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Private Colleges & Universities Student Population Statistics

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Total Enrollment

For the academic year 2022-2023, total 4,141,129 students have attended to private colleges. The undergraduate population is 2,768,628 and graduate school population is 1,372,501. By gender, there are 2,425,910 female students and 1,715,219 male students in those schools. By attendance status, 3,112,392 full-time students and 1,028,737 part-time students were attending private colleges.
Total Enrollment
Private Colleges
TotalMaleFemale
Full-timePart-timeFull-timePart-time
Undergraduate2,768,628 968,049208,523 1,271,135320,921
Graduate1,372,501 355,799182,848 517,409316,445
Total4,141,129 1,323,848391,371 1,788,544637,366
[CHART#1] Total Enrollment for Private Colleges

Undergraduate Population

For the academic year 2022-2023, the undergraduate students population of private colleges is 2,768,628. By gender, there are 1,592,056 female students and 1,176,572 male students in undergraduate programs. By attendance status, 2,239,184 full-time students and 529,444 part-time students were attending to undergraduate schools in private colleges. Following table and chart illustrate the undergraduate students population for private colleges.
Undergraduate Population
Private Colleges
TotalMaleFemale
Full-timePart-timeFull-timePart-time
4 Years (or High)2,728,255 956,236205,403 1,253,319313,297
2-4 Years33,930 8,9143,106 14,4097,501
Less Than 2 Years6,443 2,89914 3,407123
Total2,768,628 968,049208,523 1,271,135320,921
[CHART#2] Undergraduate Population for Private Colleges

Graduate School Population

The graduate students population of private colleges is 1,372,501. By gender, there are 833,854 female students and 538,647 male students in graduate programs. By attendance status, 873,208 full-time students and 499,293 part-time students were attending to graduate schools in private colleges. Following table and chart illustrate the graduate students population for private colleges.
Graduate School Population
Private Colleges
TotalMaleFemale
Full-timePart-timeFull-timePart-time
4 Years (or High)1,372,501 355,799182,848 517,409316,445
2-4 YearsNo graduate students at 2-4 years college
Total1,372,501 355,799182,848 517,409316,445
[CHART#3] Graduate School Population for Private Colleges