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Table 199. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1970 through 2005
State or jurisdiction Fall 1970 Fall 1980 Fall 1990 Fall 19991 Fall 2000 Fall 2001 Fall 2002 Fall 20032 Fall 2004 Fall 2005 Percent change, 2000 to 2005
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
United States 8,580,887 12,096,895 13,818,637 14,791,224 15,312,289 15,927,987 16,611,711 16,911,481 17,272,044 17,487,475 14.2
Alabama 103,936 164,306 218,589 223,144 233,962 236,146 246,414 253,846 255,826 256,389 9.6
Alaska 9,471 21,296 29,833 26,948 27,953 27,756 29,546 31,035 30,869 30,231 8.1
Arizona 109,619 202,716 264,148 326,159 342,490 366,485 401,605 435,767 490,925 545,597 59.3
Arkansas 52,039 77,607 90,425 115,092 115,172 122,282 127,372 133,950 138,399 143,272 24.4
California 1,257,245 1,790,993 1,808,740 2,017,483 2,256,708 2,380,090 2,474,024 2,340,698 2,374,045 2,399,833 6.3
                       
Colorado 123,395 162,916 227,131 261,744 263,872 269,292 282,343 289,424 300,914 302,672 14.7
Connecticut 124,700 159,632 168,604 156,907 161,243 165,027 170,606 170,976 172,775 174,675 8.3
Delaware 25,260 32,939 42,004 46,613 43,897 47,104 49,228 49,595 49,804 51,612 17.6
District of Columbia 77,158 86,675 79,551 72,118 72,689 87,252 91,014 95,297 99,988 104,897 44.3
Florida 235,525 411,891 588,086 684,745 707,684 753,554 792,079 840,108 866,665 872,662 23.3
                       
Georgia 126,511 184,159 251,786 311,812 346,204 376,098 397,604 411,102 434,283 426,650 23.2
Hawaii 36,562 47,181 56,436 62,578 60,182 62,079 65,368 67,481 67,225 67,083 11.5
Idaho 34,567 43,018 51,881 64,661 65,594 69,674 72,072 75,390 76,311 77,708 18.5
Illinois 452,146 644,245 729,246 733,182 743,918 748,444 776,622 796,815 801,401 832,967 12.0
Indiana 192,668 247,253 284,832 304,725 314,334 338,715 342,064 350,102 356,801 361,253 14.9
                       
Iowa 108,902 140,449 170,515 186,780 188,974 194,822 202,546 213,958 217,646 227,722 20.5
Kansas 102,485 136,605 163,733 176,737 179,968 184,943 188,049 190,306 191,590 191,752 6.5
Kentucky 98,591 143,066 177,852 181,626 188,341 214,839 225,489 235,743 240,097 244,969 30.1
Louisiana 120,728 160,058 186,840 221,348 223,800 228,871 232,140 244,537 246,301 197,713 -11.7
Maine 34,134 43,264 57,186 57,822 58,473 61,127 63,308 64,222 65,415 65,551 12.1
                       
Maryland 149,607 225,526 259,700 268,820 273,745 288,224 300,269 307,613 312,493 314,151 14.8
Massachusetts 303,809 418,415 417,833 419,695 421,142 425,071 431,224 436,102 439,245 443,316 5.3
Michigan 392,726 520,131 569,803 558,998 567,631 585,998 605,835 616,012 620,980 626,751 10.4
Minnesota 160,788 206,691 253,789 282,756 293,445 308,233 323,791 339,597 349,021 361,701 23.3
Mississippi 73,967 102,364 122,883 133,170 137,389 137,882 147,077 148,584 152,115 150,457 9.5
                       
Missouri 183,930 234,421 289,899 317,480 321,348 331,580 348,146 359,749 365,204 374,775 16.5
Montana 30,062 35,177 35,876 43,114 42,240 44,932 45,111 47,240 47,173 47,850 13.3
Nebraska 66,915 89,488 112,831 110,806 112,117 113,817 116,737 119,511 121,053 121,236 8.1
Nevada 13,669 40,455 61,728 89,711 87,893 93,368 95,671 100,849 105,961 110,705 26.0
New Hampshire 29,400 46,794 59,510 63,366 61,718 65,031 68,523 69,608 70,163 69,893 13.2
                       
