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Table 304.40. Total fall enrollment in private 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 5,552,354 1,704,762 2,351,494 553,365 942,733 5,409,167 1,662,359 2,273,795 541,636 931,377 -2.6
Alabama 58,039 18,821 23,863 8,143 7,212 55,508 18,387 22,458 7,760 6,903 -4.4
Alaska 4,439 1,158 2,955 102 224 2,938 713 1,960 85 180 -33.8
Arizona 319,749 83,804 171,093 16,972 47,880 288,756 72,900 148,941 17,612 49,303 -9.7
Arkansas 18,172 6,781 8,092 1,383 1,916 18,237 6,777 8,085 1,365 2,010 0.4
California 528,971 176,193 255,718 40,657 56,403 485,261 159,693 231,328 39,327 54,913 -8.3
                       
Colorado 85,786 22,354 31,915 11,916 19,601 82,270 21,006 30,590 11,140 19,534 -4.1
Connecticut 79,625 25,758 32,646 6,870 14,351 79,900 26,097 33,279 6,666 13,858 0.3
Delaware 19,356 3,525 4,554 3,912 7,365 19,781 3,722 4,611 4,060 7,388 2.2
District of Columbia 84,938 25,182 35,317 9,525 14,914 88,877 25,292 36,223 10,737 16,625 4.6
Florida 315,390 96,746 134,843 30,499 53,302 288,872 90,786 119,648 29,628 48,810 -8.4
                       
Georgia 117,252 34,232 57,367 8,590 17,063 112,846 32,589 54,024 8,647 17,586 -3.8
Hawaii 16,453 4,968 7,671 1,748 2,066 13,575 4,130 6,459 1,334 1,652 -17.5
Idaho 42,147 8,827 11,540 8,823 12,957 48,769 9,340 11,852 11,486 16,091 15.7
Illinois 295,518 85,557 111,888 33,114 64,959 293,139 84,330 110,731 31,098 66,980 -0.8
Indiana 107,885 37,518 50,559 7,566 12,242 104,863 37,148 48,786 7,090 11,839 -2.8
                       
Iowa 112,586 24,757 34,759 13,180 39,890 104,101 23,910 32,156 12,836 35,199 -7.5
Kansas 43,179 12,589 16,064 6,432 8,094 40,462 12,234 14,571 6,087 7,570 -6.3
Kentucky 51,154 14,079 22,210 4,923 9,942 49,814 13,502 21,426 4,879 10,007 -2.6
Louisiana 34,995 10,287 17,753 2,077 4,878 33,326 10,084 17,082 1,919 4,241 -4.8
Maine 23,394 7,049 10,632 1,544 4,169 24,311 7,285 10,932 1,755 4,339 3.9
                       
Maryland 60,441 17,379 22,609 7,451 13,002 60,377 17,231 22,221 7,676 13,249 -0.1
Massachusetts 284,754 100,505 124,331 23,295 36,623 288,153 100,832 125,686 23,590 38,045 1.2
Michigan 104,726 27,262 34,447 16,647 26,370 97,922 27,019 33,056 14,978 22,869 -6.5
Minnesota 174,159 31,979 59,414 22,499 60,267 171,570 31,078 56,912 22,022 61,558 -1.5
Mississippi 18,632 4,899 7,997 1,599 4,137 18,836 4,751 7,875 1,822 4,388 1.1
                       
Missouri 166,920 44,341 56,398 26,630 39,551 161,480 44,579 55,891 24,049 36,961 -3.3
Montana 4,918 1,790 2,346 185 597 4,864 1,798 2,235 204 627 -1.1
Nebraska 36,004 11,385 16,585 2,716 5,318 36,057 11,452 16,051 2,836 5,718 0.1
Nevada 13,177 4,906 6,821 642 808 11,679 4,400 6,035 534 710 -11.4
New Hampshire 63,686 15,506 20,099 10,082 17,999 81,100 17,278 24,213 13,887 25,722 27.3
                       
New Jersey 84,892 31,137 33,252 8,079 12,424 84,036 31,800 32,886 7,642 11,708 -1.0
New Mexico 7,935 2,283 3,996 473 1,183 6,902 2,025 3,449 424 1,004 -13.0
New York 577,208 191,535 241,453 55,232 88,988 576,277 191,151 241,063 55,116 88,947 -0.2
North Carolina 114,867 39,813 52,534 7,554 14,966 114,387 39,418 52,137 7,681 15,151 -0.4
North Dakota 5,756 1,691 2,861 423 781 5,643 1,682 2,825 427 709 -2.0
                       
Ohio 169,994 56,225 71,914 14,773 27,082 162,945 55,082 69,427 13,592 24,844 -4.1
Oklahoma 32,900 13,152 14,830 2,035 2,883 31,896 12,991 14,517 1,818 2,570 -3.1
Oregon 43,902 13,268 22,529 2,932 5,173 42,698 12,871 21,922 2,779 5,126 -2.7
Pennsylvania 337,060 116,521 143,481 27,361 49,697 327,616 113,877 140,202 25,554 47,983 -2.8
Rhode Island 40,734 17,215 19,615 1,708 2,196 40,972 17,065 19,936 1,729 2,242 0.6
                       
South Carolina 48,873 15,856 23,494 2,967 6,556 47,167 15,650 22,350 2,957 6,210 -3.5
South Dakota 9,831 2,085 3,121 1,531 3,094 9,410 2,082 3,111 1,350 2,867 -4.3
Tennessee 102,542 35,322 48,486 6,804 11,930 100,088 34,603 47,553 6,405 11,527 -2.4
Texas 190,123 64,848 84,949 17,212 23,114 191,338 65,511 87,064 16,499 22,264 0.6
Utah 107,210 44,145 56,909 3,279 2,877 122,302 48,602 67,736 3,097 2,867 14.1
                       
Vermont 18,340 8,332 6,957 1,537 1,514 18,480 8,007 7,102 1,740 1,631 0.8
Virginia 178,549 46,459 64,647 25,133 42,310 175,549 45,985 62,877 25,024 41,663 -1.7
Washington 52,670 16,774 25,091 4,334 6,471 50,906 16,870 24,412 3,619 6,005 -3.3
West Virginia 69,210 6,286 7,683 34,216 21,025 64,401 6,840 8,095 31,314 18,152 -6.9
Wisconsin 72,168 20,631 31,108 6,060 14,369 67,998 19,442 29,764 5,760 13,032 -5.8
Wyoming 1,145 1,047 98 0 0 512 462 50 0 0 -55.3
                       
Other jurisdictions 178,127 58,747 81,044 15,109 23,227 167,946 54,775 75,989 14,832 22,350 -5.7
American Samoa 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Federated States of
      Micronesia
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guam 72 29 25 10 8 70 27 28 6 9 -2.8
Marshall Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Marianas 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palau 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 178,055 58,718 81,019 15,099 23,219 167,876 54,748 75,961 14,826 22,341 -5.7
U.S. Virgin Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
†Not applicable.
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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