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Table 304.30. Total fall enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by attendance status, sex, and state or jurisdiction: 2014 and 2015
State or jurisdiction Fall 2014 Fall 2015 Percent
change in
total, 2014
to 2015
Total Full-time Part-time Total Full-time Part-time
Males Females Males Females Males Females Males Females
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
United States 20,207,369 5,619,391 6,834,584 3,177,670 4,575,724 19,977,270 5,560,535 6,730,294 3,160,868 4,525,573 -1.1
Alabama 305,028 90,962 117,246 40,151 56,669 302,959 90,822 116,200 39,937 56,000 -0.7
Alaska 34,331 7,289 9,761 6,619 10,662 31,331 6,556 8,457 5,990 10,328 -8.7
Arizona 674,746 172,819 264,044 90,771 147,112 649,732 164,279 244,148 91,612 149,693 -3.7
Arkansas 169,571 46,773 60,292 24,059 38,447 168,402 46,411 59,430 24,463 38,098 -0.7
California 2,696,415 678,452 833,367 544,611 639,985 2,688,355 668,497 818,673 551,422 649,763 -0.3
                       
Colorado 353,827 95,788 107,804 63,095 87,140 348,098 93,803 105,536 61,527 87,232 -1.6
Connecticut 201,928 59,190 69,523 27,376 45,839 199,666 59,307 69,800 26,728 43,831 -1.1
Delaware 60,368 16,149 21,369 8,225 14,625 60,392 16,197 21,339 8,260 14,596 #
District of Columbia 90,053 26,168 36,613 10,465 16,807 93,995 26,321 37,508 11,716 18,450 4.4
Florida 1,111,018 276,382 358,038 188,910 287,688 1,083,262 270,410 343,062 188,090 281,700 -2.5
                       
Georgia 531,004 148,295 201,928 68,414 112,367 531,299 146,951 198,866 70,983 114,499 0.1
Hawaii 73,505 18,673 24,862 12,302 17,668 69,331 17,358 23,214 11,682 17,077 -5.7
Idaho 118,953 29,464 32,824 22,563 34,102 121,108 28,981 32,313 24,152 35,662 1.8
Illinois 824,980 219,578 255,549 139,410 210,443 802,243 215,030 249,052 132,926 205,235 -2.8
Indiana 436,327 128,508 152,588 65,375 89,856 426,363 126,503 148,445 64,330 87,085 -2.3
                       
Iowa 282,482 76,051 86,292 43,691 76,448 275,106 76,213 83,828 43,215 71,850 -2.6
Kansas 226,401 65,158 72,182 37,748 51,313 220,222 63,675 69,568 37,093 49,886 -2.7
Kentucky 264,197 72,160 94,879 40,149 57,009 255,722 70,100 91,754 38,570 55,298 -3.2
Louisiana 245,938 70,383 96,882 29,808 48,865 244,660 69,868 95,656 29,966 49,170 -0.5
Maine 72,246 20,065 24,554 9,755 17,872 71,715 19,949 24,648 9,646 17,472 -0.7
                       
Maryland 365,597 88,890 104,418 70,922 101,367 363,931 88,413 102,890 72,200 100,428 -0.5
Massachusetts 510,912 161,331 191,154 60,788 97,639 510,396 161,026 191,625 60,552 97,193 -0.1
Michigan 619,438 170,034 193,265 107,113 149,026 600,203 166,987 188,281 103,616 141,319 -3.1
Minnesota 433,854 103,130 134,136 69,513 127,075 427,757 100,447 131,168 68,695 127,447 -1.4
Mississippi 170,728 53,742 76,407 14,056 26,523 172,136 53,316 75,509 15,316 27,995 0.8
                       
Missouri 419,900 117,201 141,261 64,762 96,676 409,996 116,191 138,848 61,799 93,158 -2.4
Montana 51,942 18,593 19,179 5,573 8,597 50,798 18,240 18,524 5,518 8,516 -2.2
Nebraska 135,825 41,363 48,730 18,806 26,926 136,087 41,015 47,730 19,541 27,801 0.2
Nevada 119,205 27,684 34,679 24,383 32,459 116,097 27,701 34,890 22,687 30,819 -2.6
New Hampshire 106,984 29,103 35,711 15,542 26,628 123,966 30,747 39,754 19,446 34,019 15.9
                       
