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Post-baccalaureate enrollment numbers in the United States, by attendance type 1976-2027

Number of post-baccalaureate students enrolled in the United States from 1976 to 2027, by full/part-time attendance (in thousand)

The data displays the number of full-time and part-time post-baccalaureate students enrolled in degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the U.S. from 1976 to 2015. Projected enrollment numbers are then also shown up to 2027. In 2015, there were approx. 1.68 million full-time students enrolled in post-baccalaureate courses in U.S. universities, as compared to 1.27 million part-time students.

2027 1688 1363
2026 1683 1356
2025 1678 1347
2024 1676 1340
2023 1676 1332
2022 1671 1322
2021 1664 1312
2020 1659 1301
2019 1654 1291
2018 1648 1278
2017 1641 1266
2016 1696 1276
2015 1684 1257
2014 1670 1244
2013 1659 1242
2012 1639 1271
2011 1642 1289
2010 1630 1307
2009 1579 1283
2008 1493 1244
2007 1429 1215
2006 1386 1188
2005 1351 1173
2004 1326 1166
2003 1281 1150
2002 1212 1143
2001 1120 1093
2000 1087 1070
1999 1050 1061
1998 1025 1045
1997 1019 1032
1996 1004 1036
1995 984 1047
1994 969 1047
1993 948 1033
1992 918 1032
1991 894 1026
1990 845 1015
1989 820 976
1988 794 944
1987 769 952
1986 767 938
1985 756 895
1984 751 873
1983 747 872
1982 737 864
1981 732 885
1980 736 886
1979 715 857
1978 705 871
1977 699 870
1976 684 894