New Jersey 216,121 321,610 324,286 330,537 335,945 346,507 361,733 372,632 380,374 379,758 13.0
New Mexico 44,461 58,283 85,500 111,896 110,739 112,861 120,997 127,040 131,577 131,337 18.6
New York 806,479 992,237 1,048,286 1,020,991 1,043,395 1,057,794 1,107,270 1,126,085 1,141,525 1,152,081 10.4
North Carolina 171,925 287,537 352,138 395,907 404,652 427,784 447,335 464,437 472,709 484,392 19.7
North Dakota 31,495 34,069 37,878 40,348 40,248 42,843 45,800 48,402 49,533 49,389 22.7
                       
Ohio 376,267 489,145 557,690 548,545 549,553 569,223 587,996 603,399 614,234 616,350 12.2
Oklahoma 110,155 160,295 173,221 179,055 178,016 189,785 198,423 207,791 207,625 208,053 16.9
Oregon 122,177 157,458 165,741 175,635 183,065 191,378 204,565 198,786 199,985 200,033 9.3
Pennsylvania 411,044 507,716 604,060 605,283 609,521 630,299 654,826 676,121 688,780 692,340 13.6
Rhode Island 45,898 66,869 78,273 74,821 75,450 77,235 77,417 79,085 80,377 81,382 7.9
                       
South Carolina 69,518 132,476 159,302 183,626 185,931 191,590 202,007 207,601 208,910 210,444 13.2
South Dakota 30,639 32,761 34,208 42,147 43,221 45,534 47,751 55,816 48,708 48,768 12.8
Tennessee 135,103 204,581 226,238 252,915 263,910 258,534 261,899 276,999 278,055 283,070 7.3
Texas 442,225 701,391 901,437 990,587 1,033,973 1,076,678 1,152,369 1,175,336 1,229,197 1,240,707 20.0
Utah 81,687 93,987 121,303 161,591 163,776 177,045 178,932 183,462 194,324 200,691 22.5
                       
Vermont 22,209 30,628 36,398 36,728 35,489 36,351 36,537 37,695 38,639 39,915 12.5
Virginia 151,915 280,504 353,442 377,970 381,893 389,853 404,966 414,945 425,181 439,166 15.0
Washington 183,544 303,603 263,384 306,723 320,840 325,132 338,820 345,566 343,524 348,482 8.6
West Virginia 63,153 81,973 84,790 88,657 87,888 91,319 93,723 97,005 97,884 99,547 13.3
Wisconsin 202,058 269,086 299,774 304,776 307,179 315,850 329,443 329,738 331,506 335,258 9.1
Wyoming 15,220 21,147 31,326 29,002 30,004 31,095 32,605 33,695 33,955 35,334 17.8
                       
U.S. Service Schools3  17,079 49,808 48,692 13,344 13,475 14,561 14,420 14,628 14,754 15,265 13.3
Other jurisdictions 67,237 137,749 164,618 185,244 194,633 201,642 211,204 218,058 220,920 223,165 14.7
American Samoa 0 976 1,219 1,172 297 1,178 1,367 1,537 1,550 1,579 431.6
Federated States of Micronesia 0 224 975 1,506 1,576 2,243 2,173 2,558 2,608 2,283 44.9
Guam 2,719 3,217 4,741 5,727 5,215 4,869 5,157 4,710 4,642 6,064 16.3
Marshall Islands 0 0 0 616 328 220 224 601 623 604 84.1
Northern Marianas 0 0 661 1,080 1,078 982 1,299 1,237 1,101 967 -10.3
Palau 0 0 491 569 581 579 668 727 651 651 12.0
Puerto Rico 63,073 131,184 154,065 171,832 183,290 188,430 197,781 203,951 207,180 208,625 13.8
Virgin Islands 1,445 2,148 2,466 2,742 2,268 3,141 2,535 2,737 2,565 2,392 5.5
1 Data were imputed using alternative procedures. (See Guide to Sources for details.)
2 Data revised from previously published figures.
3 Data for 1999 and later years reflect substantial changes in survey coverage.
NOTE: Data through 1990 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. (See Guide to Sources for details.)
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys, 1970 and 1980; and 1990 through 2005 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:90–99), and Spring 2001 through Spring 2006. (This table was prepared August 2007.)

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