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Table 203. Full-time-equivalent fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control and state: 1980 to 1998 
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                       |                      Total                             |            Public              |            Private
  State or other area  |________________________________________________________|________________________________|________________________________
                       | 1980\1\  | 1985\1\  | 1990\1\  |  1996\2\  |  1998\2\  | 1990\1\  | 1996\2\  | 1998\2\  | 1990\1\  | 1996\2\  | 1998\2\
_______________________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
           1           |    2     |    3     |    4     |     5     |     6     |    7     |    8     |    9     |    10    |    11    |    12
_______________________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
   United States ......|8,819,013 |8,943,433 |9,983,436 |10,481,886 |10,725,368 |7,557,982 |7,794,895 |7,903,503 |2,425,454 |2,686,991 |2,821,865
                       |__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
Alabama ...............|  138,910 |  149,895 |  174,610 |   176,794 |   172,487 |  154,343 |  155,071 |  149,439 |   20,267 |   21,723 |   23,048
Alaska ................|   10,073 |   14,098 |   18,496 |    18,620 |    17,871 |   17,087 |   17,830 |   16,836 |    1,409 |      790 |    1,035
Arizona ...............|  127,114 |  134,954 |  167,617 |   190,053 |   199,173 |  153,500 |  163,219 |  167,947 |   14,117 |   26,834 |   31,226
Arkansas ..............|   64,307 |   63,230 |   74,449 |    84,904 |    88,880 |   63,472 |   74,361 |   78,197 |   10,977 |   10,543 |   10,683
California ............|1,099,559 |1,062,439 |1,156,288 | 1,248,645 | 1,309,108 |  979,663 |1,014,923 |1,049,094 |  176,625 |  233,722 |  260,014
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Colorado ..............|  123,589 |  121,804 |  159,032 |   174,509 |   181,981 |  138,350 |  144,973 |  149,350 |   20,682 |   29,536 |   32,631
Connecticut ...........|  112,612 |  107,803 |  115,791 |   108,927 |   110,026 |   70,870 |   62,836 |   62,189 |   44,921 |   46,091 |   47,837
Delaware ..............|   26,284 |   25,750 |   31,612 |    33,147 |    34,624 |   26,059 |   27,796 |   28,893 |    5,553 |    5,351 |    5,731
District of Columbia ..|   62,126 |   58,945 |   61,549 |    59,430 |    58,514 |    7,294 |    4,829 |    3,322 |   54,255 |   54,601 |   55,192
Florida ...............|  290,647 |  308,315 |  383,385 |   431,160 |   451,305 |  302,579 |  336,849 |  344,213 |   80,806 |   94,311 |  107,092
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Georgia ...............|  152,369 |  161,952 |  198,549 |   240,554 |   239,715 |  149,115 |  177,522 |  174,522 |   49,434 |   63,032 |   65,193
Hawaii ................|   35,859 |   36,986 |   41,097 |    46,018 |    45,378 |   32,496 |   33,539 |   32,488 |    8,601 |   12,479 |   12,890
Idaho .................|   33,938 |   32,649 |   41,275 |    48,504 |    50,317 |   31,408 |   38,383 |   39,137 |    9,867 |   10,121 |   11,180
Illinois ..............|  432,365 |  450,504 |  493,364 |   493,989 |   507,748 |  353,247 |  344,645 |  351,349 |  140,117 |  149,344 |  156,399
Indiana................|  193,445 |  195,630 |  222,835 |   230,606 |   239,695 |  168,984 |  169,347 |  176,067 |   53,851 |   61,259 |   63,628
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Iowa ..................|  120,083 |  128,492 |  138,565 |   143,266 |   145,828 |   95,772 |   99,754 |  102,001 |   42,793 |   43,512 |   43,827
Kansas ................|  101,147 |  100,807 |  118,969 |   124,222 |   126,339 |  106,570 |  109,460 |  110,927 |   12,399 |   14,762 |   15,412
