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 2018 and fall 2019

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 2018
All students,     total	19,651,412	12,711,449	6,939,963	3,678,595	3,261,368	1,871,606	1,294,285	17,534	44,482	33,461	100.0	64.7	35.3	18.7	16.6	9.5	6.6	0.1	0.2	0.2
Public	14,539,257	9,576,451	4,962,806	3,154,538	1,808,268	1,476,920	271,287	12,244	18,774	29,043	100.0	65.9	34.1	21.7	12.4	10.2	1.9	0.1	0.1	0.2
Private	5,112,155	3,134,998	1,977,157	524,057	1,453,100	394,686	1,022,998	5,290	25,708	4,418	100.0	61.3	38.7	10.3	28.4	7.7	20.0	0.1	0.5	0.1
Nonprofit	4,131,846	2,874,644	1,257,202	419,969	837,233	288,656	525,988	3,706	14,835	4,048	100.0	69.6	30.4	10.2	20.3	7.0	12.7	0.1	0.4	0.1
For-profit	980,309	260,354	719,955	104,088	615,867	106,030	497,010	1,584	10,873	370	100.0	26.6	73.4	10.6	62.8	10.8	50.7	0.2	1.1	0.0
Fall 2019
All students,     total	19,637,499	12,323,876	7,313,623	3,863,498	3,450,125	1,982,679	1,374,474	16,291	43,013	33,668	100.0	62.8	37.2	19.7	17.6	10.1	7.0	0.1	0.2	0.2
4-year	14,038,455	8,766,190	5,272,265	2,665,453	2,606,812	1,228,005	1,298,468	11,808	39,091	29,440	100.0	62.4	37.6	19.0	18.6	8.7	9.2	0.1	0.3	0.2
2-year	5,599,044	3,557,686	2,041,358	1,198,045	843,313	754,674	76,006	4,483	3,922	4,228	100.0	63.5	36.5	21.4	15.1	13.5	1.4	0.1	0.1	0.1
Public	14,501,057	9,254,592	5,246,465	3,314,230	1,932,235	1,572,735	307,302	12,957	16,821	22,420	100.0	63.8	36.2	22.9	13.3	10.8	2.1	0.1	0.1	0.2
4-year	9,102,958	5,843,571	3,259,387	2,137,556	1,121,831	823,485	258,521	8,483	13,146	18,196	100.0	64.2	35.8	23.5	12.3	9.0	2.8	0.1	0.1	0.2
2-year	5,398,099	3,411,021	1,987,078	1,176,674	810,404	749,250	48,781	4,474	3,675	4,224	100.0	63.2	36.8	21.8	15.0	13.9	0.9	0.1	0.1	0.1
Private	5,136,442	3,069,284	2,067,158	549,268	1,517,890	409,944	1,067,172	3,334	26,192	11,248	100.0	59.8	40.2	10.7	29.6	8.0	20.8	0.1	0.5	0.2
Nonprofit	4,145,263	2,804,726	1,340,537	444,872	895,665	300,548	573,131	2,998	15,461	3,527	100.0	67.7	32.3	10.7	21.6	7.3	13.8	0.1	0.4	0.1
4-year	4,100,619	2,784,666	1,315,953	440,455	875,498	297,531	555,984	2,998	15,458	3,527	100.0	67.9	32.1	10.7	21.4	7.3	13.6	0.1	0.4	0.1
2-year	44,644	20,060	24,584	4,417	20,167	3,017	17,147	0	3	0	100.0	44.9	55.1	9.9	45.2	6.8	38.4	0.0	#	0.0
For-profit	991,179	264,558	726,621	104,396	622,225	109,396	494,041	336	10,731	7,721	100.0	26.7	73.3	10.5	62.8	11.0	49.8	#	1.1	0.8
4-year	834,878	137,953	696,925	87,442	609,483	106,989	483,963	327	10,487	7,717	100.0	16.5	83.5	10.5	73.0	12.8	58.0	#	1.3	0.9
2-year	156,301	126,605	29,696	16,954	12,742	2,407	10,078	9	244	4	100.0	81.0	19.0	10.8	8.2	1.5	6.4	#	0.2	#
Undergraduate	16,565,066	10,552,130	6,012,936	3,563,377	2,449,559	1,545,967	849,495	10,033	20,447	23,617	100.0	63.7	36.3	21.5	14.8	9.3	5.1	0.1	0.1	0.1
4-year	10,966,022	6,994,444	3,971,578	2,365,332	1,606,246	791,293	773,489	5,550	16,525	19,389	100.0	63.8	36.2	21.6	14.6	7.2	7.1	0.1	0.2	0.2
2-year	5,599,044	3,557,686	2,041,358	1,198,045	843,313	754,674	76,006	4,483	3,922	4,228	100.0	63.5	36.5	21.4	15.1	13.5	1.4	0.1	0.1	0.1
Public	13,001,543	8,308,127	4,693,416	3,160,571	1,532,845	1,318,702	182,958	8,809	7,802	14,574	100.0	63.9	36.1	24.3	11.8	10.1	1.4	0.1	0.1	0.1
4-year	7,603,444	4,897,106	2,706,338	1,983,897	722,441	569,452	134,177	4,335	4,127	10,350	100.0	64.4	35.6	26.1	9.5	7.5	1.8	0.1	0.1	0.1
2-year	5,398,099	3,411,021	1,987,078	1,176,674	810,404	749,250	48,781	4,474	3,675	4,224	100.0	63.2	36.8	21.8	15.0	13.9	0.9	0.1	0.1	0.1
Private	3,563,523	2,244,003	1,319,520	402,806	916,714	227,265	666,537	1,224	12,645	9,043	100.0	63.0	37.0	11.3	25.7	6.4	18.7	#	0.4	0.3
Nonprofit	2,804,878	1,999,799	805,079	309,170	495,909	143,407	342,370	998	7,499	1,635	100.0	71.3	28.7	11.0	17.7	5.1	12.2	#	0.3	0.1
4-year	2,760,234	1,979,739	780,495	304,753	475,742	140,390	325,223	998	7,496	1,635	100.0	71.7	28.3	11.0	17.2	5.1	11.8	#	0.3	0.1
2-year	44,644	20,060	24,584	4,417	20,167	3,017	17,147	0	3	0	100.0	44.9	55.1	9.9	45.2	6.8	38.4	0.0	#	0.0
For-profit	758,645	244,204	514,441	93,636	420,805	83,858	324,167	226	5,146	7,408	100.0	32.2	67.8	12.3	55.5	11.1	42.7	#	0.7	1.0
4-year	602,344	117,599	484,745	76,682	408,063	81,451	314,089	217	4,902	7,404	100.0	19.5	80.5	12.7	67.7	13.5	52.1	#	0.8	1.2
2-year	156,301	126,605	29,696	16,954	12,742	2,407	10,078	9	244	4	100.0	81.0	19.0	10.8	8.2	1.5	6.4	#	0.2	#
Postbaccalaureate	3,072,433	1,771,746	1,300,687	300,121	1,000,566	436,712	524,979	6,258	22,566	10,051	100.0	57.7	42.3	9.8	32.6	14.2	17.1	0.2	0.7	0.3
Public	1,499,514	946,465	553,049	153,659	399,390	254,033	124,344	4,148	9,019	7,846	100.0	63.1	36.9	10.2	26.6	16.9	8.3	0.3	0.6	0.5
Private	1,572,919	825,281	747,638	146,462	601,176	214,514	97,062	4,140	6,991	1,202	100.0	52.5	47.5	9.3	38.2	13.6	6.2	0.3	0.4	0.1
Nonprofit	1,340,385	804,927	535,458	135,702	399,756	157,141	230,761	2,000	7,962	1,892	100.0	60.1	39.9	10.1	29.8	11.7	17.2	0.1	0.6	0.1
For-profit	232,534	20,354	212,180	10,760	201,420	25,538	169,874	110	5,585	313	100.0	8.8	91.2	4.6	86.6	11.0	73.1	#	2.4	0.1

#Rounds to zero.

NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. 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 2019 and Spring 2020, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared January 2021.)