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Table 202. Full-time-equivalent fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control and state: 1980 to 2000

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                        |           Total                                         |            Public              |            Private
  State or other area   |_________________________________________________________|________________________________|________________________________
                        | 1980\1\  | 1990\1\  |  1995\1\  | 1999\2,3\ |  2000\2\  | 1990\1\  | 1995\1\  | 2000\2\  | 1990\1\  | 1995\1\  | 2000\2\
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           1            |    2     |    3     |     4     |     5     |     6     |    7     |    8     |    9     |    10    |    11    |    12
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   United States .......|8,819,013 |9,983,436 |10,334,956 |10,943,609 |11,267,025 |7,557,982 |7,751,815 |8,266,932 |2,425,454 |2,583,141 |3,000,093
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Alabama ................|  138,910 |  174,610 |   178,736 |   175,820 |   184,031 |  154,343 |  158,753 |  159,867 |   20,267 |   19,983 |   24,164
Alaska .................|   10,073 |   18,496 |    18,904 |    17,334 |    17,787 |   17,087 |   18,149 |   16,808 |    1,409 |      755 |      979
Arizona ................|  127,114 |  167,617 |   177,379 |   220,258 |   225,396 |  153,500 |  159,832 |  173,079 |   14,117 |   17,547 |   52,317
Arkansas ...............|   64,307 |   74,449 |    78,558 |    90,668 |    91,886 |   63,472 |   68,234 |   79,416 |   10,977 |   10,324 |   12,470
California .............|1,099,559 |1,156,288 | 1,196,379 | 1,342,663 | 1,468,486 |  979,663 |  984,147 |1,183,585 |  176,625 |  212,232 |  284,901
                        |          |          |           |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Colorado ...............|  123,589 |  159,032 |   169,997 |   185,209 |   188,117 |  138,350 |  144,853 |  151,166 |   20,682 |   25,144 |   36,951
Connecticut ............|  112,612 |  115,791 |   109,751 |   114,188 |   117,954 |   70,870 |   64,763 |   67,760 |   44,921 |   44,988 |   50,194
Delaware ...............|   26,284 |   31,612 |    32,536 |    35,163 |    34,057 |   26,059 |   27,238 |   27,366 |    5,553 |    5,298 |    6,691
District of Columbia ...|   62,126 |   61,549 |    61,018 |    57,855 |    59,560 |    7,294 |    5,950 |    3,364 |   54,255 |   55,068 |   56,196
Florida ................|  290,647 |  383,385 |   422,287 |   475,226 |   486,818 |  302,579 |  336,863 |  363,905 |   80,806 |   85,424 |  122,913
                        |          |          |           |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Georgia ................|  152,369 |  198,549 |   248,265 |   245,151 |   268,707 |  149,115 |  188,954 |  202,640 |   49,434 |   59,311 |   66,067
Hawaii .................|   35,859 |   41,097 |    45,296 |    46,190 |    45,329 |   32,496 |   35,380 |   32,011 |    8,601 |    9,916 |   13,318
Idaho ..................|   33,938 |   41,275 |    47,546 |    51,419 |    52,353 |   31,408 |   37,426 |   40,932 |    9,867 |   10,120 |   11,421
Illinois ...............|  432,365 |  493,364 |   491,765 |   511,234 |   520,087 |  353,247 |  343,237 |  351,125 |  140,117 |  148,528 |  168,962
Indiana.................|  193,445 |  222,835 |   227,543 |   244,586 |   250,998 |  168,984 |  170,019 |  184,113 |   53,851 |   57,524 |   66,885
                        |          |          |           |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Iowa ...................|  120,083 |  138,565 |   140,002 |   150,626 |   152,505 |   95,772 |   97,699 |  106,480 |   42,793 |   42,303 |   46,025
