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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 2020
State or jurisdiction Total first-time
enrollment in
institutions located
in the state1
State residents enrolled in institutions Ratio of in-state students Migration of students
In any state2 In their
home state
To first-time
enrollment in their
home state3
To residents
enrolled in
any state4
Out of
state5
Into
state6
Net7
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
United States 2,603,215 2,534,708 2,018,064   0.78 0.80 516,644 585,151   68,507
Alabama 43,184 35,352 30,159   0.70 0.85 5,193 13,025   7,832
Alaska 2,258 4,022 2,073   0.92 0.52 1,949 185   -1,764
Arizona 60,043 43,396 36,625   0.61 0.84 6,771 23,418   16,647
Arkansas 23,812 21,889 18,303   0.77 0.84 3,586 5,509   1,923
California 332,126 339,183 296,514   0.89 0.87 42,669 35,612   -7,057

Colorado
43,199 41,054 29,669   0.69 0.72 11,385 13,530   2,145
Connecticut 30,349 32,853 18,895   0.62 0.58 13,958 11,454   -2,504
Delaware 8,750 7,739 5,040   0.58 0.65 2,699 3,710   1,011
District of Columbia 9,493 3,134 646   0.07 0.21 2,488 8,847   6,359
Florida 141,207 136,773 116,860   0.83 0.85 19,913 24,347   4,434

Georgia
83,076 86,646 69,278   0.83 0.80 17,368 13,798   -3,570
Hawaii 8,157 9,686 5,876   0.72 0.61 3,810 2,281   -1,529
Idaho 15,382 12,390 9,071   0.59 0.73 3,319 6,311   2,992
Illinois 83,662 102,211 68,668   0.82 0.67 33,543 14,994   -18,549
Indiana 59,867 49,488 41,869   0.70 0.85 7,619 17,998   10,379

Iowa
32,541 25,109 21,703   0.67 0.86 3,406 10,838   7,432
Kansas 27,681 23,757 19,483   0.70 0.82 4,274 8,198   3,924
Kentucky 35,624 32,864 27,830   0.78 0.85 5,034 7,794   2,760
Louisiana 38,577 36,843 31,756   0.82 0.86 5,087 6,821   1,734
Maine 10,631 9,342 6,698   0.63 0.72 2,644 3,933   1,289

Maryland
40,065 48,823 31,772   0.79 0.65 17,051 8,293   -8,758
Massachusetts 63,403 57,669 37,430   0.59 0.65 20,239 25,973   5,734
Michigan 73,869 72,889 63,461   0.86 0.87 9,428 10,408   980
Minnesota 39,320 45,610 31,149   0.79 0.68 14,461 8,171   -6,290
Mississippi 25,463 22,536 19,794   0.78 0.88 2,742 5,669   2,927

Missouri
45,810 43,837 34,642   0.76 0.79 9,195 11,168   1,973
Montana 7,795 6,385 4,778   0.61 0.75 1,607 3,017   1,410
Nebraska 18,006 16,742 13,612   0.76 0.81 3,130 4,394   1,264
Nevada 15,647 18,481 13,810   0.88 0.75 4,671 1,837   -2,834
New Hampshire 25,252 10,547 5,946   0.24 0.56 4,601 19,306   14,705

New Jersey
56,010 83,566 50,500   0.90 0.60 33,066 5,510   -27,556
New Mexico 14,652 15,103 12,206   0.83 0.81 2,897 2,446   -451
New York 168,769 162,209 129,497   0.77 0.80 32,712 39,272   6,560
North Carolina 81,625 77,948 66,470   0.81 0.85 11,478 15,155   3,677
North Dakota 8,043 5,633 4,141   0.51 0.74 1,492 3,902   2,410

Ohio
96,576 84,929 71,112   0.74 0.84 13,817 25,464   11,647
Oklahoma 32,224 29,008 24,875   0.77 0.86 4,133 7,349   3,216
Oregon 28,134 25,642 20,198   0.72 0.79 5,444 7,936   2,492
Pennsylvania 105,386 92,873 72,968   0.69 0.79 19,905 32,418   12,513
Rhode Island 14,593 8,849 6,097   0.42 0.69 2,752 8,496   5,744

South Carolina
41,317 36,491 30,751   0.74 0.84 5,740 10,566   4,826
South Dakota 8,060 6,635 4,996   0.62 0.75 1,639 3,064   1,425
Tennessee 52,941 50,134 40,916   0.77 0.82 9,218 12,025   2,807
Texas 218,202 235,949 203,344   0.93 0.86 32,605 14,858   -17,747
Utah 36,613 26,563 23,963   0.65 0.90 2,600 12,650   10,050

Vermont
6,132 3,719 1,866   0.30 0.50 1,853 4,266   2,413
Virginia 73,716 70,696 56,719   0.77 0.80 13,977 16,997   3,020
Washington 42,843 47,734 35,354   0.83 0.74 12,380 7,489   -4,891
West Virginia 16,811 11,440 9,722   0.58 0.85 1,718 7,089   5,371
Wisconsin 47,662 44,291 35,614   0.75 0.80 8,677 12,048   3,371
Wyoming 4,603 4,150 3,106   0.67 0.75 1,044 1,497   453

U.S. Service Academies
4,054 239 8 0.06 -239 3,815 9 4,054
State unknown10 13,896   13,896   -13,896

Other jurisdictions
31,157 31,962 29,820   0.96 0.93 2,142 1,337   -805
American Samoa 368 417 368   1.00 0.88 49 0   -49
Federated States of
    Micronesia
660 766 660   1.00 0.86 106 0   -106
Guam 1,286 1,304 1,120   0.87 0.86 184 166   -18
Marshall Islands 382 377 376   0.98 1.00 1 6   5
Northern Marianas 284 356 282   0.99 0.79 74 2   -72
Palau 170 178 170   1.00 0.96 8 0   -8
Puerto Rico 27,685 27,694 26,543   0.96 0.96 1,151 1,142   -9
U.S. Virgin Islands 322 870 301   0.93 0.35 569 21   -548

Foreign countries
58,425   58,425   -58,425
Residence not reported 9,277   9,277   -9,277
†Not applicable.
1 Includes students coming to U.S. institutions from foreign countries and other jurisdictions.
2 Students residing in a particular state when admitted to an institution anywhere--either in their home state or another state.
3 Calculated by dividing "state residents enrolled in institutions in their home state" by "total first-time enrollment in institutions located in the state."
4 Calculated by dividing "state residents enrolled in institutions in their home state" by "state residents enrolled in institutions in any state."
5 Calculated by subtracting "state residents enrolled in institutions in their home state" from "State residents enrolled in institutions in any state."
6 Calculated by subtracting "state residents enrolled in institutions in their home state" from "total first-time enrollment in institutions located in the state." Includes students coming to U.S. institutions from foreign countries and other jurisdictions.
7 Calculated by subtracting "migration of students out of state" from "migration of students into state."
8 Students whose residence is in the same state as the service academy.
9 Students whose residence is in a different state than the service academy.
10 Institution unable to determine students' 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 2021, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared January 2022.)

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