Table 190. | Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by state: 1970 to 2000 |
_______________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Institutions of higher education \1\ || Degree-granting institutions\2\ |__________________________________________________________||___________________________________________________________________ State | | | | | || | | | | |Percent or | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall || Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall |change, other area | 1970 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 || 1996 | 1997 | 1998 | 1999\3\ | 2000 |1996 to | | | | | || | | | | | 2000 _______________________|__________|___________|___________|___________|___________||___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|_______ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 || 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 _______________________|__________|___________|___________|___________|___________||___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|_______ United States ......|8,580,887 |12,096,895 |12,247,055 |13,818,637 |14,261,781 ||14,367,520 |14,502,334 |14,506,967 |14,791,224 |15,312,289 | 6.6 |__________|___________|___________|___________|___________||___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|_______ Alabama ...............| 103,936 | 164,306 | 179,343 | 218,589 | 225,612 || 220,711 | 218,785 | 216,241 | 223,144 | 233,962 | 6.0 Alaska ................| 9,471 | 21,296 | 27,479 | 29,833 | 29,348 || 28,806 | 27,915 | 27,652 | 26,948 | 27,953 | -3.0 Arizona ...............| 109,619 | 202,716 | 216,854 | 264,148 | 273,981 || 288,036 | 292,730 | 302,123 | 326,159 | 342,490 | 18.9 Arkansas ..............| 52,039 | 77,607 | 77,958 | 90,425 | 98,180 || 108,636 | 112,342 | 113,751 | 115,092 | 115,172 | 6.0 California ............|1,257,245 | 1,790,993 | 1,650,439 | 1,808,740 | 1,817,042 || 1,900,099 | 1,958,200 | 1,949,508 | 2,017,483 | 2,256,708 | 18.8 | | | | | || | | | | | Colorado ..............| 123,395 | 162,916 | 161,314 | 227,131 | 242,739 || 245,112 | 252,245 | 257,247 | 261,744 | 263,872 | 7.7 Connecticut ...........| 124,700 | 159,632 | 159,348 | 168,604 | 157,695 || 154,139 | 153,128 | 153,336 | 156,907 | 161,243 | 4.6 Delaware ..............| 25,260 | 32,939 | 31,883 | 42,004 | 44,307 || 44,838 | 44,890 | 46,260 | 46,613 | 43,897 | -2.1 District of Columbia ..| 77,158 | 86,675 | 78,201 | 79,551 | 77,277 || 74,460 | 72,397 | 72,388 | 72,118 | 72,689 | -2.4 Florida ...............| 235,525 | 411,891 | 451,392 | 588,086 | 637,303 || 645,832 | 658,259 | 661,187 | 684,745 | 707,684 | 9.6 | | | | | || | | | | | Georgia ...............| 126,511 | 184,159 | 196,826 | 251,786 | 314,712 || 300,795 | 306,238 | 303,685 | 311,812 | 346,204 | 15.1 Hawaii ................| 36,562 | 47,181 | 49,937 | 56,436 | 63,198 || 62,844 | 61,514 | 61,615 | 62,578 | 60,182 | -4.2 Idaho .................| 34,567 | 43,018 | 42,668 | 51,881 | 59,566 || 60,411 | 61,641 | 63,085 | 64,661 | 65,594 | 8.6 Illinois ..............| 452,146 | 644,245 | 678,689 | 729,246 | 717,854 || 721,133 | 726,199 | 729,084 | 733,182 | 743,918 | 3.2 Indiana................| 192,668 | 247,253 | 250,567 | 284,832 | 289,615 || 290,184 | 295,517 | 299,176 | 304,725 | 314,334 | 8.3 | | | | | || | | | | | Iowa ..................