Number: RL31441
Title: The Postsecondary Education Student Population
Authors: Jeffrey J. Kuenzi and James B. Stedman, Domestic Social Policy Division 
Abstract: This report will focuses mainly on the 12.4 million enrolled as undergraduates3 in the fall of 2000, describing key attributes of this currently enrolled population. It also analyzes current rates at which different socioeconomic groups participate in postsecondary education. Finally, the report considers the future composition of the postsecondary student population. These topics provide an important context for consideration and development of federal higher education policy.
Pages: 18
Date: February 9, 2005