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College Enrollment by Gender, Type and Control, 1869-70 to 1990-91

Year	Total enrollment	Enrollment as percent 18 to 24	Male students	Female students	Full time students	Part time students	Enrollment 4 year	Enrollment 2 year	Total public enrollment	Public enrollment four year	Public enrollment 2 year	Total private enrollment	Private enrollment 4 year	Private enrollment 2 year
1869-70	63	1	49	13
1879-80	116	2	78	38
1889-90	157	2	100	56
1899-00	238	2	152	85
1904-05	264	2
1909-10	355	3	215	141
1910-11	354	3
1911-12	356	3
1912-13	361	3
1913-14	379	3
1914-15	404	3
1915-16	441	3
1917-18	441	3									1			3
1919-20	598	5	315	283							3			5
1921-22	681	5									5			7
1923-24	823	6									9			11
1925-26	941	7									14			13
1927-28	1,054	7									28			16
1929-30	1,101	7	620	481					531		37	591		19
1931-32	1,154	7	667	487			1,069	85	582	523	59	572	546	26
1933-34	1,055	7	616	440			977	78	530	474	56	525	503	23
1935-36	1,208	8	710	499			1,106	102	614	544	71	594	562	32
1937-38	1,351	8	804	547			1,229	122	689	607	82	661	622	39
1939-40	1,494	9	893	601			1,344	150	797	689	108	698	655	42
1941-42	1,404	8	819	585			1,263	141	732	631	101	672	631	40
1943-44	1,155	7	579	576			1,066	89	571	511	61	584	556	28
1945-46	1,677	10	928	749			1,520	156	834	724	110	843	796	47
Fall 1946	2,078	13	1,418	661
Fall 1947	2,338	14	1,659	679			2,116	222	1,152	989	163	1,186	1,127	59
Fall 1948	2,403	15	1,709	694			2,192	211	1,186	1,032	154	1,218	1,161	57
Fall 1949	2,445	15	1,722	723			2,216	229	1,207	1,036	171	1,238	1,179	58
Fall 1950	2,281	14	1,560	721			2,064	217	1,140	972	168	1,142	1,092	50
Fall 1951	2,102	13	1,391	711			1,902	200	1,038	882	156	1,064	1,020	44
Fall 1952	2,134	14	1,380	754			1,896	238	1,101	910	192	1,033	986	47
Fall 1953	2,231	15	1,423	808			1,973	258	1,186	976	210	1,045	997	48
Fall 1954	2,447	16	1,563	883			2,164	282	1,354	1,112	241	1,093	1,052	41
Fall 1955	2,653	18	1,733	920			2,345	308	1,476	1,211	265	1,177	1,134	43
Fall 1956	2,918	20	1,911	1,007			2,571	347	1,656	1,359	298	1,262	1,212	50
Fall 1957	3,324	22	2,171	1,153					1,973			1,351
Fall 1959	3,640	24	2,333	1,307					2,181			1,459
Fall 1961	4,145	24	2,586	1,559					2,561			1,584
Fall 1963	4,780	28	2,962	1,818	3,184	1,596	3,929	850	3,081	2,341	740	1,698	1,588	111
Fall 1964	5,280	29	3,249	2,031	3,573	1,707	4,291	989	3,468	2,593	875	1,812	1,698	114
Fall 1965	5,921	30	3,630	2,291	4,096	1,825	4,748	1,173	3,970	2,928	1,041	1,951	1,820	132
Fall 1966	6,390	31	3,856	2,534	4,439	1,951	5,064	1,326	4,349	3,160	1,189	2,041	1,904	137
Fall 1967	6,912	32	4,133	2,779	4,793	2,119	5,399	1,513	4,816	3,444	1,372	2,096	1,955	141
