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Table 305.20. Total fall enrollment of first-time degree/certificate-seeking students in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by attendance status, sex of student, control of institution, and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 2000 through 2014
State or jurisdiction Total, fall 2000 Total, fall 2010 Total, fall 2011 Total, fall 2012 Total, fall 2013 Fall 2014
Total Full-time Part-time Public Private
Total Males Females Total Males Females
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
United States 2,427,551 3,156,727 3,091,496 2,994,187 2,986,596 2,925,026 2,381,676 1,099,039 1,282,637 543,350 255,455 287,895 2,240,974 684,052
Alabama 43,411 52,990 50,921 52,065 51,563 51,149 45,383 20,145 25,238 5,766 2,735 3,031 43,501 7,648
Alaska 2,432 5,400 4,891 4,474 4,791 4,562 3,226 1,393 1,833 1,336 805 531 3,838 724
Arizona 46,646 76,832 89,062 79,099 74,559 73,047 56,297 24,493 31,804 16,750 8,018 8,732 53,298 19,749
Arkansas 22,695 29,321 29,366 28,830 27,967 27,407 24,835 11,352 13,483 2,572 1,101 1,471 23,817 3,590
California 246,128 402,832 392,410 373,541 395,033 392,472 264,980 120,784 144,196 127,492 65,447 62,045 341,611 50,861
                             
Colorado 43,201 54,594 51,130 47,335 45,129 44,233 34,662 17,042 17,620 9,571 4,435 5,136 36,242 7,991
Connecticut 24,212 32,719 32,307 32,193 32,204 31,550 26,705 12,334 14,371 4,845 2,124 2,721 19,220 12,330
Delaware 7,636 8,947 10,290 9,655 9,549 9,589 8,395 3,538 4,857 1,194 519 675 8,203 1,386
District of Columbia 9,150 10,747 9,822 9,546 9,606 9,978 8,881 3,448 5,433 1,097 344 753 521 9,457
Florida 109,931 176,040 173,010 165,165 163,741 157,545 120,420 52,389 68,031 37,125 16,447 20,678 119,952 37,593
                             
Georgia 67,616 100,140 91,912 88,463 89,407 84,438 68,968 30,435 38,533 15,470 6,583 8,887 68,369 16,069
Hawaii 8,931 10,740 10,407 10,271 10,123 9,613 7,485 3,107 4,378 2,128 1,023 1,105 7,813 1,800
Idaho 10,669 12,668 13,032 14,238 13,292 12,373 10,504 4,821 5,683 1,869 846 1,023 9,421 2,952
Illinois 107,592 114,467 109,223 105,472 102,217 99,528 83,995 40,004 43,991 15,533 7,414 8,119 68,172 31,356
Indiana 59,320 82,406 74,455 71,921 70,008 67,860 57,557 26,889 30,668 10,303 4,842 5,461 50,063 17,797
                             
Iowa 39,564 47,257 44,514 43,608 43,309 40,657 32,991 16,907 16,084 7,666 2,598 5,068 27,900 12,757
Kansas 31,424 33,544 32,773 33,166 32,171 33,786 29,721 14,280 15,441 4,065 1,938 2,127 27,032 6,754
Kentucky 34,140 43,735 40,676 41,506 39,805 38,848 34,293 15,256 19,037 4,555 2,096 2,459 31,722 7,126
Louisiana 45,383 43,144 44,737 42,204 40,977 40,871 35,831 15,297 20,534 5,040 2,565 2,475 35,129 5,742
Maine 9,231 12,203 12,364 12,433 11,748 11,287 9,886 4,675 5,211 1,401 601 800 7,516 3,771
                             
Maryland 35,552 51,104 49,625 48,002 47,459 46,129 34,455 16,283 18,172 11,674 5,099 6,575 38,810 7,319
Massachusetts 66,044 76,857 76,263 76,146 76,628 75,149 66,419 30,867 35,552 8,730 3,805 4,925 36,333 38,816
Michigan 84,998 101,063 99,576 95,588 91,459 89,195 70,620 33,288 37,332 18,575 8,629 9,946 75,295 13,900
Minnesota 63,893 55,723 51,496 49,875 47,957 46,234 39,092 19,203 19,889 7,142 3,191 3,951 34,604 11,630
Mississippi 30,356 37,034 35,624 34,313 34,885 31,416 28,616 12,716 15,900 2,800 1,175 1,625 28,938 2,478
                             
