831 1/ 151,831

Race-ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic 10,504,757 10,266,122 238,635

Black, non-Hispanic 1,630,291 1,551,044 79,247

Hispanic 1,275,601 1,218,493 57,108

Asian or Pacific Islander 875,051 859,206 15,845

American Indian/Alaskan Native 146,870 142,467 4,403

Nonresident alien 467,846 465,002 2,844

Sex

Men 6,543,867 6,396,028 147,839

Women 8,356,549 8,106,306 250,243

Attendance status

Full-time 8,716,704 8,438,062 278,642

Part-time 6,183,712 6,064,272 119,440

Percentage distribution

All students 100.0 100.0 100.0

Level and control of institution

4-year, public 39.2 40.2 

4-year, private non-profit 19.5 20.0 0.3

4-year, private for-profit 1.0 1.1 0.1

2-year, public 36.6 37.0 24.3

2-year, private non-profit 0.6 0.5 3.3

2-year, private for-profit 1.4 1.2 9.2

Less-than-2-year, public 0.5 1/ 19.6

Less-than-2-year, private non-profit 0.1 1/ 5.1

Less-than-2-year, private for-profit 1.0 1/ 38.1

Race-ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic 70.5 70.8 59.9

Black, non-Hispanic 10.9 10.7 19.9

Hispanic 8.6 8.4 14.3

Asian or Pacific Islander 5.9 5.9 4.0

American Indian/Alaskan Native 1.0 1.0 1.1

Nonresident alien 3.1 3.2 0.7

Sex

Men 43.9 44.1 37.1

Women 56.1 55.9 62.9

Attendance status

Full-time 58.5 58.2 70.0

Part-time 41.5 41.8 30.0



 Less than 0.05 percent.

1/ All less-than-2-year institutions are non-degree-granting.

NOTE: Because of rounding, percentages may not add to 100.0 percent.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education

Data System, "Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

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Table 2. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by race-ethnicity, sex, attendance status,

and student level: 50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997

 

Sex, attendance status, White Black Asian or American Indian/ Nonresident

and student level Total non-Hispanic non-Hispanic Hispanic Pacific Islander Alaskan Native alien

 

All students 14,502,334 10,266,122 1,551,044 1,218,493 859,206 142,467 465,002

Undergraduate 12,450,587 8,783,903 1,398,058 1,125,924 743,706 130,817 268,179

First-time, first-year 2,219,255 1,583,445 266,296 184,936 119,804 24,129 40,645

Other undergraduates 10,231,332 7,200,458 1,131,762 940,988 623,902 106,688 227,534

First-professional 298,258 220,386 21,364 13,865 32,903 2,282 7,458

Graduate 1,753,489 1,261,833 131,622 78,704 82,597 9,368 189,365

Full-time 8,438,062 5,960,145 896,571 613,993 526,634 81,505 359,214

Undergraduate 7,418,598 5,284,553 826,756 568,855 453,365 75,083 209,986

First-time, first-year 1,733,512 1,251,597 204,260 129,538 95,053 17,631 35,433

Other undergraduates 5,685,086 4,032,956 622,496 439,317 358,312 57,452 174,553

First-professional 267,218 196,499 18,120 12,533 31,108 2,079 6,879

Graduate 752,246 479,093 51,695 32,605 42,161 4,343 142,349

Part-time 6,064,272 4,305,977 654,473 604,500 332,572 60,962 105,788

Undergraduate 5,031,989 3,499,350 571,302 557,069 290,341 55,734 58,193

First-time, first-year 485,743 331,848 62,036 55,398 24,751 6,498 5,212

Other undergraduates 4,546,246 3,167,502 509,266 501,671 265,590 49,236 52,981

First-professional 31,040 23,887 3,244 1,332 1,795 203 579

Graduate 1,001,243 782,740 79,927 46,099 40,436 5,025 47,016

Total men 6,396,028 4,548,762 579,791 525,800 417,717 59,036 264,922

Undergraduate 5,468,532 3,899,261 527,731 486,669 359,351 54,117 141,403

First-time, first-year 1,026,058 739,260 111,510 84,017 58,697 10,749 21,825

Other undergraduates 4,442,474 3,160,001 416,221 402,652 300,654 43,368 119,578

First-professional 169,627 129,067 9,218 7,637 17,617 1,227 4,861

Graduate 757,869 520,434 42,842 31,494 40,749 3,692 118,658

Full-time men 3,890,442 2,773,564 347,954 265,851 258,967 35,040 209,066

Undergraduate 3,379,597 2,443,581 322,383 244,937 221,941 32,148 114,607

First-time, first-year 806,054 588,887 85,513 58,102 46,202 8,000 19,350

Other undergraduates 2,573,543 1,854,694 236,870 186,835 175,739 24,148 95,257

First-professional 151,325 114,655 7,619 6,917 16,533 1,130 4,471

Graduate 359,520 215,328 17,952 13,997 20,493 1,762 89,988

Part-time men 2,505,586 1,775,198 231,837 259,949 158,750 23,996 55,856

Undergraduate 2,088,935 1,455,680 205,348 241,732 137,410 21,969 26,796

First-time, first-year 220,004 150,373 25,997 25,915 12,495 2,749 2,475

Other undergraduates 1,868,931 1,305,307 179,351 215,817 124,915 19,220 24,321

First-professional 18,302 14,412 1,599 720 1,084 97 390

Graduate 398,349 305,106 24,890 17,497 20,256 1,930 28,670

Total women 8,106,306 5,717,360 971,253 692,693 441,489 83,431 200,080

Undergraduate 6,982,055 4,884,642 870,327 639,255 384,355 76,700 126,776

First-time, first-year 1,193,197 844,185 154,786 100,919 61,107 13,380 18,820

Other undergraduates 5,788,858 4,040,457 715,541 538,336 323,248 63,320 107,956

First-professional 128,631 91,319 12,146 6,228 15,286 1,055 2,597

Graduate 995,620 741,399 88,780 47,210 41,848 5,676 70,707

Full-time women 4,547,620 3,186,581 548,617 348,142 267,667 46,465 150,148

Undergraduate 4,039,001 2,840,972 504,373 323,918 231,424 42,935 95,379

First-time, first-year 927,458 662,710 118,747 71,436 48,851 9,631 16,083

Other undergraduates 3,111,543 2,178,262 385,626 252,482 182,573 33,304 79,296

First-professional 115,893 81,844 10,501 5,616 14,575 949 2,408

Graduate 392,726 263,765 33,743 18,608 21,668 2,581 52,361

Part-time women 3,558,686 2,530,779 422,636 344,551 173,822 36,966 49,932

Undergraduate 2,943,054 2,043,670 365,954 315,337 152,931 33,765 31,397

First-time, first-year 265,739 181,475 36,039 29,483 12,256 3,749 2,737

Other undergraduates 2,677,315 1,862,195 329,915 285,854 140,675 30,016 28,660

First-professional 12,738 9,475 1,645 612 711 106 189

Graduate 602,894 477,634 55,037 28,602 20,180 3,095 18,346

 

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

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Table 3. Percent distribution of total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by race-ethnicity,

sex, attendance status, and student level: 50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997

 

Sex, attendance status, White Black Asian or American Indian/ Nonresident

and student level Total non-Hispanic non-Hispanic Hispanic Pacific Islander Alaskan Native alien

 

All students 14,502,334 70.8 10.7 8.4 5.9 1.0 3.2

Undergraduate 12,450,587 70.6 11.2 9.0 6.0 1.1 2.2

First-time, first-year 2,219,255 71.4 12.0 8.3 5.4 1.1 1.8

Other undergraduates 10,231,332 70.4 11.1 9.2 6.1 1.0 2.2

First-professional 298,258 73.9 7.2 4.6 11.0 0.8 2.5

Graduate 1,753,489 72.0 7.5 4.5 4.7 0.5 10.8

Full-time 8,438,062 70.6 10.6 7.3 6.2 1.0 4.3

Undergraduate 7,418,598 71.2 11.1 7.7 6.1 1.0 2.8

First-time, first-year 1,733,512 72.2 11.8 7.5 5.5 1.0 2.0

Other undergraduates 5,685,086 70.9 10.9 7.7 6.3 1.0 3.1

First-professional 267,218 73.5 6.8 4.7 11.6 0.8 2.6

Graduate 752,246 63.7 6.9 4.3 5.6 0.6 18.9

Part-time 6,064,272 71.0 10.8 10.0 5.5 1.0 1.7

Undergraduate 5,031,989 69.5 11.4 11.1 5.8 1.1 1.2

First-time, first-year 485,743 68.3 12.8 11.4 5.1 1.3 1.1

Other undergraduates 4,546,246 69.7 11.2 11.0 5.8 1.1 1.2

First-professional 31,040 77.0 10.5 4.3 5.8 0.7 1.9

Graduate 1,001,243 78.2 8.0 4.6 4.0 0.5 4.7

Total men 6,396,028 71.1 9.1 8.2 6.5 0.9 4.1

Undergraduate 5,468,532 71.3 9.7 8.9 6.6 1.0 2.6

First-time, first-year 1,026,058 72.0 10.9 8.2 5.7 1.0 2.1

Other undergraduates 4,442,474 71.1 9.4 9.1 6.8 1.0 2.7

First-professional 169,627 76.1 5.4 4.5 10.4 0.7 2.9

Graduate 757,869 68.7 5.7 4.2 5.4 0.5 15.7

Full-time men 3,890,442 71.3 8.9 6.8 6.7 0.9 5.4

Undergraduate 3,379,597 72.3 9.5 7.2 6.6 1.0 3.4

First-time, first-year 806,054 73.1 10.6 7.2 5.7 1.0 2.4

Other undergraduates 2,573,543 72.1 9.2 7.3 6.8 0.9 3.7

First-professional 151,325 75.8 5.0 4.6 10.9 0.7 3.0

Graduate 359,520 59.9 5.0 3.9 5.7 0.5 25.0

Part-time men 2,505,586 70.8 9.3 10.4 6.3 1.0 2.2

Undergraduate 2,088,935 69.7 9.8 11.6 6.6 1.1 1.3

First-time, first-year 220,004 68.4 11.8 11.8 5.7 1.2 1.1

Other undergraduates 1,868,931 69.8 9.6 11.5 6.7 1.0 1.3

First-professional 18,302 78.7 8.7 3.9 5.9 0.5 2.1

Graduate 398,349 76.6 6.2 4.4 5.1 0.5 7.2

Total women 8,106,306 70.5 12.0 8.5 5.4 1.0 2.5

Undergraduate 6,982,055 70.0 12.5 9.2 5.5 1.1 1.8

First-time, first-year 1,193,197 70.7 13.0 8.5 5.1 1.1 1.6

Other undergraduates 5,788,858 69.8 12.4 9.3 5.6 1.1 1.9

First-professional 128,631 71.0 9.4 4.8 11.9 0.8 2.0

Graduate 995,620 74.5 8.9 4.7 4.2 0.6 7.1

Full-time women 4,547,620 70.1 12.1 7.7 5.9 1.0 3.3

Undergraduate 4,039,001 70.3 12.5 8.0 5.7 1.1 2.4

First-time, first-year 927,458 71.5 12.8 7.7 5.3 1.0 1.7

Other undergraduates 3,111,543 70.0 12.4 8.1 5.9 1.1 2.5

First-professional 115,893 70.6 9.1 4.8 12.6 0.8 2.1

Graduate 392,726 67.2 8.6 4.7 5.5 0.7 13.3

Part-time women 3,558,686 71.1 11.9 9.7 4.9 1.0 1.4

Undergraduate 2,943,054 69.4 12.4 10.7 5.2 1.1 1.1

First-time, first-year 265,739 68.3 13.6 11.1 4.6 1.4 1.0

Other undergraduates 2,677,315 69.6 12.3 10.7 5.3 1.1 1.1

First-professional 12,738 74.4 12.9 4.8 5.6 0.8 1.5

Graduate 602,894 79.2 9.1 4.7 3.3 0.5 3.0

 

NOTE: Because of rounding percentages may not add to 100.0 percent.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

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Table 4. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by race-ethnicity, student level,

and control of institution: 50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997

 

Control of institution White Black Asian or American Indian/ Nonresident

and student level Total non-Hispanic non-Hispanic Hispanic Pacific Islander Alaskan Native alien

 

Number enrolled

All institutions 14,502,334 10,266,122 1,551,044 1,218,493 859,206 142,467 465,002

Undergraduate 12,450,587 8,783,903 1,398,058 1,125,924 743,706 130,817 268,179

First-time, first-year 2,219,255 1,583,445 266,296 184,936 119,804 24,129 40,645

Other undergraduates 10,231,332 7,200,458 1,131,762 940,988 623,902 106,688 227,534

First-professional 298,258 220,386 21,364 13,865 32,903 2,282 7,458

Graduate 1,753,489 1,261,833 131,622 78,704 82,597 9,368 189,365

Public 11,196,119 7,857,846 1,205,279 1,031,618 680,409 123,634 297,333

Undergraduate 10,007,479 6,999,051 1,116,359 975,289 621,254 115,624 179,902

First-time, first-year 1,679,316 1,196,588 199,440 146,901 92,068 20,628 23,691

Other undergraduates 8,328,163 5,802,463 916,919 828,388 529,186 94,996 156,211

First-professional 118,249 88,933 8,053 5,452 13,156 1,196 1,459

Graduate 1,070,391 769,862 80,867 50,877 45,999 6,814 115,972

Private non-profit 2,977,614 2,203,518 289,845 146,425 162,768 16,095 158,963

Undergraduate 2,139,824 1,597,514 228,728 112,233 108,201 12,664 80,484

First-time, first-year 437,223 324,154 48,078 23,859 23,835 2,581 14,716

Other undergraduates 1,702,601 1,273,360 180,650 88,374 84,366 10,083 65,768

First-professional 178,544 130,410 13,231 8,251 19,581 1,073 5,998

Graduate 659,246 475,594 47,886 25,941 34,986 2,358 72,481

Private for-profit 328,601 204,758 55,920 40,450 16,029 2,738 8,706

Undergraduate 303,284 187,338 52,971 38,402 14,251 2,529 7,793

First-time, first-year 102,716 62,703 18,778 14,176 3,901 920 2,238

Other undergraduates 200,568 124,635 34,193 24,226 10,350 1,609 5,555

First-professional 1,465 1,043 80 162 166 13 1

Graduate 23,852 16,377 2,869 1,886 1,612 196 912

Percentage distribution

All institutions 100.0 70.8 10.7 8.4 5.9 1.0 3.2

Undergraduate 100.0 70.6 11.2 9.0 6.0 1.1 2.2

First-time, first-year 100.0 71.4 12.0 8.3 5.4 1.1 1.8

Other undergraduates 100.0 70.4 11.1 9.2 6.1 1.0 2.2

First-professional 100.0 73.9 7.2 4.6 11.0 0.8 2.5

Graduate 100.0 72.0 7.5 4.5 4.7 0.5 10.8

Public 100.0 70.2 10.8 9.2 6.1 1.1 2.7

Undergraduate 100.0 69.9 11.2 9.7 6.2 1.2 1.8

First-time, first-year 100.0 71.3 11.9 8.7 5.5 1.2 1.4

Other undergraduates 100.0 69.7 11.0 9.9 6.4 1.1 1.9

First-professional 100.0 75.2 6.8 4.6 11.1 1.0 1.2

Graduate 100.0 71.9 7.6 4.8 4.3 0.6 10.8

Private non-profit 100.0 74.0 9.7 4.9 5.5 0.5 5.3

Undergraduate 100.0 74.7 10.7 5.2 5.1 0.6 3.8

First-time, first-year 100.0 74.1 11.0 5.5 5.5 0.6 3.4

Other undergraduates 100.0 74.8 10.6 5.2 5.0 0.6 3.9

First-professional 100.0 73.0 7.4 4.6 11.0 0.6 3.4

Graduate 100.0 72.1 7.3 3.9 5.3 0.4 11.0

Private for-profit 100.0 62.3 17.0 12.3 4.9 0.8 2.6

Undergraduate 100.0 61.8 17.5 12.7 4.7 0.8 2.6

First-time, first-year 100.0 61.0 18.3 13.8 3.8 0.9 2.2

Other undergraduates 100.0 62.1 17.0 12.1 5.2 0.8 2.8

First-professional 100.0 71.2 5.5 11.1 11.3 0.9 0.1

Graduate 100.0 68.7 12.0 7.9 6.8 0.8 3.8

 

NOTE: Because of rounding, percentages may not add to 100 percent.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

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Table 5. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, 4-year institutions, by race-ethnicity,

student level, and control of institution: 50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997

 

Control of institution White Black Asian or American Indian/ Nonresident

and student level Total non-Hispanic non-Hispanic Hispanic Pacific Islander Alaskan Native alien

 

Number enrolled

All institutions 8,896,765 6,496,086 896,432 529,966 518,500 71,517 384,264

Undergraduate 6,845,018 5,013,867 743,446 437,397 403,000 59,867 187,441

First-time, first-year 1,197,759 879,093 137,673 74,214 71,075 9,928 25,776

Other undergraduates 5,647,259 4,134,774 605,773 363,183 331,925 49,939 161,665

First-professional 298,258 220,386 21,364 13,865 32,903 2,282 7,458

Graduate 1,753,489 1,261,833 131,622 78,704 82,597 9,368 189,365

Public 5,835,433 4,249,591 589,038 371,378 349,328 55,729 220,369

Undergraduate 4,646,793 3,390,796 500,118 315,049 290,173 47,719 102,938

First-time, first-year 755,362 554,889 87,114 48,473 47,030 7,457 10,399

Other undergraduates 3,891,431 2,835,907 413,004 266,576 243,143 40,262 92,539

First-professional 118,249 88,933 8,053 5,452 13,156 1,196 1,459

Graduate 1,070,391 769,862 80,867 50,877 45,999 6,814 115,972

Private non-profit 2,905,820 2,151,854 282,077 140,885 159,151 14,338 157,515

Undergraduate 2,068,030 1,545,850 220,960 106,693 104,584 10,907 79,036

First-time, first-year 413,068 307,684 45,065 21,619 22,373 2,129 14,198

Other undergraduates 1,654,962 1,238,166 175,895 85,074 82,211 8,778 64,838

First-professional 178,544 130,410 13,231 8,251 19,581 1,073 5,998

Graduate 659,246 475,594 47,886 25,941 34,986 2,358 72,481

Private for-profit 155,512 94,641 25,317 17,703 10,021 1,450 6,380

Undergraduate 130,195 77,221 22,368 15,655 8,243 1,241 5,467

First-time, first-year 29,329 16,520 5,494 4,122 1,672 342 1,179

Other undergraduates 100,866 60,701 16,874 11,533 6,571 899 4,288

First-professional 1,465 1,043 80 162 166 13 1

Graduate 23,852 16,377 2,869 1,886 1,612 196 912

Percentage distribution

All institutions 100.0 73.0 10.1 6.0 5.8 0.8 4.3

Undergraduate 100.0 73.2 10.9 6.4 5.9 0.9 2.7

First-time, first-year 100.0 73.4 11.5 6.2 5.9 0.8 2.2

Other undergraduates 100.0 73.2 10.7 6.4 5.9 0.9 2.9

First-professional 100.0 73.9 7.2 4.6 11.0 0.8 2.5

Graduate 100.0 72.0 7.5 4.5 4.7 0.5 10.8

Public 100.0 72.8 10.1 6.4 6.0 1.0 3.8

Undergraduate 100.0 73.0 10.8 6.8 6.2 1.0 2.2

First-time, first-year 100.0 73.5 11.5 6.4 6.2 1.0 1.4

Other undergraduates 100.0 72.9 10.6 6.9 6.2 1.0 2.4

First-professional 100.0 75.2 6.8 4.6 11.1 1.0 1.2

Graduate 100.0 71.9 7.6 4.8 4.3 0.6 10.8

Private non-profit 100.0 74.1 9.7 4.8 5.5 0.5 5.4

Undergraduate 100.0 74.7 10.7 5.2 5.1 0.5 3.8

First-time, first-year 100.0 74.5 10.9 5.2 5.4 0.5 3.4

Other undergraduates 100.0 74.8 10.6 5.1 5.0 0.5 3.9

First-professional 100.0 73.0 7.4 4.6 11.0 0.6 3.4

Graduate 100.0 72.1 7.3 3.9 5.3 0.4 11.0

Private for-profit 100.0 60.9 16.3 11.4 6.4 0.9 4.1

Undergraduate 100.0 59.3 17.2 12.0 6.3 1.0 4.2

First-time, first-year 100.0 56.3 18.7 14.1 5.7 1.2 4.0

Other undergraduates 100.0 60.2 16.7 11.4 6.5 0.9 4.3

First-professional 100.0 71.2 5.5 11.1 11.3 0.9 0.1

Graduate 100.0 68.7 12.0 7.9 6.8 0.8 3.8

 

