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 2015 and fall 2016

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 2015
All students,        total	19,988,204	14,022,391	5,965,813	3,090,943	2,874,870	1,593,566	1,182,332	31,974	36,443	30,555	100.0	70.2	29.8	15.5	14.4	8.0	5.9	0.2	0.2	0.2
Public	14,572,843	10,485,829	4,087,014	2,631,481	1,455,533	1,232,478	185,270	9,601	14,090	14,094	100.0	72.0	28.0	18.1	10.0	8.5	1.3	0.1	0.1	0.1
Private	5,415,361	3,536,562	1,878,799	459,462	1,419,337	361,088	997,062	22,373	22,353	16,461	100.0	65.3	34.7	8.5	26.2	6.7	18.4	0.4	0.4	0.3
Nonprofit	4,065,891	3,053,822	1,012,069	343,348	668,721	244,853	380,387	20,696	8,829	13,956	100.0	75.1	24.9	8.4	16.4	6.0	9.4	0.5	0.2	0.3
For-profit	1,349,470	482,740	866,730	116,114	750,616	116,235	616,675	1,677	13,524	2,505	100.0	35.8	64.2	8.6	55.6	8.6	45.7	0.1	1.0	0.2
Fall 2016
All students,        total	19,841,014	13,546,213	6,294,801	3,322,186	2,972,615	1,677,966	1,213,643	15,768	42,690	22,548	100.0	68.3	31.7	16.7	15.0	8.5	6.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
4-year	13,750,769	9,323,954	4,426,815	2,189,598	2,237,217	1,006,552	1,163,115	12,113	38,814	16,623	100.0	67.8	32.2	15.9	16.3	7.3	8.5	0.1	0.3	0.1
2-year	6,090,245	4,222,259	1,867,986	1,132,588	735,398	671,414	50,528	3,655	3,876	5,925	100.0	69.3	30.7	18.6	12.1	11.0	0.8	0.1	0.1	0.1
Public	14,582,972	10,206,830	4,376,142	2,830,635	1,545,507	1,301,884	202,584	9,956	16,265	14,818	100.0	70.0	30.0	19.4	10.6	8.9	1.4	0.1	0.1	0.1
4-year	8,741,896	6,185,827	2,556,069	1,718,845	837,224	637,366	172,124	6,316	12,427	8,991	100.0	70.8	29.2	19.7	9.6	7.3	2.0	0.1	0.1	0.1
2-year	5,841,076	4,021,003	1,820,073	1,111,790	708,283	664,518	30,460	3,640	3,838	5,827	100.0	68.8	31.2	19.0	12.1	11.4	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.1
Private	5,258,042	3,339,383	1,918,659	491,551	1,427,108	376,082	1,011,059	5,812	26,425	7,730	100.0	63.5	36.5	9.3	27.1	7.2	19.2	0.1	0.5	0.1
Nonprofit	4,077,797	2,980,748	1,097,049	368,431	728,618	262,480	442,206	3,453	14,353	6,126	100.0	73.1	26.9	9.0	17.9	6.4	10.8	0.1	0.4	0.2
4-year	4,027,240	2,950,660	1,076,580	365,507	711,073	259,780	427,363	3,453	14,352	6,125	100.0	73.3	26.7	9.1	17.7	6.5	10.6	0.1	0.4	0.2
2-year	50,557	30,088	20,469	2,924	17,545	2,700	14,843	0	1	1	100.0	59.5	40.5	5.8	34.7	5.3	29.4	#	#	#
For-profit	1,180,245	358,635	821,610	123,120	698,490	113,602	568,853	2,359	12,072	1,604	100.0	30.4	69.6	10.4	59.2	9.6	48.2	0.2	1.0	0.1
4-year	981,633	187,467	794,166	105,246	688,920	109,406	563,628	2,344	12,035	1,507	100.0	19.1	80.9	10.7	70.2	11.1	57.4	0.2	1.2	0.2
