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Table 197. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control, type of institution, and state: 1997 and 1998
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                      |                 Fall 1997                                     |                 Fall 1998
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  State or other area |          |          |   Private 4-year    |  Private 2-year   |          |          |   Private 4-year    |  Private 2-year
                      |  Public  |  Public  |_____________________|___________________|  Public  |  Public  |_____________________|___________________
                      |  4-year  |  2-year  |          | Not-for- |         |Not-for- |  4-year  |  2-year  |          | Not-for- |         |Not-for-
                      |          |          |  Total   |  profit  |  Total  | profit  |          |          |  Total   |  profit  |  Total  | profit
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          1           |    2     |    3     |    4     |    5     |    6    |    7    |    8     |    9     |    10    |    11    |   12    |   13
______________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|__________|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________
   United States .....|5,835,433 |5,360,686 |3,061,332 |2,905,820 | 244,883 |  71,794 |5,903,837 |5,272,347 |3,128,908 |2,941,316 | 244,097 |  66,066
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Alabama ..............|  122,105 |   71,869 |   23,721 |   21,995 |   1,090 |     270 |  123,542 |   67,143 |   24,626 |   22,069 |     957 |     292
Alaska ...............|   25,967 |      750 |      755 |      755 |     443 |     --- |   25,430 |      866 |      905 |      905 |     451 |     ---
Arizona ..............|  103,434 |  157,398 |   24,426 |    8,962 |   7,472 |   1,436 |  103,942 |  164,160 |   27,959 |    9,321 |   6,062 |     891
Arkansas .............|   61,858 |   38,997 |   10,946 |   10,946 |     541 |     337 |   68,108 |   34,156 |   11,111 |   11,111 |     376 |     160
California ...........|  514,774 |1,149,704 |  263,845 |  222,294 |  29,877 |   9,595 |  524,528 |1,141,802 |  274,299 |  227,371 |  29,963 |   9,198
                      |          |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |          |         |
Colorado .............|  135,251 |   78,224 |   34,226 |   22,637 |   4,544 |     502 |  136,151 |   80,200 |   36,189 |   24,146 |   4,707 |      29
Connecticut ..........|   54,715 |   40,326 |   56,620 |   56,359 |   1,467 |     826 |   54,945 |   39,354 |   57,739 |   57,479 |   1,298 |     213
Delaware .............|   24,486 |   12,009 |    8,395 |    8,395 |     --- |     --- |   24,502 |   12,860 |    8,790 |    8,790 |     108 |     108
District of Columbia .|    4,887 |      --- |   67,510 |   64,654 |     --- |     --- |    5,410 |      --- |   66,978 |   63,686 |     --- |     ---
Florida ..............|  214,011 |  320,710 |  109,916 |   98,193 |  13,622 |   1,274 |  218,471 |  313,450 |  114,899 |   99,741 |  14,492 |   1,475
                      |          |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |          |         |
Georgia ..............|  163,514 |   71,497 |   67,185 |   60,520 |   4,042 |   2,872 |  160,679 |   69,249 |   69,844 |   61,859 |   3,913 |   2,844
Hawaii ...............|   20,643 |   24,899 |   14,314 |   13,366 |   1,658 |   1,377 |   20,361 |   24,909 |   14,657 |   13,579 |   1,754 |   1,395
Idaho ................|   41,327 |    8,906 |    3,009 |    2,626 |   8,399 |   8,277 |   42,463 |    8,867 |    2,962 |    2,500 |   8,793 |   8,551
Illinois .............|  192,022 |  344,556 |  183,176 |  170,254 |   6,445 |   3,323 |  193,548 |  339,746 |  189,487 |  175,433 |   6,453 |   2,318
Indiana...............|  184,433 |   40,089 |   63,293 |   61,533 |   7,702 |   2,272 |  186,916 |   41,534 |   64,245 |   60,976 |   6,909 |   2,194
                      |          |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |          |         |
