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Table 309.20. Residence and migration of all first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates in degree- granting postsecondary institutions who graduated from high school in the previous 12 months, by state or jurisdiction: Fall 2016
State or jurisdiction Total first-time enrollment in institutions 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 2,218,053 2,163,102 1,734,291   0.78 0.80 428,811 483,762 54,951
Alabama 41,568 32,789 29,007   0.70 0.88 3,782 12,561 8,779
Alaska 2,186 3,322 2,005   0.92 0.60 1,317 181 -1,136
Arizona 43,832 36,305 31,782   0.73 0.88 4,523 12,050 7,527
Arkansas 23,181 19,505 17,361   0.75 0.89 2,144 5,820 3,676
California 261,979 274,295 237,030   0.90 0.86 37,265 24,949 -12,316
                   
Colorado 33,365 33,292 24,504   0.73 0.74 8,788 8,861 73
Connecticut 25,456 30,717 16,388   0.64 0.53 14,329 9,068 -5,261
Delaware 8,017 6,704 4,501   0.56 0.67 2,203 3,516 1,313
District of Columbia 7,938 2,465 454   0.06 0.18 2,011 7,484 5,473
Florida 110,896 110,511 95,001   0.86 0.86 15,510 15,895 385
                   
Georgia 66,906 67,724 55,310   0.83 0.82 12,414 11,596 -818
Hawaii 6,373 8,238 4,842   0.76 0.59 3,396 1,531 -1,865
Idaho 10,931 8,725 6,400   0.59 0.73 2,325 4,531 2,206
Illinois 72,534 92,164 59,743   0.82 0.65 32,421 12,791 -19,630
Indiana 53,396 43,921 37,984   0.71 0.86 5,937 15,412 9,475
                   
Iowa 31,471 23,007 20,012   0.64 0.87 2,995 11,459 8,464
Kansas 25,646 22,305 18,819   0.73 0.84 3,486 6,827 3,341
Kentucky 31,128 27,724 24,310   0.78 0.88 3,414 6,818 3,404
Louisiana 33,716 31,760 28,452   0.84 0.90 3,308 5,264 1,956
Maine 9,771 8,516 5,837   0.60 0.69 2,679 3,934 1,255
                   
Maryland 33,348 41,317 26,080   0.78 0.63 15,237 7,268 -7,969
Massachusetts 61,644 54,939 35,528   0.58 0.65 19,411 26,116 6,705
Michigan 69,530 67,904 59,683   0.86 0.88 8,221 9,847 1,626
Minnesota 37,219 42,352 28,720   0.77 0.68 13,632 8,499 -5,133
Mississippi 27,557 22,352 20,760   0.75 0.93 1,592 6,797 5,205
                   
Missouri 42,003 40,124 32,036   0.76 0.80 8,088 9,967 1,879
Montana 6,914 5,320 4,137   0.60 0.78 1,183 2,777 1,594
Nebraska 16,022 14,714 12,008   0.75 0.82 2,706 4,014 1,308
Nevada 12,058 13,502 10,182   0.84 0.75 3,320 1,876 -1,444
New Hampshire 10,703 9,662 4,973   0.46 0.51 4,689 5,730 1,041
                   
New Jersey 47,162 74,680 42,666   0.90 0.57 32,014 4,496 -27,518
New Mexico 14,006 13,848 11,781   0.84 0.85 2,067 2,225 158
New York 151,386 145,316 116,158   0.77 0.80 29,158 35,228 6,070
North Carolina 70,869 65,765 57,453   0.81 0.87 8,312 13,416 5,104
North Dakota 7,481 4,877 3,715   0.50 0.76 1,162 3,766 2,604
                   
Ohio 84,225 77,682 65,913   0.78 0.85 11,769 18,312 6,543
Oklahoma 28,327 23,917 21,292   0.75 0.89 2,625 7,035 4,410
Oregon 22,061 18,334 14,245   0.65 0.78 4,089 7,816 3,727
Pennsylvania 101,533 85,911 69,148   0.68 0.80 16,763 32,385 15,622
Rhode Island 13,200 7,051 4,412   0.33 0.63 2,639 8,788 6,149
                   
South Carolina 36,904 30,640 27,154   0.74 0.89 3,486 9,750 6,264
South Dakota 7,299 5,723 4,347   0.60 0.76 1,376 2,952 1,576
Tennessee 48,022 46,150 39,047   0.81 0.85 7,103 8,975 1,872
Texas 178,599 189,697 167,162   0.94 0.88 22,535 11,437 -11,098
Utah 22,401 17,232 15,619   0.70 0.91 1,613 6,782 5,169
                   
Vermont 6,743 3,717 1,808   0.27 0.49 1,909 4,935 3,026
Virginia 63,943 60,607 49,433   0.77 0.82 11,174 14,510 3,336
Washington 34,423 35,824 27,062   0.79 0.76 8,762 7,361 -1,401
West Virginia 14,311 10,513 9,357   0.65 0.89 1,156 4,954 3,798
Wisconsin 40,850 38,177 30,066   0.74 0.79 8,111 10,784 2,673
Wyoming 3,736 3,227 2,408   0.64 0.75 819 1,328 509
                   
U.S. Service Academies 3,284 196 3 0.06 -196 3,088 3,284
State unknown4 8,039   8,039 -8,039
                   
Other jurisdictions 37,582 38,819 37,373   0.99 0.96 1,446 209 -1,237
American Samoa 316 357 316   1.00 0.89 41 0 -41
Federated States of
    Micronesia
557 636 557   79 0 -79
Guam 655 798 617   0.94 0.77 181 38 -143
Marshall Islands 263 273 263   10 0 -10
Northern Marianas 250 317 250   1.00 0.79 67 0 -67
Palau 122 120 102   0.84 0.85 18 20 2
Puerto Rico 35,157 35,822 35,013   1.00 0.98 809 144 -665
U.S. Virgin Islands 262 496 255   0.97 0.51 241 7 -234
                   
Foreign countries 53,677   53,677 -53,677
Residence unknown 37   37 -37
†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. institutions 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 2017, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared March 2018.)

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