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Table 197.Full-time-equivalent fall enrollment in institutions of higher education, by control, type of institution, and state: 1992 to 1994

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                      |          Public 4-year         |          Public 2-year         |         Private 4-year         |      Private 2-year
                      |--------------------------------|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|------------------------------
  State or other area |   1992   |   1993   | 1994\1\  |   1992   |   1993   | 1994\1\  | 1992\2\  | 1993\2\  | 1994\1\  |   1992   |  1993   | 1994\1\
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |
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          1           |    2     |    3     |    4     |    5     |    6     |    7     |    8     |    9     |    10    |    11    |   12    |   13
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   United States .....|4,797,884 |4,765,983 |4,749,524 |3,113,817 |3,046,411 |3,034,872 |2,331,495 |2,354,938 |2,387,817 |  193,580 | 184,083 | 175,859
                      |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|---------|---------
Alabama ..............|  105,069 |  105,089 |  103,200 |   55,679 |   56,950 |   56,255 |   18,830 |   19,224 |   19,485 |    2,950 |   1,750 |   1,231
Alaska ...............|   18,039 |   18,072 |   17,810 |      235 |      253 |      244 |      974 |    1,004 |      622 |      359 |     238 |     303
Arizona ..............|   79,429 |   78,324 |   82,558 |   79,433 |   76,627 |   76,262 |   15,853 |   22,320 |   19,129 |    1,005 |   1,077 |     929
Arkansas .............|   56,106 |   55,685 |   54,540 |   12,376 |   14,074 |   13,281 |    9,446 |    9,599 |    9,666 |    1,526 |     951 |     346
California ...........|  433,625 |  417,202 |  413,527 |  626,990 |  577,405 |  575,613 |  175,364 |  178,651 |  199,213 |   12,568 |  13,271 |  12,344
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |
Colorado .............|  104,438 |  104,399 |  104,474 |   41,449 |   40,444 |   40,104 |   17,934 |   18,942 |   21,477 |    4,011 |   3,867 |   3,121
Connecticut ..........|   46,388 |   45,083 |   43,582 |   23,073 |   22,805 |   22,303 |   42,727 |   42,414 |   43,398 |    1,212 |   1,163 |   1,188
Delaware .............|   20,281 |   20,946 |   20,982 |    6,629 |    6,349 |    6,529 |    5,072 |    5,182 |    5,232 |     ---  |     --- |     ---
District of Columbia .|    7,405 |    6,839 |    6,763 |      --- |      --- |      --- |   55,456 |   56,151 |   53,802 |     ---  |     --- |     ---
Florida ..............|  142,906 |  147,729 |  155,232 |  182,004 |  180,327 |  179,177 |   80,717 |   79,769 |   80,234 |    5,815 |   4,454 |   4,884
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |
Georgia ..............|  125,076 |  126,594 |  128,563 |   52,110 |   54,825 |   55,739 |   46,568 |   50,329 |   52,189 |    7,298 |   5,685 |   5,319
Hawaii ...............|   18,660 |   19,311 |   19,437 |   15,729 |   16,025 |   16,692 |    9,116 |    9,287 |    9,485 |     ---  |     --- |     ---
Idaho ................|   30,993 |   31,449 |   32,237 |    4,630 |    5,007 |    5,218 |    2,279 |    2,141 |    2,252 |    8,056 |   8,522 |   8,280
Illinois .............|  165,247 |  163,884 |  161,500 |  197,756 |  191,411 |  190,946 |  137,704 |  139,625 |  141,160 |    6,182 |   5,819 |   5,421
Indiana...............|  153,190 |  151,282 |  147,844 |   25,216 |   23,954 |   24,279 |   52,037 |   53,004 |   53,673 |    2,829 |   2,953 |   2,997
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |
Iowa .................|   58,773 |   58,156 |   57,556 |   39,895 |   39,833 |   39,735 |   40,369 |   40,644 |   40,905 |    1,913 |   1,930 |   1,212
