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Table 202. Full-time-equivalent fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by control, type of institution, and state: 1996 to 1998
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                      |          Public 4-year         |          Public 2-year         |         Private 4-year         |      Private 2-year
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  State or other area |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
                      |   1996   |   1997   |   1998   |   1996   |   1997   |   1998   |   1996   |   1997   |   1998   |  1996   |  1997   |  1998
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   United States .....|4,767,117 |4,813,849 |4,877,967 |3,027,778 |3,055,915 |3,025,536 |2,467,424 |2,524,945 |2,601,486 | 219,567 | 220,319 | 220,379
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Alabama ..............|  101,864 |  101,863 |  103,208 |   53,207 |   52,497 |   46,231 |   20,217 |   21,323 |   22,246 |   1,506 |     961 |     802
Alaska ...............|   17,508 |   16,925 |   16,490 |      322 |      311 |      346 |      520 |      575 |      702 |     270 |     356 |     333
Arizona ..............|   84,062 |   85,153 |   85,572 |   79,157 |   79,407 |   82,375 |   20,096 |   22,412 |   25,248 |   6,738 |   7,139 |   5,978
Arkansas .............|   52,468 |   52,430 |   56,742 |   21,893 |   23,685 |   21,455 |   10,167 |   10,246 |   10,325 |     376 |     494 |     358
California ...........|  434,560 |  443,300 |  451,546 |  580,363 |  597,110 |  597,548 |  207,506 |  221,247 |  231,237 |  26,216 |  28,653 |  28,777
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
Colorado .............|  104,977 |  106,894 |  107,805 |   39,996 |   40,555 |   41,545 |   25,025 |   27,097 |   28,301 |   4,511 |   4,387 |   4,330
Connecticut ..........|   42,462 |   42,028 |   42,563 |   20,374 |   19,888 |   19,626 |   44,901 |   45,548 |   46,914 |   1,190 |   1,156 |     923
Delaware .............|   20,821 |   20,799 |   21,318 |    6,975 |    6,976 |    7,575 |    5,351 |    5,393 |    5,631 |     --- |     --- |     100
District of Columbia .|    4,829 |    3,105 |    3,322 |      --- |      --- |      --- |   54,601 |   55,635 |   55,192 |     --- |     --- |     ---
Florida ..............|  163,523 |  167,585 |  172,690 |  173,326 |  175,183 |  171,523 |   82,815 |   87,391 |   93,753 |  11,496 |  13,092 |  13,339
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
Georgia ..............|  131,676 |  135,939 |  130,986 |   45,846 |   46,197 |   43,536 |   58,726 |   59,236 |   61,686 |   4,306 |   3,685 |   3,507
Hawaii ...............|   17,680 |   17,079 |   16,839 |   15,859 |   15,515 |   15,649 |   11,101 |   10,907 |   11,206 |   1,378 |   1,578 |   1,684
Idaho ................|   32,375 |   32,539 |   32,888 |    6,008 |    6,222 |    6,249 |    2,042 |    2,510 |    2,571 |   8,079 |   8,195 |   8,609
Illinois .............|  159,822 |  160,767 |  163,015 |  184,823 |  190,362 |  188,334 |  144,309 |  145,286 |  151,242 |   5,035 |   5,294 |   5,157
Indiana...............|  147,182 |  149,174 |  152,068 |   22,165 |   23,233 |   23,999 |   55,213 |   56,500 |   57,847 |   6,046 |   6,626 |   5,781
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
Iowa .................|   58,444 |   59,382 |   60,052 |   41,310 |   42,236 |   41,949 |   41,603 |   41,986 |   42,987 |   1,909 |   1,795 |     840
Kansas ...............|   70,500 |   71,007 |   71,426 |   38,960 |   39,857 |   39,501 |   13,545 |   13,444 |   14,018 |   1,217 |   1,370 |   1,394
