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Table 304.15. | Total fall enrollment in public degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 1970 through 2018 |
State or jurisdiction | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 | 2000 | 2010 | 2013 | 2015 | 2016 | 2017 | 2018 | Percent change, 2013 to 2018 |
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
United States | 6,428,134 | 9,457,394 | 10,844,717 | 11,752,786 | 15,142,171 | 14,746,848 | 14,572,843 | 14,585,840 | 14,571,739 | 14,529,264 | -1.5 |
Alabama | 87,884 | 143,674 | 195,939 | 207,435 | 267,083 | 248,296 | 247,450 | 251,038 | 254,071 | 255,087 | 2.7 |
Alaska | 8,563 | 20,561 | 27,792 | 26,559 | 32,303 | 31,600 | 28,429 | 27,352 | 25,850 | 24,649 | -22.0 |
Arizona | 107,315 | 194,034 | 248,213 | 284,522 | 366,976 | 354,485 | 360,976 | 361,400 | 366,787 | 367,198 | 3.6 |
Arkansas | 43,599 | 66,068 | 78,645 | 101,775 | 155,780 | 153,898 | 150,165 | 149,298 | 146,578 | 142,382 | -7.5 |
California | 1,123,529 | 1,599,838 | 1,594,710 | 1,927,771 | 2,223,163 | 2,151,521 | 2,202,258 | 2,228,592 | 2,257,256 | 2,250,219 | 4.6 |
Colorado |
108,562 | 145,598 | 200,653 | 217,897 | 269,433 | 271,223 | 265,828 | 272,668 | 278,909 | 279,495 | 3.0 |
Connecticut | 73,391 | 97,788 | 109,556 | 101,027 | 127,194 | 123,093 | 119,766 | 117,345 | 116,090 | 114,529 | -7.0 |
Delaware | 21,151 | 28,325 | 34,252 | 34,194 | 39,935 | 40,992 | 40,611 | 41,816 | 42,321 | 42,601 | 3.9 |
District of Columbia | 12,194 | 13,900 | 11,990 | 5,499 | 5,840 | 5,347 | 5,118 | 4,587 | 4,529 | 4,500 | -15.8 |
Florida | 189,450 | 334,349 | 489,081 | 556,912 | 790,027 | 795,860 | 794,390 | 797,048 | 798,045 | 800,451 | 0.6 |
Georgia |
101,900 | 140,158 | 196,413 | 271,755 | 436,047 | 413,706 | 417,860 | 422,159 | 428,586 | 435,744 | 5.3 |
Hawaii | 32,963 | 43,269 | 45,728 | 44,579 | 60,090 | 58,941 | 55,756 | 53,418 | 51,674 | 51,063 | -13.4 |
Idaho | 27,072 | 34,491 | 41,315 | 53,751 | 64,204 | 75,910 | 72,339 | 74,667 | 75,792 | 77,133 | 1.6 |
Illinois | 315,634 | 491,274 | 551,333 | 534,155 | 585,515 | 546,483 | 509,104 | 492,578 | 478,042 | 465,229 | -14.9 |
Indiana | 136,739 | 189,224 | 223,953 | 240,023 | 337,705 | 335,923 | 321,501 | 319,581 | 301,562 | 296,229 | -11.8 |
Iowa |
68,390 | 97,454 | 117,834 | 135,008 | 177,781 | 168,644 | 171,005 | 171,075 | 170,262 | 199,231 | 18.1 |
Kansas | 88,215 | 121,987 | 149,117 | 159,976 | 185,623 | 184,075 | 179,532 | 180,170 | 179,624 | 179,600 | -2.4 |
Kentucky | 77,240 | 114,884 | 147,095 | 151,973 | 229,725 | 218,472 | 205,908 | 205,431 | 202,266 | 199,748 | -8.6 |
Louisiana | 101,127 | 136,703 | 158,290 | 189,213 | 224,811 | 215,701 | 212,098 | 208,254 | 210,166 | 210,696 | -2.3 |
