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Table 224. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by level of enrollment and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 2000 through 2008
State or jurisdiction Undergraduate Postbaccalaureate
Fall 2000 Fall 2004 Fall 2005 Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Fall 2008 Fall 2000 Fall 2004 Fall 2005 Fall 2006 Fall 2007 Fall 2008
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
United States 13,155,393 14,780,630 14,963,964 15,184,302 15,603,771 16,365,738 2,156,896 2,491,414 2,523,511 2,574,568 2,644,357 2,737,076
Alabama 201,389 218,372 219,253 220,520 229,431 268,000 32,573 37,454 37,136 37,888 38,752 42,941
Alaska 26,222 28,563 27,903 27,463 28,221 28,121 1,731 2,306 2,328 2,390 2,395 2,596
Arizona 299,529 410,416 456,881 476,547 530,074 595,335 42,961 80,509 88,716 90,645 94,073 108,910
Arkansas 104,580 125,636 129,484 132,112 136,475 141,881 10,592 12,763 13,788 15,279 15,693 16,493
California 2,012,213 2,107,426 2,135,461 2,172,354 2,261,542 2,384,604 244,495 266,619 264,372 262,420 267,980 267,637
                         
Colorado 220,059 248,396 249,616 255,412 262,401 273,967 43,813 52,518 53,056 52,971 48,236 51,265
Connecticut 127,715 139,071 141,332 142,926 145,031 150,378 33,528 33,704 33,343 33,790 33,974 33,800
Delaware 37,930 41,907 43,382 42,488 43,289 43,576 5,967 7,897 8,230 8,750 9,054 9,512
District of Columbia 40,703 59,930 62,888 65,318 68,124 76,586 31,986 40,058 42,009 44,187 47,029 49,524
Florida 623,071 761,390 764,577 775,171 798,952 853,662 84,613 105,275 108,085 110,480 114,841 119,037
                         
Georgia 296,980 377,266 372,269 378,947 393,926 413,469 49,224 57,017 54,381 56,456 59,785 63,112
Hawaii 51,783 58,025 57,843 57,527 57,309 60,698 8,399 9,200 9,240 9,366 9,292 9,406
Idaho 58,644 68,613 70,335 70,754 71,481 72,982 6,950 7,698 7,373 7,118 7,365 7,474
Illinois 623,018 667,249 692,401 688,043 691,093 709,773 120,900 134,152 140,566 142,633 145,925 149,469
Indiana 273,198 308,358 312,058 317,963 329,081 349,102 41,136 48,443 49,195 50,050 51,396 52,854
                         
Iowa 165,360 193,908 203,453 212,715 228,498 254,914 23,614 23,738 24,269 25,919 27,761 31,977
Kansas 156,385 168,160 168,065 168,244 167,868 172,391 23,583 23,430 23,687 24,902 26,234 26,600
Kentucky 164,183 210,589 215,536 219,194 228,014 226,816 24,158 29,508 29,433 29,720 30,199 30,767
Louisiana 191,517 211,901 172,908 194,567 195,118 205,841 32,283 34,400 24,805 29,580 29,636 30,534
Maine 50,728 57,394 57,622 58,512 59,249 60,009 7,745 8,021 7,929 7,637 7,924 7,787
                         
Maryland 221,952 252,340 252,964 255,933 262,451 271,725 51,793 60,153 61,187 63,527 65,146 67,189
Massachusetts 320,012 328,335 331,242 335,511 343,049 354,207 101,130 110,910 112,074 116,015 120,317 122,849
Michigan 480,618 529,083 536,745 545,001 552,162 561,891 87,013 91,897 90,006 89,488 91,117 90,908
Minnesota 254,632 280,739 283,616 289,018 298,514 309,679 38,813 68,282 78,085 86,881 93,879 101,376
Mississippi 123,299 135,449 133,642 134,699 138,097 142,317 14,090 16,666 16,815 16,438 17,135 18,124
                         
Missouri 266,802 296,969 304,992 306,201 311,271 321,054 54,546 68,235 69,453 70,897 73,095 75,355
Montana 38,481 42,743 43,403 42,990 42,828 43,280 3,759 4,430 4,447 4,511 4,543 4,560
Nebraska 96,759 103,765 103,581 105,611 107,480 109,718 15,358 17,288 17,655 18,889 19,898 20,740
Nevada 79,053 95,563 99,548 100,760 104,488 108,077 8,840 10,398 11,157 11,510 11,788 12,413
New Hampshire 51,990 59,199 59,081 59,405 58,470 59,221 9,728 10,964 10,812 11,264 12,254 12,518
                         
