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Table 197. -  Total fall enrollment in institutions of higher education, by level of enrollment and state: 1994 to 1996 
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                       |                 Fall 1994                 |           Fall 1995           |                 Fall 1996\1\
  State or other area  |___________________________________________|_______________________________|___________________________________________
                       |           |  Under-   | First- |          |  Under-   | First- |          |           |  Under-   | First- |
                       |  Total    | graduate  |profes- | Graduate | graduate  |profes- | Graduate |  Total    | graduate  |profes- | Graduate
                       |           |           | sional |          |           | sional |          |           |           | sional |
_______________________|___________|___________|________|__________|___________|________|__________|___________|___________|________|__________
           1           |     2     |     3     |   4    |    5     |     6     |   7    |    8     |     9     |    10     |   11   |    12
_______________________|___________|___________|________|__________|___________|________|__________|___________|___________|________|__________
   United States ......|14,278,790 |12,262,608 |294,713 |1,721,469 |12,231,719 |297,592 |1,732,470 |14,300,255 |12,259,417 |297,739 |1,743,099
                       |___________|___________|________|__________|___________|________|__________|___________|___________|________|__________
Alabama ...............|   229,511 |   202,408 |  3,834 |   23,269 |   198,050 |  4,139 |   23,423 |   219,499 |   192,979 |  4,141 |   22,379
Alaska ................|    28,798 |    27,189 |     ---|    1,609 |    27,657 |     ---|    1,691 |    28,846 |    27,291 |     ---|    1,555
Arizona ...............|   274,932 |   241,290 |  1,549 |   32,093 |   242,113 |  1,561 |   30,307 |   276,832 |   243,247 |  1,553 |   32,032
Arkansas ..............|    96,294 |    87,197 |  1,705 |    7,392 |    88,460 |  1,702 |    8,018 |   100,688 |    90,840 |  1,667 |    8,181
California ............| 1,835,791 | 1,624,924 | 35,340 |  175,527 | 1,605,825 | 35,547 |  175,670 | 1,882,634 | 1,666,592 | 33,404 |  182,638
                       |           |           |        |          |           |        |          |           |           |        |
Colorado ..............|   241,295 |   201,110 |  3,206 |   36,979 |   201,005 |  3,130 |   38,604 |   242,949 |   202,559 |  3,173 |   37,217
Connecticut ...........|   159,990 |   125,939 |  3,394 |   30,657 |   124,063 |  3,416 |   30,216 |   155,361 |   121,831 |  3,407 |   30,123
Delaware ..............|    44,197 |    38,296 |  1,333 |    4,568 |    38,177 |  1,289 |    4,841 |    44,838 |    38,624 |  1,272 |    4,942
District of Columbia ..|    77,256 |    43,623 |  8,819 |   24,814 |    43,365 |  9,068 |   24,844 |    74,239 |    41,004 |  8,956 |   24,279
Florida ...............|   634,237 |   562,961 |  8,653 |   62,623 |   564,635 |  9,284 |   63,384 |   641,173 |   566,243 |  9,870 |   65,060
                       |           |           |        |          |           |        |          |           |           |        |
Georgia ...............|   308,587 |   263,604 |  9,595 |   35,388 |   267,900 | 10,060 |   36,752 |   317,999 |   270,167 | 10,222 |   37,610
Hawaii ................|    64,322 |    55,850 |    495 |    7,977 |    54,901 |    498 |    7,799 |    61,383 |    53,438 |    467 |    7,478
Idaho .................|    60,393 |    51,783 |    559 |    8,051 |    51,978 |    529 |    7,059 |    59,904 |    52,594 |    546 |    6,764
Illinois ..............|   731,420 |   617,549 | 17,173 |   96,698 |   601,745 | 17,368 |   98,741 |   720,987 |   604,941 | 17,208 |   98,838
Indiana................|   292,276 |   252,801 |  5,513 |   33,962 |   249,847 |  5,339 |   34,429 |   286,326 |   246,852 |  5,432 |   34,042
                       |           |           |        |          |           |        |          |           |           |        |