NOTE: Because of rounding, percentages may not add to 100 percent.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

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Table 6.  Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, 2-year institutions, by race-ethnicity,

student level, and control of institution: 50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997

 

Control of institution White Black Asian or American Indian/ Nonresident

and student level Total non-Hispanic non-Hispanic Hispanic Pacific Islander Alaskan Native alien

 

Number enrolled

All institutions 5,605,569 3,770,036 654,612 688,527 340,706 70,950 80,738

First-time, first-year 1,021,496 704,352 128,623 110,722 48,729 14,201 14,869

All other students 4,584,073 3,065,684 525,989 577,805 291,977 56,749 65,869

Public 5,360,686 3,608,255 616,241 660,240 331,081 67,905 76,964

First-time, first-year 923,954 641,699 112,326 98,428 45,038 13,171 13,292

All other students 4,436,732 2,966,556 503,915 561,812 286,043 54,734 63,672

Private non-profit 71,794 51,664 7,768 5,540 3,617 1,757 1,448

First-time, first-year 24,155 16,470 3,013 2,240 1,462 452 518

All other students 47,639 35,194 4,755 3,300 2,155 1,305 930

Private for-profit 173,089 110,117 30,603 22,747 6,008 1,288 2,326

First-time, first-year 73,387 46,183 13,284 10,054 2,229 578 1,059

All other students 99,702 63,934 17,319 12,693 3,779 710 1,267

Percentage distribution

All institutions 100.0 67.3 11.7 12.3 6.1 1.3 1.4

First-time, first-year 100.0 69.0 12.6 10.8 4.8 1.4 1.5

All other students 100.0 66.9 11.5 12.6 6.4 1.2 1.4

Public 100.0 67.3 11.5 12.3 6.2 1.3 1.4

First-time, first-year 100.0 69.5 12.2 10.7 4.9 1.4 1.4

All other students 100.0 66.9 11.4 12.7 6.4 1.2 1.4

Private non-profit 100.0 72.0 10.8 7.7 5.0 2.4 2.0

First-time, first-year 100.0 68.2 12.5 9.3 6.1 1.9 2.1

All other students 100.0 73.9 10.0 6.9 4.5 2.7 2.0

Private for-profit 100.0 63.6 17.7 13.1 3.5 0.7 1.3

First-time, first-year 100.0 62.9 18.1 13.7 3.0 0.8 1.4

All other students 100.0 64.1 17.4 12.7 3.8 0.7 1.3

 

NOTE: Because of rounding, percentages may not add to 100 percent.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

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Table 7. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by sex, attendance status,

control of institution, and student level: 50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997

 

Control of All students Men Women

institution   

and student level Total Full-time Part-time Total Full-time Part-time Total Full-time Part-time

 

Number enrolled

All institutions 14,502,334 8,438,062 6,064,272 6,396,028 3,890,442 2,505,586 8,106,306 4,547,620 3,558,686

Undergraduate 12,450,587 7,418,598 5,031,989 5,468,532 3,379,597 2,088,935 6,982,055 4,039,001 2,943,054

First-time, first-year 2,219,255 1,733,512 485,743 1,026,058 806,054 220,004 1,193,197 927,458 265,739

Other undergraduates 10,231,332 5,685,086 4,546,246 4,442,474 2,573,543 1,868,931 5,788,858 3,111,543 2,677,315

First-professional 298,258 267,218 31,040 169,627 151,325 18,302 128,631 115,893 12,738

Graduate 1,753,489 752,246 1,001,243 757,869 359,520 398,349 995,620 392,726 602,894

Public 11,196,119 6,055,786 5,140,333 4,924,187 2,793,253 2,130,934 6,271,932 3,262,533 3,009,399

Undergraduate 10,007,479 5,495,835 4,511,644 4,408,364 2,517,213 1,891,151 5,599,115 2,978,622 2,620,493

First-time, first-year 1,679,316 1,229,352 449,964 778,825 573,046 205,779 900,491 656,306 244,185

Other undergraduates 8,328,163 4,266,483 4,061,680 3,629,539 1,944,167 1,685,372 4,698,624 2,322,316 2,376,308

First-professional 118,249 113,266 4,983 63,667 61,050 2,617 54,582 52,216 2,366

Graduate 1,070,391 446,685 623,706 452,156 214,990 237,166 618,235 231,695 386,540

Private non-profit 2,977,614 2,111,172 866,442 1,312,418 963,899 348,519 1,665,196 1,147,273 517,923

Undergraduate 2,139,824 1,670,967 468,857 913,427 738,429 174,998 1,226,397 932,538 293,859

First-time, first-year 437,223 412,708 24,515 193,838 184,666 9,172 243,385 228,042 15,343

Other undergraduates 1,702,601 1,258,259 444,342 719,589 553,763 165,826 983,012 704,496 278,516

First-professional 178,544 153,410 25,134 105,094 89,947 15,147 73,450 63,463 9,987

Graduate 659,246 286,795 372,451 293,897 135,523 158,374 365,349 151,272 214,077

Private for-profit 328,601 271,104 57,497 159,423 133,290 26,133 169,178 137,814 31,364

Undergraduate 303,284 251,796 51,488 146,741 123,955 22,786 156,543 127,841 28,702

First-time, first-year 102,716 91,452 11,264 53,395 48,342 5,053 49,321 43,110 6,211

Other undergraduates 200,568 160,344 40,224 93,346 75,613 17,733 107,222 84,731 22,491

First-professional 1,465 542 923 866 328 538 599 214 385

Graduate 23,852 18,766 5,086 11,816 9,007 2,809 12,036 9,759 2,277

Percentage distribution

All institutions 100.0 58.2 41.8 44.1 26.8 17.3 55.9 31.4 24.5

Undergraduate 100.0 59.6 40.4 43.9 27.1 16.8 56.1 32.4 23.6

First-time, first-year 100.0 78.1 21.9 46.2 36.3 9.9 53.8 41.8 12.0

Other undergraduates 100.0 55.6 44.4 43.4 25.2 18.3 56.6 30.4 26.2

First-professional 100.0 89.6 10.4 56.9 50.7 6.1 43.1 38.9 4.3

Graduate 100.0 42.9 57.1 43.2 20.5 22.7 56.8 22.4 34.4

Public 100.0 54.1 45.9 44.0 24.9 19.0 56.0 29.1 26.9

Undergraduate 100.0 54.9 45.1 44.1 25.2 18.9 55.9 29.8 26.2

First-time, first-year 100.0 73.2 26.8 46.4 34.1 12.3 53.6 39.1 14.5

Other undergraduates 100.0 51.2 48.8 43.6 23.3 20.2 56.4 27.9 28.5

First-professional 100.0 95.8 4.2 53.8 51.6 2.2 46.2 44.2 2.0

Graduate 100.0 41.7 58.3 42.2 20.1 22.2 57.8 21.6 36.1

Private non-profit 100.0 70.9 29.1 44.1 32.4 11.7 55.9 38.5 17.4

Undergraduate 100.0 78.1 21.9 42.7 34.5 8.2 57.3 43.6 13.7

First-time, first-year 100.0 94.4 5.6 44.3 42.2 2.1 55.7 52.2 3.5

Other undergraduates 100.0 73.9 26.1 42.3 32.5 9.7 57.7 41.4 16.4

First-professional 100.0 85.9 14.1 58.9 50.4 8.5 41.1 35.5 5.6

Graduate 100.0 43.5 56.5 44.6 20.6 24.0 55.4 22.9 32.5

Private for-profit 100.0 82.5 17.5 48.5 40.6 8.0 51.5 41.9 9.5

Undergraduate 100.0 83.0 17.0 48.4 40.9 7.5 51.6 42.2 9.5

First-time, first-year 100.0 89.0 11.0 52.0 47.1 4.9 48.0 42.0 6.0

Other undergraduates 100.0 79.9 20.1 46.5 37.7 8.8 53.5 42.2 11.2

First-professional 100.0 37.0 63.0 59.1 22.4 36.7 40.9 14.6 26.3

Graduate 100.0 78.7 21.3 49.5 37.8 11.8 50.5 40.9 9.5

 

NOTE: Because of rounding, percentages may not add to 100 percent.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

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Table 8. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, 4-year institutions, by sex, attendance status,

control of institution, and student level: 50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997

 

Control of All students Men Women

institution   

and student level Total Full-time Part-time Total Full-time Part-time Total Full-time Part-time

 

Number enrolled

All institutions 8,896,765 6,342,891 2,553,874 4,006,317 2,959,048 1,047,269 4,890,448 3,383,843 1,506,605

Undergraduate 6,845,018 5,323,427 1,521,591 3,078,821 2,448,203 630,618 3,766,197 2,875,224 890,973

First-time, first-year 1,197,759 1,125,350 72,409 547,378 516,636 30,742 650,381 608,714 41,667

Other undergraduates 5,647,259 4,198,077 1,449,182 2,531,443 1,931,567 599,876 3,115,816 2,266,510 849,306

First-professional 298,258 267,218 31,040 169,627 151,325 18,302 128,631 115,893 12,738

Graduate 1,753,489 752,246 1,001,243 757,869 359,520 398,349 995,620 392,726 602,894

Public 5,835,433 4,164,759 1,670,674 2,638,168 1,951,171 686,997 3,197,265 2,213,588 983,677

Undergraduate 4,646,793 3,604,808 1,041,985 2,122,345 1,675,131 447,214 2,524,448 1,929,677 594,771

First-time, first-year 755,362 710,177 45,185 345,515 325,695 19,820 409,847 384,482 25,365

Other undergraduates 3,891,431 2,894,631 996,800 1,776,830 1,349,436 427,394 2,114,601 1,545,195 569,406

First-professional 118,249 113,266 4,983 63,667 61,050 2,617 54,582 52,216 2,366

Graduate 1,070,391 446,685 623,706 452,156 214,990 237,166 618,235 231,695 386,540

Private non-profit 2,905,820 2,056,019 849,801 1,282,876 939,532 343,344 1,622,944 1,116,487 506,457

Undergraduate 2,068,030 1,615,814 452,216 883,885 714,062 169,823 1,184,145 901,752 282,393

First-time, first-year 413,068 390,861 22,207 183,067 174,622 8,445 230,001 216,239 13,762

Other undergraduates 1,654,962 1,224,953 430,009 700,818 539,440 161,378 954,144 685,513 268,631

First-professional 178,544 153,410 25,134 105,094 89,947 15,147 73,450 63,463 9,987

Graduate 659,246 286,795 372,451 293,897 135,523 158,374 365,349 151,272 214,077

Private for-profit 155,512 122,113 33,399 85,273 68,345 16,928 70,239 53,768 16,471

Undergraduate 130,195 102,805 27,390 72,591 59,010 13,581 57,604 43,795 13,809

First-time, first-year 29,329 24,312 5,017 18,796 16,319 2,477 10,533 7,993 2,540

Other undergraduates 100,866 78,493 22,373 53,795 42,691 11,104 47,071 35,802 11,269

First-professional 1,465 542 923 866 328 538 599 214 385

Graduate 23,852 18,766 5,086 11,816 9,007 2,809 12,036 9,759 2,277

Percentage distribution

All institutions 100.0 71.3 28.7 45.0 33.3 11.8 55.0 38.0 16.9

Undergraduate 100.0 77.8 22.2 45.0 35.8 9.2 55.0 42.0 13.0

First-time, first-year 100.0 94.0 6.0 45.7 43.1 2.6 54.3 50.8 3.5

Other undergraduates 100.0 74.3 25.7 44.8 34.2 10.6 55.2 40.1 15.0

First-professional 100.0 89.6 10.4 56.9 50.7 6.1 43.1 38.9 4.3

Graduate 100.0 42.9 57.1 43.2 20.5 22.7 56.8 22.4 34.4

Public 100.0 71.4 28.6 45.2 33.4 11.8 54.8 37.9 16.9

Undergraduate 100.0 77.6 22.4 45.7 36.0 9.6 54.3 41.5 12.8

First-time, first-year 100.0 94.0 6.0 45.7 43.1 2.6 54.3 50.9 3.4

Other undergraduates 100.0 74.4 25.6 45.7 34.7 11.0 54.3 39.7 14.6

First-professional 100.0 95.8 4.2 53.8 51.6 2.2 46.2 44.2 2.0

Graduate 100.0 41.7 58.3 42.2 20.1 22.2 57.8 21.6 36.1

Private non-profit 100.0 70.8 29.2 44.1 32.3 11.8 55.9 38.4 17.4

Undergraduate 100.0 78.1 21.9 42.7 34.5 8.2 57.3 43.6 13.7

First-time, first-year 100.0 94.6 5.4 44.3 42.3 2.0 55.7 52.3 3.3

Other undergraduates 100.0 74.0 26.0 42.3 32.6 9.8 57.7 41.4 16.2

First-professional 100.0 85.9 14.1 58.9 50.4 8.5 41.1 35.5 5.6

Graduate 100.0 43.5 56.5 44.6 20.6 24.0 55.4 22.9 32.5

Private for-profit 100.0 78.5 21.5 54.8 43.9 10.9 45.2 34.6 10.6

Undergraduate 100.0 79.0 21.0 55.8 45.3 10.4 44.2 33.6 10.6

First-time, first-year 100.0 82.9 17.1 64.1 55.6 8.4 35.9 27.3 8.7

Other undergraduates 100.0 77.8 22.2 53.3 42.3 11.0 46.7 35.5 11.2

First-professional 100.0 37.0 63.0 59.1 22.4 36.7 40.9 14.6 26.3

Graduate 100.0 78.7 21.3 49.5 37.8 11.8 50.5 40.9 9.5

 

NOTE: Because of rounding, percentages may not add to 100 percent.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

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Table 9. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, 2-year institutions, by sex, attendance status,

control of institution, and student level: 50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997

 

Control of All students Men Women

institution   

and student level Total Full-time Part-time Total Full-time Part-time Total Full-time Part-time

 

Number enrolled

All institutions 5,605,569 2,095,171 3,510,398 2,389,711 931,394 1,458,317 3,215,858 1,163,777 2,052,081

First-time, first-year 1,021,496 608,162 413,334 478,680 289,418 189,262 542,816 318,744 224,072

All other students 4,584,073 1,487,009 3,097,064 1,911,031 641,976 1,269,055 2,673,042 845,033 1,828,009

Public 5,360,686 1,891,027 3,469,659 2,286,019 842,082 1,443,937 3,074,667 1,048,945 2,025,722

First-time, first-year 923,954 519,175 404,779 433,310 247,351 185,959 490,644 271,824 218,820

All other students 4,436,732 1,371,852 3,064,880 1,852,709 594,731 1,257,978 2,584,023 777,121 1,806,902

Private non-profit 71,794 55,153 16,641 29,542 24,367 5,175 42,252 30,786 11,466

First-time, first-year 24,155 21,847 2,308 10,771 10,044 727 13,384 11,803 1,581

All other students 47,639 33,306 14,333 18,771 14,323 4,448 28,868 18,983 9,885

Private for-profit 173,089 148,991 24,098 74,150 64,945 9,205 98,939 84,046 14,893

First-time, first-year 73,387 67,140 6,247 34,599 32,023 2,576 38,788 35,117 3,671

All other students 99,702 81,851 17,851 39,551 32,922 6,629 60,151 48,929 11,222

Percentage distribution

All institutions 100.0 37.4 62.6 42.6 16.6 26.0 57.4 20.8 36.6

First-time, first-year 100.0 59.5 40.5 46.9 28.3 18.5 53.1 31.2 21.9

All other students 100.0 32.4 67.6 41.7 14.0 27.7 58.3 18.4 39.9

Public 100.0 35.3 64.7 42.6 15.7 26.9 57.4 19.6 37.8

First-time, first-year 100.0 56.2 43.8 46.9 26.8 20.1 53.1 29.4 23.7

All other students 100.0 30.9 69.1 41.8 13.4 28.4 58.2 17.5 40.7

Private non-profit 100.0 76.8 23.2 41.1 33.9 7.2 58.9 42.9 16.0

First-time, first-year 100.0 90.4 9.6 44.6 41.6 3.0 55.4 48.9 6.5

All other students 100.0 69.9 30.1 39.4 30.1 9.3 60.6 39.8 20.7

Private for-profit 100.0 86.1 13.9 42.8 37.5 5.3 57.2 48.6 8.6

First-time, first-year 100.0 91.5 8.5 47.1 43.6 3.5 52.9 47.9 5.0

All other students 100.0 82.1 17.9 39.7 33.0 6.6 60.3 49.1 11.3

 

NOTE: Because of rounding, percentages may not add to 100 percent.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

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Table 10. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by student level, sex,

attendance status, and age of student: 50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997



Attendance All levels Undergraduate First-professional Graduate

status and    

age of student Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women



All students 14,502,334 6,396,028 8,106,306 12,450,587 5,468,532 6,982,055 298,258 169,627 128,631 1,753,489 757,869 995,620

under 18 353,268 141,206 212,062 352,927 141,050 211,877 29 20 9 312 136 176

18-19 2,968,640 1,323,360 1,645,280 2,967,957 1,323,085 1,644,872 277 106 171 406 169 237

20-21 2,726,647 1,253,267 1,473,380 2,705,902 1,244,918 1,460,984 7,674 3,172 4,502 13,071 5,177 7,894

22-24 2,304,819 1,117,426 1,187,393 1,946,749 961,364 985,385 103,368 54,146 49,222 254,702 101,916 152,786

25-29 2,126,410 996,980 1,129,430 1,468,568 678,154 790,414 113,812 68,503 45,309 544,030 250,323 293,707

30-34 1,208,253 526,456 681,797 873,707 353,182 520,525 32,712 20,670 12,042 301,834 152,604 149,230

35-39 936,204 363,957 572,247 717,736 262,126 455,610 16,232 9,768 6,464 202,236 92,063 110,173

40-49 1,228,921 425,673 803,248 912,831 311,123 601,708 15,604 8,380 7,224 300,486 106,170 194,316

50-64 407,371 140,897 266,474 306,331 106,917 199,414 4,104 2,021 2,083 96,936 31,959 64,977

65 and over 79,412 32,580 46,832 73,408 29,906 43,502 251 140 111 5,753 2,534 3,219

Age unknown 162,389 74,226 88,163 124,471 56,707 67,764 4,195 2,701 1,494 33,723 14,818 18,905

Full-time 8,438,062 3,890,442 4,547,620 7,418,598 3,379,597 4,039,001 267,218 151,325 115,893 752,246 359,520 392,726

under 18 127,485 49,096 78,389 127,360 49,043 78,317 21 13 8 104 40 64

18-19 2,551,664 1,132,404 1,419,260 2,551,193 1,132,207 1,418,986 274 104 170 197 93 104

20-21 2,190,032 1,007,895 1,182,137 2,172,203 1,000,475 1,171,728 7,508 3,096 4,412 10,321 4,324 5,997

22-24 1,494,599 752,499 742,100 1,217,353 625,328 592,025 100,627 52,736 47,891 176,619 74,435 102,184

25-29 981,619 494,578 487,041 603,827 292,477 311,350 104,200 62,829 41,371 273,592 139,272 134,320

30-34 408,490 185,373 223,117 262,706 102,863 159,843 26,427 16,657 9,770 119,357 65,853 53,504

35-39 263,974 104,340 159,634 186,312 64,619 121,693 11,915 7,125 4,790 65,747 32,596 33,151

40-49 282,149 104,674 177,475 196,700 69,198 127,502 10,287 5,450 4,837 75,162 30,026 45,136

50-64 68,571 25,822 42,749 45,218 16,898 28,320 2,395 1,163 1,232 20,958 7,761 13,197

65 and over 6,226 3,116 3,110 5,036 2,511 2,525 174 99 75 1,016 506 510

Age unknown 63,253 30,645 32,608 50,690 23,978 26,712 3,390 2,053 1,337 9,173 4,614 4,559

Part-time 6,064,272 2,505,586 3,558,686 5,031,989 2,088,935 2,943,054 31,040 18,302 12,738 1,001,243 398,349 602,894

under 18 225,783 92,110 133,673 225,567 92,007 133,560 8 7 1 208 96 112

18-19 416,976 190,956 226,020 416,764 190,878 225,886 3 2 1 209 76 133

20-21 536,615 245,372 291,243 533,699 244,443 289,256 166 76 90 2,750 853 1,897

22-24 810,220 364,927 445,293 729,396 336,036 393,360 2,741 1,410 1,331 78,083 27,481 50,602

