Postsecondary Enrollment Projected to Increase; Women's Enrollment Continues to Outpace Men's

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October 5, 2005

Enrollment in degree-granting institutions is projected to increase 12 percent for men and 21 percent for women by 2014, according to a new compendium of statistics published by the National Center for Education Statistics. In Projections of Education Statistics to 2014, NCES has provided statistics on elementary and secondary schools and degree-granting postsecondary institutions. Included are projections of enrollment, graduates, teachers, and expenditures to the year 2014.

The following are highlights from the data collected:
(Data are between 2002 and 2014 – middle alternative projections)

The number of public high school graduates is expected to increase 9 percent, whereas private high school graduates are projected to increase by 15 percent.
Total enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions is projected to increase 17 percent to 19.5 million.
Enrollment is projected to increase 16 percent for undergraduate students, 21 percent for graduate students, and 32 percent for first-time professional students.
Current-fund expenditures in constant 2002-03 dollars are projected to increase 53 percent to $223 billion for public four-year institutions and 62 percent to $50 billion dollars for public two-year institutions by 2014.