| 108,902 | 140,449 | 152,897 | 170,515 | 173,835 || 178,860 | 180,967 | 181,944 | 186,780 | 188,974 | 5.7 Kansas ................| 102,485 | 136,605 | 141,359 | 163,733 | 177,643 || 173,865 | 177,544 | 177,561 | 176,737 | 179,968 | 3.5 Kentucky ..............| 98,591 | 143,066 | 141,724 | 177,852 | 178,858 || 178,904 | 178,924 | 180,550 | 181,626 | 188,341 | 5.3 Louisiana .............| 120,728 | 160,058 | 177,176 | 186,840 | 203,935 || 213,993 | 219,196 | 221,110 | 221,348 | 223,800 | 4.6 Maine .................| 34,134 | 43,264 | 52,201 | 57,186 | 56,547 || 56,017 | 56,368 | 56,986 | 57,822 | 58,473 | 4.4 | | | | | || | | | | | Maryland ..............| 149,607 | 225,526 | 231,649 | 259,700 | 266,310 || 260,757 | 261,262 | 265,173 | 268,820 | 273,745 | 5.0 Massachusetts .........| 303,809 | 418,415 | 421,175 | 417,833 | 413,794 || 411,676 | 412,620 | 415,501 | 419,695 | 421,142 | 2.3 Michigan ..............| 392,726 | 520,131 | 507,293 | 569,803 | 548,339 || 547,629 | 549,742 | 557,011 | 558,998 | 567,631 | 3.7 Minnesota .............| 160,788 | 206,691 | 221,162 | 253,789 | 280,816 || 284,964 | 269,887 | 271,612 | 282,756 | 293,445 | 3.0 Mississippi ...........| 73,967 | 102,364 | 101,180 | 122,883 | 122,690 || 126,027 | 130,561 | 132,438 | 133,170 | 137,389 | 9.0 | | | | | || | | | | | Missouri...............| 183,930 | 234,421 | 241,146 | 289,899 | 291,536 || 293,584 | 302,896 | 310,507 | 317,480 | 321,348 | 9.5 Montana ...............| 30,062 | 35,177 | 35,958 | 35,876 | 42,674 || 43,550 | 44,141 | 44,150 | 43,114 | 42,240 | -3.0 Nebraska ..............| 66,915 | 89,488 | 97,769 | 112,831 | 115,718 || 120,689 | 111,542 | 111,123 | 110,806 | 112,117 | -7.1 Nevada ................| 13,669 | 40,455 | 43,656 | 61,728 | 67,826 || 73,970 | 76,417 | 83,120 | 89,711 | 87,893 | 18.8 New Hampshire .........| 29,400 | 46,794 | 52,283 | 59,510 | 64,327 || 64,396 | 63,811 | 60,784 | 63,366 | 61,718 | -4.2 | | | | | || | | | | | New Jersey ............| 216,121 | 321,610 | 297,658 | 324,286 | 333,831 || 328,143 | 325,754 | 325,885 | 330,537 | 335,945 | 2.4 New Mexico ............| 44,461 | 58,283 | 68,295 | 85,500 | 102,405 || 106,662 | 108,560 | 108,810 | 111,896 | 110,739 | 3.8 New York ..............| 806,479 | 992,237 | 1,000,098 | 1,048,286 | 1,041,566 || 1,028,351 | 1,024,498 | 1,014,220 | 1,020,991 | 1,043,395 | 1.5 North Carolina ........| 171,925 | 287,537 | 327,288 | 352,138 | 372,030 || 372,993 | 373,717 | 387,407 | 395,907 | 404,652 | 8.5 North Dakota ..........| 31,495 | 34,069 | 37,939 | 37,878 | 40,399 || 41,142 | 38,937 | 39,441 | 40,348 | 40,248 | -2.2 | | | | | || | | | | | Ohio ..................| 376,267 | 489,145 | 514,745 | 557,690 | 540,275 || 544,371 | 537,169 | 542,077 | 548,545 | 549,553 | 1.0 Oklahoma ..............| 110,155 | 160,295 | 169,173 | 173,221 | 180,676 || 177,166 | 177,157 | 178,507 | 179,055 | 178,016 | 0.5 Oregon ................| 122,177 | 157,458 | 137,967 | 165,741 | 167,145 || 166,662 | 169,852 | 171,056 | 175,635 | 183,065 | 9.8 Pennsylvania ..........| 411,044 | 507,716 | 533,198 | 604,060 | 617,759 || 587,447 | 588,185 | 595,749 | 605,283 | 609,521 | 3.8 Rhode Island ..........| 45,898 | 66,869 | 69,927 | 78,273 | 74,100 || 72,432 | 72,078 | 73,970 | 74,821 | 75,450 | 4.2 | | | | | || | | | | | South Carolina ........| 69,518 | 132,476 | 131,902 | 159,302 | 174,125 || 174,303 | 176,278 | 181,353 | 183,626 | 185,931 | 6.7 South Dakota ..........