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Table 304.40. Total fall enrollment in private degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by attendance status, sex, and state or jurisdiction: 2017 and 2018
State or jurisdiction 2017 2018 Percent
change in
total, 2017
to 2018
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 5,206,412 1,566,524 2,183,143 523,244 933,501 5,116,654 1,550,993 2,171,908 500,198 893,555 -1.7
Alabama 52,746 17,767 22,627 6,553 5,799 49,095 16,845 19,801 6,757 5,692 -6.9
Alaska 1,055 196 572 103 184 1,043 190 588 104 161 -1.1
Arizona 224,335 51,411 98,208 19,436 55,280 214,784 48,037 89,434 19,597 57,716 -4.3
Arkansas 17,385 6,521 8,016 1,167 1,681 17,356 6,534 7,963 1,197 1,662 -0.2
California 467,190 149,264 222,494 37,244 58,188 462,201 146,376 220,862 35,996 58,967 -1.1

Colorado
81,327 20,854 31,155 9,597 19,721 81,042 20,302 32,785 9,230 18,725 -0.4
Connecticut 81,444 25,794 34,516 6,565 14,569 82,951 25,926 35,230 6,494 15,301 1.9
Delaware 18,017 3,191 4,154 3,477 7,195 18,099 3,044 3,999 3,518 7,538 0.5
District of Columbia 91,470 24,915 36,972 11,449 18,134 93,276 25,037 37,540 11,626 19,073 2.0
Florida 275,293 83,642 122,979 27,298 41,374 267,612 82,338 122,219 25,302 37,753 -2.8

Georgia
109,538 29,032 47,961 9,507 23,038 107,699 29,143 47,415 9,351 21,790 -1.7
Hawaii 12,451 3,579 6,190 1,175 1,507 10,792 3,051 5,473 976 1,292 -13.3
Idaho 56,011 9,242 11,499 14,326 20,944 46,354 9,762 11,975 9,755 14,862 -17.2
Illinois 278,959 79,322 107,073 27,237 65,327 273,219 77,907 107,317 25,101 62,894 -2.1
Indiana 97,240 33,899 45,475 6,330 11,536 92,119 32,883 43,346 5,978 9,912 -5.3

Iowa
90,539 22,324 29,288 11,257 27,670 54,827 19,983 23,054 4,079 7,711 -39.4
Kansas 34,373 9,949 10,547 6,140 7,737 33,137 9,689 10,377 5,698 7,373 -3.6
Kentucky 56,232 13,278 21,341 9,213 12,400 63,213 18,037 23,003 9,567 12,606 12.4
Louisiana 31,401 9,044 17,020 1,547 3,790 30,705 8,996 16,300 1,590 3,819 -2.2
Maine 24,812 7,271 10,694 1,799 5,048 23,441 7,177 10,427 1,772 4,065 -5.5

Maryland
60,564 16,363 21,969 8,157 14,075 59,483 15,803 21,247 8,313 14,120 -1.8
Massachusetts 290,151 101,557 127,521 23,279 37,794 292,002 102,171 128,925 23,454 37,452 0.6
Michigan 79,337 23,338 26,701 11,637 17,661 74,290 22,744 26,171 10,300 15,075 -6.4
Minnesota 163,581 27,666 52,095 20,743 63,077 163,619 27,377 53,139 20,046 63,057 #
Mississippi 19,432 4,507 7,927 2,107 4,891 18,777 4,386 7,381 2,108 4,902 -3.4

Missouri
148,029 39,960 50,750 22,434 34,885 142,384 38,203 48,527 22,505 33,149 -3.8
Montana 4,640 1,578 2,161 221 680 4,438 1,520 2,032 228 658 -4.4
Nebraska 34,672 10,672 15,251 2,793 5,956 34,344 9,702 14,235 3,644 6,763 -0.9
Nevada 9,710 2,978 5,405 427 900 9,140 2,707 5,060 420 953 -5.9
New Hampshire 109,423 16,430 23,754 24,013 45,226 122,008 17,891 27,270 26,249 50,598 11.5

New Jersey
84,440 31,488 33,145 7,433 12,374 85,379 32,168 33,452 7,191 12,568 1.1
New Mexico 4,214 1,075 2,362 215 562 3,004 814 1,798 119 273 -28.7
New York 563,099 188,615 242,348 50,877 81,259 560,190 188,501 244,386 48,865 78,438 -0.5
North Carolina 109,113 38,136 50,330 6,479 14,168 107,582 37,764 49,000 6,451 14,367 -1.4
North Dakota 6,175 1,882 2,926 480 887 6,755 1,978 3,063 619 1,095 9.4

Ohio
152,177 52,224 65,186 12,138 22,629 149,350 52,174 65,099 11,261 20,816 -1.9
Oklahoma 27,911 11,602 12,449 1,679 2,181 24,964 10,189 11,334 1,499 1,942 -10.6
Oregon 37,586 11,270 19,314 2,356 4,646 36,197 10,659 18,989 2,154 4,395 -3.7
Pennsylvania 315,980 110,210 137,550 22,462 45,758 307,558 106,531 135,793 21,441 43,793 -2.7
Rhode Island 41,747 17,179 20,031 1,907 2,630 40,786 16,822 19,310 1,875 2,779 -2.3

South Carolina
45,794 14,210 22,057 2,857 6,670 44,008 13,744 20,894 2,777 6,593 -3.9
South Dakota 8,990 2,027 3,203 1,237 2,523 9,494 2,169 3,226 1,494 2,605 5.6
Tennessee 99,978 32,583 47,621 6,718 13,056 96,834 31,582 46,861 6,214 12,177 -3.1
Texas 182,122 61,194 84,233 15,097 21,598 174,955 59,624 79,409 14,500 21,422 -3.9
Utah 151,962 55,461 90,648 3,110 2,743 175,823 62,651 107,099 2,941 3,132 15.7

Vermont
18,555 7,831 6,904 2,057 1,763 17,717 7,498 6,674 1,905 1,640 -4.5
Virginia 164,869 43,547 61,109 22,705 37,508 167,162 44,176 64,412 22,086 36,488 1.4
Washington 49,607 16,017 24,458 3,371 5,761 47,679 15,418 23,811 3,075 5,375 -3.9
West Virginia 59,068 6,108 7,416 28,280 17,264 58,498 5,507 6,706 28,572 17,713 -1.0
Wisconsin 61,204 17,892 27,503 4,555 11,254 59,231 17,230 27,492 4,204 10,305 -3.2
Wyoming 464 429 35 0 0 38 33 5 0 0 -91.8

    Other jurisdictions
155,298 48,271 70,139 14,853 22,035 140,166 43,143 63,916 13,088 20,019 -9.7
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 55 22 20 6 7 62 23 24 8 7 12.7
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 155,243 48,249 70,119 14,847 22,028 140,104 43,120 63,892 13,080 20,012 -9.8
U.S. Virgin Islands 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
†Not applicable.
#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 2018 and Spring 2019, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared January 2020.)

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