2-year	198,612	171,168	27,444	17,874	9,570	4,196	5,225	15	37	97	100.0	86.2	13.8	9.0	4.8	2.1	2.6	#	#	#
Undergraduate	16,869,212	11,668,938	5,200,274	3,046,234	2,154,040	1,327,524	773,561	10,303	24,356	18,296	100.0	69.2	30.8	18.1	12.8	7.9	4.6	0.1	0.1	0.1
4-year	10,778,967	7,446,679	3,332,288	1,913,646	1,418,642	656,110	723,033	6,648	20,480	12,371	100.0	69.1	30.9	17.8	13.2	6.1	6.7	0.1	0.2	0.1
2-year	6,090,245	4,222,259	1,867,986	1,132,588	735,398	671,414	50,528	3,655	3,876	5,925	100.0	69.3	30.7	18.6	12.1	11.0	0.8	0.1	0.1	0.1
Public	13,141,086	9,205,522	3,935,564	2,681,635	1,253,929	1,107,088	116,835	6,382	10,184	13,440	100.0	70.1	29.9	20.4	9.5	8.4	0.9	#	0.1	0.1
4-year	7,300,010	5,184,519	2,115,491	1,569,845	545,646	442,570	86,375	2,742	6,346	7,613	100.0	71.0	29.0	21.5	7.5	6.1	1.2	#	0.1	0.1
2-year	5,841,076	4,021,003	1,820,073	1,111,790	708,283	664,518	30,460	3,640	3,838	5,827	100.0	68.8	31.2	19.0	12.1	11.4	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.1
Private	3,728,126	2,463,416	1,264,710	364,599	900,111	220,436	656,726	3,921	14,172	4,856	100.0	66.1	33.9	9.8	24.1	5.9	17.6	0.1	0.4	0.1
Nonprofit	2,812,769	2,136,962	675,807	252,842	422,965	134,325	275,012	1,785	8,289	3,554	100.0	76.0	24.0	9.0	15.0	4.8	9.8	0.1	0.3	0.1
4-year	2,762,212	2,106,874	655,338	249,918	405,420	131,625	260,169	1,785	8,288	3,553	100.0	76.3	23.7	9.0	14.7	4.8	9.4	0.1	0.3	0.1
2-year	50,557	30,088	20,469	2,924	17,545	2,700	14,843	0	1	1	100.0	59.5	40.5	5.8	34.7	5.3	29.4	#	#	#
For-profit	915,357	326,454	588,903	111,757	477,146	86,111	381,714	2,136	5,883	1,302	100.0	35.7	64.3	12.2	52.1	9.4	41.7	0.2	0.6	0.1
4-year	716,745	155,286	561,459	93,883	467,576	81,915	376,489	2,121	5,846	1,205	100.0	21.7	78.3	13.1	65.2	11.4	52.5	0.3	0.8	0.2
2-year	198,612	171,168	27,444	17,874	9,570	4,196	5,225	15	37	97	100.0	86.2	13.8	9.0	4.8	2.1	2.6	#	#	#
Postbaccalaureate	2,971,802	1,877,275	1,094,527	275,952	818,575	350,442	440,082	5,465	18,334	4,252	100.0	63.2	36.8	9.3	27.5	11.8	14.8	0.2	0.6	0.1
Public	1,441,886	1,001,308	440,578	149,000	291,578	194,796	85,749	3,574	6,081	1,378	100.0	69.4	30.6	10.3	20.2	13.5	5.9	0.2	0.4	0.1
Private	1,529,916	875,967	653,949	126,952	526,997	155,646	354,333	1,891	12,253	2,874	100.0	57.3	42.7	8.3	34.4	10.2	23.2	0.1	0.8	0.2
Nonprofit	1,265,028	843,786	421,242	115,589	305,653	128,155	167,194	1,668	6,064	2,572	100.0	66.7	33.3	9.1	24.2	10.1	13.2	0.1	0.5	0.2
For-profit	264,888	32,181	232,707	11,363	221,344	27,491	187,139	223	6,189	302	100.0	12.1	87.9	4.3	83.6	10.4	70.6	0.1	2.3	0.1

#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.)