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 2016 and fall 2017

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 education 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 2016
All students,    total	19,846,904	13,541,976	6,304,928	3,326,965	2,977,963	1,681,115	1,215,684	15,611	42,621	22,932	100.0	68.2	31.8	16.8	15.0	8.5	6.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
Public	14,585,840	10,202,578	4,383,262	2,835,550	1,547,712	1,303,698	202,598	9,893	16,250	15,273	100.0	69.9	30.1	19.4	10.6	8.9	1.4	0.1	0.1	0.1
Private	5,261,064	3,339,398	1,921,666	491,415	1,430,251	377,417	1,013,086	5,718	26,371	7,659	100.0	63.5	36.5	9.3	27.2	7.2	19.3	0.1	0.5	0.1
Nonprofit	4,078,956	2,980,222	1,098,734	368,772	729,962	263,812	442,332	3,443	14,331	6,044	100.0	73.1	26.9	9.0	17.9	6.5	10.8	0.1	0.4	0.1
For-profit	1,182,108	359,176	822,932	122,643	700,289	113,605	570,754	2,275	12,040	1,615	100.0	30.4	69.6	10.4	59.2	9.6	48.3	0.2	1.0	0.1
Fall 2017
All students,    total	19,765,598	13,114,062	6,651,536	3,548,036	3,103,500	1,771,852	1,155,197	15,539	142,841	18,071	100.0	66.3	33.7	18.0	15.7	9.0	5.8	0.1	0.7	0.1
4-year	13,823,640	9,104,456	4,719,184	2,388,821	2,330,363	1,070,036	1,095,665	11,430	139,343	13,889	100.0	65.9	34.1	17.3	16.9	7.7	7.9	0.1	1.0	0.1
2-year	5,941,958	4,009,606	1,932,352	1,159,215	773,137	701,816	59,532	4,109	3,498	4,182	100.0	67.5	32.5	19.5	13.0	11.8	1.0	0.1	0.1	0.1
Public	14,560,155	9,869,414	4,690,741	3,033,556	1,657,185	1,390,179	225,567	11,280	17,578	12,581	100.0	67.8	32.2	20.8	11.4	9.5	1.5	0.1	0.1	0.1
4-year	8,853,477	6,039,424	2,814,053	1,900,127	913,926	694,501	189,249	7,224	14,112	8,840	100.0	68.2	31.8	21.5	10.3	7.8	2.1	0.1	0.2	0.1
2-year	5,706,678	3,829,990	1,876,688	1,133,429	743,259	695,678	36,318	4,056	3,466	3,741	100.0	67.1	32.9	19.9	13.0	12.2	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1
Private	5,205,443	3,244,648	1,960,795	514,480	1,446,315	381,673	929,630	4,259	125,263	5,490	100.0	62.3	37.7	9.9	27.8	7.3	17.9	0.1	2.4	0.1
Nonprofit	4,106,477	2,925,915	1,180,562	392,155	788,407	273,120	394,339	3,158	114,932	2,858	100.0	71.3	28.7	9.5	19.2	6.7	9.6	0.1	2.8	0.1
4-year	4,058,087	2,901,355	1,156,732	388,046	768,686	270,201	377,541	3,157	114,930	2,857	100.0	71.5	28.5	9.6	18.9	6.7	9.3	0.1	2.8	0.1
2-year	48,390	24,560	23,830	4,109	19,721	2,919	16,798	1	2	1	100.0	50.8	49.2	8.5	40.8	6.0	34.7	#	#	#
For-profit	1,098,966	318,733	780,233	122,325	657,908	108,553	535,291	1,101	10,331	2,632	100.0	29.0	71.0	11.1	59.9	9.9	48.7	0.1	0.9	0.2
4-year	912,076	163,677	748,399	100,648	647,751	105,334	528,875	1,049	10,301	2,192	100.0	17.9	82.1	11.0	71.0	11.5	58.0	0.1	1.1	0.2
