Age Distribution of College Students
  Percent of Total Students, Fall 1995 Percent of Total Students, Fall 2005  
Under 18 18 to 24 25 to 49 50 to 64 65 and Older Age Unknown Under 18 18 to 24 25 to 49 50 to 64 65 and Older Age Unknown
United States
2.0
54.4
39.5
2.5
0.6
1.0
3.2
58.0
34.3
3.4
0.4
0.6
United States
SREB states
1.8
56.6
38.5
2.2
0.4
0.4
3.2
59.7
33.7
2.8
0.3
0.3
SREB states
SREB states as a percent of U.S.
92.6
104.2
97.4
86.5
72.7
39.2
98.0
102.9
98.1
83.8
61.3
50.7
SREB states as a percent of U.S.
Alabama
1.9
61.3
33.2
2.0
0.8
0.8
2.0
60.9
34.2
2.4
0.2
0.2
Alabama
Arkansas
2.6
64.3
30.6
1.8
0.5
0.2
5.9
58.7
31.9
2.8
0.5
0.2
Arkansas
Delaware
2.3
57.9
37.0
2.1
0.3
0.4
3.8
60.3
31.3
3.0
0.2
1.3
Delaware
Florida
2.9
51.0
42.6
2.7
0.5
0.3
2.4
58.0
36.0
3.1
0.2
0.2
Florida
Georgia
1.3
59.6
36.7
1.4
0.1
0.8
1.8
60.7
34.6
2.6
0.2
0.1
Georgia
Kentucky
1.0
59.4
37.4
1.6
0.4
0.1
5.3
56.4
34.2
3.2
0.5
0.5
Kentucky
Louisiana
0.9
61.3
34.8
1.6
0.7
0.6
2.0
66.8
28.7
2.0
0.4
0.2
Louisiana
Maryland
0.9
48.8
46.1
2.9
1.1
0.2
2.3
54.3
38.7
3.7
0.8
0.2
Maryland
Mississippi
0.8
65.4
30.5
2.0
0.4
0.8
1.2
63.8
31.1
2.2
0.2
1.5
Mississippi
North Carolina
1.8
59.0
36.5
2.1
0.4
0.2
3.6
58.3
34.3
3.3
0.2
0.2
North Carolina
Oklahoma
0.9
54.7
40.7
2.7
0.5
0.4
1.3
61.2
34.1
2.9
0.3
0.2
Oklahoma
South Carolina
2.1
60.6
33.7
2.0
0.5
1.1
3.3
64.2
29.0
2.9
0.2
0.5
South Carolina
Tennessee
1.3
57.8
38.0
2.1
0.2
0.6
1.8
61.7
33.5
2.6
0.1
0.3
Tennessee
Texas
1.7
56.0
39.9
2.1
0.2
0.2
4.2
59.7
33.3
2.3
0.2
0.3
Texas
Virginia
2.7
53.8
40.1
2.8
0.2
0.3
4.5
59.5
31.8
3.6
0.2
0.3
Virginia
West Virginia
4.1
62.5
31.2
1.9
0.1
0.1
4.4
62.6
29.7
3.0
0.1
0.1
West Virginia
1 Because of rounding, this percentage that appears to equal the national average is not 100 percent of U.S.
Source: SREB analysis of National Center for Education Statistics fall enrollment surveys — (www.nces.ed.gov/ipeds).
June 2007