Table 311.15.

Number and percentage of students enrolled in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by distance education participation, location of student, level of enrollment, and control and level of institution: Fall 2013 and fall 2014

Year, level of enrollment, and control and level of institution	Number of students										Percent of students
	Total	No distance education courses	Taking any distance education course(s)								Total	No distance educa-tion courses	Taking any distance education course(s)
			Total, any distance education course(s)	At least one, but not all, of student's courses	Exclusively distance education courses, by location of student								Total, any distance education course(s)	At least one, but not all, of student's courses	Exclusively distance education courses, by location of student
					Total	Same state	Different state	State not known	Outside of the United States	Loca-tion unknown					Total	Same state	Differ-ent state	State not known	Outside of the United States	Location unknown
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Fall 2013
All students,       total	20,375,789	14,853,595	5,522,194	2,862,991	2,659,203	1,388,195	1,119,577	30,244	35,767	85,420	100.0	72.9	27.1	14.1	13.1	6.8	5.5	0.1	0.2	0.4
Public	14,745,558	11,001,316	3,744,242	2,462,362	1,281,880	1,065,214	159,637	24,401	12,718	19,910	100.0	74.6	25.4	16.7	8.7	7.2	1.1	0.2	0.1	0.1
Private	5,630,231	3,852,279	1,777,952	400,629	1,377,323	322,981	959,940	5,843	23,049	65,510	100.0	68.4	31.6	7.1	24.5	5.7	17.0	0.1	0.4	1.2
Nonprofit	3,974,004	3,178,594	795,410	275,020	520,390	205,897	289,967	2,349	9,435	12,742	100.0	80.0	20.0	6.9	13.1	5.2	7.3	0.1	0.2	0.3
For-profit	1,656,227	673,685	982,542	125,609	856,933	117,084	669,973	3,494	13,614	52,768	100.0	40.7	59.3	7.6	51.7	7.1	40.5	0.2	0.8	3.2
Fall 2014
All students,       total	20,207,369	14,456,952	5,750,417	2,926,083	2,824,334	1,510,779	1,154,608	31,676	37,071	90,200	100.0	71.5	28.5	14.5	14.0	7.5	5.7	0.2	0.2	0.4
4-year	13,492,884	9,614,081	3,878,803	1,765,814	2,112,989	869,143	1,104,141	20,991	34,111	84,603	100.0	71.3	28.7	13.1	15.7	6.4	8.2	0.2	0.3	0.6
2-year	6,714,485	4,842,871	1,871,614	1,160,269	711,345	641,636	50,467	10,685	2,960	5,597	100.0	72.1	27.9	17.3	10.6	9.6	0.8	0.2	#	0.1
Public	14,655,015	10,759,400	3,895,615	2,513,718	1,381,897	1,155,511	189,713	9,343	12,291	15,039	100.0	73.4	26.6	17.2	9.4	7.9	1.3	0.1	0.1	0.1
4-year	8,257,250	6,193,691	2,063,559	1,371,848	691,711	519,288	144,035	6,490	9,349	12,549	100.0	75.0	25.0	16.6	8.4	6.3	1.7	0.1	0.1	0.2
2-year	6,397,765	4,565,709	1,832,056	1,141,870	690,186	636,223	45,678	2,853	2,942	2,490	100.0	71.4	28.6	17.8	10.8	9.9	0.7	#	#	#
Private	5,552,354	3,697,552	1,854,802	412,365	1,442,437	355,268	964,895	22,333	24,780	75,161	100.0	66.6	33.4	7.4	26.0	6.4	17.4	0.4	0.4	1.4
Nonprofit	3,996,089	3,096,278	899,811	295,593	604,218	230,083	332,355	11,938	10,878	18,964	100.0	77.5	22.5	7.4	15.1	5.8	8.3	0.3	0.3	0.5
4-year	3,965,724	3,068,453	897,271	293,855	603,416	229,674	331,970	11,938	10,878	18,956	100.0	77.4	22.6	7.4	15.2	5.8	8.4	0.3	0.3	0.5
