Archived -- Figure 12. -- Percent change in college and university enrollment, by state: Fall 1986 to fall 1996

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A Back to School Special Report on the Baby Boom Echo: America's Schools Are Overcrowded and Wearing Out -- (September 8, 1998)

Figure 12. -- Percent change in college and university enrollment, by state: Fall 1986 to fall 1996

Enrollment (in millions)

Over the ten-year period from 1986 to 1996, higher education enrollment increased by 14 percent. Twelve states had increases of 25 percent or more and 16 states had increases of 15 to 24 percent. The states with increases of over 25 percent were predominantly western and southern states. Georgia and Nevada had increases of over 50 percent.

NOTE: State-level college enrollment projections are not available from the National Center for Education Statistics. These data represent the most recent 10-year period for which data are available.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, State Comparisons of Education Statistics, 1969-70 to 1996-97 (forthcoming).

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[ Figure 11. -- Enrollment in public and private 2-year and 4-year colleges, by attendance status: Fall 1983 to fall 2008 ] [ Table 11. -- Total enrollment in public and private 2-year and 4-year colleges, by sex, attendance status and control of institution: Fall 1982 to fall 2008 ]

Last Updated -- September 7, 1998, (pjk)