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Table 309.30. Residence and migration of all first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates in 4-year 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 1,599,156 1,558,730 1,157,420   0.72 0.74 401,310 441,736   40,426
Alabama 26,339 18,767 15,493   0.59 0.83 3,274 10,846   7,572
Alaska 1,313 2,457 1,196   0.91 0.49 1,261 117   -1,144
Arizona 32,175 22,418 17,714   0.55 0.79 4,704 14,461   9,757
Arkansas 15,573 12,664 10,662   0.68 0.84 2,002 4,911   2,909
California 151,569 164,898 129,784   0.86 0.79 35,114 21,785   -13,329

Colorado
28,333 29,658 20,466   0.72 0.69 9,192 7,867   -1,325
Connecticut 19,738 22,849 10,218   0.52 0.45 12,631 9,520   -3,111
Delaware 6,935 6,055 3,891   0.56 0.64 2,164 3,044   880
District of Columbia 8,638 2,248 417   0.05 0.19 1,831 8,221   6,390
Florida 106,349 104,932 90,665   0.85 0.86 14,267 15,684   1,417

Georgia
59,787 61,792 49,511   0.83 0.80 12,281 10,276   -2,005
Hawaii 4,132 5,451 2,429   0.59 0.45 3,022 1,703   -1,319
Idaho 10,095 7,488 5,295   0.52 0.71 2,193 4,800   2,607
Illinois 43,937 61,508 32,016   0.73 0.52 29,492 11,921   -17,571
Indiana 44,849 35,137 29,672   0.66 0.84 5,465 15,177   9,712

Iowa
18,337 12,527 9,922   0.54 0.79 2,605 8,415   5,810
Kansas 14,263 12,551 9,234   0.65 0.74 3,317 5,029   1,712
Kentucky 23,030 19,786 16,336   0.71 0.83 3,450 6,694   3,244
Louisiana 25,629 23,205 20,035   0.78 0.86 3,170 5,594   2,424
Maine 6,963 5,698 3,561   0.51 0.62 2,137 3,402   1,265

Maryland
18,879 27,469 12,885   0.68 0.47 14,584 5,994   -8,590
Massachusetts 48,596 42,602 24,838   0.51 0.58 17,764 23,758   5,994
Michigan 48,475 46,299 39,444   0.81 0.85 6,855 9,031   2,176
Minnesota 23,207 29,008 16,947   0.73 0.58 12,061 6,260   -5,801
Mississippi 10,180 7,167 5,550   0.55 0.77 1,617 4,630   3,013

Missouri
25,712 23,456 16,735   0.65 0.71 6,721 8,977   2,256
Montana 5,462 4,117 3,117   0.57 0.76 1,000 2,345   1,345
Nebraska 11,889 10,656 8,426   0.71 0.79 2,230 3,463   1,233
Nevada 11,941 13,351 10,339   0.87 0.77 3,012 1,602   -1,410
New Hampshire 7,698 7,057 3,082   0.40 0.44 3,975 4,616   641

New Jersey
29,602 55,389 25,339   0.86 0.46 30,050 4,263   -25,787
New Mexico 6,247 6,675 4,778   0.76 0.72 1,897 1,469   -428
New York 110,049 105,800 77,539   0.70 0.73 28,261 32,510   4,249
North Carolina 49,137 43,907 36,013   0.73 0.82 7,894 13,124   5,230
North Dakota 5,653 3,630 2,810   0.50 0.77 820 2,843   2,023

Ohio
68,718 62,716 52,311   0.76 0.83 10,405 16,407   6,002
Oklahoma 18,263 14,910 12,414   0.68 0.83 2,496 5,849   3,353
Oregon 14,263 12,411 8,168   0.57 0.66 4,243 6,095   1,852
Pennsylvania 78,009 64,133 48,507   0.62 0.76 15,626 29,502   13,876
Rhode Island 10,759 5,031 2,688   0.25 0.53 2,343 8,071   5,728

South Carolina
25,578 20,115 16,462   0.64 0.82 3,653 9,116   5,463
South Dakota 5,646 4,300 3,097   0.55 0.72 1,203 2,549   1,346
Tennessee 31,255 28,175 21,242   0.68 0.75 6,933 10,013   3,080
Texas 138,470 152,654 128,636   0.93 0.84 24,018 9,834   -14,184
Utah 21,832 15,584 14,055   0.64 0.90 1,529 7,777   6,248

Vermont
4,998 2,609 1,101   0.22 0.42 1,508 3,897   2,389
Virginia 42,402 40,767 29,553   0.70 0.72 11,214 12,849   1,635
Washington 28,967 31,891 22,528   0.78 0.71 9,363 6,439   -2,924
West Virginia 11,044 7,397 6,451   0.58 0.87 946 4,593   3,647
Wisconsin 33,175 29,577 22,523   0.68 0.76 7,054 10,652   3,598
Wyoming 1,832 1,846 1,142   0.62 0.62 704 690   -14

U.S. Service Academies
3,234 183 8 0.06 -183 3,051 9 3,234
State unknown10 5,942   5,942   -5,942

Other jurisdictions
23,571 24,946 23,377   0.99 0.94 1,569 194   -1,375
American Samoa 289 321 289   1.00 0.90 32 0   -32
Federated States of
    Micronesia
660 676 660   1.00 0.98 16 0   -16
Guam 678 779 650   0.96 0.83 129 28   -101
Marshall Islands 350 347 346   0.99 1.00 1 4   3
Northern Marianas 204 260 203   1.00 0.78 57 1   -56
Palau 3   3   -3
Puerto Rico 21,223 22,009 21,067   0.99 0.96 942 156   -786
U.S. Virgin Islands 167 551 162   0.97 0.29 389 5   -384

Foreign countries
39,042   39,042   -39,042
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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