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 2017 and fall 2018

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 educa- tion 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 2017
All students,     total	19,778,151	13,155,348	6,622,803	3,515,659	3,107,144	1,775,555	1,251,709	15,777	45,368	18,735	100.0	66.5	33.5	17.8	15.7	9.0	6.3	0.1	0.2	0.1
Public	14,571,739	9,907,335	4,664,404	3,002,916	1,661,488	1,394,179	225,502	11,534	17,749	12,524	100.0	68.0	32.0	20.6	11.4	9.6	1.5	0.1	0.1	0.1
Private	5,206,412	3,248,013	1,958,399	512,743	1,445,656	381,376	1,026,207	4,243	27,619	6,211	100.0	62.4	37.6	9.8	27.8	7.3	19.7	0.1	0.5	0.1
Nonprofit	4,108,489	2,929,755	1,178,734	390,579	788,155	273,133	491,664	3,141	17,292	2,925	100.0	71.3	28.7	9.5	19.2	6.6	12.0	0.1	0.4	0.1
For-profit	1,097,923	318,258	779,665	122,164	657,501	108,243	534,543	1,102	10,327	3,286	100.0	29.0	71.0	11.1	59.9	9.9	48.7	0.1	0.9	0.3
Fall 2018
All students,     total	19,645,918	12,713,844	6,932,074	3,674,087	3,257,987	1,869,652	1,293,454	17,083	44,321	33,477	100.0	64.7	35.3	18.7	16.6	9.5	6.6	0.1	0.2	0.2
4-year	13,900,710	8,941,162	4,959,548	2,506,759	2,452,789	1,144,147	1,238,866	13,504	40,619	15,653	100.0	64.3	35.7	18.0	17.6	8.2	8.9	0.1	0.3	0.1
2-year	5,745,208	3,772,682	1,972,526	1,167,328	805,198	725,505	54,588	3,579	3,702	17,824	100.0	65.7	34.3	20.3	14.0	12.6	1.0	0.1	0.1	0.3
Public	14,529,264	9,569,412	4,959,852	3,153,470	1,806,382	1,475,262	271,659	11,794	18,583	29,084	100.0	65.9	34.1	21.7	12.4	10.2	1.9	0.1	0.1	0.2
4-year	8,982,560	5,945,224	3,037,336	2,005,490	1,031,846	755,127	242,105	8,215	14,997	11,402	100.0	66.2	33.8	22.3	11.5	8.4	2.7	0.1	0.2	0.1
2-year	5,546,704	3,624,188	1,922,516	1,147,980	774,536	720,135	29,554	3,579	3,586	17,682	100.0	65.3	34.7	20.7	14.0	13.0	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.3
Private	5,116,654	3,144,432	1,972,222	520,617	1,451,605	394,390	1,021,795	5,289	25,738	4,393	100.0	61.5	38.5	10.2	28.4	7.7	20.0	0.1	0.5	0.1
Nonprofit	4,134,244	2,878,717	1,255,527	418,048	837,479	288,963	525,951	3,705	14,838	4,022	100.0	69.6	30.4	10.1	20.3	7.0	12.7	0.1	0.4	0.1
4-year	4,089,090	2,857,653	1,231,437	414,132	817,305	286,033	508,712	3,705	14,834	4,021	100.0	69.9	30.1	10.1	20.0	7.0	12.4	0.1	0.4	0.1
2-year	45,154	21,064	24,090	3,916	20,174	2,930	17,239	0	4	1	100.0	46.6	53.4	8.7	44.7	6.5	38.2	0.0	#	#
For-profit	982,410	265,715	716,695	102,569	614,126	105,427	495,844	1,584	10,900	371	100.0	27.0	73.0	10.4	62.5	10.7	50.5	0.2	1.1	0.0
4-year	829,060	138,285	690,775	87,137	603,638	102,987	488,049	1,584	10,788	230	100.0	16.7	83.3	10.5	72.8	12.4	58.9	0.2	1.3	0.0
