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Table 204  Full-time-equivalent fall enrollment in institutions of higher education, by control, type of institution, and state: 1995 to 1997

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                      |          Public 4-year         |          Public 2-year         |         Private 4-year         |      Private 2-year
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  State or other area |   1995   |   1996   |   1997   |   1995   |   1996   |   1997   |   1995   |   1996   |   1997   |  1995   |  1996   |  1997
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   United States .....|4,757,223 |4,767,248 |4,813,152 |2,994,592 |3,008,050 |3,026,222 |2,415,621 |2,464,432 |2,507,054 | 167,520 | 162,530 | 138,298
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Alabama ..............|  104,189 |  101,864 |  101,863 |   54,564 |   53,207 |   52,497 |   19,533 |   19,655 |   20,301 |     450 |     883 |     612
Alaska ...............|   17,823 |   17,508 |   16,925 |      326 |      322 |      311 |      588 |      555 |      575 |     167 |     270 |     356
Arizona ..............|   83,010 |   84,062 |   85,153 |   76,822 |   76,541 |   76,679 |   16,658 |   20,174 |   21,540 |     889 |     948 |     983
Arkansas .............|   53,057 |   52,468 |   52,430 |   15,177 |   16,713 |   18,061 |    9,975 |   10,167 |   10,246 |     349 |     376 |     290
California ...........|  421,100 |  434,560 |  443,300 |  563,047 |  580,225 |  593,963 |  199,346 |  203,916 |  211,950 |  12,886 |  13,246 |  14,576
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
Colorado .............|  104,521 |  104,977 |  106,894 |   40,332 |   39,996 |   40,555 |   21,702 |   24,957 |   26,295 |   3,442 |   1,554 |   1,600
Connecticut ..........|   43,441 |   42,967 |   42,028 |   21,322 |   20,374 |   19,888 |   43,831 |   44,901 |   45,548 |   1,157 |   1,160 |   1,097
Delaware .............|   20,533 |   20,821 |   20,799 |    6,705 |    6,975 |    6,976 |    5,298 |    5,351 |    5,393 |     --- |     --- |     ---
District of Columbia .|    5,950 |    4,559 |    2,933 |      --- |      --- |      --- |   55,068 |   54,654 |   55,661 |     --- |     --- |     ---
Florida ..............|  160,046 |  163,504 |  167,565 |  176,817 |  174,897 |  176,564 |   80,301 |   82,796 |   86,936 |   5,123 |   5,524 |   5,330
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
Georgia ..............|  132,111 |  131,676 |  135,939 |   56,843 |   58,585 |   57,560 |   55,179 |   57,817 |   58,322 |   4,132 |   4,105 |   3,641
Hawaii ...............|   19,158 |   17,680 |   17,079 |   16,222 |   15,859 |   15,515 |    9,916 |   11,101 |   10,907 |     --- |     --- |     ---
Idaho ................|   32,161 |   32,375 |   32,539 |    5,265 |    5,693 |    5,873 |    1,998 |    2,042 |    2,510 |   8,122 |   7,986 |   8,073
Illinois .............|  159,900 |  159,822 |  160,767 |  183,337 |  184,823 |  190,362 |  144,744 |  146,132 |  144,885 |   3,784 |   3,684 |   3,327
Indiana...............|  146,709 |  147,182 |  149,174 |   23,310 |   22,165 |   23,233 |   54,658 |   55,213 |   56,500 |   2,866 |   2,878 |   3,345
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
Iowa .................|   57,870 |   58,444 |   59,382 |   39,829 |   41,310 |   42,236 |   41,377 |   41,185 |   42,104 |     926 |     890 |     820
Kansas ...............|   71,592 |   70,500 |   71,007 |   39,813 |   38,116 |   39,012 |   13,756 |   13,545 |   13,444 |     735 |     721 |     659
Kentucky .............|   86,774 |   86,022 |   86,461 |   28,227 |   28,346 |   27,844 |   22,965 |   23,316 |   23,706 |   2,361 |   2,403 |   2,491
Louisiana ............|  125,563 |  125,650 |  126,343 |   17,057 |   17,320 |   17,291 |   23,442 |   23,060 |   23,516 |     754 |     943 |     506
Maine ................|   22,812 |   22,656 |   22,449 |    4,369 |    4,361 |    4,456 |   12,364 |   12,357 |   12,668 |   1,655 |   1,594 |   1,535
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
Maryland .............|   87,997 |   88,440 |   89,032 |   57,419 |   55,837 |   56,296 |   30,193 |   30,537 |   31,116 |   1,032 |   1,005 |   1,012
Massachusetts ........|   78,616 |   78,570 |   78,707 |   44,938 |   42,703 |   42,505 |  189,336 |  190,839 |  192,652 |   5,997 |   5,093 |   4,708
Michigan .............|  206,495 |  207,628 |  211,724 |  103,720 |  102,348 |  100,988 |   61,116 |   64,277 |   67,643 |   1,728 |     945 |     859
Minnesota ............|   88,696 |   89,123 |   89,241 |   62,765 |   62,673 |   61,049 |   48,406 |   49,981 |   48,597 |   3,263 |   3,706 |   3,014
Mississippi ..........|   51,561 |   52,907 |   54,389 |   41,384 |   42,928 |   44,511 |    9,400 |    8,795 |    9,131 |     722 |     643 |     673
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
Missouri..............|   94,930 |   94,552 |   94,466 |   40,677 |   41,119 |   42,139 |   73,005 |   74,840 |   78,664 |   3,939 |   3,818 |   3,758
Montana ..............|   27,724 |   27,942 |   28,442 |    4,607 |    4,708 |    4,812 |    3,597 |    3,606 |    3,455 |     600 |     556 |     599
Nebraska .............|   47,537 |   47,036 |   45,492 |   19,711 |   22,656 |   19,810 |   16,627 |   16,833 |   17,594 |     403 |     --- |     ---
Nevada ...............|   21,806 |   22,382 |   23,210 |   15,191 |   17,544 |   18,361 |      967 |    1,305 |    1,765 |      27 |      24 |     ---