Maine | 25,405 | 31,878 | 41,500 | 40,662 | 50,903 | 49,602 | 47,408 | 47,763 | 46,999 | 48,332 | -2.6 |
Maryland |
118,988 | 195,051 | 220,783 | 223,797 | 309,779 | 301,565 | 303,849 | 306,892 | 303,614 | 301,959 | 0.1 |
Massachusetts | 116,127 | 183,765 | 186,035 | 183,248 | 224,542 | 228,253 | 222,243 | 218,465 | 213,388 | 207,767 | -9.0 |
Michigan | 339,625 | 454,147 | 487,359 | 467,861 | 562,448 | 527,745 | 501,411 | 492,771 | 478,735 | 466,806 | -11.5 |
Minnesota | 130,567 | 162,379 | 199,211 | 218,617 | 276,176 | 266,440 | 256,187 | 253,239 | 249,385 | 245,164 | -8.0 |
Mississippi | 64,968 | 90,661 | 109,038 | 125,355 | 161,493 | 154,366 | 155,334 | 153,082 | 152,392 | 150,583 | -2.5 |
Missouri |
132,540 | 165,179 | 200,093 | 201,509 | 256,030 | 254,650 | 248,516 | 244,921 | 237,454 | 232,040 | -8.9 |
Montana | 27,287 | 31,178 | 31,865 | 37,387 | 48,231 | 47,851 | 45,935 | 46,262 | 46,002 | 44,925 | -6.1 |
Nebraska | 51,454 | 73,509 | 94,614 | 88,531 | 107,979 | 101,893 | 100,030 | 101,032 | 101,038 | 100,594 | -1.3 |
Nevada | 13,576 | 40,280 | 61,242 | 83,120 | 113,103 | 102,538 | 104,418 | 106,196 | 107,864 | 108,658 | 6.0 |
New Hampshire | 15,979 | 24,119 | 32,163 | 35,870 | 44,077 | 42,711 | 42,628 | 41,170 | 39,761 | 38,735 | -9.3 |
New Jersey |
145,373 | 247,028 | 261,601 | 266,921 | 358,256 | 352,822 | 339,722 | 337,099 | 334,597 | 329,037 | -6.7 |
New Mexico | 40,795 | 55,077 | 83,403 | 101,450 | 150,844 | 144,381 | 131,343 | 129,038 | 125,381 | 120,293 | -16.7 |
New York | 449,437 | 563,251 | 616,884 | 583,417 | 723,500 | 720,948 | 709,243 | 700,875 | 697,458 | 690,097 | -4.3 |
North Carolina | 123,761 | 228,154 | 285,405 | 329,422 | 475,064 | 460,125 | 448,055 | 450,080 | 454,998 | 456,128 | -0.9 |
North Dakota | 30,192 | 31,709 | 34,690 | 36,014 | 48,904 | 48,718 | 48,191 | 47,964 | 47,574 | 46,531 | -4.5 |
Ohio |
281,099 | 381,765 | 427,613 | 411,161 | 547,551 | 520,039 | 501,677 | 501,146 | 497,409 | 495,612 | -4.7 |
Oklahoma | 91,438 | 137,188 | 151,073 | 153,699 | 197,641 | 187,078 | 179,008 | 177,629 | 174,239 | 170,979 | -8.6 |
Oregon | 108,483 | 140,102 | 144,427 | 154,756 | 208,001 | 208,317 | 197,948 | 197,819 | 192,402 | 191,943 | -7.9 |
Pennsylvania | 232,982 | 292,499 | 343,478 | 339,229 | 432,923 | 419,856 | 408,522 | 406,346 | 401,045 | 392,771 | -6.5 |
Rhode Island | 25,527 | 35,052 | 42,350 | 38,458 | 43,224 | 42,786 | 41,320 | 41,369 | 41,018 | 40,082 | -6.3 |
South Carolina |
47,101 | 107,683 | 131,134 | 155,519 | 205,080 | 207,717 | 202,487 | 200,295 | 200,622 | 196,525 | -5.4 |
South Dakota | 23,936 | 24,328 | 26,596 | 34,857 | 44,569 | 44,272 | 44,254 | 44,305 | 44,630 | 43,871 | -0.9 |
