Table 16
Full-Time, Degree-Credit Enrollment
In Institutions Of Higher Education
New York State
1985-86 Through 2008-09
Type of Institution |
Year | |||||
| 1985-86 | 1990-91 | 1995-96 | 2000-01 | 2007-08 | 2008-09a/ | |
Public |
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| Four-year or more | 2003,609 | 214,957 | 220,289 | 226,236 | 274,345 | 289,097 |
| Two-year | 125,989 | 132,826 | 136,286 | 132,926 | 161,378 | 169,285 |
| Total | 329,598 | 347,783 | 356,575 | 359,162 | 435,723 | 451,882 |
| Independent | ||||||
| Four-year or more | 261,515 | 265,733 | 275,432 | 302,293 | 347,807 | 352,812 |
| Two-year | 9,413 | 6,471 | 4,129 | 2,835 | 3,800 | 4,068 |
| Total | 270,928 | 272,204 | 279,561 | 305,128 | 351,607 | 356,880 |
| Proprietary | ||||||
| Four-year or more | 2,464 | 2,861 | 3,508 | 9,431 | 19,914 | 20,282 |
| Two-year | 19,881 | 17,093 | 19,944 | 21,740 | 19,276 | 17,829 |
| Total | 22,345 | 19,954 | 23,452 | 31,171 | 39,190 | 38,111 |
| ALL STUDENTS | 622,871 | 639,941 | 659,588 | 695,461 | 826,520 | 846,873 |
a/ Preliminary