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Table 207. Total first-time freshmen fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex, control of institution, and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 2000 through 2009
State or jurisdiction Total, fall 2000 Total, fall 2005 Total, fall 2006 Total, fall 2007 Total, fall 2008 Fall 2009
Total Full-time Part-time Public Private
Total Males Females Total Males Females
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
United States 2,427,551 2,657,338 2,707,213 2,776,168 3,024,723 3,210,237 2,586,840 1,192,553 1,394,287 623,397 287,248 336,149 2,366,399 843,838
Alabama 43,411 42,461 42,821 45,686 51,456 52,976 46,171 20,644 25,527 6,805 3,013 3,792 44,996 7,980
Alaska 2,432 2,899 2,984 2,979 3,193 3,770 2,902 1,312 1,590 868 350 518 3,442 328
Arizona 46,646 76,987 63,830 75,310 89,486 108,769 88,162 33,317 54,845 20,607 9,577 11,030 54,084 54,685
Arkansas 22,695 24,480 23,545 25,424 26,838 28,607 25,277 11,641 13,636 3,330 1,463 1,867 24,563 4,044
California 246,128 266,989 294,343 302,592 433,287 427,276 263,625 120,295 143,330 163,651 82,115 81,536 361,738 65,538
                             
Colorado 43,201 47,330 52,309 51,814 54,978 59,123 46,184 20,958 25,226 12,939 5,563 7,376 41,124 17,999
Connecticut 24,212 27,520 27,913 28,490 30,754 31,282 27,030 12,491 14,539 4,252 1,792 2,460 19,874 11,408
Delaware 7,636 8,763 8,259 9,197 9,231 9,219 8,436 3,774 4,662 783 331 452 7,890 1,329
District of Columbia 9,150 11,334 9,996 10,437 13,734 15,728 9,429 3,790 5,639 6,299 2,182 4,117 897 14,831
Florida 109,931 136,694 143,052 149,125 153,189 166,939 128,674 56,279 72,395 38,265 16,767 21,498 119,809 47,130
                             
Georgia 67,616 74,267 76,298 79,370 86,199 97,882 81,142 35,866 45,276 16,740 6,959 9,781 77,655 20,227
Hawaii 8,931 8,466 8,316 8,846 9,668 10,406 7,747 3,565 4,182 2,659 1,270 1,389 8,416 1,990
Idaho 10,669 12,549 11,555 11,657 12,057 12,964 11,469 5,148 6,321 1,495 707 788 9,297 3,667
Illinois 107,592 111,724 109,524 111,851 119,139 123,789 102,505 46,464 56,041 21,284 9,752 11,532 75,582 48,207
Indiana 59,320 61,915 64,138 66,307 73,439 78,777 65,647 31,525 34,122 13,130 6,603 6,527 57,355 21,422
                             
Iowa 39,564 41,242 38,985 42,447 44,777 49,240 38,617 18,879 19,738 10,623 3,380 7,243 30,250 18,990
Kansas 31,424 29,173 29,057 28,816 29,593 32,777 27,203 13,914 13,289 5,574 2,553 3,021 28,238 4,539
Kentucky 34,140 37,766 38,697 39,996 40,207 42,403 36,872 16,339 20,533 5,531 2,316 3,215 32,796 9,607
Louisiana 45,383 32,018 35,643 36,444 38,473 41,378 37,127 15,512 21,615 4,251 1,654 2,597 34,088 7,290
Maine 9,231 11,181 11,465 11,779 12,142 11,598 10,417 5,098 5,319 1,181 467 714 7,813 3,785
                             
Maryland 35,552 44,288 47,166 45,618 47,770 50,251 38,429 17,891 20,538 11,822 5,091 6,731 42,538 7,713
Massachusetts 66,044 70,873 71,764 74,276 75,530 78,183 69,153 32,084 37,069 9,030 3,833 5,197 38,920 39,263
Michigan 84,998 93,221 96,812 98,287 96,416 101,933 80,360 37,863 42,497 21,573 9,567 12,006 82,846 19,087
Minnesota 63,893 57,822 54,004 54,697 55,023 58,178 48,481 24,264 24,217 9,697 4,212 5,485 42,018 16,160
Mississippi 30,356 33,665 32,480 33,719 33,578 35,301 31,021 13,607 17,414 4,280 1,752 2,528 32,724 2,577
                             
Missouri 48,639 52,678 52,569 54,063 57,833 63,226 54,916 24,948 29,968 8,310 3,649 4,661 43,882 19,344
Montana 7,771 8,654 8,554 7,999 8,520 9,191 7,936 4,176 3,760 1,255 577 678 8,213 978
Nebraska 19,027 19,015 18,519 18,782 18,109 18,901 17,014 8,249 8,765 1,887 805 1,082 14,860 4,041
Nevada 10,490 15,117 15,052 15,693 18,536 20,073 11,354 5,121 6,233 8,719 4,753 3,966 18,103 1,970
New Hampshire 13,143 12,692 12,985 12,701 13,056 13,208 12,005 5,632 6,373 1,203 538 665 8,578 4,630
                             