Kentucky .............|   86,022 |   86,461 |   87,224 |   28,346 |   27,844 |   27,885 |   23,043 |   23,516 |   24,853 |   3,671 |   4,261 |   4,214
Louisiana ............|  125,650 |  126,343 |  127,181 |   25,995 |   28,016 |   28,571 |   22,525 |   23,516 |   24,936 |   2,053 |   2,126 |   2,153
Maine ................|   22,656 |   22,449 |   22,908 |    4,556 |    4,695 |    4,789 |   12,357 |   12,668 |   12,764 |   1,594 |   1,535 |   1,577
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
Maryland .............|   88,440 |   89,032 |   90,571 |   55,837 |   56,296 |   56,826 |   30,537 |   31,116 |   32,346 |   1,005 |   1,012 |   1,008
Massachusetts ........|   78,570 |   78,707 |   78,499 |   43,041 |   42,809 |   45,135 |  191,393 |  193,523 |  193,413 |   5,393 |   5,245 |   5,348
Michigan .............|  207,628 |  211,724 |  215,660 |  102,348 |  100,988 |  101,694 |   64,410 |   66,600 |   69,721 |   1,386 |   1,294 |   2,058
Minnesota ............|   89,138 |   89,241 |   97,219 |   65,340 |   61,498 |   57,695 |   49,873 |   48,597 |   51,073 |   7,967 |   7,098 |   8,424
Mississippi ..........|   52,907 |   54,389 |   54,751 |   42,928 |   44,511 |   46,043 |    8,626 |    9,131 |    9,209 |     643 |     787 |     868
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
Missouri..............|   94,581 |   94,466 |   96,156 |   41,666 |   42,885 |   44,342 |   75,251 |   79,111 |   81,697 |   5,644 |   6,061 |   7,164
Montana ..............|   27,942 |   28,442 |   28,536 |    4,708 |    4,812 |    4,842 |    3,606 |    3,455 |    3,476 |     961 |   1,006 |     953
Nebraska .............|   47,036 |   45,492 |   44,576 |   22,656 |   19,810 |   20,564 |   16,849 |   17,608 |   17,921 |   1,272 |   1,563 |   1,240
Nevada ...............|   22,382 |   23,210 |   24,122 |   17,544 |   18,361 |   20,655 |    1,305 |    1,765 |    2,140 |     527 |   1,082 |   1,601
New Hampshire ........|   21,763 |   21,317 |   20,736 |    5,214 |    4,988 |    4,098 |   18,885 |   21,447 |   21,857 |   2,904 |     857 |     703
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
New Jersey ...........|  104,618 |  106,129 |  107,204 |   78,580 |   76,578 |   76,296 |   44,668 |   45,128 |   46,233 |   4,123 |   4,659 |   5,332
New Mexico ...........|   38,147 |   38,582 |   39,217 |   27,871 |   28,819 |   29,467 |    4,332 |    5,990 |    6,065 |   1,775 |   1,061 |     899
New York .............|  261,193 |  260,085 |  266,682 |  171,022 |  170,646 |  162,469 |  345,816 |  347,681 |  353,695 |  23,032 |  23,777 |  19,602
North Carolina .......|  132,690 |  135,100 |  136,205 |   92,126 |   84,846 |   92,767 |   61,934 |   63,943 |   65,758 |   1,014 |     737 |     703
North Dakota .........|   24,827 |   23,682 |   23,586 |    7,053 |    7,024 |    7,082 |    3,257 |    3,373 |    3,627 |     821 |     274 |     317
                      |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
Ohio .................|  216,875 |  218,092 |  220,413 |   87,920 |   84,878 |   85,507 |   98,004 |   98,782 |  100,849 |  13,452 |  11,105 |  10,672
Oklahoma .............|   76,320 |   76,763 |   78,550 |   36,486 |   36,230 |   36,084 |   17,954 |   18,309 |   18,057 |   1,694 |   1,383 |   2,136
Oregon ...............|   54,255 |   55,201 |   55,736 |   42,781 |   43,525 |   43,771 |   21,355 |   21,419 |   22,695 |     462 |     664 |     748
Pennsylvania .........|  200,854 |  203,498 |  206,618 |   59,234 |   58,214 |   58,786 |  181,482 |  185,103 |  188,721 |  29,196 |  27,110 |  28,081
Rhode Island .........|   17,143 |   17,146 |   17,705 |    8,348 |    8,336 |    8,408 |   30,478 |   30,598 |   31,459 |     --- |     --- |     ---
