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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 2018
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 2,885,818 2,789,820 2,256,031   0.78 0.81 533,789 629,787 95,998
Alabama 48,346 40,342 34,612   0.72 0.86 5,730 13,734 8,004
Alaska 2,931 4,700 2,710   0.92 0.58 1,990 221 -1,769
Arizona 61,748 49,967 43,463   0.70 0.87 6,504 18,285 11,781
Arkansas 26,567 23,751 20,318   0.76 0.86 3,433 6,249 2,816
California 387,767 388,386 343,780   0.89 0.89 44,606 43,987 -619

Colorado
45,827 43,935 32,886   0.72 0.75 11,049 12,941 1,892
Connecticut 31,656 36,024 20,703   0.65 0.57 15,321 10,953 -4,368
Delaware 9,879 8,508 5,818   0.59 0.68 2,690 4,061 1,371
District of Columbia 10,506 3,394 804   0.08 0.24 2,590 9,702 7,112
Florida 161,033 153,191 133,087   0.83 0.87 20,104 27,946 7,842

Georgia
87,518 90,864 72,194   0.82 0.79 18,670 15,324 -3,346
Hawaii 8,645 10,485 6,369   0.74 0.61 4,116 2,276 -1,840
Idaho 14,874 12,158 8,873   0.60 0.73 3,285 6,001 2,716
Illinois 92,486 112,391 75,859   0.82 0.67 36,532 16,627 -19,905
Indiana 64,865 53,937 46,372   0.71 0.86 7,565 18,493 10,928

Iowa
35,591 26,548 22,993   0.65 0.87 3,555 12,598 9,043
Kansas 30,960 26,183 21,993   0.71 0.84 4,190 8,967 4,777
Kentucky 38,634 36,361 31,081   0.80 0.85 5,280 7,553 2,273
Louisiana 40,876 39,813 34,017   0.83 0.85 5,796 6,859 1,063
Maine 11,665 10,336 7,323   0.63 0.71 3,013 4,342 1,329

Maryland
44,708 51,799 34,466   0.77 0.67 17,333 10,242 -7,091
Massachusetts 71,899 64,276 42,809   0.60 0.67 21,467 29,090 7,623
Michigan 81,937 81,404 70,743   0.86 0.87 10,661 11,194 533
Minnesota 44,218 49,147 34,348   0.78 0.70 14,799 9,870 -4,929
Mississippi 31,041 27,150 24,234   0.78 0.89 2,916 6,807 3,891

Missouri
50,900 48,758 38,764   0.76 0.80 9,994 12,136 2,142
Montana 8,511 7,021 5,395   0.63 0.77 1,626 3,116 1,490
Nebraska 18,258 16,809 13,710   0.75 0.82 3,099 4,548 1,449
Nevada 18,143 20,302 16,000   0.88 0.79 4,302 2,143 -2,159
New Hampshire 20,398 11,075 6,081   0.30 0.55 4,994 14,317 9,323

New Jersey
65,246 93,505 58,925   0.90 0.63 34,580 6,321 -28,259
New Mexico 16,654 16,424 13,509   0.81 0.82 2,915 3,145 230
New York 188,267 179,355 145,909   0.78 0.81 33,446 42,358 8,912
North Carolina 88,920 84,647 72,906   0.82 0.86 11,741 16,014 4,273
North Dakota 8,368 5,776 4,248   0.51 0.74 1,528 4,120 2,592

Ohio
107,591 94,972 80,385   0.75 0.85 14,587 27,206 12,619
Oklahoma 33,781 30,070 26,016   0.77 0.87 4,054 7,765 3,711
Oregon 32,046 28,434 22,951   0.72 0.81 5,483 9,095 3,612
Pennsylvania 118,558 105,198 84,300   0.71 0.80 20,898 34,258 13,360
Rhode Island 14,959 8,960 6,120   0.41 0.68 2,840 8,839 5,999

South Carolina
46,053 40,353 34,602   0.75 0.86 5,751 11,451 5,700
South Dakota 8,646 7,011 5,305   0.61 0.76 1,706 3,341 1,635
Tennessee 57,576 55,310 46,023   0.80 0.83 9,287 11,553 2,266
Texas 244,190 257,478 226,101   0.93 0.88 31,377 18,089 -13,288
Utah 40,979 26,119 23,677   0.58 0.91 2,442 17,302 14,860

Vermont
7,249 4,467 2,298   0.32 0.51 2,169 4,951 2,782
Virginia 79,615 74,433 60,400   0.76 0.81 14,033 19,215 5,182
Washington 48,363 50,797 39,109   0.81 0.77 11,688 9,254 -2,434
West Virginia 17,106 12,092 10,328   0.60 0.85 1,764 6,778 5,014
Wisconsin 50,357 47,194 37,723   0.75 0.80 9,471 12,634 3,163
Wyoming 4,828 4,065 3,118   0.65 0.77 947 1,710 763

U.S. Service Academies
4,079 273 3 0.07 -273 3,806 4,079
State unknown4 14,145   14,145 -14,145

    Other jurisdictions
37,759 39,601 37,377   0.99 0.94 2,224 382 -1,842
American Samoa 309 368 309   1.00 0.84 59 0 -59
Federated States of
    Micronesia
698 858 698   1.00 0.81 160 0 -160
Guam 1,093 1,279 1,041   0.95 0.81 238 52 -186
Marshall Islands 336 353 332   0.99 0.94 21 4 -17
Northern Marianas 343 410 320   0.93 0.78 90 23 -67
Palau 121 124 104   0.86 0.84 20 17 -3
Puerto Rico 34,539 35,547 34,267   0.99 0.96 1,280 272 -1,008
U.S. Virgin Islands 320 662 306   0.96 0.46 356 14 -342

Foreign countries
84,907   84,907 -84,907
Residence unknown 9,249   9,249 -9,249
†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.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2019, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared March 2020.)

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