The Making of a Teacher

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Table 22.

Average Number of Students Who Applied, Were Accepted, Entered, and are Enrolled in Teacher Preparation Programs

Average Number of Applicants

Average Number Accepted

Average Number entered Fall 1998

Average entered past 12 months

Average headcount enrollment

Total

163.7

128.7

114.0

173.8

458.5

Undergraduate

124.9

100.2

89.5

138.0

404.9

Post-baccalaureate

97.1

72.5

64.1

96.6

181.6

Control of IHE

Public

Total

292.2

226.2

202.1

323.5

865.0

Undergraduate

235.2

183.4

166.4

265.6

801.0

Post-baccalaureate

143.0

106.6

94.5

148.2

275.0

Independent non-profit

Total

83.2

66.1

57.0

83.1

204.7

Undergraduate

56.8

46.8

40.9

61.7

166.5

Post-baccalaureate

64.2

47.9

41.2

57.6

109.4

Profit-making

Total

93.3

65.8

64.0

62.1

180.7

Undergraduate

65.0

46.6

49.1

58.1

159.1

Post-baccalaureate

62.1

42.3

38.2

24.0

88.5

Size of IHE

Less than 1,000

Total

46.4

38.3

38.1

55.5

109.5

Undergraduate

32.9

27.6

28.7

39.5

92.1

Post-baccalaureate

47.2

36.8

33.5

55.1

85.3

1,000 - 4,999

Total

89.3

70.9

62.0

99.7

254.2

Undergraduate

67.7

55.2

48.2

79.5

223.3

Post-baccalaureate

52.8

39.8

35.5

56.4

97.5

5,000 - 9,999

Total

223.7

167.6

143.1

242.3

715.3

Undergraduate

192.5

143.2

123.2

204.1

611.4

Post-baccalaureate

75.2

54.2

48.3

83.4

214.4

10,000 or more

Total

390.9

305.0

266.7

393.9

1,031.9

Undergraduate

313.6

247.8

220.7

339.3

799.6

Post-baccalaureate

200.7

152.5

131.6

183.9

232.2