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Table 307.30. Full-time-equivalent fall enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by control of institution and state or jurisdiction: 2000, 2010, and 2018
State or jurisdiction Total Public Private nonprofit Private for-profit
2000 2010 2018 2000 2010 2018 2000 2010 2018 2000 2010 2018
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
United States 11,267,025 15,947,474 14,785,824 8,266,932 11,018,756 10,522,337 2,601,179 3,262,069 3,516,676 398,914 1,666,649 746,811
Alabama 184,031 258,602 242,164 159,867 208,912 200,644 20,605 22,982 23,635 3,559 26,708 17,885
Alaska 17,787 23,268 17,137 16,808 20,975 16,257 672 529 465 307 1,764 415
Arizona 225,396 635,990 417,459 173,079 242,986 250,010 8,079 7,487 9,955 44,238 385,517 157,494
Arkansas 91,886 136,299 122,415 79,416 118,607 106,808 11,713 14,559 15,399 757 3,133 208
California 1,468,486 1,868,187 1,924,271 1,183,585 1,440,673 1,520,361 214,444 246,604 269,135 70,457 180,910 134,775

Colorado
188,117 280,408 265,285 151,166 193,643 201,302 20,991 25,575 25,789 15,960 61,190 38,194
Connecticut 117,954 153,746 154,278 67,760 92,445 84,645 48,648 57,287 63,733 1,546 4,014 5,900
Delaware 34,057 43,470 46,589 27,366 32,490 35,256 6,691 10,762 11,177 218 156
District of Columbia 59,560 73,508 77,550 3,364 3,964 3,138 54,177 65,755 68,918 2,019 3,789 5,494
Florida 486,818 835,295 795,633 363,905 562,208 566,503 90,530 132,436 169,097 32,383 140,651 60,033

Georgia
268,707 453,209 414,613 202,640 342,755 325,920 57,444 63,842 70,879 8,623 46,612 17,814
Hawaii 45,329 56,295 44,936 32,011 41,922 35,525 11,521 11,244 8,389 1,797 3,129 1,022
Idaho 52,353 70,044 84,651 40,932 50,675 53,245 10,751 16,641 30,998 670 2,728 408
Illinois 520,087 665,347 539,834 351,125 406,699 320,605 150,578 191,026 183,779 18,384 67,622 35,450
Indiana 250,998 368,373 306,954 184,113 261,071 224,539 60,387 79,588 79,409 6,498 27,714 3,006

Iowa
152,505 293,680 187,871 106,480 135,727 140,264 43,735 50,248 44,799 2,290 107,705 2,808
Kansas 129,839 160,434 154,523 113,764 137,413 129,367 15,605 19,612 18,171 470 3,409 6,985
Kentucky 149,395 221,575 197,196 118,319 170,654 147,586 23,859 31,858 43,682 7,217 19,063 5,928
Louisiana 183,661 210,788 191,711 153,502 176,732 164,311 25,646 23,509 24,192 4,513 10,547 3,208
Maine 43,384 55,950 53,734 29,475 37,521 33,854 13,020 17,126 19,696 889 1,303 184

Maryland
188,887 263,828 250,116 152,296 211,325 204,447 34,445 42,957 42,920 2,146 9,546 2,749
Massachusetts 327,984 408,300 405,555 126,424 162,515 150,984 199,745 239,496 253,321 1,815 6,289 1,250
Michigan 402,019 514,171 405,868 325,775 413,046 347,084 73,144 91,255 57,249 3,100 9,870 1,535
Minnesota 223,232 341,248 288,511 160,512 204,812 175,969 52,974 62,248 60,466 9,746 74,188 52,076
Mississippi 113,804 154,705 139,709 103,352 138,345 125,222 10,073 13,601 13,620 379 2,759 867

Missouri
237,161 337,846 281,371 145,980 195,332 173,040 82,425 114,366 104,920 8,756 28,148 3,411
Montana 36,005 44,605 39,825 32,178 40,090 35,926 3,827 4,515 3,856 43
Nebraska 85,993 111,869 103,158 65,186 80,693 75,189 18,956 27,988 27,856 1,851 3,188 113
Nevada 52,577 89,592 84,911 48,099 74,572 76,609 455 3,028 3,886 4,023 11,992 4,416
New Hampshire 48,230 61,919 106,617 26,506 35,322 31,458 18,732 22,699 75,159 2,992 3,898

