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Table 195. Total fall enrollment in public degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex, and state: 1997 and 1998
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                      |                      Fall 1997                        |                      Fall 1998
                      |_______________________________________________________|_______________________________________________________
  State or other area |           |      Full-time      |      Part-time      |           |      Full-time      |      Part-time
                      |   Total   |_____________________|_____________________|___________|_____________________|_____________________
                      |           |   Men    |  Women   |   Men    |  Women   |   Total   |   Men    |  Women   |   Men    |  Women
______________________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________
          1           |     2     |    3     |    4     |    5     |    6     |     7     |    8     |    9     |    10    |    11
______________________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________
   United States .....|11,196,119 |2,793,253 |3,262,533 |2,130,934 |3,009,399 |11,176,184 |2,806,657 |3,309,503 |2,077,562 |2,982,462
                      |___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________
Alabama ..............|   193,974 |   58,766 |   72,905 |   26,270 |   36,033 |   190,685 |   55,713 |   70,176 |   26,982 |   37,814
Alaska ...............|    26,717 |    4,864 |    6,073 |    5,776 |   10,004 |    26,296 |    4,647 |    5,914 |    5,727 |   10,008
Arizona ..............|   260,832 |   53,352 |   60,334 |   61,484 |   85,662 |   268,102 |   53,823 |   61,286 |   64,425 |   88,568
Arkansas .............|   100,855 |   26,999 |   35,302 |   14,720 |   23,834 |   102,264 |   27,789 |   36,607 |   14,724 |   23,144
California ...........| 1,664,478 |  325,507 |  390,163 |  401,261 |  547,547 | 1,666,330 |  328,778 |  398,961 |  398,536 |  540,055
                      |           |          |          |          |          |           |          |          |          |
Colorado .............|   213,475 |   52,947 |   57,749 |   42,850 |   59,929 |   216,351 |   53,576 |   58,517 |   44,061 |   60,197
Connecticut ..........|    95,041 |   20,342 |   23,278 |   19,763 |   31,658 |    94,299 |   20,528 |   23,926 |   19,228 |   30,617
Delaware .............|    36,495 |   10,034 |   12,820 |    5,461 |    8,180 |    37,362 |   10,447 |   13,698 |    5,388 |    7,829
District of Columbia .|     4,887 |      819 |    1,091 |    1,133 |    1,844 |     5,410 |      831 |    1,090 |    1,434 |    2,055
Florida ..............|   534,721 |  106,527 |  132,926 |  118,143 |  177,125 |   531,921 |  107,322 |  135,715 |  116,138 |  172,746
                      |           |          |          |          |          |           |          |          |          |
Georgia ..............|   235,011 |   67,107 |   84,374 |   32,347 |   51,183 |   229,928 |   63,680 |   78,658 |   34,073 |   53,517
Hawaii ...............|    45,542 |   11,716 |   13,931 |    8,392 |   11,503 |    45,270 |   11,623 |   14,013 |    8,362 |   11,272
Idaho ................|    50,233 |   15,053 |   16,706 |    7,224 |   11,250 |    51,330 |   15,117 |   16,540 |    7,874 |   11,799
Illinois .............|   536,578 |  118,523 |  135,358 |  113,148 |  169,549 |   533,294 |  118,644 |  137,294 |  111,847 |  165,509
Indiana...............|   224,522 |   66,974 |   74,037 |   36,067 |   47,444 |   228,450 |   68,847 |   75,758 |   36,817 |   47,028
                      |           |          |          |          |          |           |          |          |          |
Iowa .................|   128,073 |   42,865 |   44,475 |   16,476 |   24,257 |   129,302 |   42,679 |   44,633 |   17,444 |   24,546
Kansas ...............|   159,955 |   41,402 |   42,803 |   32,046 |   43,704 |   158,672 |   41,308 |   43,614 |   30,886 |   42,864
Kentucky .............|   146,295 |   41,682 |   54,036 |   18,293 |   32,284 |   146,344 |   42,015 |   54,921 |   18,119 |   31,289
Louisiana ............|   189,179 |   58,636 |   75,222 |   20,517 |   34,804 |   189,896 |   59,076 |   76,588 |   20,095 |   34,137
Maine ................|    38,010 |    9,849 |   10,586 |    6,494 |   11,081 |    38,636 |    9,939 |   11,012 |    6,690 |   10,995
                      |           |          |          |          |          |           |          |          |          |
Maryland .............|   217,250 |   47,594 |   58,262 |   42,784 |   68,610 |   219,055 |   48,336 |   59,765 |   42,480 |   68,474
Massachusetts ........|   174,694 |   42,046 |   49,674 |   32,152 |   50,822 |   178,376 |   42,468 |   50,522 |   33,119 |   52,267
Michigan .............|   458,561 |  108,435 |  124,293 |   94,227 |  131,606 |   462,580 |  109,814 |  127,799 |   94,790 |  130,177
Minnesota ............|   203,088 |   58,160 |   63,132 |   33,888 |   47,908 |   207,807 |   59,049 |   65,890 |   34,910 |   47,958
Mississippi ..........|   118,847 |   38,748 |   49,122 |   11,460 |   19,517 |   120,831 |   39,334 |   50,376 |   11,685 |   19,436
                      |           |          |          |          |          |           |          |          |          |
Missouri..............|   190,608 |   49,252 |   58,216 |   31,793 |   51,347 |   194,462 |   50,408 |   59,833 |   32,451 |   51,770
Montana ..............|    38,702 |   14,789 |   15,181 |    3,491 |    5,241 |    38,768 |   15,037 |   15,116 |    3,438 |    5,177
