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Table 309.20. Residence and migration of all first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates in degree-granting postsecondary institutions who graduated from high school in the previous 12 months, 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 2,092,401 2,049,336 1,629,226   0.78 0.80 420,110 463,175   43,065
Alabama 36,613 28,934 25,305   0.69 0.87 3,629 11,308   7,679
Alaska 1,428 2,652 1,311   0.92 0.49 1,341 117   -1,224
Arizona 42,376 32,543 27,622   0.65 0.85 4,921 14,754   9,833
Arkansas 21,243 18,363 16,064   0.76 0.87 2,299 5,179   2,880
California 248,550 260,292 224,517   0.90 0.86 35,775 24,033   -11,742

Colorado
30,652 31,940 22,305   0.73 0.70 9,635 8,347   -1,288
Connecticut 25,438 28,634 15,864   0.62 0.55 12,770 9,574   -3,196
Delaware 6,968 6,143 3,914   0.56 0.64 2,229 3,054   825
District of Columbia 8,672 2,392 429   0.05 0.18 1,963 8,243   6,280
Florida 109,993 109,079 94,079   0.86 0.86 15,000 15,914   914

Georgia
67,450 69,198 56,264   0.83 0.81 12,934 11,186   -1,748
Hawaii 6,270 7,635 4,502   0.72 0.59 3,133 1,768   -1,365
Idaho 11,882 9,295 6,932   0.58 0.75 2,363 4,950   2,587
Illinois 65,534 83,467 53,218   0.81 0.64 30,249 12,316   -17,933
Indiana 50,921 41,415 35,604   0.70 0.86 5,811 15,317   9,506

Iowa
28,818 21,906 19,076   0.66 0.87 2,830 9,742   6,912
Kansas 23,430 20,284 16,787   0.72 0.83 3,497 6,643   3,146
Kentucky 30,505 27,250 23,645   0.78 0.87 3,605 6,860   3,255
Louisiana 31,186 29,048 25,461   0.82 0.88 3,587 5,725   2,138
Maine 8,861 7,513 5,325   0.60 0.71 2,188 3,536   1,348

Maryland
31,939 39,952 25,130   0.79 0.63 14,822 6,809   -8,013
Massachusetts 56,147 50,170 32,165   0.57 0.64 18,005 23,982   5,977
Michigan 62,668 60,568 53,351   0.85 0.88 7,217 9,317   2,100
Minnesota 33,573 39,314 26,508   0.79 0.67 12,806 7,065   -5,741
Mississippi 22,566 19,160 17,425   0.77 0.91 1,735 5,141   3,406

Missouri
39,140 37,227 29,831   0.76 0.80 7,396 9,309   1,913
Montana 6,292 5,034 3,851   0.61 0.76 1,183 2,441   1,258
Nebraska 15,719 14,577 11,944   0.76 0.82 2,633 3,775   1,142
Nevada 12,131 13,760 10,529   0.87 0.77 3,231 1,602   -1,629
New Hampshire 9,281 8,722 4,539   0.49 0.52 4,183 4,742   559

New Jersey
44,753 70,756 40,276   0.90 0.57 30,480 4,477   -26,003
New Mexico 11,862 12,111 9,948   0.84 0.82 2,163 1,914   -249
New York 144,074 139,125 110,458   0.77 0.79 28,667 33,616   4,949
North Carolina 68,758 63,483 55,226   0.80 0.87 8,257 13,532   5,275
North Dakota 6,671 4,556 3,435   0.51 0.75 1,121 3,236   2,115

Ohio
78,016 71,327 60,529   0.78 0.85 10,798 17,487   6,689
Oklahoma 26,232 22,637 19,741   0.75 0.87 2,896 6,491   3,595
Oregon 21,122 18,921 14,563   0.69 0.77 4,358 6,559   2,201
Pennsylvania 90,674 76,943 60,687   0.67 0.79 16,256 29,987   13,731
Rhode Island 13,462 7,723 5,353   0.40 0.69 2,370 8,109   5,739

South Carolina
35,279 29,551 25,665   0.73 0.87 3,886 9,614   5,728
South Dakota 7,016 5,572 4,225   0.60 0.76 1,347 2,791   1,444
Tennessee 46,444 43,064 35,847   0.77 0.83 7,217 10,597   3,380
Texas 174,429 188,684 163,525   0.94 0.87 25,159 10,904   -14,255
Utah 24,039 17,875 16,149   0.67 0.90 1,726 7,890   6,164

Vermont
5,344 3,032 1,439   0.27 0.47 1,593 3,905   2,312
Virginia 60,241 58,607 47,039   0.78 0.80 11,568 13,202   1,634
Washington 30,382 33,647 23,893   0.79 0.71 9,754 6,489   -3,265
West Virginia 12,914 9,391 8,230   0.64 0.88 1,161 4,684   3,523
Wisconsin 37,843 34,527 27,009   0.71 0.78 7,518 10,834   3,316
Wyoming 3,366 3,076 2,309   0.69 0.75 767 1,057   290

U.S. Service Academies
3,234 183 8 0.06 -183 3,051 9 3,234
State unknown10 8261   8261   -8261

Other jurisdictions
24,832 26,331 24,621   0.99 0.94 1,710 211   -1,499
American Samoa 289 324 289   1.00 0.89 35 0   -35
Federated States of
    Micronesia
660 677 660   1.00 0.97 17 0   -17
Guam 678 784 650   0.96 0.83 134 28   -106
Marshall Islands 350 347 346   0.99 1.00 1 4   3
Northern Marianas 204 262 203   1.00 0.77 59 1   -58
Palau 170 173 170   1.00 0.98 3 0   -3
Puerto Rico 22,314 23,171 22,141   0.99 0.96 1,030 173   -857
U.S. Virgin Islands 167 593 162   0.97 0.27 431 5   -426

Foreign countries
41,557   41,557   -41,557
Residence not reported 9   9   -9
†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 who graduated from high school in the previous 12 months and were 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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