Fall 1981 statistical data on the age distribution of students at New York public and private colleges and universities are presented, based on the 1981-1982 HEDS/Higher Education General Information Survey form NYSED-2.6, "Enrollment by Level, Age Cohort and Sex, Fall 1981." Data are provided for full- and part-time undergraduate students, first-time students, first-professional students, graduate students, and total full- and part-time students. This information is presented for the following institutional types: total state, total public, total State University of New York, total City University of New York, total independent, total proprietary, total four-year or more, and total two-year. In addition, these categories are subdivided by type of division or center. The age categories are as follows: under 15, 15-19, 20-22, 23-24, 25-29, 30-34, 35-44, 45-59, and 60 and over. Lastly, age distribution trends are presented for fall 1979 and fall 1981 by category of student and age. (SW)