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Community College Month: April 2024

Press Release Number CB24-SFS.44

From Census.gov  /  News Releases  /  New Data Showing the Highest School Enrollment Count in Years, October 11, 2023

College Enrollment

In 2022, college enrollment remained lower than in 2019, 17.3 million compared to 18.3 million in 2019.

In 2022, 81.1% of students enrolled in college attended a public university or college – a 2.3 percentage point increase from 2020.

An estimated 4.3 million enrolled college students age 15 and over were also employed full-time in 2022, compared to 4.8 million in 2021. Another 4.7 million college students were employed part-time, while 8.2 million were not employed.

Photo: Community College

Key Stats

Source: Current Population Survey (CPS), School Enrollment Supplement  

Related Information

web Press Release: New Data Showing the Highest School Enrollment Count in Years (October 11, 2023)
xls Table 5. Type of College and Year Enrolled for College Students 15 Years and Over by Age, Sex, Race, Attendance Status, Control of School and Enrollment Status: October 2022

Note: The table above is cropped at the bottom. Click on the image for the full table. 

web CPS Historical Time Series Visualizations on School Enrollment (October 2023)
pdf Figure A-7. Number Enrolled in College by Type of School and Attendance Status, 1970 to 2022

Note: The chart above is cropped at the bottom. Click on the image for notes, definitions and source information. 

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web Educational Attainment
web Educational Attainment in the United States: 2022 (February 16, 2023)
xls Table 3. Detailed Years of School Completed by People 25 Years and Over by Sex, Age Groups, Race and Hispanic Origin: 2022
web School Enrollment
web 2022 CPS October Enrollment Tables (October 23, 2023)

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web Press Release: New Data Showing the Highest School Enrollment Count in Years (October 11, 2023)
web Press Release: Census Bureau Releases New Educational Attainment Data (February 16, 2023)
web Stats for Stories: American Education Week: November 13-17, 2023
web Stats for Stories: National STEM Day: November 8, 2023
web Stats for Stories: Back to School: August 2023
web Stats for Stories: National Teacher Appreciation Week and Day: May 8-12 and May 9, 2023

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web American Association of Community Colleges, Research, Fast Facts
web Association of Community College Trustees, April is Community College Month!
web National Center for Education Evaluation and Regional Assistance
web National Center for Education Research
web National Center for Education Statistics
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