Diversity on Campus
Non-profit colleges and universities of the 21st century generally include: community (junior or 2-yr) colleges, liberal arts (public or private 4-yr) colleges, or a college (usually a specific undergraduate program) within a university. The number of for-profit colleges has also increased significantly over the past decade. The mission of each institution varies as greatly as its student population. Some focus on the liberal arts, while others emphasize vocational, technical or business training; still others offer a broad, comprehensive range of programs. While most institutions (both public and private) are co-educational, a small sector of private, liberal arts colleges remain single-sex institutions. Enrollment at both the university and community college level is diverse in age, gender, and race.
Diverse Students: Demographics
The enrollment statistics below were reported by the National Center for Educational Statistics, Institute of Education Sciences and include their most recent IPEDS data released.Data reported included: attendance status, gender, state or jurisdiction, age, and race/ethnicity at both 2- and 4-year institutions.
Undergraduate enrollment at Title IV public 2-year institutions, by attendance status, gender, and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2009 (Data Source IPEDS 2010, Release date 2012)
http://nces.ed.gov/datalab/tableslibrary/viewtable.aspx?tableid=8588
Undergraduate enrollment at Title IV public 4-year institutions, by attendance status, gender, and state or jurisdiction: Fall 2009 (Data Source IPEDS 2010, Release date 2012)
http://nces.ed.gov/datalab/tableslibrary/viewtable.aspx?tableid=8585
In fall 2012, total undergraduate enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions was 17.7 million students, an increase of 48 percent from 1990 when enrollment was 12.0 million students. The rate of growth was 10 percent between 1990 and 2000 and 37 percent between 2000 and 2010. While total enrollment increased overall between 1990 and 2012, enrollment in 2012 was nearly 2 percent lower than in 2010. Undergraduate enrollment is projected to increase from 17.7 million to 20.2 million students between 2012 and 2023.
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_cha.asp
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_csb.asp
Figure 1. Percentage distribution of full-time undergraduate enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by institutional level and control and student age: Fall 2011
Figure 2. Percentage distribution of part-time undergraduate enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by institutional level and control and student age: Fall 2011
Figure 3. Percentage distribution of total undergraduate enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by institutional level and control and race/ethnicity of student: Fall 2012
Diverse Programs: Undergraduate Degree Fields
The number of associate's degrees awarded in the fields of liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and humanities; health professions and related programs; and business management, marketing, and support services increased from 2001–02 to 2011–12. Degrees awarded for liberal arts and sciences increased by 62 percent during this period, from 207,200 to 336,600. Health profession degrees conferred increased by 165 percent, from 82,400 to 218,000, and business degrees awarded increased by 41 percent, from 86,700 to 122,000.
In 2011–12, some 1.8 million bachelor's degrees were awarded by postsecondary institutions, an increase of 4 percent from 2010–11. Of the bachelor's degrees awarded in 2011–12, almost one-third (30 percent) were concentrated in two fields: business (20 percent) and social sciences and history (10 percent). The three fields awarding the next largest percentages of bachelor's degrees in 2011–12 were health professions and related programs (9 percent), psychology (6 percent), and education (6 percent). These were the same five fields in which the largest percentages of bachelor's degrees were awarded in 2001–02, 2006–07, and 2010–11.
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/coe/indicator_cta.asp
Retrieved 11/10/14.