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Table 309.30. Residence and migration of all first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates in 4-year degree-granting postsecondary institutions who graduated from high school in the previous 12 months, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 2018
State or jurisdiction Total first-time enrollment in institutions located in the state1 State residents enrolled in institutions Ratio of in-state students Migration of students
In any state2 In their home state To first-time enrollment in
their home state
(col. 4/col. 2)
To residents enrolled
in any state
(col. 4/col. 3)
Out of state
(col. 3 - col. 4)
Into state1 
(col. 2 - col. 4)
Net
(col. 8 - col. 7)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
United States 1,671,516 1,610,112 1,193,428   0.71 0.74 416,875 473,603   56,728
Alabama 26,723 18,980 15,365   0.57 0.81 3,615 11,358   7,743
Alaska 1,858 3,009 1,704   0.92 0.57 1,305 154   -1,151
Arizona 29,086 21,697 16,919   0.58 0.78 4,778 12,167   7,389
Arkansas 17,298 13,667 11,625   0.67 0.85 2,042 5,673   3,631
California 161,341 174,604 136,953   0.85 0.78 37,651 24,388   -13,263

Colorado
30,521 30,185 21,291   0.70 0.71 8,894 9,230   336
Connecticut 21,195 25,402 11,388   0.54 0.45 14,014 9,807   -4,207
Delaware 8,181 6,796 4,569   0.56 0.67 2,227 3,612   1,385
District of Columbia 8,461 2,516 499   0.06 0.20 2,017 7,962   5,945
Florida 113,924 112,290 97,095   0.85 0.86 15,195 16,829   1,634

Georgia
59,654 60,136 47,436   0.80 0.79 12,700 12,218   -482
Hawaii 4,129 6,006 2,542   0.62 0.42 3,464 1,587   -1,877
Idaho 9,371 6,950 4,716   0.50 0.68 2,234 4,655   2,421
Illinois 46,483 65,847 33,470   0.72 0.51 32,377 13,013   -19,364
Indiana 47,950 37,279 31,679   0.66 0.85 5,600 16,271   10,671

Iowa
20,112 13,663 10,809   0.54 0.79 2,854 9,303   6,449
Kansas 15,561 13,604 10,328   0.66 0.76 3,276 5,233   1,957
Kentucky 23,573 20,655 17,033   0.72 0.82 3,622 6,540   2,918
Louisiana 25,916 23,711 20,108   0.78 0.85 3,603 5,808   2,205
Maine 7,537 6,373 3,887   0.52 0.61 2,486 3,650   1,164

Maryland
19,686 27,641 12,749   0.65 0.46 14,892 6,937   -7,955
Massachusetts 51,483 44,862 25,613   0.50 0.57 19,249 25,870   6,621
Michigan 53,214 51,572 43,761   0.82 0.85 7,811 9,453   1,642
Minnesota 25,443 30,849 17,991   0.71 0.58 12,858 7,452   -5,406
Mississippi 12,608 8,475 6,855   0.54 0.81 1,620 5,753   4,133

Missouri
27,823 25,914 18,270   0.66 0.71 7,644 9,553   1,909
Montana 5,869 4,240 3,250   0.55 0.77 990 2,619   1,629
Nebraska 12,154 10,746 8,395   0.69 0.78 2,351 3,759   1,408
Nevada 12,934 13,993 11,041   0.85 0.79 2,952 1,893   -1,059
New Hampshire 8,821 7,478 3,151   0.36 0.42 4,327 5,670   1,343

New Jersey
33,064 59,406 28,004   0.85 0.47 31,402 5,060   -26,342
New Mexico 6,570 6,976 4,950   0.75 0.71 2,026 1,620   -406
New York 116,581 110,942 81,653   0.70 0.74 29,289 34,928   5,639
North Carolina 51,610 46,186 37,846   0.73 0.82 8,340 13,764   5,424
North Dakota 6,318 3,764 2,933   0.46 0.78 831 3,385   2,554

Ohio
70,888 64,923 53,628   0.76 0.83 11,295 17,260   5,965
Oklahoma 19,296 15,748 13,248   0.69 0.84 2,500 6,048   3,548
Oregon 15,802 13,111 8,816   0.56 0.67 4,295 6,986   2,691
Pennsylvania 84,623 69,625 53,107   0.63 0.76 16,518 31,516   14,998
Rhode Island 10,989 5,088 2,618   0.24 0.51 2,470 8,371   5,901

South Carolina
25,969 19,914 16,259   0.63 0.82 3,655 9,710   6,055
South Dakota 6,214 4,636 3,370   0.54 0.73 1,266 2,844   1,578
Tennessee 31,723 29,462 22,278   0.70 0.76 7,184 9,445   2,261
Texas 118,053 131,514 107,439   0.91 0.82 24,075 10,614   -13,461
Utah 21,920 15,814 14,304   0.65 0.90 1,510 7,616   6,106

Vermont
5,863 3,275 1,443   0.25 0.44 1,832 4,420   2,588
Virginia 45,368 42,816 31,544   0.70 0.74 11,272 13,824   2,552
Washington 34,361 35,223 26,216   0.76 0.74 9,007 8,145   -862
West Virginia 11,550 7,813 6,880   0.60 0.88 933 4,670   3,737
Wisconsin 36,719 33,237 25,377   0.69 0.76 7,860 11,342   3,482
Wyoming 1,764 1,499 832   0.47 0.56 667 932   265

U.S. Service Academies
2,877 191 3 0.07 2,686 4
State unknown5 4,485    

    Other jurisdictions
27,174 28,700 27,014   0.99 0.94 1,686 160   -1,526
American Samoa 254 287 254   1.00 0.89 33 0   -33
Federated States of
    Micronesia
38   38  
Guam 461 620 420   0.91 0.68 200 41   -159
Marshall Islands 312 321 310   0.99 0.97 11 2   -9
Northern Marianas 254 316 240   0.94 0.76 76 14   -62
Palau 16   16  
Puerto Rico 25,665 26,577 25,571   1.00 0.96 1,006 94   -912
U.S. Virgin Islands 228 525 219   0.96 0.42 306 9   -297

Foreign countries
50,906   50,906   -50,906
Residence not reported 2   2   -2
†Not applicable.
1 Includes students coming to U.S. institutions from foreign countries and other jurisdictions.
2 Students residing in a particular state when admitted to an institution anywhere--either in their home state or another state.
3 Students whose residence is in the same state as the service academy.
4 Students whose residence is in a different state as the service academy.
5 Institution unable to determine student's home state.
NOTE: Includes all first-time postsecondary students who graduated from high school in the previous 12 months and were enrolled at reporting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2019, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared March 2021.)

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