25-29 1,144,791 502,402 642,389 864,741 385,677 479,064 9,612 5,674 3,938 270,438 111,051 159,387

30-34 799,763 341,083 458,680 611,001 250,319 360,682 6,285 4,013 2,272 182,477 86,751 95,726

35-39 672,230 259,617 412,613 531,424 197,507 333,917 4,317 2,643 1,674 136,489 59,467 77,022

40-49 946,772 320,999 625,773 716,131 241,925 474,206 5,317 2,930 2,387 225,324 76,144 149,180

50-64 338,800 115,075 223,725 261,113 90,019 171,094 1,709 858 851 75,978 24,198 51,780

65 and over 73,186 29,464 43,722 68,372 27,395 40,977 77 41 36 4,737 2,028 2,709

Age unknown 99,136 43,581 55,555 73,781 32,729 41,052 805 648 157 24,550 10,204 14,346



Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

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Table 11. Percent distribution of total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by student level,

sex, attendance status, and age of student: 50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997



Attendance All levels Undergraduate First-professional Graduate

status and    

age of student Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women



All students 14,502,334 6,396,028 8,106,306 12,450,587 5,468,532 6,982,055 298,258 169,627 128,631 1,753,489 757,869 995,620

under 18 2.4 2.2 2.6 2.8 2.6 3.0      

18-19 20.5 20.7 20.3 23.8 24.2 23.6 0.1 0.1 0.1   

20-21 18.8 19.6 18.2 21.7 22.8 20.9 2.6 1.9 3.5 0.7 0.7 0.8

22-24 15.9 17.5 14.6 15.6 17.6 14.1 34.7 31.9 38.3 14.5 13.4 15.3

25-29 14.7 15.6 13.9 11.8 12.4 11.3 38.2 40.4 35.2 31.0 33.0 29.5

30-34 8.3 8.2 8.4 7.0 6.5 7.5 11.0 12.2 9.4 17.2 20.1 15.0

35-39 6.5 5.7 7.1 5.8 4.8 6.5 5.4 5.8 5.0 11.5 12.1 11.1

40-49 8.5 6.7 9.9 7.3 5.7 8.6 5.2 4.9 5.6 17.1 14.0 19.5

50-64 2.8 2.2 3.3 2.5 2.0 2.9 1.4 1.2 1.6 5.5 4.2 6.5

65 and over 0.5 0.5 0.6 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.3 0.3 0.3

Age unknown 1.1 1.2 1.1 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.4 1.6 1.2 1.9 2.0 1.9

Full-time 8,438,062 3,890,442 4,547,620 7,418,598 3,379,597 4,039,001 267,218 151,325 115,893 752,246 359,520 392,726

under 18 1.5 1.3 1.7 1.7 1.5 1.9      

18-19 30.2 29.1 31.2 34.4 33.5 35.1 0.1 0.1 0.1   

20-21 26.0 25.9 26.0 29.3 29.6 29.0 2.8 2.0 3.8 1.4 1.2 1.5

22-24 17.7 19.3 16.3 16.4 18.5 14.7 37.7 34.8 41.3 23.5 20.7 26.0

25-29 11.6 12.7 10.7 8.1 8.7 7.7 39.0 41.5 35.7 36.4 38.7 34.2

30-34 4.8 4.8 4.9 3.5 3.0 4.0 9.9 11.0 8.4 15.9 18.3 13.6

35-39 3.1 2.7 3.5 2.5 1.9 3.0 4.5 4.7 4.1 8.7 9.1 8.4

40-49 3.3 2.7 3.9 2.7 2.0 3.2 3.8 3.6 4.2 10.0 8.4 11.5

50-64 0.8 0.7 0.9 0.6 0.5 0.7 0.9 0.8 1.1 2.8 2.2 3.4

65 and over 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1

Age unknown 0.7 0.8 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.3 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.2

Part-time 6,064,272 2,505,586 3,558,686 5,031,989 2,088,935 2,943,054 31,040 18,302 12,738 1,001,243 398,349 602,894

under 18 3.7 3.7 3.8 4.5 4.4 4.5      

18-19 6.9 7.6 6.4 8.3 9.1 7.7      

20-21 8.8 9.8 8.2 10.6 11.7 9.8 0.5 0.4 0.7 0.3 0.2 0.3

22-24 13.4 14.6 12.5 14.5 16.1 13.4 8.8 7.7 10.4 7.8 6.9 8.4

25-29 18.9 20.1 18.1 17.2 18.5 16.3 31.0 31.0 30.9 27.0 27.9 26.4

30-34 13.2 13.6 12.9 12.1 12.0 12.3 20.2 21.9 17.8 18.2 21.8 15.9

35-39 11.1 10.4 11.6 10.6 9.5 11.3 13.9 14.4 13.1 13.6 14.9 12.8

40-49 15.6 12.8 17.6 14.2 11.6 16.1 17.1 16.0 18.7 22.5 19.1 24.7

50-64 5.6 4.6 6.3 5.2 4.3 5.8 5.5 4.7 6.7 7.6 6.1 8.6

65 and over 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.4 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.5 0.4

Age unknown 1.6 1.7 1.6 1.5 1.6 1.4 2.6 3.5 1.2 2.5 2.6 2.4



 Less than 0.05 percent.

NOTE: Because of rounding percentages may not add to 100.0 percent.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

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Table 12. Undergraduate enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex,

age of student, and control of institution: 50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997



Control of All students Full-time Part-time

institution   

and age of student Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women



All institutions 12,450,587 5,468,532 6,982,055 7,418,598 3,379,597 4,039,001 5,031,989 2,088,935 2,943,054

under 18 352,927 141,050 211,877 127,360 49,043 78,317 225,567 92,007 133,560

18-19 2,967,957 1,323,085 1,644,872 2,551,193 1,132,207 1,418,986 416,764 190,878 225,886

20-21 2,705,902 1,244,918 1,460,984 2,172,203 1,000,475 1,171,728 533,699 244,443 289,256

22-24 1,946,749 961,364 985,385 1,217,353 625,328 592,025 729,396 336,036 393,360

25-29 1,468,568 678,154 790,414 603,827 292,477 311,350 864,741 385,677 479,064

30-34 873,707 353,182 520,525 262,706 102,863 159,843 611,001 250,319 360,682

35-39 717,736 262,126 455,610 186,312 64,619 121,693 531,424 197,507 333,917

40-49 912,831 311,123 601,708 196,700 69,198 127,502 716,131 241,925 474,206

50-64 306,331 106,917 199,414 45,218 16,898 28,320 261,113 90,019 171,094

65 and over 73,408 29,906 43,502 5,036 2,511 2,525 68,372 27,395 40,977

Age unknown 124,471 56,707 67,764 50,690 23,978 26,712 73,781 32,729 41,052

Public 10,007,479 4,408,364 5,599,115 5,495,835 2,517,213 2,978,622 4,511,644 1,891,151 2,620,493

under 18 293,956 117,437 176,519 87,770 33,276 54,494 206,186 84,161 122,025

18-19 2,277,163 1,023,174 1,253,989 1,878,383 839,689 1,038,694 398,780 183,485 215,295

20-21 2,075,696 961,407 1,114,289 1,572,468 729,464 843,004 503,228 231,943 271,285

22-24 1,627,668 802,376 825,292 962,007 493,708 468,299 665,661 308,668 356,993

25-29 1,242,913 576,747 666,166 469,726 228,917 240,809 773,187 347,830 425,357

30-34 729,881 294,806 435,075 195,390 75,036 120,354 534,491 219,770 314,721

35-39 592,873 214,737 378,136 132,399 43,656 88,743 460,474 171,081 289,393

40-49 762,243 262,100 500,143 142,726 49,959 92,767 619,517 212,141 407,376

50-64 266,007 95,262 170,745 32,400 12,600 19,800 233,607 82,662 150,945

65 and over 68,906 28,093 40,813 3,306 1,688 1,618 65,600 26,405 39,195

Age unknown 70,173 32,225 37,948 19,260 9,220 10,040 50,913 23,005 27,908

Private non-profit 2,139,824 913,427 1,226,397 1,670,967 738,429 932,538 468,857 174,998 293,859

under 18 54,776 21,069 33,707 35,734 13,362 22,372 19,042 7,707 11,335

18-19 638,038 272,796 365,242 623,260 266,663 356,597 14,778 6,133 8,645

20-21 588,547 263,127 325,420 562,857 252,637 310,220 25,690 10,490 15,200

22-24 273,179 136,566 136,613 216,924 112,483 104,441 56,255 24,083 32,172

25-29 172,204 74,740 97,464 91,993 42,234 49,759 80,211 32,506 47,705

30-34 113,386 44,237 69,149 44,583 17,176 27,407 68,803 27,061 41,742

35-39 99,339 35,945 63,394 34,050 12,018 22,032 65,289 23,927 41,362

40-49 128,879 39,730 89,149 38,233 12,367 25,866 90,646 27,363 63,283

50-64 35,515 9,778 25,737 9,427 2,911 6,516 26,088 6,867 19,221

65 and over 4,091 1,640 2,451 1,399 682 717 2,692 958 1,734

Age unknown 31,870 13,799 18,071 12,507 5,896 6,611 19,363 7,903 11,460

Private for-profit 303,284 146,741 156,543 251,796 123,955 127,841 51,488 22,786 28,702

under 18 4,195 2,544 1,651 3,856 2,405 1,451 339 139 200

18-19 52,756 27,115 25,641 49,550 25,855 23,695 3,206 1,260 1,946

20-21 41,659 20,384 21,275 36,878 18,374 18,504 4,781 2,010 2,771

22-24 45,902 22,422 23,480 38,422 19,137 19,285 7,480 3,285 4,195

25-29 53,451 26,667 26,784 42,108 21,326 20,782 11,343 5,341 6,002

30-34 30,440 14,139 16,301 22,733 10,651 12,082 7,707 3,488 4,219

35-39 25,524 11,444 14,080 19,863 8,945 10,918 5,661 2,499 3,162

40-49 21,709 9,293 12,416 15,741 6,872 8,869 5,968 2,421 3,547

50-64 4,809 1,877 2,932 3,391 1,387 2,004 1,418 490 928

65 and over 411 173 238 331 141 190 80 32 48

Age unknown 22,428 10,683 11,745 18,923 8,862 10,061 3,505 1,821 1,684



Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

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Table 13. Percent distribution of undergraduate enrollment in Title IV eligble, degree-granting institutions,

by attendance status, sex, age of student, and control of institution:

50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997



Control of All students Full-time Part-time

institution   

and age of student Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women



All institutions 12,450,587 5,468,532 6,982,055 7,418,598 3,379,597 4,039,001 5,031,989 2,088,935 2,943,054

under 18 2.8 2.6 3.0 1.7 1.5 1.9 4.5 4.4 4.5

18-19 23.8 24.2 23.6 34.4 33.5 35.1 8.3 9.1 7.7

20-21 21.7 22.8 20.9 29.3 29.6 29.0 10.6 11.7 9.8

22-24 15.6 17.6 14.1 16.4 18.5 14.7 14.5 16.1 13.4

25-29 11.8 12.4 11.3 8.1 8.7 7.7 17.2 18.5 16.3

30-34 7.0 6.5 7.5 3.5 3.0 4.0 12.1 12.0 12.3

35-39 5.8 4.8 6.5 2.5 1.9 3.0 10.6 9.5 11.3

40-49 7.3 5.7 8.6 2.7 2.0 3.2 14.2 11.6 16.1

50-64 2.5 2.0 2.9 0.6 0.5 0.7 5.2 4.3 5.8

65 and over 0.6 0.5 0.6 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.4 1.3 1.4

Age unknown 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.7 1.5 1.6 1.4

Public 10,007,479 4,408,364 5,599,115 5,495,835 2,517,213 2,978,622 4,511,644 1,891,151 2,620,493

under 18 2.9 2.7 3.2 1.6 1.3 1.8 4.6 4.5 4.7

18-19 22.8 23.2 22.4 34.2 33.4 34.9 8.8 9.7 8.2

20-21 20.7 21.8 19.9 28.6 29.0 28.3 11.2 12.3 10.4

22-24 16.3 18.2 14.7 17.5 19.6 15.7 14.8 16.3 13.6

25-29 12.4 13.1 11.9 8.5 9.1 8.1 17.1 18.4 16.2

30-34 7.3 6.7 7.8 3.6 3.0 4.0 11.8 11.6 12.0

35-39 5.9 4.9 6.8 2.4 1.7 3.0 10.2 9.0 11.0

40-49 7.6 5.9 8.9 2.6 2.0 3.1 13.7 11.2 15.5

50-64 2.7 2.2 3.0 0.6 0.5 0.7 5.2 4.4 5.8

65 and over 0.7 0.6 0.7 0.1 0.1 0.1 1.5 1.4 1.5

Age unknown 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.3 1.1 1.2 1.1

Private non-profit 2,139,824 913,427 1,226,397 1,670,967 738,429 932,538 468,857 174,998 293,859

under 18 2.6 2.3 2.7 2.1 1.8 2.4 4.1 4.4 3.9

18-19 29.8 29.9 29.8 37.3 36.1 38.2 3.2 3.5 2.9

20-21 27.5 28.8 26.5 33.7 34.2 33.3 5.5 6.0 5.2

22-24 12.8 15.0 11.1 13.0 15.2 11.2 12.0 13.8 10.9

25-29 8.0 8.2 7.9 5.5 5.7 5.3 17.1 18.6 16.2

30-34 5.3 4.8 5.6 2.7 2.3 2.9 14.7 15.5 14.2

35-39 4.6 3.9 5.2 2.0 1.6 2.4 13.9 13.7 14.1

40-49 6.0 4.3 7.3 2.3 1.7 2.8 19.3 15.6 21.5

50-64 1.7 1.1 2.1 0.6 0.4 0.7 5.6 3.9 6.5

65 and over 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.5 0.6

Age unknown 1.5 1.5 1.5 0.7 0.8 0.7 4.1 4.5 3.9

Private for-profit 303,284 146,741 156,543 251,796 123,955 127,841 51,488 22,786 28,702

under 18 1.4 1.7 1.1 1.5 1.9 1.1 0.7 0.6 0.7

18-19 17.4 18.5 16.4 19.7 20.9 18.5 6.2 5.5 6.8

20-21 13.7 13.9 13.6 14.6 14.8 14.5 9.3 8.8 9.7

22-24 15.1 15.3 15.0 15.3 15.4 15.1 14.5 14.4 14.6

25-29 17.6 18.2 17.1 16.7 17.2 16.3 22.0 23.4 20.9

30-34 10.0 9.6 10.4 9.0 8.6 9.5 15.0 15.3 14.7

35-39 8.4 7.8 9.0 7.9 7.2 8.5 11.0 11.0 11.0

40-49 7.2 6.3 7.9 6.3 5.5 6.9 11.6 10.6 12.4

50-64 1.6 1.3 1.9 1.3 1.1 1.6 2.8 2.2 3.2

65 and over 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 0.2

Age unknown 7.4 7.3 7.5 7.5 7.1 7.9 6.8 8.0 5.9



NOTE: Because of rounding percentages may not add to 100.0 percent.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

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Table 14. Undergraduate enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, 4-year institutions, by attendance status,

sex, age of student, and control of institution: 50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997



Control of All students Full-time Part-time

institution   

and age of student Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women



All institutions 6,845,018 3,078,821 3,766,197 5,323,427 2,448,203 2,875,224 1,521,591 630,618 890,973

under 18 137,706 53,084 84,622 82,605 31,282 51,323 55,101 21,802 33,299

18-19 1,869,056 818,349 1,050,707 1,792,722 784,716 1,008,006 76,334 33,633 42,701

20-21 1,848,019 837,342 1,010,677 1,715,315 778,545 936,770 132,704 58,797 73,907

22-24 1,223,722 628,245 595,477 955,053 501,923 453,130 268,669 126,322 142,347

25-29 686,119 340,063 346,056 387,140 201,518 185,622 298,979 138,545 160,434

30-34 341,322 144,484 196,838 144,889 61,570 83,319 196,433 82,914 113,519

35-39 268,186 99,257 168,929 100,315 36,345 63,970 167,871 62,912 104,959

40-49 326,334 106,010 220,324 102,285 34,574 67,711 224,049 71,436 152,613

50-64 84,304 25,584 58,720 20,947 7,001 13,946 63,357 18,583 44,774

65 and over 12,680 5,145 7,535 2,334 1,066 1,268 10,346 4,079 6,267

Age unknown 47,570 21,258 26,312 19,822 9,663 10,159 27,748 11,595 16,153

Public 4,646,793 2,122,345 2,524,448 3,604,808 1,675,131 1,929,677 1,041,985 447,214 594,771

under 18 82,885 31,511 51,374 46,378 17,239 29,139 36,507 14,272 22,235

18-19 1,235,179 543,215 691,964 1,174,382 516,078 658,304 60,797 27,137 33,660

20-21 1,255,434 570,317 685,117 1,148,957 522,503 626,454 106,477 47,814 58,663

22-24 939,286 484,385 454,901 728,556 383,317 345,239 210,730 101,068 109,662

25-29 496,976 254,253 242,723 281,624 150,639 130,985 215,352 103,614 111,738

30-34 218,086 94,152 123,934 92,716 39,944 52,772 125,370 54,208 71,162

35-39 157,857 57,415 100,442 56,554 19,479 37,075 101,303 37,936 63,367

40-49 190,215 62,182 128,033 57,951 19,091 38,860 132,264 43,091 89,173

50-64 47,737 15,132 32,605 10,529 3,556 6,973 37,208 11,576 25,632

65 and over 8,416 3,430 4,986 746 306 440 7,670 3,124 4,546

Age unknown 14,722 6,353 8,369 6,415 2,979 3,436 8,307 3,374 4,933

Private non-profit 2,068,030 883,885 1,184,145 1,615,814 714,062 901,752 452,216 169,823 282,393

under 18 52,965 20,320 32,645 34,601 12,903 21,698 18,364 7,417 10,947

18-19 615,666 263,658 352,008 602,003 257,960 344,043 13,663 5,698 7,965

20-21 576,446 257,115 319,331 552,354 247,203 305,151 24,092 9,912 14,180

22-24 263,861 132,005 131,856 209,738 108,695 101,043 54,123 23,310 30,813

25-29 163,679 71,473 92,206 86,335 39,830 46,505 77,344 31,643 45,701

30-34 107,878 42,394 65,484 41,256 15,934 25,322 66,622 26,460 40,162

35-39 95,025 34,453 60,572 31,740 11,074 20,666 63,285 23,379 39,906

40-49 124,399 38,280 86,119 36,081 11,495 24,586 88,318 26,785 61,533

50-64 34,143 9,374 24,769 8,800 2,691 6,109 25,343 6,683 18,660

65 and over 3,948 1,581 2,367 1,324 646 678 2,624 935 1,689

Age unknown 30,020 13,232 16,788 11,582 5,631 5,951 18,438 7,601 10,837

Private for-profit 130,195 72,591 57,604 102,805 59,010 43,795 27,390 13,581 13,809

under 18 1,856 1,253 603 1,626 1,140 486 230 113 117

18-19 18,211 11,476 6,735 16,337 10,678 5,659 1,874 798 1,076

20-21 16,139 9,910 6,229 14,004 8,839 5,165 2,135 1,071 1,064

22-24 20,575 11,855 8,720 16,759 9,911 6,848 3,816 1,944 1,872

25-29 25,464 14,337 11,127 19,181 11,049 8,132 6,283 3,288 2,995

30-34 15,358 7,938 7,420 10,917 5,692 5,225 4,441 2,246 2,195

35-39 15,304 7,389 7,915 12,021 5,792 6,229 3,283 1,597 1,686

40-49 11,720 5,548 6,172 8,253 3,988 4,265 3,467 1,560 1,907

50-64 2,424 1,078 1,346 1,618 754 864 806 324 482

65 and over 316 134 182 264 114 150 52 20 32

Age unknown 2,828 1,673 1,155 1,825 1,053 772 1,003 620 383



Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

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Table 15. Percent distribution of undergraduate enrollment in Title IV eligble, degree-granting, 4-year

institutions, by attendance status, sex, age of student, and control of institution:

