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ENROLLMENT HISTORY

North Carolina State University
1889-Present
YEAR
FALL
SPRING
SUMMER I
SUMMER II
WINTER
SUMMER
YEAR
2011-2012
34,767
 
2010-2011
34,376
32,803
11,039
6,510
2009-2010
33,819
32,027
10,539
6,180
2008-2009
32,872
30,998
10,445
6,229
2007-2008
31,802
30,045
10,018
5,686
2006-2007
31,130
29,416
9,653
5,365
2005-2006
30,149
28,533
9,729
5,381
2004-2005
29,957
27,866
9,529
5,442
2003-2004
29,854
27,877
9,435
5,577
2002-2003
29,637
27,579
9,573
5,752
2001-2002
29,286
27,370
9,572
5,304
2000-2001
28,619
26,737
9,486
5,386
1999-2000
28,011
26,363
8,640
6,330
1998-1999*
27,960
26,079
8,243
5,548
1997-1998
27,529
25,564
7,929
5,490
1996-1997
27,169
25,137
8,161
5,510
1995-1996
27,537
25,222
8,088
5,441
1994-1995
27,577
25,726
8,159
5,671
1993-1994
27,170
25,507
8,186
5,570
1992-1993
27,156
25,542
8,477
5,931
1991-1992
27,236
25,507
8,502
6,428
1990-1991
26,683
25,141
8,745
6,517
YEAR
FALL
SPRING
SUMMER I
SUMMER II
1989-1990
26,209
24,265
8,678
5,771
1988-1989
25,537
23,406
8,304
5,811
1987-1988
24,021
22,778
8,110
5,309
1986-1987
24,558
21,832
7,714
5,195
1985-1986
24,023
22,246
7,562
5,343
1984-1985
23,602
21,914
7,398
5,026
1983-1984
22,632
21,380
7,401
5,518
1982-1983
22,468
20,992
7,464
5,626
1981-1982
21,554
20,264
7,074
5,262
1980-1981
21,225
18,986
6,643
5,246
1979-1980
19,597
18,728
4,747
6,003
1978-1979
18,476
17,737
5,465
4,494
1977-1978
17,730
17,000
4,881
4,017
1976-1977
16,903
16,498
4,768
3,900
1975-1976
17,471
16,542
4,890
3,923
1974-1975
15,751
15,465
5,221
4,212
1973-1974
14,257
13,445
4,576
3,611
1972-1973
13,809
12,829
4,414
3,269
1971-1972
13,483
12,761
4,395
3,173
1970-1971
13,340
12,547
4,632
3,338
1969-1970
12,691
11,792
4,722
3,318
YEAR
FALL
SPRING
SUMMER I
SUMMER II
1968-1969
11,994
11,153
4,808
3,401
1967-1968
10,845
10,392
4,699
3,317
1966-1967
10,203
9,474
4,292
2,890
1965-1966
9,806
9,094
3,943
2,811
1964-1965
8,878
8,329
3,824
2,854
1963-1964
7,451
7,529
3,602
2,725
1962-1963
7,234
6,624
2,988
2,003
1961-1962
7,117
6,446
2,681
1,822
1960-1961
6,510
5,949
2,400
1,723
1959-1960
6,122
5,608
2,303
1,550
1958-1959
5,692
5,449
2,284
1,701
1957-1958
5,766
5,444
2,159
1,495
1956-1957
5,579
5,305
2,021
1,323
1955-1956
4,836
4,692
1,695
1,019
1954-1955
4,281
4,312
1,495
1953-1954
4,063
3,619
1,337
193
3,846
1952-1953
3,934
3,584
3,719
110
1951-1952
3,709
3,372
1,061
100
3,514
1950-1951
4,036
3,620
1,407
96
3,823
1949-1950
4,601
4,232
4,541
1,475
1948-1949
5,227
4,913
5,081
2,026
1947-1948
5,334
4,864
5,151
2,773
1946-1947
4,902
4,478
4,664
2,362
1945-1946
1,266
2,710
2,170
2,212
1944-1945
822
561
699
248
1943-1944
1,024
614
872
271
1942-1943
2,410
1,311
2,050
499
1941-1942
2,426
2,082
2,239
1,306
1940-1941
2,531
2,236
2,341
856
YEAR
FALL
SPRING
WINTER
SUMMER
1939-1940
2,382
2,161
2,258
787
1938-1939
2,157
1,939
2,026
804
1937-1938
2,100
1,844
1,892
831
1936-1937
1,941
1,693
1,775
885
1935-1936
1,959
1,640
1,751
666
1934-1935
1,802
1,609
1,682
346
1933-1934
1,488
1,401
272
1932-1933
1,633
1,577
1,538
310
1931-1932
1,790
1,619
1,668
309
1930-1931
1,834
1,625
1,689
394
1929-1930
1,856
1,586
1,629
407
1928-1929
1,652
1,516
332
1927-1928
1,448
1,323
1,351
358
1926-1927
1,377
1,188
1,319
396
1925-1926
1,308
1,172
877
1924-1925
1,345
1,092
1,269
750
1923-1924
1,146
628
1922-1923
1,008
888
753
1921-1922
1,008
927
1920-1921
971
932
879
1919-1920
671
1,049
1918-1919
567
1,020
YEAR
SUMMER
YEAR
1917-1918
647
552
1916-1917
610
742
1915-1916
723
1914-1915
702
1913-1914
682
1912-1913
669
1911-1912
619
1910-1911
630
1909-1910
566
1908-1909
459
1907-1908
470
1906-1907
436
1905-1906
484
1904-1905
475
1903-1904
856
1902-1903
504
1901-1902
367
1900-1901
301
1899-1900
298
1898-1899
242
1897-1898
255
1896-1897
247
1895-1896
193
1894-1895
240
1893-1894
192
1892-1893
114
1891-1892
110
1890-1891
84
1889-1890
71

*Beginning with fall 1998, the enrollment counts include distance education enrollment.