New Jersey 284,785 321,494 321,118 326,358 337,874 348,528 51,160 58,880 58,640 59,298 60,262 61,632
New Mexico 96,377 114,794 115,048 115,875 120,320 128,635 14,362 16,783 16,289 15,953 14,055 13,778
New York 839,423 914,620 921,458 928,563 940,550 996,226 203,972 226,905 230,623 231,801 232,261 238,632
North Carolina 358,912 417,786 426,106 436,662 440,903 464,984 45,740 54,923 58,286 58,971 61,427 63,993
North Dakota 36,899 44,774 44,153 44,042 44,257 45,390 3,349 4,759 5,236 5,477 5,688 5,937
                         
Ohio 469,999 526,569 529,891 533,652 543,634 564,461 79,554 87,665 86,459 86,290 86,863 89,124
Oklahoma 157,021 182,767 183,568 182,340 181,973 182,340 20,995 24,858 24,485 23,896 24,409 24,417
Oregon 160,805 174,619 174,100 170,742 176,334 192,991 22,260 25,366 25,933 26,852 26,594 27,483
Pennsylvania 506,948 571,322 574,319 585,006 599,228 610,279 102,573 117,458 118,021 122,126 126,169 130,009
Rhode Island 65,067 69,674 70,518 71,175 72,215 73,158 10,383 10,703 10,864 10,559 10,685 10,735
                         
South Carolina 161,699 184,413 185,252 187,254 193,336 205,417 24,232 24,497 25,192 25,168 24,419 25,278
South Dakota 37,497 43,202 43,206 42,985 43,393 43,997 5,724 5,506 5,562 5,946 6,354 6,447
Tennessee 230,376 239,918 243,912 250,974 256,297 264,236 33,534 38,137 39,158 39,556 41,488 43,374
Texas 905,649 1,082,667 1,093,491 1,104,529 1,117,311 1,169,269 128,324 146,530 147,216 148,180 151,787 157,879
Utah 149,954 176,909 182,892 183,518 184,141 196,389 13,822 17,415 17,799 18,633 19,538 20,835
                         
Vermont 30,809 33,313 34,161 34,923 35,844 36,611 4,680 5,326 5,754 6,172 6,347 6,335
Virginia 325,395 360,484 373,041 387,593 404,274 422,398 56,498 64,697 66,125 68,579 73,994 78,398
Washington 290,292 310,944 315,154 314,862 318,852 330,387 30,548 32,580 33,328 33,292 33,223 32,148
West Virginia 76,556 85,388 86,803 87,292 98,942 105,939 11,332 12,496 12,744 13,227 17,906 19,394
Wisconsin 271,839 293,127 296,743 300,932 302,979 311,898 35,340 38,379 38,515 39,226 40,768 40,977
Wyoming 26,811 30,337 31,684 30,928 31,853 33,410 3,193 3,618 3,650 3,765 3,393 2,526
                         
U.S. Service Academies 13,475 14,754 15,265 12,191 15,274 15,521 0 0 0 0 11 18
                         
Other jurisdictions 174,410 193,506 193,766 195,038 196,140 205,119 20,223 27,414 29,399 31,137 30,709 31,048
American Samoa 297 1,550 1,579 1,607 1,767 1,806 0 0 0 0 0 0
Federated States of
   Micronesia
1,576 2,608 2,283 2,539 2,379 2,457 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guam 4,746 4,417 5,850 5,536 4,982 5,058 469 225 214 253 262 293
Marshall Islands 328 623 604 647 557 689 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Marianas 1,078 1,101 967 968 901 791 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palau 581 651 651 679 668 502 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 163,690 180,204 179,647 180,790 182,710 191,604 19,600 26,976 28,978 30,668 30,239 30,574
U.S. Virgin Islands 2,114 2,352 2,185 2,272 2,176 2,212 154 213 207 216 208 181
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2000 through 2008 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2000 through Spring 2009. (This table was prepared May 2010.)

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