50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997



Control of All students Full-time Part-time

institution   

and age of student Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women



All institutions 6,845,018 3,078,821 3,766,197 5,323,427 2,448,203 2,875,224 1,521,591 630,618 890,973

under 18 2.0 1.7 2.2 1.6 1.3 1.8 3.6 3.5 3.7

18-19 27.3 26.6 27.9 33.7 32.1 35.1 5.0 5.3 4.8

20-21 27.0 27.2 26.8 32.2 31.8 32.6 8.7 9.3 8.3

22-24 17.9 20.4 15.8 17.9 20.5 15.8 17.7 20.0 16.0

25-29 10.0 11.0 9.2 7.3 8.2 6.5 19.6 22.0 18.0

30-34 5.0 4.7 5.2 2.7 2.5 2.9 12.9 13.1 12.7

35-39 3.9 3.2 4.5 1.9 1.5 2.2 11.0 10.0 11.8

40-49 4.8 3.4 5.9 1.9 1.4 2.4 14.7 11.3 17.1

50-64 1.2 0.8 1.6 0.4 0.3 0.5 4.2 2.9 5.0

65 and over 0.2 0.2 0.2    0.7 0.6 0.7

Age unknown 0.7 0.7 0.7 0.4 0.4 0.4 1.8 1.8 1.8

Public 4,646,793 2,122,345 2,524,448 3,604,808 1,675,131 1,929,677 1,041,985 447,214 594,771

under 18 1.8 1.5 2.0 1.3 1.0 1.5 3.5 3.2 3.7

18-19 26.6 25.6 27.4 32.6 30.8 34.1 5.8 6.1 5.7

20-21 27.0 26.9 27.1 31.9 31.2 32.5 10.2 10.7 9.9

22-24 20.2 22.8 18.0 20.2 22.9 17.9 20.2 22.6 18.4

25-29 10.7 12.0 9.6 7.8 9.0 6.8 20.7 23.2 18.8

30-34 4.7 4.4 4.9 2.6 2.4 2.7 12.0 12.1 12.0

35-39 3.4 2.7 4.0 1.6 1.2 1.9 9.7 8.5 10.7

40-49 4.1 2.9 5.1 1.6 1.1 2.0 12.7 9.6 15.0

50-64 1.0 0.7 1.3 0.3 0.2 0.4 3.6 2.6 4.3

65 and over 0.2 0.2 0.2    0.7 0.7 0.8

Age unknown 0.3 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.8 0.8 0.8

Private non-profit 2,068,030 883,885 1,184,145 1,615,814 714,062 901,752 452,216 169,823 282,393

under 18 2.6 2.3 2.8 2.1 1.8 2.4 4.1 4.4 3.9

18-19 29.8 29.8 29.7 37.3 36.1 38.2 3.0 3.4 2.8

20-21 27.9 29.1 27.0 34.2 34.6 33.8 5.3 5.8 5.0

22-24 12.8 14.9 11.1 13.0 15.2 11.2 12.0 13.7 10.9

25-29 7.9 8.1 7.8 5.3 5.6 5.2 17.1 18.6 16.2

30-34 5.2 4.8 5.5 2.6 2.2 2.8 14.7 15.6 14.2

35-39 4.6 3.9 5.1 2.0 1.6 2.3 14.0 13.8 14.1

40-49 6.0 4.3 7.3 2.2 1.6 2.7 19.5 15.8 21.8

50-64 1.7 1.1 2.1 0.5 0.4 0.7 5.6 3.9 6.6

65 and over 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.6 0.6 0.6

Age unknown 1.5 1.5 1.4 0.7 0.8 0.7 4.1 4.5 3.8

Private for-profit 130,195 72,591 57,604 102,805 59,010 43,795 27,390 13,581 13,809

under 18 1.4 1.7 1.0 1.6 1.9 1.1 0.8 0.8 0.8

18-19 14.0 15.8 11.7 15.9 18.1 12.9 6.8 5.9 7.8

20-21 12.4 13.7 10.8 13.6 15.0 11.8 7.8 7.9 7.7

22-24 15.8 16.3 15.1 16.3 16.8 15.6 13.9 14.3 13.6

25-29 19.6 19.8 19.3 18.7 18.7 18.6 22.9 24.2 21.7

30-34 11.8 10.9 12.9 10.6 9.6 11.9 16.2 16.5 15.9

35-39 11.8 10.2 13.7 11.7 9.8 14.2 12.0 11.8 12.2

40-49 9.0 7.6 10.7 8.0 6.8 9.7 12.7 11.5 13.8

50-64 1.9 1.5 2.3 1.6 1.3 2.0 2.9 2.4 3.5

65 and over 0.2 0.2 0.3 0.3 0.2 0.3 0.2 0.1 0.2

Age unknown 2.2 2.3 2.0 1.8 1.8 1.8 3.7 4.6 2.8



 Less than 0.05 percent.

NOTE: Because of rounding percentages may not add to 100.0 percent.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

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Table 16. Undergraduate enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, 2-year institutions, by attendance status,

sex, age of student, and control of institution: 50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997



Control of All students Full-time Part-time

institution   

and age of student Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women



All institutions 5,605,569 2,389,711 3,215,858 2,095,171 931,394 1,163,777 3,510,398 1,458,317 2,052,081

under 18 215,221 87,966 127,255 44,755 17,761 26,994 170,466 70,205 100,261

18-19 1,098,901 504,736 594,165 758,471 347,491 410,980 340,430 157,245 183,185

20-21 857,883 407,576 450,307 456,888 221,930 234,958 400,995 185,646 215,349

22-24 723,027 333,119 389,908 262,300 123,405 138,895 460,727 209,714 251,013

25-29 782,449 338,091 444,358 216,687 90,959 125,728 565,762 247,132 318,630

30-34 532,385 208,698 323,687 117,817 41,293 76,524 414,568 167,405 247,163

35-39 449,550 162,869 286,681 85,997 28,274 57,723 363,553 134,595 228,958

40-49 586,497 205,113 381,384 94,415 34,624 59,791 492,082 170,489 321,593

50-64 222,027 81,333 140,694 24,271 9,897 14,374 197,756 71,436 126,320

65 and over 60,728 24,761 35,967 2,702 1,445 1,257 58,026 23,316 34,710

Age unknown 76,901 35,449 41,452 30,868 14,315 16,553 46,033 21,134 24,899

Public 5,360,686 2,286,019 3,074,667 1,891,027 842,082 1,048,945 3,469,659 1,443,937 2,025,722

under 18 211,071 85,926 125,145 41,392 16,037 25,355 169,679 69,889 99,790

18-19 1,041,984 479,959 562,025 704,001 323,611 380,390 337,983 156,348 181,635

20-21 820,262 391,090 429,172 423,511 206,961 216,550 396,751 184,129 212,622

22-24 688,382 317,991 370,391 233,451 110,391 123,060 454,931 207,600 247,331

25-29 745,937 322,494 423,443 188,102 78,278 109,824 557,835 244,216 313,619

30-34 511,795 200,654 311,141 102,674 35,092 67,582 409,121 165,562 243,559

35-39 435,016 157,322 277,694 75,845 24,177 51,668 359,171 133,145 226,026

40-49 572,028 199,918 372,110 84,775 30,868 53,907 487,253 169,050 318,203

50-64 218,270 80,130 138,140 21,871 9,044 12,827 196,399 71,086 125,313

65 and over 60,490 24,663 35,827 2,560 1,382 1,178 57,930 23,281 34,649

Age unknown 55,451 25,872 29,579 12,845 6,241 6,604 42,606 19,631 22,975

Private non-profit 71,794 29,542 42,252 55,153 24,367 30,786 16,641 5,175 11,466

under 18 1,811 749 1,062 1,133 459 674 678 290 388

18-19 22,372 9,138 13,234 21,257 8,703 12,554 1,115 435 680

20-21 12,101 6,012 6,089 10,503 5,434 5,069 1,598 578 1,020

22-24 9,318 4,561 4,757 7,186 3,788 3,398 2,132 773 1,359

25-29 8,525 3,267 5,258 5,658 2,404 3,254 2,867 863 2,004

30-34 5,508 1,843 3,665 3,327 1,242 2,085 2,181 601 1,580

35-39 4,314 1,492 2,822 2,310 944 1,366 2,004 548 1,456

40-49 4,480 1,450 3,030 2,152 872 1,280 2,328 578 1,750

50-64 1,372 404 968 627 220 407 745 184 561

65 and over 143 59 84 75 36 39 68 23 45

Age unknown 1,850 567 1,283 925 265 660 925 302 623

Private for-profit 173,089 74,150 98,939 148,991 64,945 84,046 24,098 9,205 14,893

under 18 2,339 1,291 1,048 2,230 1,265 965 109 26 83

18-19 34,545 15,639 18,906 33,213 15,177 18,036 1,332 462 870

20-21 25,520 10,474 15,046 22,874 9,535 13,339 2,646 939 1,707

22-24 25,327 10,567 14,760 21,663 9,226 12,437 3,664 1,341 2,323

25-29 27,987 12,330 15,657 22,927 10,277 12,650 5,060 2,053 3,007

30-34 15,082 6,201 8,881 11,816 4,959 6,857 3,266 1,242 2,024

35-39 10,220 4,055 6,165 7,842 3,153 4,689 2,378 902 1,476

40-49 9,989 3,745 6,244 7,488 2,884 4,604 2,501 861 1,640

50-64 2,385 799 1,586 1,773 633 1,140 612 166 446

65 and over 95 39 56 67 27 40 28 12 16

Age unknown 19,600 9,010 10,590 17,098 7,809 9,289 2,502 1,201 1,301



Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

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Table 17. Percent distribution of undergraduate enrollment in Title IV eligble, degree-granting, 2-year

institutions, by attendance status, sex, age of student, and control of institution:

50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1997



Control of All students Full-time Part-time

institution   

and age of student Total Men Women Total Men Women Total Men Women



All institutions 5,605,569 2,389,711 3,215,858 2,095,171 931,394 1,163,777 3,510,398 1,458,317 2,052,081

under 18 3.8 3.7 4.0 2.1 1.9 2.3 4.9 4.8 4.9

18-19 19.6 21.1 18.5 36.2 37.3 35.3 9.7 10.8 8.9

20-21 15.3 17.1 14.0 21.8 23.8 20.2 11.4 12.7 10.5

22-24 12.9 13.9 12.1 12.5 13.2 11.9 13.1 14.4 12.2

25-29 14.0 14.1 13.8 10.3 9.8 10.8 16.1 16.9 15.5

30-34 9.5 8.7 10.1 5.6 4.4 6.6 11.8 11.5 12.0

35-39 8.0 6.8 8.9 4.1 3.0 5.0 10.4 9.2 11.2

40-49 10.5 8.6 11.9 4.5 3.7 5.1 14.0 11.7 15.7

50-64 4.0 3.4 4.4 1.2 1.1 1.2 5.6 4.9 6.2

65 and over 1.1 1.0 1.1 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.7 1.6 1.7

Age unknown 1.4 1.5 1.3 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.4 1.2

Public 5,360,686 2,286,019 3,074,667 1,891,027 842,082 1,048,945 3,469,659 1,443,937 2,025,722

under 18 3.9 3.8 4.1 2.2 1.9 2.4 4.9 4.8 4.9

18-19 19.4 21.0 18.3 37.2 38.4 36.3 9.7 10.8 9.0

20-21 15.3 17.1 14.0 22.4 24.6 20.6 11.4 12.8 10.5

22-24 12.8 13.9 12.0 12.3 13.1 11.7 13.1 14.4 12.2

25-29 13.9 14.1 13.8 9.9 9.3 10.5 16.1 16.9 15.5

30-34 9.5 8.8 10.1 5.4 4.2 6.4 11.8 11.5 12.0

35-39 8.1 6.9 9.0 4.0 2.9 4.9 10.4 9.2 11.2

40-49 10.7 8.7 12.1 4.5 3.7 5.1 14.0 11.7 15.7

50-64 4.1 3.5 4.5 1.2 1.1 1.2 5.7 4.9 6.2

65 and over 1.1 1.1 1.2 0.1 0.2 0.1 1.7 1.6 1.7

Age unknown 1.0 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.7 0.6 1.2 1.4 1.1

Private non-profit 71,794 29,542 42,252 55,153 24,367 30,786 16,641 5,175 11,466

under 18 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.1 1.9 2.2 4.1 5.6 3.4

18-19 31.2 30.9 31.3 38.5 35.7 40.8 6.7 8.4 5.9

20-21 16.9 20.4 14.4 19.0 22.3 16.5 9.6 11.2 8.9

22-24 13.0 15.4 11.3 13.0 15.5 11.0 12.8 14.9 11.9

25-29 11.9 11.1 12.4 10.3 9.9 10.6 17.2 16.7 17.5

30-34 7.7 6.2 8.7 6.0 5.1 6.8 13.1 11.6 13.8

35-39 6.0 5.1 6.7 4.2 3.9 4.4 12.0 10.6 12.7

40-49 6.2 4.9 7.2 3.9 3.6 4.2 14.0 11.2 15.3

50-64 1.9 1.4 2.3 1.1 0.9 1.3 4.5 3.6 4.9

65 and over 0.2 0.2 0.2 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.4 0.4 0.4

Age unknown 2.6 1.9 3.0 1.7 1.1 2.1 5.6 5.8 5.4

Private for-profit 173,089 74,150 98,939 148,991 64,945 84,046 24,098 9,205 14,893

under 18 1.4 1.7 1.1 1.5 1.9 1.1 0.5 0.3 0.6

18-19 20.0 21.1 19.1 22.3 23.4 21.5 5.5 5.0 5.8

20-21 14.7 14.1 15.2 15.4 14.7 15.9 11.0 10.2 11.5

22-24 14.6 14.3 14.9 14.5 14.2 14.8 15.2 14.6 15.6

25-29 16.2 16.6 15.8 15.4 15.8 15.1 21.0 22.3 20.2

30-34 8.7 8.4 9.0 7.9 7.6 8.2 13.6 13.5 13.6

35-39 5.9 5.5 6.2 5.3 4.9 5.6 9.9 9.8 9.9

40-49 5.8 5.1 6.3 5.0 4.4 5.5 10.4 9.4 11.0

50-64 1.4 1.1 1.6 1.2 1.0 1.4 2.5 1.8 3.0

65 and over 0.1 0.1 0.1    0.1 0.1 0.1

Age unknown 11.3 12.2 10.7 11.5 12.0 11.1 10.4 13.0 8.7



 Less than 0.05 percent.

NOTE: Because of rounding percentages may not add to 100.0 percent.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

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Table 18. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by control

of institution, race-ethnicity, sex, and attendance status of student:

50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1996 and 1997

 

Control of institution, Number Number Percent Percent

race-ethnicity, sex, and enrolled enrolled Percent enrolled enrolled

attendance status of student 1996 1997 change 1996 1997

 

All institutions 14,367,520 14,502,334 0.9 100.0 100.0

Race-ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic 10,263,865 10,266,122  71.4 70.8

Black, non-Hispanic 1,505,565 1,551,044 3.0 10.5 10.7

Hispanic 1,166,108 1,218,493 4.5 8.1 8.4

Asian or Pacific Islander 828,166 859,206 3.7 5.8 5.9

American Indian/Alaskan Native 137,557 142,467 3.6 1.0 1.0

Nonresident alien 466,259 465,002 -0.3 3.2 3.2

Sex

Men 6,352,825 6,396,028 0.7 44.2 44.1

Women 8,014,695 8,106,306 1.1 55.8 55.9

Attendance status

Full-time 8,302,953 8,438,062 1.6 57.8 58.2

Part-time 6,064,567 6,064,272  42.2 41.8

Public 11,120,499 11,196,119 0.7 100.0 100.0

Race-ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic 7,871,866 7,857,846 -0.2 70.8 70.2

Black, non-Hispanic 1,177,433 1,205,279 2.4 10.6 10.8

Hispanic 990,722 1,031,618 4.1 8.9 9.2

Asian or Pacific Islander 657,913 680,409 3.4 5.9 6.1

American Indian/Alaskan Native 118,770 123,634 4.1 1.1 1.1

Nonresident alien 303,795 297,333 -2.1 2.7 2.7

Sex

Men 4,902,453 4,924,187 0.4 44.1 44.0

Women 6,218,046 6,271,932 0.9 55.9 56.0

Attendance status

Full-time 5,978,467 6,055,786 1.3 53.8 54.1

Part-time 5,142,032 5,140,333  46.2 45.9

Private non-profit 2,942,556 2,977,614 1.2 100.0 100.0

Race-ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic 2,193,933 2,203,518 0.4 74.6 74.0

Black, non-Hispanic 278,413 289,845 4.1 9.5 9.7

Hispanic 140,775 146,425 4.0 4.8 4.9

Asian or Pacific Islander 157,024 162,768 3.7 5.3 5.5

American Indian/Alaskan Native 16,355 16,095 -1.6 0.6 0.5

Nonresident alien 156,056 158,963 1.9 5.3 5.3

Sex

Men 1,305,335 1,312,418 0.5 44.4 44.1

Women 1,637,221 1,665,196 1.7 55.6 55.9

Attendance status

Full-time 2,078,004 2,111,172 1.6 70.6 70.9

Part-time 864,552 866,442 0.2 29.4 29.1

Private for-profit 304,465 328,601 7.9 100.0 100.0

Race-ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic 198,066 204,758 3.4 65.1 62.3

Black, non-Hispanic 49,719 55,920 12.5 16.3 17.0

Hispanic 34,611 40,450 16.9 11.4 12.3

Asian or Pacific Islander 13,229 16,029 21.2 4.3 4.9

American Indian/Alaskan Native 2,432 2,738 12.6 0.8 0.8

Nonresident alien 6,408 8,706 35.9 2.1 2.6

Sex

Men 145,037 159,423 9.9 47.6 48.5

Women 159,428 169,178 6.1 52.4 51.5

Attendance status

Full-time 246,482 271,104 10.0 81.0 82.5

Part-time 57,983 57,497 -0.8 19.0 17.5

 

 Percent change is within plus or minus 0.05 percent.

NOTE: Because of rounding detail percentages may not add to 100.0.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" surveys 1996 and 1997.

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Table 19. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, 4-year institutions, by control

of institution, race-ethnicity, sex, and attendance status of student:

50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1996 and 1997

 

Control of institution, Number Number Percent Percent

race-ethnicity, sex, and enrolled enrolled Percent enrolled enrolled

attendance status of student 1996 1997 change 1996 1997

 

All institutions 8,804,193 8,896,765 1.1 100.0 100.0

Race-ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic 6,483,109 6,496,086 0.2 73.6 73.0

Black, non-Hispanic 869,593 896,432 3.1 9.9 10.1

Hispanic 508,760 529,966 4.2 5.8 6.0

Asian or Pacific Islander 501,142 518,500 3.5 5.7 5.8

American Indian/Alaskan Native 67,314 71,517 6.2 0.8 0.8

Nonresident alien 374,275 384,264 2.7 4.3 4.3

Sex

Men 3,993,911 4,006,317 0.3 45.4 45.0

Women 4,810,282 4,890,448 1.7 54.6 55.0

Attendance status

Full-time 6,230,648 6,342,891 1.8 70.8 71.3

Part-time 2,573,545 2,553,874 -0.8 29.2 28.7

Public 5,806,036 5,835,433 0.5 100.0 100.0

Race-ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic 4,258,711 4,249,591 -0.2 73.3 72.8

Black, non-Hispanic 580,068 589,038 1.5 10.0 10.1

Hispanic 359,754 371,378 3.2 6.2 6.4

Asian or Pacific Islander 340,457 349,328 2.6 5.9 6.0

American Indian/Alaskan Native 52,024 55,729 7.1 0.9 1.0

Nonresident alien 215,022 220,369 2.5 3.7 3.8

Sex

Men 2,646,337 2,638,168 -0.3 45.6 45.2

Women 3,159,699 3,197,265 1.2 54.4 54.8

Attendance status

Full-time 4,106,453 4,164,759 1.4 70.7 71.4

Part-time 1,699,583 1,670,674 -1.7 29.3 28.6

Private non-profit 2,867,181 2,905,820 1.3 100.0 100.0

Race-ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic 2,140,626 2,151,854 0.5 74.7 74.1

Black, non-Hispanic 269,183 282,077 4.8 9.4 9.7

Hispanic 135,120 140,885 4.3 4.7 4.8

Asian or Pacific Islander 153,687 159,151 3.6 5.4 5.5

American Indian/Alaskan Native 14,194 14,338 1.0 0.5 0.5

Nonresident alien 154,371 157,515 2.0 5.4 5.4

Sex

Men 1,275,934 1,282,876 0.5 44.5 44.1

Women 1,591,247 1,622,944 2.0 55.5 55.9

Attendance status

Full-time 2,021,570 2,056,019 1.7 70.5 70.8

Part-time 845,611 849,801 0.5 29.5 29.2

Private for-profit 130,976 155,512 18.7 100.0 100.0

Race-ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic 83,772 94,641 13.0 64.0 60.9

Black, non-Hispanic 20,342 25,317 24.5 15.5 16.3

Hispanic 13,886 17,703 27.5 10.6 11.4

Asian or Pacific Islander 6,998 10,021 43.2 5.3 6.4

American Indian/Alaskan Native 1,096 1,450 32.3 0.8 0.9

Nonresident alien 4,882 6,380 30.7 3.7 4.1

Sex

Men 71,640 85,273 19.0 54.7 54.8

Women 59,336 70,239 18.4 45.3 45.2

Attendance status

Full-time 102,625 122,113 19.0 78.4 78.5

Part-time 28,351 33,399 17.8 21.6 21.5

 

NOTE: Because of rounding detail percentages may not add to 100.0.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" surveys 1996 and 1997.

