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Table 194  Total fall enrollment in public institutions of higher education and degree-granting institutions, by state: 1970 to 1997

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                       |                                            Institutions of higher education                       ||   Degree-granting
                       |___________________________________________________________________________________________________||   institutions\1\
         State         |          |          |          |          |           |           |           |           |Percent||_______________________
          or           |   Fall   |   Fall   |   Fall   |   Fall   |   Fall    |   Fall    |   Fall    |   Fall    |change,||           |
      other area       |   1970   |   1975   |   1980   |   1985   |   1990    |   1995    |   1996    |   1997    |1990 to||   Fall    |   Fall
                       |          |          |          |          |           |           |           |           | 1997  ||   1996    |   1997
_______________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|___________|___________|_______||___________|___________
           1           |    2     |    3     |    4     |    5     |     6     |     7     |     8     |     9     |  10   ||    11     |    12
_______________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|___________|___________|_______||___________|___________
   United States ......|6,428,134 |8,834,508 |9,457,394 |9,479,273 |10,844,717 |11,092,374 |11,090,171 |11,146,155 |   2.8 ||11,120,499 |11,196,119
                       |__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|___________|___________|_______||___________|___________
Alabama ...............|   87,884 |  145,698 |  143,674 |  158,688 |   195,939 |   203,165 |   196,531 |   193,974 |  -1.0 ||   196,531 |   193,974
Alaska ................|    8,563 |   13,218 |   20,561 |   26,510 |    27,792 |    28,368 |    27,828 |    26,717 |  -3.9 ||    27,828 |    26,717
Arizona ...............|  107,315 |  168,666 |  194,034 |  202,036 |   248,213 |   254,530 |   253,469 |   254,837 |   2.7 ||   259,163 |   260,832
Arkansas ..............|   43,599 |   56,127 |   66,068 |   66,123 |    78,645 |    87,067 |    89,457 |    92,215 |  17.3 ||    97,405 |   100,855
California ............|1,123,529 |1,617,558 |1,599,838 |1,444,207 | 1,594,710 | 1,564,230 | 1,624,907 | 1,658,906 |   4.0 || 1,625,021 | 1,664,478
                       |          |          |          |          |           |           |           |           |       ||           |
Colorado ..............|  108,562 |  136,370 |  145,598 |  142,031 |   200,653 |   210,312 |   209,183 |   213,475 |   6.4 ||   209,183 |   213,475
Connecticut ...........|   73,391 |   93,567 |   97,788 |   98,616 |   109,556 |   100,539 |    97,588 |    95,041 | -13.2 ||    96,336 |    95,041
Delaware ..............|   21,151 |   27,082 |   28,325 |   27,933 |    34,252 |    36,204 |    36,579 |    36,495 |   6.5 ||    36,579 |    36,495
District of Columbia ..|   12,194 |   15,159 |   13,900 |   12,080 |    11,990 |     9,663 |     7,456 |     4,715 | -60.7 ||     7,736 |     4,887
Florida ...............|  189,450 |  287,745 |  334,349 |  362,241 |   489,081 |   530,607 |   531,030 |   536,111 |   9.6 ||   529,422 |   534,721
                       |          |          |          |          |           |           |           |           |       ||           |
Georgia ...............|  101,900 |  142,593 |  140,158 |  148,956 |   196,413 |   248,682 |   249,284 |   252,197 |  28.4 ||   230,204 |   235,011
Hawaii ................|   32,963 |   43,278 |   43,269 |   43,246 |    45,728 |    50,198 |    47,370 |    45,542 |  -0.4 ||    47,370 |    45,542
Idaho .................|   27,072 |   31,298 |   34,491 |   33,666 |    41,315 |    48,986 |    49,392 |    49,695 |  20.3 ||    49,806 |    50,233
Illinois ..............|  315,634 |  444,458 |  491,274 |  520,224 |   551,333 |   530,248 |   532,470 |   536,578 |  -2.7 ||   532,470 |   536,578
Indiana................|  136,739 |  159,453 |  189,224 |  193,833 |   223,953 |   224,795 |   220,967 |   224,522 |   0.3 ||   220,967 |   224,522
                       |          |          |          |          |           |           |           |           |       ||           |
