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Table 309.30. Residence and migration of all first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates in 4-year 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 1,499,980 1,459,647 1,082,610   0.72 0.74 377,037 417,370 40,333
Alabama 23,638 17,337 14,652   0.62 0.85 2,685 8,986 6,301
Alaska 2,847 3,539 2,353   0.83 0.66 1,186 494 -692
Arizona 23,520 18,047 14,323   0.61 0.79 3,724 9,197 5,473
Arkansas 16,875 13,561 11,943   0.71 0.88 1,618 4,932 3,314
California 124,883 139,950 108,241   0.87 0.77 31,709 16,642 -15,067
                   
Colorado 23,789 24,468 17,181   0.72 0.70 7,287 6,608 -679
Connecticut 18,775 24,238 10,174   0.54 0.42 14,064 8,601 -5,463
Delaware 6,075 4,504 2,727   0.45 0.61 1,777 3,348 1,571
District of Columbia 8,284 2,183 450   0.05 0.21 1,733 7,834 6,101
Florida 97,356 96,970 85,067   0.87 0.88 11,903 12,289 386
                   
Georgia 50,398 52,049 41,749   0.83 0.80 10,300 8,649 -1,651
Hawaii 4,274 5,669 2,900   0.68 0.51 2,769 1,374 -1,395
Idaho 7,731 6,460 4,318   0.56 0.67 2,142 3,413 1,271
Illinois 48,729 64,682 36,735   0.75 0.57 27,947 11,994 -15,953
Indiana 42,880 35,783 30,492   0.71 0.85 5,291 12,388 7,097
                   
Iowa 19,572 13,175 10,308   0.53 0.78 2,867 9,264 6,397
Kansas 14,534 13,470 10,481   0.72 0.78 2,989 4,053 1,064
Kentucky 23,498 20,182 17,234   0.73 0.85 2,948 6,264 3,316
Louisiana 23,625 20,982 18,634   0.79 0.89 2,348 4,991 2,643
Maine 6,634 6,854 4,054   0.61 0.59 2,800 2,580 -220
                   
Maryland 18,385 26,515 11,714   0.64 0.44 14,801 6,671 -8,130
Massachusetts 51,041 42,689 25,218   0.49 0.59 17,471 25,823 8,352
Michigan 49,983 48,202 41,108   0.82 0.85 7,094 8,875 1,781
Minnesota 25,729 30,754 18,394   0.71 0.60 12,360 7,335 -5,025
Mississippi 10,771 7,931 6,408   0.59 0.81 1,523 4,363 2,840
                   
Missouri 30,848 26,917 20,721   0.67 0.77 6,196 10,127 3,931
Montana 5,803 4,711 3,702   0.64 0.79 1,009 2,101 1,092
Nebraska 10,697 10,182 7,944   0.74 0.78 2,238 2,753 515
Nevada 9,482 10,738 8,081   0.85 0.75 2,657 1,401 -1,256
New Hampshire 8,654 7,499 3,077   0.36 0.41 4,422 5,577 1,155
                   
New Jersey 26,297 52,974 22,096   0.84 0.42 30,878 4,201 -26,677
New Mexico 7,896 7,993 6,342   0.80 0.79 1,651 1,554 -97
New York 106,726 101,866 73,912   0.69 0.73 27,954 32,814 4,860
North Carolina 46,835 40,243 33,772   0.72 0.84 6,471 13,063 6,592
North Dakota 6,483 3,723 2,893   0.45 0.78 830 3,590 2,760
                   
Ohio 69,385 65,633 53,830   0.78 0.82 11,803 15,555 3,752
Oklahoma 19,243 15,139 13,172   0.68 0.87 1,967 6,071 4,104
Oregon 14,786 12,474 8,543   0.58 0.68 3,931 6,243 2,312
Pennsylvania 81,632 67,545 51,821   0.63 0.77 15,724 29,811 14,087
Rhode Island 10,860 5,428 2,875   0.26 0.53 2,553 7,985 5,432
                   
South Carolina 23,275 16,964 14,365   0.62 0.85 2,599 8,910 6,311
South Dakota 6,111 4,744 3,571   0.58 0.75 1,173 2,540 1,367
Tennessee 29,690 28,690 22,480   0.76 0.78 6,210 7,210 1,000
Texas 93,616 104,937 85,548   0.91 0.82 19,389 8,068 -11,321
Utah 20,482 15,123 13,830   0.68 0.91 1,293 6,652 5,359
                   
Vermont 6,505 3,632 1,627   0.25 0.45 2,005 4,878 2,873
Virginia 42,732 38,716 28,737   0.67 0.74 9,979 13,995 4,016
Washington 24,698 26,538 18,681   0.76 0.70 7,857 6,017 -1,840
West Virginia 12,855 8,214 7,249   0.56 0.88 965 5,606 4,641
Wisconsin 36,139 33,014 25,952   0.72 0.79 7,062 10,187 3,125
Wyoming 1,499 1,411 748   0.50 0.53 663 751 88
                   
U.S. Service Academies 2,925 183 3  -183 2,742 2,925
State unknown4 4,405   4,405 -4,405
                   
Other jurisdictions 30,142 31,291 29,982   0.99 0.96 1,309 160 -1,149
American Samoa 405 464 405   1.00 0.87 59 0 -59
Federated States of
   Micronesia
34   34 0 -34
Guam 528 622 473   0.90 0.76 149 55 -94
Marshall Islands 6   6 0 -6
Northern Marianas 243 285 240   0.99 0.84 45 3 -42
Palau 12   12 0 -12
Puerto Rico 28,669 29,347 28,578   1.00 0.97 769 91 -678
U.S. Virgin Islands 297 521 286   0.96 0.55 235 11 -224
                   
Foreign countries 39,184   39,184 -39,184
Residence unknown 0   0 0
†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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