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
2008
1,186.64
109.9
2007
1,016.64
102.97
2006
1,013.42
105.44
2005
977.22
119.5
2004
1,009.08
133.43
2003
1,004.43
131
2002
1,037.27
129.43
2001
988.73
133.7
2000
952.18
134.62
1999
955.5
108.37
1998
858.42
100.46
1997
923.95
97.54
1996
989.54
116.18
1995
954.6
63.38
1994
952.47
65.78
1993
973.55
74.2
1992
993.07
85.34
1991
1,070.05
97.27
1990
1,041.1
88.14
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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 December 18, 2024, 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 December 18, 2024. 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: December 18, 2024. 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 December 18, 2024)
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/
