Table 311.15.

Number and percentage of students enrolled in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by distance education participation, location of student, level of enrollment, and control and level of institution: Fall 2012

Level of enrollment; control and level of institution	Number of students										Percent of students
	Total	No distance education courses	Taking any distance education course(s)								Total	No distance educa-tion courses	Taking any distance education course(s)
			Total, any distance education course(s)	At least one, but not all, of student's courses	Exclusively distance education courses, by location of student								Total, any distance education course(s)	At least one, but not all, of student's courses	Exclusively distance education courses, by location of student
					Total	Same state	Different state	State not known	Outside of the United States	Location unknown					Total	Same state	Different state	State not known	Outside of the United States	Location unknown
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
All students
Total	20,642,819	15,198,118	5,444,701	2,806,048	2,638,653	1,336,873	1,176,009	36,779	33,561	55,431	100.0	73.6	26.4	13.6	12.8	6.5	5.7	0.2	0.2	0.3
4-year	13,478,846	9,933,125	3,545,721	1,602,681	1,943,040	719,968	1,126,882	20,246	29,310	46,634	100.0	73.7	26.3	11.9	14.4	5.3	8.4	0.2	0.2	0.3
2-year	7,163,973	5,264,993	1,898,980	1,203,367	695,613	616,905	49,127	16,533	4,251	8,797	100.0	73.5	26.5	16.8	9.7	8.6	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.1
Public	14,880,343	11,227,331	3,653,012	2,405,021	1,247,991	1,031,658	145,655	23,173	13,277	34,228	100.0	75.5	24.5	16.2	8.4	6.9	1.0	0.2	0.1	0.2
4-year	8,092,683	6,294,576	1,798,107	1,223,398	574,709	420,801	112,732	6,644	9,073	25,459	100.0	77.8	22.2	15.1	7.1	5.2	1.4	0.1	0.1	0.3
2-year	6,787,660	4,932,755	1,854,905	1,181,623	673,282	610,857	32,923	16,529	4,204	8,769	100.0	72.7	27.3	17.4	9.9	9.0	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.1
Private
Nonprofit	3,953,578	3,226,385	727,193	259,696	467,497	183,450	253,173	9,050	7,378	14,446	100.0	81.6	18.4	6.6	11.8	4.6	6.4	0.2	0.2	0.4
4-year	3,915,972	3,191,643	724,329	257,599	466,730	182,984	252,872	9,050	7,378	14,446	100.0	81.5	18.5	6.6	11.9	4.7	6.5	0.2	0.2	0.4
2-year	37,606	34,742	2,864	2,097	767	466	301	0	0	0	100.0	92.4	7.6	5.6	2.0	1.2	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
For-profit	1,808,898	744,402	1,064,496	141,331	923,165	121,765	777,181	4,556	12,906	6,757	100.0	41.2	58.8	7.8	51.0	6.7	43.0	0.3	0.7	0.4
4-year	1,470,191	446,906	1,023,285	121,684	901,601	116,183	761,278	4,552	12,859	6,729	100.0	30.4	69.6	8.3	61.3	7.9	51.8	0.3	0.9	0.5
2-year	338,707	297,496	41,211	19,647	21,564	5,582	15,903	4	47	28	100.0	87.8	12.2	5.8	6.4	1.6	4.7	#	#	#
Undergraduate
Total	17,732,431	13,154,496	4,577,935	2,578,625	1,999,310	1,083,445	823,255	32,325	20,012	40,273	100.0	74.2	25.8	14.5	11.3	6.1	4.6	0.2	0.1	0.2
4-year	10,568,458	7,889,503	2,678,955	1,375,258	1,303,697	466,540	774,128	15,792	15,761	31,476	100.0	74.7	25.3	13.0	12.3	4.4	7.3	0.1	0.1	0.3
2-year	7,163,973	5,264,993	1,898,980	1,203,367	695,613	616,905	49,127	16,533	4,251	8,797	100.0	73.5	26.5	16.8	9.7	8.6	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.1
Public	13,473,743	10,162,767	3,310,976	2,271,201	1,039,775	893,018	88,675	22,088	9,610	26,384	100.0	75.4	24.6	16.9	7.7	6.6	0.7	0.2	0.1	0.2
4-year	6,686,083	5,230,012	1,456,071	1,089,578	366,493	282,161	55,752	5,559	5,406	17,615	100.0	78.2	21.8	16.3	5.5	4.2	0.8	0.1	0.1	0.3
2-year	6,787,660	4,932,755	1,854,905	1,181,623	673,282	610,857	32,923	16,529	4,204	8,769	100.0	72.7	27.3	17.4	9.9	9.0	0.5	0.2	0.1	0.1
Private
Nonprofit	2,745,075	2,300,962	444,113	181,730	262,383	95,383	148,544	6,578	3,035	8,843	100.0	83.8	16.2	6.6	9.6	3.5	5.4	0.2	0.1	0.3
4-year	2,707,469	2,266,220	441,249	179,633	261,616	94,917	148,243	6,578	3,035	8,843	100.0	83.7	16.3	6.6	9.7	3.5	5.5	0.2	0.1	0.3
2-year	37,606	34,742	2,864	2,097	767	466	301	0	0	0	100.0	92.4	7.6	5.6	2.0	1.2	0.8	0.0	0.0	0.0
For-profit	1,513,613	690,767	822,846	125,694	697,152	95,044	586,036	3,659	7,367	5,046	100.0	45.6	54.4	8.3	46.1	6.3	38.7	0.2	0.5	0.3
4-year	1,174,906	393,271	781,635	106,047	675,588	89,462	570,133	3,655	7,320	5,018	100.0	33.5	66.5	9.0	57.5	7.6	48.5	0.3	0.6	0.4
2-year	338,707	297,496	41,211	19,647	21,564	5,582	15,903	4	47	28	100.0	87.8	12.2	5.8	6.4	1.6	4.7	#	#	#
Postbaccalaureate
Total	2,910,388	2,043,622	866,766	227,423	639,343	253,428	352,754	4,454	13,549	15,158	100.0	70.2	29.8	7.8	22.0	8.7	12.1	0.2	0.5	0.5
Public	1,406,600	1,064,564	342,036	133,820	208,216	138,640	56,980	1,085	3,667	7,844	100.0	75.7	24.3	9.5	14.8	9.9	4.1	0.1	0.3	0.6
Private
Nonprofit	1,208,503	925,423	283,080	77,966	205,114	88,067	104,629	2,472	4,343	5,603	100.0	76.6	23.4	6.5	17.0	7.3	8.7	0.2	0.4	0.5
For-profit	295,285	53,635	241,650	15,637	226,013	26,721	191,145	897	5,539	1,711	100.0	18.2	81.8	5.3	76.5	9.0	64.7	0.3	1.9	0.6

#Rounds to zero.

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 2013, Enrollment component. (This table was prepared November 2013.)