Table 311.15.

Number and percentage of students enrolled in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by distance education participation, location of student, level of enrollment, and control and level of institution: Fall 2012 and fall 2013

Year, level of enrollment, and control and level of institution	Number of students										Percent of students
	Total	No distance education courses	Taking any distance education course(s)								Total	No distance educa-tion courses	Taking any distance education course(s)
			Total, any distance education course(s)	At least one, but not all, of student's courses	Exclusively distance education courses, by location of student								Total, any distance education course(s)	At least one, but not all, of student's courses	Exclusively distance education courses, by location of student
					Total	Same state	Different state	State not known	Outside of the United States	Location unknown					Total	Same state	Differ-ent state	State not known	Outside of the United States	Location unknown
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Fall 2012
All students,      total	20,642,819	15,198,118	5,444,701	2,806,048	2,638,653	1,336,873	1,176,009	36,779	33,561	55,431	100.0	73.6	26.4	13.6	12.8	6.5	5.7	0.2	0.2	0.3
Public	14,880,343	11,227,331	3,653,012	2,405,021	1,247,991	1,031,658	145,655	23,173	13,277	34,228	100.0	75.5	24.5	16.2	8.4	6.9	1.0	0.2	0.1	0.2
Private
Nonprofit	3,953,578	3,226,385	727,193	259,696	467,497	183,450	253,173	9,050	7,378	14,446	100.0	81.6	18.4	6.6	11.8	4.6	6.4	0.2	0.2	0.4
For-profit	1,808,898	744,402	1,064,496	141,331	923,165	121,765	777,181	4,556	12,906	6,757	100.0	41.2	58.8	7.8	51.0	6.7	43.0	0.3	0.7	0.4
Fall 2013
All students,      total	20,375,789	14,853,595	5,522,194	2,862,991	2,659,203	1,388,195	1,119,577	30,244	35,767	85,420	100.0	72.9	27.1	14.1	13.1	6.8	5.5	0.1	0.2	0.4
4-year	13,407,050	9,790,774	3,616,276	1,638,507	1,977,769	778,853	1,074,387	12,905	31,867	79,757	100.0	73.0	27.0	12.2	14.8	5.8	8.0	0.1	0.2	0.6
2-year	6,968,739	5,062,821	1,905,918	1,224,484	681,434	609,342	45,190	17,339	3,900	5,663	100.0	72.7	27.3	17.6	9.8	8.7	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.1
Public	14,745,558	11,001,316	3,744,242	2,462,362	1,281,880	1,065,214	159,637	24,401	12,718	19,910	100.0	74.6	25.4	16.7	8.7	7.2	1.1	0.2	0.1	0.1
4-year	8,120,417	6,244,659	1,875,758	1,255,372	620,386	462,008	128,232	7,062	8,834	14,250	100.0	76.9	23.1	15.5	7.6	5.7	1.6	0.1	0.1	0.2
2-year	6,625,141	4,756,657	1,868,484	1,206,990	661,494	603,206	31,405	17,339	3,884	5,660	100.0	71.8	28.2	18.2	10.0	9.1	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1
Private
Nonprofit	3,974,004	3,178,594	795,410	275,020	520,390	205,897	289,967	2,349	9,435	12,742	100.0	80.0	20.0	6.9	13.1	5.2	7.3	0.1	0.2	0.3
4-year	3,941,806	3,148,416	793,390	273,802	519,588	205,493	289,569	2,349	9,435	12,742	100.0	79.9	20.1	6.9	13.2	5.2	7.3	0.1	0.2	0.3
