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Table 193.Total fall enrollment in institutions of higher education, by level of enrollment and state: 1992 to 1994

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                       |            Fall 1992            |                 Fall 1993\1\               |                 Fall 1994\2\
  State or other area  |---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------
                       |   Under-   | First-  |          |           |  Under-   | First-  |          |           |  Under-   | First-  |
                       |graduate/1/ | profes- | Graduate |  Total    | graduate  | profes- | Graduate |  Total    | graduate  | profes- | Graduate
                       |            | sional  |          |           |           | sional  |          |           |           | sional  |
-----------------------|------------|---------|----------|-----------|-----------|---------|----------|-----------|-----------|---------|----------
           1           |     2      |    3    |    4     |    5      |     6     |    7    |    8     |    9      |    10     |   11    |    12
-----------------------|------------|---------|----------|-----------|-----------|---------|----------|-----------|-----------|---------|----------
   United States ......| 12,537,700 | 280,922 |1,668,737 |14,304,803 |12,323,959 | 292,431 |1,688,413 |14,278,790 |12,262,608 | 294,713 |1,721,469
                       |------------|---------|----------|-----------|-----------|---------|----------|-----------|-----------|---------|----------
Alabama ...............|    206,607 |   3,389 |   20,541 |   233,525 |   208,019 |   3,520 |   21,986 |   229,511 |   202,408 |   3,834 |   23,269
Alaska ................|     29,349 |     --- |    1,553 |    30,638 |    29,047 |     --- |    1,591 |    28,798 |    27,189 |     --- |    1,609
Arizona ...............|    244,028 |   1,564 |   29,079 |   272,300 |   239,657 |   2,720 |   29,923 |   274,932 |   241,290 |   1,549 |   32,093
Arkansas ..............|     88,536 |   1,712 |    7,330 |    99,262 |    90,123 |   1,705 |    7,434 |    96,294 |    87,197 |   1,705 |    7,392
California ............|  1,765,630 |  31,291 |  181,082 | 1,836,349 | 1,628,210 |  35,331 |  172,808 | 1,835,791 | 1,624,924 |  35,340 |  175,527
                       |            |         |          |           |           |         |          |           |           |         |
Colorado ..............|    202,777 |   3,137 |   35,438 |   239,805 |   200,368 |   3,183 |   36,254 |   241,295 |   201,110 |   3,206 |   36,979
Connecticut ...........|    131,462 |   3,202 |   31,210 |   162,300 |   128,063 |   3,309 |   30,928 |   159,990 |   125,939 |   3,394 |   30,657
Delaware ..............|     37,538 |   1,370 |    3,855 |    43,528 |    37,913 |   1,403 |    4,212 |    44,197 |    38,296 |   1,333 |    4,568
District of Columbia ..|     48,815 |   8,450 |   24,644 |    81,916 |    47,701 |   8,732 |   25,483 |    77,705 |    43,667 |   8,819 |   25,219
Florida ...............|    552,553 |   8,684 |   57,048 |   623,403 |   554,662 |   8,693 |   60,048 |   634,237 |   562,961 |   8,653 |   62,623
                       |            |         |          |           |           |         |          |           |           |         |
Georgia ...............|    251,697 |   8,974 |   32,935 |   302,844 |   259,718 |   8,970 |   34,156 |   308,587 |   263,604 |   9,595 |   35,388
Hawaii ................|     53,012 |     450 |    7,700 |    62,871 |    54,512 |     516 |    7,843 |    64,322 |    55,850 |     495 |    7,977
Idaho .................|     50,003 |     580 |    7,215 |    58,768 |    51,651 |     509 |    6,608 |    60,393 |    51,783 |     559 |    8,051
Illinois ..............|    638,139 |  16,712 |   93,954 |   734,089 |   621,576 |  16,817 |   95,696 |   731,420 |   617,549 |  17,173 |   96,698
Indiana................|    258,714 |   5,458 |   32,740 |   294,685 |   255,747 |   5,470 |   33,468 |   292,276 |   252,801 |   5,513 |   33,962
                       |            |         |          |           |           |         |          |           |           |         |
