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Table 308.20. Total 12-month enrollment in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by control of institution and state or jurisdiction: Selected years, 2004-05 through 2019-20
State or jurisdiction Total Public Private nonprofit Private for-profit
2004-05 2010-11 2011-12 2018-19 2019-20 2004-05 2010-11 2019-20 2004-05 2010-11 2019-20 2004-05 2010-11 2019-20
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15
United States 23,787,995 28,561,503 28,172,198 25,731,185 25,524,827 18,045,749 20,516,945 18,872,337 4,224,484 4,761,799 5,043,681 1,517,762 3,282,759 1,608,809
Alabama 349,783 431,219 423,697 390,683 383,316 310,878 341,757 313,242 28,847 30,152 29,433 10,058 59,310 40,641
Alaska 53,786 58,668 60,103 41,830 37,696 51,689 53,841 36,292 1,253 998 810 844 3,829 594
Arizona 821,240 1,238,668 1,161,102 870,434 901,714 499,192 544,922 527,780 13,162 11,438 13,303 308,886 682,308 360,631
Arkansas 182,497 228,659 230,899 199,537 195,496 164,751 204,632 176,796 15,260 19,536 17,893 2,486 4,491 807
California 3,329,676 3,748,013 3,580,417 3,681,237 3,640,315 2,831,600 3,070,257 3,019,019 328,559 344,961 394,407 169,517 332,795 226,889

Colorado
428,215 519,811 524,887 490,081 502,014 333,100 364,905 368,885 40,144 41,959 45,034 54,971 112,947 88,095
Connecticut 219,327 251,521 254,715 245,468 244,222 144,681 162,795 137,984 71,235 78,212 84,279 3,411 10,514 21,959
Delaware 63,817 70,098 70,454 73,841 75,704 47,148 48,991 49,937 16,669 20,408 25,136 699 631
District of Columbia 129,349 114,264 106,523 116,729 118,133 10,095 12,786 5,606 81,718 89,433 92,442 37,536 12,045 20,085
Florida 1,232,578 1,585,959 1,612,394 1,423,532 1,414,201 912,150 1,080,517 1,052,296 191,789 251,966 252,958 128,639 253,476 108,947

Georgia
569,805 776,316 730,684 688,672 695,121 466,589 584,787 557,937 70,449 82,614 96,041 32,767 108,915 41,143
Hawaii 92,643 101,719 101,481 79,636 79,744 67,835 76,929 66,891 20,749 19,182 11,683 4,059 5,608 1,170
Idaho 108,415 126,866 142,195 187,355 180,156 84,627 92,865 110,967 20,802 28,421 68,530 2,986 5,580 659
Illinois 1,293,156 1,374,177 1,350,322 1,041,410 1,009,737 933,506 948,489 677,887 257,053 280,649 250,991 102,597 145,039 80,859
Indiana 488,374 621,156 609,700 584,127 581,719 363,817 455,107 476,226 103,295 107,813 101,665 21,262 58,236 3,828

Iowa
309,318 573,112 557,823 283,518 275,278 200,039 236,600 209,547 72,538 78,103 60,468 36,741 258,409 5,263
Kansas 276,293 302,966 298,578 285,493 278,429 241,778 259,654 234,866 32,480 36,532 31,057 2,035 6,780 12,506
Kentucky 303,785 374,660 374,000 328,527 334,243 248,402 293,292 248,155 33,565 44,135 74,185 21,818 37,233 11,903
Louisiana 323,630 338,898 338,468 295,799 297,148 276,599 288,958 260,182 34,050 34,127 31,852 12,981 15,813 5,114
Maine 88,644 92,858 94,341 92,194 93,116 64,380 66,013 61,814 22,474 24,233 30,906 1,790 2,612 396

Maryland
413,527 490,738 496,859 469,045 461,162 340,538 404,916 386,609 65,037 66,660 67,766 7,952 19,162 6,787
Massachusetts 566,018 640,116 644,103 621,698 614,486 266,316 301,999 264,045 293,823 327,569 349,472 5,879 10,548 969
Michigan 844,731 911,818 889,359 669,943 649,182 690,014 734,343 564,794 141,670 159,624 80,790 13,047 17,851 3,598
Minnesota 469,986 625,540 614,033 551,952 545,695 318,448 361,582 314,229 83,577 88,876 82,776 67,961 175,082 148,690
Mississippi 206,917 235,071 233,236 212,045 211,278 187,594 209,115 186,774 17,299 20,162 22,929 2,024 5,794 1,575

Missouri
504,860 615,010 609,945 468,963 450,505 289,162 336,606 279,148 187,886 209,055 165,079 27,812 69,349 6,278
Montana 60,259 68,083 68,163 61,690 60,548 53,889 61,911 56,331 6,370 6,172 4,144 73
Nebraska 178,595 205,496 202,876 174,112 180,752 140,544 156,586 131,356 34,369 43,617 49,289 3,682 5,293 107
Nevada 153,540 178,375 165,857 153,509 152,601 136,158 154,792 139,528 1,087 4,332 5,098 16,295 19,251 7,975
New Hampshire 92,067 98,788 101,835 230,748 244,363 52,671 58,196 53,859 31,809 34,560 190,504 7,587 6,032