| 30,639 | 32,761 | 32,772 | 34,208 | 36,695 || 39,820 | 39,042 | 41,545 | 42,147 | 43,221 | 8.5 Tennessee .............| 135,103 | 204,581 | 194,845 | 226,238 | 245,962 || 247,637 | 249,805 | 251,319 | 252,915 | 263,910 | 6.6 Texas .................| 442,225 | 701,391 | 769,692 | 901,437 | 952,525 || 959,698 | 969,283 | 978,550 | 990,587 | 1,033,973 | 7.7 Utah ..................| 81,687 | 93,987 | 103,994 | 121,303 | 147,324 || 152,262 | 157,891 | 151,232 | 161,591 | 163,776 | 7.6 | | | | | || | | | | | Vermont ...............| 22,209 | 30,628 | 31,416 | 36,398 | 35,065 || 35,779 | 36,482 | 37,054 | 36,728 | 35,489 | -0.8 Virginia ..............| 151,915 | 280,504 | 292,416 | 353,442 | 355,919 || 355,190 | 364,904 | 370,142 | 377,970 | 381,893 | 7.5 Washington ............| 183,544 | 303,603 | 231,553 | 263,384 | 285,819 || 303,450 | 315,281 | 298,974 | 306,723 | 320,840 | 5.7 West Virginia..........| 63,153 | 81,973 | 76,659 | 84,790 | 86,034 || 87,099 | 87,965 | 88,107 | 88,657 | 87,888 | 0.9 Wisconsin .............| 202,058 | 269,086 | 275,069 | 299,774 | 300,223 || 299,522 | 298,248 | 301,963 | 304,776 | 307,179 | 2.6 Wyoming ...............| 15,220 | 21,147 | 24,204 | 31,326 | 30,176 || 30,805 | 30,280 | 29,707 | 29,002 | 30,004 | -2.6 | | | | | || | | | | | U.S. Service Schools\4\| 17,079 | 49,808 | 54,719 | 48,692 | 88,451 || 81,669 | 83,090 | 13,991 | 13,344 | 13,475 | -83.5 |==========|===========|===========|===========|===========||===========|===========|===========|===========|===========|======= Outlying areas .....| 67,237 | 137,749 | 164,890 | 164,618 | 183,657 || 182,536 | 178,154 | 181,244 | 185,244 | 194,633 | 6.6 |__________|___________|___________|___________|___________||___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|_______ American Samoa ........| 0 | 976 | 758 | 1,219 | 1,232 || 1,239 | 1,248 | 909 | 1,172 | 297 | -76.0 Federated States of | | | | | || | | | | | Micronesia ..........| 0 | 224 | 724 | 975 | 1,296 || 1,396 | 1,372 | 772 | 1,506 | 1,576 | 12.9 Guam ..................| 2,719 | 3,217 | 4,601 | 4,741 | 6,010 || 5,335 | 5,533 | 5,758 | 5,727 | 5,215 | -2.2 Marshall Islands ......| 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 418 || 431 | 459 | 513 | 616 | 328 | -23.9 Northern Marianas .....| 0 | 0 | 318 | 661 | 959 || 1,096 | 1,136 | 1,239 | 1,080 | 1,078 | -1.6 Palau .................| 0 | 0 | 0 | 491 | 351 || 332 | 330 | 424 | 569 | 581 | 75.0 Puerto Rico ...........| 63,073 | 131,184 | 155,917 | 154,065 | 170,337 || 169,809 | 165,466 | 168,983 | 171,832 | 183,290 | 7.9 Virgin Islands ........| 1,445 | 2,148 | 2,572 | 2,466 | 3,054 || 2,898 | 2,610 | 2,646 | 2,742 | 2,268 | -21.7 _______________________|__________|___________|___________|___________|___________||___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|_______ |
\1\Institutions that were accredited by an agency or association that was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or recognized directly by the Secretary of Education. \2\Data are for 4-year and 2-year degree-granting institutions that participated in Title IV federal financial aid programs. \3\Data imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.) \4\Data for 1998 to 2000 reflect substantial changes in survey coverage. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Institutions of Higher Education" surveys; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys. (This table was prepared May 2002.) |