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SUMMARY OF MAJOR TRENDS 40 DOCTORAL INSTITUTION GROWTH PATTERNS: ENROLLMENTS An index of total and graduate student enrollments reveals strong growth until the mid-1970s and little growth thereafter. Figure 2-8: Index of Total and Graduate Enrollment in Doctoral Institutions DEFINITION OF TERMS: Total Enrollment include all full-time students (plus a full-time equivalent of part-time students) as reported by doctoral institutions. Graduate Enrollment include all full-time students (plus a full-time equivalent of part-time students) who hold a bachelors degree, or equivalent, and are working toward an advanced degree including a first professional degree. Doctoral institutions are higher education institutions that have granted an average of 10 or more Ph.D. degrees per year in the natural sciences or engineering over the past two decades. They include 116 public and 69 private institutions. SOURCE: National Science Foundation, Division of Policy Research and Analysis. Database: CASPAR. Some of the data within this data base are estimates, incorporated where there are discontinuities within data series or gaps in data collection. Primary data source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS): Fall Enrollment in Institutions of Higher Education.
