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North Carolina State University Enrollment By Level

1964 to Present

      Lifelong Lifelong  
Undergraduate*
Graduate
Undergraduate
Graduate**
TOTAL
Year
Headcount
Headcount
Headcount
Headcount
Headcount
Fall 2007 22,070 6,826 2,075 831 31,802
Fall 2006 21,438 6,480 2,292 920 31,130
Fall 2005 20,546 6,432 2,358 813 30,149
Fall 2004 20,302 6,279 2,452 924 29,957
Fall 2003 20,314 5,972 2,657 911 29,854
Fall 2002 20,146 5,844 2,634 1,013 29,637
Fall 2001 19,839 5,920 2,579 948 29,286
Fall 2000 19,591 5,519 2,399 1,110 28,619
Fall 1999 19,429 5,390 2,255 937 28,011
Fall 1998*** 19,394 5,402 2,279 885 27,960
Fall 1997 19,176 5,366 2,344 643 27,529
Fall 1996 18,965 5,338 2,189 677 27,169
Fall 1995 18,821 5,439 2,517 760 27,537
Fall 1994 18,792 5,307 2,560 918 27,577
Fall 1993 18,644 4,834 2,764 928 27,170
Fall 1992 18,692 4,673 3,791   27,156
Fall 1991 18,707 4,391 4,138   27,236
Fall 1990 18,294 4,142 4,247   26,683
Fall 1989 17,736 4,088 4,385   26,209
Fall 1988 17,572 3,860 4,105   25,537
Fall 1987 16,941 3,786 3,294   24,021
Fall 1986 17,303 3,844 3,411   24,558
Fall 1985 17,148 3,602 3,273   24,023
Fall 1984 17,080 3,451 3,071   23,602
Fall 1983 16,246 3,288 3,098   22,632
Fall 1982 15,867 3,055 3,546   22,468
Fall 1981 15,337 2,845 3,372   21,554
Fall 1980 14,988 2,705 3,532   21,225
Fall 1979 13,941 2,662 2,994   19,597
Fall 1978 13,312 2,584 2,580   18,476
Fall 1977 12,928 2,550 2,252   17,730
Fall 1976 12,587 2,497 1,819   16,903
Fall 1975 13,051 2,445 1,975   17,471
Fall 1974 11,927 2,184 1,640   15,751
Fall 1973 10,945 2,035 1,277   14,257
Fall 1972 10,660 2,002 1,147   13,809
Fall 1971 10,292 2,018 1,173   13,483
Fall 1970 10,061 2,105 1,174   13,340
Fall 1969 9,570 1,919 1,202   12,691
Fall 1968 9,024 1,915 1,055   11,994
Fall 1967 8,043 1,845 957   10,845
Fall 1966 7,733 1,653 817   10,203
Fall 1965 7,629 1,407 770   9,806
Fall 1964 7,188 1,165 525   8,878

*Includes Agricultural Institute
**Lifelong Education was split between graduate and undergraduate fall,1993
***Beginning with fall 1998, the enrollment counts include distance education enrollment.
Veterinary Medicine included with graduate beginning with first class fall 1981.