Iowa ..................|   68,390 |   83,572 |   97,454 |  109,765 |   117,834 |   122,396 |   125,923 |   128,073 |   8.7 ||   125,923 |   128,073
Kansas ................|   88,215 |  107,761 |  121,987 |  127,220 |   149,117 |   160,449 |   155,429 |   158,862 |   6.5 ||   156,446 |   159,955
Kentucky ..............|   77,240 |  105,265 |  114,884 |  110,836 |   147,095 |   148,808 |   147,423 |   146,295 |  -0.5 ||   147,423 |   146,295
Louisiana .............|  101,127 |  132,054 |  136,703 |  153,173 |   158,290 |   174,873 |   174,589 |   174,867 |  10.5 ||   185,223 |   189,179
Maine .................|   25,405 |   31,092 |   31,878 |   33,188 |    41,500 |    38,195 |    37,888 |    37,510 |  -9.6 ||    38,260 |    38,010
                       |          |          |          |          |           |           |           |           |       ||           |
Maryland ..............|  118,988 |  176,544 |  195,051 |  198,992 |   220,783 |   222,857 |   217,277 |   217,250 |  -1.6 ||   217,277 |   217,250
Massachusetts .........|  116,127 |  173,564 |  183,765 |  185,602 |   186,035 |   176,777 |   173,416 |   174,280 |  -6.3 ||   173,854 |   174,694
Michigan ..............|  339,625 |  436,655 |  454,147 |  434,270 |   487,359 |   462,390 |   458,989 |   458,561 |  -5.9 ||   458,989 |   458,561
Minnesota .............|  130,567 |  148,630 |  162,379 |  173,984 |   199,211 |   217,249 |   208,540 |   202,384 |   1.6 ||   213,284 |   203,088
Mississippi ...........|   64,968 |   89,919 |   90,661 |   90,704 |   109,038 |   110,600 |   114,905 |   118,847 |   9.0 ||   114,905 |   118,847
                       |          |          |          |          |           |           |           |           |       ||           |
Missouri...............|  132,540 |  158,196 |  165,179 |  168,829 |   200,093 |   189,993 |   189,269 |   189,851 |  -5.1 ||   189,851 |   190,608
Montana ...............|   27,287 |   27,798 |   31,178 |   32,032 |    31,865 |    37,435 |    38,000 |    38,702 |  21.5 ||    38,000 |    38,702
Nebraska ..............|   51,454 |   61,240 |   73,509 |   81,202 |    94,614 |    95,599 |    99,717 |    89,414 |  -5.5 ||    99,717 |    89,414
Nevada ................|   13,576 |   30,010 |   40,280 |   43,368 |    61,242 |    66,683 |    71,925 |    73,309 |  19.7 ||    71,925 |    73,309
New Hampshire .........|   15,979 |   24,205 |   24,119 |   26,669 |    32,163 |    36,069 |    36,365 |    35,259 |   9.6 ||    36,365 |    35,259
                       |          |          |          |          |           |           |           |           |       ||           |
New Jersey ............|  145,373 |  227,764 |  247,028 |  237,297 |   261,601 |   271,069 |   264,596 |   261,365 |  -0.1 ||   264,596 |   261,365
New Mexico ............|   40,795 |   47,605 |   55,077 |   66,059 |    83,403 |    97,220 |    97,630 |    98,860 |  18.5 ||    99,918 |   100,708
New York ..............|  449,437 |  613,842 |  563,251 |  563,251 |   616,884 |   588,491 |   572,482 |   567,893 |  -7.9 ||   572,482 |   567,893
North Carolina ........|  123,761 |  201,288 |  228,154 |  267,044 |   285,405 |   303,099 |   302,939 |   302,033 |   5.8 ||   302,939 |   302,033
North Dakota ..........|   30,192 |   27,954 |   31,709 |   34,802 |    34,690 |    36,810 |    36,765 |    35,037 |   1.0 ||    36,765 |    35,037
                       |          |          |          |          |           |           |           |           |       ||           |
Ohio ..................|  281,099 |  336,931 |  381,765 |  379,164 |   427,613 |   409,818 |   405,339 |   402,901 |  -5.8 ||   407,108 |   404,694
Oklahoma ..............|   91,438 |  124,372 |  137,188 |  146,827 |   151,073 |   158,026 |   154,381 |   154,132 |   2.0 ||   154,381 |   154,572
Oregon ................|  108,483 |  129,785 |  140,102 |  119,612 |   144,427 |   143,617 |   141,429 |   143,093 |  -0.9 ||   141,429 |   144,342
Pennsylvania ..........|  232,982 |  287,436 |  292,499 |  300,523 |   343,478 |   339,928 |   335,181 |   334,901 |  -2.5 ||   335,181 |   334,901
Rhode Island ..........|   25,527 |   32,311 |   35,052 |   35,389 |    42,350 |    38,653 |    37,487 |    37,251 | -12.0 ||    37,487 |    37,251
                       |          |          |          |          |           |           |           |           |       ||           |