Kansas .................|  101,147 |  118,969 |   125,896 |   127,299 |   129,839 |  106,570 |  111,405 |  113,764 |   12,399 |   14,491 |   16,075
Kentucky ...............|  113,709 |  137,651 |   140,327 |   144,667 |   149,395 |  111,858 |  115,001 |  118,319 |   25,793 |   25,326 |   31,076
Louisiana ..............|  132,780 |  154,132 |   166,816 |   184,008 |   183,661 |  129,357 |  142,620 |  153,502 |   24,775 |   24,196 |   30,159
Maine ..................|   34,471 |   42,021 |    41,200 |    43,039 |    43,384 |   29,876 |   27,181 |   29,475 |   12,145 |   14,019 |   13,909
                        |          |          |           |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Maryland ...............|  149,202 |  169,972 |   176,641 |   184,024 |   188,887 |  141,950 |  145,416 |  152,296 |   28,022 |   31,225 |   36,591
Massachusetts ..........|  315,937 |  320,299 |   318,887 |   327,196 |   327,984 |  130,962 |  123,554 |  126,424 |  189,337 |  195,333 |  201,560
Michigan ...............|  366,058 |  389,814 |   373,059 |   394,123 |   402,019 |  326,952 |  310,215 |  325,775 |   62,862 |   62,844 |   76,244
Minnesota ..............|  162,559 |  190,608 |   203,130 |   215,916 |   223,232 |  143,424 |  151,461 |  160,512 |   47,184 |   51,669 |   62,720
Mississippi ............|   85,621 |  103,957 |   103,067 |   110,886 |   113,804 |   92,269 |   92,945 |  103,352 |   11,688 |   10,122 |   10,452
                        |          |          |           |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Missouri................|  180,156 |  210,104 |   212,551 |   234,100 |   237,161 |  142,953 |  135,607 |  145,980 |   67,151 |   76,944 |   91,181
Montana ................|   29,428 |   29,905 |    36,528 |    36,926 |    36,005 |   26,835 |   32,331 |   32,178 |    3,070 |    4,197 |    3,827
Nebraska ...............|   68,505 |   80,989 |    84,278 |    84,598 |    85,993 |   65,739 |   67,248 |   65,186 |   15,250 |   17,030 |   20,807
Nevada .................|   22,467 |   33,814 |    37,991 |    52,189 |    52,577 |   33,392 |   36,997 |   48,099 |      422 |      994 |    4,478
New Hampshire ..........|   39,456 |   45,762 |    49,063 |    48,363 |    48,230 |   24,948 |   27,096 |   26,506 |   20,814 |   21,967 |   21,724
                        |          |          |           |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
New Jersey .............|  218,838 |  221,468 |   232,669 |   240,488 |   245,447 |  174,324 |  184,766 |  190,816 |   47,144 |   47,903 |   54,631
New Mexico .............|   43,722 |   59,517 |    69,528 |    78,328 |    77,415 |   57,870 |   64,903 |   69,320 |    1,647 |    4,625 |    8,095
New York ...............|  760,305 |  798,696 |   805,527 |   812,246 |   826,078 |  446,379 |  440,688 |  438,575 |  352,317 |  364,839 |  387,503
North Carolina .........|  235,266 |  269,025 |   285,708 |   302,786 |   305,805 |  208,321 |  224,055 |  237,202 |   60,704 |   61,653 |   68,603
North Dakota ...........|   30,188 |   33,118 |    35,279 |    35,369 |    35,230 |   30,276 |   31,939 |   31,243 |    2,842 |    3,340 |    3,987
                        |          |          |           |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Ohio ...................|  369,342 |  420,499 |   411,810 |   423,561 |   426,080 |  317,837 |  306,842 |  308,742 |  102,662 |  104,968 |  117,338
Oklahoma ...............|  115,701 |  128,203 |   134,176 |   135,941 |   136,833 |  108,933 |  114,592 |  114,783 |   19,270 |   19,584 |   22,050
Oregon .................|  110,649 |  120,176 |   116,584 |   127,213 |   130,705 |  101,424 |   96,311 |  105,687 |   18,752 |   20,273 |   25,018
Pennsylvania ...........|  404,192 |  464,179 |   474,269 |   493,122 |   499,729 |  261,305 |  261,823 |  269,891 |  202,874 |  212,446 |  229,838
