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Table 201. -  Full-time-equivalent fall enrollment in institutions of higher education, by control, type of institution, and state: 1994 to 1996
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                      |          Public 4-year         |          Public 2-year         |         Private 4-year         |      Private 2-year
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  State or other area |   1994   |   1995   | 1996\1\  |   1994   |   1995   | 1996\1\  |   1994   |   1995   | 1996\1\  |  1994   |  1995   | 1996\1\
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   United States .....|4,749,524 |4,757,223 |4,767,248 |3,034,872 |2,994,592 |3,008,050 |2,387,817 |2,415,621 |2,464,432 | 175,859 | 167,520 | 162,530
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Alabama ..............|  103,200 |  104,189 |  101,864 |   56,255 |   54,564 |   53,207 |   19,485 |   19,533 |   19,655 |   1,231 |     450 |     883
Alaska ...............|   17,810 |   17,823 |   17,508 |      244 |      326 |      322 |      622 |      588 |      555 |     303 |     167 |     270
Arizona ..............|   82,558 |   83,010 |   84,062 |   76,262 |   76,822 |   76,541 |   19,129 |   16,658 |   20,174 |     929 |     889 |     948
Arkansas .............|   54,540 |   53,057 |   52,468 |   13,281 |   15,177 |   16,713 |    9,666 |    9,975 |   10,167 |     346 |     349 |     376
California ...........|  413,527 |  421,100 |  434,560 |  575,613 |  563,047 |  580,225 |  199,213 |  199,346 |  203,916 |  12,344 |  12,886 |  13,246
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
Colorado .............|  104,474 |  104,521 |  104,977 |   40,104 |   40,332 |   39,996 |   21,477 |   21,702 |   24,957 |   3,121 |   3,442 |   1,554
Connecticut ..........|   43,582 |   43,441 |   42,967 |   22,303 |   21,322 |   20,374 |   43,398 |   43,831 |   44,901 |   1,188 |   1,157 |   1,160
Delaware .............|   20,982 |   20,533 |   20,821 |    6,529 |    6,705 |    6,975 |    5,232 |    5,298 |    5,351 |     --- |     --- |     ---
District of Columbia .|    6,495 |    5,950 |    4,559 |      --- |      --- |      --- |   53,802 |   55,068 |   54,654 |     --- |     --- |     ---
Florida ..............|  155,232 |  160,046 |  163,504 |  179,177 |  176,817 |  174,897 |   80,234 |   80,301 |   82,796 |   4,884 |   5,123 |   5,524
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
Georgia ..............|  128,563 |  132,111 |  131,676 |   55,739 |   56,843 |   58,585 |   52,189 |   55,179 |   57,817 |   5,319 |   4,132 |   4,105
Hawaii ...............|   19,437 |   19,158 |   17,680 |   16,692 |   16,222 |   15,859 |    9,485 |    9,916 |   11,101 |     --- |     --- |     ---
Idaho ................|   32,237 |   32,161 |   32,375 |    5,218 |    5,265 |    5,693 |    2,252 |    1,998 |    2,042 |   8,280 |   8,122 |   7,986
Illinois .............|  161,500 |  159,900 |  159,822 |  190,946 |  183,337 |  184,823 |  141,160 |  144,744 |  146,132 |   5,421 |   3,784 |   3,684
Indiana...............|  147,844 |  146,709 |  147,182 |   24,279 |   23,310 |   22,165 |   53,673 |   54,658 |   55,213 |   2,997 |   2,866 |   2,878
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
Iowa .................|   57,556 |   57,870 |   58,444 |   39,735 |   39,829 |   41,310 |   40,905 |   41,377 |   41,185 |   1,212 |     926 |     890
Kansas ...............|   71,257 |   71,592 |   70,500 |   37,568 |   39,813 |   38,116 |   14,166 |   13,756 |   13,545 |     784 |     735 |     721
Kentucky .............|   87,211 |   86,774 |   86,022 |   29,039 |   28,227 |   28,346 |   22,331 |   22,965 |   23,316 |   4,153 |   2,361 |   2,403
Louisiana ............|  124,883 |  125,563 |  125,650 |   17,595 |   17,057 |   17,320 |   23,195 |   23,442 |   23,060 |     985 |     754 |     943
Maine ................|   23,461 |   22,812 |   22,656 |    4,549 |    4,369 |    4,361 |   11,945 |   12,364 |   12,357 |   1,602 |   1,655 |   1,594
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
Maryland .............|   86,578 |   87,997 |   88,440 |   58,471 |   57,419 |   55,837 |   29,393 |   30,193 |   30,537 |     937 |   1,032 |   1,005
Massachusetts ........|   78,686 |   78,616 |   78,570 |   47,035 |   44,938 |   42,703 |  184,199 |  189,336 |  190,839 |   9,506 |   5,997 |   5,093
Michigan .............|  205,800 |  206,495 |  207,628 |  108,182 |  103,720 |  102,348 |   61,100 |   61,116 |   64,277 |   1,614 |   1,728 |     945
Minnesota ............|   89,990 |   88,696 |   89,123 |   67,471 |   62,765 |   62,673 |   47,395 |   48,406 |   49,981 |   3,521 |   3,263 |   3,706
Mississippi ..........|   50,417 |   51,561 |   52,907 |   40,669 |   41,384 |   42,928 |    9,425 |    9,400 |    8,795 |     960 |     722 |     643
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
Missouri..............|   95,401 |   94,930 |   94,552 |   41,935 |   40,677 |   41,119 |   71,773 |   73,005 |   74,840 |   4,934 |   3,939 |   3,818
Montana ..............|   26,857 |   27,724 |   27,942 |    3,294 |    4,607 |    4,708 |    3,652 |    3,597 |    3,606 |     529 |     600 |     556
Nebraska .............|   47,248 |   47,537 |   47,036 |   20,129 |   19,711 |   22,656 |   16,682 |   16,627 |   16,833 |     338 |     403 |     ---
Nevada ...............|   21,963 |   21,806 |   22,382 |   13,855 |   15,191 |   17,544 |      598 |      967 |    1,305 |      27 |      27 |      24