Kentucky ..............|  113,709 |  110,539 |  137,651 |   141,082 |   144,176 |  111,858 |  114,368 |  115,109 |   25,793 |   26,714 |   29,067
Louisiana .............|  132,780 |  148,983 |  154,132 |   176,223 |   182,841 |  129,357 |  151,645 |  155,752 |   24,775 |   24,578 |   27,089
Maine .................|   34,471 |   37,993 |   42,021 |    41,163 |    42,038 |   29,876 |   27,212 |   27,697 |   12,145 |   13,951 |   14,341
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Maryland ..............|  149,202 |  148,091 |  169,972 |   175,819 |   180,751 |  141,950 |  144,277 |  147,397 |   28,022 |   31,542 |   33,354
Massachusetts .........|  315,937 |  321,022 |  320,299 |   318,397 |   322,395 |  130,962 |  121,611 |  123,634 |  189,337 |  196,786 |  198,761
Michigan ..............|  366,058 |  354,690 |  389,814 |   375,772 |   389,133 |  326,952 |  309,976 |  317,354 |   62,862 |   65,796 |   71,779
Minnesota .............|  162,559 |  170,958 |  190,608 |   212,318 |   214,411 |  143,424 |  154,478 |  154,914 |   47,184 |   57,840 |   59,497
Mississippi ...........|   85,621 |   86,846 |  103,957 |   105,104 |   110,871 |   92,269 |   95,835 |  100,794 |   11,688 |    9,269 |   10,077
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Missouri...............|  180,156 |  178,090 |  210,104 |   217,142 |   229,359 |  142,953 |  136,247 |  140,498 |   67,151 |   80,895 |   88,861
Montana ...............|   29,428 |   29,992 |   29,905 |    37,217 |    37,807 |   26,835 |   32,650 |   33,378 |    3,070 |    4,567 |    4,429
Nebraska ..............|   68,505 |   70,778 |   80,989 |    87,813 |    84,301 |   65,739 |   69,692 |   65,140 |   15,250 |   18,121 |   19,161
Nevada ................|   22,467 |   23,093 |   33,814 |    41,758 |    48,518 |   33,392 |   39,926 |   44,777 |      422 |    1,832 |    3,741
New Hampshire .........|   39,456 |   41,733 |   45,762 |    48,766 |    47,394 |   24,948 |   26,977 |   24,834 |   20,814 |   21,789 |   22,560
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
New Jersey ............|  218,838 |  201,270 |  221,468 |   231,989 |   235,065 |  174,324 |  183,198 |  183,500 |   47,144 |   48,791 |   51,565
New Mexico ............|   43,722 |   47,169 |   59,517 |    72,125 |    75,648 |   57,870 |   66,018 |   68,684 |    1,647 |    6,107 |    6,964
New York ..............|  760,305 |  763,596 |  798,696 |   801,063 |   802,448 |  446,379 |  432,215 |  429,151 |  352,317 |  368,848 |  373,297
North Carolina ........|  235,266 |  249,901 |  269,025 |   287,764 |   295,433 |  208,321 |  224,816 |  228,972 |   60,704 |   62,948 |   66,461
North Dakota ..........|   30,188 |   32,456 |   33,118 |    35,958 |    34,612 |   30,276 |   31,880 |   30,668 |    2,842 |    4,078 |    3,944
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Ohio ..................|  369,342 |  383,898 |  420,499 |   416,251 |   417,441 |  317,837 |  304,795 |  305,920 |  102,662 |  111,456 |  111,521
Oklahoma ..............|  115,701 |  126,691 |  128,203 |   132,454 |   134,827 |  108,933 |  112,806 |  114,634 |   19,270 |   19,648 |   20,193
Oregon ................|  110,649 |  102,247 |  120,176 |   118,853 |   122,950 |  101,424 |   97,036 |   99,507 |   18,752 |   21,817 |   23,443
Pennsylvania ..........|  404,192 |  422,349 |  464,179 |   470,766 |   482,206 |  261,305 |  260,088 |  265,404 |  202,874 |  210,678 |  216,802
Rhode Island ..........|   50,628 |   53,016 |   60,168 |    55,969 |    57,572 |   28,804 |   25,491 |   26,113 |   31,364 |   30,478 |   31,459
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
South Carolina ........|  109,346 |  109,303 |  127,225 |   133,755 |   139,065 |  101,918 |  110,194 |  113,203 |   25,307 |   23,561 |   25,862
South Dakota ..........|   27,873 |   26,988 |   28,256 |    33,247 |    34,041 |   22,128 |   27,538 |   27,857 |    6,128 |    5,709 |    6,184
