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Table 203. Full-time-equivalent fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control and state: 1980 to 1999

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                       |                      Total                             |            Public              |            Private
  State or other area  |________________________________________________________|________________________________|________________________________
                       | 1980\1\  | 1985\1\  | 1990\1\  |  1997\2\  | 1999\2,3\ | 1990\1\  | 1997\2\  |1999\2,3\ | 1990\1\  | 1997\2\  |1999\2,3\
_______________________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
           1           |    2     |    3     |    4     |     5     |     6     |    7     |    8     |    9     |    10    |    11    |    12
_______________________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
   United States ......|8,819,013 |8,943,433 |9,983,436 |10,615,028 |10,943,609 |7,557,982 |7,869,764 |8,020,074 |2,425,454 |2,745,264 |2,923,535
                       |__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
Alabama ...............|  138,910 |  149,895 |  174,610 |   176,644 |   175,820 |  154,343 |  154,360 |  152,357 |   20,267 |   22,284 |   23,463
Alaska ................|   10,073 |   14,098 |   18,496 |    18,167 |    17,334 |   17,087 |   17,236 |   16,406 |    1,409 |      931 |      928
Arizona ...............|  127,114 |  134,954 |  167,617 |   194,111 |   220,258 |  153,500 |  164,560 |  173,483 |   14,117 |   29,551 |   46,775
Arkansas ..............|   64,307 |   63,230 |   74,449 |    86,855 |    90,668 |   63,472 |   76,115 |   79,658 |   10,977 |   10,740 |   11,010
California ............|1,099,559 |1,062,439 |1,156,288 | 1,290,310 | 1,342,663 |  979,663 |1,040,410 |1,064,677 |  176,625 |  249,900 |  277,986
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Colorado ..............|  123,589 |  121,804 |  159,032 |   178,933 |   185,209 |  138,350 |  147,449 |  151,378 |   20,682 |   31,484 |   33,831
Connecticut ...........|  112,612 |  107,803 |  115,791 |   108,620 |   114,188 |   70,870 |   61,916 |   64,745 |   44,921 |   46,704 |   49,443
Delaware ..............|   26,284 |   25,750 |   31,612 |    33,168 |    35,163 |   26,059 |   27,775 |   28,797 |    5,553 |    5,393 |    6,366
District of Columbia ..|   62,126 |   58,945 |   61,549 |    58,740 |    57,855 |    7,294 |    3,105 |    3,251 |   54,255 |   55,635 |   54,604
Florida ...............|  290,647 |  308,315 |  383,385 |   443,251 |   475,226 |  302,579 |  342,768 |  357,669 |   80,806 |  100,483 |  117,557
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Georgia ...............|  152,369 |  161,952 |  198,549 |   245,057 |   245,151 |  149,115 |  182,136 |  179,524 |   49,434 |   62,921 |   65,627
Hawaii ................|   35,859 |   36,986 |   41,097 |    45,079 |    46,190 |   32,496 |   32,594 |   33,136 |    8,601 |   12,485 |   13,054
Idaho .................|   33,938 |   32,649 |   41,275 |    49,466 |    51,419 |   31,408 |   38,761 |   40,066 |    9,867 |   10,705 |   11,353
Illinois ..............|  432,365 |  450,504 |  493,364 |   501,709 |   511,234 |  353,247 |  351,129 |  350,807 |  140,117 |  150,580 |  160,427
Indiana................|  193,445 |  195,630 |  222,835 |   235,533 |   244,586 |  168,984 |  172,407 |  178,672 |   53,851 |   63,126 |   65,914
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Iowa ..................|  120,083 |  128,492 |  138,565 |   145,399 |   150,626 |   95,772 |  101,618 |  105,866 |   42,793 |   43,781 |   44,760
Kansas ................|  101,147 |  100,807 |  118,969 |   125,678 |   127,299 |  106,570 |  110,864 |  111,309 |   12,399 |   14,814 |   15,990