Missouri 48,639 64,381 63,964 60,989 60,906 57,357 50,145 23,003 27,142 7,212 3,447 3,765 42,274 15,083
Montana 7,771 9,959 9,286 8,918 8,924 8,887 7,826 4,003 3,823 1,061 484 577 7,933 954
Nebraska 19,027 19,284 18,143 18,174 18,789 18,372 16,581 7,982 8,599 1,791 796 995 14,852 3,520
Nevada 10,490 18,572 16,659 15,908 16,388 16,337 11,851 5,300 6,551 4,486 2,043 2,443 14,970 1,367
New Hampshire 13,143 13,613 13,439 13,764 14,009 15,312 12,644 5,786 6,858 2,668 1,123 1,545 8,629 6,683
                             
New Jersey 52,233 71,296 67,420 66,910 67,906 66,903 57,771 27,652 30,119 9,132 4,382 4,750 55,608 11,295
New Mexico 15,261 22,353 20,924 20,094 19,581 17,311 14,058 6,454 7,604 3,253 1,605 1,648 16,297 1,014
New York 168,181 197,849 196,562 192,170 190,713 189,350 179,578 85,417 94,161 9,772 4,717 5,055 114,834 74,516
North Carolina 69,343 92,627 91,893 94,541 94,285 92,343 72,576 32,674 39,902 19,767 8,546 11,221 71,988 20,355
North Dakota 8,929 9,073 9,053 9,066 8,833 8,565 8,281 4,399 3,882 284 120 164 7,538 1,027
                             
Ohio 98,823 123,063 113,892 110,651 107,152 103,213 89,693 42,494 47,199 13,520 6,335 7,185 75,488 27,725
Oklahoma 35,094 39,107 38,221 36,815 36,724 36,051 30,020 14,296 15,724 6,031 2,593 3,438 30,723 5,328
Oregon 26,946 35,442 33,663 32,574 31,638 29,612 23,482 10,797 12,685 6,130 2,997 3,133 23,908 5,704
Pennsylvania 125,578 144,184 138,814 132,469 131,399 131,583 115,618 54,481 61,137 15,965 6,819 9,146 76,810 54,773
Rhode Island 13,789 15,698 15,829 15,454 15,494 15,447 13,846 6,283 7,563 1,601 750 851 7,398 8,049
                             
South Carolina 32,353 47,535 48,443 48,307 47,965 47,164 40,211 17,914 22,297 6,953 3,052 3,901 37,640 9,524
South Dakota 8,597 10,074 9,561 9,316 9,253 8,372 7,730 3,943 3,787 642 241 401 7,147 1,225
Tennessee 43,327 59,279 58,720 54,394 54,610 52,846 47,199 20,850 26,349 5,647 2,454 3,193 37,494 15,352
Texas 181,813 228,503 238,066 231,816 238,255 237,857 174,108 79,048 95,060 63,749 30,116 33,633 203,863 33,994
Utah 24,953 35,126 32,712 30,456 27,283 28,221 23,551 9,310 14,241 4,670 2,327 2,343 21,135 7,086
                             
Vermont 6,810 8,242 7,830 7,889 7,671 7,527 6,825 3,499 3,326 702 252 450 4,272 3,255
Virginia 52,661 83,166 83,000 82,243 83,288 81,470 67,104 30,702 36,402 14,366 6,631 7,735 62,477 18,993
Washington 36,287 41,124 41,529 40,976 41,942 42,543 37,972 17,484 20,488 4,571 2,135 2,436 34,901 7,642
West Virginia 15,659 23,020 26,127 25,076 24,828 22,357 16,347 7,839 8,508 6,010 3,289 2,721 14,431 7,926
Wisconsin 53,662 61,249 57,993 56,567 54,162 52,437 44,251 21,277 22,974 8,186 3,601 4,585 42,660 9,777
Wyoming 4,209 6,042 5,851 5,759 5,075 4,681 4,199 2,149 2,050 482 220 262 4,392 289
                             
U.S. Service Academies 3,818 4,359 4,016 3,782 3,936 3,992 3,992 3,057 935 0 0 0 3,992
                             
Other jurisdictions 39,609 52,222 54,788 51,838 50,425 50,781 48,271 21,963 26,308 2,510 1,100 1,410 15,710 35,071
American Samoa 297 657 737 545 438 450 322 117 205 128 56 72 450 0
Federated States of
      Micronesia
786 653 742 700 481 558 431 214 217 127 56 71 558 0
Guam 770 1,043 1,063 846 792 813 639 268 371 174 79 95 804 9
Marshall Islands 199 240 372 349 260 342 331 174 157 11 5 6 342 0
Northern Marianas 333 360 287 322 284 302 274 112 162 28 15 13 302 0
Palau 147 114 125 236 216 164 117 68 49 47 30 17 164 0
Puerto Rico 36,773 48,672 51,009 48,441 47,609 47,759 45,802 20,893 24,909 1,957 847 1,110 12,697 35,062
U.S. Virgin Islands 304 483 453 399 345 393 355 117 238 38 12 26 393 0
†Not applicable.
NOTE: 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 2001 through Spring 2015, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared February 2016.)

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