of full-time faculty members in graduate distance education programs

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% of distance education students out of total undergraduate enrollees

% of distance education students out of total graduate enrollees

were seeking degrees at a distance in 44 universities who provide undergraduate distance education programs, accounting for 7.5% of total higher education enrollees. The number of students enrolled in distance education programs and its percentage of total higher education enrollees has been decreasing in the past few years while the number of full-time faculty members who engage in distance education programs has been increasing except in

> # of undergraduate distance education students
