The postsecondary education enrollment of traditional college-aged students is expected to increase from 8.4 million in 1998 to 10.5 million by 2010, an increase of 25 percent. As a result, the proportion of all postsecondary students who are between the ages of 18 and 24 is expected to increase from 57 percent of the total college population in 1998 to 60 percent by the year 2010. Between 1998 and 2010, the number of women on college campuses is expected to rise by 22 percent to 10.2 million. In 1998, women made up 57 percent of the total college population and are expected to account for 58 percent of the population by 2010. Data also show a projected increase in the number of students who will attend college full time.
Information reflects middle alternative projections.
The report also contains low and high projections.