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Table 309.20. Residence and migration of all first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates in degree- granting postsecondary institutions who graduated from high school in the previous 12 months, 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 2,199,644 2,147,954 1,732,117   0.79 0.81 415,837 467,527 51,690
Alabama 38,651 30,563 27,183   0.70 0.89 3,380 11,468 8,088
Alaska 2,578 3,496 2,298   0.89 0.66 1,198 280 -918
Arizona 42,765 35,563 30,986   0.72 0.87 4,577 11,779 7,202
Arkansas 22,927 19,614 17,610   0.77 0.90 2,004 5,317 3,313
California 260,666 273,101 236,753   0.91 0.87 36,348 23,913 -12,435
                   
Colorado 30,470 31,634 22,770   0.75 0.72 8,864 7,700 -1,164
Connecticut 26,077 31,501 16,965   0.65 0.54 14,536 9,112 -5,424
Delaware 7,917 6,200 4,131   0.52 0.67 2,069 3,786 1,717
District of Columbia 8,592 2,461 447   0.05 0.18 2,014 8,145 6,131
Florida 112,570 111,753 97,704   0.87 0.87 14,049 14,866 817
                   
Georgia 63,611 65,133 53,787   0.85 0.83 11,346 9,824 -1,522
Hawaii 7,037 8,550 5,300   0.75 0.62 3,250 1,737 -1,513
Idaho 9,104 8,396 5,807   0.64 0.69 2,589 3,297 708
Illinois 74,124 91,562 61,242   0.83 0.67 30,320 12,882 -17,438
Indiana 52,561 44,909 38,817   0.74 0.86 6,092 13,744 7,652
                   
Iowa 31,007 23,136 19,914   0.64 0.86 3,222 11,093 7,871
Kansas 25,435 22,284 19,004   0.75 0.85 3,280 6,431 3,151
Kentucky 33,720 29,623 26,570   0.79 0.90 3,053 7,150 4,097
Louisiana 33,137 31,419 28,431   0.86 0.90 2,988 4,706 1,718
Maine 8,908 8,290 5,562   0.62 0.67 2,728 3,346 618
                   
Maryland 33,640 42,072 26,300   0.78 0.63 15,772 7,340 -8,432
Massachusetts 63,849 55,571 36,865   0.58 0.66 18,706 26,984 8,278
Michigan 71,194 69,884 61,800   0.87 0.88 8,084 9,394 1,310
Minnesota 37,434 42,426 29,189   0.78 0.69 13,237 8,245 -4,992
Mississippi 25,518 21,370 19,773   0.77 0.93 1,597 5,745 4,148
                   
Missouri 45,743 42,284 35,001   0.77 0.83 7,283 10,742 3,459
Montana 6,985 5,762 4,503   0.64 0.78 1,259 2,482 1,223
Nebraska 15,048 14,166 11,486   0.76 0.81 2,680 3,562 882
Nevada 11,502 12,775 9,605   0.84 0.75 3,170 1,897 -1,273
New Hampshire 11,196 10,015 5,204   0.46 0.52 4,811 5,992 1,181
                   
New Jersey 46,679 74,184 42,196   0.90 0.57 31,988 4,483 -27,505
New Mexico 12,684 12,575 10,606   0.84 0.84 1,969 2,078 109
New York 151,801 146,744 117,490   0.77 0.80 29,254 34,311 5,057
North Carolina 70,314 64,036 56,486   0.80 0.88 7,550 13,828 6,278
North Dakota 7,454 4,825 3,681   0.49 0.76 1,144 3,773 2,629
                   
Ohio 83,059 77,755 66,011   0.79 0.85 11,744 17,048 5,304
Oklahoma 27,739 23,137 20,621   0.74 0.89 2,516 7,118 4,602
Oregon 21,566 17,807 13,835   0.64 0.78 3,972 7,731 3,759
Pennsylvania 103,169 88,109 71,774   0.70 0.81 16,335 31,395 15,060
Rhode Island 13,059 7,272 4,522   0.35 0.62 2,750 8,537 5,787
                   
South Carolina 36,412 29,899 26,876   0.74 0.90 3,023 9,536 6,513
South Dakota 6,937 5,712 4,279   0.62 0.75 1,433 2,658 1,225
Tennessee 43,437 41,708 35,044   0.81 0.84 6,664 8,393 1,729
Texas 174,430 184,031 163,206   0.94 0.89 20,825 11,224 -9,601
Utah 19,856 14,867 13,294   0.67 0.89 1,573 6,562 4,989
                   
Vermont 6,649 3,863 1,859   0.28 0.48 2,004 4,790 2,786
Virginia 64,096 59,879 49,155   0.77 0.82 10,724 14,941 4,217
Washington 32,815 34,951 26,349   0.80 0.75 8,602 6,466 -2,136
West Virginia 13,929 9,739 8,649   0.62 0.89 1,090 5,280 4,190
Wisconsin 42,827 40,209 32,563   0.76 0.81 7,646 10,264 2,618
Wyoming 3,667 3,058 2,289   0.62 0.75 769 1,378 609
                   
U.S. Service Academies 3,099 325 3  0.10 -325 2,774 3,099
State unknown4 8,081   8,081 -8,081
                   
Other jurisdictions 40,039 41,432 39,766   0.99 0.96 1,666 273 -1,393
American Samoa 349 430 349   1.00 0.81 81 0 -81
Federated States of
      Micronesia
558 626 558   68 0 -68
Guam 661 788 606   0.92 0.77 182 55 -127
Marshall Islands 0 18 0   18 0 -18
Northern Marianas 225 299 224   1.00 0.75 75 1 -74
Palau 134 126 104   0.78 0.83 22 30 8
Puerto Rico 37,836 38,593 37,669   1.00 0.98 924 167 -757
U.S. Virgin Islands 276 552 256   0.93 0.46 296 20 -276
                   
Foreign countries 50,297   50,297 -50,297
Residence unknown  
†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 2015, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared October 2015.)

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