2-year	30,365	27,825	2,540	1,738	802	409	385	0	0	8	100.0	91.6	8.4	5.7	2.6	1.3	1.3	0.0	0.0	#
For-profit	1,556,265	601,274	954,991	116,772	838,219	125,185	632,540	10,395	13,902	56,197	100.0	38.6	61.4	7.5	53.9	8.0	40.6	0.7	0.9	3.6
4-year	1,269,910	351,937	917,973	100,111	817,862	120,181	628,136	2,563	13,884	53,098	100.0	27.7	72.3	7.9	64.4	9.5	49.5	0.2	1.1	4.2
2-year	286,355	249,337	37,018	16,661	20,357	5,004	4,404	7,832	18	3,099	100.0	87.1	12.9	5.8	7.1	1.7	1.5	2.7	#	1.1
Undergraduate	17,292,787	12,495,754	4,797,033	2,698,421	2,098,612	1,212,694	771,385	26,851	21,844	65,838	100.0	72.3	27.7	15.6	12.1	7.0	4.5	0.2	0.1	0.4
4-year	10,578,302	7,652,883	2,925,419	1,538,152	1,387,267	571,058	720,918	16,166	18,884	60,241	100.0	72.3	27.7	14.5	13.1	5.4	6.8	0.2	0.2	0.6
2-year	6,714,485	4,842,871	1,871,614	1,160,269	711,345	641,636	50,467	10,685	2,960	5,597	100.0	72.1	27.9	17.3	10.6	9.6	0.8	0.2	#	0.1
Public	13,244,837	9,720,733	3,524,104	2,385,617	1,138,487	993,049	120,767	6,421	8,360	9,890	100.0	73.4	26.6	18.0	8.6	7.5	0.9	#	0.1	0.1
4-year	6,847,072	5,155,024	1,692,048	1,243,747	448,301	356,826	75,089	3,568	5,418	7,400	100.0	75.3	24.7	18.2	6.5	5.2	1.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
2-year	6,397,765	4,565,709	1,832,056	1,141,870	690,186	636,223	45,678	2,853	2,942	2,490	100.0	71.4	28.6	17.8	10.8	9.9	0.7	#	#	#
Private	4,047,950	2,775,021	1,272,929	312,804	960,125	219,645	650,618	20,430	13,484	55,948	100.0	68.6	31.4	7.7	23.7	5.4	16.1	0.5	0.3	1.4
Nonprofit	2,771,341	2,215,678	555,663	208,322	347,341	122,516	197,209	10,793	5,530	11,293	100.0	79.9	20.1	7.5	12.5	4.4	7.1	0.4	0.2	0.4
4-year	2,740,976	2,187,853	553,123	206,584	346,539	122,107	196,824	10,793	5,530	11,285	100.0	79.8	20.2	7.5	12.6	4.5	7.2	0.4	0.2	0.4
2-year	30,365	27,825	2,540	1,738	802	409	385	0	0	8	100.0	91.6	8.4	5.7	2.6	1.3	1.3	0.0	0.0	#
For-profit	1,276,609	559,343	717,266	104,482	612,784	97,129	453,409	9,637	7,954	44,655	100.0	43.8	56.2	8.2	48.0	7.6	35.5	0.8	0.6	3.5
4-year	990,254	310,006	680,248	87,821	592,427	92,125	449,005	1,805	7,936	41,556	100.0	31.3	68.7	8.9	59.8	9.3	45.3	0.2	0.8	4.2
2-year	286,355	249,337	37,018	16,661	20,357	5,004	4,404	7,832	18	3,099	100.0	87.1	12.9	5.8	7.1	1.7	1.5	2.7	#	1.1
Postbaccalaureate	2,914,582	1,961,198	953,384	227,662	725,722	298,085	383,223	4,825	15,227	24,362	100.0	67.3	32.7	7.8	24.9	10.2	13.1	0.2	0.5	0.8
Public	1,410,178	1,038,667	371,511	128,101	243,410	162,462	68,946	2,922	3,931	5,149	100.0	73.7	26.3	9.1	17.3	11.5	4.9	0.2	0.3	0.4
Private	1,504,404	922,531	581,873	99,561	482,312	135,623	314,277	1,903	11,296	19,213	100.0	61.3	38.7	6.6	32.1	9.0	20.9	0.1	0.8	1.3
Nonprofit	1,224,748	880,600	344,148	87,271	256,877	107,567	135,146	1,145	5,348	7,671	100.0	71.9	28.1	7.1	21.0	8.8	11.0	0.1	0.4	0.6
For-profit	279,656	41,931	237,725	12,290	225,435	28,056	179,131	758	5,948	11,542	100.0	15.0	85.0	4.4	80.6	10.0	64.1	0.3	2.1	4.1

#Rounds to zero.

NOTE: 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 2014 and Spring 2015, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared December 2015.)