How many college students are enrolled in school in 2003 in the U.S.?

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Request for Question Clarification by tar_heel_v-ga on 19 Nov 2003 15:59 PST

Are you looking for undergraduate, graduate or combined statistics?  I
have found enrollment numbers from 1970-2001.  If that will suffice,
let me know.  I am continuing my search for 2003 numbers..

-THV

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Clarification of Question by bboymsjee-ga on 19 Nov 2003 16:24 PST

I'm looking for undergraduate numbers.  The more recent the better.  thanks

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Request for Question Clarification by tar_heel_v-ga on 19 Nov 2003 16:41 PST

I will keep looking and release the lock I have in case another
Researcher comes across more recent data than 2001 (may have found
2002, but still checking).

-THV

Hello bboymsjee-ga,

I?ve found the college enrollment statistics for October, 2003 from
the Bureau of Labor Statistics. This information is part of the
Current Population Survey conducted monthly. The information you?re
looking for is in Table A-16. Please click on the links below to
access the full table since it is too big and too complex to copy here
and retain the proper formatting.

I hope this meets your needs.

~ czh ~


http://www.bls.gov/cps/home.htm#ncharunem_m
The Current Population Survey (CPS) is a monthly survey of households
conducted by the Bureau of Census for the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
It provides a comprehensive body of data on the labor force,
employment, unemployment, and persons not in the labor force.

ftp://ftp.bls.gov/pub/suppl/empsit.cpseea16.txt
A-16. Employment status of the civilian noninstitutional population 16
to 24 years of age by school enrollment, educational attainment, sex,
race, and Hispanic or Latino ethnicity

October 2003 HOUSEHOLD DATA NOT SEASONALLY ADJUSTED 
(Numbers in thousands)



SEARCH STRATEGY
college enrollment
college enrollment high school graduates

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Clarification of Answer by czh-ga on 20 Nov 2003 18:55 PST

Hello bboymsjee-ga,

I'm sorry you didn't like my answer. I watched several other
researchers lock and unlock the question because the information was
hard to find. The Bureau of Labor Statistics is a reliable resource
and it had 2003 statistics. I'm wondering what else you were
expecting. I believe in giving excellent service and would not have
taken on your project if I didn't think I could meet your needs.
Please use the clarification feature in the future so your researcher
can pursue the answer until you're satisfied.

Best wishes for your research.

~ czh ~

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Clarification of Answer by czh-ga on 21 Nov 2003 14:36 PST

Hello again bboymsjee-ga,

You might want to take a look at this BLS press release. It gives you
the college enrollment figures you were looking for. It's based on
very similar surveys to the one I gave you in my answer but it
presents the information in text form. I thought this might help you
interpret the tables of these government reporst.

http://www.bls.gov/news.release/pdf/hsgec.pdf
College Enrollment and Work Activity of 2002 High School Graduates

Good luck.

~ czh ~