Factbook - Historical Enrollment

Historical Enrollment
Fall Terms, 1859 - 2023*

Accessible Version

Year Enrollment Year Enrollment Year Enrollment Year Enrollment
1859-60 80 1901-02 406 1943-44 1,710 1985-86 19,056
1860-61 90 1902-03 434 1944-45 1,766 1986-87 19,363
1861-62 ** 1903-04 480 1945-46 2,608 1987-88 19,502
1862-63 ** 1904-05 515 1946-47 6,290 1988-89 20,553
1863-64 ** 1905-06 568 1947-48 7,235 1989-90 21,701
1864-65 ** 1906-07 600 1948-49 7,660 1990-91 21,537
1865-66 ** 1907-08 616 1949-50 7,284 1991-92 21,836
1866-67 (m) 1908-09 701 1950-51 6,641 1992-93 21,551
1867-68 85 1909-10 760 1951-52 5,757 1993-94 21,363
1868-69 (m) 1910-11 737 1952-53 6,421 1994-95 21,226
1869-70 90 1911-12 750 1953-54 6,747 1995-96 22,122
1870-71 83 1912-13 731 1954-55 7,059 1996-97 21,778
1871-72 103 1913-14 754 1955-56 7,913 1997-98 21,505
1872-73 101 1914-15 702 1956-57 8,410 1998-99 21,775
1873-74 108 1915-16 810 1957-58 8,076 1999-00 22,120
1874-75 88 1916-17 877 1958-59 8,519 2000-01 21,860
1875-76 104 1917-18 728 1959-60 8,547 2001-02 22,469
1876-77 108 1918-19 1,180 1960-61 8,829 2002-03 23,276
1877-78 238 1919-20 1,177 1961-62 9,270 2003-04 23,152
1878-79 279 1920-21 1,075 1962-63 8,954 2004-05 22,928
1879-80 229 1921-22 1,179 1963-64 9,844 2005-06 23,333
1880-81 182 1922-23 1,335 1964-65 10,785 2006-07 23,547
1881-82 125 1923-24 1,370 1965-66 11,903 2007-08 24,137
1882-83 130 1924-25 1,433 1966-67 12,643 2008-09 24,530
1883-84 126 1925-26 1,445 1967-68 13,236 2009-10 24,602
1884-85 120 1926-27 1,605 1968-69 13,877 2010-11 25,078
1885-86 145 1927-28 1,595 1969-70 14,525 2011-12 25,469
1886-87 185 1928-29 1,640 1970-71 14,229 2012-13 25,134
1887-88 171 1929-30 1,687 1971-72 14,503 2013-14 24,864
1888-89 209 1930-31 1,730 1972-73 14,528 2014-15 25,912
1889-90 254 1931-32 1,877 1973-74 15,705 2015-16 27,287
1890-91 284 1932-33 1,578 1974-75 16,013 2016-17 28,290
1891-92 255 1933-34 1,510 1975-76 17,044 2017-18 29,776
1892-93 243 1934-35 1,728 1976-77 17,523 2018-19 30,440
1893-94 256 1935-36 2,150 1977-78 17,977 2019-20 30,460
1894-95 271 1936-37 2,403 1978-79 18,105 2020-21 30,737
1895-96 297 1937-38 2,723 1979-80 18,329 2021-22 31,526
1896-97 361 1938-39 2,988 1980-81 18,603 2022-23 31,764
1897-98 342 1939-40 3,475 1981-82 18,677 2023-24 33,015
1898-99 259 1940-41 3,728 1982-83 18,401
1899-00 384 1941-42 3,752 1983-84 18,426
1900-01 412 1942-43 3,640 1984-85 18,888

* Prior to 1942-43 figures represent enrollment for the regular session only.

** Closed during Civil War

(m) Missing

Last updated: 03/07/2024