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Table 20. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, 2-year institutions, by control

of institution, race-ethnicity, sex, and attendance status of student:

50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1996 and 1997

 

Control of institution, Number Number Percent Percent

race-ethnicity, sex, and enrolled enrolled Percent enrolled enrolled

attendance status of student 1996 1997 change 1996 1997

 

All institutions 5,563,327 5,605,569 0.8 100.0 100.0

Race-ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic 3,780,756 3,770,036 -0.3 68.0 67.3

Black, non-Hispanic 635,972 654,612 2.9 11.4 11.7

Hispanic 657,348 688,527 4.7 11.8 12.3

Asian or Pacific Islander 327,024 340,706 4.2 5.9 6.1

American Indian/Alaskan Native 70,243 70,950 1.0 1.3 1.3

Nonresident alien 91,984 80,738 -12.2 1.7 1.4

Sex

Men 2,358,914 2,389,711 1.3 42.4 42.6

Women 3,204,413 3,215,858 0.4 57.6 57.4

Attendance status

Full-time 2,072,305 2,095,171 1.1 37.2 37.4

Part-time 3,491,022 3,510,398 0.6 62.8 62.6

Public 5,314,463 5,360,686 0.9 100.0 100.0

Race-ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic 3,613,155 3,608,255 -0.1 68.0 67.3

Black, non-Hispanic 597,365 616,241 3.2 11.2 11.5

Hispanic 630,968 660,240 4.6 11.9 12.3

Asian or Pacific Islander 317,456 331,081 4.3 6.0 6.2

American Indian/Alaskan Native 66,746 67,905 1.7 1.3 1.3

Nonresident alien 88,773 76,964 -13.3 1.7 1.4

Sex

Men 2,256,116 2,286,019 1.3 42.5 42.6

Women 3,058,347 3,074,667 0.5 57.5 57.4

Attendance status

Full-time 1,872,014 1,891,027 1.0 35.2 35.3

Part-time 3,442,449 3,469,659 0.8 64.8 64.7

Private non-profit 75,375 71,794 -4.8 100.0 100.0

Race-ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic 53,307 51,664 -3.1 70.7 72.0

Black, non-Hispanic 9,230 7,768 -15.8 12.2 10.8

Hispanic 5,655 5,540 -2.0 7.5 7.7

Asian or Pacific Islander 3,337 3,617 8.4 4.4 5.0

American Indian/Alaskan Native 2,161 1,757 -18.7 2.9 2.4

Nonresident alien 1,685 1,448 -14.1 2.2 2.0

Sex

Men 29,401 29,542 0.5 39.0 41.1

Women 45,974 42,252 -8.1 61.0 58.9

Attendance status

Full-time 56,434 55,153 -2.3 74.9 76.8

Part-time 18,941 16,641 -12.1 25.1 23.2

Private for-profit 173,489 173,089 -0.2 100.0 100.0

Race-ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic 114,294 110,117 -3.7 65.9 63.6

Black, non-Hispanic 29,377 30,603 4.2 16.9 17.7

Hispanic 20,725 22,747 9.8 11.9 13.1

Asian or Pacific Islander 6,231 6,008 -3.6 3.6 3.5

American Indian/Alaskan Native 1,336 1,288 -3.6 0.8 0.7

Nonresident alien 1,526 2,326 52.4 0.9 1.3

Sex

Men 73,397 74,150 1.0 42.3 42.8

Women 100,092 98,939 -1.2 57.7 57.2

Attendance status

Full-time 143,857 148,991 3.6 82.9 86.1

Part-time 29,632 24,098 -18.7 17.1 13.9

 

NOTE: Because of rounding detail percentages may not add to 100.0.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" surveys 1996 and 1997.

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Table 21. Undergraduate enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by control

of institution, race-ethnicity, sex, and attendance status of student:

50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1996 and 1997

 

Control of institution, Number Number Percent Percent

race-ethnicity, sex, and enrolled enrolled Percent enrolled enrolled

attendance status of student 1996 1997 change 1996 1997

 

All institutions 12,326,948 12,450,587 1.0 100.0 100.0

Race-ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic 8,769,531 8,783,903 0.2 71.1 70.6

Black, non-Hispanic 1,358,601 1,398,058 2.9 11.0 11.2

Hispanic 1,079,350 1,125,924 4.3 8.8 9.0

Asian or Pacific Islander 717,645 743,706 3.6 5.8 6.0

American Indian/Alaskan Native 126,511 130,817 3.4 1.0 1.1

Nonresident alien 275,310 268,179 -2.6 2.2 2.2

Sex

Men 5,420,672 5,468,532 0.9 44.0 43.9

Women 6,906,276 6,982,055 1.1 56.0 56.1

Attendance status

Full-time 7,298,839 7,418,598 1.6 59.2 59.6

Part-time 5,028,109 5,031,989 0.1 40.8 40.4

Public 9,935,283 10,007,479 0.7 100.0 100.0

Race-ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic 7,005,260 6,999,051 -0.1 70.5 69.9

Black, non-Hispanic 1,090,230 1,116,359 2.4 11.0 11.2

Hispanic 937,547 975,289 4.0 9.4 9.7

Asian or Pacific Islander 600,512 621,254 3.5 6.0 6.2

American Indian/Alaskan Native 111,284 115,624 3.9 1.1 1.2

Nonresident alien 190,450 179,902 -5.5 1.9 1.8

Sex

Men 4,382,751 4,408,364 0.6 44.1 44.1

Women 5,552,532 5,599,115 0.8 55.9 55.9

Attendance status

Full-time 5,424,498 5,495,835 1.3 54.6 54.9

Part-time 4,510,785 4,511,644  45.4 45.1

Private non-profit 2,112,318 2,139,824 1.3 100.0 100.0

Race-ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic 1,584,327 1,597,514 0.8 75.0 74.7

Black, non-Hispanic 221,283 228,728 3.4 10.5 10.7

Hispanic 108,678 112,233 3.3 5.1 5.2

Asian or Pacific Islander 105,501 108,201 2.6 5.0 5.1

American Indian/Alaskan Native 12,947 12,664 -2.2 0.6 0.6

Nonresident alien 79,582 80,484 1.1 3.8 3.8

Sex

Men 905,604 913,427 0.9 42.9 42.7

Women 1,206,714 1,226,397 1.6 57.1 57.3

Attendance status

Full-time 1,646,292 1,670,967 1.5 77.9 78.1

Part-time 466,026 468,857 0.6 22.1 21.9

Private for-profit 279,347 303,284 8.6 100.0 100.0

Race-ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic 179,944 187,338 4.1 64.4 61.8

Black, non-Hispanic 47,088 52,971 12.5 16.9 17.5

Hispanic 33,125 38,402 15.9 11.9 12.7

Asian or Pacific Islander 11,632 14,251 22.5 4.2 4.7

American Indian/Alaskan Native 2,280 2,529 10.9 0.8 0.8

Nonresident alien 5,278 7,793 47.7 1.9 2.6

Sex

Men 132,317 146,741 10.9 47.4 48.4

Women 147,030 156,543 6.5 52.6 51.6

Attendance status

Full-time 228,049 251,796 10.4 81.6 83.0

Part-time 51,298 51,488 0.4 18.4 17.0

 

 Percent change is within plus or minus 0.05 percent.

NOTE: Because of rounding detail percentages may not add to 100.0.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" surveys 1996 and 1997.

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Table 22. First-professional enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by control

of institution, race-ethnicity, sex, and attendance status of student:

50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1996 and 1997

 

Control of institution, Number Number Percent Percent

race-ethnicity, sex, and enrolled enrolled Percent enrolled enrolled

attendance status of student 1996 1997 change 1996 1997

 

All institutions 298,312 298,258  100.0 100.0

Race-ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic 221,688 220,386 -0.6 74.3 73.9

Black, non-Hispanic 21,477 21,364 -0.5 7.2 7.2

Hispanic 13,939 13,865 -0.5 4.7 4.6

Asian or Pacific Islander 31,425 32,903 4.7 10.5 11.0

American Indian/Alaskan Native 2,160 2,282 5.6 0.7 0.8

Nonresident alien 7,623 7,458 -2.2 2.6 2.5

Sex

Men 172,742 169,627 -1.8 57.9 56.9

Women 125,570 128,631 2.4 42.1 43.1

Attendance status

Full-time 267,209 267,218  89.6 89.6

Part-time 31,103 31,040 -0.2 10.4 10.4

Public 116,665 118,249 1.4 100.0 100.0

Race-ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic 87,649 88,933 1.5 75.1 75.2

Black, non-Hispanic 8,393 8,053 -4.1 7.2 6.8

Hispanic 5,682 5,452 -4.0 4.9 4.6

Asian or Pacific Islander 12,244 13,156 7.4 10.5 11.1

American Indian/Alaskan Native 1,061 1,196 12.7 0.9 1.0

Nonresident alien 1,636 1,459 -10.8 1.4 1.2

Sex

Men 63,742 63,667 -0.1 54.6 53.8

Women 52,923 54,582 3.1 45.4 46.2

Attendance status

Full-time 111,650 113,266 1.4 95.7 95.8

Part-time 5,015 4,983 -0.6 4.3 4.2

Private non-profit 179,941 178,544 -0.8 100.0 100.0

Race-ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic 132,831 130,410 -1.8 73.8 73.0

Black, non-Hispanic 12,983 13,231 1.9 7.2 7.4

Hispanic 8,058 8,251 2.4 4.5 4.6

Asian or Pacific Islander 19,000 19,581 3.1 10.6 11.0

American Indian/Alaskan Native 1,084 1,073 -1.0 0.6 0.6

Nonresident alien 5,985 5,998 0.2 3.3 3.4

Sex

Men 108,035 105,094 -2.7 60.0 58.9

Women 71,906 73,450 2.1 40.0 41.1

Attendance status

Full-time 154,894 153,410 -1.0 86.1 85.9

Part-time 25,047 25,134 0.3 13.9 14.1

Private for-profit 1,706 1,465 -14.1 100.0 100.0

Race-ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic 1,208 1,043 -13.7 70.8 71.2

Black, non-Hispanic 101 80 -20.8 5.9 5.5

Hispanic 199 162 -18.6 11.7 11.1

Asian or Pacific Islander 181 166 -8.3 10.6 11.3

American Indian/Alaskan Native 15 13 -13.3 0.9 0.9

Nonresident alien 2 1 -50.0 0.1 0.1

Sex

Men 965 866 -10.3 56.6 59.1

Women 741 599 -19.2 43.4 40.9

Attendance status

Full-time 665 542 -18.5 39.0 37.0

Part-time 1,041 923 -11.3 61.0 63.0

 

 Percent change is within plus or minus 0.05 percent.

NOTE: Because of rounding detail percentages may not add to 100.0.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" surveys 1996 and 1997.

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Table 23. Graduate enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by control

of institution, race-ethnicity, sex, and attendance status of student:

50 states and the District of Columbia, Fall 1996 and 1997

 

Control of institution, Number Number Percent Percent

race-ethnicity, sex, and enrolled enrolled Percent enrolled enrolled

attendance status of student 1996 1997 change 1996 1997

 

All institutions 1,742,260 1,753,489 0.6 100.0 100.0

Race-ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic 1,272,646 1,261,833 -0.8 73.0 72.0

Black, non-Hispanic 125,487 131,622 4.9 7.2 7.5

Hispanic 72,819 78,704 8.1 4.2 4.5

Asian or Pacific Islander 79,096 82,597 4.4 4.5 4.7

American Indian/Alaskan Native 8,886 9,368 5.4 0.5 0.5

Nonresident alien 183,326 189,365 3.3 10.5 10.8

Sex

Men 759,411 757,869 -0.2 43.6 43.2

Women 982,849 995,620 1.3 56.4 56.8

Attendance status

Full-time 736,905 752,246 2.1 42.3 42.9

Part-time 1,005,355 1,001,243 -0.4 57.7 57.1

Public 1,068,551 1,070,391 0.2 100.0 100.0

Race-ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic 778,957 769,862 -1.2 72.9 71.9

Black, non-Hispanic 78,810 80,867 2.6 7.4 7.6

Hispanic 47,493 50,877 7.1 4.4 4.8

Asian or Pacific Islander 45,157 45,999 1.9 4.2 4.3

American Indian/Alaskan Native 6,425 6,814 6.1 0.6 0.6

Nonresident alien 111,709 115,972 3.8 10.5 10.8

Sex

Men 455,960 452,156 -0.8 42.7 42.2

Women 612,591 618,235 0.9 57.3 57.8

Attendance status

Full-time 442,319 446,685 1.0 41.4 41.7

Part-time 626,232 623,706 -0.4 58.6 58.3

Private non-profit 650,297 659,246 1.4 100.0 100.0

Race-ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic 476,775 475,594 -0.2 73.3 72.1

Black, non-Hispanic 44,147 47,886 8.5 6.8 7.3

Hispanic 24,039 25,941 7.9 3.7 3.9

Asian or Pacific Islander 32,523 34,986 7.6 5.0 5.3

American Indian/Alaskan Native 2,324 2,358 1.5 0.4 0.4

Nonresident alien 70,489 72,481 2.8 10.8 11.0

Sex

Men 291,696 293,897 0.8 44.9 44.6

Women 358,601 365,349 1.9 55.1 55.4

Attendance status

Full-time 276,818 286,795 3.6 42.6 43.5

Part-time 373,479 372,451 -0.3 57.4 56.5

Private for-profit 23,412 23,852 1.9 100.0 100.0

Race-ethnicity

White, non-Hispanic 16,914 16,377 -3.2 72.2 68.7

Black, non-Hispanic 2,530 2,869 13.4 10.8 12.0

Hispanic 1,287 1,886 46.5 5.5 7.9

Asian or Pacific Islander 1,416 1,612 13.8 6.0 6.8

American Indian/Alaskan Native 137 196 43.1 0.6 0.8

Nonresident alien 1,128 912 -19.1 4.8 3.8

Sex

Men 11,755 11,816 0.5 50.2 49.5

Women 11,657 12,036 3.3 49.8 50.5

Attendance status

Full-time 17,768 18,766 5.6 75.9 78.7

Part-time 5,644 5,086 -9.9 24.1 21.3

 

NOTE: Because of rounding detail percentages may not add to 100.0.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" surveys 1996 and 1997.

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Table 24. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by race-ethnicity and state, Fall 1997

 

White Black Asian or American Indian/ Nonresident

State Total non-Hispanic non-Hispanic Hispanic Pacific Islander Alaskan Native alien

 

50 states and D.C. 14,502,334 10,266,122 1,551,044 1,218,493 859,206 142,467 465,002

Alabama 282,502 204,970 63,816 3,613 3,601 1,825 4,677

Alaska 27,915 21,559 1,033 836 975 3,116 396

Arizona 292,730 208,648 10,006 44,614 9,503 11,855 8,104

Arkansas 112,342 88,641 17,461 1,251 1,460 1,054 2,475

California 1,959,963 956,647 153,264 406,495 348,515 22,289 72,753

Colorado 256,341 203,665 9,129 25,027 9,011 3,384 6,125

Connecticut 153,958 121,061 12,221 8,200 6,093 558 5,825

Delaware 44,890 34,824 6,723 999 1,013 198 1,133

District of Columbia 73,534 36,368 20,934 2,951 4,445 240 8,596

Florida 658,259 420,529 93,337 99,092 20,351 2,947 22,003

Georgia 306,238 203,447 78,736 5,051 9,294 763 8,947

Hawaii 61,514 15,183 1,657 1,429 37,353 219 5,673

Idaho 61,641 56,560 406 1,773 930 835 1,137

Illinois 726,199 500,787 94,788 67,595 41,294 2,494 19,241

Indiana 295,517 252,832 19,437 6,838 5,362 1,221 9,827

Iowa 180,967 160,715 5,048 3,044 4,021 809 7,330

Kansas 178,652 149,227 9,060 8,012 4,209 2,680 5,464

Kentucky 178,924 158,464 12,711 1,354 2,258 731 3,406

Louisiana 219,196 142,688 59,487 5,271 4,704 1,246 5,800

Maine 56,368 52,997 571 376 840 724 860

Maryland 266,111 171,302 60,874 7,071 15,422 1,067 10,375

Massachusetts 412,620 315,279 25,129 18,983 26,434 1,677 25,118

Michigan 549,742 436,283 61,698 12,125 16,786 4,466 18,384

Minnesota 269,887 238,810 8,235 3,844 9,330 2,821 6,847

Mississippi 130,561 85,796 40,439 759 1,046 604 1,917

Missouri 302,896 253,158 27,336 5,536 6,989 1,674 8,203

Montana 44,141 38,242 158 546 362 3,884 949

Nebraska 111,542 99,226 3,748 2,387 2,419 880 2,882

Nevada 76,417 56,116 4,582 7,167 5,258 1,299 1,995

New Hampshire 63,811 58,976 975 1,120 1,200 248 1,292

New Jersey 325,754 217,788 38,614 33,498 23,146 965 11,743

New Mexico 108,560 57,803 2,822 36,516 1,916 7,829 1,674

New York 1,029,527 670,040 137,995 104,375 68,942 3,754 44,421

North Carolina 373,717 272,743 76,801 5,478 8,046 3,835 6,814

North Dakota 38,937 34,676 340 291 276 2,117 1,237

Ohio 537,730 447,729 51,839 8,202 11,181 1,946 16,833

Oklahoma 177,157 132,180 13,370 4,610 4,801 14,316 7,880

Oregon 169,852 142,148 2,894 6,022 10,013 2,736 6,039

Pennsylvania 588,185 486,970 49,132 11,876 21,075 1,521 17,611

Rhode Island 72,078 59,982 3,352 3,089 2,754 262 2,639

South Carolina 176,278 126,555 41,993 1,816 2,316 530 3,068

South Dakota 39,042 34,718 275 165 259 2,838 787

Tennessee 249,805 199,031 37,708 2,780 1,693 3,507 5,086

Texas 969,283 582,361 98,255 209,984 45,851 5,165 27,667

Utah 157,891 141,988 909 4,603 3,531 1,478 5,382

Vermont 36,482 33,875 413 571 590 216 817

Virginia 364,904 265,443 61,941 9,151 18,291 1,749 8,329

Washington 315,281 246,843 12,631 13,278 26,267 6,304 9,958

West Virginia 87,965 80,282 3,706 933 950 276 1,818

Wisconsin 298,248 262,482 12,780 6,612 6,565 2,774 7,035

Wyoming 30,280 27,485 275 1,284 265 541 430

 

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

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Table 25. Percent distribution of total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions,

by race-ethnicity and state, Fall 1997

 

White Black Asian or American Indian/ Nonresident

State Total non-Hispanic non-Hispanic Hispanic Pacific Islander Alaskan Native alien

 

