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Undergraduate enrollment in the United States, by attendance 1970-2027

Undergraduate enrollment numbers in the United States from 1970 to 2027, by full/part-time attendance (in thousand)

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