National Center for Education Statistics

Table 10. Number and percentage distribution of students enrolled exclusively in distance education courses at Title IV institutions, by control of institution, student level, level of institution, and student location: United States, fall 2018
Student level, level of institution, and student location		All institutions			Public			Private
								Nonprofit			For-profit
		Number	Percent		Number	Percent		Number	Percent		Number	Percent
All students		3,262,941	100		1,809,048	100		837,281	100		616,612	100
Located in same state as institution		1,872,711	57.4		1,477,670	81.7		288,703	34.5		106,338	17.2
Located in different state than institution		1,294,731	39.7		271,299	15		525,989	62.8		497,443	80.7
Located in U.S. but state unknown		17,551	0.5		12,261	0.7		3,706	0.4		1,584	0.3
Located outside the U.S.		44,484	1.4		18,774	1		14,835	1.8		10,875	1.8
Location unknown/not reported		33,464	1		29,044	1.6		4,048	0.5		372	0.1
Undergraduate		2,330,439	100		1,445,850	100		478,702	100		405,887	100
4-year		1,522,417	65.3		669,472	46.3		458,470	95.8		394,475	97.2
Located in same state as institution		739,924	31.8		524,102	36.2		138,492	28.9		77,330	19.1
Located in different state than institution		744,997	32		125,417	8.7		308,690	64.5		310,890	76.6
Located in U.S. but state unknown		6,318	0.3		3,589	0.2		1,418	0.3		1,311	0.3
Located outside the U.S.		20,549	0.9		7,257	0.5		8,512	1.8		4,780	1.2
Location unknown/not reported		10,629	0.5		9,107	0.6		1,358	0.3		164	#
2-year		807,128	34.6		776,192	53.7		20,205	4.2		10,731	2.6
Located in same state as institution		727,127	31.2		721,679	49.9		2,953	0.6		2,495	0.6
Located in different state than institution		54,644	2.3		29,415	2		17,246	3.6		7,983	2
Located in U.S. but state unknown		3,733	0.2		3,733	0.3		0	0		0	0
Located outside the U.S.		3,821	0.2		3,704	0.3		5	#		112	#
Location unknown/not reported		17,803	0.8		17,661	1.2		1	#		141	#
Less-than-2-year		894	#		186	#		27	#		681	0.2
Located in same state as institution		460	#		186	#		27	#		247	0.1
Located in different state than institution		430	#		0	0		0	0		430	0.1
Located in U.S. but state unknown		0	0		0	0		0	0		0	0
Located outside the U.S.		2	#		0	0		0	0		2	#
Location unknown/not reported		2	#		0	0		0	0		2	#
Graduate		932,502	100		363,198	100		358,579	100		210,725	100
Located in same state as institution		405,200	43.5		231,703	63.8		147,231	41.1		26,266	12.5
Located in different state than institution		494,660	53		116,467	32.1		200,053	55.8		178,140	84.5
Located in U.S. but state unknown		7,500	0.8		4,939	1.4		2,288	0.6		273	0.1
Located outside the U.S.		20,112	2.2		7,813	2.2		6,318	1.8		5,981	2.8
Location unknown/not reported		5,030	0.5		2,276	0.6		2,689	0.7		65	#

# Rounds to zero.

NOTE: Title IV institutions are those with a written agreement with the U.S. Department of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. United States includes the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The four U.S. service academies that are not Title IV eligible are included in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) universe because they are federally funded and open to the public and are included in this table. Percentages in the columns of this table use the corresponding count in the appropriate total row of each section as the denominator. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Definitions for terms used in this table may be found in the collection year’s archived downloadable glossary located at https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/use-the-data/annual-survey-forms-packages-archived?year=2018.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Spring 2019, Fall Enrollment component (final data).