50 states and D.C. 14,502,334 70.8 10.7 8.4 5.9 1.0 3.2

Alabama 282,502 72.6 22.6 1.3 1.3 0.6 1.7

Alaska 27,915 77.2 3.7 3.0 3.5 11.2 1.4

Arizona 292,730 71.3 3.4 15.2 3.2 4.0 2.8

Arkansas 112,342 78.9 15.5 1.1 1.3 0.9 2.2

California 1,959,963 48.8 7.8 20.7 17.8 1.1 3.7

Colorado 256,341 79.5 3.6 9.8 3.5 1.3 2.4

Connecticut 153,958 78.6 7.9 5.3 4.0 0.4 3.8

Delaware 44,890 77.6 15.0 2.2 2.3 0.4 2.5

District of Columbia 73,534 49.5 28.5 4.0 6.0 0.3 11.7

Florida 658,259 63.9 14.2 15.1 3.1 0.4 3.3

Georgia 306,238 66.4 25.7 1.6 3.0 0.2 2.9

Hawaii 61,514 24.7 2.7 2.3 60.7 0.4 9.2

Idaho 61,641 91.8 0.7 2.9 1.5 1.4 1.8

Illinois 726,199 69.0 13.1 9.3 5.7 0.3 2.6

Indiana 295,517 85.6 6.6 2.3 1.8 0.4 3.3

Iowa 180,967 88.8 2.8 1.7 2.2 0.4 4.1

Kansas 178,652 83.5 5.1 4.5 2.4 1.5 3.1

Kentucky 178,924 88.6 7.1 0.8 1.3 0.4 1.9

Louisiana 219,196 65.1 27.1 2.4 2.1 0.6 2.6

Maine 56,368 94.0 1.0 0.7 1.5 1.3 1.5

Maryland 266,111 64.4 22.9 2.7 5.8 0.4 3.9

Massachusetts 412,620 76.4 6.1 4.6 6.4 0.4 6.1

Michigan 549,742 79.4 11.2 2.2 3.1 0.8 3.3

Minnesota 269,887 88.5 3.1 1.4 3.5 1.0 2.5

Mississippi 130,561 65.7 31.0 0.6 0.8 0.5 1.5

Missouri 302,896 83.6 9.0 1.8 2.3 0.6 2.7

Montana 44,141 86.6 0.4 1.2 0.8 8.8 2.1

Nebraska 111,542 89.0 3.4 2.1 2.2 0.8 2.6

Nevada 76,417 73.4 6.0 9.4 6.9 1.7 2.6

New Hampshire 63,811 92.4 1.5 1.8 1.9 0.4 2.0

New Jersey 325,754 66.9 11.9 10.3 7.1 0.3 3.6

New Mexico 108,560 53.2 2.6 33.6 1.8 7.2 1.5

New York 1,029,527 65.1 13.4 10.1 6.7 0.4 4.3

North Carolina 373,717 73.0 20.6 1.5 2.2 1.0 1.8

North Dakota 38,937 89.1 0.9 0.7 0.7 5.4 3.2

Ohio 537,730 83.3 9.6 1.5 2.1 0.4 3.1

Oklahoma 177,157 74.6 7.5 2.6 2.7 8.1 4.4

Oregon 169,852 83.7 1.7 3.5 5.9 1.6 3.6

Pennsylvania 588,185 82.8 8.4 2.0 3.6 0.3 3.0

Rhode Island 72,078 83.2 4.7 4.3 3.8 0.4 3.7

South Carolina 176,278 71.8 23.8 1.0 1.3 0.3 1.7

South Dakota 39,042 88.9 0.7 0.4 0.7 7.3 2.0

Tennessee 249,805 79.7 15.1 1.1 0.7 1.4 2.0

Texas 969,283 60.1 10.1 21.7 4.7 0.5 2.9

Utah 157,891 89.9 0.6 2.9 2.2 0.9 3.4

Vermont 36,482 92.9 1.1 1.6 1.6 0.6 2.2

Virginia 364,904 72.7 17.0 2.5 5.0 0.5 2.3

Washington 315,281 78.3 4.0 4.2 8.3 2.0 3.2

West Virginia 87,965 91.3 4.2 1.1 1.1 0.3 2.1

Wisconsin 298,248 88.0 4.3 2.2 2.2 0.9 2.4

Wyoming 30,280 90.8 0.9 4.2 0.9 1.8 1.4

 

NOTE: Because of rounding percentages may not add to 100.0 percent.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

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Table 26. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, public 4-year institutions, by race-ethnicity

and state, Fall 1997

 

White Black Asian or American Indian/ Nonresident

State Total non-Hispanic non-Hispanic Hispanic Pacific Islander Alaskan Native alien

 

50 states and D.C. 5,835,433 4,249,591 589,038 371,378 349,328 55,729 220,369

Alabama 122,105 89,079 25,522 1,042 1,785 802 3,875

Alaska 25,967 20,068 952 789 904 2,883 371

Arizona 103,434 76,920 2,580 11,294 4,296 2,933 5,411

Arkansas 61,858 48,461 9,612 547 868 564 1,806

California 516,537 238,807 31,638 94,741 125,659 5,648 20,044

Colorado 139,347 112,640 3,845 11,128 5,738 1,881 4,115

Connecticut 55,545 46,049 3,425 2,400 1,925 230 1,516

Delaware 24,486 18,746 3,590 513 610 69 958

District of Columbia 6,024 1,197 4,021 273 218 7 308

Florida 214,011 138,009 29,258 29,483 8,739 758 7,764

Georgia 163,514 115,943 34,117 2,565 5,082 395 5,412

Hawaii 20,643 4,808 168 247 13,704 56 1,660

Idaho 41,327 37,552 342 1,278 715 653 787

Illinois 192,022 134,822 25,248 10,635 12,633 563 8,121

Indiana 184,433 156,791 11,248 4,264 3,974 712 7,444

Iowa 67,296 57,672 1,802 1,108 1,993 246 4,475

Kansas 87,331 73,598 3,190 2,251 2,345 1,659 4,288

Kentucky 104,796 92,085 7,478 708 1,446 274 2,805

Louisiana 148,215 99,091 38,231 2,797 3,020 791 4,285

Maine 30,362 28,741 157 127 229 503 605

Maryland 118,045 71,699 29,539 3,118 7,985 420 5,284

Massachusetts 102,136 84,825 5,315 3,541 4,618 420 3,417

Michigan 263,169 205,784 25,512 5,797 10,423 1,972 13,681

Minnesota 110,885 96,405 2,728 1,511 4,683 1,078 4,480

Mississippi 62,020 39,657 19,362 380 663 196 1,762

Missouri 116,621 99,119 8,552 1,509 2,374 744 4,323

Montana 32,187 29,428 120 389 289 1,185 776

Nebraska 54,865 48,914 1,542 1,009 997 352 2,051

Nevada 31,691 23,571 1,534 2,156 2,402 311 1,717

New Hampshire 25,987 24,868 134 219 242 76 448

New Jersey 138,777 92,345 14,402 13,558 12,443 436 5,593

New Mexico 49,034 28,502 1,173 14,984 1,052 1,844 1,479

New York 331,420 197,351 53,467 38,141 28,141 1,027 13,293

North Carolina 159,027 115,788 31,829 2,043 4,225 1,707 3,435

North Dakota 26,560 24,165 225 206 234 592 1,138

Ohio 261,509 216,378 22,544 3,530 6,334 972 11,751

Oklahoma 93,670 68,684 7,008 2,240 2,431 7,958 5,349

Oregon 65,605 52,833 1,084 2,225 4,492 993 3,978

Pennsylvania 233,759 196,615 18,783 3,937 7,390 546 6,488

Rhode Island 22,031 19,350 805 748 610 74 444

South Carolina 86,446 66,048 15,316 886 1,359 208 2,629

South Dakota 27,927 24,510 173 109 206 2,312 617

Tennessee 116,479 91,313 18,710 1,310 416 2,058 2,672

Texas 413,324 256,477 37,134 76,492 22,759 2,101 18,361

Utah 83,582 75,810 510 2,065 1,628 639 2,930

Vermont 16,047 15,240 93 171 247 83 213

Virginia 171,182 125,560 25,720 3,770 10,151 711 5,270

Washington 89,356 67,847 2,387 3,447 10,130 1,770 3,775

West Virginia 69,414 63,747 2,941 444 785 230 1,267

Wisconsin 142,331 125,785 3,852 2,736 3,618 970 5,370

Wyoming 11,094 9,894 120 517 118 117 328

 

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

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Table 27. Percent distribution of total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, public 4-year institutions,

by race-ethnicity and state, Fall 1997

 

White Black Asian or American Indian/ Nonresident

State Total non-Hispanic non-Hispanic Hispanic Pacific Islander Alaskan Native alien

 

50 states and D.C. 5,835,433 72.8 10.1 6.4 6.0 1.0 3.8

Alabama 122,105 73.0 20.9 0.9 1.5 0.7 3.2

Alaska 25,967 77.3 3.7 3.0 3.5 11.1 1.4

Arizona 103,434 74.4 2.5 10.9 4.2 2.8 5.2

Arkansas 61,858 78.3 15.5 0.9 1.4 0.9 2.9

California 516,537 46.2 6.1 18.3 24.3 1.1 3.9

Colorado 139,347 80.8 2.8 8.0 4.1 1.3 3.0

Connecticut 55,545 82.9 6.2 4.3 3.5 0.4 2.7

Delaware 24,486 76.6 14.7 2.1 2.5 0.3 3.9

District of Columbia 6,024 19.9 66.7 4.5 3.6 0.1 5.1

Florida 214,011 64.5 13.7 13.8 4.1 0.4 3.6

Georgia 163,514 70.9 20.9 1.6 3.1 0.2 3.3

Hawaii 20,643 23.3 0.8 1.2 66.4 0.3 8.0

Idaho 41,327 90.9 0.8 3.1 1.7 1.6 1.9

Illinois 192,022 70.2 13.1 5.5 6.6 0.3 4.2

Indiana 184,433 85.0 6.1 2.3 2.2 0.4 4.0

Iowa 67,296 85.7 2.7 1.6 3.0 0.4 6.6

Kansas 87,331 84.3 3.7 2.6 2.7 1.9 4.9

Kentucky 104,796 87.9 7.1 0.7 1.4 0.3 2.7

Louisiana 148,215 66.9 25.8 1.9 2.0 0.5 2.9

Maine 30,362 94.7 0.5 0.4 0.8 1.7 2.0

Maryland 118,045 60.7 25.0 2.6 6.8 0.4 4.5

Massachusetts 102,136 83.1 5.2 3.5 4.5 0.4 3.3

Michigan 263,169 78.2 9.7 2.2 4.0 0.7 5.2

Minnesota 110,885 86.9 2.5 1.4 4.2 1.0 4.0

Mississippi 62,020 63.9 31.2 0.6 1.1 0.3 2.8

Missouri 116,621 85.0 7.3 1.3 2.0 0.6 3.7

Montana 32,187 91.4 0.4 1.2 0.9 3.7 2.4

Nebraska 54,865 89.2 2.8 1.8 1.8 0.6 3.7

Nevada 31,691 74.4 4.8 6.8 7.6 1.0 5.4

New Hampshire 25,987 95.7 0.5 0.8 0.9 0.3 1.7

New Jersey 138,777 66.5 10.4 9.8 9.0 0.3 4.0

New Mexico 49,034 58.1 2.4 30.6 2.1 3.8 3.0

New York 331,420 59.5 16.1 11.5 8.5 0.3 4.0

North Carolina 159,027 72.8 20.0 1.3 2.7 1.1 2.2

North Dakota 26,560 91.0 0.8 0.8 0.9 2.2 4.3

Ohio 261,509 82.7 8.6 1.3 2.4 0.4 4.5

Oklahoma 93,670 73.3 7.5 2.4 2.6 8.5 5.7

Oregon 65,605 80.5 1.7 3.4 6.8 1.5 6.1

Pennsylvania 233,759 84.1 8.0 1.7 3.2 0.2 2.8

Rhode Island 22,031 87.8 3.7 3.4 2.8 0.3 2.0

South Carolina 86,446 76.4 17.7 1.0 1.6 0.2 3.0

South Dakota 27,927 87.8 0.6 0.4 0.7 8.3 2.2

Tennessee 116,479 78.4 16.1 1.1 0.4 1.8 2.3

Texas 413,324 62.1 9.0 18.5 5.5 0.5 4.4

Utah 83,582 90.7 0.6 2.5 1.9 0.8 3.5

Vermont 16,047 95.0 0.6 1.1 1.5 0.5 1.3

Virginia 171,182 73.3 15.0 2.2 5.9 0.4 3.1

Washington 89,356 75.9 2.7 3.9 11.3 2.0 4.2

West Virginia 69,414 91.8 4.2 0.6 1.1 0.3 1.8

Wisconsin 142,331 88.4 2.7 1.9 2.5 0.7 3.8

Wyoming 11,094 89.2 1.1 4.7 1.1 1.1 3.0

 

NOTE: Because of rounding percentages may not add to 100.0 percent.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

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Table 28. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, public 2-year institutions, by race-ethnicity

and state, Fall 1997

 

White Black Asian or American Indian/ Nonresident

State Total non-Hispanic non-Hispanic Hispanic Pacific Islander Alaskan Native alien

 

50 states and D.C. 5,360,686 3,608,255 616,241 660,240 331,081 67,905 76,964

Alabama 135,586 102,831 27,552 2,411 1,617 871 304

Alaska 750 623 2 10 28 84 3

Arizona 157,398 108,528 5,728 29,107 4,372 7,874 1,789

Arkansas 38,997 31,150 6,285 612 492 406 52

California 1,149,704 549,060 100,793 273,745 181,810 14,244 30,052

Colorado 78,224 59,735 3,205 11,139 2,204 1,185 756

Connecticut 40,326 29,925 5,124 3,503 1,108 144 522

Delaware 12,009 9,121 2,079 351 261 107 90

District of Columbia 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/

Florida 320,710 207,289 44,373 52,093 8,418 1,658 6,879

Georgia 71,497 46,538 20,714 1,276 1,905 216 848

Hawaii 24,899 4,905 273 488 18,594 71 568

Idaho 8,906 8,300 27 295 70 109 105

Illinois 344,556 232,202 49,503 44,008 15,173 1,260 2,410

Indiana 40,089 35,158 3,437 746 318 242 188

Iowa 60,777 56,002 1,632 1,028 969 368 778

Kansas 73,732 60,870 4,546 5,143 1,601 828 744

Kentucky 41,499 36,999 3,203 411 437 383 66

Louisiana 40,964 25,593 12,810 1,276 769 334 182

Maine 7,648 7,377 38 37 57 136 3

Maryland 104,054 66,151 26,503 3,043 5,127 554 2,676

Massachusetts 72,558 56,726 6,618 5,627 2,886 344 357

Michigan 195,392 160,455 22,127 4,446 4,293 2,075 1,996

Minnesota 92,203 82,726 3,356 1,384 2,484 1,342 911

Mississippi 56,827 38,510 17,358 286 283 372 18

Missouri 73,987 62,455 8,450 1,097 1,249 389 347

Montana 6,515 5,309 9 86 37 1,062 12

Nebraska 34,549 31,151 1,352 871 700 433 42

Nevada 41,618 30,340 2,586 4,741 2,750 938 263

New Hampshire 9,272 8,691 163 200 196 22 0

New Jersey 122,588 80,272 17,240 14,738 6,934 350 3,054

New Mexico 51,674 24,730 1,267 19,071 722 5,748 136

New York 241,502 160,960 35,394 29,717 9,327 1,124 4,980

North Carolina 143,006 104,335 31,210 2,185 1,962 1,836 1,478

North Dakota 8,477 7,022 85 50 27 1,226 67

Ohio 143,746 120,849 16,947 2,545 1,899 612 894

Oklahoma 60,902 47,347 4,592 1,633 1,431 5,469 430

Oregon 78,737 67,853 1,446 3,082 3,865 1,520 971

Pennsylvania 101,142 81,372 13,386 2,556 2,987 418 423

Rhode Island 15,220 12,851 860 1,061 351 86 11

South Carolina 62,248 43,043 17,210 720 757 276 242

South Dakota 4,936 4,496 14 17 17 392 0

Tennessee 77,037 62,972 11,521 640 270 1,304 330

Texas 432,362 243,729 48,347 115,569 17,907 2,292 4,518

Utah 35,037 31,017 250 1,440 1,081 590 659

Vermont 4,493 4,354 32 30 35 34 8

Virginia 130,412 96,611 21,269 4,036 6,469 781 1,246

Washington 185,349 146,786 8,926 8,411 13,107 3,869 4,250

West Virginia 6,664 6,385 196 42 27 8 6

Wisconsin 101,527 89,641 6,054 2,569 1,556 1,509 198

Wyoming 18,381 16,910 149 668 142 410 102

 

1/ State does not have any public 2-year institutions

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

50
Table 29. Percent distribution of total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, public 2-year institutions,

by race-ethnicity and state, Fall 1997

 

White Black Asian or American Indian/ Nonresident

State Total non-Hispanic non-Hispanic Hispanic Pacific Islander Alaskan Native alien

 

50 states and D.C. 5,360,686 67.3 11.5 12.3 6.2 1.3 1.4

Alabama 135,586 75.8 20.3 1.8 1.2 0.6 0.2

Alaska 750 83.1 0.3 1.3 3.7 11.2 0.4

Arizona 157,398 69.0 3.6 18.5 2.8 5.0 1.1

Arkansas 38,997 79.9 16.1 1.6 1.3 1.0 0.1

California 1,149,704 47.8 8.8 23.8 15.8 1.2 2.6

Colorado 78,224 76.4 4.1 14.2 2.8 1.5 1.0

Connecticut 40,326 74.2 12.7 8.7 2.7 0.4 1.3

Delaware 12,009 76.0 17.3 2.9 2.2 0.9 0.7

District of Columbia 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/

Florida 320,710 64.6 13.8 16.2 2.6 0.5 2.1

Georgia 71,497 65.1 29.0 1.8 2.7 0.3 1.2

Hawaii 24,899 19.7 1.1 2.0 74.7 0.3 2.3

Idaho 8,906 93.2 0.3 3.3 0.8 1.2 1.2

Illinois 344,556 67.4 14.4 12.8 4.4 0.4 0.7

Indiana 40,089 87.7 8.6 1.9 0.8 0.6 0.5

Iowa 60,777 92.1 2.7 1.7 1.6 0.6 1.3

Kansas 73,732 82.6 6.2 7.0 2.2 1.1 1.0

Kentucky 41,499 89.2 7.7 1.0 1.1 0.9 0.2

Louisiana 40,964 62.5 31.3 3.1 1.9 0.8 0.4

Maine 7,648 96.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 1.8 

Maryland 104,054 63.6 25.5 2.9 4.9 0.5 2.6

Massachusetts 72,558 78.2 9.1 7.8 4.0 0.5 0.5

Michigan 195,392 82.1 11.3 2.3 2.2 1.1 1.0

Minnesota 92,203 89.7 3.6 1.5 2.7 1.5 1.0

Mississippi 56,827 67.8 30.5 0.5 0.5 0.7 

Missouri 73,987 84.4 11.4 1.5 1.7 0.5 0.5

Montana 6,515 81.5 0.1 1.3 0.6 16.3 0.2

Nebraska 34,549 90.2 3.9 2.5 2.0 1.3 0.1

Nevada 41,618 72.9 6.2 11.4 6.6 2.3 0.6

New Hampshire 9,272 93.7 1.8 2.2 2.1 0.2 0.0

New Jersey 122,588 65.5 14.1 12.0 5.7 0.3 2.5

New Mexico 51,674 47.9 2.5 36.9 1.4 11.1 0.3

New York 241,502 66.6 14.7 12.3 3.9 0.5 2.1

North Carolina 143,006 73.0 21.8 1.5 1.4 1.3 1.0

North Dakota 8,477 82.8 1.0 0.6 0.3 14.5 0.8

Ohio 143,746 84.1 11.8 1.8 1.3 0.4 0.6

Oklahoma 60,902 77.7 7.5 2.7 2.3 9.0 0.7

Oregon 78,737 86.2 1.8 3.9 4.9 1.9 1.2

Pennsylvania 101,142 80.5 13.2 2.5 3.0 0.4 0.4

Rhode Island 15,220 84.4 5.7 7.0 2.3 0.6 0.1

South Carolina 62,248 69.1 27.6 1.2 1.2 0.4 0.4

South Dakota 4,936 91.1 0.3 0.3 0.3 7.9 0.0

Tennessee 77,037 81.7 15.0 0.8 0.4 1.7 0.4

Texas 432,362 56.4 11.2 26.7 4.1 0.5 1.0

Utah 35,037 88.5 0.7 4.1 3.1 1.7 1.9

Vermont 4,493 96.9 0.7 0.7 0.8 0.8 0.2

Virginia 130,412 74.1 16.3 3.1 5.0 0.6 1.0

Washington 185,349 79.2 4.8 4.5 7.1 2.1 2.3

West Virginia 6,664 95.8 2.9 0.6 0.4 0.1 0.1

Wisconsin 101,527 88.3 6.0 2.5 1.5 1.5 0.2

Wyoming 18,381 92.0 0.8 3.6 0.8 2.2 0.6

 

 Less than 0.05 percent.

