Table 216.

Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1970 through 2010

State or jurisdiction	Fall 1970	Fall 1980	Fall 1990	Fall 2000	Fall 2005	Fall 2006	Fall 2007	Fall 2008	Fall 2009	Fall 2010	Percent change, 2005 to 2010
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12
United States	8,580,887	12,096,895	13,818,637	15,312,289	17,487,475	17,758,870	18,248,128	19,102,814	20,427,711	21,016,126	20.2
Alabama	103,936	164,306	218,589	233,962	256,389	258,408	268,183	310,941	311,740	327,327	27.7
Alaska	9,471	21,296	29,833	27,953	30,231	29,853	30,616	30,717	32,406	33,653	11.3
Arizona	109,619	202,716	264,148	342,490	545,597	567,192	624,147	704,245	828,631	795,388	45.8
Arkansas	52,039	77,607	90,425	115,172	143,272	147,391	152,168	158,374	168,352	175,895	22.8
California	1,257,245	1,790,993	1,808,740	2,256,708	2,399,833	2,434,774	2,529,522	2,652,241	2,735,579	2,714,172	13.1
Colorado	123,395	162,916	227,131	263,872	302,672	308,383	310,637	325,232	352,034	372,025	22.9
Connecticut	124,700	159,632	168,604	161,243	174,675	176,716	179,005	184,178	191,806	199,384	14.1
Delaware	25,260	32,939	42,004	43,897	51,612	51,238	52,343	53,088	55,174	55,731	8.0
District of Columbia	77,158	86,675	79,551	72,689	104,897	109,505	115,153	126,110	136,851	91,992	-12.3
Florida	235,525	411,891	588,086	707,684	872,662	885,651	913,793	972,699	1,053,221	1,125,469	29.0
Georgia	126,511	184,159	251,786	346,204	426,650	435,403	453,711	476,581	532,493	568,723	33.3
Hawaii	36,562	47,181	56,436	60,182	67,083	66,893	66,601	70,104	74,809	78,073	16.4
Idaho	34,567	43,018	51,881	65,594	77,708	77,872	78,846	80,456	84,450	85,201	9.6
Illinois	452,146	644,245	729,246	743,918	832,967	830,676	837,018	859,242	900,824	906,889	8.9
Indiana	192,668	247,253	284,832	314,334	361,253	368,013	380,477	401,956	441,294	459,423	27.2
Iowa	108,902	140,449	170,515	188,974	227,722	238,634	256,259	286,891	350,631	381,842	67.7
Kansas	102,485	136,605	163,733	179,968	191,752	193,146	194,102	198,991	210,843	214,859	12.1
Kentucky	98,591	143,066	177,852	188,341	244,969	248,914	258,213	257,583	277,907	291,102	18.8
Louisiana	120,728	160,058	186,840	223,800	197,713	224,147	224,754	236,375	251,853	263,638	33.3
Maine	34,134	43,264	57,186	58,473	65,551	66,149	67,173	67,796	70,170	72,985	11.3
Maryland	149,607	225,526	259,700	273,745	314,151	319,460	327,597	338,914	358,941	377,967	20.3
Massachusetts	303,809	418,415	417,833	421,142	443,316	451,526	463,366	477,056	497,290	508,302	14.7
Michigan	392,726	520,131	569,803	567,631	626,751	634,489	643,279	652,799	686,049	698,125	11.4
Minnesota	160,788	206,691	253,789	293,445	361,701	375,899	392,393	411,055	442,281	465,336	28.7
Mississippi	73,967	102,364	122,883	137,389	150,457	151,137	155,232	160,441	173,136	178,197	18.4
Missouri	183,930	234,421	289,899	321,348	374,445	377,098	384,366	396,409	424,944	444,695	18.8
Montana	30,062	35,177	35,876	42,240	47,850	47,501	47,371	47,840	51,588	53,312	11.4
Nebraska	66,915	89,488	112,831	112,117	121,236	124,500	127,378	130,458	138,645	144,682	19.3
Nevada	13,669	40,455	61,728	87,893	110,705	112,270	116,276	120,490	125,320	129,360	16.9
New Hampshire	29,400	46,794	59,510	61,718	69,893	70,669	70,724	71,739	74,234	75,594	8.2