South Carolina ........|   47,101 |  107,690 |  107,683 |  105,854 |   131,134 |   148,706 |   148,363 |   148,694 |  13.4 ||   148,363 |   148,694
South Dakota ..........|   23,936 |   21,925 |   24,328 |   23,339 |    26,596 |    29,693 |    28,564 |    28,126 |   5.8 ||    32,861 |    32,863
Tennessee .............|   98,897 |  139,526 |  156,835 |  147,951 |   175,049 |   193,136 |   194,097 |   193,516 |  10.5 ||   194,138 |   193,516
Texas .................|  365,522 |  542,212 |  613,552 |  677,192 |   802,314 |   836,851 |   838,091 |   844,738 |   5.3 ||   838,943 |   845,686
Utah ..................|   49,588 |   56,536 |   59,598 |   69,426 |    86,108 |   110,560 |   114,195 |   119,185 |  38.4 ||   113,696 |   118,619
                       |          |          |          |          |           |           |           |           |       ||           |
Vermont ...............|   12,536 |   17,145 |   17,984 |   18,844 |    20,910 |    20,470 |    20,139 |    20,540 |  -1.8 ||    20,139 |    20,540
Virginia ..............|  123,279 |  215,253 |  246,500 |  250,754 |   291,286 |   293,127 |   292,412 |   301,594 |   3.5 ||   292,412 |   301,594
Washington ............|  162,718 |  202,531 |  276,028 |  201,532 |   227,632 |   246,635 |   251,869 |   256,868 |  12.8 ||   262,359 |   274,705
West Virginia..........|   51,363 |   68,117 |   71,228 |   66,531 |    74,108 |    74,857 |    74,755 |    75,955 |   2.5 ||    75,116 |    76,078
Wisconsin .............|  170,374 |  210,535 |  235,179 |  238,735 |   253,529 |   245,770 |   244,628 |   243,140 |  -4.1 ||   245,060 |   243,858
Wyoming ...............|   15,220 |   18,078 |   21,121 |   24,204 |    30,623 |    29,420 |    29,994 |    29,475 |  -3.7 ||    29,994 |    29,475
                       |          |          |          |          |           |           |           |           |       ||           |
U.S. Service Schools ..|   17,079 |   36,897 |   49,808 |   54,719 |    48,692 |    88,451 |    81,669 |    82,374 |  69.2 ||    81,669 |    83,090
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   Outlying areas .....|   46,680 |   59,923 |   60,692 |   65,411 |    66,244 |    77,050 |    79,861 |    80,715 |  21.8 ||    79,083 |    80,715
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American Samoa ........|      --- |      689 |      976 |      758 |     1,219 |     1,232 |     1,239 |     1,248 |   2.4 ||     1,239 |     1,248
Federated States of    |          |          |          |          |           |           |           |           |       ||           |
  Micronesia ..........|      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |       975 |     1,296 |     1,396 |     1,372 |  40.7 ||     1,396 |     1,372
Guam ..................|    2,719 |    3,800 |    3,217 |    4,601 |     4,741 |     6,010 |     5,335 |     5,533 |  16.7 ||     5,335 |     5,533
Marshall Islands.......|      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |       --- |       418 |       431 |       459 |   --- ||       431 |       459
Northern Marianas .....|      --- |      --- |      --- |      318 |       661 |       959 |     1,096 |     1,136 |  71.9 ||     1,096 |     1,136
Palau .................|      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |       491 |       351 |       332 |       330 | -32.8 ||       332 |       330
Puerto Rico ...........|   42,516 |   53,170 |   54,127 |   56,438 |    55,691 |    63,730 |    67,134 |    68,027 |  22.2 ||    66,356 |    68,027
Trust Territory of the |          |          |          |          |           |           |           |           |       ||           |
  Pacific .............|      --- |      185 |      224 |      724 |       --- |       --- |       --- |       --- |   --- ||       --- |       ---
Virgin Islands ........|    1,445 |    2,079 |    2,148 |    2,572 |     2,466 |     3,054 |     2,898 |     2,610 |   5.8 ||     2,898 |     2,610
_______________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|___________|___________|_______||___________|___________

\1\Data are for 4-year and 2-year degree-granting higher education institutions that were eligible to participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
---Data not reported or not applicable.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys. (This table was prepared June 1999).


1999 Tables and Figures All Years of Tables and Figures Most Recent Full Issue of the Digest