In 2021, around 721,940 undergraduate students were enrolled in public 2-year postsecondary institutions in the United States. A further 46,820 undergrads were enrolled in private 2-year postsecondary institutions.
Enrollment of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students in 2-year postsecondary institutions in the U.S. from 1990 to 2021, by institution type
(in 1,000s)
Characteristic
Public
Private
2021
721.94
46.82
2020
734.96
45.37
2019
911.24
41.82
2018
930.08
45.74
2017
954.93
54.18
2016
981.03
61.65
2015
1,031.12
62.38
2014
1,070.63
72.57
2013
1,126.98
81.1
2012
1,137.93
85.2
2011
1,195.08
108.46
2010
1,238.49
133.06
2009
1,275.97
131.12
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US Census Bureau, & NCES. (December 31, 2022). Enrollment of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students in 2-year postsecondary institutions in the U.S. from 1990 to 2021, by institution type (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved April 27, 2025, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/421127/enrollment-of-undergraduate-students-in-2-year-colleges-in-us/
US Census Bureau, und NCES. "Enrollment of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students in 2-year postsecondary institutions in the U.S. from 1990 to 2021, by institution type (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421127/enrollment-of-undergraduate-students-in-2-year-colleges-in-us/
US Census Bureau, NCES. (2022). Enrollment of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students in 2-year postsecondary institutions in the U.S. from 1990 to 2021, by institution type (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: April 27, 2025. https://www.statista.com/statistics/421127/enrollment-of-undergraduate-students-in-2-year-colleges-in-us/
US Census Bureau, and NCES. "Enrollment of First-time Degree/Certificate-seeking Students in 2-year Postsecondary Institutions in The U.S. from 1990 to 2021, by Institution Type (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421127/enrollment-of-undergraduate-students-in-2-year-colleges-in-us/
US Census Bureau & NCES, Enrollment of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students in 2-year postsecondary institutions in the U.S. from 1990 to 2021, by institution type (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/421127/enrollment-of-undergraduate-students-in-2-year-colleges-in-us/ (last visited April 27, 2025)
Enrollment of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students in 2-year postsecondary institutions in the U.S. from 1990 to 2021, by institution type (in 1,000s) [Graph], US Census Bureau, & NCES, December 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/421127/enrollment-of-undergraduate-students-in-2-year-colleges-in-us/
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