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Table 304.45. Total fall enrollment in private nonprofit degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by attendance status, sex, and state or jurisdiction: 2015 and 2016
State or jurisdiction 2015 2016 Percent change
in total,
2015 to 2016
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 4,065,891 1,332,919 1,712,348 388,649 631,975 4,077,797 1,330,358 1,728,819 386,923 631,697 0.3
Alabama 25,967 9,664 12,753 1,405 2,145 24,956 9,049 12,791 1,210 1,906 -3.9
Alaska 621 134 227 83 177 670 152 223 115 180 7.9
Arizona 9,606 4,291 3,507 723 1,085 9,800 4,361 3,645 696 1,098 2.0
Arkansas 17,554 6,582 7,848 1,290 1,834 17,446 6,682 8,038 1,083 1,643 -0.6
California 304,296 100,825 136,959 26,411 40,101 304,161 99,900 138,075 25,938 40,248 #
                       
Colorado 35,400 8,705 12,954 5,605 8,136 34,269 8,579 12,794 5,154 7,742 -3.2
Connecticut 71,715 24,777 31,068 4,888 10,982 72,344 24,905 31,593 4,806 11,040 0.9
Delaware 19,455 3,696 4,594 3,969 7,196 19,022 3,663 4,192 3,736 7,431 -2.2
District of Columbia 79,276 24,591 34,870 7,951 11,864 78,938 24,061 34,895 8,028 11,954 -0.4
Florida 207,518 59,877 83,319 25,456 38,866 205,323 58,945 86,095 24,559 35,724 -1.1
                       
Georgia 74,106 23,738 36,246 5,358 8,764 76,097 24,267 37,201 5,294 9,335 2.7
Hawaii 10,586 3,031 5,136 1,123 1,296 9,814 2,885 4,840 942 1,147 -7.3
Idaho 47,651 9,101 11,147 11,427 15,976 48,492 8,849 10,823 11,795 17,025 1.8
Illinois 221,310 74,292 93,669 20,267 33,082 218,283 73,747 93,081 19,511 31,944 -1.4
Indiana 90,752 33,385 41,622 6,005 9,740 91,504 33,489 42,215 6,046 9,754 0.8
                       
Iowa 54,078 19,870 23,583 3,232 7,393 53,475 19,289 23,032 3,509 7,645 -1.1
Kansas 25,249 7,702 8,630 3,404 5,513 23,058 7,288 7,609 3,274 4,887 -8.7
Kentucky 39,483 11,296 16,519 3,971 7,697 41,332 11,350 17,115 4,904 7,963 4.7
Louisiana 26,345 8,136 12,964 1,678 3,567 25,685 7,985 12,718 1,648 3,334 -2.5
Maine 22,424 7,065 10,292 1,576 3,491 22,737 7,093 10,468 1,472 3,704 1.4
                       
Maryland 53,063 15,187 20,210 6,592 11,074 53,881 15,261 20,078 6,960 11,582 1.5
Massachusetts 284,065 99,620 124,287 23,105 37,053 284,514 100,022 125,574 22,249 36,669 0.2
Michigan 95,107 24,411 29,925 15,862 24,909 87,297 23,813 28,381 13,840 21,263 -8.2
Minnesota 70,666 21,876 30,732 6,365 11,693 70,356 21,969 30,832 6,129 11,426 -0.4
Mississippi 16,873 4,542 6,706 1,667 3,958 17,857 4,527 6,831 1,959 4,540 5.8
                       
Missouri 147,328 39,982 48,946 23,331 35,069 146,454 38,072 47,382 24,668 36,332 -0.6
Montana 4,864 1,798 2,235 204 627 4,621 1,607 2,212 220 582 -5.0
Nebraska 34,233 11,088 15,261 2,647 5,237 33,751 10,879 15,002 2,575 5,295 -1.4
Nevada 4,214 1,672 2,069 139 334 4,057 1,586 1,986 136 349 -3.7
New Hampshire 79,388 16,301 22,573 14,029 26,485 91,966 17,584 24,639 16,606 33,137 15.8
                       
New Jersey 73,636 29,603 27,451 6,667 9,915 73,822 29,754 27,301 6,615 10,152 0.3
New Mexico 1,617 431 449 223 514 1,658 483 485 213 477 2.5
New York 530,798 178,565 217,627 52,364 82,242 530,938 178,516 220,066 51,788 80,568 #
North Carolina 97,684 36,561 45,886 5,665 9,572 97,321 36,748 46,349 5,166 9,058 -0.4
North Dakota 5,040 1,629 2,565 346 500 5,690 1,815 2,768 453 654 12.9
                       
Ohio 138,542 49,617 57,586 11,728 19,611 138,346 49,658 56,993 11,686 20,009 -0.1
Oklahoma 25,996 10,150 11,876 1,671 2,299 26,227 10,235 11,933 1,768 2,291 0.9
Oregon 37,533 11,632 19,680 2,349 3,872 35,434 11,173 18,595 2,181 3,485 -5.6
Pennsylvania 292,166 103,174 126,201 21,143 41,648 291,991 102,734 126,805 20,749 41,703 -0.1
Rhode Island 40,972 17,065 19,936 1,729 2,242 41,979 17,259 20,312 1,866 2,542 2.5
                       
South Carolina 34,606 12,601 17,175 1,840 2,990 35,106 12,243 17,136 2,073 3,654 1.4
South Dakota 7,221 1,973 2,762 847 1,639 7,225 1,997 2,790 832 1,606 0.1
Tennessee 83,352 28,681 40,256 5,460 8,955 84,425 28,411 40,388 5,855 9,771 1.3
Texas 140,057 49,336 60,563 13,114 17,044 142,258 49,962 61,244 13,567 17,485 1.6
Utah 117,009 46,618 65,264 2,758 2,369 131,527 50,027 76,253 2,894 2,353 12.4
                       
Vermont 18,103 7,866 6,977 1,675 1,585 18,683 7,940 6,967 2,048 1,728 3.2
Virginia 135,037 33,665 47,484 20,702 33,186 132,860 33,823 47,643 19,654 31,740 -1.6
Washington 44,568 14,230 21,447 3,159 5,732 43,607 14,023 20,848 3,276 5,460 -2.2
West Virginia 8,665 3,776 3,813 521 555 8,809 3,666 3,749 729 665 1.7
Wisconsin 59,584 18,049 26,449 4,925 10,161 57,168 17,529 25,774 4,448 9,417 -4.1
Wyoming 512 462 50 0 0 563 503 60 0 0 10.0
                       
Other jurisdictions 127,194 40,153 57,144 12,163 17,734 122,053 37,937 54,498 12,152 17,466 -4.0
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 70 27 28 6 9 67 23 25 8 11 -4.3
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 127,124 40,126 57,116 12,157 17,725 121,986 37,914 54,473 12,144 17,455 -4.0
U.S. Virgin Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
†Not applicable.
#Rounds to zero.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2016 and Spring 2017, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared January 2018.)

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