Kansas ...............|   73,356 |   73,783 |   71,257 |   36,435 |   36,132 |   37,568 |   12,411 |   12,663 |   14,166 |      868 |     819 |     784
Kentucky .............|   89,506 |   88,286 |   87,211 |   30,134 |   30,565 |   29,039 |   22,079 |   22,256 |   22,331 |    4,280 |   4,618 |   4,153
Louisiana ............|  126,708 |  123,798 |  124,883 |   16,916 |   17,155 |   17,595 |   22,376 |   23,050 |   23,195 |      680 |     602 |     985
Maine ................|   24,626 |   24,035 |   23,461 |    4,594 |    4,593 |    4,549 |   11,657 |   11,545 |   11,945 |    1,373 |   1,506 |   1,602
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |
Maryland .............|   86,358 |   85,869 |   86,578 |   60,510 |   59,917 |   58,471 |   28,175 |   28,575 |   29,393 |      836 |     870 |     937
Massachusetts ........|   81,357 |   79,000 |   78,686 |   48,116 |   48,436 |   47,035 |  185,982 |  184,779 |  184,199 |    9,735 |   9,592 |   9,506
Michigan .............|  206,325 |  209,703 |  205,800 |  114,237 |  114,289 |  108,182 |   63,802 |   62,076 |   61,100 |    2,279 |   1,971 |   1,614
Minnesota ............|   94,668 |   91,811 |   89,990 |   56,709 |   55,659 |   67,471 |   45,596 |   46,201 |   47,395 |    4,804 |   3,833 |   3,521
Mississippi ..........|   52,038 |   51,147 |   50,417 |   40,955 |   41,568 |   40,669 |    9,589 |    9,928 |    9,425 |    2,044 |   1,107 |     960
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |
Missouri..............|   99,726 |   97,160 |   95,401 |   42,758 |   44,231 |   41,935 |   69,008 |   69,802 |   71,773 |    4,367 |   5,150 |   4,934
Montana ..............|   26,088 |   26,678 |   26,857 |    3,039 |    2,992 |    3,294 |    2,807 |    3,556 |    3,652 |    1,591 |     571 |     529
Nebraska .............|   48,846 |   48,511 |   47,248 |   23,029 |   18,634 |   20,129 |   15,823 |   16,285 |   16,682 |      428 |     443 |     338
Nevada ...............|   21,696 |   21,318 |   21,963 |   13,998 |   13,807 |   13,855 |      575 |      559 |      598 |       25 |      25 |      27
New Hampshire ........|   21,630 |   21,763 |   21,962 |    5,368 |    5,316 |    5,025 |   19,216 |   18,876 |   18,603 |    3,048 |   3,108 |   2,952
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |
New Jersey ...........|  104,568 |  103,462 |  102,204 |   81,494 |   83,472 |   81,903 |   45,071 |   45,114 |   44,368 |    3,439 |   3,435 |   3,295
New Mexico ...........|   40,008 |   41,227 |   39,973 |   23,693 |   25,099 |   25,126 |    2,705 |    2,214 |    3,550 |      762 |     566 |     651
New York .............|  268,332 |  268,270 |  272,066 |  179,438 |  182,769 |  180,543 |  342,511 |  343,641 |  339,369 |   28,056 |  27,827 |  26,016
North Carolina .......|  131,736 |  131,718 |  132,091 |   95,541 |   91,489 |   91,727 |   58,312 |   58,064 |   56,789 |    2,947 |   2,538 |   2,241
North Dakota .........|   25,105 |   25,257 |   25,055 |    6,567 |    6,592 |    6,642 |    3,107 |    3,094 |    3,038 |      234 |     264 |     242
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |
Ohio .................|  234,763 |  228,303 |  223,580 |   91,025 |   92,358 |   88,888 |   94,134 |   95,266 |   95,994 |   14,318 |  10,381 |   9,586
Oklahoma .............|   78,795 |   77,877 |   78,501 |   43,586 |   38,250 |   38,063 |   17,292 |   17,652 |   18,138 |    2,776 |   1,948 |   2,459
Oregon ...............|   53,812 |   52,787 |   52,916 |   46,742 |   46,522 |   44,748 |   19,172 |   19,345 |   19,949 |      299 |     182 |     163
Pennsylvania .........|  204,341 |  200,053 |  198,056 |   68,492 |   67,024 |   64,045 |  179,575 |  179,371 |  179,269 |   27,916 |  29,184 |  28,926
Rhode Island .........|   19,476 |   18,836 |   18,015 |    9,693 |    8,696 |    8,524 |   30,937 |   29,658 |   28,720 |     ---  |   2,025 |   1,930
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |
