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Digest of Education Statistics: 2008
Digest of Education Statistics: 2008

NCES 2009-020
March 2009


Table 223. Residence and migration of all freshmen students in degree-granting institutions, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 2006
State or jurisdiction Total
freshman enrollment
in institutions located in the state
State residents enrolled in institutions Ratio of in-state students Migration of students
In any state1  In their home state To freshman enrollment
(col. 4/col. 2)
To residents enrolled in any state (col. 4/col. 3) Out of state
(col. 3 - col. 4)
Into state2 
(col. 2 - col. 4)
Net
(col. 8 - col. 7)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
United States 2,707,213 2,652,859 2,178,745   0.80 0.82 474,114 528,468 54,354
Alabama 42,821 36,076 32,131   0.75 0.89 3,945 10,690 6,745
Alaska 2,984 4,865 2,673   0.90 0.55 2,192 311 -1,881
Arizona 63,830 40,143 35,781   0.56 0.89 4,362 28,049 23,687
Arkansas 23,545 22,458 19,495   0.83 0.87 2,963 4,050 1,087
California 294,343 288,532 262,691   0.89 0.91 25,841 31,652 5,811
                   
Colorado 52,309 48,488 39,842   0.76 0.82 8,646 12,467 3,821
Connecticut 27,913 34,171 19,029   0.68 0.56 15,142 8,884 -6,258
Delaware 8,259 7,159 4,791   0.58 0.67 2,368 3,468 1,100
District of Columbia 9,996 3,372 873   0.09 0.26 2,499 9,123 6,624
Florida 143,052 133,339 119,012   0.83 0.89 14,327 24,040 9,713
                   
Georgia 76,298 77,954 64,734   0.85 0.83 13,220 11,564 -1,656
Hawaii 8,316 9,905 6,613   0.80 0.67 3,292 1,703 -1,589
Idaho 11,555 10,894 8,032   0.70 0.74 2,862 3,523 661
Illinois 109,524 114,437 88,819   0.81 0.78 25,618 20,705 -4,913
Indiana 64,138 56,055 48,691   0.76 0.87 7,364 15,447 8,083
                   
Iowa 38,985 30,353 26,567   0.68 0.88 3,786 12,418 8,632
Kansas 29,057 27,945 23,437   0.81 0.84 4,508 5,620 1,112
Kentucky 38,697 36,113 31,878   0.82 0.88 4,235 6,819 2,584
Louisiana 35,643 36,171 31,603   0.89 0.87 4,568 4,040 -528
Maine 11,465 12,323 8,281   0.72 0.67 4,042 3,184 -858
                   
Maryland 47,166 55,605 37,580   0.80 0.68 18,025 9,586 -8,439
Massachusetts 71,764 64,399 45,306   0.63 0.70 19,093 26,458 7,365
Michigan 96,812 98,597 88,775   0.92 0.90 9,822 8,037 -1,785
Minnesota 54,004 56,226 43,528   0.81 0.77 12,698 10,476 -2,222
Mississippi 32,480 29,941 27,251   0.84 0.91 2,690 5,229 2,539
                   
Missouri 52,569 50,072 41,849   0.80 0.84 8,223 10,720 2,497
Montana 8,554 8,573 6,540   0.76 0.76 2,033 2,014 -19
Nebraska 18,519 18,328 15,218   0.82 0.83 3,110 3,301 191
Nevada 15,052 16,087 13,285   0.88 0.83 2,802 1,767 -1,035
New Hampshire 12,985 12,435 6,709   0.52 0.54 5,726 6,276 550
                   
New Jersey 61,540 91,099 56,605   0.92 0.62 34,494 4,935 -29,559
New Mexico 16,961 18,138 14,218   0.84 0.78 3,920 2,743 -1,177
New York 182,929 179,150 146,632   0.80 0.82 32,518 36,297 3,779
North Carolina 84,968 77,524 69,953   0.82 0.90 7,571 15,015 7,444
North Dakota 8,365 7,000 5,009   0.60 0.72 1,991 3,356 1,365
                   
Ohio 103,531 105,677 89,300   0.86 0.85 16,377 14,231 -2,146
Oklahoma 34,751 31,642 28,236   0.81 0.89 3,406 6,515 3,109
Oregon 29,704 28,072 23,147   0.78 0.82 4,925 6,557 1,632
Pennsylvania 137,903 122,574 103,521   0.75 0.84 19,053 34,382 15,329
Rhode Island 16,103 9,669 6,770   0.42 0.70 2,899 9,333 6,434
                   
South Carolina 39,557 35,635 31,555   0.80 0.89 4,080 8,002 3,922
South Dakota 9,280 8,674 6,797   0.73 0.78 1,877 2,483 606
Tennessee 50,120 48,579 41,047   0.82 0.84 7,532 9,073 1,541
Texas 198,219 205,143 183,466   0.93 0.89 21,677 14,753 -6,924
Utah 29,402 22,276 20,441   0.70 0.92 1,835 8,961 7,126
                   
Vermont 7,191 5,175 2,399   0.33 0.46 2,776 4,792 2,016
Virginia 73,708 68,372 55,756   0.76 0.82 12,616 17,952 5,336
Washington 37,269 40,743 31,427   0.84 0.77 9,316 5,842 -3,474
West Virginia 16,926 13,744 11,637   0.69 0.85 2,107 5,289 3,182
Wisconsin 55,816 55,898 46,121   0.83 0.83 9,777 9,695 -82
Wyoming 6,104 4,368 3,255   0.53 0.75 1,113 2,849 1,736
                   
U.S. Service Academies 4,231 439 3 -439 3,792 4,231
State unknown4  32,691   32,691 -32,691
Other jurisdictions 42,847 44,166 42,413   0.99 0.96 1,753 434 -1,319
American Samoa 531 644 531   1.00 0.82 113 0 -113
Federated States of Micronesia 1,112 1,269 1,112   1.00 0.88 157 0 -157
Guam 1,149 1,175 1,012   0.88 0.86 163 137 -26
Marshall Islands 6 30 6   1.00 0.20 24 0 -24
Northern Marianas 192 206 158   0.82 0.77 48 34 -14
Palau 134 121 86   0.64 0.71 35 48 13
Puerto Rico 39,343 39,898 39,144   0.99 0.98 754 199 -555
U.S. Virgin Islands 380 823 364   0.96 0.44 459 16 -443
Foreign countries 38,652   38,652 -38,652
Residence unknown 14,383   14,383 -14,383
†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 Students whose residence is in the same state as the service academy.
4 Institution unable to determine student's home state.
NOTE: Includes all first-time postsecondary students enrolled at reporting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2006 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2007. (This table was prepared June 2008.)