Iowa .................|   67,296 |   60,777 |   50,578 |   50,280 |   2,316 |   1,024 |   67,835 |   61,467 |   51,614 |   51,254 |   1,028 |   1,028
Kansas ...............|   86,223 |   73,732 |   16,079 |   16,079 |   1,510 |     799 |   86,783 |   71,889 |   17,398 |   17,398 |   1,569 |     788
Kentucky .............|  104,796 |   41,499 |   28,053 |   25,578 |   4,576 |     343 |  105,381 |   40,963 |   29,611 |   26,643 |   4,621 |     471
Louisiana ............|  148,215 |   40,964 |   27,800 |   27,226 |   2,217 |     506 |  148,627 |   41,269 |   28,982 |   27,939 |   2,232 |     492
Maine ................|   30,362 |    7,648 |   16,614 |   16,614 |   1,744 |      88 |   30,850 |    7,786 |   16,639 |   16,639 |   1,711 |     213
                      |          |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |          |         |
Maryland .............|  113,196 |  104,054 |   42,874 |   42,874 |   1,138 |     674 |  114,596 |  104,459 |   44,939 |   44,238 |   1,179 |     632
Massachusetts ........|  102,136 |   72,558 |  231,125 |  231,062 |   6,801 |   5,528 |  102,728 |   75,648 |  230,155 |  230,155 |   7,085 |   5,682
Michigan .............|  263,169 |  195,392 |   89,140 |   87,478 |   2,041 |   1,606 |  267,136 |  195,444 |   91,541 |   89,232 |   2,890 |   1,826
Minnesota ............|  110,885 |   92,203 |   58,493 |   56,623 |   8,306 |   1,812 |  120,179 |   87,628 |   61,333 |   58,706 |   9,857 |   1,818
Mississippi ..........|   62,020 |   56,827 |   10,841 |   10,841 |     873 |     759 |   62,350 |   58,481 |   10,668 |   10,668 |     939 |     619
                      |          |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |          |         |
Missouri..............|  116,621 |   73,987 |  105,493 |  101,955 |   6,795 |   2,492 |  118,643 |   75,819 |  109,251 |  105,443 |   7,670 |   2,324
Montana ..............|   32,187 |    6,515 |    4,113 |    4,113 |   1,326 |   1,111 |   32,103 |    6,665 |    4,171 |    4,171 |   1,211 |     988
Nebraska .............|   54,865 |   34,549 |   20,412 |   20,412 |   1,716 |     161 |   53,469 |   35,571 |   20,780 |   20,780 |   1,303 |     104
Nevada ...............|   31,691 |   41,618 |    1,971 |      616 |   1,137 |     --- |   33,304 |   45,843 |    2,321 |      585 |   1,687 |     ---
New Hampshire ........|   25,987 |    9,272 |   27,438 |   24,778 |   1,114 |     228 |   25,030 |    7,157 |   27,662 |   24,481 |     935 |      72
                      |          |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |          |         |
New Jersey ...........|  138,777 |  122,588 |   58,570 |   58,570 |   5,819 |     107 |  138,978 |  121,114 |   59,408 |   59,408 |   6,398 |     141
New Mexico ...........|   49,034 |   51,674 |    6,791 |    3,891 |   1,061 |     --- |   49,198 |   51,972 |    6,929 |    3,284 |     903 |     ---
New York .............|  326,391 |  241,502 |  429,786 |  420,518 |  26,819 |   7,717 |  332,872 |  234,330 |  425,272 |  411,623 |  21,797 |   5,012
North Carolina .......|  159,027 |  143,006 |   70,822 |   70,822 |     862 |     756 |  158,958 |  155,152 |   72,483 |   72,483 |     814 |     656
North Dakota .........|   26,560 |    8,477 |    3,622 |    3,622 |     278 |     263 |   26,676 |    8,588 |    3,849 |    3,849 |     328 |     311
                      |          |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |          |         |
Ohio .................|  260,948 |  143,746 |  119,781 |  116,583 |  12,694 |   2,773 |  263,308 |  145,179 |  121,723 |  118,229 |  11,991 |   2,395
Oklahoma .............|   93,670 |   60,902 |   21,139 |   21,139 |   1,446 |     292 |   95,563 |   60,233 |   20,627 |   20,557 |   2,219 |     374
Oregon ...............|   65,605 |   78,737 |   24,795 |   24,070 |     715 |     --- |   66,598 |   77,825 |   25,934 |   24,533 |     796 |     229
Pennsylvania .........|  233,759 |  101,142 |  223,492 |  223,492 |  29,792 |   5,680 |  236,821 |  101,226 |  226,831 |  226,831 |  30,927 |   5,619
Rhode Island .........|   22,031 |   15,220 |   34,827 |   34,827 |     --- |     --- |   23,002 |   15,366 |   35,602 |   35,602 |     --- |     ---