2-year	153,350	127,430	25,920	15,432	10,488	2,440	7,795	0	112	141	100.0	83.1	16.9	10.1	6.8	1.6	5.1	0.0	0.1	0.1
Undergraduate	16,610,235	10,885,526	5,724,709	3,399,567	2,325,142	1,464,038	798,815	9,641	24,188	28,460	100.0	65.5	34.5	20.5	14.0	8.8	4.8	0.1	0.1	0.2
4-year	10,865,027	7,112,844	3,752,183	2,232,239	1,519,944	738,533	744,227	6,062	20,486	10,636	100.0	65.5	34.5	20.5	14.0	6.8	6.8	0.1	0.2	0.1
2-year	5,745,208	3,772,682	1,972,526	1,167,328	805,198	725,505	54,588	3,579	3,702	17,824	100.0	65.7	34.3	20.3	14.0	12.6	1.0	0.1	0.1	0.3
Public	13,049,326	8,598,151	4,451,175	3,008,133	1,443,042	1,243,404	155,170	6,914	10,746	26,808	100.0	65.9	34.1	23.1	11.1	9.5	1.2	0.1	0.1	0.2
4-year	7,502,622	4,973,963	2,528,659	1,860,153	668,506	523,269	125,616	3,335	7,160	9,126	100.0	66.3	33.7	24.8	8.9	7.0	1.7	#	0.1	0.1
2-year	5,546,704	3,624,188	1,922,516	1,147,980	774,536	720,135	29,554	3,579	3,586	17,682	100.0	65.3	34.7	20.7	14.0	13.0	0.5	0.1	0.1	0.3
Private	3,560,909	2,287,375	1,273,534	391,434	882,100	220,634	643,645	2,727	13,442	1,652	100.0	64.2	35.8	11.0	24.8	6.2	18.1	0.1	0.4	#
Nonprofit	2,821,653	2,044,170	777,483	298,740	478,743	141,490	325,964	1,416	8,527	1,346	100.0	72.4	27.6	10.6	17.0	5.0	11.6	0.1	0.3	#
4-year	2,776,499	2,023,106	753,393	294,824	458,569	138,560	308,725	1,416	8,523	1,345	100.0	72.9	27.1	10.6	16.5	5.0	11.1	0.1	0.3	#
2-year	45,154	21,064	24,090	3,916	20,174	2,930	17,239	0	4	1	100.0	46.6	53.4	8.7	44.7	6.5	38.2	0.0	#	#
For-profit	739,256	243,205	496,051	92,694	403,357	79,144	317,681	1,311	4,915	306	100.0	32.9	67.1	12.5	54.6	10.7	43.0	0.2	0.7	#
4-year	585,906	115,775	470,131	77,262	392,869	76,704	309,886	1,311	4,803	165	100.0	19.8	80.2	13.2	67.1	13.1	52.9	0.2	0.8	#
2-year	153,350	127,430	25,920	15,432	10,488	2,440	7,795	0	112	141	100.0	83.1	16.9	10.1	6.8	1.6	5.1	0.0	0.1	0.1
Postbaccalaureate	3,035,683	1,828,318	1,207,365	274,520	932,845	405,614	494,639	7,442	20,133	5,017	100.0	60.2	39.8	9.0	30.7	13.4	16.3	0.2	0.7	0.2
Public	1,479,938	971,261	508,677	145,337	363,340	231,858	116,489	4,880	7,837	2,276	100.0	65.6	34.4	9.8	24.6	15.7	7.9	0.3	0.5	0.2
Private	1,555,745	857,057	698,688	129,183	569,505	214,514	97,062	4,140	6,991	1,202	100.0	55.1	44.9	8.3	36.6	13.8	6.2	0.3	0.4	0.1
Nonprofit	1,312,591	834,547	478,044	119,308	358,736	147,473	199,987	2,289	6,311	2,676	100.0	63.6	36.4	9.1	27.3	11.2	15.2	0.2	0.5	0.2
For-profit	243,154	22,510	220,644	9,875	210,769	26,283	178,163	273	5,985	65	100.0	9.3	90.7	4.1	86.7	10.8	73.3	0.1	2.5	#

#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 December 2019.)