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 2020 and fall 2021

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 known1	Outside of the United States	Residence not reported					Total	Same state	Differ- ent state	State not known1	Outside of the United States	Residence not reported
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Fall 2020
All students,       total	19,027,410	4,815,378	14,212,032	5,335,113	8,876,919	6,440,743	1,956,565	78,573	215,219	185,819	100.0	25.3	74.7	28.0	46.7	33.8	10.3	0.4	1.1	1.0
Public	13,884,456	3,187,413	10,697,043	4,152,744	6,544,299	5,623,748	580,905	63,267	126,611	149,768	100.0	23.0	77.0	29.9	47.1	40.5	4.2	0.5	0.9	1.1
Private	5,142,954	1,627,965	3,514,989	1,182,369	2,332,620	816,995	1,375,660	15,306	88,608	36,051	100.0	31.7	68.3	23.0	45.4	15.9	26.7	0.3	1.7	0.7
Nonprofit	4,101,048	1,415,434	2,685,614	1,066,169	1,619,445	674,103	823,148	14,267	75,761	32,166	100.0	34.5	65.5	26.0	39.5	16.4	20.1	0.3	1.8	0.8
For-profit	1,041,906	212,531	829,375	116,200	713,175	142,892	552,512	1,039	12,847	3,885	100.0	20.4	79.6	11.2	68.4	13.7	53.0	0.1	1.2	0.4
Fall 2021
All students,       total	18,659,851	7,454,531	11,205,320	5,551,183	5,654,137	3,851,600	1,616,340	50,742	95,715	39,740	100.0	39.9	60.1	29.7	30.3	20.6	8.7	0.3	0.5	0.2
4-year	13,977,255	5,827,044	8,150,211	4,353,259	3,796,952	2,127,182	1,513,054	32,963	85,360	38,393	100.0	41.7	58.3	31.1	27.2	15.2	10.8	0.2	0.6	0.3
2-year	4,682,596	1,627,487	3,055,109	1,197,924	1,857,185	1,724,418	103,286	17,779	10,355	1,347	100.0	34.8	65.2	25.6	39.7	36.8	2.2	0.4	0.2	#
Public	13,543,524	5,044,903	8,498,621	4,578,142	3,920,479	3,356,358	438,866	41,813	53,780	29,662	100.0	37.2	62.8	33.8	28.9	24.8	3.2	0.3	0.4	0.2
4-year	9,065,752	3,539,302	5,526,450	3,427,528	2,098,922	1,640,482	362,541	24,036	43,535	28,328	100.0	39.0	61.0	37.8	23.2	18.1	4.0	0.3	0.5	0.3
2-year	4,477,772	1,505,601	2,972,171	1,150,614	1,821,557	1,715,876	76,325	17,777	10,245	1,334	100.0	33.6	66.4	25.7	40.7	38.3	1.7	0.4	0.2	#
Private	5,116,327	2,409,628	2,706,699	973,041	1,733,658	495,242	1,177,474	8,929	41,935	10,078	100.0	47.1	52.9	19.0	33.9	9.7	23.0	0.2	0.8	0.2
Nonprofit	4,113,104	2,205,250	1,907,854	823,217	1,084,637	383,392	655,930	8,406	31,912	4,997	100.0	53.6	46.4	20.0	26.4	9.3	15.9	0.2	0.8	0.1
4-year	4,085,530	2,192,460	1,893,070	818,185	1,074,885	380,516	649,067	8,404	31,909	4,989	100.0	53.7	46.3	20.0	26.3	9.3	15.9	0.2	0.8	0.1
2-year	27,574	12,790	14,784	5,032	9,752	2,876	6,863	2	3	8	100.0	46.4	53.6	18.2	35.4	10.4	24.9	#	#	#