Iowa ..................|    150,046 |   6,313 |   16,446 |   172,797 |   149,762 |   6,580 |   16,455 |   172,450 |   149,331 |   6,650 |   16,469
Kansas ................|    147,725 |   2,160 |   19,534 |   170,135 |   148,164 |   2,129 |   19,842 |   170,603 |   148,046 |   2,075 |   20,482
Kentucky ..............|    164,790 |   4,995 |   18,537 |   187,332 |   163,460 |   4,946 |   18,926 |   182,577 |   158,177 |   4,512 |   19,888
Louisiana .............|    173,861 |   5,919 |   24,599 |   201,987 |   171,195 |   6,071 |   24,721 |   203,567 |   172,561 |   6,102 |   24,904
Maine .................|     52,059 |     630 |    5,288 |    56,294 |    50,391 |     663 |    5,240 |    56,724 |    50,274 |     667 |    5,783
                       |            |         |          |           |           |         |          |           |           |         |
Maryland ..............|    224,927 |   3,849 |   39,623 |   268,005 |   223,272 |   3,900 |   40,833 |   266,214 |   220,535 |   4,173 |   41,506
Massachusetts .........|    334,873 |  13,132 |   74,971 |   420,127 |   329,593 |  13,421 |   77,113 |   416,505 |   323,868 |  13,283 |   79,354
Michigan ..............|    490,058 |   9,708 |   61,007 |   568,210 |   490,372 |  11,361 |   66,477 |   551,307 |   474,357 |  10,681 |   66,269
Minnesota .............|    237,535 |   6,896 |   28,489 |   268,118 |   231,090 |   7,082 |   29,946 |   289,300 |   251,649 |   5,838 |   31,813
Mississippi ...........|    111,510 |   1,800 |   10,444 |   122,408 |   109,959 |   1,779 |   10,670 |   120,884 |   108,003 |   1,895 |   10,986
                       |            |         |          |           |           |         |          |           |           |         |
Missouri...............|    252,028 |   8,397 |   36,192 |   297,062 |   251,661 |  10,050 |   35,351 |   293,810 |   247,484 |  10,208 |   36,118
Montana ...............|     36,198 |     222 |    3,224 |    39,557 |    35,945 |     223 |    3,389 |    40,095 |    36,414 |     235 |    3,446
Nebraska ..............|    107,851 |   2,844 |   11,908 |   115,523 |   101,048 |   3,159 |   11,316 |   116,000 |   100,482 |   3,219 |   12,299
Nevada ................|     57,512 |     205 |    6,160 |    63,947 |    57,227 |     202 |    6,518 |    64,085 |    57,103 |     218 |    6,764
New Hampshire .........|     54,534 |     304 |    9,086 |    64,043 |    54,884 |     484 |    8,675 |    62,847 |    53,154 |     724 |    8,969
                       |            |         |          |           |           |         |          |           |           |         |
New Jersey ............|    293,190 |   6,394 |   43,648 |   343,029 |   293,162 |   6,512 |   43,355 |   335,480 |   286,020 |   6,588 |   42,872
New Mexico ............|     85,622 |     630 |   13,024 |   101,460 |    88,301 |     649 |   12,510 |   101,881 |    88,643 |     625 |   12,613
New York ..............|    865,839 |  27,006 |  171,977 | 1,062,924 |   865,052 |  27,393 |  170,479 | 1,057,841 |   856,719 |  27,707 |  173,415
North Carolina ........|    345,470 |   6,088 |   31,895 |   371,280 |   331,937 |   6,196 |   33,147 |   369,386 |   327,812 |   6,525 |   35,049
North Dakota ..........|     37,307 |     505 |    2,658 |    40,316 |    37,226 |     497 |    2,593 |    40,184 |    37,016 |     483 |    2,685
                       |            |         |          |           |           |         |          |           |           |         |
Ohio ..................|    495,892 |  12,260 |   65,031 |   562,402 |   484,422 |  12,304 |   65,676 |   549,304 |   471,266 |  12,321 |   65,717
Oklahoma ..............|    161,499 |   3,575 |   22,772 |   183,342 |   157,413 |   3,349 |   22,580 |   185,174 |   159,288 |   3,582 |   22,304
Oregon ................|    146,778 |   3,770 |   16,867 |   165,834 |   146,370 |   4,013 |   15,451 |   164,447 |   144,583 |   3,559 |   16,305
Pennsylvania ..........|    530,713 |  15,177 |   81,014 |   621,228 |   524,312 |  15,190 |   81,726 |   611,174 |   513,257 |  15,462 |   82,455
Rhode Island ..........|     69,364 |     312 |    9,489 |    77,407 |    67,598 |     324 |    9,485 |    74,718 |    64,743 |     655 |    9,320
