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Table 309.30. Residence and migration of all first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates in 4-year 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 1,545,535 1,497,499 1,105,035   0.71 0.74 392,464 440,500 48,036
Alabama 25,181 17,640 14,645   0.58 0.83 2,995 10,536 7,541
Alaska 2,434 3,251 2,156   0.89 0.66 1,095 278 -817
Arizona 25,996 19,263 14,921   0.57 0.77 4,342 11,075 6,733
Arkansas 17,079 13,621 11,925   0.70 0.88 1,696 5,154 3,458
California 133,112 148,079 112,619   0.85 0.76 35,460 20,493 -14,967
                   
Colorado 24,081 25,037 16,744   0.70 0.67 8,293 7,337 -956
Connecticut 19,450 24,725 10,370   0.53 0.42 14,355 9,080 -5,275
Delaware 5,930 4,227 2,253   0.38 0.53 1,974 3,677 1,703
District of Columbia 8,564 2,220 419   0.05 0.19 1,801 8,145 6,344
Florida 106,116 104,559 91,488   0.86 0.87 13,071 14,628 1,557
                   
Georgia 52,526 53,852 43,267   0.82 0.80 10,585 9,259 -1,326
Hawaii 4,034 5,551 2,473   0.61 0.45 3,078 1,561 -1,517
Idaho 7,321 6,410 4,197   0.57 0.65 2,213 3,124 911
Illinois 48,510 65,573 36,023   0.74 0.55 29,550 12,487 -17,063
Indiana 45,808 37,839 32,210   0.70 0.85 5,629 13,598 7,969
                   
Iowa 20,223 13,527 10,570   0.52 0.78 2,957 9,653 6,696
Kansas 15,577 13,726 10,654   0.68 0.78 3,072 4,923 1,851
Kentucky 24,088 20,178 17,310   0.72 0.86 2,868 6,778 3,910
Louisiana 23,470 21,528 18,938   0.81 0.88 2,590 4,532 1,942
Maine 7,000 6,461 3,785   0.54 0.59 2,676 3,215 539
                   
Maryland 18,390 27,280 11,954   0.65 0.44 15,326 6,436 -8,890
Massachusetts 51,799 43,786 25,332   0.49 0.58 18,454 26,467 8,013
Michigan 51,500 50,082 42,418   0.82 0.85 7,664 9,082 1,418
Minnesota 25,208 30,495 17,905   0.71 0.59 12,590 7,303 -5,287
Mississippi 12,342 8,653 7,180   0.58 0.83 1,473 5,162 3,689
                   
Missouri 30,048 26,308 19,719   0.66 0.75 6,589 10,329 3,740
Montana 6,115 4,729 3,703   0.61 0.78 1,026 2,412 1,386
Nebraska 11,478 10,353 8,241   0.72 0.80 2,112 3,237 1,125
Nevada 10,290 11,321 8,419   0.82 0.74 2,902 1,871 -1,031
New Hampshire 8,929 7,471 3,020   0.34 0.40 4,451 5,909 1,458
                   
New Jersey 28,740 55,919 24,400   0.85 0.44 31,519 4,340 -27,179
New Mexico 6,802 6,979 5,305   0.78 0.76 1,674 1,497 -177
New York 106,977 102,537 73,731   0.69 0.72 28,806 33,246 4,440
North Carolina 47,250 41,415 34,266   0.73 0.83 7,149 12,984 5,835
North Dakota 6,502 3,919 3,105   0.48 0.79 814 3,397 2,583
                   
Ohio 68,579 63,258 52,078   0.76 0.82 11,180 16,501 5,321
Oklahoma 19,469 15,384 13,252   0.68 0.86 2,132 6,217 4,085
Oregon 15,693 12,331 8,590   0.55 0.70 3,741 7,103 3,362
Pennsylvania 82,947 68,017 52,369   0.63 0.77 15,648 30,578 14,930
Rhode Island 11,205 5,403 2,751   0.25 0.51 2,652 8,454 5,802
                   
South Carolina 24,236 17,934 15,129   0.62 0.84 2,805 9,107 6,302
South Dakota 5,850 4,629 3,366   0.58 0.73 1,263 2,484 1,221
Tennessee 30,051 28,284 22,031   0.73 0.78 6,253 8,020 1,767
Texas 102,409 113,338 93,435   0.91 0.82 19,903 8,974 -10,929
Utah 18,321 13,289 11,921   0.65 0.90 1,368 6,400 5,032
                   
Vermont 6,273 3,422 1,507   0.24 0.44 1,915 4,766 2,851
Virginia 43,326 39,719 29,548   0.68 0.74 10,171 13,778 3,607
Washington 26,452 28,390 20,189   0.76 0.71 8,201 6,263 -1,938
West Virginia 12,119 7,834 6,954   0.57 0.89 880 5,165 4,285
Wisconsin 35,148 32,242 25,148   0.72 0.78 7,094 10,000 2,906
Wyoming 1,488 1,428 777   0.52 0.54 651 711 60
                   
U.S. Service Academies 3,099 325 3  0.10 -325 2,774 3,099
State unknown4 4,083   4,083 -4,083
                   
Other jurisdictions 31,432 32,710 31,218   0.99 0.95 1,492 214 -1,278
American Samoa 349 406 349   1.00 0.86 57 0 -57
Federated States of
      Micronesia
34   34 0 -34
Guam 572 691 519   0.91 0.75 172 53 -119
Marshall Islands 14   14 0 -14
Northern Marianas 225 292 224   1.00 0.77 68 1 -67
Palau 18   18 0 -18
Puerto Rico 30,010 30,717 29,870   1.00 0.97 847 140 -707
U.S. Virgin Islands 276 538 256   0.93 0.48 282 20 -262
                   
Foreign countries 46,758   46,758 -46,758
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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