What is the total enrollment for all colleges and universities in
the US (both public and private)?  Please site the sources of your answer.

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Request for Question Clarification by bobbie7-ga on 02 Feb 2006 21:40 PST

Hello Firstrte,

Please let me know via the "CLARIFICATION" feature if the figures
contained in the document below would suit your purpose.
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d03/tables/pdf/table176.pdf

Thank you, 
Bobbie7

Title
DEGREE-GRANTING POSTSECONDARY: ENROLLMENT
Table 176. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by
attendance status, age, and sex:
Selected years, 1970 to 2013
[In thousands]
U.S. Department of Education: Statisitcs
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d03/tables/pdf/table176.pdf

Hello  again Firstrte,


>What is the total enrollment for all colleges and universities in
the US (both public and private)?  <

2004: 17,095,000

2005: 17,350,000

Source: 

Table 173.  
Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by attendance
status, age, and sex: Selected years, 1970 to 2014
[In thousands]  

Digest of Education Statistics 2004

U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education
Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall
Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys, 1970 and 1980; 1990
through 2002 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall
Enrollment Survey," (IPEDS-EF:90-99), and Spring 2001 through Spring
2003; and Projections of Education Statistics to 2014.

(This table was prepared April 2005.) 

http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/tables/dt04_173.asp


Additional enrollment tables can be found here
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/d04/lt3.asp#c3a_1


Search criteria:
U.S. Department of Education
National Center for Education Statistics
Enrollment statistics

I hope the information provided is helpful!

Best regards,
Bobbie7

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Request for Answer Clarification by firstrte-ga on 10 Feb 2006 07:48 PST

I'm sorry that I have not communicated with you sooner regarding the
clarification request.

The answer seem to exactly what we were looking for.

Thank you

firstrte

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Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 10 Feb 2006 07:51 PST

Thank you very much for the five stars and tip!
--Bobbie7

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Request for Answer Clarification by firstrte-ga on 10 Feb 2006 07:52 PST

I'm sorry that I have not communicated with you sooner regarding the
clarification request.

The answer seem to exactly what we were looking for.

Thank you

firstrte

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Clarification of Answer by bobbie7-ga on 10 Feb 2006 08:50 PST

Thank you very much for the five stars and tip!

--Bobbie7

Thank you very much for the five stars and tip!
--Bobbie7