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Table 197.Total fall enrollment in institutions of higher education, by level of enrollment and state: 1993 to 1995

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                       |                 Fall 1993\1\               |                 Fall 1994\1\               |           Fall 1995\2\
  State or other area  |____________________________________________|____________________________________________|________________________________
                       |           |  Under-   | First-  |          |           |  Under-   | First-  |          |  Under-   | First-  |
                       |  Total    | graduate  | profes- | Graduate |  Total    | graduate  | profes- | Graduate | graduate  | profes- | Graduate
                       |           |           | sional  |          |           |           | sional  |          |           | sional  |
_______________________|___________|___________|_________|__________|___________|___________|_________|__________|___________|_________|__________
           1           |     2     |     3     |    4    |    5     |     6     |     7     |    8    |    9     |    10     |   11    |    12
_______________________|___________|___________|_________|__________|___________|___________|_________|__________|___________|_________|__________
   United States ......|14,304,803 |12,323,959 | 292,431 |1,688,413 |14,278,790 |12,262,608 | 294,713 |1,721,469 |12,231,719 | 297,592 |1,732,470
                       |___________|___________|_________|__________|___________|___________|_________|__________|___________|_________|__________
Alabama ...............|   233,525 |   208,019 |   3,520 |   21,986 |   229,511 |   202,408 |   3,834 |   23,269 |   198,050 |   4,139 |   23,423
Alaska ................|    30,638 |    29,047 |     --- |    1,591 |    28,798 |    27,189 |     --- |    1,609 |    27,657 |     --- |    1,691
Arizona ...............|   272,300 |   239,657 |   2,720 |   29,923 |   274,932 |   241,290 |   1,549 |   32,093 |   242,113 |   1,561 |   30,307
Arkansas ..............|    99,262 |    90,123 |   1,705 |    7,434 |    96,294 |    87,197 |   1,705 |    7,392 |    88,460 |   1,702 |    8,018
California ............| 1,836,349 | 1,628,210 |  35,331 |  172,808 | 1,835,791 | 1,624,924 |  35,340 |  175,527 | 1,605,825 |  35,547 |  175,670
                       |           |           |         |          |           |           |         |          |           |         |
Colorado ..............|   239,805 |   200,368 |   3,183 |   36,254 |   241,295 |   201,110 |   3,206 |   36,979 |   201,005 |   3,130 |   38,604
Connecticut ...........|   162,300 |   128,063 |   3,309 |   30,928 |   159,990 |   125,939 |   3,394 |   30,657 |   124,063 |   3,416 |   30,216
Delaware ..............|    43,528 |    37,913 |   1,403 |    4,212 |    44,197 |    38,296 |   1,333 |    4,568 |    38,177 |   1,289 |    4,841
District of Columbia ..|    81,565 |    47,666 |   8,732 |   25,167 |    77,256 |    43,623 |   8,819 |   24,814 |    43,365 |   9,068 |   24,844
Florida ...............|   623,403 |   554,662 |   8,693 |   60,048 |   634,237 |   562,961 |   8,653 |   62,623 |   564,635 |   9,284 |   63,384
                       |           |           |         |          |           |           |         |          |           |         |
Georgia ...............|   302,844 |   259,718 |   8,970 |   34,156 |   308,587 |   263,604 |   9,595 |   35,388 |   267,900 |  10,060 |   36,752
Hawaii ................|    62,871 |    54,512 |     516 |    7,843 |    64,322 |    55,850 |     495 |    7,977 |    54,901 |     498 |    7,799
Idaho .................|    58,768 |    51,651 |     509 |    6,608 |    60,393 |    51,783 |     559 |    8,051 |    51,978 |     529 |    7,059
Illinois ..............|   734,089 |   621,576 |  16,817 |   95,696 |   731,420 |   617,549 |  17,173 |   96,698 |   601,745 |  17,368 |   98,741
Indiana................|   294,685 |   255,747 |   5,470 |   33,468 |   292,276 |   252,801 |   5,513 |   33,962 |   249,847 |   5,339 |   34,429
