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Table 225. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions, by level of enrollment and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 2000 through 2010
State or jurisdiction Undergraduate Postbaccalaureate
Fall 2000 Fall 2005 Fall 2007 Fall 2008 Fall 2009 Fall 2010 Fall 2000 Fall 2005 Fall 2007 Fall 2008 Fall 2009 Fall 2010
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13
United States 13,155,393 14,963,964 15,603,771 16,365,738 17,565,320 18,078,672 2,156,896 2,523,511 2,644,357 2,737,076 2,862,391 2,937,454
Alabama 201,389 219,253 229,431 268,000 267,870 281,849 32,573 37,136 38,752 42,941 43,870 45,478
Alaska 26,222 27,903 28,221 28,121 29,605 30,779 1,731 2,328 2,395 2,596 2,801 2,874
Arizona 299,529 456,881 530,074 595,335 706,866 673,600 42,961 88,716 94,073 108,910 121,765 121,788
Arkansas 104,580 129,484 136,475 141,881 151,136 157,162 10,592 13,788 15,693 16,493 17,216 18,733
California 2,012,213 2,135,461 2,261,542 2,384,604 2,464,524 2,443,985 244,495 264,372 267,980 267,637 271,055 270,187
                         
Colorado 220,059 249,616 262,401 273,967 296,283 313,434 43,813 53,056 48,236 51,265 55,751 58,591
Connecticut 127,715 141,332 145,031 150,378 156,228 163,291 33,528 33,343 33,974 33,800 35,578 36,093
Delaware 37,930 43,382 43,289 43,576 45,605 46,321 5,967 8,230 9,054 9,512 9,569 9,410
District of Columbia 40,703 62,888 68,124 76,586 83,548 50,330 31,986 42,009 47,029 49,524 53,303 41,662
Florida 623,071 764,577 798,952 853,662 927,044 994,236 84,613 108,085 114,841 119,037 126,177 131,233
                         
Georgia 296,980 372,269 393,926 413,469 466,011 499,166 49,224 54,381 59,785 63,112 66,482 69,557
Hawaii 51,783 57,843 57,309 60,698 65,139 68,244 8,399 9,240 9,292 9,406 9,670 9,829
Idaho 58,644 70,335 71,481 72,982 76,666 76,998 6,950 7,373 7,365 7,474 7,784 8,203
Illinois 623,018 692,401 691,093 709,773 746,733 748,965 120,900 140,566 145,925 149,469 154,091 157,924
Indiana 273,198 312,058 329,081 349,102 386,748 403,963 41,136 49,195 51,396 52,854 54,546 55,460
                         
Iowa 165,360 203,453 228,498 254,914 315,000 339,011 23,614 24,269 27,761 31,977 35,631 42,831
Kansas 156,385 168,065 167,868 172,391 183,815 188,336 23,583 23,687 26,234 26,600 27,028 26,523
Kentucky 164,183 215,536 228,014 226,816 245,388 256,912 24,158 29,433 30,199 30,767 32,519 34,190
Louisiana 191,517 172,908 195,118 205,841 219,703 230,332 32,283 24,805 29,636 30,534 32,150 33,306
Maine 50,728 57,622 59,249 60,009 62,013 64,178 7,745 7,929 7,924 7,787 8,157 8,807
                         
Maryland 221,952 252,964 262,451 271,725 289,527 305,358 51,793 61,187 65,146 67,189 69,414 72,609
Massachusetts 320,012 331,242 343,049 354,207 369,133 377,790 101,130 112,074 120,317 122,849 128,157 130,512
Michigan 480,618 536,745 552,162 561,891 593,676 606,367 87,013 90,006 91,117 90,908 92,373 91,758
Minnesota 254,632 283,616 298,514 309,679 331,374 346,751 38,813 78,085 93,879 101,376 110,907 118,585
Mississippi 123,299 133,642 138,097 142,317 153,914 157,464 14,090 16,815 17,135 18,124 19,222 20,733
                         
