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Table 304.40. Total fall enrollment in private degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by attendance status, sex, and state or jurisdiction: 2016 and 2017
State or jurisdiction 2016 2017 Percent
change
in total,
2016 to
2017
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 5,261,064 1,594,999 2,202,936 528,688 934,441 5,205,443 1,566,630 2,182,601 523,082 933,130 -1.1
Alabama 53,014 18,595 22,355 6,160 5,904 52,751 17,767 22,631 6,553 5,800 -0.5
Alaska 1,084 223 574 111 176 1,055 196 572 103 184 -2.7
Arizona 246,686 58,891 120,794 17,427 49,574 224,839 51,515 98,608 19,436 55,280 -8.9
Arkansas 17,937 6,758 8,202 1,139 1,838 17,385 6,521 8,016 1,167 1,681 -3.1
California 471,853 150,726 225,978 38,251 56,898 467,207 149,282 222,525 37,236 58,164 -1.0
                       
Colorado 79,587 20,697 29,930 9,892 19,068 81,327 20,854 31,155 9,597 19,721 2.2
Connecticut 80,665 26,110 33,647 6,630 14,278 81,444 25,794 34,516 6,565 14,569 1.0
Delaware 19,323 3,685 4,217 3,801 7,620 18,017 3,191 4,154 3,477 7,195 -6.8
District of Columbia 88,453 24,819 35,792 10,855 16,987 91,470 24,915 36,972 11,449 18,134 3.4
Florida 278,479 85,813 118,697 28,281 45,688 273,439 83,389 122,166 27,105 40,779 -1.8
                       
Georgia 110,914 30,802 51,689 8,750 19,673 109,538 29,001 47,763 9,538 23,236 -1.2
Hawaii 12,425 3,819 6,040 1,147 1,419 12,451 3,579 6,190 1,175 1,507 0.2
Idaho 49,129 8,949 11,297 11,808 17,075 56,011 9,242 11,499 14,326 20,944 14.0
Illinois 285,142 81,252 106,847 29,604 67,439 278,960 79,165 106,077 27,394 66,324 -2.2
Indiana 99,703 35,288 46,432 6,455 11,528 97,242 33,899 45,475 6,332 11,536 -2.5
                       
Iowa 95,438 23,021 30,001 12,059 30,357 90,527 22,315 29,283 11,258 27,671 -5.1
Kansas 35,662 10,158 11,019 6,609 7,876 34,106 10,041 10,710 5,960 7,395 -4.4
Kentucky 49,631 12,909 20,690 5,696 10,336 56,232 13,278 21,341 9,213 12,400 13.3
Louisiana 31,024 9,058 16,164 1,769 4,033 31,374 9,021 17,016 1,547 3,790 1.1
Maine 24,353 7,260 10,930 1,632 4,531 24,812 7,271 10,694 1,799 5,048 1.9
                       
Maryland 59,917 16,494 21,672 7,878 13,873 60,567 16,366 21,969 8,157 14,075 1.1
Massachusetts 287,257 100,513 126,526 22,563 37,655 290,119 101,592 127,810 23,236 37,481 1.0
Michigan 90,263 24,939 29,633 13,963 21,728 79,318 23,351 26,684 11,626 17,657 -12.1
Minnesota 169,554 29,456 54,182 22,074 63,842 163,581 27,666 52,095 20,743 63,077 -3.5
Mississippi 19,506 4,668 7,810 2,064 4,964 19,432 4,507 7,927 2,107 4,891 -0.4
                       
Missouri 156,177 41,293 51,923 25,049 37,912 147,949 39,965 50,755 22,365 34,864 -5.3
Montana 4,656 1,609 2,245 220 582 4,640 1,578 2,161 221 680 -0.3
Nebraska 35,066 11,005 15,534 2,716 5,811 34,826 10,680 15,280 2,829 6,037 -0.7
Nevada 9,834 3,288 5,221 417 908 9,710 2,978 5,405 427 900 -1.3
New Hampshire 91,989 17,584 24,638 16,609 33,158 109,423 16,430 23,754 24,013 45,226 19.0
                       
New Jersey 84,287 31,560 32,768 7,615 12,344 84,440 31,488 33,145 7,433 12,374 0.2
New Mexico 5,569 1,532 2,851 362 824 4,214 1,075 2,362 215 562 -24.3
New York 572,759 189,323 242,509 54,224 86,703 562,782 188,622 242,339 50,870 80,951 -1.7
North Carolina 111,335 38,615 51,451 6,816 14,453 109,199 38,137 50,362 6,498 14,202 -1.9
North Dakota 6,239 1,891 3,023 515 810 6,175 1,882 2,926 480 887 -1.0
                       
Ohio 156,897 53,582 66,221 12,855 24,239 152,214 52,228 65,219 12,138 22,629 -3.0
Oklahoma 30,704 12,603 13,813 1,826 2,462 27,911 11,602 12,449 1,679 2,181 -9.1
Oregon 39,032 11,883 20,534 2,335 4,280 37,602 11,358 19,570 2,274 4,400 -3.7
Pennsylvania 319,336 111,139 137,466 23,659 47,072 316,346 110,322 137,651 22,573 45,800 -0.9
Rhode Island 41,979 17,259 20,312 1,866 2,542 41,748 17,179 20,031 1,907 2,631 -0.6
                       
South Carolina 46,268 14,622 21,742 3,017 6,887 45,766 14,201 22,061 2,854 6,650 -1.1
South Dakota 9,378 2,084 3,041 1,310 2,943 8,990 2,027 3,203 1,237 2,523 -4.1
Tennessee 100,464 33,038 47,309 6,870 13,247 99,978 32,583 47,621 6,718 13,056 -0.5
Texas 182,293 61,615 82,202 16,234 22,242 182,131 61,199 84,237 15,097 21,598 -0.1
Utah 136,142 51,502 78,630 3,141 2,869 152,300 55,499 90,756 3,172 2,873 11.9
                       
Vermont 18,983 8,067 7,073 2,086 1,757 18,555 7,831 6,904 2,057 1,763 -2.3
Virginia 167,998 43,787 60,578 23,486 40,147 164,963 43,602 61,122 22,719 37,520 -1.8
Washington 51,191 16,511 25,243 3,614 5,823 49,608 16,017 24,458 3,372 5,761 -3.1
West Virginia 61,509 5,956 7,379 30,135 18,039 59,068 6,108 7,416 28,280 17,264 -4.0
Wisconsin 63,417 18,245 28,052 5,093 12,027 61,237 17,892 27,531 4,555 11,259 -3.4
Wyoming 563 503 60 0 0 464 429 35 0 0 -17.6
                       
Other jurisdictions 160,417 51,062 72,260 14,712 22,383 154,987 48,245 69,943 14,842 21,957 -3.4
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 67 23 25 8 11 55 22 20 6 7 -17.9
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 160,350 51,039 72,235 14,704 22,372 154,932 48,223 69,923 14,836 21,950 -3.4
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. 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 2017 and Spring 2018, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared December 2018.)

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