Fall 1968	7,513	34	4,478	3,035	5,210	2,303	5,721	1,792	5,431	3,784	1,646	2,082	1,937	146
Fall 1969	8,005	35	4,746	3,258	5,499	2,506	5,937	2,068	5,897	3,963	1,934	2,108	1,975	133
Fall 1970	8,581	36	5,044	3,537	5,816	2,765	6,262	2,319	6,428	4,233	2,195	2,153	2,029	124
Fall 1971	8,949	35	5,207	3,742	6,077	2,871	6,369	2,579	6,804	4,347	2,457	2,144	2,022	122
Fall 1972	9,215	36	5,239	3,976	6,072	3,142	6,459	2,756	7,071	4,430	2,641	2,144	2,029	115
Fall 1973	9,602	37	5,371	4,231	6,189	3,413	6,590	3,012	7,420	4,530	2,890	2,183	2,060	122
Fall 1974	10,224	38	5,622	4,601	6,370	3,853	6,820	3,404	7,989	4,703	3,285	2,235	2,117	119
Fall 1975	11,185	40	6,149	5,036	6,841	4,344	7,215	3,970	8,835	4,998	3,836	2,350	2,217	134
Fall 1976	11,012	39	5,811	5,201	6,717	4,295	7,129	3,883	8,653	4,902	3,752	2,359	2,227	132
Fall 1977	11,286	39	5,789	5,497	6,793	4,493	7,243	4,043	8,847	4,945	3,902	2,439	2,298	141
Fall 1978	11,260	38	5,641	5,619	6,668	4,592	7,232	4,028	8,786	4,912	3,874	2,474	2,319	155
Fall 1979	11,570	39	5,683	5,887	6,794	4,776	7,353	4,217	9,037	4,980	4,057	2,533	2,373	160
Fall 1980	12,097	40	5,874	6,223	7,098	4,999	7,571	4,526	9,457	5,129	4,329	2,640	2,442	198
Fall 1981	12,372	41	5,975	6,397	7,181	5,190	7,655	4,716	9,647	5,166	4,481	2,725	2,489	236
Fall 1982	12,426	41	6,031	6,394	7,221	5,205	7,654	4,772	9,696	5,176	4,520	2,730	2,478	252
Fall 1983	12,465	42	6,024	6,441	7,261	5,204	7,741	4,723	9,683	5,223	4,459	2,782	2,518	264
Fall 1984	12,242	42	5,864	6,378	7,098	5,144	7,711	4,531	9,477	5,198	4,279	2,765	2,513	252
Fall 1985	12,247	43	5,818	6,429	7,075	5,172	7,716	4,531	9,479	5,210	4,270	2,768	2,506	261
Fall 1986	12,504	45	5,885	6,619	7,120	5,384	7,824	4,680	9,714	5,300	4,414	2,790	2,524	266
Fall 1987	12,767	47	5,932	6,835	7,231	5,536	7,990	4,776	9,973	5,432	4,541	2,793	2,558	235
Fall 1988	13,055	49	6,002	7,053	7,437	5,619	8,180	4,875	10,161	5,546	4,615	2,894	2,634	260
Fall 1989	13,539	51	6,190	7,349	7,661	5,878	8,388	5,151	10,578	5,694	4,884	2,961	2,693	267
Fall 1990	13,710	51	6,239	7,472	7,780	5,930	8,529	5,181	10,741	5,803	4,938	2,970	2,726	243
Fall 1991	14,157	54	6,405	7,752	8,031	6,126			11,174			2,983
Year	Total enrollment	Enrollment as percent 18 to 24	Male students	Female students	Full time students	Part time students	Enrollment 4 year	Enrollment 2 year	Total public enrollment	Public enrollment four year	Public enrollment 2 year	Total private enrollment	Private enrollment 4 year	Private enrollment 2 year

Source: 120 Years of American Education: A Statistical Portrait, National Center for Education Statistics, Thomas D. Snyder, editor, pp. 76-77.

College Enrollment by Gender, Type and Control, 1869-70 to 1990-91

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