Iowa ..................|   172,450 |   149,331 |  6,650 |   16,469 |   151,082 |  6,568 |   16,185 |   177,021 |   154,081 |  6,463 |   16,477
Kansas ................|   170,603 |   148,046 |  2,075 |   20,482 |   155,852 |  2,074 |   19,717 |   172,350 |   150,015 |  2,101 |   20,234
Kentucky ..............|   182,577 |   158,177 |  4,512 |   19,888 |   153,840 |  4,647 |   20,371 |   177,749 |   152,535 |  4,783 |   20,431
Louisiana .............|   203,567 |   172,561 |  6,102 |   24,904 |   171,941 |  6,129 |   25,865 |   203,517 |   172,017 |  6,058 |   25,442
Maine .................|    56,724 |    50,274 |    667 |    5,783 |    49,730 |    681 |    6,136 |    55,645 |    49,109 |    713 |    5,823
                       |           |           |        |          |           |        |          |           |           |        |
Maryland ..............|   266,214 |   220,535 |  4,173 |   41,506 |   218,536 |  4,410 |   43,364 |   260,757 |   213,735 |  4,305 |   42,717
Massachusetts .........|   416,505 |   323,868 | 13,283 |   79,354 |   319,541 | 13,450 |   80,803 |   410,327 |   315,321 | 13,494 |   81,512
Michigan ..............|   551,307 |   474,357 | 10,681 |   66,269 |   470,493 | 10,719 |   67,127 |   546,974 |   467,576 | 10,445 |   68,953
Minnesota .............|   289,300 |   251,649 |  5,838 |   31,813 |   242,048 |  6,085 |   32,683 |   275,262 |   234,087 |  6,223 |   34,952
Mississippi ...........|   120,884 |   108,003 |  1,895 |   10,986 |   109,298 |  1,759 |   11,633 |   126,234 |   112,430 |  1,867 |   11,937
                       |           |           |        |          |           |        |          |           |           |        |
Missouri...............|   293,810 |   247,484 | 10,208 |   36,118 |   242,876 |  9,370 |   39,290 |   290,533 |   240,430 |  9,665 |   40,438
Montana ...............|    40,095 |    36,414 |    235 |    3,446 |    39,113 |    236 |    3,325 |    43,145 |    39,628 |    227 |    3,290
Nebraska ..............|   116,000 |   100,482 |  3,219 |   12,299 |   100,107 |  3,165 |   12,446 |   119,300 |   103,799 |  3,116 |   12,385
Nevada ................|    64,085 |    57,103 |    218 |    6,764 |    60,398 |    211 |    7,217 |    73,467 |    65,835 |    205 |    7,427
New Hampshire .........|    62,847 |    53,154 |    724 |    8,969 |    54,114 |    702 |    9,511 |    64,463 |    54,428 |    710 |    9,325
                       |           |           |        |          |           |        |          |           |           |        |
New Jersey ............|   335,480 |   286,020 |  6,588 |   42,872 |   284,552 |  6,611 |   42,668 |   328,188 |   279,431 |  6,586 |   42,171
New Mexico ............|   101,881 |    88,643 |    625 |   12,613 |    88,793 |    635 |   12,977 |   103,546 |    89,360 |    871 |   13,315
New York ..............| 1,057,841 |   856,719 | 27,707 |  173,415 |   841,352 | 27,783 |  172,431 | 1,027,870 |   829,446 | 27,422 |  171,002
North Carolina ........|   369,386 |   327,812 |  6,525 |   35,049 |   329,893 |  6,663 |   35,474 |   373,168 |   330,738 |  7,169 |   35,261
North Dakota ..........|    40,184 |    37,016 |    483 |    2,685 |    37,183 |    447 |    2,769 |    40,554 |    37,374 |    438 |    2,742
                       |           |           |        |          |           |        |          |           |           |        |
Ohio ..................|   549,304 |   471,266 | 12,321 |   65,717 |   461,524 | 12,500 |   66,251 |   537,535 |   458,748 | 12,425 |   66,362
Oklahoma ..............|   185,174 |   159,288 |  3,582 |   22,304 |   154,949 |  3,481 |   22,246 |   177,255 |   152,668 |  3,101 |   21,486
Oregon ................|   164,447 |   144,583 |  3,559 |   16,305 |   147,444 |  3,653 |   16,048 |   165,168 |   144,434 |  3,807 |   16,927
Pennsylvania ..........|   611,174 |   513,257 | 15,462 |   82,455 |   520,371 | 15,626 |   81,762 |   621,994 |   525,882 | 15,605 |   80,507
Rhode Island ..........|    74,718 |    64,743 |    655 |    9,320 |    64,072 |    820 |    9,208 |    72,432 |    62,259 |    869 |    9,304
