Undergraduate enrollment in private U.S. institutions, by type 1970-2016
Undergraduate enrollment numbers in private nonprofit and private for-profit institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2016 (in 1,000s)
This statistic shows the number of undergraduate students who enrolled in private nonprofit and private for profit degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2016. In 2016, there were about 2.81 million students enrolled in private nonprofit institutions as compared to 915 thousand in private for-profit institutions.
Undergraduate enrollment numbers in private nonprofit and private for-profit institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2016 (in 1,000s)
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| Nonprofit | For-profit | |
|---|---|---|
| 2016 | 2,813 | 915 |
| 2015 | 2,822 | 1,074 |
| 2014 | 2,772 | 1,278 |
| 2013 | 2,755 | 1,373 |
| 2012 | 2,744 | 1,513 |
| 2011 | 2,719 | 1,663 |
| 2010 | 2,653 | 1,726 |
| 2009 | 2,595 | 1,483 |
| 2008 | 2,537 | 1,238 |
| 2007 | 2,470 | 996 |
| 2006 | 2,448 | 889 |
| 2005 | 2,418 | 848 |
| 2004 | 2,389 | 741 |
| 2003 | 2,347 | 611 |
| 2002 | 2,306 | 518 |
| 2001 | 2,258 | 472 |
| 2000 | 2,213 | 403 |
| 1995 | 2,105 | 223 |
| 1990 | 2,043 | 206 |
| 1985 | 1,929 | 191 |
| 1980 | 1,927 | 106 |
| 1975 | 1,815 | 39 |
| 1970 | 1,730 | 18 |
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