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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 2,994,187 2,906,877 2,388,509   0.80 0.82 518,368 605,678 87,310
Alabama 52,065 43,277 37,148   0.71 0.86 6,129 14,917 8,788
Alaska 4,474 5,410 3,565   0.80 0.66 1,845 909 -936
Arizona 79,099 54,988 49,529   0.63 0.90 5,459 29,570 24,111
Arkansas 28,830 26,515 23,137   0.80 0.87 3,378 5,693 2,315
California 373,541 373,229 334,678   0.90 0.90 38,551 38,863 312
                   
Colorado 47,335 46,257 36,784   0.78 0.80 9,473 10,551 1,078
Connecticut 32,193 37,765 22,229   0.69 0.59 15,536 9,964 -5,572
Delaware 9,655 8,237 5,812   0.60 0.71 2,425 3,843 1,418
District of Columbia 9,546 3,660 822   0.09 0.22 2,838 8,724 5,886
Florida 165,165 155,583 137,864   0.83 0.89 17,719 27,301 9,582
                   
Georgia 88,463 94,119 75,575   0.85 0.80 18,544 12,888 -5,656
Hawaii 10,271 11,790 8,223   0.80 0.70 3,567 2,048 -1,519
Idaho 14,238 13,177 9,758   0.69 0.74 3,419 4,480 1,061
Illinois 105,472 121,719 88,603   0.84 0.73 33,116 16,869 -16,247
Indiana 71,921 63,821 55,592   0.77 0.87 8,229 16,329 8,100
                   
Iowa 43,608 30,293 26,443   0.61 0.87 3,850 17,165 13,315
Kansas 33,166 29,783 25,656   0.77 0.86 4,127 7,510 3,383
Kentucky 41,506 38,621 33,457   0.81 0.87 5,164 8,049 2,885
Louisiana 42,204 41,105 36,328   0.86 0.88 4,777 5,876 1,099
Maine 12,433 11,722 8,368   0.67 0.71 3,354 4,065 711
                   
Maryland 48,002 56,758 38,418   0.80 0.68 18,340 9,584 -8,756
Massachusetts 76,146 66,893 47,486   0.62 0.71 19,407 28,660 9,253
Michigan 95,588 94,859 84,217   0.88 0.89 10,642 11,371 729
Minnesota 49,875 53,822 39,387   0.79 0.73 14,435 10,488 -3,947
Mississippi 34,313 33,460 28,283   0.82 0.85 5,177 6,030 853
                   
Missouri 60,989 56,430 47,080   0.77 0.83 9,350 13,909 4,559
Montana 8,918 8,167 6,403   0.72 0.78 1,764 2,515 751
Nebraska 18,174 17,681 14,396   0.79 0.81 3,285 3,778 493
Nevada 15,908 18,205 14,224   0.89 0.78 3,981 1,684 -2,297
New Hampshire 13,764 12,572 7,029   0.51 0.56 5,543 6,735 1,192
                   
New Jersey 66,910 96,113 61,207   0.91 0.64 34,906 5,703 -29,203
New Mexico 20,094 19,876 16,903   0.84 0.85 2,973 3,191 218
New York 192,170 186,109 153,315   0.80 0.82 32,794 38,855 6,061
North Carolina 94,541 90,079 78,487   0.83 0.87 11,592 16,054 4,462
North Dakota 9,066 6,075 4,446   0.49 0.73 1,629 4,620 2,991
                   
Ohio 110,651 107,451 90,724   0.82 0.84 16,727 19,927 3,200
Oklahoma 36,815 31,863 28,106   0.76 0.88 3,757 8,709 4,952
Oregon 32,574 28,925 23,870   0.73 0.83 5,055 8,704 3,649
Pennsylvania 132,469 116,395 96,155   0.73 0.83 20,240 36,314 16,074
Rhode Island 15,454 9,801 6,772   0.44 0.69 3,029 8,682 5,653
                   
South Carolina 48,307 43,058 37,572   0.78 0.87 5,486 10,735 5,249
South Dakota 9,316 7,834 6,090   0.65 0.78 1,744 3,226 1,482
Tennessee 54,394 53,995 44,730   0.82 0.83 9,265 9,664 399
Texas 231,816 240,300 213,635   0.92 0.89 26,665 18,181 -8,484
Utah 30,456 22,952 20,845   0.68 0.91 2,107 9,611 7,504
                   
Vermont 7,889 5,117 2,696   0.34 0.53 2,421 5,193 2,772
Virginia 82,243 75,060 61,570   0.75 0.82 13,490 20,673 7,183
Washington 40,976 44,637 33,911   0.83 0.76 10,726 7,065 -3,661
West Virginia 25,076 13,956 12,172   0.49 0.87 1,784 12,904 11,120
Wisconsin 56,567 54,479 44,948   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 0.07 -271 3,511 3,782
State unknown4 18,271   18,271 -18,271
Other jurisdictions 51,838 53,153 51,274   0.99 0.96 1,879 564 -1,315
American Samoa 545 645 545   1.00 0.84 100 0 -100
Federated States of
      Micronesia
700 809 700   1.00 0.87 109 0 -109
Guam 846 951 750   0.89 0.79 201 96 -105
Marshall Islands 349 353 336   0.96 0.95 17 13 -4
Northern Marianas 322 387 318   0.99 0.82 69 4 -65
Palau 236 193 176   0.75 0.91 17 60 43
Puerto Rico 48,441 49,044 48,070   0.99 0.98 974 371 -603
U.S. Virgin Islands 399 771 379   0.95 0.49 392 20 -372
                   
Foreign countries 74,628   74,628 -74,628
Residence unknown 11,367   11,367 -11,367
†Not applicable.
1Students residing in a particular state when admitted to an institution anywhere--either in their home state or another state.
2Includes students coming to U.S. colleges from foreign countries and other jurisdictions.
3Students whose residence is in the same state as the service academy.
4Institution 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. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
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 April 2015.)

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