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Table 258. Residence and migration of all first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates in degree-granting institutions, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 2010
State or jurisdiction Total first-time
enrollment in
institutions located
in the state
State residents enrolled in institutions Ratio of in-state students Migration of students
In any state1 In their
home state
To first-time enrollment
(col. 4/
col. 2)
To residents enrolled in any state (col. 4/
col. 3)
Out of state (col. 3 - col. 4) Into state2 (col. 2 - col. 4)          Net
(col. 8
- col. 7)
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
United States 3,156,949 3,083,703 2,568,244   0.81 0.83 515,459 588,705 73,246
Alabama 53,020 45,684 39,932   0.75 0.87 5,752 13,088 7,336
Alaska 4,349 5,739 3,607   0.83 0.63 2,132 742 -1,390
Arizona 76,099 58,954 53,524   0.70 0.91 5,430 22,575 17,145
Arkansas 29,242 27,093 23,972   0.82 0.88 3,121 5,270 2,149
California 401,859 402,593 368,074   0.92 0.91 34,519 33,785 -734
                   
Colorado 54,423 51,325 41,982   0.77 0.82 9,343 12,441 3,098
Connecticut 32,719 38,426 22,717   0.69 0.59 15,709 10,002 -5,707
Delaware 8,854 7,793 5,334   0.60 0.68 2,459 3,520 1,061
District of
     Columbia
10,744 3,818 897   0.08 0.23 2,921 9,847 6,926
Florida 176,291 165,868 148,599   0.84 0.90 17,269 27,692 10,423
                   
Georgia 100,200 100,303 83,627   0.83 0.83 16,676 16,573 -103
Hawaii 10,937 12,248 8,849   0.81 0.72 3,399 2,088 -1,311
Idaho 12,668 12,374 8,673   0.68 0.70 3,701 3,995 294
Illinois 114,549 125,521 95,030   0.83 0.76 30,491 19,519 -10,972
Indiana 82,362 74,056 65,907   0.80 0.89 8,149 16,455 8,306
                   
Iowa 47,222 33,549 29,421   0.62 0.88 4,128 17,801 13,673
Kansas 33,563 31,221 26,712   0.80 0.86 4,509 6,851 2,342
Kentucky 43,717 41,523 36,153   0.83 0.87 5,370 7,564 2,194
Louisiana 43,106 41,687 36,904   0.86 0.89 4,783 6,202 1,419
Maine 12,176 12,682 8,970   0.74 0.71 3,712 3,206 -506
                   
Maryland 51,096 60,394 41,482   0.81 0.69 18,912 9,614 -9,298
Massachusetts 76,864 68,504 48,656   0.63 0.71 19,848 28,208 8,360
Michigan 101,486 103,304 92,096   0.91 0.89 11,208 9,390 -1,818
Minnesota 55,803 58,311 44,239   0.79 0.76 14,072 11,564 -2,508
Mississippi 36,978 35,984 31,351   0.85 0.87 4,633 5,627 994
                   
Missouri 64,423 61,014 51,790   0.80 0.85 9,224 12,633 3,409
Montana 9,920 9,109 7,268   0.73 0.80 1,841 2,652 811
Nebraska 19,245 18,690 15,669   0.81 0.84 3,021 3,576 555
Nevada 18,572 20,774 16,967   0.91 0.82 3,807 1,605 -2,202
New Hampshire 13,613 13,288 7,547   0.55 0.57 5,741 6,066 325
                   
New Jersey 71,234 100,778 65,783   0.92 0.65 34,995 5,451 -29,544
New Mexico 22,442 21,476 18,464   0.82 0.86 3,012 3,978 966
New York 198,504 194,186 160,275   0.81 0.83 33,911 38,229 4,318
North Carolina 93,244 89,041 77,705   0.83 0.87 11,336 15,539 4,203
North Dakota 9,069 6,748 4,962   0.55 0.74 1,786 4,107 2,321
                   
Ohio 122,142 120,759 103,850   0.85 0.86 16,909 18,292 1,383
Oklahoma 39,339 35,600 31,409   0.80 0.88 4,191 7,930 3,739
Oregon 35,528 31,989 26,824   0.76 0.84 5,165 8,704 3,539
Pennsylvania 144,161 124,880 104,697   0.73 0.84 20,183 39,464 19,281
Rhode Island 15,698 10,044 6,949   0.44 0.69 3,095 8,749 5,654
                   
South Carolina 48,249 43,757 38,147   0.79 0.87 5,610 10,102 4,492
South Dakota 10,191 8,802 6,970   0.68 0.79 1,832 3,221 1,389
Tennessee 59,588 59,193 50,066   0.84 0.85 9,127 9,522 395
Texas 229,483 237,852 211,895   0.92 0.89 25,957 17,588 -8,369
Utah 34,794 28,452 26,399   0.76 0.93 2,053 8,395 6,342
                   
Vermont 8,242 5,602 2,991   0.36 0.53 2,611 5,251 2,640
Virginia 83,232 76,703 62,878   0.76 0.82 13,825 20,354 6,529
Washington 41,131 45,276 34,484   0.84 0.76 10,792 6,647 -4,145
West Virginia 22,920 15,617 13,571   0.59 0.87 2,046 9,349 7,303
Wisconsin 61,257 59,919 49,813   0.81 0.83 10,106 11,444 1,338
Wyoming 6,042 4,934 3,814   0.63 0.77 1,120 2,228 1,108
                   
U.S. Service Academies 4,359 349 3  -349 4,010 4,359
State unknown4 20,266   20,266 -20,266
                   
Other jurisdictions 52,208 53,539 51,759   0.99 0.97 1,780 449 -1,331
American Samoa 657 738 657   1.00 0.89 81 0 -81
Federated States of
     Micronesia
653 744 653   1.00 0.88 91 0 -91
Guam 1,043 1,256 999   0.96 0.80 257 44 -213
Marshall Islands 240 234 222   0.93 0.95 12 18 6
Northern Marianas 360 365 313   0.87 0.86 52 47 -5
Palau 114 92 71   0.62 0.77 21 43 22
Puerto Rico 48,658 49,200 48,388   0.99 0.98 812 270 -542
U.S. Virgin Islands 483 910 456   0.94 0.50 454 27 -427
                   
Foreign countries 59,493   59,493 -59,493
Residence unknown 12,422   12,422 -12,422
†Not applicable.
1 Students residing in a particular state when admitted to an institution anywhere--either in their home state or another state.
2 Includes students coming to U.S. colleges from foreign countries and other jurisdictions.
3 Students whose residence is in the same state as the service academy.
4 Institution unable to determine student's home state.
NOTE: Includes all first-time postsecondary students enrolled at reporting institutions. 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 2011, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared November 2011.)

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