                       |           |           |         |          |           |           |         |          |           |         |
Iowa ..................|   172,797 |   149,762 |   6,580 |   16,455 |   172,450 |   149,331 |   6,650 |   16,469 |   151,082 |   6,568 |   16,185
Kansas ................|   170,135 |   148,164 |   2,129 |   19,842 |   170,603 |   148,046 |   2,075 |   20,482 |   155,852 |   2,074 |   19,717
Kentucky ..............|   187,332 |   163,460 |   4,946 |   18,926 |   182,577 |   158,177 |   4,512 |   19,888 |   153,840 |   4,647 |   20,371
Louisiana .............|   201,987 |   171,195 |   6,071 |   24,721 |   203,567 |   172,561 |   6,102 |   24,904 |   171,941 |   6,129 |   25,865
Maine .................|    56,294 |    50,391 |     663 |    5,240 |    56,724 |    50,274 |     667 |    5,783 |    49,730 |     681 |    6,136
                       |           |           |         |          |           |           |         |          |           |         |
Maryland ..............|   268,005 |   223,272 |   3,900 |   40,833 |   266,214 |   220,535 |   4,173 |   41,506 |   218,536 |   4,410 |   43,364
Massachusetts .........|   420,127 |   329,593 |  13,421 |   77,113 |   416,505 |   323,868 |  13,283 |   79,354 |   319,541 |  13,450 |   80,803
Michigan ..............|   568,210 |   490,372 |  11,361 |   66,477 |   551,307 |   474,357 |  10,681 |   66,269 |   470,493 |  10,719 |   67,127
Minnesota .............|   268,118 |   231,090 |   7,082 |   29,946 |   289,300 |   251,649 |   5,838 |   31,813 |   242,048 |   6,085 |   32,683
Mississippi ...........|   122,408 |   109,959 |   1,779 |   10,670 |   120,884 |   108,003 |   1,895 |   10,986 |   109,298 |   1,759 |   11,633
                       |           |           |         |          |           |           |         |          |           |         |
Missouri...............|   297,062 |   251,661 |  10,050 |   35,351 |   293,810 |   247,484 |  10,208 |   36,118 |   242,876 |   9,370 |   39,290
Montana ...............|    39,557 |    35,945 |     223 |    3,389 |    40,095 |    36,414 |     235 |    3,446 |    39,113 |     236 |    3,325
Nebraska ..............|   115,523 |   101,048 |   3,159 |   11,316 |   116,000 |   100,482 |   3,219 |   12,299 |   100,107 |   3,165 |   12,446
Nevada ................|    63,947 |    57,227 |     202 |    6,518 |    64,085 |    57,103 |     218 |    6,764 |    60,398 |     211 |    7,217
New Hampshire .........|    64,043 |    54,884 |     484 |    8,675 |    62,847 |    53,154 |     724 |    8,969 |    54,114 |     702 |    9,511
                       |           |           |         |          |           |           |         |          |           |         |
New Jersey ............|   343,029 |   293,162 |   6,512 |   43,355 |   335,480 |   286,020 |   6,588 |   42,872 |   284,552 |   6,611 |   42,668
New Mexico ............|   101,460 |    88,301 |     649 |   12,510 |   101,881 |    88,643 |     625 |   12,613 |    88,793 |     635 |   12,977
New York ..............| 1,062,924 |   865,052 |  27,393 |  170,479 | 1,057,841 |   856,719 |  27,707 |  173,415 |   841,352 |  27,783 |  172,431
North Carolina ........|   371,280 |   331,937 |   6,196 |   33,147 |   369,386 |   327,812 |   6,525 |   35,049 |   329,893 |   6,663 |   35,474
North Dakota ..........|    40,316 |    37,226 |     497 |    2,593 |    40,184 |    37,016 |     483 |    2,685 |    37,183 |     447 |    2,769
                       |           |           |         |          |           |           |         |          |           |         |
Ohio ..................|   562,402 |   484,422 |  12,304 |   65,676 |   549,304 |   471,266 |  12,321 |   65,717 |   461,524 |  12,500 |   66,251
Oklahoma ..............|   183,342 |   157,413 |   3,349 |   22,580 |   185,174 |   159,288 |   3,582 |   22,304 |   154,949 |   3,481 |   22,246
Oregon ................|   165,834 |   146,370 |   4,013 |   15,451 |   164,447 |   144,583 |   3,559 |   16,305 |   147,444 |   3,653 |   16,048
Pennsylvania ..........|   621,228 |   524,312 |  15,190 |   81,726 |   611,174 |   513,257 |  15,462 |   82,455 |   520,371 |  15,626 |   81,762
