The Office of Higher Education maintains a database with enrollment and demographic information on all students enrolled in every public and nearly all private institutions in Minnesota during the fall. This data is tabulated annually in the Basic Data Series.
Five-year summaries are provided for each institution on:
- headcount,
- full-time and part-time enrollment,
- enrollment by gender, and
- total enrollment of new entering students.
Data are provided for the most recent year on:
- residence of students (including Minnesota county),
- level of instruction,
- participation rates from high school, and
- racial/ethnic background.
The reports are available in .pdf format, viewable with Adobe Acrobat Reader.
- Basic Data Series 2008
- Full Report (.pdf, 279 pages) (release date: July 2009)
- Basic Data Series 2007
- Full Report (.pdf, 271 pages) (release date: August 2008)
- Basic Data Series 2006
- Full Report (.pdf, 278 pages) (release date: August 2007)
- Basic Data Series 2005
- Summary Report (.pdf, 38 pages)
- Full Report (.pdf, 257 pages) (release date: August 2006)
- Basic Data Series 2004
- Summary Report (.pdf, 55 pages)
- Full Report (.pdf, 227 pages) (release date: October 2005)
- Basic Data Series 2003
- Summary Report (.pdf, 48 pages)
- Full Report (.pdf, 236 pages) (release date: September 2004)
- Basic Data Series 2002
- Summary Report (.pdf, 31 pages)
- Full Report (.pdf, 199 pages) (release date: September 2003)
- Basic Data Series 2001
- Summary Report (.pdf, 31 pages)
- Full Report (.pdf, 220 pages) (release date: September 2002)
- Basic Data Series 2000
- Summary Report (.pdf, 31 pages)
- Full Report (.pdf, 237 pages) (release date: September 2001)
- Basic Data Series 1999
- Summary Report (.pdf, 30 pages)
- Full Report (.pdf, 247 pages) (release date: December 2000)
- Basic Data Series 1998
- Summary Report (.pdf, 36 pages)
- Full Report (.pdf, 236 pages) (release date: March 2000)
- Basic Data Series 1997
- Summary Report (.pdf, 40 pages)
- Full Report (.pdf, 255 pages) (release date: October 1998)
- Basic Data Series 1996
- Summary Report (.pdf, 67 pages)

