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Table 199. Total first-time freshmen fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex, control of institution, and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 2000 through 2008
State or jurisdiction Total, fall 2000 Total, fall 2004 Total, fall 2005 Total, fall 2006 Total, fall 2007 Fall 2008
Total Full-time Part-time Public Private
Total Males Females Total Males Females
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
United States 2,427,551 2,630,243 2,657,338 2,707,213 2,776,168 3,024,723 2,427,740 1,115,500 1,312,240 596,983 273,802 323,181 2,240,414 784,309
Alabama 43,411 42,737 42,461 42,821 45,686 51,456 45,023 20,456 24,567 6,433 2,525 3,908 41,060 10,396
Alaska 2,432 2,760 2,899 2,984 2,979 3,193 2,404 1,091 1,313 789 294 495 2,929 264
Arizona 46,646 50,521 76,987 63,830 75,310 89,486 70,575 26,739 43,836 18,911 8,583 10,328 48,365 41,121
Arkansas 22,695 24,110 24,480 23,545 25,424 26,838 23,617 10,610 13,007 3,221 1,385 1,836 22,984 3,854
California 246,128 259,869 266,989 294,343 302,592 433,287 263,229 120,141 143,088 170,058 86,305 83,753 375,471 57,816
                           
Colorado 43,201 45,341 47,330 52,309 51,814 54,978 42,761 19,503 23,258 12,217 5,265 6,952 38,576 16,402
Connecticut 24,212 27,295 27,520 27,913 28,490 30,754 27,010 12,553 14,457 3,744 1,459 2,285 19,578 11,176
Delaware 7,636 8,253 8,763 8,259 9,197 9,231 8,075 3,534 4,541 1,156 488 668 7,889 1,342
District of Columbia 9,150 11,350 11,334 9,996 10,437 13,734 9,443 3,883 5,560 4,291 1,317 2,974 1,006 12,728
Florida 109,931 138,561 136,694 143,052 149,125 153,189 117,672 52,715 64,957 35,517 15,822 19,695 110,802 42,387
                           
Georgia 67,616 83,314 74,267 76,298 79,370 86,199 70,345 31,245 39,100 15,854 6,532 9,322 69,514 16,685
Hawaii 8,931 8,492 8,466 8,316 8,846 9,668 7,351 3,174 4,177 2,317 1,064 1,253 7,963 1,705
Idaho 10,669 11,801 12,549 11,555 11,657 12,057 10,783 5,015 5,768 1,274 568 706 8,902 3,155
Illinois 107,592 103,212 111,724 109,524 111,851 119,139 98,423 44,643 53,780 20,716 9,689 11,027 72,461 46,678
Indiana 59,320 61,520 61,915 64,138 66,307 73,439 62,877 29,048 33,829 10,562 5,120 5,442 53,037 20,402
                           
Iowa 39,564 43,352 41,242 38,985 42,447 44,777 34,443 16,936 17,507 10,334 3,213 7,121 26,979 17,798
Kansas 31,424 28,393 29,173 29,057 28,816 29,593 25,837 13,103 12,734 3,756 1,576 2,180 25,608 3,985
Kentucky 34,140 39,485 37,766 38,697 39,996 40,207 34,987 15,209 19,778 5,220 2,138 3,082 30,341 9,866
Louisiana 45,383 43,572 32,018 35,643 36,444 38,473 34,778 14,786 19,992 3,695 1,536 2,159 31,750 6,723
Maine 9,231 10,760 11,181 11,465 11,779 12,142 10,715 5,264 5,451 1,427 543 884 8,115 4,027
                           
Maryland 35,552 45,815 44,288 47,166 45,618 47,770 36,811 16,989 19,822 10,959 4,611 6,348 39,799 7,971
Massachusetts 66,044 70,869 70,873 71,764 74,276 75,530 67,855 31,101 36,754 7,675 3,066 4,609 35,911 39,619
Michigan 84,998 88,078 93,221 96,812 98,287 96,416 77,348 36,268 41,080 19,068 8,535 10,533 78,956 17,460
Minnesota 63,893 61,042 57,822 54,004 54,697 55,023 46,490 23,101 23,389 8,533 3,671 4,862 40,015 15,008
Mississippi 30,356 33,646 33,665 32,480 33,719 33,578 29,569 12,622 16,947 4,009 1,567 2,442 31,160 2,418
                           
Missouri 48,639 51,431 52,678 52,569 54,063 57,833 50,542 22,837 27,705 7,291 3,204 4,087 39,129 18,704
Montana 7,771 8,484 8,654 8,554 7,999 8,520 7,599 3,962 3,637 921 366 555 7,647 873
Nebraska 19,027 18,855 19,015 18,519 18,782 18,109 16,188 7,967 8,221 1,921 834 1,087 14,303 3,806
Nevada 10,490 13,995 15,117 15,052 15,693 18,536 10,978 4,680 6,298 7,558 4,028 3,530 16,097 2,439
New Hampshire 13,143 12,420 12,692 12,985 12,701 13,056 11,622 5,425 6,197 1,434 563 871 7,897 5,159
                           