Kentucky ..............|  113,709 |  110,539 |  137,651 |   142,082 |   144,667 |  111,858 |  114,305 |  114,948 |   25,793 |   27,777 |   29,719
Louisiana .............|  132,780 |  148,983 |  154,132 |   180,001 |   184,008 |  129,357 |  154,359 |  155,424 |   24,775 |   25,642 |   28,584
Maine .................|   34,471 |   37,993 |   42,021 |    41,347 |    43,039 |   29,876 |   27,144 |   28,969 |   12,145 |   14,203 |   14,070
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Maryland ..............|  149,202 |  148,091 |  169,972 |   177,456 |   184,024 |  141,950 |  145,328 |  149,027 |   28,022 |   32,128 |   34,997
Massachusetts .........|  315,937 |  321,022 |  320,299 |   320,284 |   327,196 |  130,962 |  121,516 |  125,990 |  189,337 |  198,768 |  201,206
Michigan ..............|  366,058 |  354,690 |  389,814 |   380,606 |   394,123 |  326,952 |  312,712 |  319,775 |   62,862 |   67,894 |   74,348
Minnesota .............|  162,559 |  170,958 |  190,608 |   206,434 |   215,916 |  143,424 |  150,739 |  152,781 |   47,184 |   55,695 |   63,135
Mississippi ...........|   85,621 |   86,846 |  103,957 |   108,818 |   110,886 |   92,269 |   98,900 |  100,684 |   11,688 |    9,918 |   10,202
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Missouri...............|  180,156 |  178,090 |  210,104 |   222,523 |   234,100 |  142,953 |  137,351 |  144,243 |   67,151 |   85,172 |   89,857
Montana ...............|   29,428 |   29,992 |   29,905 |    37,715 |    36,926 |   26,835 |   33,254 |   33,039 |    3,070 |    4,461 |    3,887
Nebraska ..............|   68,505 |   70,778 |   80,989 |    84,473 |    84,598 |   65,739 |   65,302 |   65,032 |   15,250 |   19,171 |   19,566
Nevada ................|   22,467 |   23,093 |   33,814 |    44,418 |    52,189 |   33,392 |   41,571 |   47,942 |      422 |    2,847 |    4,247
New Hampshire .........|   39,456 |   41,733 |   45,762 |    48,609 |    48,363 |   24,948 |   26,305 |   26,026 |   20,814 |   22,304 |   22,337
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
New Jersey ............|  218,838 |  201,270 |  221,468 |   232,494 |   240,488 |  174,324 |  182,707 |  187,731 |   47,144 |   49,787 |   52,757
New Mexico ............|   43,722 |   47,169 |   59,517 |    74,452 |    78,328 |   57,870 |   67,401 |   70,534 |    1,647 |    7,051 |    7,794
New York ..............|  760,305 |  763,596 |  798,696 |   802,189 |   812,246 |  446,379 |  430,731 |  430,836 |  352,317 |  371,458 |  381,410
North Carolina ........|  235,266 |  249,901 |  269,025 |   284,626 |   302,786 |  208,321 |  219,946 |  235,312 |   60,704 |   64,680 |   67,474
North Dakota ..........|   30,188 |   32,456 |   33,118 |    34,353 |    35,369 |   30,276 |   30,706 |   31,204 |    2,842 |    3,647 |    4,165
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Ohio ..................|  369,342 |  383,898 |  420,499 |   412,857 |   423,561 |  317,837 |  302,970 |  309,015 |  102,662 |  109,887 |  114,546
Oklahoma ..............|  115,701 |  126,691 |  128,203 |   132,685 |   135,941 |  108,933 |  112,993 |  114,835 |   19,270 |   19,692 |   21,106
Oregon ................|  110,649 |  102,247 |  120,176 |   120,809 |   127,213 |  101,424 |   98,726 |  102,982 |   18,752 |   22,083 |   24,231
Pennsylvania ..........|  404,192 |  422,349 |  464,179 |   473,925 |   493,122 |  261,305 |  261,712 |  266,383 |  202,874 |  212,213 |  226,739
Rhode Island ..........|   50,628 |   53,016 |   60,168 |    56,080 |    58,600 |   28,804 |   25,482 |   26,522 |   31,364 |   30,598 |   32,078
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
South Carolina ........|  109,346 |  109,303 |  127,225 |   136,034 |   141,883 |  101,918 |  110,955 |  114,853 |   25,307 |   25,079 |   27,030
