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         State         |          |           |           |           |           |           |           ||           |           |           |Percent
          or           |   Fall   |   Fall    |   Fall    |   Fall    |   Fall    |   Fall    |   Fall    ||   Fall    |   Fall    |   Fall    |change,
      other area       |   1970   |   1975    |   1980    |   1985    |   1990    |   1995    |   1997    ||   1996    |   1997    |   1998    |1996 to
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   United States ......|8,580,887 |11,184,859 |12,096,895 |12,247,055 |13,818,637 |14,261,781 |14,345,416 ||14,367,520 |14,502,334 |14,549,189 |   1.3
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Alabama ...............|  103,936 |   164,700 |   164,306 |   179,343 |   218,589 |   225,612 |   217,349 ||   220,711 |   218,785 |   216,268 |  -2.0
Alaska ................|    9,471 |    13,998 |    21,296 |    27,479 |    29,833 |    29,348 |    27,915 ||    28,806 |    27,915 |    27,652 |  -4.0
Arizona ...............|  109,619 |   173,542 |   202,716 |   216,854 |   264,148 |   273,981 |   279,362 ||   288,036 |   292,730 |   302,123 |   4.9
Arkansas ..............|   52,039 |    65,547 |    77,607 |    77,958 |    90,425 |    98,180 |   103,498 ||   108,636 |   112,342 |   113,751 |   4.7
California ............|1,257,245 | 1,787,932 | 1,790,993 | 1,650,439 | 1,808,740 | 1,817,042 | 1,926,808 || 1,900,099 | 1,958,200 | 1,970,592 |   3.7
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Colorado ..............|  123,395 |   149,814 |   162,916 |   161,314 |   227,131 |   242,739 |   248,652 ||   245,112 |   252,245 |   257,247 |   5.0
Connecticut ...........|  124,700 |   148,491 |   159,632 |   159,348 |   168,604 |   157,695 |   153,062 ||   154,139 |   153,128 |   153,336 |  -0.5
Delaware ..............|   25,260 |    32,389 |    32,939 |    31,883 |    42,004 |    44,307 |    44,890 ||    44,838 |    44,890 |    46,260 |   3.2
District of Columbia ..|   77,158 |    84,190 |    86,675 |    78,201 |    79,551 |    77,277 |    72,258 ||    74,460 |    72,397 |    72,388 |  -2.8
Florida ...............|  235,525 |   344,267 |   411,891 |   451,392 |   588,086 |   637,303 |   651,509 ||   645,832 |   658,259 |   661,312 |   2.4
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Georgia ...............|  126,511 |   173,585 |   184,159 |   196,826 |   251,786 |   314,712 |   321,742 ||   300,795 |   306,238 |   303,685 |   1.0
Hawaii ................|   36,562 |    46,671 |    47,181 |    49,937 |    56,436 |    63,198 |    59,856 ||    62,844 |    61,514 |    61,681 |  -1.9
Idaho .................|   34,567 |    39,075 |    43,018 |    42,668 |    51,881 |    59,566 |    60,981 ||    60,411 |    61,641 |    63,085 |   4.4
Illinois ..............|  452,146 |   584,089 |   644,245 |   678,689 |   729,246 |   717,854 |   723,034 ||   721,133 |   726,199 |   729,234 |   1.1
Indiana................|  192,668 |   213,820 |   247,253 |   250,567 |   284,832 |   289,615 |   291,743 ||   290,184 |   295,517 |   299,604 |   3.2
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Iowa ..................|  108,902 |   121,678 |   140,449 |   152,897 |   170,515 |   173,835 |   179,662 ||   178,860 |   180,967 |   181,944 |   1.7
Kansas ................|  102,485 |   120,833 |   136,605 |   141,359 |   163,733 |   177,643 |   175,740 ||   173,865 |   177,544 |   177,639 |   2.2
Kentucky ..............|   98,591 |   125,253 |   143,066 |   141,724 |   177,852 |   178,858 |   177,230 ||   178,904 |   178,924 |   180,576 |   0.9
Louisiana .............|  120,728 |   153,213 |   160,058 |   177,176 |   186,840 |   203,935 |   203,173 ||   213,993 |   219,196 |   221,110 |   3.3