New Jersey	216,121	321,610	324,286	335,945	379,758	385,656	398,136	410,160	432,127	444,091	16.9
New Mexico	44,461	58,283	85,500	110,739	131,337	131,828	134,375	142,413	152,752	162,652	23.8
New York	806,479	992,237	1,048,286	1,043,395	1,152,081	1,160,364	1,172,811	1,234,858	1,289,604	1,305,595	13.3
North Carolina	171,925	287,537	352,138	404,652	484,392	495,633	502,330	528,977	568,865	586,042	21.0
North Dakota	31,495	34,069	37,878	40,248	49,389	49,519	49,945	51,327	54,433	56,903	15.2
Ohio	376,267	489,145	557,690	549,553	616,350	619,942	630,497	653,585	711,095	744,947	20.9
Oklahoma	110,155	160,295	173,221	178,016	208,053	206,236	206,382	206,757	220,650	230,573	10.8
Oregon	122,177	157,458	165,741	183,065	200,033	197,594	202,928	220,474	243,412	250,331	25.1
Pennsylvania	411,044	507,716	604,060	609,521	692,340	707,132	725,397	740,288	778,123	803,593	16.1
Rhode Island	45,898	66,869	78,273	75,450	81,382	81,734	82,900	83,893	84,673	85,110	4.6
South Carolina	69,518	132,476	159,302	185,931	210,444	212,422	217,755	230,695	246,667	257,293	22.3
South Dakota	30,639	32,761	34,208	43,221	48,768	48,931	49,747	50,444	53,342	58,370	19.7
Tennessee	135,103	204,581	226,238	263,910	283,070	290,530	297,785	307,610	332,918	351,988	24.3
Texas	442,225	701,391	901,437	1,033,973	1,240,707	1,252,709	1,269,098	1,327,148	1,447,868	1,536,858	23.9
Utah	81,687	93,987	121,303	163,776	200,691	202,151	203,679	217,224	236,590	252,107	25.6
Vermont	22,209	30,628	36,398	35,489	39,915	41,095	42,191	42,946	44,975	45,572	14.2
Virginia	151,915	280,504	353,442	381,893	439,166	456,172	478,268	500,796	545,036	576,010	31.2
Washington	183,544	303,603	263,384	320,840	348,482	348,154	352,075	362,535	382,532	388,110	11.4
West Virginia	63,153	81,973	84,790	87,888	99,547	100,519	116,848	125,333	142,484	152,431	53.1
Wisconsin	202,058	269,086	299,774	307,179	335,258	340,158	343,747	352,875	373,228	383,986	14.5
Wyoming	15,220	21,147	31,326	30,004	35,334	34,693	35,246	35,936	37,093	38,298	8.4
U.S. Service Academies1	17,079	49,808	48,692	13,475	15,265	12,191	15,285	15,539	15,748	15,925	4.3
Other jurisdictions	67,237	137,749	164,618	194,633	223,165	226,175	226,849	236,167	243,792	264,237	18.4
American Samoa	0	976	1,219	297	1,579	1,607	1,767	1,806	2,189	2,193	38.9
Federated States of    Micronesia	0	224	975	1,576	2,283	2,539	2,379	2,457	3,401	2,699	18.2
Guam	2,719	3,217	4,741	5,215	6,064	5,789	5,244	5,351	5,755	6,188	2.0
Marshall Islands	0	0	0	328	604	647	557	689	847	869	43.9
Northern Marianas	0	0	661	1,078	967	968	901	791	989	1,137	17.6
Palau	0	0	491	581	651	679	668	502	651	694	6.6
Puerto Rico	63,073	131,184	154,065	183,290	208,625	211,458	212,949	222,178	227,358	247,724	18.7
U.S. Virgin Islands	1,445	2,148	2,466	2,268	2,392	2,488	2,384	2,393	2,602	2,733	14.3

1 Data for 2000 and later years reflect a substantial reduction in the number of Department of Defense institutions included in the IPEDS survey.

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 Appendix A: 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; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:90); and IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2011, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared November 2011.)