Total headcount enrollment at Connecticut's colleges and universities reached 172,735 students in fall 2004, representing the third straight year of an all-time record. This year's growth of 2,111 students, or 1.2 percent, was larger than last year's more tepid gain of 0.5 percent, or 876 students. This report analyzes fall 2004 headcount enrollment as reported by Connecticut's public and independent colleges and universities. It presents data on students enrolled for credit at 47 institutions, with details on their status, level and sector of higher education. A later report will have demographic detail on race/ethnicity, gender, age, residence, etc., as well as full-time-equivalent (FTE) enrollment. For the rest of this report, all references to years are to enrollment in the fall of that year. Fall 2004 Final Enrollment: Connecticut Colleges and Universities is appended. (Contains 7 figures, 1 table and 3 footnotes.)