2-year	186,890	155,056	31,834	21,677	10,157	3,219	6,416	52	30	440	100.0	83.0	17.0	11.6	5.4	1.7	3.4	#	#	0.2
Undergraduate	16,760,331	11,251,714	5,508,617	3,273,825	2,234,792	1,394,756	716,977	9,546	98,321	15,192	100.0	67.1	32.9	19.5	13.3	8.3	4.3	0.1	0.6	0.1
4-year	10,818,373	7,242,108	3,576,265	2,114,610	1,461,655	692,940	657,445	5,437	94,823	11,010	100.0	66.9	33.1	19.5	13.5	6.4	6.1	0.1	0.9	0.1
2-year	5,941,958	4,009,606	1,932,352	1,159,215	773,137	701,816	59,532	4,109	3,498	4,182	100.0	67.5	32.5	19.5	13.0	11.8	1.0	0.1	0.1	0.1
Public	13,100,953	8,878,747	4,222,206	2,888,930	1,333,276	1,175,665	128,505	7,140	10,587	11,379	100.0	67.8	32.2	22.1	10.2	9.0	1.0	0.1	0.1	0.1
4-year	7,394,275	5,048,757	2,345,518	1,755,501	590,017	479,987	92,187	3,084	7,121	7,638	100.0	68.3	31.7	23.7	8.0	6.5	1.2	#	0.1	0.1
2-year	5,706,678	3,829,990	1,876,688	1,133,429	743,259	695,678	36,318	4,056	3,466	3,741	100.0	67.1	32.9	19.9	13.0	12.2	0.6	0.1	0.1	0.1
Private	3,659,378	2,372,967	1,286,411	384,895	901,516	219,091	588,472	2,406	87,734	3,813	100.0	64.8	35.2	10.5	24.6	6.0	16.1	0.1	2.4	0.1
Nonprofit	2,817,017	2,082,341	734,676	275,000	459,676	137,490	236,605	1,583	82,643	1,355	100.0	73.9	26.1	9.8	16.3	4.9	8.4	0.1	2.9	#
4-year	2,768,627	2,057,781	710,846	270,891	439,955	134,571	219,807	1,582	82,641	1,354	100.0	74.3	25.7	9.8	15.9	4.9	7.9	0.1	3.0	#
2-year	48,390	24,560	23,830	4,109	19,721	2,919	16,798	1	2	1	100.0	50.8	49.2	8.5	40.8	6.0	34.7	#	#	#
For-profit	842,361	290,626	551,735	109,895	441,840	81,601	351,867	823	5,091	2,458	100.0	34.5	65.5	13.0	52.5	9.7	41.8	0.1	0.6	0.3
4-year	655,471	135,570	519,901	88,218	431,683	78,382	345,451	771	5,061	2,018	100.0	20.7	79.3	13.5	65.9	12.0	52.7	0.1	0.8	0.3
2-year	186,890	155,056	31,834	21,677	10,157	3,219	6,416	52	30	440	100.0	83.0	17.0	11.6	5.4	1.7	3.4	#	#	0.2
Postbaccalaureate	3,005,267	1,862,348	1,142,919	274,211	868,708	377,096	438,220	5,993	44,520	2,879	100.0	62.0	38.0	9.1	28.9	12.5	14.6	0.2	1.5	0.1
Public	1,459,202	990,667	468,535	144,626	323,909	214,514	97,062	4,140	6,991	1,202	100.0	67.9	32.1	9.9	22.2	14.7	6.7	0.3	0.5	0.1
Private	1,546,065	871,681	674,384	129,585	544,799	214,514	97,062	4,140	6,991	1,202	100.0	56.4	43.6	8.4	35.2	13.9	6.3	0.3	0.5	0.1
Nonprofit	1,289,460	843,574	445,886	117,155	328,731	135,630	157,734	1,575	32,289	1,503	100.0	65.4	34.6	9.1	25.5	10.5	12.2	0.1	2.5	0.1
For-profit	256,605	28,107	228,498	12,430	216,068	26,952	183,424	278	5,240	174	100.0	11.0	89.0	4.8	84.2	10.5	71.5	0.1	2.0	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 2017 and Spring 2018, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared January 2019.)