New Hampshire ........|   21,960 |   21,763 |   21,317 |    5,136 |    5,214 |    4,988 |   18,845 |   18,952 |   21,447 |   3,122 |   2,904 |     857
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
New Jersey ...........|  103,590 |  104,618 |  106,129 |   81,176 |   78,580 |   76,578 |   44,052 |   44,668 |   45,128 |   3,851 |   4,154 |   4,673
New Mexico ...........|   39,186 |   38,147 |   38,582 |   25,717 |   26,415 |   27,494 |    3,671 |    4,230 |    4,959 |     954 |   1,051 |     722
New York .............|  265,171 |  261,193 |  260,085 |  175,517 |  171,022 |  170,646 |  339,528 |  346,514 |  347,451 |  25,311 |  21,917 |  20,477
North Carolina .......|  132,949 |  132,690 |  135,100 |   91,106 |   92,126 |   84,846 |   60,326 |   62,219 |   63,851 |   1,327 |     852 |     737
North Dakota .........|   25,147 |   24,827 |   23,682 |    6,792 |    7,053 |    7,024 |    3,091 |    3,257 |    3,373 |     249 |     256 |     260
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
Ohio .................|  219,518 |  216,875 |  218,092 |   87,324 |   86,890 |   83,881 |   96,059 |   98,040 |   98,733 |   8,909 |   8,891 |   8,918
Oklahoma .............|   77,450 |   76,320 |   76,763 |   37,142 |   36,486 |   35,902 |   17,675 |   17,852 |   18,017 |   1,909 |   1,900 |   1,563
Oregon ...............|   53,445 |   54,255 |   55,201 |   42,866 |   42,781 |   42,952 |   20,115 |   20,519 |   20,549 |     158 |     --- |     ---
Pennsylvania .........|  200,590 |  200,854 |  203,498 |   61,233 |   59,234 |   58,214 |  179,812 |  181,249 |  184,500 |  32,634 |  36,386 |  17,454
Rhode Island .........|   17,634 |   17,143 |   17,146 |    8,490 |    8,348 |    8,336 |   28,583 |   30,478 |   30,598 |   2,149 |     --- |     ---
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South Carolina .......|   71,984 |   72,543 |   72,462 |   37,475 |   37,651 |   38,493 |   21,694 |   22,336 |   23,307 |   1,200 |   1,225 |   1,472
South Dakota .........|   24,753 |   23,799 |   23,571 |      172 |      152 |      136 |    5,487 |    5,454 |    4,988 |     143 |     116 |     129
Tennessee ............|   95,789 |   96,234 |   97,946 |   46,996 |   47,938 |   47,887 |   45,903 |   46,748 |   47,242 |   2,018 |   1,644 |   1,779
Texas ................|  337,321 |  336,716 |  336,871 |  237,117 |  241,061 |  247,525 |   91,399 |   92,304 |   93,240 |   5,641 |   5,815 |   5,474
Utah .................|   62,683 |   62,014 |   64,032 |   19,369 |   20,344 |   21,641 |   33,170 |   33,512 |   32,688 |   1,146 |   1,136 |   1,164
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
Vermont ..............|   13,715 |   13,588 |   13,990 |    1,885 |    1,937 |    1,916 |   12,301 |   12,504 |   12,922 |     178 |     188 |     173
Virginia .............|  138,030 |  140,484 |  142,893 |   66,674 |   64,728 |   67,336 |   46,992 |   47,157 |   47,551 |   4,016 |   3,723 |   3,890
Washington ...........|   78,111 |   78,855 |   80,700 |  103,132 |  105,787 |  106,976 |   30,744 |   31,818 |   30,950 |   2,063 |   2,325 |   2,680
West Virginia.........|   55,159 |   55,322 |   56,618 |    4,792 |    4,603 |    4,497 |    9,104 |    8,966 |    9,123 |     776 |     731 |     848
Wisconsin ............|  121,755 |  123,130 |  124,851 |   58,958 |   57,638 |   56,002 |   41,724 |   41,748 |   42,813 |   1,501 |   1,550 |     359
Wyoming ..............|    9,752 |    9,635 |    9,435 |   11,430 |   11,684 |   11,358 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     756 |     811 |     805
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U.S. Service Schools .|   17,849 |   18,366 |   18,455 |   24,297 |   22,034 |   22,247 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
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   Outlying areas ....|   54,519 |   59,787 |   64,072 |   11,238 |    9,287 |    5,662 |   81,801 |   77,884 |   74,172 |   7,806 |   8,040 |   7,842
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American Samoa .......|      --- |      --- |      --- |      988 |      999 |    1,016 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Federated States of   |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
  Micronesia .........|      --- |      --- |      --- |    1,076 |    1,098 |    1,131 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Guam .................|    2,787 |    2,610 |    2,707 |    1,032 |      912 |      937 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Marshall Islands......|      --- |      --- |      --- |      249 |      300 |      339 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Northern Marianas ....|      --- |      --- |      --- |      625 |      693 |      702 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Palau ................|      --- |      --- |      --- |      296 |      281 |      289 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Puerto Rico ..........|   49,679 |   55,224 |   59,597 |    6,972 |    5,004 |    1,248 |   81,801 |   77,884 |   74,172 |   7,806 |   8,040 |   7,842
Virgin Islands .......|    2,053 |    1,953 |    1,768 |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
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---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 July 1999.)


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