Maine .................|   34,134 |    40,443 |    43,264 |    52,201 |    57,186 |    56,547 |    55,868 ||    56,017 |    56,368 |    56,986 |   1.7
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Maryland ..............|  149,607 |   205,570 |   225,526 |   231,649 |   259,700 |   266,310 |   261,262 ||   260,757 |   261,262 |   265,173 |   1.7
Massachusetts .........|  303,809 |   384,485 |   418,415 |   421,175 |   417,833 |   413,794 |   410,585 ||   411,676 |   412,620 |   415,616 |   1.0
Michigan ..............|  392,726 |   496,405 |   520,131 |   507,293 |   569,803 |   548,339 |   550,287 ||   547,629 |   549,742 |   557,011 |   1.7
Minnesota .............|  160,788 |   184,756 |   206,691 |   221,162 |   253,789 |   280,816 |   264,231 ||   284,964 |   269,887 |   278,997 |  -2.1
Mississippi ...........|   73,967 |    99,962 |   102,364 |   101,180 |   122,883 |   122,690 |   130,447 ||   126,027 |   130,561 |   132,438 |   5.1
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Missouri...............|  183,930 |   223,115 |   234,421 |   241,146 |   289,899 |   291,536 |   299,064 ||   293,584 |   302,896 |   311,383 |   6.1
Montana ...............|   30,062 |    30,843 |    35,177 |    35,958 |    35,876 |    42,674 |    43,734 ||    43,550 |    44,141 |    44,150 |   1.4
Nebraska ..............|   66,915 |    74,705 |    89,488 |    97,769 |   112,831 |   115,718 |   109,812 ||   120,689 |   111,542 |   111,123 |  -7.9
Nevada ................|   13,669 |    30,187 |    40,455 |    43,656 |    61,728 |    67,826 |    75,280 ||    73,970 |    76,417 |    83,155 |  12.4
New Hampshire .........|   29,400 |    41,030 |    46,794 |    52,283 |    59,510 |    64,327 |    63,811 ||    64,396 |    63,811 |    60,784 |  -5.6
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New Jersey ............|  216,121 |   297,114 |   321,610 |   297,658 |   324,286 |   333,831 |   325,770 ||   328,143 |   325,754 |   325,898 |  -0.7
New Mexico ............|   44,461 |    51,944 |    58,283 |    68,295 |    85,500 |   102,405 |   105,214 ||   106,662 |   108,560 |   109,002 |   2.2
New York ..............|  806,479 | 1,005,063 |   992,237 | 1,000,098 | 1,048,286 | 1,041,566 | 1,020,294 || 1,028,351 | 1,024,498 | 1,014,271 |  -1.4
North Carolina ........|  171,925 |   251,786 |   287,537 |   327,288 |   352,138 |   372,030 |   373,613 ||   372,993 |   373,717 |   387,407 |   3.9
North Dakota ..........|   31,495 |    29,743 |    34,069 |    37,939 |    37,878 |    40,399 |    38,922 ||    41,142 |    38,937 |    39,441 |  -4.1
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Ohio ..................|  376,267 |   436,052 |   489,145 |   514,745 |   557,690 |   540,275 |   535,876 ||   544,371 |   537,169 |   542,201 |  -0.4
Oklahoma ..............|  110,155 |   146,613 |   160,295 |   169,173 |   173,221 |   180,676 |   176,555 ||   177,166 |   177,157 |   178,642 |   0.8
Oregon ................|  122,177 |   145,281 |   157,458 |   137,967 |   165,741 |   167,145 |   166,883 ||   166,662 |   169,852 |   171,153 |   2.7
Pennsylvania ..........|  411,044 |   470,536 |   507,716 |   533,198 |   604,060 |   617,759 |   577,406 ||   587,447 |   588,185 |   595,805 |   1.4
Rhode Island ..........|   45,898 |    64,479 |    66,869 |    69,927 |    78,273 |    74,100 |    72,078 ||    72,432 |    72,078 |    73,970 |   2.1
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South Carolina ........|   69,518 |   133,023 |   132,476 |   131,902 |   159,302 |   174,125 |   175,978 ||   174,303 |   176,278 |   181,353 |   4.0
South Dakota ..........|   30,639 |    30,260 |    32,761 |    32,772 |    34,208 |    36,695 |    34,315 ||    39,820 |    39,042 |    41,545 |   4.3