Tennessee .............|  161,058 |  152,967 |  175,961 |   193,075 |   199,733 |  130,184 |  144,213 |  146,624 |   45,777 |   48,862 |   53,109
Texas .................|  527,724 |  566,736 |  637,742 |   679,911 |   703,945 |  553,436 |  578,454 |  594,551 |   84,306 |  101,457 |  109,394
Utah ..................|   78,199 |   84,095 |   94,012 |   117,606 |   116,288 |   63,495 |   81,993 |   80,111 |   30,517 |   35,613 |   36,177
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Vermont ...............|   25,572 |   25,649 |   29,072 |    28,873 |    30,085 |   16,048 |   15,525 |   15,816 |   13,024 |   13,348 |   14,269
Virginia ..............|  199,549 |  204,928 |  251,708 |   257,418 |   268,228 |  202,285 |  205,212 |  214,171 |   49,423 |   52,206 |   54,057
Washington ............|  194,440 |  171,668 |  189,521 |   225,085 |   224,233 |  160,889 |  190,196 |  188,150 |   28,632 |   34,889 |   36,083
West Virginia..........|   60,394 |   58,438 |   68,235 |    70,988 |    72,295 |   59,229 |   60,254 |   61,609 |    9,006 |   10,734 |   10,686
Wisconsin .............|  206,790 |  211,749 |  229,975 |   224,284 |   230,825 |  192,107 |  181,023 |  187,115 |   37,868 |   43,261 |   43,710
Wyoming ...............|   14,725 |   17,037 |   21,888 |    22,130 |    21,453 |   21,185 |   21,319 |   20,503 |      703 |      811 |      950
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
U.S. Service Schools\3\|   49,736 |   54,221 |   48,281 |    40,400 |    13,991 |   48,281 |   40,400 |   13,991 |      --- |      --- |      ---
                       |==========|==========|==========|===========|===========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========
   Outlying areas .....|  117,637 |  145,530 |  140,954 |   155,718 |   172,374 |   55,908 |   68,343 |   72,023 |   85,046 |   87,375 |  100,351
                       |__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
American Samoa ........|      824 |      497 |      952 |       999 |       634 |      952 |      999 |      634 |      --- |      --- |      ---
Federated States of    |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
  Micronesia ..........|      --- |      --- |      549 |     1,098 |       599 |      549 |    1,098 |      599 |      --- |      --- |      ---
Guam ..................|    2,115 |    3,049 |    2,956 |     3,522 |     3,878 |    2,956 |    3,522 |    3,878 |      --- |      --- |      ---
Marshall Islands.......|      --- |      --- |      --- |       300 |       403 |      --- |      300 |      403 |      --- |      --- |      ---
Northern Marianas .....|      --- |      183 |      376 |       693 |       728 |      376 |      693 |      728 |      --- |      --- |      ---
Palau .................|      --- |      --- |      423 |       281 |       341 |      423 |      281 |      341 |      --- |      --- |      ---
Puerto Rico ...........|  113,285 |  139,627 |  134,193 |   146,872 |   163,996 |   49,147 |   59,497 |   63,645 |   85,046 |   87,375 |  100,351
Trust Territory of the |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
  Pacific .............|      195 |      680 |      --- |       --- |       --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      ---
Virgin Islands ........|    1,218 |    1,494 |    1,505 |     1,953 |     1,795 |    1,505 |    1,953 |    1,795 |      --- |      --- |      ---
_______________________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________

---Not Available.
\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 for 1998 reflect substantial change in survey coverage.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys. (This table was prepared July 2000.)


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