Residence and migration of all freshmen who had graduated from high school in the previous 12 months attending public or private not-for-profit 4-year degree-granting institutions, by state: Fall 2006

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Table 10-2. Residence and migration of all freshmen who had graduated from high school in the previous 12 months attending public or private not-for-profit 4-year degree-granting institutions, by state: Fall 2006

		State residents enrolled in institutions				Migration of students
State	Total freshmen enrollment in institutions located in the state	In any state¹	In their home state	Percentage of all enrolled freshmen who are in-state	Percentage of state’s freshmen who are attending in-state	Out of state	Into state²	Net

United States	1,326,915	1,304,229	973,232	73.3	74.6	330,997	353,683	22,686
Alabama	21,739	17,114	14,846	68.3	86.7	2,268	6,893	4,625
Alaska	2,178	3,315	1,946	89.3	58.7	1,369	232	-1,137
Arizona	17,521	14,426	11,477	65.5	79.6	2,949	6,044	3,095
Arkansas	14,073	11,975	10,493	74.6	87.6	1,482	3,580	2,098
California	107,247	114,495	95,558	89.1	83.5	18,937	11,689	-7,248
Colorado	22,361	22,443	16,564	74.1	73.8	5,879	5,797	-82
Connecticut	17,760	22,926	9,453	53.2	41.2	13,473	8,307	-5,166
Delaware	5,100	3,725	1,925	37.7	51.7	1,800	3,175	1,375
District of Columbia	8,776	2,218	632	7.2	28.5	1,586	8,144	6,558
Florida	60,223	57,789	48,194	80.0	83.4	9,595	12,029	2,434
Georgia	37,652	38,369	29,670	78.8	77.3	8,699	7,982	-717
Hawaii	3,201	4,662	2,092	65.4	44.9	2,570	1,109	-1,461
Idaho	7,156	5,999	4,416	61.7	73.6	1,583	2,740	1,157
Illinois	48,271	59,801	38,551	79.9	64.5	21,250	9,720	-11,530
Indiana	42,857	34,619	30,080	70.2	86.9	4,539	12,777	8,238
Iowa	17,922	13,669	10,910	60.9	79.8	2,759	7,012	4,253
Kansas	13,691	13,148	10,405	76.0	79.1	2,743	3,286	543
Kentucky	20,936	18,264	15,790	75.4	86.5	2,474	5,146	2,672
Louisiana	22,520	21,470	19,186	85.2	89.4	2,284	3,334	1,050
Maine	7,371	7,782	4,506	61.1	57.9	3,276	2,865	-411
Maryland	19,171	26,691	12,379	64.6	46.4	14,312	6,792	-7,520
Massachusetts	47,947	40,663	23,915	49.9	58.8	16,748	24,032	7,284
Michigan	48,470	48,582	42,006	86.7	86.5	6,576	6,464	-112
Minnesota	25,155	28,808	18,102	72.0	62.8	10,706	7,053	-3,653
Mississippi	8,808	7,157	5,866	66.6	82.0	1,291	2,942	1,651
Missouri	26,915	24,742	19,139	71.1	77.4	5,603	7,776	2,173
Montana	5,276	4,766	3,555	67.4	74.6	1,211	1,721	510
Nebraska	10,637	10,177	8,058	75.8	79.2	2,119	2,579	460
Nevada	6,494	7,331	5,517	85.0	75.3	1,814	977	-837
New Hampshire	8,808	7,934	3,316	37.6	41.8	4,618	5,492	874
New Jersey	23,684	50,055	20,086	84.8	40.1	29,969	3,598	-26,371
New Mexico	6,729	7,767	5,634	83.7	72.5	2,133	1,095	-1,038
New York	101,299	100,889	73,581	72.6	72.9	27,308	27,718	410
North Carolina	44,324	36,377	31,929	72.0	87.8	4,448	12,395	7,947
North Dakota	5,496	3,851	2,814	51.2	73.1	1,037	2,682	1,645
Ohio	61,401	61,567	50,031	81.5	81.3	11,536	11,370	-166
Oklahoma	17,339	15,075	13,094	75.5	86.9	1,981	4,245	2,264
Oregon	12,709	11,916	8,294	65.3	69.6	3,622	4,415	793
Pennsylvania	81,766	68,470	53,754	65.7	78.5	14,716	28,012	13,296
Rhode Island	11,510	5,487	2,973	25.8	54.2	2,514	8,537	6,023
South Carolina	20,413	16,323	14,018	68.7	85.9	2,305	6,395	4,090
South Dakota	5,470	4,894	3,652	66.8	74.6	1,242	1,818	576
Tennessee	26,822	24,529	19,696	73.4	80.3	4,833	7,126	2,293
Texas	79,356	87,570	72,842	91.8	83.2	14,728	6,514	-8,214
Utah	13,928	9,890	8,890	63.8	89.9	1,000	5,038	4,038
Vermont	5,905	3,955	1,654	28.0	41.8	2,301	4,251	1,950
Virginia	36,672	35,035	25,628	69.9	73.1	9,407	11,044	1,637
Washington	19,009	21,137	14,669	77.2	69.4	6,468	4,340	-2,128
West Virginia	11,078	7,735	6,773	61.1	87.6	962	4,305	3,343
Wisconsin	31,979	30,644	23,618	73.9	77.1	7,026	8,361	1,335
Wyoming	1,495	1,637	898	60.1	54.9	739	597	-142
U.S. Service Academies³	2,295	†	157⁴	†	†	-157	2,138	2,295
State unknown⁵	†	4,366	†	†	†	4,366	†	-4,366

† Not applicable.
¹ Students residing in a particular state when admitted to an institution anywhere, either in their home state or another state.
² Includes students coming to U.S. colleges from foreign countries and other jurisdictions.
³ Include U. S. Air Force Academy, U. S. Coast Guard Academy, U. S. Merchant Marine Academy, U. S. Military Academy, and the U. S. Naval Academy.
⁴ Students whose residence is in the same state as the service school.
⁵ Institution unable to determine student’s home state.
NOTE: Includes first-time postsecondary students who were enrolled at public and private not-for-profit 4-year degree-granting institutions that participated in Title IV federal financial aid programs. See supplemental note 9 for more information.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Fall 2006 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2007.

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