Nebraska .............|    89,414 |   25,408 |   26,546 |   16,053 |   21,407 |    89,040 |   25,115 |   26,831 |   16,063 |   21,031
Nevada ...............|    73,309 |   11,538 |   12,899 |   21,361 |   27,511 |    79,147 |   12,267 |   13,951 |   23,136 |   29,793
New Hampshire ........|    35,259 |    9,594 |   11,586 |    5,375 |    8,704 |    32,187 |    9,262 |   11,301 |    4,277 |    7,347
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New Jersey ...........|   261,365 |   63,128 |   75,515 |   49,218 |   73,504 |   260,092 |   64,014 |   76,602 |   47,890 |   71,586
New Mexico ...........|   100,708 |   22,264 |   27,034 |   20,076 |   31,334 |   101,170 |   22,853 |   28,181 |   19,540 |   30,596
New York .............|   567,893 |  156,173 |  196,595 |   82,140 |  132,985 |   567,202 |  155,661 |  195,186 |   82,524 |  133,831
North Carolina .......|   302,033 |   76,873 |   98,671 |   51,351 |   75,138 |   314,110 |   80,018 |  103,183 |   51,943 |   78,966
North Dakota .........|    35,037 |   14,711 |   13,425 |    3,033 |    3,868 |    35,264 |   14,669 |   13,258 |    3,167 |    4,170
                      |           |          |          |          |          |           |          |          |          |
Ohio .................|   404,694 |  112,230 |  133,453 |   65,544 |   93,467 |   408,487 |  113,289 |  134,924 |   65,988 |   94,286
Oklahoma .............|   154,572 |   42,538 |   47,373 |   26,222 |   38,439 |   155,796 |   43,613 |   48,137 |   26,216 |   37,830
Oregon ...............|   144,342 |   35,809 |   38,505 |   30,623 |   39,405 |   144,423 |   36,088 |   39,305 |   30,141 |   38,889
Pennsylvania .........|   334,901 |  105,450 |  115,508 |   44,918 |   69,025 |   338,047 |  107,030 |  117,912 |   44,963 |   68,142
Rhode Island .........|    37,251 |    7,927 |   10,999 |    6,472 |   11,853 |    38,368 |    8,063 |   11,210 |    6,632 |   12,463
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South Carolina .......|   148,694 |   39,832 |   50,502 |   21,401 |   36,959 |   152,542 |   40,516 |   51,248 |   21,915 |   38,863
South Dakota .........|    32,863 |   12,151 |   12,404 |    3,118 |    5,190 |    34,088 |   11,907 |   12,084 |    3,917 |    6,180
Tennessee ............|   193,516 |   52,486 |   66,888 |   29,875 |   44,267 |   193,393 |   52,756 |   67,919 |   29,902 |   42,816
Texas ................|   845,686 |  207,540 |  235,877 |  174,020 |  228,249 |   852,736 |  210,709 |  243,392 |  171,232 |  227,403
Utah .................|   118,619 |   32,765 |   32,712 |   26,586 |   26,556 |   111,315 |   30,600 |   30,566 |   25,413 |   24,736
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Vermont ..............|    20,540 |    6,365 |    6,915 |    2,422 |    4,838 |    20,549 |    6,317 |    6,821 |    2,515 |    4,896
Virginia .............|   301,594 |   74,516 |   86,378 |   56,595 |   84,105 |   305,455 |   75,495 |   89,419 |   56,413 |   84,128
Washington ...........|   274,705 |   72,455 |   83,627 |   49,608 |   69,015 |   257,047 |   70,944 |   81,106 |   44,071 |   60,926
West Virginia.........|    76,078 |   25,291 |   26,659 |    8,730 |   15,398 |    76,322 |   25,462 |   27,022 |    8,813 |   15,025
Wisconsin ............|   243,858 |   68,847 |   78,553 |   40,883 |   55,575 |   254,635 |   69,914 |   80,842 |   44,579 |   59,300
Wyoming ..............|    29,475 |    7,557 |    8,662 |    4,731 |    8,525 |    28,757 |    7,496 |    8,661 |    4,589 |    8,011
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U.S. Service Schools .|    83,090 |   16,817 |    3,198 |   52,919 |   10,156 |    13,991 |   11,771 |    2,220 |        0 |        0
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   Outlying areas ....|    80,715 |   23,464 |   39,402 |    6,636 |   11,213 |    82,927 |   24,489 |   40,660 |    6,767 |   11,011
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American Samoa .......|     1,248 |      447 |      452 |      210 |      139 |       909 |      209 |      286 |      141 |      273
Federated States of   |           |          |          |          |          |           |          |          |          |
  Micronesia .........|     1,372 |      505 |      504 |      151 |      212 |       773 |      202 |      310 |      136 |      125
Guam .................|     5,533 |      971 |    1,596 |    1,277 |    1,689 |     5,758 |    1,064 |    1,744 |    1,232 |    1,718
Marshall Islands......|       459 |      131 |      147 |       92 |       89 |       513 |      171 |      176 |       96 |       70
Northern Marianas ....|     1,136 |      202 |      281 |      234 |      419 |     1,239 |      179 |      291 |      343 |      426
Palau ................|       330 |      158 |      111 |       26 |       35 |       424 |      136 |      163 |       64 |       61
Puerto Rico ..........|    68,027 |   20,749 |   35,400 |    4,303 |    7,575 |    70,665 |   22,240 |   36,747 |    4,420 |    7,258
Virgin Islands .......|     2,610 |      301 |      911 |      343 |    1,055 |     2,646 |      288 |      943 |      335 |    1,080
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NOTE: Data for U.S. Service Schools in 1998 reflect substantial changes in survey coverage. Data are for 4-year and 2-year degree-granting institutions that participated in Title IV federal financial aid programs.

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 2000.)


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