South Carolina .......|   72,719 |   71,698 |   71,132 |   36,394 |   37,219 |   37,571 |   20,969 |   21,103 |   20,849 |    2,117 |   1,748 |   1,343
South Dakota .........|   24,707 |   26,215 |   25,822 |      141 |      171 |      158 |    5,651 |    5,336 |    5,384 |      116 |     128 |     143
Tennessee ............|   94,401 |   94,910 |   93,976 |   47,696 |   47,353 |   46,958 |   42,201 |   43,144 |   44,083 |    3,586 |   2,846 |   2,425
Texas ................|  338,888 |  339,313 |  339,801 |  234,411 |  233,900 |  237,787 |   85,507 |   86,388 |   87,907 |    4,802 |   4,875 |   5,987
Utah .................|   49,252 |   58,244 |   61,636 |   23,857 |   17,260 |   18,453 |   32,383 |   33,985 |   33,661 |      969 |   1,085 |   1,079
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |
Vermont ..............|   13,646 |   13,415 |   13,765 |    2,530 |    2,479 |    1,834 |   13,295 |   12,729 |   12,390 |      163 |     161 |     163
Virginia .............|  137,313 |  136,339 |  136,115 |   69,624 |   68,650 |   67,688 |   43,721 |   42,023 |   46,742 |    3,430 |   3,698 |   3,744
Washington ...........|   75,079 |   76,501 |   77,461 |   94,077 |   96,449 |  101,499 |   27,593 |   29,432 |   30,620 |    2,372 |   1,988 |   1,938
West Virginia.........|   57,750 |   56,628 |   55,841 |    4,947 |    4,840 |    4,930 |    8,575 |    8,860 |    9,349 |      861 |     944 |     846
Wisconsin ............|  126,240 |  123,700 |  122,297 |   62,623 |   65,297 |   59,860 |   39,242 |   40,082 |   41,269 |    1,581 |   1,665 |   1,598
Wyoming ..............|   10,180 |    9,976 |   10,116 |   11,298 |   11,364 |   11,318 |      --- |      --- |      --- |      754 |     700 |     667
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |
U.S. Service Schools .|   18,220 |   18,348 |   17,586 |   19,946 |   19,575 |   19,413 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     ---  |     --- |     ---
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   Outlying areas ....|   48,186 |   48,931 |   49,518 |    7,654 |    9,021 |    9,886 |   78,952 |   77,146 |   73,595 |   10,745 |  11,393 |  10,161
                      |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|---------|---------
American Samoa .......|      --- |      --- |      --- |    1,029 |    1,007 |      998 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     ---  |     --- |     ---
Federated States of   |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |
  Micronesia .........|      --- |      --- |      --- |      690 |      743 |    1,040 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     ---  |     --- |     ---
Guam .................|    2,418 |    2,908 |    3,159 |      689 |      912 |    1,049 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     ---  |     --- |     ---
Marshall Islands......|      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      374 |      254 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     ---  |     --- |     ---
Northern Marianas ....|      --- |      --- |      --- |      476 |      653 |      653 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     ---  |     --- |     ---
Palau ................|      --- |      --- |      --- |      382 |      377 |      357 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     ---  |     --- |     ---
Puerto Rico ..........|   43,962 |   44,107 |   44,321 |    4,388 |    4,955 |    5,535 |   78,952 |   77,146 |   73,595 |   10,745 |  11,393 |  10,161
Virgin Islands .......|    1,806 |    1,916 |    2,038 |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     ---  |     --- |     ---
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\1\Preliminary data.

\2\Revised from previously published data.

---Data not reported or not applicable.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys. (This table was prepared November 1995.)


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