Rhode Island ..........|    77,407 |    67,598 |     324 |    9,485 |    74,718 |    64,743 |     655 |    9,320 |    64,072 |     820 |    9,208
                       |           |           |         |          |           |           |         |          |           |         |
South Carolina ........|   174,302 |   149,183 |   2,470 |   22,649 |   173,070 |   148,120 |   2,369 |   22,581 |   148,808 |   2,423 |   22,894
South Dakota ..........|    38,166 |    33,573 |     516 |    4,077 |    37,764 |    33,281 |     512 |    3,971 |    32,160 |     637 |    3,898
Tennessee .............|   244,936 |   214,249 |   5,451 |   25,236 |   242,966 |   211,374 |   5,766 |   25,826 |   213,842 |   5,619 |   26,501
Texas .................|   942,178 |   822,359 |  17,017 |  102,802 |   954,495 |   832,145 |  19,194 |  103,156 |   830,381 |  19,463 |  102,681
Utah ..................|   138,139 |   125,984 |   1,247 |   10,908 |   146,196 |   132,211 |   1,250 |   12,735 |   134,319 |   1,253 |   11,752
                       |           |           |         |          |           |           |         |          |           |         |
Vermont ...............|    36,415 |    31,228 |     885 |    4,302 |    35,409 |    30,459 |     898 |    4,052 |    30,488 |     890 |    3,687
Virginia ..............|   348,535 |   296,858 |   6,396 |   45,281 |   354,149 |   300,598 |   6,419 |   47,132 |   300,612 |   6,461 |   48,846
Washington ............|   279,845 |   254,630 |   3,285 |   21,930 |   284,662 |   257,746 |   3,307 |   23,609 |   259,928 |   3,596 |   22,295
West Virginia..........|    88,852 |    75,138 |   1,413 |   12,301 |    87,741 |    74,844 |   1,384 |   11,513 |    73,845 |   1,397 |   10,792
Wisconsin .............|   309,036 |   274,280 |   3,509 |   31,247 |   303,861 |   269,548 |   3,568 |   30,745 |   267,273 |   3,605 |   29,345
Wyoming ...............|    30,702 |    27,713 |     224 |    2,765 |    30,682 |    27,771 |     232 |    2,679 |    27,620 |     225 |    2,331
                       |           |           |         |          |           |           |         |          |           |         |
U.S. Service Schools ..|    52,998 |    48,016 |     663 |    4,319 |    51,939 |    47,202 |     659 |    4,078 |    83,620 |     668 |    4,163
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   Outlying areas .....|   172,989 |   158,854 |   3,256 |   10,879 |   170,686 |   155,093 |   2,691 |   12,902 |   168,107 |   2,890 |   12,660
                       |___________|___________|_________|__________|___________|___________|_________|__________|___________|_________|__________
American Samoa ........|     1,264 |     1,264 |     --- |      --- |     1,249 |     1,249 |     --- |      --- |     1,232 |      ---|      ---
Federated States of    |           |           |         |          |           |           |         |          |           |         |
  Micronesia ..........|     1,148 |     1,148 |     --- |      --- |     1,374 |     1,374 |     --- |      --- |     1,296 |      ---|      ---
Guam ..................|     5,843 |     5,522 |     --- |      321 |     6,449 |     6,052 |     --- |      397 |     5,644 |      ---|      366
Marshall Islands.......|       386 |       386 |     --- |      --- |       424 |       424 |     --- |      --- |       418 |      ---|       ---
Northern Marianas .....|     1,261 |     1,261 |     --- |      --- |     1,253 |     1,253 |     --- |      --- |       959 |      ---|      ---
Palau .................|       436 |       436 |     --- |      --- |       403 |       403 |     --- |      --- |       351 |      ---|      ---
Puerto Rico ...........|   159,709 |   146,164 |   3,256 |   10,289 |   156,439 |   141,543 |   2,691 |   12,205 |   155,430 |   2,890 |   12,017
Virgin Islands ........|     2,942 |     2,673 |     --- |      269 |     3,095 |     2,795 |     --- |      300 |     2,777 |      ---|      277
_______________________|___________|___________|_________|__________|___________|___________|_________|__________|___________|_________|__________    

\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 April 1997.)



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