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Table 309.10. Residence and migration of all first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 2012
State or jurisdiction Total
first-time
enrollment
in insti-
tutions
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 2,990,280 2,904,789 2,386,491   0.80 0.82 518,298 603,789 103,804
Alabama 51,975 43,246 37,115   0.71 0.86 6,131 14,860 8,729
Alaska 4,474 5,407 3,565   0.80 0.66 1,842 909 -933
Arizona 79,100 54,993 49,530   0.63 0.90 5,463 29,570 24,107
Arkansas 28,830 26,521 23,137   0.80 0.87 3,384 5,693 2,309
California 373,490 373,234 334,689   0.90 0.90 38,545 38,801 256
                   
Colorado 47,226 46,262 36,786   0.78 0.80 9,476 10,440 964
Connecticut 32,193 37,763 22,229   0.69 0.59 15,534 9,964 -5,570
Delaware 9,655 8,236 5,812   0.60 0.71 2,424 3,843 1,419
District of Columbia 9,546 3,660 822   0.09 0.22 2,838 8,724 5,886
Florida 165,420 155,906 138,198   0.84 0.89 17,708 27,222 9,514
                   
Georgia 88,437 94,075 75,554   0.85 0.80 18,521 12,883 -5,638
Hawaii 10,271 11,785 8,223   0.80 0.70 3,562 2,048 -1,514
Idaho 14,232 13,181 9,758   0.69 0.74 3,423 4,474 1,051
Illinois 104,815 121,378 88,244   0.84 0.73 33,134 16,571 -16,563
Indiana 72,021 63,907 55,683   0.77 0.87 8,224 16,338 8,114
                   
Iowa 43,637 30,326 26,472   0.61 0.87 3,854 17,165 13,311
Kansas 32,737 29,396 25,260   0.77 0.86 4,136 7,477 3,341
Kentucky 40,401 37,616 32,443   0.80 0.86 5,173 7,958 2,785
Louisiana 42,183 41,092 36,307   0.86 0.88 4,785 5,876 1,091
Maine 12,433 11,723 8,368   0.67 0.71 3,355 4,065 710
                   
Maryland 48,002 56,744 38,418   0.80 0.68 18,326 9,584 -8,742
Massachusetts 76,090 66,891 47,487   0.62 0.71 19,404 28,603 9,199
Michigan 95,351 94,844 84,214   0.88 0.89 10,630 11,137 507
Minnesota 49,875 53,821 39,387   0.79 0.73 14,434 10,488 -3,946
Mississippi 34,534 33,565 28,379   0.82 0.85 5,186 6,155 969
                   
Missouri 61,459 56,784 47,436   0.77 0.84 9,348 14,023 4,675
Montana 8,918 8,162 6,403   0.72 0.78 1,759 2,515 756
Nebraska 18,201 17,713 14,422   0.79 0.81 3,291 3,779 488
Nevada 15,890 18,185 14,206   0.89 0.78 3,979 1,684 -2,295
New Hampshire 13,761 12,571 7,029   0.51 0.56 5,542 6,732 1,190
                   
New Jersey 65,607 94,844 59,969   0.91 0.63 34,875 5,638 -29,237
New Mexico 20,094 19,877 16,903   0.84 0.85 2,974 3,191 217
New York 191,958 185,923 153,169   0.80 0.82 32,754 38,789 6,035
North Carolina 94,267 89,821 78,229   0.83 0.87 11,592 16,038 4,446
North Dakota 9,034 6,077 4,446   0.49 0.73 1,631 4,588 2,957
                   
Ohio 110,404 107,587 90,886   0.82 0.84 16,701 19,518 2,817
Oklahoma 36,821 31,918 28,157   0.76 0.88 3,761 8,664 4,903
Oregon 32,765 29,126 24,067   0.73 0.83 5,059 8,698 3,639
Pennsylvania 132,337 116,270 96,033   0.73 0.83 20,237 36,304 16,067
Rhode Island 15,454 9,800 6,772   0.44 0.69 3,028 8,682 5,654
                   
South Carolina 48,307 43,055 37,572   0.78 0.87 5,483 10,735 5,252
South Dakota 9,301 7,834 6,090   0.65 0.78 1,744 3,211 1,467
Tennessee 54,594 54,165 44,914   0.82 0.83 9,251 9,680 429
Texas 231,755 240,386 213,713   0.92 0.89 26,673 18,042 -8,631
Utah 30,184 22,955 20,845   0.69 0.91 2,110 9,339 7,229
                   
Vermont 7,881 5,114 2,696   0.34 0.53 2,418 5,185 2,767
Virginia 82,270 75,068 61,590   0.75 0.82 13,478 20,680 7,202
Washington 40,961 44,646 33,911   0.83 0.76 10,735 7,050 -3,685
West Virginia 25,018 13,928 12,141   0.49 0.87 1,787 12,877 11,090
Wisconsin 56,570 54,482 44,951   0.79 0.83 9,531 11,619 2,088
Wyoming 5,759 4,613 3,590   0.62 0.78 1,023 2,169 1,146
                   
U.S. Service Academies 3,782 271 3  -271 3,511 3,782
State unknown4 18,313   18,313 -18,313
Other jurisdictions 51,926 53,269 51,397   0.99 0.96 1,872 529 -1,343
American Samoa 545 646 545   1.00 0.84 101 0 -101
Federated States of
   Micronesia
700 809 700   1.00 0.87 109 0 -109
Guam 961 1,074 873   0.91 0.81 201 88 -113
Marshall Islands 349 353 336   0.96 0.95 17 13 -4
Northern Marianas 322 380 318   0.99 0.84 62 4 -58
Palau 236 193 176   0.75 0.91 17 60 43
Puerto Rico 48,414 49,043 48,070   0.99 0.98 973 344 -629
U.S. Virgin Islands 399 771 379   0.95 0.49 392 20 -372
                   
Foreign countries 74,425   74,425 -74,425
Residence unknown 9,723   9,723 -9,723
†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 2013, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared March 2014.)

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