Tennessee .............|  135,103 |   181,435 |   204,581 |   194,845 |   226,238 |   245,962 |   247,026 ||   247,637 |   249,805 |   251,410 |   1.5
Texas .................|  442,225 |   624,390 |   701,391 |   769,692 |   901,437 |   952,525 |   963,325 ||   959,698 |   969,283 |   982,227 |   2.3
Utah ..................|   81,687 |    87,323 |    93,987 |   103,994 |   121,303 |   147,324 |   157,077 ||   152,262 |   157,891 |   151,232 |  -0.7
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Vermont ...............|   22,209 |    29,095 |    30,628 |    31,416 |    36,398 |    35,065 |    35,742 ||    35,779 |    36,482 |    37,054 |   3.6
Virginia ..............|  151,915 |   244,671 |   280,504 |   292,416 |   353,442 |   355,919 |   362,876 ||   355,190 |   364,904 |   370,142 |   4.2
Washington ............|  183,544 |   227,168 |   303,603 |   231,553 |   263,384 |   285,819 |   296,352 ||   303,450 |   315,281 |   298,974 |  -1.5
West Virginia..........|   63,153 |    78,619 |    81,973 |    76,659 |    84,790 |    86,034 |    87,169 ||    87,099 |    87,965 |    88,107 |   1.2
Wisconsin .............|  202,058 |   240,701 |   269,086 |   275,069 |   299,774 |   300,223 |   297,446 ||   299,522 |   298,248 |   309,354 |   3.3
Wyoming ...............|   15,220 |    18,078 |    21,147 |    24,204 |    31,326 |    30,176 |    30,280 ||    30,805 |    30,280 |    29,707 |  -3.6
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U.S. Service Schools\3\|   17,079 |    36,897 |    49,808 |    54,719 |    48,692 |    88,451 |    82,374 ||    81,669 |    83,090 |    13,991 | -82.9
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   Outlying areas .....|   67,237 |   104,270 |   137,749 |   164,890 |   164,618 |   183,657 |   176,578 ||   182,536 |   178,154 |   199,981 |   9.6
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American Samoa ........|      --- |       689 |       976 |       758 |     1,219 |     1,232 |     1,248 ||     1,239 |     1,248 |       909 | -26.6
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  Micronesia ..........|      --- |       --- |       --- |       --- |       975 |     1,296 |     1,372 ||     1,396 |     1,372 |       773 | -44.6
Guam ..................|    2,719 |     3,800 |     3,217 |     4,601 |     4,741 |     6,010 |     5,533 ||     5,335 |     5,533 |     5,758 |   7.9
Marshall Islands ......|      --- |       --- |       --- |       --- |       --- |       418 |       459 ||       431 |       459 |       513 |  19.0
Northern Marianas .....|      --- |       --- |       --- |       318 |       661 |       959 |     1,136 ||     1,096 |     1,136 |     1,239 |  13.0
Palau .................|      --- |       --- |       --- |       --- |       491 |       351 |       330 ||       332 |       330 |       424 |  27.7
Puerto Rico ...........|   63,073 |    97,517 |   131,184 |   155,917 |   154,065 |   170,337 |   163,890 ||   169,809 |   165,466 |   187,719 |  10.5
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  Pacific .............|      --- |       185 |       224 |       724 |       --- |       --- |       --- ||       --- |       --- |       --- |   ---
Virgin Islands ........|    1,445 |     2,079 |     2,148 |     2,572 |     2,466 |     3,054 |     2,610 ||     2,898 |     2,610 |     2,646 |  -8.7
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\1\Institutions that were accredited by an agency or association that was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or recognized directly by the Secretary of Education.
\2\Data are for 4-year and 2-year degree-granting institutions that participated in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
\3\Data for 1998 reflect substantial change in survey coverage. 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 July 2000.)