New Jersey 436,208 131,777 145,004 67,021 92,406 423,779 132,187 144,343 61,452 85,797 -2.8
New Mexico 146,246 33,091 41,241 29,898 42,016 138,189 31,762 39,005 26,965 40,457 -5.5
New York 1,299,055 412,001 494,717 156,923 235,414 1,285,420 408,956 492,011 153,137 231,316 -1.0
North Carolina 570,045 159,210 207,162 76,883 126,790 562,442 157,189 203,587 77,769 123,897 -1.3
North Dakota 54,048 19,207 18,392 7,457 8,992 53,840 19,052 18,385 7,507 8,896 -0.4
                       
Ohio 680,238 200,487 231,645 97,495 150,611 667,760 198,664 227,102 96,801 145,193 -1.8
Oklahoma 215,349 63,883 75,128 30,575 45,763 210,904 63,477 74,049 29,104 44,274 -2.1
Oregon 245,547 69,945 82,990 40,791 51,821 240,646 68,217 81,200 40,473 50,756 -2.0
Pennsylvania 750,651 253,632 289,674 78,564 128,781 736,670 249,313 284,853 76,637 125,867 -1.9
Rhode Island 83,499 28,059 33,878 8,220 13,342 82,292 27,633 34,108 7,849 12,702 -1.4
                       
South Carolina 254,629 76,448 99,017 28,167 50,997 249,654 75,864 96,634 27,879 49,277 -2.0
South Dakota 53,963 16,173 17,113 7,680 12,997 53,664 16,464 17,013 7,632 12,555 -0.6
Tennessee 326,575 101,396 128,484 37,322 59,373 323,499 102,430 129,717 35,494 55,858 -0.9
Texas 1,555,462 381,474 450,415 296,927 426,646 1,570,614 384,335 452,652 304,824 428,803 1.0
Utah 274,926 90,181 100,068 41,194 43,483 293,527 96,109 112,066 41,355 43,997 6.8
                       
Vermont 43,983 16,313 15,859 4,376 7,435 43,863 15,843 16,185 4,481 7,354 -0.3
Virginia 577,908 157,362 194,393 91,413 134,740 569,759 157,025 190,964 90,093 131,677 -1.4
Washington 365,193 115,181 134,645 49,593 65,774 365,412 115,237 134,688 49,919 65,568 0.1
West Virginia 157,052 37,002 41,509 42,752 35,789 150,743 36,656 40,693 40,371 33,023 -4.0
Wisconsin 358,894 105,828 120,918 52,220 79,928 350,248 102,261 117,353 52,343 78,291 -2.4
Wyoming 35,461 9,788 9,658 7,226 8,789 34,205 9,153 9,578 7,085 8,389 -3.5
                       
U.S. Service Academies 14,734 11,575 3,137 18 4 14,812 11,394 3,392 20 6 0.5
                       
Other jurisdictions 255,843 86,986 118,324 20,450 30,083 248,073 84,215 114,049 20,324 29,485 -3.0
American Samoa 1,276 251 465 219 341 1,285 234 471 186 394 0.7
Federated States of
      Micronesia
2,344 717 887 376 364 2,215 654 786 352 423 -5.5
Guam 6,488 1,652 2,310 1,137 1,389 6,395 1,679 2,300 1,122 1,294 -1.4
Marshall Islands 1,087 404 380 143 160 995 354 339 174 128 -8.5
Northern Marianas 1,186 387 597 85 117 1,155 363 561 83 148 -2.6
Palau 604 188 180 100 136 627 181 166 106 174 3.8
Puerto Rico 240,578 82,951 112,528 18,128 26,971 233,080 80,222 108,401 18,065 26,392 -3.1
U.S. Virgin Islands 2,280 436 977 262 605 2,321 528 1,025 236 532 1.8
#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 2015 and Spring 2016, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared January 2017.)

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