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South Carolina .......|   72,543 |   72,462 |   73,958 |   37,651 |   38,493 |   39,245 |   22,336 |   23,307 |   24,290 |   1,225 |   1,772 |   1,572
South Dakota .........|   23,799 |   23,571 |   23,240 |    3,739 |    4,176 |    4,617 |    5,454 |    4,988 |    6,064 |     255 |     123 |     120
Tennessee ............|   96,275 |   97,946 |   99,331 |   47,938 |   47,887 |   47,293 |   46,147 |   47,404 |   48,647 |   2,715 |   3,969 |   4,462
Texas ................|  336,716 |  336,871 |  342,581 |  241,738 |  248,268 |  251,970 |   91,709 |   93,282 |   97,622 |   9,748 |  10,185 |  11,772
Utah .................|   62,014 |   64,032 |   62,022 |   19,979 |   21,324 |   18,089 |   33,512 |   32,688 |   33,413 |   2,101 |   2,404 |   2,764
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Vermont ..............|   13,588 |   13,990 |   13,864 |    1,937 |    1,916 |    1,952 |   13,017 |   13,255 |   13,703 |     331 |     550 |     566
Virginia .............|  140,484 |  142,893 |  144,926 |   64,728 |   67,336 |   69,245 |   47,039 |   47,719 |   48,537 |   5,167 |   5,688 |   5,520
Washington ...........|   78,855 |   80,700 |   81,459 |  111,341 |  116,030 |  106,691 |   31,818 |   31,175 |   33,025 |   3,071 |   3,505 |   3,058
West Virginia.........|   55,322 |   56,618 |   57,227 |    4,932 |    4,566 |    4,382 |    8,966 |    9,123 |    9,010 |   1,768 |   1,512 |   1,676
Wisconsin ............|  123,130 |  124,851 |  127,251 |   57,893 |   56,471 |   59,864 |   41,748 |   42,889 |   43,504 |   1,513 |     328 |     206
Wyoming ..............|    9,635 |    9,435 |    9,532 |   11,684 |   11,358 |   10,971 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     811 |     805 |     950
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U.S. Service Schools .|   18,366 |   18,960 |   13,991 |   22,034 |   22,247 |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
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   Outlying areas ....|   59,787 |   64,072 |   67,518 |    8,556 |    5,662 |    4,505 |   77,884 |   74,110 |   91,142 |   9,491 |   9,279 |   9,209
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American Samoa .......|      --- |      --- |      --- |      999 |    1,016 |      634 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Federated States of   |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |         |         |
  Micronesia .........|      --- |      --- |      --- |    1,098 |    1,131 |      599 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Guam .................|    2,610 |    2,707 |    2,922 |      912 |      937 |      956 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Marshall Islands......|      --- |      --- |      --- |      300 |      339 |      403 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Northern Marianas ....|      --- |      --- |      --- |      693 |      702 |      728 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Palau ................|      --- |      --- |      --- |      281 |      289 |      341 |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
Puerto Rico ..........|   55,224 |   59,597 |   62,801 |    4,273 |    1,248 |      844 |   77,884 |   74,110 |   91,142 |   9,491 |   9,279 |   9,209
Virgin Islands .......|    1,953 |    1,768 |    1,795 |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |     ---
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NOTE: Data for U.S. Service Schools reflect substantial changes in survey coverage between 1997 and 1998.

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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