A r c h i v e d  I n f o r m a t i o n Growing Pains - The Challenge of Overcrowded Schools Is Here to Stay (August 21, 2000) Table 11.--Total enrollment in public and private 2-year and 4-year colleges, by sex, and attendance status: Fall 1979 to fall 2010 (In thousands) Year Total enrollment Sex Attendance status Control First-time freshmen Male Female Full-time Part-time Public Private 1979 11,570 5,683 5,887 6,794 4,776 9,037 2,533 2,503 1980 12,097 5,874 6,223 7,098 4,999 9,457 2,640 2,588 1981 12,372 5,975 6,397 7,181 5,190 9,647 2,725 2,595 1982 12,426 5,031 6,394 7,221 5,205 9,696 2,730 2,505 1983 12,465 5,024 6,441 7,261 5,204 9,683 2,782 2,444 1984 12,242 5,864 6,378 7,098 5,144 9,477 2,765 2,357 1985 12,247 5,818 6,429 7,075 5,172 9,479 2,768 2,292 1986 12,504 5,885 6,619 7,120 5,384 9,714 2,790 2,219 1987 12,767 5,932 6,835 7,231 5,536 9,973 2,793 2,246 1988 13,055 6,002 7,053 7,437 5,619 10,161 2,894 2,379 1989 13,539 6,190 7,349 7,661 5,878 10,578 2,961 2,341 1990 13,819 6,284 7,535 7,821 5,998 10,845 2,974 2,257 1991 14,359 6,502 7,857 8,115 6,244 11,310 3,049 2,278 1992 14,487 6,524 7,963 8,162 6,325 11,385 3,103 2,184 1993 14,305 6,427 7,877 8,128 6,177 11,189 3,116 2,161 1994 14,279 6,372 7,907 8,138 6,141 11,134 3,145 2,133 1995 14,262 6,343 7,919 8,129 6,133 11,092 3,169 2,169 1996 14,300 6,344 7,956 8,213 6,087 11,090 3,210 2,193 1997 14,345 6,330 8,015 8,322 6,023 11,146 3,199 2,147 Projected 1998 14,632 6,321 8,311 8,445 6,187 11,388 3,244 2,234 1999 14,861 6,392 8,469 8,500 6,360 11,579 3,282 2,272 2000 15,135 6,481 8,655 8,665 6,470 11,795 3,340 2,299 2001 15,361 6,565 8,796 8,811 6,550 11,972 3,389 2,313 2002 15,500 6,614 8,886 8,888 6,613 12,080 3,420 2,353 2003 15,683 6,681 9,001 9,008 6,675 12,221 3,462 2,388 2004 15,874 6,749 9,125 9,130 6,745 12,370 3,505 2,393 2005 16,073 6,814 9,259 9,252 6,821 12,523 3,550 2,401 2006 16,336 6,900 9,437 9,432 6,904 12,726 3,610 2,445 2007 16,643 7,004 9,639 9,655 6,988 12,962 3,682 2,503 2008 16,975 7,126 9,849 9,912 7,063 13,216 3,759 2,571 2009 17,261 7,235 10,025 10,140 7,121 13,434 3,827 2,565 2010 17,490 7,320 10,169 10,313 7,176 13,607 3,882 2,540

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Projections of Education Statistics to 2010; Digest of Education Statistics, 1999; and special tabulations.

[ Figure 10. -- Enrollment in public and private 2-year and 4-year colleges, by attendance status: Fall 1985 to fall 2010 ]

[ Figure 11. -- Estimated age distribution of full-time-equivalent public school teachers: 1998-99 ]