New Jersey
245,447 340,958 324,285 190,816 269,961 251,011 48,751 63,113 64,357 5,880 7,884 8,917
New Mexico 77,415 112,711 82,188 69,320 101,771 79,423 3,274 1,012 1,324 4,821 9,928 1,441
New York 826,078 1,063,531 1,023,919 438,575 570,572 541,675 355,832 443,603 448,957 31,671 49,356 33,287
North Carolina 305,805 450,726 429,309 237,202 352,450 334,455 68,127 84,595 88,645 476 13,681 6,209
North Dakota 35,230 46,556 42,754 31,243 40,007 37,045 3,876 5,395 5,244 111 1,154 465

Ohio
426,080 591,980 493,561 308,742 423,767 363,813 105,004 124,673 117,354 12,334 43,540 12,394
Oklahoma 136,833 177,499 151,499 114,783 147,313 128,639 18,827 20,213 20,505 3,223 9,973 2,355
Oregon 130,705 190,488 171,435 105,687 152,576 139,260 22,079 28,591 30,371 2,939 9,321 1,804
Pennsylvania 499,729 661,592 579,262 269,891 350,233 311,706 201,136 254,788 256,500 28,702 56,571 11,056
Rhode Island 59,639 70,920 68,611 26,617 31,827 30,671 32,813 39,093 37,940 209

South Carolina
143,343 206,261 193,577 116,113 160,325 155,288 26,504 31,989 33,455 726 13,947 4,834
South Dakota 34,876 45,155 40,628 28,074 34,993 33,637 4,751 7,331 5,934 2,051 2,831 1,057
Tennessee 209,100 286,834 261,959 152,782 189,871 176,357 50,967 69,438 74,970 5,351 27,525 10,632
Texas 741,012 1,085,155 1,134,239 626,580 909,284 981,293 98,445 111,994 123,180 15,987 63,877 29,766
Utah 125,622 198,079 303,388 88,436 126,478 131,264 32,727 58,327 168,386 4,459 13,274 3,738

Vermont
29,099 38,387 35,570 15,426 21,575 20,021 13,336 16,197 15,479 337 615 70
Virginia 277,270 432,617 418,947 220,283 298,156 287,647 44,825 87,912 106,319 12,162 46,549 24,981
Washington 236,609 302,113 297,058 198,653 252,166 254,570 32,726 37,799 37,159 5,230 12,148 5,329
West Virginia 72,962 113,432 97,029 62,140 80,259 66,715 8,891 11,487 7,402 1,931 21,686 22,912
Wisconsin 232,912 296,246 253,916 186,856 229,371 203,572 44,416 53,696 48,645 1,640 13,179 1,699
Wyoming 21,542 27,771 22,734 20,253 25,765 22,696 1,289 2,006 38

U.S. Service Academies
13,475 15,912 15,511 13,475 15,912 15,511

 Other jurisdictions
166,039 232,204 185,346 73,576 74,605 65,348 81,642 117,715 93,464 10,821 39,884 26,534
American Samoa 214 1,275 784 214 1,275 784
Federated States of
    Micronesia
1,308 2,243 1,588 1,308 2,243 1,588
Guam 3,579 4,571 4,572 3,579 4,498 4,519 73 53
Marshall Islands 166 739 893 166 739 893
Northern Marianas 707 1,031 1,035 707 1,031 1,035
Palau 450 541 344 450 541 344
Puerto Rico 158,028 219,720 174,559 65,565 62,194 54,614 81,642 117,642 93,411 10,821 39,884 26,534
U.S. Virgin Islands 1,587 2,084 1,571 1,587 2,084 1,571
†Not applicable.
NOTE: Full-time-equivalent enrollment is the number of full-time students enrolled, plus the full-time equivalent of the part-time students. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2001, Spring 2011, and Spring 2019, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared May 2020.)

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