1/ State does not have any public 2-year institutions

NOTE: Because of rounding percentages may not add to 100.0 percent.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

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Table 30. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, private non-profit institutions, by race-ethnicity

and state, Fall 1997

 

White Black Asian or American Indian/ Nonresident

State Total non-Hispanic non-Hispanic Hispanic Pacific Islander Alaskan Native alien

 

50 states and D.C. 2,977,614 2,203,518 289,845 146,425 162,768 16,095 158,963

Alabama 22,265 11,682 9,634 153 191 122 483

Alaska 755 569 31 21 20 92 22

Arizona 10,398 7,728 458 814 253 290 855

Arkansas 11,283 8,908 1,489 91 98 83 614

California 231,889 137,996 13,905 26,112 33,212 1,897 18,767

Colorado 23,139 19,109 836 1,418 673 186 917

Connecticut 57,185 44,341 3,601 2,233 3,051 179 3,780

Delaware 8,395 6,957 1,054 135 142 22 85

District of Columbia 64,654 34,882 14,865 2,582 4,143 226 7,956

Florida 99,467 62,505 14,940 12,546 2,568 433 6,475

Georgia 63,392 37,791 20,025 1,008 2,081 120 2,367

Hawaii 14,743 4,909 1,099 613 4,601 81 3,440

Idaho 10,903 10,247 34 174 142 66 240

Illinois 173,577 124,772 16,822 10,726 12,220 584 8,453

Indiana 63,805 54,885 3,818 1,650 1,011 261 2,180

Iowa 51,304 45,607 1,533 859 1,039 189 2,077

Kansas 16,878 14,221 1,200 583 258 189 427

Kentucky 25,921 23,694 1,108 190 350 58 521

Louisiana 27,732 16,966 7,263 1,155 903 112 1,333

Maine 16,702 15,260 357 208 549 76 252

Maryland 43,548 33,010 4,813 907 2,310 93 2,415

Massachusetts 236,590 173,050 12,815 9,667 18,882 911 21,265

Michigan 89,084 68,748 13,330 1,850 2,036 417 2,703

Minnesota 58,435 52,631 1,444 819 1,829 309 1,403

Mississippi 11,600 7,594 3,640 93 100 36 137

Missouri 104,447 85,263 9,099 2,818 3,255 509 3,503

Montana 5,224 3,339 23 62 34 1,605 161

Nebraska 20,573 17,830 678 474 713 90 788

Nevada 616 505 23 57 8 9 14

New Hampshire 25,006 22,035 598 670 736 146 821

New Jersey 58,677 42,235 5,568 4,131 3,501 170 3,072

New Mexico 3,891 2,915 199 587 66 69 55

New York 428,235 297,861 42,233 30,997 30,356 1,479 25,309

North Carolina 71,578 52,530 13,747 1,249 1,859 292 1,901

North Dakota 3,885 3,477 27 35 15 299 32

Ohio 119,356 100,801 9,455 1,826 2,787 333 4,154

Oklahoma 21,431 15,371 1,673 641 914 852 1,980

Oregon 24,070 20,232 315 665 1,614 207 1,037

Pennsylvania 229,172 189,738 13,522 4,471 10,341 492 10,608

Rhode Island 34,827 27,781 1,687 1,280 1,793 102 2,184

South Carolina 26,460 16,976 8,848 205 191 45 195

South Dakota 5,177 4,888 54 29 20 110 76

Tennessee 51,494 41,404 6,185 751 967 122 2,065

Texas 110,425 75,740 10,467 14,351 4,683 708 4,476

Utah 35,111 31,580 99 750 700 208 1,774

Vermont 15,353 13,729 280 365 301 97 581

Virginia 49,551 35,380 10,755 813 972 181 1,450

Washington 36,531 29,186 1,133 1,253 2,790 614 1,555

West Virginia 10,335 8,988 535 95 135 38 544

Wisconsin 52,545 45,672 2,528 1,243 1,355 286 1,461

Wyoming 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/

 

1/ State does not have any private non-profit institutions

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

52
Table 31. Percent distribution of total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, private non-profit institutions,

by race-ethnicity and state, Fall 1997

 

White Black Asian or American Indian/ Nonresident

State Total non-Hispanic non-Hispanic Hispanic Pacific Islander Alaskan Native alien

 

50 states and D.C. 2,977,614 74.0 9.7 4.9 5.5 0.5 5.3

Alabama 22,265 52.5 43.3 0.7 0.9 0.5 2.2

Alaska 755 75.4 4.1 2.8 2.6 12.2 2.9

Arizona 10,398 74.3 4.4 7.8 2.4 2.8 8.2

Arkansas 11,283 79.0 13.2 0.8 0.9 0.7 5.4

California 231,889 59.5 6.0 11.3 14.3 0.8 8.1

Colorado 23,139 82.6 3.6 6.1 2.9 0.8 4.0

Connecticut 57,185 77.5 6.3 3.9 5.3 0.3 6.6

Delaware 8,395 82.9 12.6 1.6 1.7 0.3 1.0

District of Columbia 64,654 54.0 23.0 4.0 6.4 0.3 12.3

Florida 99,467 62.8 15.0 12.6 2.6 0.4 6.5

Georgia 63,392 59.6 31.6 1.6 3.3 0.2 3.7

Hawaii 14,743 33.3 7.5 4.2 31.2 0.5 23.3

Idaho 10,903 94.0 0.3 1.6 1.3 0.6 2.2

Illinois 173,577 71.9 9.7 6.2 7.0 0.3 4.9

Indiana 63,805 86.0 6.0 2.6 1.6 0.4 3.4

Iowa 51,304 88.9 3.0 1.7 2.0 0.4 4.0

Kansas 16,878 84.3 7.1 3.5 1.5 1.1 2.5

Kentucky 25,921 91.4 4.3 0.7 1.4 0.2 2.0

Louisiana 27,732 61.2 26.2 4.2 3.3 0.4 4.8

Maine 16,702 91.4 2.1 1.2 3.3 0.5 1.5

Maryland 43,548 75.8 11.1 2.1 5.3 0.2 5.5

Massachusetts 236,590 73.1 5.4 4.1 8.0 0.4 9.0

Michigan 89,084 77.2 15.0 2.1 2.3 0.5 3.0

Minnesota 58,435 90.1 2.5 1.4 3.1 0.5 2.4

Mississippi 11,600 65.5 31.4 0.8 0.9 0.3 1.2

Missouri 104,447 81.6 8.7 2.7 3.1 0.5 3.4

Montana 5,224 63.9 0.4 1.2 0.7 30.7 3.1

Nebraska 20,573 86.7 3.3 2.3 3.5 0.4 3.8

Nevada 616 82.0 3.7 9.3 1.3 1.5 2.3

New Hampshire 25,006 88.1 2.4 2.7 2.9 0.6 3.3

New Jersey 58,677 72.0 9.5 7.0 6.0 0.3 5.2

New Mexico 3,891 74.9 5.1 15.1 1.7 1.8 1.4

New York 428,235 69.6 9.9 7.2 7.1 0.3 5.9

North Carolina 71,578 73.4 19.2 1.7 2.6 0.4 2.7

North Dakota 3,885 89.5 0.7 0.9 0.4 7.7 0.8

Ohio 119,356 84.5 7.9 1.5 2.3 0.3 3.5

Oklahoma 21,431 71.7 7.8 3.0 4.3 4.0 9.2

Oregon 24,070 84.1 1.3 2.8 6.7 0.9 4.3

Pennsylvania 229,172 82.8 5.9 2.0 4.5 0.2 4.6

Rhode Island 34,827 79.8 4.8 3.7 5.1 0.3 6.3

South Carolina 26,460 64.2 33.4 0.8 0.7 0.2 0.7

South Dakota 5,177 94.4 1.0 0.6 0.4 2.1 1.5

Tennessee 51,494 80.4 12.0 1.5 1.9 0.2 4.0

Texas 110,425 68.6 9.5 13.0 4.2 0.6 4.1

Utah 35,111 89.9 0.3 2.1 2.0 0.6 5.1

Vermont 15,353 89.4 1.8 2.4 2.0 0.6 3.8

Virginia 49,551 71.4 21.7 1.6 2.0 0.4 2.9

Washington 36,531 79.9 3.1 3.4 7.6 1.7 4.3

West Virginia 10,335 87.0 5.2 0.9 1.3 0.4 5.3

Wisconsin 52,545 86.9 4.8 2.4 2.6 0.5 2.8

Wyoming 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/

 

1/ State does not have any private non-profit institutions

NOTE: Because of rounding percentages may not add to 100.0 percent.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

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Table 32. Total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, private for-profit institutions, by race-ethnicity

and state, Fall 1997

 

White Black Asian or American Indian/ Nonresident

State Total non-Hispanic non-Hispanic Hispanic Pacific Islander Alaskan Native alien

 

50 states and D.C. 328,601 204,758 55,920 40,450 16,029 2,738 8,706

Alabama 2,546 1,378 1,108 7 8 30 15

Alaska 443 299 48 16 23 57 0

Arizona 21,500 15,472 1,240 3,399 582 758 49

Arkansas 204 122 751213

California 61,833 30,784 6,928 11,897 7,834 500 3,890

Colorado 15,631 12,181 1,243 1,342 396 132 337

Connecticut 902 746 71 64957

Delaware 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/

District of Columbia 2,856 289 2,048 96 84 7 332

Florida 24,071 12,726 4,766 4,970 626 98 885

Georgia 7,835 3,175 3,880 202 226 32 320

Hawaii 1,229 561 117 81 454 11 5

Idaho 505 461 3 26375

Illinois 16,044 8,991 3,215 2,226 1,268 87 257

Indiana 7,190 5,998 934 178 59 6 15

Iowa 1,590 1,434 81 49 20 6 0

Kansas 711 538 124 35545

Kentucky 6,708 5,686 922 45 25 16 14

Louisiana 2,285 1,038 1,183 43 12 9 0

Maine 1,656 1,619 194590

Maryland 464 442 193000

Massachusetts 1,336 678 381 148 48 2 79

Michigan 2,097 1,296 729 32 34 2 4

Minnesota 8,364 7,048 707 130 334 92 53

Mississippi 114 35 790000

Missouri 7,841 6,321 1,235 112 111 32 30

Montana 215 166 6 9 2 32 0

Nebraska 1,555 1,331 176 33951

Nevada 2,492 1,700 439 213 98 41 1

New Hampshire 3,546 3,382 80 31 26 4 23

New Jersey 5,712 2,936 1,404 1,071 268 9 24

New Mexico 3,961 1,656 183 1,874 76 168 4

New York 28,370 13,868 6,901 5,520 1,118 124 839

North Carolina 106 90 151000

North Dakota 15 1230000

Ohio 13,119 9,701 2,893 301 161 29 34

Oklahoma 1,154 778 97 96 25 37 121

Oregon 1,440 1,230 49 50 42 16 53

Pennsylvania 24,112 19,245 3,441 912 357 65 92

Rhode Island 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/

South Carolina 1,124 488 6195912

South Dakota 1,002 824 34 10 16 24 94

Tennessee 4,795 3,342 1,292 79 40 23 19

Texas 13,172 6,415 2,307 3,572 502 64 312

Utah 4,161 3,581 50 348 122 41 19

Vermont 589 552 8 5 7 2 15

Virginia 13,759 7,892 4,197 532 699 76 363

Washington 4,045 3,024 185 167 240 51 378

West Virginia 1,552 1,162 34 352301

Wisconsin 1,845 1,384 346 64 36 9 6

Wyoming 805 681 6 99 5 14 0

 

1/ State does not have any private for-profit institutions

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

54
Table 33. Percent distribution of total enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, private for-profit institutions,

by race-ethnicity and state, Fall 1997

 

White Black Asian or American Indian/ Nonresident

State Total non-Hispanic non-Hispanic Hispanic Pacific Islander Alaskan Native alien

 

50 states and D.C. 328,601 62.3 17.0 12.3 4.9 0.8 2.6

Alabama 2,546 54.1 43.5 0.3 0.3 1.2 0.6

Alaska 443 67.5 10.8 3.6 5.2 12.9 0.0

Arizona 21,500 72.0 5.8 15.8 2.7 3.5 0.2

Arkansas 204 59.8 36.8 0.5 1.0 0.5 1.5

California 61,833 49.8 11.2 19.2 12.7 0.8 6.3

Colorado 15,631 77.9 8.0 8.6 2.5 0.8 2.2

Connecticut 902 82.7 7.9 7.1 1.0 0.6 0.8

Delaware 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/

District of Columbia 2,856 10.1 71.7 3.4 2.9 0.2 11.6

Florida 24,071 52.9 19.8 20.6 2.6 0.4 3.7

Georgia 7,835 40.5 49.5 2.6 2.9 0.4 4.1

Hawaii 1,229 45.6 9.5 6.6 36.9 0.9 0.4

Idaho 505 91.3 0.6 5.1 0.6 1.4 1.0

Illinois 16,044 56.0 20.0 13.9 7.9 0.5 1.6

Indiana 7,190 83.4 13.0 2.5 0.8 0.1 0.2

Iowa 1,590 90.2 5.1 3.1 1.3 0.4 0.0

Kansas 711 75.7 17.4 4.9 0.7 0.6 0.7

Kentucky 6,708 84.8 13.7 0.7 0.4 0.2 0.2

Louisiana 2,285 45.4 51.8 1.9 0.5 0.4 0.0

Maine 1,656 97.8 1.1 0.2 0.3 0.5 0.0

Maryland 464 95.3 4.1 0.6 0.0 0.0 0.0

Massachusetts 1,336 50.7 28.5 11.1 3.6 0.1 5.9

Michigan 2,097 61.8 34.8 1.5 1.6 0.1 0.2

Minnesota 8,364 84.3 8.5 1.6 4.0 1.1 0.6

Mississippi 114 30.7 69.3 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Missouri 7,841 80.6 15.8 1.4 1.4 0.4 0.4

Montana 215 77.2 2.8 4.2 0.9 14.9 0.0

Nebraska 1,555 85.6 11.3 2.1 0.6 0.3 0.1

Nevada 2,492 68.2 17.6 8.5 3.9 1.6 

New Hampshire 3,546 95.4 2.3 0.9 0.7 0.1 0.6

New Jersey 5,712 51.4 24.6 18.8 4.7 0.2 0.4

New Mexico 3,961 41.8 4.6 47.3 1.9 4.2 0.1

New York 28,370 48.9 24.3 19.5 3.9 0.4 3.0

North Carolina 106 84.9 14.2 0.9 0.0 0.0 0.0

North Dakota 15 80.0 20.0 0.0 0.0 0.0 0.0

Ohio 13,119 73.9 22.1 2.3 1.2 0.2 0.3

Oklahoma 1,154 67.4 8.4 8.3 2.2 3.2 10.5

Oregon 1,440 85.4 3.4 3.5 2.9 1.1 3.7

Pennsylvania 24,112 79.8 14.3 3.8 1.5 0.3 0.4

Rhode Island 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/

South Carolina 1,124 43.4 55.1 0.4 0.8 0.1 0.2

South Dakota 1,002 82.2 3.4 1.0 1.6 2.4 9.4

Tennessee 4,795 69.7 26.9 1.6 0.8 0.5 0.4

Texas 13,172 48.7 17.5 27.1 3.8 0.5 2.4

Utah 4,161 86.1 1.2 8.4 2.9 1.0 0.5

Vermont 589 93.7 1.4 0.8 1.2 0.3 2.5

Virginia 13,759 57.4 30.5 3.9 5.1 0.6 2.6

Washington 4,045 74.8 4.6 4.1 5.9 1.3 9.3

West Virginia 1,552 74.9 2.2 22.7 0.2 0.0 0.1

Wisconsin 1,845 75.0 18.8 3.5 2.0 0.5 0.3

Wyoming 805 84.6 0.7 12.3 0.6 1.7 0.0

 

 Less than 0.05 percent.

1/ State does not have any private for-profit institutions

NOTE: Because of rounding percentages may not add to 100.0 percent.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" survey 1997.

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Table 34. Total enrollment and minority enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting institutions, by state,

Fall 1996 and 1997

 

Total enrollment Minority enrollment Percent minority

State   

Percent Percent

1996 1997 change 1996 1997 change 1996 1997

 

50 states and D.C. 14,367,520 14,502,334 0.9 3,637,396 3,771,210 3.7 25.3 26.0

Alabama 283,834 282,502 -0.5 71,291 72,855 2.2 25.1 25.8

Alaska 28,806 27,915 -3.1 5,392 5,960 10.5 18.7 21.4

Arizona 288,036 292,730 1.6 72,759 75,978 4.4 25.3 26.0

Arkansas 108,636 112,342 3.4 19,395 21,226 9.4 17.9 18.9

California 1,901,868 1,959,963 3.1 886,828 930,563 4.9 46.6 47.5

Colorado 249,195 256,341 2.9 44,408 46,551 4.8 17.8 18.2

Connecticut 154,960 153,958 -0.6 26,237 27,072 3.2 16.9 17.6

Delaware 44,838 44,890 0.1 8,476 8,933 5.4 18.9 19.9

District of Columbia 74,876 73,534 -1.8 30,393 28,570 -6.0 40.6 38.9

Florida 645,832 658,259 1.9 205,998 215,727 4.7 31.9 32.8

Georgia 300,795 306,238 1.8 90,028 93,844 4.2 29.9 30.6

Hawaii 62,844 61,514 -2.1 40,546 40,658 0.3 64.5 66.1

Idaho 60,411 61,641 2.0 3,820 3,944 3.2 6.3 6.4

Illinois 721,133 726,199 0.7 199,422 206,171 3.4 27.7 28.4

Indiana 290,184 295,517 1.8 31,455 32,858 4.5 10.8 11.1

Iowa 178,860 180,967 1.2 13,164 12,922 -1.8 7.4 7.1

Kansas 174,976 178,652 2.1 21,332 23,961 12.3 12.2 13.4

Kentucky 178,904 178,924  16,720 17,054 2.0 9.3 9.5

Louisiana 213,993 219,196 2.4 68,352 70,708 3.4 31.9 32.3

Maine 56,017 56,368 0.6 2,203 2,511 14.0 3.9 4.5

Maryland 265,622 266,111 0.2 81,646 84,434 3.4 30.7 31.7

Massachusetts 411,676 412,620 0.2 68,549 72,223 5.4 16.7 17.5

Michigan 547,629 549,742 0.4 92,693 95,075 2.6 16.9 17.3

Minnesota 284,964 269,887 -5.3 24,948 24,230 -2.9 8.8 9.0

Mississippi 126,027 130,561 3.6 40,557 42,848 5.6 32.2 32.8

Missouri 293,584 302,896 3.2 39,346 41,535 5.6 13.4 13.7

Montana 43,550 44,141 1.4 4,758 4,950 4.0 10.9 11.2

Nebraska 120,689 111,542 -7.6 9,445 9,434 -0.1 7.8 8.5

Nevada 73,970 76,417 3.3 16,546 18,306 10.6 22.4 24.0

New Hampshire 64,396 63,811 -0.9 3,135 3,543 13.0 4.9 5.6

New Jersey 328,143 325,754 -0.7 93,565 96,223 2.8 28.5 29.5

New Mexico 106,662 108,560 1.8 47,181 49,083 4.0 44.2 45.2

New York 1,033,291 1,029,527 -0.4 312,291 315,066 0.9 30.2 30.6

North Carolina 372,993 373,717 0.2 91,108 94,160 3.3 24.4 25.2

North Dakota 41,142 38,937 -5.4 3,242 3,024 -6.7 7.9 7.8

Ohio 544,912 537,730 -1.3 74,600 73,168 -1.9 13.7 13.6

Oklahoma 177,166 177,157  35,363 37,097 4.9 20.0 20.9

Oregon 166,662 169,852 1.9 20,815 21,665 4.1 12.5 12.8

Pennsylvania 587,447 588,185 0.1 81,790 83,604 2.2 13.9 14.2

Rhode Island 72,432 72,078 -0.5 9,069 9,457 4.3 12.5 13.1

South Carolina 174,303 176,278 1.1 44,786 46,655 4.2 25.7 26.5

South Dakota 39,820 39,042 -2.0 3,226 3,537 9.6 8.1 9.1

Tennessee 247,637 249,805 0.9 44,214 45,688 3.3 17.9 18.3

Texas 959,698 969,283 1.0 348,574 359,255 3.1 36.3 37.1

Utah 152,262 157,891 3.7 9,970 10,521 5.5 6.5 6.7

Vermont 35,779 36,482 2.0 1,559 1,790 14.8 4.4 4.9

Virginia 355,190 364,904 2.7 86,580 91,132 5.3 24.4 25.0

Washington 303,450 315,281 3.9 53,522 58,480 9.3 17.6 18.5

West Virginia 87,099 87,965 1.0 5,312 5,865 10.4 6.1 6.7

Wisconsin 299,522 298,248 -0.4 28,352 28,731 1.3 9.5 9.6

Wyoming 30,805 30,280 -1.7 2,435 2,365 -2.9 7.9 7.8

 

 Percent change is within plus or minus 0.05 percent.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" surveys 1996 and 1997.