                       |            |         |          |           |           |         |          |           |           |         |
South Carolina ........|    148,044 |   2,425 |   20,974 |   174,302 |   149,183 |   2,470 |   22,649 |   173,070 |   148,120 |   2,369 |   22,581
South Dakota ..........|     32,788 |     502 |    4,306 |    38,166 |    33,573 |     516 |    4,077 |    37,764 |    33,281 |     512 |    3,971
Tennessee .............|    213,672 |   5,548 |   23,750 |   244,936 |   214,249 |   5,451 |   25,236 |   242,966 |   211,374 |   5,766 |   25,826
Texas .................|    820,888 |  16,969 |  100,669 |   942,178 |   822,359 |  17,017 |  102,802 |   954,495 |   832,145 |  19,194 |  103,156
Utah ..................|    122,208 |   1,263 |    9,612 |   138,139 |   125,984 |   1,247 |   10,908 |   146,196 |   132,211 |   1,250 |   12,735
                       |            |         |          |           |           |         |          |           |           |         |
Vermont ...............|     32,113 |     881 |    4,383 |    36,415 |    31,228 |     885 |    4,302 |    35,409 |    30,459 |     898 |    4,052
Virginia ..............|    302,927 |   6,308 |   44,937 |   348,535 |   296,858 |   6,396 |   45,281 |   354,149 |   300,598 |   6,419 |   47,132
Washington ............|    251,058 |   3,244 |   21,254 |   279,845 |   254,630 |   3,285 |   21,930 |   284,662 |   257,746 |   3,307 |   23,609
West Virginia..........|     76,817 |   1,359 |   12,076 |    88,852 |    75,138 |   1,413 |   12,301 |    87,741 |    74,844 |   1,384 |   11,513
Wisconsin .............|    273,254 |   3,471 |   31,177 |   309,036 |   274,280 |   3,509 |   31,247 |   303,861 |   269,548 |   3,568 |   30,745
Wyoming ...............|     28,791 |     222 |    2,535 |    30,702 |    27,713 |     224 |    2,765 |    30,682 |    27,771 |     232 |    2,679
                       |            |         |          |           |           |         |          |           |           |         |
U.S. Service Schools ..|     49,099 |     666 |    2,857 |    52,647 |    47,981 |     663 |    4,003 |    51,490 |    47,158 |     659 |    3,673
                       |============|=========|==========|===========|===========|=========|==========|===========|===========|=========|==========
   Outlying areas .....|    156,078 |   2,774 |   10,907 |   172,989 |   158,854 |   3,256 |   10,879 |   170,686 |   155,093 |   2,691 |   12,902
                       |------------|---------|----------|-----------|-----------|---------|----------|-----------|-----------|---------|----------
American Samoa ........|      1,295 |     --- |      --- |     1,264 |     1,264 |     --- |      --- |     1,249 |     1,249 |     --- |      ---
Federated States of    |            |         |          |           |           |         |          |           |           |         |
  Micronesia ..........|      1,028 |     --- |      --- |     1,148 |     1,148 |     --- |      --- |     1,374 |     1,374 |     --- |      ---
Guam ..................|      4,581 |     --- |      264 |     5,843 |     5,522 |     --- |      321 |     6,449 |     6,052 |     --- |      397
Marshall Islands.......|        374 |     --- |      --- |       386 |       386 |     --- |      --- |       424 |       424 |     --- |      ---
Northern Marianas .....|        796 |     --- |      --- |     1,261 |     1,261 |     --- |      --- |     1,253 |     1,253 |     --- |      ---
Palau .................|        445 |     --- |      --- |       436 |       436 |     --- |      --- |       403 |       403 |     --- |      ---
Puerto Rico ...........|    144,975 |   2,774 |   10,371 |   159,709 |   146,164 |   3,256 |   10,289 |   156,439 |   141,543 |   2,691 |   12,205
Virgin Islands ........|      2,584 |     --- |      272 |     2,942 |     2,673 |     --- |      269 |     3,095 |     2,795 |     --- |      300
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\1\Revised from previously published data.

\2\Preliminary data.

---Data not reported or not applicable.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" survey. (This table was prepared January 1996.)


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