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Table 309.30. Residence and migration of all first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates in 4-year 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 insti-tutions 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 1,607,730 1,556,453 1,148,695   0.71 0.74 407,758 459,035 51,277
Alabama 28,063 19,531 16,175   0.58 0.83 3,356 11,888 8,532
Alaska 2,115 3,137 1,935   0.91 0.62 1,202 180 -1,022
Arizona 27,211 19,852 15,612   0.57 0.79 4,240 11,599 7,359
Arkansas 17,491 13,713 11,846   0.68 0.86 1,867 5,645 3,778
California 152,534 166,430 129,902   0.85 0.78 36,528 22,632 -13,896
                   
Colorado 27,047 26,866 18,659   0.69 0.69 8,207 8,388 181
Connecticut 19,303 24,444 10,269   0.53 0.42 14,175 9,034 -5,141
Delaware 7,942 6,623 4,483   0.56 0.68 2,140 3,459 1,319
District of Columbia 7,926 2,291 448   0.06 0.20 1,843 7,478 5,635
Florida 109,554 108,239 93,739   0.86 0.87 14,500 15,815 1,315
                   
Georgia 56,733 57,577 45,941   0.81 0.80 11,636 10,792 -844
Hawaii 3,910 5,699 2,488   0.64 0.44 3,211 1,422 -1,789
Idaho 8,894 6,618 4,542   0.51 0.69 2,076 4,352 2,276
Illinois 46,414 65,595 34,007   0.73 0.52 31,588 12,407 -19,181
Indiana 46,240 36,589 31,090   0.67 0.85 5,499 15,150 9,651
                   
Iowa 20,979 13,621 10,872   0.52 0.80 2,749 10,107 7,358
Kansas 15,284 13,349 10,100   0.66 0.76 3,249 5,184 1,935
Kentucky 23,774 20,358 17,154   0.72 0.84 3,204 6,620 3,416
Louisiana 24,935 22,842 19,905   0.80 0.87 2,937 5,030 2,093
Maine 7,659 6,493 3,864   0.50 0.60 2,629 3,795 1,166
                   
Maryland 19,401 27,571 12,670   0.65 0.46 14,901 6,731 -8,170
Massachusetts 50,916 44,404 25,199   0.49 0.57 19,205 25,717 6,512
Michigan 52,957 51,272 43,458   0.82 0.85 7,814 9,499 1,685
Minnesota 25,326 30,839 17,837   0.70 0.58 13,002 7,489 -5,513
Mississippi 13,124 8,566 7,094   0.54 0.83 1,472 6,030 4,558
                   
Missouri 29,328 27,140 19,734   0.67 0.73 7,406 9,594 2,188
Montana 6,208 4,440 3,484   0.56 0.78 956 2,724 1,768
Nebraska 11,901 10,454 8,250   0.69 0.79 2,204 3,651 1,447
Nevada 10,798 11,988 8,951   0.83 0.75 3,037 1,847 -1,190
New Hampshire 8,439 7,234 2,814   0.33 0.39 4,420 5,625 1,205
                   
New Jersey 29,875 57,262 25,576   0.86 0.45 31,686 4,299 -27,387
New Mexico 7,121 7,360 5,547   0.78 0.75 1,813 1,574 -239
New York 110,369 104,891 76,136   0.69 0.73 28,755 34,233 5,478
North Carolina 48,778 43,853 35,929   0.74 0.82 7,924 12,849 4,925
North Dakota 6,366 3,870 3,029   0.48 0.78 841 3,337 2,496
                   
Ohio 69,364 63,038 51,763   0.75 0.82 11,275 17,601 6,326
Oklahoma 19,642 15,681 13,427   0.68 0.86 2,254 6,215 3,961
Oregon 15,744 12,355 8,447   0.54 0.68 3,908 7,297 3,389
Pennsylvania 83,714 68,216 52,094   0.62 0.76 16,122 31,620 15,498
Rhode Island 11,707 5,522 2,968   0.25 0.54 2,554 8,739 6,185
                   
South Carolina 24,791 18,902 15,609   0.63 0.83 3,293 9,182 5,889
South Dakota 6,088 4,578 3,355   0.55 0.73 1,223 2,733 1,510
Tennessee 30,353 28,637 21,828   0.72 0.76 6,809 8,525 1,716
Texas 108,148 120,213 98,693   0.91 0.82 21,520 9,455 -12,065
Utah 19,318 14,064 12,658   0.66 0.90 1,406 6,660 5,254
                   
Vermont 6,483 3,382 1,566   0.24 0.46 1,816 4,917 3,101
Virginia 43,571 40,895 30,062   0.69 0.74 10,833 13,509 2,676
Washington 30,723 31,955 23,532   0.77 0.74 8,423 7,191 -1,232
West Virginia 12,270 8,341 7,433   0.61 0.89 908 4,837 3,929
Wisconsin 36,162 33,170 25,582   0.71 0.77 7,588 10,580 2,992
Wyoming 1,453 1,467 743   0.51 0.51 724 710 -14
                   
U.S. Service Academies 3,284 196 3 0.06 -196 3,088 3,284
State unknown4 5,026   5,026 -5,026
                   
Other jurisdictions 29,271 30,354 29,098   0.99 0.96 1,256 173 -1,083
American Samoa 316 352 316   1.00 0.90 36 0 -36
Federated States of
Micronesia
39   39 0 -39
Guam 437 576 399   0.91 0.69 177 38 -139
Marshall Islands 9   9 0 -9
Northern Marianas 250 310 250   1.00 0.81 60 0 -60
Palau 10   10 0 -10
Puerto Rico 28,006 28,574 27,878   1.00 0.98 696 128 -568
U.S. Virgin Islands 262 484 255   0.97 0.53 229 7 -222
                   
Foreign countries 50,157   50,157 -50,157
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. 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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