                       |           |           |        |          |           |        |          |           |           |        |
South Carolina ........|   173,070 |   148,120 |  2,369 |   22,581 |   148,808 |  2,423 |   22,894 |   174,303 |   149,508 |  2,738 |   22,057
South Dakota ..........|    37,764 |    33,281 |    512 |    3,971 |    32,160 |    637 |    3,898 |    35,373 |    30,909 |    672 |    3,792
Tennessee .............|   242,966 |   211,374 |  5,766 |   25,826 |   213,842 |  5,619 |   26,501 |   247,043 |   214,286 |  5,690 |   27,067
Texas .................|   954,495 |   832,145 | 19,194 |  103,156 |   830,381 | 19,463 |  102,681 |   955,439 |   833,031 | 19,890 |  102,518
Utah ..................|   146,196 |   132,211 |  1,250 |   12,735 |   134,319 |  1,253 |   11,752 |   151,637 |   138,119 |  1,254 |   12,264
                       |           |           |        |          |           |        |          |           |           |        |
Vermont ...............|    35,409 |    30,459 |    898 |    4,052 |    30,488 |    890 |    3,687 |    35,090 |    30,285 |    896 |    3,909
Virginia ..............|   354,149 |   300,598 |  6,419 |   47,132 |   300,612 |  6,461 |   48,846 |   353,788 |   298,491 |  6,900 |   48,397
Washington ............|   284,662 |   257,746 |  3,307 |   23,609 |   259,928 |  3,596 |   22,295 |   292,180 |   265,685 |  3,758 |   22,737
West Virginia..........|    87,741 |    74,844 |  1,384 |   11,513 |    73,845 |  1,397 |   10,792 |    85,689 |    73,279 |  1,420 |   10,990
Wisconsin .............|   303,861 |   269,548 |  3,568 |   30,745 |   267,273 |  3,605 |   29,345 |   299,127 |   265,835 |  3,653 |   29,639
Wyoming ...............|    30,682 |    27,771 |    232 |    2,679 |    27,620 |    225 |    2,331 |    30,805 |    28,374 |    209 |    2,222
                       |           |           |        |          |           |        |          |           |           |        |
U.S. Service Schools ..|    51,939 |    47,202 |    659 |    4,078 |    83,620 |    668 |    4,163 |    81,669 |    77,047 |    673 |    3,949
                       |===========|===========|========|==========|===========|========|==========|===========|===========|========|==========
   Outlying areas .....|   170,686 |   155,093 |  2,691 |   12,902 |   168,107 |  2,890 |   12,660 |   181,660 |   165,153 |  3,132 |   13,375
                       |___________|___________|________|__________|___________|________|__________|___________|___________|________|__________
American Samoa ........|     1,249 |     1,249 |     ---|      --- |     1,232 |    --- |      --- |     1,239 |     1,239 |     ---|      ---
Federated States of    |           |           |        |          |           |        |          |           |           |        |
  Micronesia ..........|     1,374 |     1,374 |     ---|      --- |     1,296 |    --- |      --- |     1,396 |     1,396 |     ---|      ---
Guam ..................|     6,449 |     6,052 |     ---|      397 |     5,644 |    --- |      366 |     5,335 |     4,986 |     ---|      349
Marshall Islands.......|       424 |       424 |     ---|      --- |       418 |    --- |      --- |       431 |       431 |     ---|      ---
Northern Marianas .....|     1,253 |     1,253 |     ---|      --- |       959 |    --- |      --- |     1,096 |     1,096 |     ---|      ---
Palau .................|       403 |       403 |     ---|      --- |       351 |    --- |      --- |       332 |       332 |     ---|      ---
Puerto Rico ...........|   156,439 |   141,543 |  2,691 |   12,205 |   155,430 |  2,890 |   12,017 |   168,933 |   153,007 |  3,132 |   12,794
Virgin Islands ........|     3,095 |     2,795 |     ---|      300 |     2,777 |    --- |      277 |     2,898 |     2,666 |     ---|      232
_______________________|___________|___________|________|__________|___________|________|__________|___________|___________|________|__________

\1\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 May 1998.)


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