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Table 35. Total enrollment and minority enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, public 4-year institutions,

by state, Fall 1996 and 1997

 

Total enrollment Minority enrollment Percent minority

State   

Percent Percent

1996 1997 change 1996 1997 change 1996 1997

 

50 states and D.C. 5,806,036 5,835,433 0.5 1,332,303 1,365,473 2.5 22.9 23.4

Alabama 122,796 122,105 -0.6 28,344 29,151 2.8 23.1 23.9

Alaska 27,077 25,967 -4.1 5,018 5,528 10.2 18.5 21.3

Arizona 102,501 103,434 0.9 20,285 21,103 4.0 19.8 20.4

Arkansas 62,094 61,858 -0.4 11,316 11,591 2.4 18.2 18.7

California 506,572 516,537 2.0 249,484 257,686 3.3 49.2 49.9

Colorado 136,376 139,347 2.2 21,858 22,592 3.4 16.0 16.2

Connecticut 56,117 55,545 -1.0 7,718 7,980 3.4 13.8 14.4

Delaware 24,708 24,486 -0.9 4,626 4,782 3.4 18.7 19.5

District of Columbia 8,152 6,024 -26.1 7,003 4,519 -35.5 85.9 75.0

Florida 211,178 214,011 1.3 65,351 68,238 4.4 30.9 31.9

Georgia 159,013 163,514 2.8 39,502 42,159 6.7 24.8 25.8

Hawaii 21,691 20,643 -4.8 14,720 14,175 -3.7 67.9 68.7

Idaho 41,344 41,327  2,891 2,988 3.4 7.0 7.2

Illinois 192,319 192,022 -0.2 48,322 49,079 1.6 25.1 25.6

Indiana 182,946 184,433 0.8 19,499 20,198 3.6 10.7 11.0

Iowa 66,539 67,296 1.1 5,159 5,149 -0.2 7.8 7.7

Kansas 87,045 87,331 0.3 9,294 9,445 1.6 10.7 10.8

Kentucky 104,317 104,796 0.5 9,667 9,906 2.5 9.3 9.5

Louisiana 147,238 148,215 0.7 44,945 44,839 -0.2 30.5 30.3

Maine 30,979 30,362 -2.0 1,082 1,016 -6.1 3.5 3.3

Maryland 118,024 118,045  40,179 41,062 2.2 34.0 34.8

Massachusetts 101,824 102,136 0.3 13,319 13,894 4.3 13.1 13.6

Michigan 259,414 263,169 1.4 42,398 43,704 3.1 16.3 16.6

Minnesota 117,846 110,885 -5.9 10,744 10,000 -6.9 9.1 9.0

Mississippi 60,560 62,020 2.4 20,258 20,601 1.7 33.5 33.2

Missouri 117,242 116,621 -0.5 13,045 13,179 1.0 11.1 11.3

Montana 31,697 32,187 1.5 1,783 1,983 11.2 5.6 6.2

Nebraska 57,266 54,865 -4.2 3,894 3,900 0.2 6.8 7.1

Nevada 30,988 31,691 2.3 5,814 6,403 10.1 18.8 20.2

New Hampshire 26,547 25,987 -2.1 687 671 -2.3 2.6 2.6

New Jersey 137,493 138,777 0.9 39,467 40,839 3.5 28.7 29.4

New Mexico 48,818 49,034 0.4 18,356 19,053 3.8 37.6 38.9

New York 333,606 331,420 -0.7 119,760 120,776 0.8 35.9 36.4

North Carolina 156,539 159,027 1.6 38,073 39,804 4.5 24.3 25.0

North Dakota 28,052 26,560 -5.3 1,305 1,257 -3.7 4.7 4.7

Ohio 258,958 261,509 1.0 33,467 33,380 -0.3 12.9 12.8

Oklahoma 93,778 93,670 -0.1 18,913 19,637 3.8 20.2 21.0

Oregon 64,413 65,605 1.9 8,556 8,794 2.8 13.3 13.4

Pennsylvania 232,223 233,759 0.7 29,611 30,656 3.5 12.8 13.1

Rhode Island 22,251 22,031 -1.0 2,125 2,237 5.3 9.6 10.2

South Carolina 87,344 86,446 -1.0 18,022 17,769 -1.4 20.6 20.6

South Dakota 28,367 27,927 -1.6 2,521 2,800 11.1 8.9 10.0

Tennessee 115,508 116,479 0.8 21,321 22,494 5.5 18.5 19.3

Texas 414,021 413,324 -0.2 135,817 138,486 2.0 32.8 33.5

Utah 81,313 83,582 2.8 4,796 4,842 1.0 5.9 5.8

Vermont 15,578 16,047 3.0 575 594 3.3 3.7 3.7

Virginia 167,809 171,182 2.0 39,190 40,352 3.0 23.4 23.6

Washington 87,304 89,356 2.4 16,273 17,734 9.0 18.6 19.8

West Virginia 68,036 69,414 2.0 4,121 4,400 6.8 6.1 6.3

Wisconsin 140,964 142,331 1.0 10,936 11,176 2.2 7.8 7.9

Wyoming 11,251 11,094 -1.4 893 872 -2.4 7.9 7.9

 

 Percent change is within plus or minus 0.05 percent.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" surveys 1996 and 1997.

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Table 36. Total enrollment and minority enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, public 2-year institutions,

by state, Fall 1996 and 1997

 

Total enrollment Minority enrollment Percent minority

State   

Percent Percent

1996 1997 change 1996 1997 change 1996 1997

 

50 states and D.C. 5,314,463 5,360,686 0.9 1,612,535 1,675,467 3.9 30.3 31.3

Alabama 136,858 135,586 -0.9 32,007 32,451 1.4 23.4 23.9

Alaska 751 750 -0.1 119 124 4.2 15.8 16.5

Arizona 156,662 157,398 0.5 45,483 47,081 3.5 29.0 29.9

Arkansas 35,311 38,997 10.4 6,254 7,795 24.6 17.7 20.0

California 1,120,218 1,149,704 2.6 543,656 570,592 5.0 48.5 49.6

Colorado 76,890 78,224 1.7 17,013 17,733 4.2 22.1 22.7

Connecticut 41,040 40,326 -1.7 9,696 9,879 1.9 23.6 24.5

Delaware 11,871 12,009 1.2 2,640 2,798 6.0 22.2 23.3

District of Columbia 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/

Florida 318,244 320,710 0.8 103,449 106,542 3.0 32.5 33.2

Georgia 71,191 71,497 0.4 23,782 24,111 1.4 33.4 33.7

Hawaii 25,679 24,899 -3.0 19,677 19,426 -1.3 76.6 78.0

Idaho 8,462 8,906 5.2 537 501 -6.7 6.3 5.6

Illinois 340,151 344,556 1.3 105,796 109,944 3.9 31.1 31.9

Indiana 38,021 40,089 5.4 4,410 4,743 7.6 11.6 11.8

Iowa 59,384 60,777 2.3 4,007 3,997 -0.2 6.7 6.6

Kansas 70,512 73,732 4.6 9,756 12,118 24.2 13.8 16.4

Kentucky 43,106 41,499 -3.7 4,459 4,434 -0.6 10.3 10.7

Louisiana 37,985 40,964 7.8 13,576 15,189 11.9 35.7 37.1

Maine 7,281 7,648 5.0 253 268 5.9 3.5 3.5

Maryland 104,118 104,054 -0.1 33,812 35,227 4.2 32.5 33.9

Massachusetts 72,030 72,558 0.7 13,890 15,475 11.4 19.3 21.3

Michigan 199,575 195,392 -2.1 32,861 32,941 0.2 16.5 16.9

Minnesota 95,438 92,203 -3.4 8,489 8,566 0.9 8.9 9.3

Mississippi 54,345 56,827 4.6 16,630 18,299 10.0 30.6 32.2

Missouri 72,609 73,987 1.9 10,983 11,185 1.8 15.1 15.1

Montana 6,303 6,515 3.4 1,181 1,194 1.1 18.7 18.3

Nebraska 42,451 34,549 -18.6 3,670 3,356 -8.6 8.6 9.7

Nevada 40,937 41,618 1.7 10,239 11,015 7.6 25.0 26.5

New Hampshire 9,818 9,272 -5.6 241 581 141.1 2.5 6.3

New Jersey 127,103 122,588 -3.6 39,388 39,262 -0.3 31.0 32.0

New Mexico 51,100 51,674 1.1 25,946 26,808 3.3 50.8 51.9

New York 243,816 241,502 -0.9 76,083 75,562 -0.7 31.2 31.3

North Carolina 146,400 143,006 -2.3 37,137 37,193 0.2 25.4 26.0

North Dakota 8,713 8,477 -2.7 1,496 1,388 -7.2 17.2 16.4

Ohio 148,691 143,746 -3.3 21,752 22,003 1.2 14.6 15.3

Oklahoma 60,603 60,902 0.5 12,344 13,125 6.3 20.4 21.6

Oregon 77,016 78,737 2.2 9,628 9,913 3.0 12.5 12.6

Pennsylvania 102,958 101,142 -1.8 20,035 19,347 -3.4 19.5 19.1

Rhode Island 15,236 15,220 -0.1 2,266 2,358 4.1 14.9 15.5

South Carolina 61,019 62,248 2.0 17,826 18,963 6.4 29.2 30.5

South Dakota 4,494 4,936 9.8 322 440 36.6 7.2 8.9

Tennessee 78,630 77,037 -2.0 14,165 13,735 -3.0 18.0 17.8

Texas 424,922 432,362 1.8 177,773 184,115 3.6 41.8 42.6

Utah 32,383 35,037 8.2 3,083 3,361 9.0 9.5 9.6

Vermont 4,561 4,493 -1.5 93 131 40.9 2.0 2.9

Virginia 124,603 130,412 4.7 30,172 32,555 7.9 24.2 25.0

Washington 175,055 185,349 5.9 31,213 34,313 9.9 17.8 18.5

West Virginia 7,080 6,664 -5.9 233 273 17.2 3.3 4.1

Wisconsin 104,096 101,527 -2.5 11,611 11,688 0.7 11.2 11.5

Wyoming 18,743 18,381 -1.9 1,403 1,369 -2.4 7.5 7.4

 

1/ State does not have any public 2-year institutions

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" surveys 1996 and 1997.

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Table 37. Total enrollment and minority enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, private non-profit institutions,

by state, Fall 1996 and 1997

 

Total enrollment Minority enrollment Percent minority

State   

Percent Percent

1996 1997 change 1996 1997 change 1996 1997

 

50 states and D.C. 2,942,556 2,977,614 1.2 592,567 615,133 3.8 20.1 20.7

Alabama 22,077 22,265 0.9 9,994 10,100 1.1 45.3 45.4

Alaska 652 755 15.8 158 164 3.8 24.2 21.7

Arizona 9,182 10,398 13.2 1,922 1,815 -5.6 20.9 17.5

Arkansas 11,231 11,283 0.5 1,825 1,761 -3.5 16.2 15.6

California 225,209 231,889 3.0 72,276 75,126 3.9 32.1 32.4

Colorado 22,183 23,139 4.3 3,069 3,113 1.4 13.8 13.5

Connecticut 56,946 57,185 0.4 8,689 9,064 4.3 15.3 15.9

Delaware 8,259 8,395 1.6 1,210 1,353 11.8 14.7 16.1

District of Columbia 64,247 64,654 0.6 21,476 21,816 1.6 33.4 33.7

Florida 95,966 99,467 3.6 28,713 30,487 6.2 29.9 30.7

Georgia 62,499 63,392 1.4 22,536 23,234 3.1 36.1 36.7

Hawaii 14,509 14,743 1.6 5,565 6,394 14.9 38.4 43.4

Idaho 10,145 10,903 7.5 360 416 15.6 3.5 3.8

Illinois 174,135 173,577 -0.3 40,144 40,352 0.5 23.1 23.2

Indiana 62,267 63,805 2.5 6,561 6,740 2.7 10.5 10.6

Iowa 51,314 51,304  3,848 3,620 -5.9 7.5 7.1

Kansas 16,921 16,878 -0.3 2,127 2,230 4.8 12.6 13.2

Kentucky 25,507 25,921 1.6 1,633 1,706 4.5 6.4 6.6

Louisiana 27,351 27,732 1.4 9,214 9,433 2.4 33.7 34.0

Maine 16,034 16,702 4.2 837 1,190 42.2 5.2 7.1

Maryland 42,959 43,548 1.4 7,628 8,123 6.5 17.8 18.7

Massachusetts 236,742 236,590 -0.1 40,991 42,275 3.1 17.3 17.9

Michigan 87,589 89,084 1.7 17,110 17,633 3.1 19.5 19.8

Minnesota 63,127 58,435 -7.4 4,304 4,401 2.3 6.8 7.5

Mississippi 11,122 11,600 4.3 3,669 3,869 5.5 33.0 33.4

Missouri 96,331 104,447 8.4 14,002 15,681 12.0 14.5 15.0

Montana 5,350 5,224 -2.4 1,762 1,724 -2.2 32.9 33.0

Nebraska 19,750 20,573 4.2 1,704 1,955 14.7 8.6 9.5

Nevada 607 616 1.5 58 97 67.2 9.6 15.7

New Hampshire 24,554 25,006 1.8 1,978 2,150 8.7 8.1 8.6

New Jersey 58,488 58,677 0.3 13,015 13,370 2.7 22.3 22.8

New Mexico 3,093 3,891 25.8 976 921 -5.6 31.6 23.7

New York 427,197 428,235 0.2 102,246 105,065 2.8 23.9 24.5

North Carolina 69,743 71,578 2.6 15,826 17,147 8.3 22.7 24.0

North Dakota 3,789 3,885 2.5 386 376 -2.6 10.2 9.7

Ohio 118,399 119,356 0.8 14,773 14,401 -2.5 12.5 12.1

Oklahoma 21,709 21,431 -1.3 3,781 4,080 7.9 17.4 19.0

Oregon 24,079 24,070  2,473 2,801 13.3 10.3 11.6

Pennsylvania 226,956 229,172 1.0 27,362 28,826 5.4 12.1 12.6

Rhode Island 34,945 34,827 -0.3 4,678 4,862 3.9 13.4 14.0

South Carolina 25,391 26,460 4.2 8,606 9,289 7.9 33.9 35.1

South Dakota 5,110 5,177 1.3 244 213 -12.7 4.8 4.1

Tennessee 50,111 51,494 2.8 7,541 8,025 6.4 15.0 15.6

Texas 108,941 110,425 1.4 29,062 30,209 3.9 26.7 27.4

Utah 34,114 35,111 2.9 1,681 1,757 4.5 4.9 5.0

Vermont 15,127 15,353 1.5 863 1,043 20.9 5.7 6.8

Virginia 50,205 49,551 -1.3 12,323 12,721 3.2 24.5 25.7

Washington 37,771 36,531 -3.3 5,476 5,790 5.7 14.5 15.8

West Virginia 10,187 10,335 1.5 740 803 8.5 7.3 7.8

Wisconsin 52,436 52,545 0.2 5,152 5,412 5.0 9.8 10.3

Wyoming 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/

 

 Percent change is within plus or minus 0.05 percent.

1/ State does not have any private non-profit institutions

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" surveys 1996 and 1997.

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Table 38. Total enrollment and minority enrollment in Title IV eligible, degree-granting, private for-profit institutions,

by state, Fall 1996 and 1997

 

Total enrollment Minority enrollment Percent minority

State   

Percent Percent

1996 1997 change 1996 1997 change 1996 1997

 

50 states and D.C. 304,465 328,601 7.9 99,991 115,137 15.1 32.8 35.0

Alabama 2,103 2,546 21.1 946 1,153 21.9 45.0 45.3

Alaska 326 443 35.9 97 144 48.5 29.8 32.5

Arizona 19,691 21,500 9.2 5,069 5,979 18.0 25.7 27.8

Arkansas 1/ 204 1/ 1/ 79 1/ 1/ 38.7

California 49,869 61,833 24.0 21,412 27,159 26.8 42.9 43.9

Colorado 13,746 15,631 13.7 2,468 3,113 26.1 18.0 19.9

Connecticut 857 902 5.3 134 149 11.2 15.6 16.5

Delaware 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/

District of Columbia 2,477 2,856 15.3 1,914 2,235 16.8 77.3 78.3

Florida 20,444 24,071 17.7 8,485 10,460 23.3 41.5 43.5

Georgia 8,092 7,835 -3.2 4,208 4,340 3.1 52.0 55.4

Hawaii 965 1,229 27.4 584 663 13.5 60.5 53.9

Idaho 460 505 9.8 32 39 21.9 7.0 7.7

Illinois 14,528 16,044 10.4 5,160 6,796 31.7 35.5 42.4

Indiana 6,950 7,190 3.5 985 1,177 19.5 14.2 16.4

Iowa 1,623 1,590 -2.0 150 156 4.0 9.2 9.8

Kansas 498 711 42.8 155 168 8.4 31.1 23.6

Kentucky 5,974 6,708 12.3 961 1,008 4.9 16.1 15.0

Louisiana 1,419 2,285 61.0 617 1,247 102.1 43.5 54.6

Maine 1,723 1,656 -3.9 31 37 19.4 1.8 2.2

Maryland 521 464 -10.9 27 22 -18.5 5.2 4.7

Massachusetts 1,080 1,336 23.7 349 579 65.9 32.3 43.3

Michigan 1,051 2,097 99.5 324 797 146.0 30.8 38.0

Minnesota 8,553 8,364 -2.2 1,411 1,263 -10.5 16.5 15.1

Mississippi 1/ 114 1/ 1/ 79 1/ 1/ 69.3

Missouri 7,402 7,841 5.9 1,316 1,490 13.2 17.8 19.0

Montana 200 215 7.5 32 49 53.1 16.0 22.8

Nebraska 1,222 1,555 27.3 177 223 26.0 14.5 14.3

Nevada 1,438 2,492 73.3 435 791 81.8 30.3 31.7

New Hampshire 3,477 3,546 2.0 229 141 -38.4 6.6 4.0

New Jersey 5,059 5,712 12.9 1,695 2,752 62.4 33.5 48.2

New Mexico 3,651 3,961 8.5 1,903 2,301 20.9 52.1 58.1

New York 28,672 28,370 -1.1 14,202 13,663 -3.8 49.5 48.2

North Carolina 311 106 -65.9 72 16 -77.8 23.2 15.1

North Dakota 588 15 -97.4 55 3 -94.5 9.4 20.0

Ohio 18,864 13,119 -30.5 4,608 3,384 -26.6 24.4 25.8

Oklahoma 1,076 1,154 7.2 325 255 -21.5 30.2 22.1

Oregon 1,154 1,440 24.8 158 157 -0.6 13.7 10.9

Pennsylvania 25,310 24,112 -4.7 4,782 4,775 -0.1 18.9 19.8

Rhode Island 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/ 1/

South Carolina 549 1,124 104.7 332 634 91.0 60.5 56.4

South Dakota 1,849 1,002 -45.8 139 84 -39.6 7.5 8.4

Tennessee 3,388 4,795 41.5 1,187 1,434 20.8 35.0 29.9

Texas 11,814 13,172 11.5 5,922 6,445 8.8 50.1 48.9

Utah 4,452 4,161 -6.5 410 561 36.8 9.2 13.5

Vermont 513 589 14.8 28 22 -21.4 5.5 3.7

Virginia 12,573 13,759 9.4 4,895 5,504 12.4 38.9 40.0

Washington 3,320 4,045 21.8 560 643 14.8 16.9 15.9

West Virginia 1,796 1,552 -13.6 218 389 78.4 12.1 25.1

Wisconsin 2,026 1,845 -8.9 653 455 -30.3 32.2 24.7

Wyoming 811 805 -0.7 139 124 -10.8 17.1 15.4

 

1/ State does not have any private for-profit institutions

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System,

"Fall Enrollment" surveys 1996 and 1997.

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