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US Colleges

Total Enrollment

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 18,843,540 students have attended to US colleges. The undergraduate population is 15,662,191 and graduate school population is 3,181,349. By gender, there are 10,932,435 female students and 7,911,105 male students in those schools. By attendance status, 11,503,721 full-time students and 7,339,819 part-time students were attending US colleges.
Total Enrollment
US Colleges
TotalMaleFemale
Full-timePart-timeFull-timePart-time
Undergraduate15,662,191 4,209,5412,458,875 5,431,0643,562,711
Graduate3,181,349 765,741476,948 1,097,375841,285
Total18,843,540 4,975,2822,935,823 6,528,4394,403,996
[CHART#1] Total Enrollment for US Colleges

Undergraduate Population

For the academic year 2022-2023, the undergraduate students population of US colleges is 15,662,191. By gender, there are 8,993,775 female students and 6,668,416 male students in undergraduate programs. By attendance status, 9,640,605 full-time students and 6,021,586 part-time students were attending to undergraduate schools in US colleges. Following table and chart illustrate the undergraduate students population for US colleges.
Undergraduate Population
US Colleges
TotalMaleFemale
Full-timePart-timeFull-timePart-time
By School Type
Public Schools11,907,758 3,009,8482,162,772 3,698,2663,036,872
Private Schools3,754,433 1,199,693296,103 1,732,798525,839
By School Level
4 Years (or High)9,875,480 3,304,445949,423 4,240,9151,380,697
2-4 Years5,531,589 844,9641,486,853 1,055,7932,143,979
Less Than 2 Years255,122 60,13222,599 134,35638,035
Total15,662,191 4,209,5412,458,875 5,431,0643,562,711
[CHART#2] Undergraduate Population for US Colleges

Graduate School Population

The graduate students population of US colleges is 3,181,349. By gender, there are 1,938,660 female students and 1,242,689 male students in graduate programs. By attendance status, 1,863,116 full-time students and 1,318,233 part-time students were attending to graduate schools in US colleges. Following table and chart illustrate the graduate students population for US colleges.
Graduate School Population
US Colleges
TotalMaleFemale
Full-timePart-timeFull-timePart-time
By School Type
Public Schools1,571,187 379,088264,429 501,498426,172
Private Schools1,610,162 386,653212,519 595,877415,113
By School Level
4 Years (or High)3,180,080 765,547476,844 1,096,625841,064
2-4 Years1,269 194104 750221
Total3,181,349 765,741476,948 1,097,375841,285
[CHART#3] Graduate School Population for US Colleges