Rhode Island ...........|   50,628 |   60,168 |    56,856 |    58,600 |    59,639 |   28,804 |   26,124 |   26,617 |   31,364 |   30,732 |   33,022
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South Carolina .........|  109,346 |  127,225 |   132,353 |   141,883 |   143,343 |  101,918 |  109,459 |  116,113 |   25,307 |   22,894 |   27,230
South Dakota ...........|   27,873 |   28,256 |    30,555 |    34,489 |    34,876 |   22,128 |   24,925 |   28,074 |    6,128 |    5,630 |    6,802
Tennessee ..............|  161,058 |  175,961 |   190,706 |   201,826 |   209,100 |  130,184 |  142,785 |  152,782 |   45,777 |   47,921 |   56,318
Texas ..................|  527,724 |  637,742 |   671,478 |   712,158 |   741,012 |  553,436 |  574,438 |  626,580 |   84,306 |   97,040 |  114,432
Utah ...................|   78,199 |   94,012 |   116,368 |   123,344 |   125,622 |   63,495 |   82,052 |   88,436 |   30,517 |   34,316 |   37,186
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Vermont ................|   25,572 |   29,072 |    28,079 |    29,931 |    29,099 |   16,048 |   15,600 |   15,426 |   13,024 |   12,479 |   13,673
Virginia ...............|  199,549 |  251,708 |   255,712 |   273,891 |   277,270 |  202,285 |  204,704 |  220,283 |   49,423 |   51,008 |   56,987
Washington .............|  194,440 |  189,521 |   214,050 |   229,591 |   236,609 |  160,889 |  181,243 |  198,653 |   28,632 |   32,807 |   37,956
West Virginia...........|   60,394 |   68,235 |    69,831 |    73,132 |    72,962 |   59,229 |   59,951 |   62,140 |    9,006 |    9,880 |   10,822
Wisconsin ..............|  206,790 |  229,975 |   223,938 |   230,327 |   232,912 |  192,107 |  180,713 |  186,856 |   37,868 |   43,225 |   46,056
Wyoming ................|   14,725 |   21,888 |    21,938 |    21,115 |    21,542 |   21,185 |   21,182 |   20,253 |      703 |      756 |    1,289
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U.S. Service Schools\4\ |   49,736 |   48,281 |    42,146 |    13,344 |    13,475 |   48,281 |   42,146 |   13,475 |         |         |    
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   Outlying areas ......|  117,637 |  140,954 |   155,364 |   159,814 |   166,039 |   55,908 |   65,757 |   73,576 |   85,046 |   89,607 |   92,463
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American Samoa .........|      824 |      952 |       988 |       769 |       214 |      952 |      988 |      214 |        0 |        0 |        0
Federated States of     |          |          |           |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
  Micronesia ...........|      195 |      549 |     1,076 |     1,254 |     1,308 |      549 |    1,076 |    1,308 |        0 |        0 |        0
Guam ...................|    2,115 |    2,956 |     3,819 |     3,986 |     3,579 |    2,956 |    3,819 |    3,579 |        0 |        0 |        0
Marshall Islands........|        0 |        0 |       249 |       459 |       166 |        0 |      249 |      166 |        0 |        0 |        0
Northern Marianas ......|        0 |      376 |       625 |       717 |       707 |      376 |      625 |      707 |        0 |        0 |        0
Palau ..................|        0 |      423 |       296 |       441 |       450 |      423 |      296 |      450 |        0 |        0 |        0
Puerto Rico ............|  113,285 |  134,193 |   146,258 |   150,321 |   158,028 |   49,147 |   56,651 |   65,565 |   85,046 |   89,607 |   92,463
Virgin Islands .........|    1,218 |    1,505 |     2,053 |     1,867 |     1,587 |    1,505 |    2,053 |    1,587 |        0 |        0 |        0
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\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 were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.)
\4\Data for 1999 and 2000 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 2002.)


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