South Dakota ..........|   27,873 |   26,988 |   28,256 |    32,858 |    34,489 |   22,128 |   27,747 |   27,964 |    6,128 |    5,111 |    6,525
Tennessee .............|  161,058 |  152,967 |  175,961 |   197,206 |   201,826 |  130,184 |  145,833 |  147,807 |   45,777 |   51,373 |   54,019
Texas .................|  527,724 |  566,736 |  637,742 |   688,606 |   712,158 |  553,436 |  585,139 |  604,144 |   84,306 |  103,467 |  108,014
Utah ..................|   78,199 |   84,095 |   94,012 |   120,448 |   123,344 |   63,495 |   85,356 |   85,928 |   30,517 |   35,092 |   37,416
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Vermont ...............|   25,572 |   25,649 |   29,072 |    29,711 |    29,931 |   16,048 |   15,906 |   15,790 |   13,024 |   13,805 |   14,141
Virginia ..............|  199,549 |  204,928 |  251,708 |   263,636 |   273,891 |  202,285 |  210,229 |  218,578 |   49,423 |   53,407 |   55,313
Washington ............|  194,440 |  171,668 |  189,521 |   231,410 |   229,591 |  160,889 |  196,730 |  192,341 |   28,632 |   34,680 |   37,250
West Virginia..........|   60,394 |   58,438 |   68,235 |    71,819 |    73,132 |   59,229 |   61,184 |   62,227 |    9,006 |   10,635 |   10,905
Wisconsin .............|  206,790 |  211,749 |  229,975 |   224,539 |   230,327 |  192,107 |  181,322 |  186,006 |   37,868 |   43,217 |   44,321
Wyoming ...............|   14,725 |   17,037 |   21,888 |    21,598 |    21,115 |   21,185 |   20,793 |   20,057 |      703 |      805 |    1,058
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
U.S. Service Schools\4\|   49,736 |   54,221 |   48,281 |    41,207 |    13,344 |   48,281 |   41,207 |   13,344 |      --- |      --- |      ---
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   Outlying areas .....|  117,637 |  145,530 |  140,954 |   153,123 |   159,814 |   55,908 |   69,734 |   73,079 |   85,046 |   83,389 |   86,735
                       |__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
American Samoa ........|      824 |      497 |      952 |     1,016 |       769 |      952 |    1,016 |      769 |      --- |      --- |      ---
Federated States of    |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
  Micronesia ..........|      --- |      --- |      549 |     1,131 |     1,254 |      549 |    1,131 |    1,254 |      --- |      --- |      ---
Guam ..................|    2,115 |    3,049 |    2,956 |     3,644 |     3,986 |    2,956 |    3,644 |    3,986 |      --- |      --- |      ---
Marshall Islands.......|      --- |      --- |      --- |       339 |       459 |      --- |      339 |      459 |      --- |      --- |      ---
Northern Marianas .....|      --- |      183 |      376 |       702 |       717 |      376 |      702 |      717 |      --- |      --- |      ---
Palau .................|      --- |      --- |      423 |       289 |       441 |      423 |      289 |      441 |      --- |      --- |      ---
Puerto Rico ...........|  113,285 |  139,627 |  134,193 |   144,234 |   150,321 |   49,147 |   60,845 |   63,586 |   85,046 |   83,389 |   86,735
Trust Territory of the |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
  Pacific .............|      195 |      680 |      --- |       --- |       --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      ---
Virgin Islands ........|    1,218 |    1,494 |    1,505 |     1,768 |     1,867 |    1,505 |    1,768 |    1,867 |      --- |      --- |      ---
_______________________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________

---Not available or not applicable.

\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 imputed using alternative methods. (See Guide to Sources for details.)
\4\Data for 1999 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 March 2001.)


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