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Table 200. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control, level of enrollment, and state: 1997
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                      |                Public                                 |                           Private
  State or other area |_______________________________________________________|___________________________________________________
                      |          Undergraduate          |  First-  |          |         Undergraduate         | First-  |
                      |_________________________________| profes-  | Graduate |_______________________________| profes- |Graduate
                      |   Total   |  4-year  |  2-year  |  sional  |          |  Total   |  4-year  | 2-year  | sional  |
______________________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________
          1           |     2     |    3     |    4     |    5     |    6     |    7     |    8     |    9    |   10    |   11
______________________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________
   United States .....|10,007,479 |4,646,793 |5,360,686 |  118,249 |1,070,391 |2,443,108 |2,198,225 | 244,883 | 180,009 | 683,098
                      |___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________
Alabama ..............|   171,121 |   99,252 |   71,869 |    2,360 |   20,493 |   21,358 |   20,268 |   1,090 |   1,985 |   1,468
Alaska ...............|    25,354 |   24,604 |      750 |      --- |    1,363 |      996 |      553 |     443 |     --- |     202
Arizona ..............|   234,883 |   77,485 |  157,398 |    1,532 |   24,417 |   24,745 |   17,273 |   7,472 |     363 |   6,790
Arkansas .............|    91,440 |   52,443 |   38,997 |    1,657 |    7,758 |   11,228 |   10,687 |     541 |     --- |     259
California ...........| 1,554,447 |  404,743 |1,149,704 |    7,744 |  102,287 |  178,160 |  148,283 |  29,877 |  25,427 |  90,135
                      |           |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
Colorado .............|   182,826 |  104,602 |   78,224 |    1,846 |   28,803 |   28,030 |   23,486 |   4,544 |   1,326 |   9,414
Connecticut ..........|    79,996 |   39,670 |   40,326 |    1,130 |   13,915 |   39,852 |   38,385 |   1,467 |   2,288 |  15,947
Delaware .............|    32,982 |   20,973 |   12,009 |      --- |    3,513 |    5,623 |    5,623 |     --- |   1,198 |   1,574
District of Columbia .|     4,465 |    4,465 |      --- |      172 |      250 |   34,788 |   34,788 |     --- |   8,741 |  23,981
Florida ..............|   490,496 |  169,786 |  320,710 |    3,885 |   40,340 |   93,861 |   80,239 |  13,622 |   6,177 |  23,500
                      |           |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
Georgia ..............|   203,703 |  132,206 |   71,497 |    3,072 |   28,236 |   53,307 |   49,265 |   4,042 |   7,123 |  10,797
Hawaii ...............|    40,038 |   15,139 |   24,899 |      448 |    5,056 |   13,910 |   12,252 |   1,658 |      11 |   2,051
Idaho ................|    43,379 |   34,473 |    8,906 |      562 |    6,292 |   10,750 |    2,351 |   8,399 |     --- |     658
Illinois .............|   488,169 |  143,613 |  344,556 |    4,315 |   44,094 |  123,917 |  117,472 |   6,445 |  12,838 |  52,866
Indiana...............|   193,806 |  153,717 |   40,089 |    3,914 |   26,802 |   61,976 |   54,274 |   7,702 |   1,743 |   7,276
                      |           |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
Iowa .................|   112,174 |   51,397 |   60,777 |    3,289 |   12,610 |   45,243 |   42,927 |   2,316 |   3,463 |   4,188
Kansas ...............|   140,252 |   66,520 |   73,732 |    2,063 |   17,640 |   15,057 |   13,547 |   1,510 |      96 |   2,436
Kentucky .............|   125,471 |   83,972 |   41,499 |    3,093 |   17,731 |   27,965 |   23,389 |   4,576 |   1,717 |   2,947
Louisiana ............|   165,741 |  124,777 |   40,964 |    2,569 |   20,869 |   21,795 |   19,578 |   2,217 |   3,204 |   5,018
Maine ................|    34,021 |   26,373 |    7,648 |      295 |    3,694 |   15,709 |   13,965 |   1,744 |     451 |   2,198
                      |           |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
Maryland .............|   189,373 |   85,319 |  104,054 |    3,577 |   24,300 |   24,594 |   23,456 |   1,138 |     751 |  18,667
Massachusetts ........|   153,662 |   81,104 |   72,558 |      433 |   20,599 |  162,637 |  155,836 |   6,801 |  13,550 |  61,739
Michigan .............|   392,356 |  196,964 |  195,392 |    6,398 |   59,807 |   74,908 |   72,867 |   2,041 |   3,764 |  12,509
Minnesota ............|   184,128 |   91,925 |   92,203 |    2,669 |   16,291 |   49,279 |   40,973 |   8,306 |   3,362 |  14,158
Mississippi ..........|   106,963 |   50,136 |   56,827 |    1,340 |   10,544 |    9,736 |    8,863 |     873 |     473 |   1,505
                      |           |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
Missouri..............|   170,909 |   96,922 |   73,987 |    2,555 |   17,144 |   81,123 |   74,328 |   6,795 |   7,266 |  23,899
Montana ..............|    35,245 |   28,730 |    6,515 |      252 |    3,205 |    5,276 |    3,950 |   1,326 |     --- |     163
