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Education in States and Nations: 1991

(ESN) Table 13b: Enrollment in public and private university education, by age group, enrollment status, and state: 1991

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                      Ages 18-21         Ages 22-29         Total Ages 18-29*
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State            Full-time Part-time  Full-time Part-time Full-time Part-time
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Alabama               23.4       1.9       5.2        2.2      11.3       2.1
Alaska                15.5       6.2       4.2        6.2       7.9       6.2
Arizona               15.7       1.8       4.0        1.5       7.9       1.6
Arkansas              23.0       1.7       4.3        1.6      10.5       1.6
California            12.5       1.0       3.1        1.3       6.3       1.2
Colorado              30.6       2.2       5.3        2.2      13.8       2.2
Connecticut           23.7       2.3       2.5        2.2       9.6       2.2
Delaware              33.3       3.3       2.5        3.2      12.7       3.2
District of Columbia  44.8       3.9       7.5        3.6      19.9       3.7
Florida               13.0       1.3       2.8        1.8       6.2       1.6
Georgia               18.6       2.1       2.9        1.9       8.2       1.9
Hawaii                13.9       3.0       4.9        1.7       7.9       2.2
Idaho                 21.2       2.5       7.0        2.6      11.7       2.6
Illinois              20.7       1.1       3.0        1.4       8.9       1.3
Indiana               30.0       3.1       3.7        3.0      12.5       3.0
Iowa                  31.5       1.2       5.4        1.6      14.1       1.5
Kansas                27.2       2.1       6.0        2.1      13.1       2.1
Kentucky              23.8       1.4       4.5        2.1      10.9       1.9
Louisiana             26.4       1.8       5.6        2.0      12.5       2.0
Maine                 25.9       3.3       3.4        2.9      10.9       3.0
Maryland              19.9       1.1       3.1        2.1       8.7       1.8
Massachusetts         28.3       1.9       3.8        1.7      12.0       1.8
Michigan              22.6       1.9       4.3        2.6      10.4       2.4
Minnesota             26.8       3.8       4.4        3.4      11.8       3.5
Mississippi           17.9       0.6       4.8        1.0       9.2       0.9
Missouri              26.4       2.1       4.2        2.3      11.6       2.3
Montana               31.1       2.4       8.7        2.2      16.2       2.3
Nebraska              33.9       2.7       6.4        2.8      15.6       2.8
Nevada                14.2       4.0       2.8        2.5       6.6       3.0
New Hampshire         35.4       2.3       3.5        2.5      14.2       2.4
New Jersey            16.2       1.0       2.5        1.2       7.1       1.2
New Mexico            17.7       2.4       5.3        2.1       9.4       2.2
New York              21.1       1.1       2.7        1.5       8.8       1.4
North Carolina        23.9       1.3       3.3        1.3      10.2       1.3
North Dakota          37.2       2.8       8.1        2.0      17.8       2.3
Ohio                  26.4       1.9       4.2        2.2      11.6       2.1
Oklahoma              25.2       1.4       5.3        1.6      11.9       1.6
Oregon                21.6       1.4       4.6        1.3      10.3       1.3
Pennsylvania          29.8       1.4       3.4        1.9      12.2       1.7
Rhode Island          44.9       2.1       5.0        3.0      18.3       2.7
South Carolina        22.0       1.0       3.5        1.2       9.7       1.1
South Dakota          36.0       2.8       7.1        3.3      16.7       3.1
Tennessee             21.3       1.2       4.3        1.8      10.0       1.6
Texas                 17.7       1.8       3.5        1.9       8.2       1.8
Utah                  27.3       3.6      11.5        3.9      16.8       3.8
Vermont               43.2       2.1       4.4        1.4      17.3       1.7
Virginia              25.0       0.8       3.1        1.2      10.4       1.0
Washington            17.6       0.8       3.2        0.8       8.0       0.8
West Virginia         32.0       2.1       5.8        2.4      14.5       2.3
Wisconsin             29.7       2.4       5.0        2.2      13.2       2.2
Wyoming               19.2       0.7       5.0        0.9       9.7       0.8
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*Weighted average of the age groups 18-21 and 22-29.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, Fall Enrollment, 1991. U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, 1990 Census of Population and Housing.



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