In the academic year of 2020/21, around 20.8 million students were enrolled for undergraduate degrees in the United States. This was a decrease of about one million from the previous year, when 21.8 million students were enrolled as undergraduates.
Undergraduate enrollment in U.S. colleges and universities from 2010/11 to 2020/21 (in millions)
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College Board. (October 26, 2021). Undergraduate enrollment in U.S. colleges and universities from 2010/11 to 2020/21 (in millions) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved May 24, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/235406/undergraduate-enrollment-in-us-universities/
College Board. "Undergraduate enrollment in U.S. colleges and universities from 2010/11 to 2020/21 (in millions)." Chart. October 26, 2021. Statista. Accessed May 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235406/undergraduate-enrollment-in-us-universities/
College Board. (2021). Undergraduate enrollment in U.S. colleges and universities from 2010/11 to 2020/21 (in millions). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: May 24, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/235406/undergraduate-enrollment-in-us-universities/
College Board. "Undergraduate Enrollment in U.S. Colleges and Universities from 2010/11 to 2020/21 (in Millions)." Statista, Statista Inc., 26 Oct 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235406/undergraduate-enrollment-in-us-universities/
College Board, Undergraduate enrollment in U.S. colleges and universities from 2010/11 to 2020/21 (in millions) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/235406/undergraduate-enrollment-in-us-universities/ (last visited May 24, 2022)