Nebraska .............|    78,189 |   43,640 |   34,549 |    1,272 |    9,953 |   18,490 |   16,774 |   1,716 |   1,811 |   1,827
Nevada ...............|    66,102 |   24,484 |   41,618 |      206 |    7,001 |    2,464 |    1,327 |   1,137 |     --- |     644
New Hampshire ........|    31,376 |   22,104 |    9,272 |      --- |    3,883 |   22,269 |   21,155 |   1,114 |     713 |   5,570
                      |           |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
New Jersey ...........|   230,863 |  108,275 |  122,588 |    3,455 |   27,047 |   45,874 |   40,055 |   5,819 |   2,048 |  16,467
New Mexico ...........|    87,743 |   36,069 |   51,674 |      840 |   12,125 |    6,361 |    5,300 |   1,061 |     --- |   1,491
New York .............|   505,395 |  263,893 |  241,502 |    4,670 |   57,828 |  322,482 |  295,663 |  26,819 |  22,563 | 111,560
North Carolina .......|   271,104 |  128,098 |  143,006 |    3,166 |   27,763 |   59,103 |   58,241 |     862 |   4,375 |   8,206
North Dakota .........|    32,120 |   23,643 |    8,477 |      421 |    2,496 |    3,686 |    3,408 |     278 |     --- |     214
                      |           |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
Ohio .................|   352,132 |  208,386 |  143,746 |    7,654 |   44,908 |  106,443 |   93,749 |  12,694 |   4,835 |  21,197
Oklahoma .............|   134,872 |   73,970 |   60,902 |    2,083 |   17,617 |   17,807 |   16,361 |   1,446 |   1,367 |   3,411
Oregon ...............|   129,928 |   51,191 |   78,737 |    1,274 |   13,140 |   18,612 |   17,897 |     715 |   2,616 |   4,282
Pennsylvania .........|   294,041 |  192,899 |  101,142 |    4,411 |   36,449 |  197,732 |  167,940 |  29,792 |  11,178 |  44,374
Rhode Island .........|    32,265 |   17,045 |   15,220 |       93 |    4,893 |   30,063 |   30,063 |     --- |     771 |   3,993
                      |           |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
South Carolina .......|   126,982 |   64,734 |   62,248 |    2,033 |   19,679 |   24,869 |   23,046 |   1,823 |     900 |   1,815
South Dakota .........|    29,033 |   24,097 |    4,936 |      621 |    3,209 |    5,717 |    5,499 |     218 |      97 |     365
Tennessee ............|   170,901 |   93,864 |   77,037 |    2,855 |   19,760 |   45,935 |   41,275 |   4,660 |   2,736 |   7,618
Texas ................|   753,529 |  321,167 |  432,362 |    9,792 |   82,365 |   92,992 |   81,712 |  11,280 |   9,317 |  21,288
Utah .................|   109,584 |   74,547 |   35,037 |      785 |    8,250 |   35,081 |   32,439 |   2,642 |     468 |   3,723
                      |           |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
Vermont ..............|    18,628 |   14,135 |    4,493 |      383 |    1,529 |   13,188 |   12,559 |     629 |     543 |   2,211
Virginia .............|   255,913 |  125,501 |  130,412 |    4,560 |   41,121 |   53,059 |   46,415 |   6,644 |   2,682 |   7,569
Washington ...........|   259,080 |   73,731 |  185,349 |    2,168 |   13,457 |   29,561 |   25,806 |   3,755 |   1,801 |   9,214
West Virginia.........|    64,171 |   57,507 |    6,664 |    1,447 |   10,460 |   11,332 |    9,780 |   1,552 |     --- |     555
Wisconsin ............|   221,472 |  119,945 |  101,527 |    1,904 |   20,482 |   43,360 |   42,883 |     477 |   1,871 |   9,159
Wyoming ..............|    26,948 |    8,567 |   18,381 |      320 |    2,207 |      805 |      --- |     805 |     --- |     ---
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U.S. Service Schools .|    77,708 |   13,991 |   63,717 |      666 |    4,716 |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
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   Outlying areas ....|    74,040 |   66,185 |    7,855 |    1,194 |    5,481 |   87,848 |   77,533 |  10,315 |   1,856 |   7,735
                      |___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|_________
American Samoa .......|     1,248 |      --- |    1,248 |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Federated States of   |           |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
  Micronesia .........|     1,372 |      --- |    1,372 |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Guam .................|     5,145 |    3,165 |    1,980 |      --- |      388 |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Marshall Islands......|       459 |      --- |      459 |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Northern Marianas ....|     1,136 |      --- |    1,136 |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Palau ................|       330 |      --- |      330 |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Puerto Rico ..........|    61,951 |   60,621 |    1,330 |    1,194 |    4,882 |   87,848 |   77,533 |  10,315 |   1,856 |   7,735
Virgin Islands .......|     2,399 |    2,399 |      --- |      --- |      211 |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
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NOTE: Data are for 4-year and 2-year degree-granting institutions that participated in federal financial aid programs.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment, 1997" survey. (This table was prepared July 2000.)


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