Archived -- 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

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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

(In thousands)

Year	Total enrollment	Sex		Attendance status		Control		First-time freshmen
Year	Total enrollment	Male	Female	Full-time	Part-time	Public	Private	First-time freshmen
1982	12,426	6,031	6,394	7,221	5,205	9,696	2,730	2,505
1983	12,465	6,024	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
Projected
1997	14,350	6,239	8,111	8,091	6,259	11,208	3,143	2,199
1998	14,590	6,324	8,266	8,280	6,310	11,395	3,194	2,267
1999	14,758	6,383	8,375	8,426	6,332	11,525	3,233	2,351
2000	14,889	6,442	8,447	8,543	6,346	11,626	3,263	2,433
2001	14,992	6,487	8,505	8,643	6,349	11,705	3,287	2,457
2002	15,053	6,518	8,536	8,696	6,358	11,751	3,303	2,467
2003	15,185	6,568	8,616	8,813	6,372	11,849	3,335	2,486
2004	15,349	6,628	8,721	8,946	6,403	11,975	3,374	2,540
2005	15,516	6,684	8,833	9,085	6,432	12,101	3,415	2,543
2006	15,703	6,749	8,954	9,243	6,460	12,242	3,461	2,551
2007	15,880	6,819	9,062	9,391	6,489	12,378	3,502	2,601
2008	16,083	6,906	9,177	9,562	6,520	12,534	3,549	2,643

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Projections of Education Statistics to 2008; Digest of Education Statistics, 1997; and special tabulations.

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