New Jersey
484,892 569,225 566,181 530,676 519,892 395,088 467,558 418,620 80,936 87,569 85,321 8,868 14,098 15,951
New Mexico 190,031 220,705 216,076 166,726 161,281 175,425 204,209 156,317 5,007 1,386 1,690 9,599 15,110 3,274
New York 1,457,951 1,657,093 1,674,438 1,555,207 1,534,185 820,849 950,505 864,692 560,583 622,623 609,219 76,519 83,965 60,274
North Carolina 637,309 757,889 751,635 699,120 707,574 537,735 620,890 585,627 94,361 106,129 105,783 5,213 30,870 16,164
North Dakota 62,743 70,185 70,816 65,083 64,420 54,671 59,830 55,951 7,090 7,667 7,452 982 2,688 1,017

Ohio
809,712 992,062 966,766 836,875 843,341 601,853 726,472 669,271 167,235 179,987 152,927 40,624 85,603 21,143
Oklahoma 276,437 299,365 300,108 243,530 235,383 238,444 257,400 205,909 27,920 26,726 26,439 10,073 15,239 3,035
Oregon 296,574 374,342 377,098 328,149 304,627 251,800 320,026 268,747 31,580 39,258 33,254 13,194 15,058 2,626
Pennsylvania 868,210 1,019,990 996,327 850,019 840,871 493,773 548,169 476,869 307,887 351,503 344,433 66,550 120,318 19,569
Rhode Island 99,103 101,610 100,938 94,791 94,213 52,263 54,535 49,081 45,906 47,075 45,132 934

South Carolina
268,590 331,280 335,091 294,313 293,104 221,632 262,422 239,976 43,450 43,306 43,474 3,508 25,552 9,654
South Dakota 63,989 74,210 73,936 71,647 68,419 48,570 56,861 56,875 9,858 9,783 8,315 5,561 7,566 3,229
Tennessee 353,167 438,901 435,377 388,404 391,977 254,104 299,545 270,488 72,505 92,761 97,094 26,558 46,595 24,395
Texas 1,695,267 2,107,654 2,119,327 2,171,889 2,138,515 1,492,623 1,843,574 1,914,726 148,812 160,405 165,996 53,832 103,675 57,793
Utah 278,798 340,784 350,906 470,601 490,349 213,428 236,332 230,632 50,268 80,445 252,121 15,102 24,007 7,596

Vermont
51,313 59,997 60,059 56,780 55,544 31,099 36,594 33,585 19,771 22,623 21,886 443 780 73
Virginia 583,958 783,117 798,893 711,826 716,668 462,958 541,978 480,759 80,805 141,580 189,692 40,195 99,559 46,217
Washington 520,108 554,551 525,030 499,297 480,302 451,410 483,491 424,527 52,896 50,395 47,948 15,802 20,665 7,827
West Virginia 126,082 231,331 242,223 201,490 205,459 104,704 119,247 99,156 15,416 16,749 9,372 5,962 95,335 96,931
Wisconsin 444,120 507,252 492,758 422,467 413,205 353,215 390,899 344,461 83,180 88,330 65,213 7,725 28,023 3,531
Wyoming 48,651 53,987 53,384 42,910 41,645 45,756 50,935 41,307 2,895 3,052 338

U.S. Service Academies
16,159 17,330 15,782 15,577 15,779 16,159 17,330 15,779

    Other jurisdictions
258,744 316,672 317,210 237,679 248,967 95,808 94,233 75,030 136,708 163,515 124,635 26,228 58,924 49,302
American Samoa 2,299 2,744 2,621 1,499 1,272 2,299 2,744 1,272
Federated States of
    Micronesia
3,570 5,097 5,457 2,664 2,462 3,570 5,097 2,462
Guam 7,125 8,105 8,005 6,962 6,462 6,936 8,001 6,419 189 104 43
Marshall Islands 466 1,176 1,310 1,426 1,329 466 1,176 1,329
Northern Marianas 1,590 1,388 1,332 1,395 1,443 1,590 1,388 1,443
Palau 987 922 981 629 651 987 922 651
Puerto Rico 239,442 293,820 294,259 220,737 232,894 76,695 71,485 59,000 136,519 163,411 124,592 26,228 58,924 49,302
U.S. Virgin Islands 3,265 3,420 3,245 2,367 2,454 3,265 3,420 2,454
†Not applicable.
NOTE: Includes unduplicated headcounts of students who enrolled at any point during a 12-month period ending on June 30 of the academic year indicated. 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), selected years, Fall 2005 through Fall 2020, 12-Month Enrollment component. (This table was prepared January 2022.)

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