New Jersey 52,233 57,564 58,396 61,540 63,973 65,959 56,726 27,206 29,520 9,233 4,067 5,166 55,676 10,283
New Mexico 15,261 16,827 16,653 16,961 17,940 19,569 15,445 7,199 8,246 4,124 1,975 2,149 18,115 1,454
New York 168,181 180,253 181,328 182,929 188,243 193,929 182,880 85,592 97,288 11,049 4,833 6,216 115,435 78,494
North Carolina 69,343 81,444 79,628 84,968 84,397 88,596 70,815 31,852 38,963 17,781 7,538 10,243 70,533 18,063
North Dakota 8,929 9,477 8,296 8,365 8,333 8,733 8,336 4,429 3,907 397 153 244 7,708 1,025
                           
Ohio 98,823 104,334 102,800 103,531 107,336 108,929 95,252 44,246 51,006 13,677 6,591 7,086 75,343 33,586
Oklahoma 35,094 34,948 35,318 34,751 34,770 33,339 27,827 13,181 14,646 5,512 2,312 3,200 28,033 5,306
Oregon 26,946 28,402 28,944 29,704 30,954 33,748 25,066 11,814 13,252 8,682 4,019 4,663 27,816 5,932
Pennsylvania 125,578 132,339 132,758 137,903 137,908 143,938 125,197 59,544 65,653 18,741 7,225 11,516 79,284 64,654
Rhode Island 13,789 15,388 15,277 16,103 16,588 16,543 14,941 6,905 8,036 1,602 699 903 8,050 8,493
                           
South Carolina 32,353 37,868 38,469 39,557 42,252 43,405 37,368 16,458 20,910 6,037 2,601 3,436 34,194 9,211
South Dakota 8,597 9,076 8,780 9,280 8,743 8,920 7,881 3,894 3,987 1,039 401 638 7,081 1,839
Tennessee 43,327 47,991 49,076 50,120 51,317 53,671 48,625 21,506 27,119 5,046 2,141 2,905 35,606 18,065
Texas 181,813 205,221 202,388 198,219 189,075 199,333 144,380 66,849 77,531 54,953 26,186 28,767 171,641 27,692
Utah 24,953 26,787 28,501 29,402 29,662 30,331 23,399 10,751 12,648 6,932 3,478 3,454 21,889 8,442
                           
Vermont 6,810 6,343 7,684 7,191 7,490 7,744 7,319 3,700 3,619 425 121 304 4,470 3,274
Virginia 52,661 66,621 68,005 73,708 78,847 81,742 68,045 30,114 37,931 13,697 5,883 7,814 60,916 20,826
Washington 36,287 37,393 38,367 37,269 38,106 41,221 36,694 17,154 19,540 4,527 2,078 2,449 33,177 8,044
West Virginia 15,659 16,602 16,675 16,926 18,194 19,954 17,179 8,200 8,979 2,775 1,745 1,030 15,315 4,639
Wisconsin 53,662 55,331 55,326 55,816 57,420 58,310 49,144 23,571 25,573 9,166 3,560 5,606 46,647 11,663
Wyoming 4,209 6,519 6,661 6,104 6,045 6,241 5,514 3,211 2,303 727 329 398 4,884 1,357
                           
U.S. Service Academies 3,818 4,182 4,225 4,231 4,173 4,357 4,357 3,524 833 0 0 0 4,357
                           
Other jurisdictions 39,609 43,506 41,800 42,847 43,611 45,452 42,180 18,480 23,700 3,272 1,438 1,834 17,482 27,970
American Samoa 297 575 597 531 602 504 218 96 122 286 123 163 504 0
Federated States of
   Micronesia
786 1,389 761 1,112 954 856 799 375 424 57 28 29 856 0
Guam 770 724 1,117 1,149 621 702 564 237 327 138 63 75 674 28
Marshall Islands 199 179 12 6 158 211 48 20 28 163 81 82 211 0
Northern Marianas 333 255 199 192 228 151 127 41 86 24 14 10 151 0
Palau 147 115 105 134 118 92 76 43 33 16 10 6 92 0
Puerto Rico 36,773 39,471 38,648 39,343 40,526 42,381 39,862 17,496 22,366 2,519 1,102 1,417 14,439 27,942
U.S. Virgin Islands 304 798 361 380 404 555 486 172 314 69 17 52 555 0
†Not applicable.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Data are for first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2000 through 2008 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2001 through Spring 2009. (This table was prepared September 2009.)

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