Digest of Education Statistics
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Table 309.20. Residence and migration of all first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates in degree- granting postsecondary institutions who graduated from high school in the previous 12 months, 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 2,174,664 2,130,794 1,728,467   0.79 0.81 402,327 446,197 43,870
Alabama 36,929 29,694 26,535   0.72 0.89 3,159 10,394 7,235
Alaska 2,909 3,728 2,413   0.83 0.65 1,315 496 -819
Arizona 41,144 35,184 31,132   0.76 0.88 4,052 10,012 5,960
Arkansas 23,356 20,184 18,244   0.78 0.90 1,940 5,112 3,172
California 251,328 263,867 231,247   0.92 0.88 32,620 20,081 -12,539
                   
Colorado 30,290 31,143 23,271   0.77 0.75 7,872 7,019 -853
Connecticut 26,044 31,658 17,396   0.67 0.55 14,262 8,648 -5,614
Delaware 8,110 6,500 4,632   0.57 0.71 1,868 3,478 1,610
District of Columbia 8,284 2,463 450   0.05 0.18 2,013 7,834 5,821
Florida 107,684 107,701 94,996   0.88 0.88 12,705 12,688 -17
                   
Georgia 64,940 66,480 55,396   0.85 0.83 11,084 9,544 -1,540
Hawaii 7,578 9,036 6,091   0.80 0.67 2,945 1,487 -1,458
Idaho 9,776 8,782 6,179   0.63 0.70 2,603 3,597 994
Illinois 76,062 92,463 63,671   0.84 0.69 28,792 12,391 -16,401
Indiana 51,440 44,638 38,843   0.76 0.87 5,795 12,597 6,802
                   
Iowa 30,961 23,487 20,342   0.66 0.87 3,145 10,619 7,474
Kansas 24,867 22,234 19,053   0.77 0.86 3,181 5,814 2,633
Kentucky 32,752 29,315 26,111   0.80 0.89 3,204 6,641 3,437
Louisiana 31,144 28,829 26,024   0.84 0.90 2,805 5,120 2,315
Maine 8,515 8,681 5,829   0.68 0.67 2,852 2,686 -166
                   
Maryland 33,372 41,030 25,773   0.77 0.63 15,257 7,599 -7,658
Massachusetts 62,442 53,835 36,133   0.58 0.67 17,702 26,309 8,607
Michigan 72,420 70,816 63,272   0.87 0.89 7,544 9,148 1,604
Minnesota 38,710 43,264 30,237   0.78 0.70 13,027 8,473 -4,554
Mississippi 26,764 23,438 21,752   0.81 0.93 1,686 5,012 3,326
                   
Missouri 46,105 42,789 35,671   0.77 0.83 7,118 10,434 3,316
Montana 6,763 5,903 4,598   0.68 0.78 1,305 2,165 860
Nebraska 15,046 14,754 11,970   0.80 0.81 2,784 3,076 292
Nevada 10,744 12,274 9,302   0.87 0.76 2,972 1,442 -1,530
New Hampshire 11,259 10,417 5,618   0.50 0.54 4,799 5,641 842
                   
New Jersey 45,452 72,487 41,075   0.90 0.57 31,412 4,377 -27,035
New Mexico 15,117 14,831 12,903   0.85 0.87 1,928 2,214 286
New York 151,519 146,313 117,820   0.78 0.81 28,493 33,699 5,206
North Carolina 68,858 62,035 55,085   0.80 0.89 6,950 13,773 6,823
North Dakota 7,425 4,752 3,527   0.48 0.74 1,225 3,898 2,673
                   
Ohio 85,138 81,445 69,067   0.81 0.85 12,378 16,071 3,693
Oklahoma 27,102 22,668 20,209   0.75 0.89 2,459 6,893 4,434
Oregon 20,188 17,441 13,275   0.66 0.76 4,166 6,913 2,747
Pennsylvania 101,256 86,959 70,507   0.70 0.81 16,452 30,749 14,297
Rhode Island 13,110 7,715 5,056   0.39 0.66 2,659 8,054 5,395
                   
South Carolina 35,530 29,018 26,154   0.74 0.90 2,864 9,376 6,512
South Dakota 7,136 5,825 4,443   0.62 0.76 1,382 2,693 1,311
Tennessee 42,207 41,024 34,337   0.81 0.84 6,687 7,870 1,183
Texas 166,881 176,845 156,551   0.94 0.89 20,294 10,330 -9,964
Utah 22,087 16,653 15,101   0.68 0.91 1,552 6,986 5,434
                   
Vermont 6,940 4,139 2,040   0.29 0.49 2,099 4,900 2,801
Virginia 62,756 58,037 47,590   0.76 0.82 10,447 15,166 4,719
Washington 32,069 34,166 25,854   0.81 0.76 8,312 6,215 -2,097
West Virginia 14,869 10,249 9,110   0.61 0.89 1,139 5,759 4,620
Wisconsin 44,346 41,710 33,973   0.77 0.81 7,737 10,373 2,636
Wyoming 4,015 3,170 2,426   0.60 0.77 744 1,589 845
                   
U.S. Service Academies 2,925 183 3  -183 2,742 2,925
State unknown4 8,725   8,725 -8,725
                   
Other jurisdictions 35,629 36,890 35,429   0.99 0.96 1,461 200 -1,261
American Samoa 405 489 405   1.00 0.83 84 0 -84
Federated States of
   Micronesia
0 73 0   73 0 -73
Guam 694 795 638   0.92 0.80 157 56 -101
Marshall Islands 0 10 0   10 0 -10
Northern Marianas 243 288 240   0.99 0.83 48 3 -45
Palau 184 164 150   0.82 0.91 14 34 20
Puerto Rico 33,806 34,529 33,710   1.00 0.98 819 96 -723
U.S. Virgin Islands 297 542 286   0.96 0.53 256 11 -245
                   
Foreign countries 42,609   42,609 -42,609
Residence unknown  
†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 who graduated from high school in the previous 12 months and were 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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