Missouri 266,802 304,992 311,271 321,054 347,189 366,934 54,546 69,453 73,095 75,355 77,755 77,761
Montana 38,481 43,403 42,828 43,280 47,061 48,476 3,759 4,447 4,543 4,560 4,527 4,836
Nebraska 96,759 103,581 107,480 109,718 116,384 121,420 15,358 17,655 19,898 20,740 22,261 23,262
Nevada 79,053 99,548 104,488 108,077 113,104 116,743 8,840 11,157 11,788 12,413 12,216 12,617
New Hampshire 51,990 59,081 58,470 59,221 61,181 62,447 9,728 10,812 12,254 12,518 13,053 13,147
                         
New Jersey 284,785 321,118 337,874 348,528 368,528 380,059 51,160 58,640 60,262 61,632 63,599 64,032
New Mexico 96,377 115,048 120,320 128,635 138,267 148,076 14,362 16,289 14,055 13,778 14,485 14,576
New York 839,423 921,458 940,550 996,226 1,044,916 1,059,776 203,972 230,623 232,261 238,632 244,688 245,819
North Carolina 358,912 426,106 440,903 464,984 502,991 516,504 45,740 58,286 61,427 63,993 65,874 69,538
North Dakota 36,899 44,153 44,257 45,390 48,330 50,003 3,349 5,236 5,688 5,937 6,103 6,900
                         
Ohio 469,999 529,891 543,634 564,461 618,699 650,378 79,554 86,459 86,863 89,124 92,396 94,569
Oklahoma 157,021 183,568 181,973 182,340 195,332 204,230 20,995 24,485 24,409 24,417 25,318 26,343
Oregon 160,805 174,100 176,334 192,991 214,478 220,448 22,260 25,933 26,594 27,483 28,934 29,883
Pennsylvania 506,948 574,319 599,228 610,279 642,832 663,337 102,573 118,021 126,169 130,009 135,291 140,256
Rhode Island 65,067 70,518 72,215 73,158 73,805 73,974 10,383 10,864 10,685 10,735 10,868 11,136
                         
South Carolina 161,699 185,252 193,336 205,417 221,604 231,604 24,232 25,192 24,419 25,278 25,063 25,689
South Dakota 37,497 43,206 43,393 43,997 46,898 50,689 5,724 5,562 6,354 6,447 6,444 7,681
Tennessee 230,376 243,912 256,297 264,236 287,178 302,474 33,534 39,158 41,488 43,374 45,740 49,514
Texas 905,649 1,093,491 1,117,311 1,169,269 1,282,959 1,361,522 128,324 147,216 151,787 157,879 164,909 175,336
Utah 149,954 182,892 184,141 196,389 214,133 228,175 13,822 17,799 19,538 20,835 22,457 23,932
                         
Vermont 30,809 34,161 35,844 36,611 37,944 38,608 4,680 5,754 6,347 6,335 7,031 6,964
Virginia 325,395 373,041 404,274 422,398 460,615 484,908 56,498 66,125 73,994 78,398 84,421 91,102
Washington 290,292 315,154 318,852 330,387 346,378 351,856 30,548 33,328 33,223 32,148 36,154 36,254
West Virginia 76,556 86,803 98,942 105,939 120,070 128,335 11,332 12,744 17,906 19,394 22,414 24,096
Wisconsin 271,839 296,743 302,979 311,898 330,761 341,503 35,340 38,515 40,768 40,977 42,467 42,483
Wyoming 26,811 31,684 31,853 33,410 34,404 35,466 3,193 3,650 3,393 2,526 2,689 2,832
                         
U.S. Service Academies 13,475 15,265 15,274 15,521 15,730 15,905 0 0 11 18 18 20
                         
Other jurisdictions 174,410 193,766 196,140 205,119 213,421 234,281 20,223 29,399 30,709 31,048 30,371 29,956
American Samoa 297 1,579 1,767 1,806 2,189 2,193 0 0 0 0 0 0
Federated States of
   Micronesia
1,576 2,283 2,379 2,457 3,401 2,699 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guam 4,746 5,850 4,982 5,058 5,484 5,857 469 214 262 293 271 331
Marshall Islands 328 604 557 689 847 869 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Marianas 1,078 967 901 791 989 1,137 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palau 581 651 668 502 651 694 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 163,690 179,647 182,710 191,604 197,429 218,312 19,600 28,978 30,239 30,574 29,929 29,412
U.S. Virgin Islands 2,114 2,185 2,176 2,212 2,431 2,520 154 207 208 181 171 213
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, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2001 through Spring 2011, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared November 2011.)

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