The data displays the number of full-time and part-time undergraduate students enrolled in degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the U.S. from 1970 to 2016. Projected enrolment numbers are also shown until 2027. In 2015, there were approx. 10.6 million full-time and 6.44 million part-time students enrolled in university in the U.S.
1970 | 5280 | 2089 |
1975 | 6168 | 3511 |
1980 | 6362 | 4113 |
1985 | 6320 | 4277 |
1990 | 6976 | 4983 |
1995 | 7145 | 5086 |
2000 | 7922 | 5233 |
2001 | 8328 | 5388 |
2002 | 8734 | 5523 |
2003 | 9045 | 5435 |
2004 | 9284 | 5496 |
2005 | 9446 | 5518 |
2006 | 9571 | 5613 |
2007 | 9841 | 5763 |
2008 | 10255 | 6111 |
2009 | 11038 | 6426 |
2010 | 11457 | 6625 |
2011 | 11365 | 6712 |
2012 | 11097 | 6638 |
2013 | 10939 | 6537 |
2014 | 10784 | 6510 |
2015 | 10603 | 6444 |
2016 | 10431 | 6439 |
2017 | 10444 | 6480 |
2018 | 10480 | 6518 |
2019 | 10512 | 6557 |
2020 | 10505 | 6583 |
2021 | 10502 | 6607 |
2022 | 10506 | 6630 |
2023 | 10521 | 6658 |
2024 | 10553 | 6689 |
2025 | 10595 | 6714 |
2026 | 10635 | 6743 |
2027 | 10636 | 6766 |