New Jersey 52,233 58,396 61,540 63,973 65,959 69,460 60,068 28,938 31,130 9,392 4,302 5,090 58,156 11,304
New Mexico 15,261 16,653 16,961 17,940 19,569 21,572 16,924 8,224 8,700 4,648 2,300 2,348 20,207 1,365
New York 168,181 181,328 182,929 188,243 193,929 199,999 189,236 89,512 99,724 10,763 4,929 5,834 120,304 79,695
North Carolina 69,343 79,628 84,968 84,397 88,596 96,673 76,743 35,089 41,654 19,930 8,785 11,145 78,170 18,503
North Dakota 8,929 8,296 8,365 8,333 8,733 9,082 8,585 4,551 4,034 497 212 285 7,887 1,195
                             
Ohio 98,823 102,800 103,531 107,336 108,929 120,546 105,855 50,094 55,761 14,691 6,956 7,735 86,174 34,372
Oklahoma 35,094 35,318 34,751 34,770 33,339 38,131 31,454 15,079 16,375 6,677 2,947 3,730 31,874 6,257
Oregon 26,946 28,944 29,704 30,954 33,748 37,661 28,120 13,190 14,930 9,541 4,364 5,177 30,449 7,212
Pennsylvania 125,578 132,758 137,903 137,908 143,938 144,127 127,070 60,675 66,395 17,057 6,762 10,295 81,675 62,452
Rhode Island 13,789 15,277 16,103 16,588 16,543 15,800 14,260 6,599 7,661 1,540 715 825 7,807 7,993
                             
South Carolina 32,353 38,469 39,557 42,252 43,405 47,807 41,569 18,534 23,035 6,238 2,573 3,665 37,970 9,837
South Dakota 8,597 8,780 9,280 8,743 8,920 9,627 8,429 4,343 4,086 1,198 399 799 7,600 2,027
Tennessee 43,327 49,076 50,120 51,317 53,671 59,028 53,418 23,434 29,984 5,610 2,381 3,229 40,598 18,430
Texas 181,813 202,388 198,219 189,075 199,333 222,018 164,656 76,029 88,627 57,362 27,649 29,713 185,426 36,592
Utah 24,953 28,501 29,402 29,662 30,331 33,067 25,994 12,219 13,775 7,073 3,406 3,667 23,442 9,625
                             
Vermont 6,810 7,684 7,191 7,490 7,744 8,043 7,500 3,875 3,625 543 215 328 4,874 3,169
Virginia 52,661 68,005 73,708 78,847 81,742 86,659 73,092 32,344 40,748 13,567 6,072 7,495 61,543 25,116
Washington 36,287 38,367 37,269 38,106 41,221 43,411 38,753 18,381 20,372 4,658 2,190 2,468 34,647 8,764
West Virginia 15,659 16,675 16,926 18,194 19,954 22,021 18,439 8,830 9,609 3,582 2,280 1,302 16,035 5,986
Wisconsin 53,662 55,326 55,816 57,420 58,310 61,335 51,325 25,067 26,258 10,010 3,882 6,128 49,438 11,897
Wyoming 4,209 6,661 6,104 6,045 6,241 6,454 5,677 3,329 2,348 777 338 439 5,166 1,288
                             
U.S. Service Academies 3,818 4,225 4,231 4,173 4,357 4,368 4,368 3,571 797 0 0 0 4,368
                             
Other jurisdictions 39,609 41,800 42,847 43,611 45,452 45,246 41,723 18,757 22,966 3,523 1,565 1,958 17,637 27,609
American Samoa 297 597 531 602 504 586 295 129 166 291 140 151 586 0
Federated States of
   Micronesia
786 761 1,112 954 856 924 715 347 368 209 129 80 924 0
Guam 770 1,117 1,149 621 702 874 645 260 385 229 108 121 854 20
Marshall Islands 199 12 6 158 211 254 132 63 69 122 50 72 254 0
Northern Marianas 333 199 192 228 151 306 260 111 149 46 25 21 306 0
Palau 147 105 134 118 92 87 78 47 31 9 5 4 87 0
Puerto Rico 36,773 38,648 39,343 40,526 42,381 41,735 39,179 17,666 21,513 2,556 1,093 1,463 14,146 27,589
U.S. Virgin Islands 304 361 380 404 555 480 419 134 285 61 15 46 480 0
†Not applicable.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Data are for first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2000 through 2009 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2001 through Spring 2010. (This table was prepared September 2010.)

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