New Hampshire ........|   21,962 |   21,960 |   21,763 |    5,025 |    5,136 |    5,214 |   18,603 |   18,845 |   18,952 |   2,952 |   3,122 |   2,904
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
New Jersey ...........|  102,204 |  103,590 |  104,618 |   81,903 |   81,176 |   78,580 |   44,368 |   44,052 |   44,668 |   3,295 |   3,851 |   4,154
New Mexico ...........|   39,973 |   39,186 |   38,147 |   25,126 |   25,717 |   26,415 |    3,550 |    3,671 |    4,230 |     651 |     954 |   1,051
New York .............|  272,066 |  265,171 |  261,193 |  180,543 |  175,517 |  171,022 |  339,369 |  339,528 |  346,514 |  26,016 |  25,311 |  21,917
North Carolina .......|  132,091 |  132,949 |  132,690 |   91,727 |   91,106 |   92,126 |   56,789 |   60,326 |   62,219 |   2,241 |   1,327 |     852
North Dakota .........|   25,055 |   25,147 |   24,827 |    6,642 |    6,792 |    7,053 |    3,038 |    3,091 |    3,257 |     242 |     249 |     256
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Ohio .................|  223,580 |  219,518 |  216,875 |   88,888 |   87,324 |   86,890 |   95,994 |   96,059 |   98,040 |   9,586 |   8,909 |   8,891
Oklahoma .............|   78,501 |   77,450 |   76,320 |   38,063 |   37,142 |   36,486 |   18,138 |   17,675 |   17,852 |   2,459 |   1,909 |   1,900
Oregon ...............|   52,916 |   53,445 |   54,255 |   44,748 |   42,866 |   42,781 |   19,949 |   20,115 |   20,519 |     163 |     158 |     ---
Pennsylvania .........|  198,056 |  200,590 |  200,854 |   64,045 |   61,233 |   59,234 |  179,269 |  179,812 |  181,249 |  28,926 |  32,634 |  36,386
Rhode Island .........|   18,015 |   17,634 |   17,143 |    8,524 |    8,490 |    8,348 |   28,720 |   28,583 |   30,478 |   1,930 |   2,149 |     ---
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South Carolina .......|   71,132 |   71,984 |   72,543 |   37,571 |   37,475 |   37,651 |   20,849 |   21,694 |   22,336 |   1,343 |   1,200 |   1,225
South Dakota .........|   25,822 |   24,753 |   23,799 |      158 |      172 |      152 |    5,384 |    5,487 |    5,454 |     143 |     143 |     116
Tennessee ............|   93,976 |   95,789 |   96,234 |   46,958 |   46,996 |   47,938 |   44,083 |   45,903 |   46,748 |   2,425 |   2,018 |   1,644
Texas ................|  339,801 |  337,321 |  336,716 |  237,787 |  237,117 |  241,061 |   87,907 |   91,399 |   92,304 |   5,987 |   5,641 |   5,815
Utah .................|   61,636 |   62,683 |   62,014 |   18,453 |   19,369 |   20,344 |   33,661 |   33,170 |   33,512 |   1,079 |   1,146 |   1,136
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Vermont ..............|   13,765 |   13,715 |   13,588 |    1,834 |    1,885 |    1,937 |   12,390 |   12,301 |   12,504 |     163 |     178 |     188
Virginia .............|  136,115 |  138,030 |  140,484 |   67,688 |   66,674 |   64,728 |   46,742 |   46,992 |   47,157 |   3,744 |   4,016 |   3,723
Washington ...........|   77,461 |   78,111 |   78,855 |  101,499 |  103,132 |  105,787 |   30,620 |   30,744 |   31,818 |   1,938 |   2,063 |   2,325
West Virginia.........|   55,841 |   55,159 |   55,322 |    4,930 |    4,792 |    4,603 |    9,349 |    9,104 |    8,966 |     846 |     776 |     731
Wisconsin ............|  122,297 |  121,755 |  123,130 |   59,860 |   58,958 |   57,638 |   41,269 |   41,724 |   41,748 |   1,598 |   1,501 |   1,550
Wyoming ..............|   10,116 |    9,752 |    9,635 |   11,318 |   11,430 |   11,684 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     667 |     756 |     811
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U.S. Service Schools .|   17,854 |   17,849 |   18,366 |   19,413 |   24,297 |   22,034 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
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   Outlying areas ....|   49,518 |   54,519 |   59,787 |    9,886 |   11,238 |    9,287 |   73,595 |   81,801 |   77,884 |  10,161 |   7,806 |   8,040
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American Samoa .......|      --- |      --- |      --- |      998 |      988 |      999 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Federated States of   |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
  Micronesia .........|      --- |      --- |      --- |    1,040 |    1,076 |    1,098 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Guam .................|    3,159 |    2,787 |    2,610 |    1,049 |    1,032 |      912 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Marshall Islands......|      --- |      --- |      --- |      254 |      249 |      300 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Northern Marianas ....|      --- |      --- |      --- |      653 |      625 |      693 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Palau ................|      --- |      --- |      --- |      357 |      296 |      281 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Puerto Rico ..........|   44,321 |   49,679 |   55,224 |    5,535 |    6,972 |    5,004 |   73,595 |   81,801 |   77,884 |  10,161 |   7,806 |   8,040
Virgin Islands .......|    2,038 |    2,053 |    1,953 |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
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\1\Preliminary 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 June 1998.)


1998 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest