Table 43.--Estimated total population and total fall enrollment in higher education, by state: 1980 to 1996 [Numbers in thousands] _____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Total resident population\1\ | Total fall enrollment in higher education |Enrollment as a percent | | |of resident population State or other area |_____________________________________________________|___________________________________________________________|____________________________________ |1980 \2\|1985 \3\|1990 \2\|1994 \3\|1995 \3\|1996\3\ | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1994 | 1995 | 1996 |1980 | 1985 |1990 |1994 |1995 |1996 ______________________|________|________|________|________|________|________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_____|______|_____|_____|_____|_____ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 ______________________|________|________|________|________|________|________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_____|______|_____|_____|_____|_____ United States .....|226,546 |237,924 |248,710 |260,372 |262,890 |265,284 |12,096.9 |12,247.0 |13,818.6 |14,278.8 |14,261.8 |14,300.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 |________|________|________|________|________|________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_____|______|_____|_____|_____|_____ Alabama ..............| 3,894 | 3,973 | 4,041 | 4,215 | 4,246 | 4,273 | 164.3 | 179.3 | 218.6 | 229.5 | 225.6 | 219.5 | 4.2 | 4.5 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.1 Alaska ...............| 402 | 532 | 550 | 601 | 603 | 607 | 21.3 | 27.5 | 29.8 | 28.8 | 29.3 | 28.8 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 4.8 | 4.9 | 4.8 Arizona ..............| 2,718 | 3,184 | 3,665 | 4,092 | 4,305 | 4,428 | 202.7 | 216.9 | 264.1 | 274.9 | 274.0 | 276.8 | 7.5 | 6.8 | 7.2 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 6.3 Arkansas .............| 2,286 | 2,327 | 2,351 | 2,455 | 2,485 | 2,510 | 77.6 | 78.0 | 90.4 | 96.3 | 98.2 | 100.7 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 4.0 | 4.0 California ...........| 23,668 | 26,441 | 29,760 | 31,362 | 31,565 | 31,878 | 1,791.0 | 1,650.4 | 1,808.7 | 1,835.8 | 1,817.0 | 1,882.6 | 7.6 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 5.9 | 5.8 | 5.9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Colorado .............| 2,890 | 3,209 | 3,294 | 3,663 | 3,748 | 3,823 | 162.9 | 161.3 | 227.1 | 241.3 | 242.7 | 242.9 | 5.6 | 5.0 | 6.9 | 6.6 | 6.5 | 6.4 Connecticut ..........| 3,108 | 3,201 | 3,287 | 3,273 | 3,271 | 3,274 | 159.6 | 159.3 | 168.6 | 160.0 | 157.7 | 155.4 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 4.7 Delaware .............| 594 | 618 | 666 | 708 | 717 | 725 | 32.9 | 31.9 | 42.0 | 44.2 | 44.3 | 44.8 | 5.5 | 5.2 | 6.3 | 6.2 | 6.2 | 6.2 District of Columbia .| 638 | 635 | 607 | 568 | 555 | 543 | 86.7 | 78.2 | 79.6 | 77.3 | 77.3 | 74.2 |13.6 | 12.3 |13.1 |13.6 |13.9 |13.7 Florida ..............| 9,746 | 11,351 | 12,938 | 13,965 | 14,184 | 14,400 | 411.9 | 451.4 | 588.1 | 634.2 | 637.3 | 641.2 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Georgia ..............| 5,463 | 5,963 | 6,478 | 7,063 | 7,209 | 7,353 | 184.2 | 196.8 | 251.8 | 308.6 | 314.7 | 318.0 | 3.4 | 3.3 | 3.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.3 Hawaii ...............| 965 | 1,040 | 1,108 | 1,173 | 1,179 | 1,184 | 47.2 | 49.9 | 56.4 | 64.3 | 63.2 | 61.4 | 4.9 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.5 | 5.4 | 5.2 Idaho ................| 944 | 994 | 1,007 | 1,136 | 1,166 | 1,189 | 43.0 | 42.7 | 51.9 | 60.4 | 59.6 | 59.9 | 4.6 | 4.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.1 | 5.0 Illinois .............| 11,427 | 11,400 | 11,431 | 11,734 | 11,790 | 11,847 | 644.2 | 678.7 | 729.2 | 731.4 | 717.9 | 721.0 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.4 | 6.2 | 6.1 | 6.1 Indiana...............| 5,490 | 5,459 | 5,544 | 5,750 | 5,797 | 5,841 | 247.3 | 250.6 | 284.8 | 292.3 | 289.6 | 286.3 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Iowa .................| 2,914 | 2,830 | 2,777 | 2,832 | 2,843 | 2,852 | 140.4 | 152.9 | 170.5 | 172.5 | 173.8 | 177.0 | 4.8 | 5.4 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.2 Kansas ...............| 2,364 | 2,427 | 2,478 | 2,550 | 2,564 | 2,572 | 136.6 | 141.4 | 163.7 | 170.6 | 177.6 | 172.4 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 6.6 | 6.7 | 6.9 | 6.7 Kentucky .............| 3,661 | 3,695 | 3,685 | 3,826 | 3,857 | 3,884 | 143.1 | 141.7 | 177.9 | 182.6 | 178.9 | 177.7 | 3.9 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 4.6 | 4.6 Louisiana ............| 4,206 | 4,408 | 4,220 | 4,315 | 4,338 | 4,351 | 160.1 | 177.2 | 186.8 | 203.6 | 203.9 | 203.5 | 3.8 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.7 Maine ................| 1,125 | 1,163 | 1,228 | 1,238 | 1,239 | 1,243 | 43.3 | 52.2 | 57.2 | 56.7 | 56.5 | 55.6 | 3.8 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.6 | 4.6 | 4.5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Maryland .............| 4,217 | 4,413 | 4,781 | 5,000 | 5,039 | 5,072 | 225.5 | 231.6 | 259.7 | 266.2 | 266.3 | 260.8 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.1 Massachusetts ........| 5,737 | 5,881 | 6,016 | 6,042 | 6,071 | 6,092 | 418.4 | 421.2 | 417.8 | 416.5 | 413.8 | 410.3 | 7.3 | 7.2 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 6.8 | 6.7 Michigan .............| 9,262 | 9,076 | 9,295 | 9,486 | 9,538 | 9,594 | 520.1 | 507.3 | 569.8 | 551.3 | 548.3 | 547.0 | 5.6 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 Minnesota ............| 4,076 | 4,184 | 4,375 | 4,572 | 4,615 | 4,658 | 206.7 | 221.2 | 253.8 | 289.3 | 280.8 | 275.3 | 5.1 | 5.3 | 5.8 | 6.3 | 6.1 | 5.9 Mississippi ..........| 2,521 | 2,588 | 2,573 | 2,668 | 2,696 | 2,716 | 102.4 | 101.2 | 122.9 | 120.9 | 122.7 | 126.2 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 4.8 | 4.5 | 4.6 | 4.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Missouri..............| 4,917 | 5,000 | 5,117 | 5,275 | 5,319 | 5,359 | 234.4 | 241.1 | 289.9 | 293.8 | 291.5 | 290.5 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.5 | 5.4 Montana ..............| 787 | 822 | 799 | 857 | 870 | 879 | 35.2 | 36.0 | 35.9 | 40.1 | 42.7 | 43.1 | 4.5 | 4.4 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 Nebraska .............| 1,570 | 1,585 | 1,578 | 1,626 | 1,639 | 1,652 | 89.5 | 97.8 | 112.8 | 116.0 | 115.7 | 119.3 | 5.7 | 6.2 | 7.2 | 7.1 | 7.1 | 7.2 Nevada ...............| 800 | 951 | 1,202 | 1,464 | 1,533 | 1,603 | 40.5 | 43.7 | 61.7 | 64.1 | 67.8 | 73.5 | 5.1 | 4.6 | 5.1 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 4.6 New Hampshire ........| 921 | 997 | 1,109 | 1,135 | 1,148 | 1,162 | 46.8 | 52.3 | 59.5 | 62.8 | 64.3 | 64.5 | 5.1 | 5.2 | 5.4 | 5.5 | 5.6 | 5.5 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | New Jersey ...........| 7,365 | 7,566 | 7,730 | 7,906 | 7,950 | 7,988 | 321.6 | 297.7 | 324.3 | 335.5 | 333.8 | 328.2 | 4.4 | 3.9 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.2 | 4.1 New Mexico ...........| 1,303 | 1,438 | 1,515 | 1,659 | 1,690 | 1,713 | 58.3 | 68.3 | 85.5 | 101.9 | 102.4 | 103.5 | 4.5 | 4.7 | 5.6 | 6.1 | 6.1 | 6.0 New York .............| 17,558 | 17,792 | 17,990 | 18,197 | 18,191 | 18,185 | 992.2 | 1,000.1 | 1,048.3 | 1,057.8 | 1,041.6 | 1,027.9 | 5.7 | 5.6 | 5.8 | 5.8 | 5.7 | 5.7 North Carolina .......| 5,882 | 6,254 | 6,629 | 7,079 | 7,202 | 7,323 | 287.5 | 327.3 | 352.1 | 369.4 | 372.0 | 373.2 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.2 | 5.1 North Dakota .........| 653 | 677 | 639 | 640 | 642 | 644 | 34.1 | 37.9 | 37.9 | 40.2 | 40.4 | 40.6 | 5.2 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 6.3 | 6.3 | 6.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Ohio .................| 10,798 | 10,735 | 10,847 | 11,097 | 11,134 | 11,173 | 489.1 | 514.7 | 557.7 | 549.3 | 540.3 | 537.5 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 4.9 | 4.8 Oklahoma .............| 3,025 | 3,271 | 3,146 | 3,254 | 3,275 | 3,301 | 160.3 | 169.2 | 173.2 | 185.2 | 180.7 | 177.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.5 | 5.7 | 5.5 | 5.4 Oregon ...............| 2,633 | 2,673 | 2,842 | 3,094 | 3,149 | 3,204 | 157.5 | 138.0 | 165.7 | 164.4 | 167.1 | 165.2 | 6.0 | 5.2 | 5.8 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 5.2 Pennsylvania .........| 11,864 | 11,771 | 11,882 | 12,058 | 12,060 | 12,056 | 507.7 | 533.2 | 604.1 | 611.2 | 617.8 | 622.0 | 4.3 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.1 | 5.2 Rhode Island .........| 947 | 969 | 1,003 | 996 | 992 | 990 | 66.9 | 69.9 | 78.3 | 74.7 | 74.1 | 72.4 | 7.1 | 7.2 | 7.8 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 7.3 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | South Carolina .......| 3,122 | 3,303 | 3,487 | 3,643 | 3,667 | 3,699 | 132.5 | 131.9 | 159.3 | 173.1 | 174.1 | 174.3 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.6 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 South Dakota .........| 691 | 698 | 696 | 724 | 730 | 732 | 32.8 | 32.8 | 34.2 | 37.8 | 36.7 | 35.4 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 5.2 | 5.0 | 4.8 Tennessee ............| 4,591 | 4,715 | 4,877 | 5,175 | 5,247 | 5,320 | 204.6 | 194.8 | 226.2 | 243.0 | 246.0 | 247.0 | 4.5 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 4.7 | 4.6 Texas ................| 14,229 | 16,273 | 16,987 | 18,434 | 18,801 | 19,128 | 701.4 | 769.7 | 901.4 | 954.5 | 952.5 | 955.4 | 4.9 | 4.7 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.0 Utah .................| 1,461 | 1,643 | 1,723 | 1,910 | 1,958 | 2,000 | 94.0 | 104.0 | 121.3 | 146.2 | 147.3 | 151.6 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 7.7 | 7.5 | 7.6 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Vermont ..............| 511 | 530 | 563 | 581 | 585 | 589 | 30.6 | 31.4 | 36.4 | 35.4 | 35.1 | 35.1 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.5 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 6.0 Virginia .............| 5,347 | 5,715 | 6,187 | 6,550 | 6,615 | 6,675 | 280.5 | 292.4 | 353.4 | 354.1 | 355.9 | 353.8 | 5.2 | 5.1 | 5.7 | 5.4 | 5.4 | 5.3 Washington ...........| 4,132 | 4,400 | 4,867 | 5,351 | 5,448 | 5,533 | 303.6 | 231.6 | 263.4 | 284.7 | 285.8 | 292.2 | 7.3 | 5.3 | 5.4 | 5.3 | 5.2 | 5.3 West Virginia.........| 1,950 | 1,907 | 1,793 | 1,822 | 1,825 | 1,826 | 82.0 | 76.7 | 84.8 | 87.7 | 86.0 | 85.7 | 4.2 | 4.0 | 4.7 | 4.8 | 4.7 | 4.7 Wisconsin ............| 4,706 | 4,748 | 4,892 | 5,084 | 5,122 | 5,160 | 269.1 | 275.1 | 299.8 | 303.9 | 300.2 | 299.1 | 5.7 | 5.8 | 6.1 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 5.8 Wyoming ..............| 470 | 500 | 454 | 476 | 479 | 481 | 21.1 | 24.2 | 31.3 | 30.7 | 30.2 | 30.8 | 4.5 | 4.8 | 6.9 | 6.4 | 6.3 | 6.4 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | U.S. Service Schools .| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 49.8 | 54.7 | 48.7 | 51.9 | 88.5 | 81.7 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |========|========|========|========|========|========|=========|=========|=========|=========|=========|=========|=====|======|=====|=====|=====|===== Outlying areas ....| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 137.7 | 164.9 | 164.6 | 170.7 | 183.7 | 181.7 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |________|________|________|________|________|________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_____|______|_____|_____|_____|_____ American Samoa .......| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1.0 | 0.8 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | 1.2 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Federated States of | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Micronesia .........| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 1.0 | 1.4 | 1.3 | 1.4 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Guam .................| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 3.2 | 4.6 | 4.7 | 6.4 | 6.0 | 5.3 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Marshall Islands .....| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.4 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Northern Marianas ....| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0.3 | 0.7 | 1.3 | 1.0 | 1.1 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Palau ................| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0.5 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 0.3 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Puerto Rico ..........| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 131.2 | 155.9 | 154.1 | 156.4 | 170.3 | 168.9 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Trust Territory of the| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | Pacific ............| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 0.2 | 0.7 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- Virgin Islands .......| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 2.1 | 2.6 | 2.5 | 3.1 | 3.1 | 2.9 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- ______________________|________|________|________|________|________|________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_________|_____|______|_____|_____|_____|_____ \1\Includes Armed Forces residing in each state. \2\As of April 1. \3\Estimates as of July 1. ---Data not available or not applicable. NOTE.--Some data have been revised from previously published figures. Because of rounding, details may not add to totals. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities"; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys; and U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the Census, Current Population Reports, Series P-25, No. 1095, CPH-L-74 (1990 data) and forthcoming state level P-25 reports. (This table was prepared January 1998.)