2-year	32,198	30,178	2,020	1,218	802	404	398	0	0	0	100.0	93.7	6.3	3.8	2.5	1.3	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
For-profit	1,656,227	673,685	982,542	125,609	856,933	117,084	669,973	3,494	13,614	52,768	100.0	40.7	59.3	7.6	51.7	7.1	40.5	0.2	0.8	3.2
4-year	1,344,827	397,699	947,128	109,333	837,795	111,352	656,586	3,494	13,598	52,765	100.0	29.6	70.4	8.1	62.3	8.3	48.8	0.3	1.0	3.9
2-year	311,400	275,986	35,414	16,276	19,138	5,732	13,387	0	16	3	100.0	88.6	11.4	5.2	6.1	1.8	4.3	0.0	#	#
Undergraduate	17,474,835	12,847,210	4,627,625	2,645,183	1,982,442	1,114,983	757,448	26,211	21,105	62,695	100.0	73.5	26.5	15.1	11.3	6.4	4.3	0.1	0.1	0.4
4-year	10,506,096	7,784,389	2,721,707	1,420,699	1,301,008	505,641	712,258	8,872	17,205	57,032	100.0	74.1	25.9	13.5	12.4	4.8	6.8	0.1	0.2	0.5
2-year	6,968,739	5,062,821	1,905,918	1,224,484	681,434	609,342	45,190	17,339	3,900	5,663	100.0	72.7	27.3	17.6	9.8	8.7	0.6	0.2	0.1	0.1
Public	13,347,002	9,949,253	3,397,749	2,337,560	1,060,189	916,864	96,899	22,988	8,958	14,480	100.0	74.5	25.5	17.5	7.9	6.9	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.1
4-year	6,721,861	5,192,596	1,529,265	1,130,570	398,695	313,658	65,494	5,649	5,074	8,820	100.0	77.2	22.8	16.8	5.9	4.7	1.0	0.1	0.1	0.1
2-year	6,625,141	4,756,657	1,868,484	1,206,990	661,494	603,206	31,405	17,339	3,884	5,660	100.0	71.8	28.2	18.2	10.0	9.1	0.5	0.3	0.1	0.1
Private
Nonprofit	2,757,447	2,271,597	485,850	194,886	290,964	108,191	169,663	758	4,655	7,697	100.0	82.4	17.6	7.1	10.6	3.9	6.2	#	0.2	0.3
4-year	2,725,249	2,241,419	483,830	193,668	290,162	107,787	169,265	758	4,655	7,697	100.0	82.2	17.8	7.1	10.6	4.0	6.2	#	0.2	0.3
2-year	32,198	30,178	2,020	1,218	802	404	398	0	0	0	100.0	93.7	6.3	3.8	2.5	1.3	1.2	0.0	0.0	0.0
For-profit	1,370,386	626,360	744,026	112,737	631,289	89,928	490,886	2,465	7,492	40,518	100.0	45.7	54.3	8.2	46.1	6.6	35.8	0.2	0.5	3.0
4-year	1,058,986	350,374	708,612	96,461	612,151	84,196	477,499	2,465	7,476	40,515	100.0	33.1	66.9	9.1	57.8	8.0	45.1	0.2	0.7	3.8
2-year	311,400	275,986	35,414	16,276	19,138	5,732	13,387	0	16	3	100.0	88.6	11.4	5.2	6.1	1.8	4.3	0.0	#	#
Postbaccalaureate	2,900,954	2,006,385	894,569	217,808	676,761	273,212	362,129	4,033	14,662	22,725	100.0	69.2	30.8	7.5	23.3	9.4	12.5	0.1	0.5	0.8
Public	1,398,556	1,052,063	346,493	124,802	221,691	148,350	62,738	1,413	3,760	5,430	100.0	75.2	24.8	8.9	15.9	10.6	4.5	0.1	0.3	0.4
Private
Nonprofit	1,216,557	906,997	309,560	80,134	229,426	97,706	120,304	1,591	4,780	5,045	100.0	74.6	25.4	6.6	18.9	8.0	9.9	0.1	0.4	0.4
For-profit	285,841	47,325	238,516	12,872	225,644	27,156	179,087	1,029	6,122	12,250	100.0	16.6	83.4	4.5	78.9	9.5	62.7	0.4	2.1	4.3

#Rounds to zero.

NOTE: 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, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2013 and Spring 2014, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared December 2014.)