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South Carolina .......|   86,446 |   62,248 |   25,761 |   25,761 |   1,823 |     699 |   88,290 |   64,252 |   27,153 |   27,153 |   1,658 |     595
South Dakota .........|   27,927 |    4,936 |    5,961 |    4,959 |     218 |     218 |   28,589 |    5,499 |    7,249 |    5,088 |     208 |     208
Tennessee ............|  116,479 |   77,037 |   51,629 |   50,701 |   4,660 |     793 |  117,429 |   75,964 |   53,106 |   52,068 |   4,911 |     653
Texas ................|  413,324 |  432,362 |  112,317 |  109,501 |  11,280 |     924 |  419,302 |  433,434 |  117,048 |  113,669 |  12,443 |   1,332
Utah .................|   83,582 |   35,037 |   36,630 |   34,287 |   2,642 |     824 |   82,149 |   29,166 |   36,868 |   34,419 |   3,049 |     862
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Vermont ..............|   16,047 |    4,493 |   15,313 |   14,980 |     629 |     373 |   15,891 |    4,658 |   15,843 |   15,485 |     662 |     371
Virginia .............|  171,182 |  130,412 |   56,666 |   48,999 |   6,644 |     552 |  172,924 |  132,531 |   58,141 |   49,649 |   6,546 |     583
Washington ...........|   89,356 |  185,349 |   36,821 |   36,261 |   3,755 |     270 |   90,189 |  166,858 |   38,593 |   37,286 |   3,334 |     ---
West Virginia.........|   69,414 |    6,664 |   10,335 |   10,335 |   1,552 |     --- |   69,741 |    6,581 |   10,062 |   10,062 |   1,723 |     ---
Wisconsin ............|  142,331 |  101,527 |   53,913 |   52,484 |     477 |      61 |  144,234 |  110,401 |   54,432 |   52,740 |     287 |     ---
Wyoming ..............|   11,094 |   18,381 |      --- |      --- |     805 |     --- |   11,124 |   17,633 |      --- |      --- |     950 |     ---
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U.S. Service Schools .|   19,373 |   63,717 |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |   13,991 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
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    Outlying areas ...|   72,860 |    7,855 |   87,124 |   84,010 |  10,315 |   1,162 |   76,112 |    6,815 |  106,979 |  103,766 |  10,075 |     395
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American Samoa .......|      --- |    1,248 |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |      909 |      --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
Federated States of   |          |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |          |         |
  Micronesia .........|      --- |    1,372 |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |      773 |      --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
Guam .................|    3,553 |    1,980 |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |    3,748 |    2,010 |      --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
Marshall Islands......|      --- |      459 |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |      513 |      --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
Northern Marianas ....|      --- |    1,136 |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |    1,239 |      --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
Palau ................|      --- |      330 |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |      424 |      --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
Puerto Rico ..........|   66,697 |    1,330 |   87,124 |   84,010 |  10,315 |   1,162 |   69,718 |      947 |  106,979 |  103,766 |  10,075 |     395
Virgin Islands .......|    2,610 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |    2,646 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
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NOTE: Data for 1998 U.S. Service Schools reflect substantial changes in survey coverage. Data are for 4-year and 2-year degree-granting institutions that participated in Title IV federal financial aid programs.

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


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