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Table 309.10. Residence and migration of all first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, 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 2,882,991 2,780,087 2,263,966   0.79 0.81 516,121 619,025 102,904
Alabama 50,108 40,930 35,567   0.71 0.87 5,363 14,541 9,178
Alaska 3,049 4,642 2,802   0.92 0.60 1,840 247 -1,593
Arizona 65,784 50,827 45,187   0.69 0.89 5,640 20,597 14,957
Arkansas 27,276 23,816 20,632   0.76 0.87 3,184 6,644 3,460
California 394,845 391,236 348,909   0.88 0.89 42,327 45,936 3,609
                   
Colorado 43,832 42,380 32,304   0.74 0.76 10,076 11,528 1,452
Connecticut 31,741 36,288 20,790   0.65 0.57 15,498 10,951 -4,547
Delaware 9,727 8,426 5,781   0.59 0.69 2,645 3,946 1,301
District of Columbia 9,012 3,292 760   0.08 0.23 2,532 8,252 5,720
Florida 158,956 146,310 127,268   0.80 0.87 19,042 31,688 12,646
                   
Georgia 84,932 88,264 70,974   0.84 0.80 17,290 13,958 -3,332
Hawaii 8,398 10,366 6,473   0.77 0.62 3,893 1,925 -1,968
Idaho 14,520 11,899 8,741   0.60 0.73 3,158 5,779 2,621
Illinois 93,994 113,160 77,641   0.83 0.69 35,519 16,353 -19,166
Indiana 64,028 52,731 45,399   0.71 0.86 7,332 18,629 11,297
                   
Iowa 38,130 26,849 23,412   0.61 0.87 3,437 14,718 11,281
Kansas 32,597 27,087 22,928   0.70 0.85 4,159 9,669 5,510
Kentucky 36,378 33,520 28,704   0.79 0.86 4,816 7,674 2,858
Louisiana 40,261 38,764 34,042   0.85 0.88 4,722 6,219 1,497
Maine 11,727 10,492 7,445   0.63 0.71 3,047 4,282 1,235
                   
Maryland 47,084 53,634 36,416   0.77 0.68 17,218 10,668 -6,550
Massachusetts 72,432 64,752 43,591   0.60 0.67 21,161 28,841 7,680
Michigan 86,314 84,957 74,952   0.87 0.88 10,005 11,362 1,357
Minnesota 45,102 49,999 35,204   0.78 0.70 14,795 9,898 -4,897
Mississippi 32,088 27,600 24,520   0.76 0.89 3,080 7,568 4,488
                   
Missouri 53,824 50,783 41,179   0.77 0.81 9,604 12,645 3,041
Montana 8,959 7,340 5,824   0.65 0.79 1,516 3,135 1,619
Nebraska 18,423 16,906 13,823   0.75 0.82 3,083 4,600 1,517
Nevada 16,112 18,299 14,090   0.87 0.77 4,209 2,022 -2,187
New Hampshire 15,728 11,351 6,221   0.40 0.55 5,130 9,507 4,377
                   
New Jersey 65,178 93,783 58,978   0.90 0.63 34,805 6,200 -28,605
New Mexico 19,085 18,988 16,036   0.84 0.84 2,952 3,049 97
New York 185,714 176,804 144,077   0.78 0.81 32,727 41,637 8,910
North Carolina 88,547 84,392 72,738   0.82 0.86 11,654 15,809 4,155
North Dakota 8,709 5,991 4,450   0.51 0.74 1,541 4,259 2,718
                   
Ohio 101,393 95,021 80,533   0.79 0.85 14,488 20,860 6,372
Oklahoma 36,266 30,875 27,417   0.76 0.89 3,458 8,849 5,391
Oregon 31,324 26,686 21,893   0.70 0.82 4,793 9,431 4,638
Pennsylvania 125,063 108,247 88,578   0.71 0.82 19,669 36,485 16,816
Rhode Island 14,942 8,424 5,491   0.37 0.65 2,933 9,451 6,518
                   
South Carolina 45,173 39,488 34,137   0.76 0.86 5,351 11,036 5,685
South Dakota 8,316 6,697 5,129   0.62 0.77 1,568 3,187 1,619
Tennessee 56,605 54,577 45,794   0.81 0.84 8,783 10,811 2,028
Texas 235,197 246,392 218,655   0.93 0.89 27,737 16,542 -11,195
Utah 32,141 24,713 22,451   0.70 0.91 2,262 9,690 7,428
                   
Vermont 7,474 4,405 2,229   0.30 0.51 2,176 5,245 3,069
Virginia 79,020 73,514 60,098   0.76 0.82 13,416 18,922 5,506
Washington 47,853 49,707 39,068   0.82 0.79 10,639 8,785 -1,854
West Virginia 18,874 13,168 11,446   0.61 0.87 1,722 7,428 5,706
Wisconsin 51,423 48,561 39,362   0.77 0.81 9,199 12,061 2,862
Wyoming 5,227 4,684 3,576   0.68 0.76 1,108 1,651 543
                   
U.S. Service Academies 4,106 251 3 0.06 -251 3,855 4,106
State unknown4 18,070   18,070 -18,070
Other jurisdictions 48,706 49,552 47,792   0.98 0.96 1,760 914 -846
American Samoa 392 457 392   1.00 0.86 65 0 -65
Federated States of
Micronesia
760 861 760   1.00 0.88 101 0 -101
Guam 985 1,157 931   0.95 0.80 226 54 -172
Marshall Islands 303 300 287   0.95 0.96 13 16 3
Northern Marianas 305 388 305   1.00 0.79 83 0 -83
Palau 148 144 122   0.82 0.85 22 26 4
Puerto Rico 45,468 45,592 44,661   0.98 0.98 931 807 -124
U.S. Virgin Islands 345 653 334   0.97 0.51 319 11 -308
                   
Foreign countries 87,022   87,022 -87,022
Residence unknown 15,036   15,036 -15,036
†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 enrolled at reporting institutions. 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, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared January 2019.)

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