In 2021, there were 10.77 million undergraduate student enrolled in 4-year postsecondary institutions in the United States. By 2031, it is expected that there will be approximately 11.56 million students enrolled in 4-year postsecondary institutions across the U.S.
Undergraduate enrollment numbers and projections in 4-year postsecondary degree-granting institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2031
(in 1,000s)
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NCES. (May 31, 2023). Undergraduate enrollment numbers and projections in 4-year postsecondary degree-granting institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2031 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/236424/undergraduate-enrollment-projections-in-us-4-year-postsecondary-institutions/
NCES. "Undergraduate enrollment numbers and projections in 4-year postsecondary degree-granting institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2031 (in 1,000s)." Chart. May 31, 2023. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236424/undergraduate-enrollment-projections-in-us-4-year-postsecondary-institutions/
NCES. (2023). Undergraduate enrollment numbers and projections in 4-year postsecondary degree-granting institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2031 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236424/undergraduate-enrollment-projections-in-us-4-year-postsecondary-institutions/
NCES. "Undergraduate Enrollment Numbers and Projections in 4-year Postsecondary Degree-granting Institutions in The United States from 1970 to 2031 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 May 2023, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236424/undergraduate-enrollment-projections-in-us-4-year-postsecondary-institutions/
NCES, Undergraduate enrollment numbers and projections in 4-year postsecondary degree-granting institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2031 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236424/undergraduate-enrollment-projections-in-us-4-year-postsecondary-institutions/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Undergraduate enrollment numbers and projections in 4-year postsecondary degree-granting institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2031 (in 1,000s) [Graph], NCES, May 31, 2023. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/236424/undergraduate-enrollment-projections-in-us-4-year-postsecondary-institutions/
