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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 2014
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 2,925,026 2,829,818 2,314,473   0.79 0.82 515,345 610,553 95,208
Alabama 51,149 42,288 36,878   0.72 0.87 5,410 14,271 8,861
Alaska 4,562 5,558 3,941   0.86 0.71 1,617 621 -996
Arizona 73,047 52,506 46,659   0.64 0.89 5,847 26,388 20,541
Arkansas 27,407 24,743 21,535   0.79 0.87 3,208 5,872 2,664
California 392,472 388,315 346,495   0.88 0.89 41,820 45,977 4,157
                   
Colorado 44,233 43,669 33,532   0.76 0.77 10,137 10,701 564
Connecticut 31,550 36,799 21,080   0.67 0.57 15,719 10,470 -5,249
Delaware 9,589 7,906 5,383   0.56 0.68 2,523 4,206 1,683
District of Columbia 9,978 3,694 875   0.09 0.24 2,819 9,103 6,284
Florida 157,545 151,349 132,592   0.84 0.88 18,757 24,953 6,196
                   
Georgia 84,438 89,590 71,840   0.85 0.80 17,750 12,598 -5,152
Hawaii 9,613 11,127 7,395   0.77 0.66 3,732 2,218 -1,514
Idaho 12,373 11,357 8,000   0.65 0.70 3,357 4,373 1,016
Illinois 99,528 116,151 82,455   0.83 0.71 33,696 17,073 -16,623
Indiana 67,860 59,133 51,277   0.76 0.87 7,856 16,583 8,727
                   
Iowa 40,657 28,118 24,315   0.60 0.86 3,803 16,342 12,539
Kansas 33,786 28,032 23,943   0.71 0.85 4,089 9,843 5,754
Kentucky 38,848 35,488 30,672   0.79 0.86 4,816 8,176 3,360
Louisiana 40,871 39,982 35,370   0.87 0.88 4,612 5,501 889
Maine 11,287 10,717 7,535   0.67 0.70 3,182 3,752 570
                   
Maryland 46,129 54,551 36,329   0.79 0.67 18,222 9,800 -8,422
Massachusetts 75,149 66,060 45,933   0.61 0.70 20,127 29,216 9,089
Michigan 89,195 88,711 78,130   0.88 0.88 10,581 11,065 484
Minnesota 46,234 50,747 36,350   0.79 0.72 14,397 9,884 -4,513
Mississippi 31,416 28,881 24,867   0.79 0.86 4,014 6,549 2,535
                   
Missouri 57,357 53,072 44,044   0.77 0.83 9,028 13,313 4,285
Montana 8,887 7,605 6,051   0.68 0.80 1,554 2,836 1,282
Nebraska 18,372 17,310 14,142   0.77 0.82 3,168 4,230 1,062
Nevada 16,337 18,372 14,257   0.87 0.78 4,115 2,080 -2,035
New Hampshire 15,312 11,874 6,555   0.43 0.55 5,319 8,757 3,438
                   
New Jersey 66,903 96,004 61,191   0.91 0.64 34,813 5,712 -29,101
New Mexico 17,311 17,215 14,337   0.83 0.83 2,878 2,974 96
New York 189,350 182,220 149,170   0.79 0.82 33,050 40,180 7,130
North Carolina 92,343 87,968 76,324   0.83 0.87 11,644 16,019 4,375
North Dakota 8,565 5,762 4,297   0.50 0.75 1,465 4,268 2,803
                   
Ohio 103,213 98,602 83,518   0.81 0.85 15,084 19,695 4,611
Oklahoma 36,051 31,014 27,438   0.76 0.88 3,576 8,613 5,037
Oregon 29,612 25,150 20,420   0.69 0.81 4,730 9,192 4,462
Pennsylvania 131,583 114,624 95,069   0.72 0.83 19,555 36,514 16,959
Rhode Island 15,447 9,303 6,231   0.40 0.67 3,072 9,216 6,144
                   
South Carolina 47,164 41,349 36,219   0.77 0.88 5,130 10,945 5,815
South Dakota 8,372 7,019 5,354   0.64 0.76 1,665 3,018 1,353
Tennessee 52,846 51,884 42,999   0.81 0.83 8,885 9,847 962
Texas 237,857 246,012 219,497   0.92 0.89 26,515 18,360 -8,155
Utah 28,221 21,173 19,124   0.68 0.90 2,049 9,097 7,048
                   
Vermont 7,527 4,719 2,459   0.33 0.52 2,260 5,068 2,808
Virginia 81,470 75,257 61,919   0.76 0.82 13,338 19,551 6,213
Washington 42,543 45,774 35,117   0.83 0.77 10,657 7,426 -3,231
West Virginia 22,357 12,961 11,247   0.50 0.87 1,714 11,110 9,396
Wisconsin 52,437 49,834 40,817   0.78 0.82 9,017 11,620 2,603
Wyoming 4,681 3,917 2,916   0.62 0.74 1,001 1,765 764
                   
U.S. Service Academies 3,992 380 3  0.10 -380 3,612 3,992
State unknown4 18,352   18,352 -18,352
Other jurisdictions 50,781 52,222 50,189   0.99 0.96 2,033 592 -1,441
American Samoa 450 553 450   1.00 0.81 103 0 -103
Federated States of
      Micronesia
558 657 558   1.00 0.85 99 0 -99
Guam 813 970 746   0.92 0.77 224 67 -157
Marshall Islands 342 349 327   0.96 0.94 22 15 -7
Northern Marianas 302 390 301   1.00 0.77 89 1 -88
Palau 164 150 124   0.76 0.83 26 40 14
Puerto Rico 47,759 48,430 47,320   0.99 0.98 1,110 439 -671
U.S. Virgin Islands 393 723 363   0.92 0.50 360 30 -330
                   
Foreign countries 83,392   83,392 -83,392
Residence unknown 10,375   10,375 -10,375
†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 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 2015, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared October 2015.)

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