Tennessee | 98,897 | 156,835 | 175,049 | 202,530 | 242,486 | 229,302 | 223,411 | 221,288 | 223,179 | 225,281 | -1.8 |
Texas | 365,522 | 613,552 | 802,314 | 896,534 | 1,334,110 | 1,349,490 | 1,388,266 | 1,423,205 | 1,448,398 | 1,468,587 | 8.8 |
Utah | 49,588 | 59,598 | 86,108 | 123,046 | 179,061 | 168,311 | 170,689 | 175,308 | 180,034 | 183,949 | 9.3 |
Vermont |
12,536 | 17,984 | 20,910 | 20,021 | 27,524 | 25,852 | 25,383 | 25,736 | 25,300 | 25,197 | -2.5 |
Virginia | 123,279 | 246,500 | 291,286 | 313,780 | 409,004 | 405,915 | 394,210 | 389,446 | 389,251 | 384,879 | -5.2 |
Washington | 162,718 | 276,028 | 227,632 | 273,928 | 330,853 | 310,192 | 313,964 | 315,356 | 318,336 | 319,377 | 3.0 |
West Virginia | 51,363 | 71,228 | 74,108 | 76,136 | 96,104 | 90,780 | 86,342 | 85,099 | 83,898 | 81,605 | -10.1 |
Wisconsin | 170,374 | 235,179 | 253,529 | 249,737 | 301,259 | 287,619 | 282,250 | 278,300 | 279,097 | 277,178 | -3.6 |
Wyoming | 15,220 | 21,121 | 30,623 | 28,715 | 36,292 | 35,547 | 33,693 | 32,802 | 32,550 | 32,472 | -8.7 |
U.S. Service Academies1 |
17,079 | 49,808 | 48,692 | 13,475 | 15,925 | 14,997 | 14,812 | 15,065 | 15,281 | 15,523 | 3.5 |
Other jurisdictions |
46,680 | 60,692 | 66,244 | 84,464 | 83,719 | 78,136 | 80,129 | 81,479 | 37,419 | 72,399 | -7.3 |
American Samoa | 0 | 976 | 1,219 | 297 | 2,193 | 1,488 | 1,285 | 1,253 | 1,095 | 1,037 | -30.3 |
Federated States of Micronesia |
0 | 224 | 975 | 1,576 | 2,699 | 2,446 | 2,215 | 2,090 | 2,022 | 1,931 | -21.1 |
Guam | 2,719 | 3,217 | 4,741 | 5,215 | 6,103 | 6,439 | 6,325 | 6,017 | 5,972 | 5,826 | -9.5 |
Marshall Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 328 | 869 | 1,000 | 995 | 978 | 1,032 | 1,119 | 11.9 |
Northern Marianas | 0 | 0 | 661 | 1,078 | 1,137 | 1,109 | 1,157 | 1,038 | 1,216 | 1,194 | 7.7 |
Palau | 0 | 0 | 491 | 581 | 694 | 646 | 627 | 587 | 532 | 497 | -23.1 |
Puerto Rico | 42,516 | 54,127 | 55,691 | 73,121 | 67,291 | 62,687 | 65,204 | 67,146 | 23,380 | 58,811 | -6.2 |
U.S. Virgin Islands | 1,445 | 2,148 | 2,466 | 2,268 | 2,733 | 2,321 | 2,321 | 2,370 | 2,170 | 1,984 | -14.5 |
1 Data for 2000 and later years reflect a substantial reduction in the number of Department of Defense institutions included in the IPEDS survey. | |||||||||||
NOTE: Data through 1990 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. Some data have been revised from previously published figures. | |||||||||||
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys, 1970 and 1980; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment Survey" (IPEDS-EF:90); and IPEDS Spring 2001 through Spring 2019, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared January 2020.) |