For-profit	1,003,223	204,378	798,845	149,824	649,021	111,850	521,544	523	10,023	5,081	100.0	20.4	79.6	14.9	64.7	11.1	52.0	0.1	1.0	0.5
4-year	825,973	95,282	730,691	107,546	623,145	106,184	501,446	523	9,916	5,076	100.0	11.5	88.5	13.0	75.4	12.9	60.7	0.1	1.2	0.6
2-year	177,250	109,096	68,154	42,278	25,876	5,666	20,098	0	107	5	100.0	61.5	38.5	23.9	14.6	3.2	11.3	0.0	0.1	#
Undergraduate	15,448,420	6,053,048	9,395,372	5,035,683	4,359,689	3,243,102	993,794	40,164	50,218	32,411	100.0	39.2	60.8	32.6	28.2	21.0	6.4	0.3	0.3	0.2
4-year	10,765,824	4,425,561	6,340,263	3,837,759	2,502,504	1,518,684	890,508	22,385	39,863	31,064	100.0	41.1	58.9	35.6	23.2	14.1	8.3	0.2	0.4	0.3
2-year	4,682,596	1,627,487	3,055,109	1,197,924	1,857,185	1,724,418	103,286	17,779	10,355	1,347	100.0	34.8	65.2	25.6	39.7	36.8	2.2	0.4	0.2	#
Public	11,944,633	4,295,211	7,649,422	4,299,638	3,349,784	2,988,518	267,276	37,853	30,572	25,565	100.0	36.0	64.0	36.0	28.0	25.0	2.2	0.3	0.3	0.2
4-year	7,466,861	2,789,610	4,677,251	3,149,024	1,528,227	1,272,642	190,951	20,076	20,327	24,231	100.0	37.4	62.6	42.2	20.5	17.0	2.6	0.3	0.3	0.3
2-year	4,477,772	1,505,601	2,972,171	1,150,614	1,821,557	1,715,876	76,325	17,777	10,245	1,334	100.0	33.6	66.4	25.7	40.7	38.3	1.7	0.4	0.2	#
Private	3,503,787	1,757,837	1,745,950	736,045	1,009,905	254,584	726,518	2,311	19,646	6,846	100.0	50.2	49.8	21.0	28.8	7.3	20.7	0.1	0.6	0.2
Nonprofit	2,726,354	1,568,877	1,157,477	597,594	559,883	169,252	370,641	1,985	15,601	2,404	100.0	57.5	42.5	21.9	20.5	6.2	13.6	0.1	0.6	0.1
4-year	2,698,780	1,556,087	1,142,693	592,562	550,131	166,376	363,778	1,983	15,598	2,396	100.0	57.7	42.3	22.0	20.4	6.2	13.5	0.1	0.6	0.1
2-year	27,574	12,790	14,784	5,032	9,752	2,876	6,863	2	3	8	100.0	46.4	53.6	18.2	35.4	10.4	24.9	#	#	#
For-profit	777,433	188,960	588,473	138,451	450,022	85,332	355,877	326	4,045	4,442	100.0	24.3	75.7	17.8	57.9	11.0	45.8	#	0.5	0.6
4-year	600,183	79,864	520,319	96,173	424,146	79,666	335,779	326	3,938	4,437	100.0	13.3	86.7	16.0	70.7	13.3	55.9	0.1	0.7	0.7
2-year	177,250	109,096	68,154	42,278	25,876	5,666	20,098	0	107	5	100.0	61.5	38.5	23.9	14.6	3.2	11.3	0.0	0.1	#
Postbaccalaureate	3,211,431	1,401,483	1,809,948	515,500	1,294,448	608,498	622,546	10,578	45,497	7,329	100.0	43.6	56.4	16.1	40.3	18.9	19.4	0.3	1.4	0.2
Public	1,598,891	749,692	849,199	278,504	570,695	367,840	171,590	3,960	23,208	4,097	100.0	46.9	53.1	17.4	35.7	23.0	10.7	0.2	1.5	0.3
Private	1,612,540	651,791	960,749	236,996	723,753	240,658	450,956	6,618	22,289	3,232	100.0	40.4	59.6	14.7	44.9	14.9	28.0	0.4	1.4	0.2
Nonprofit	1,386,750	636,373	750,377	225,623	524,754	214,140	285,289	6,421	16,311	2,593	100.0	45.9	54.1	16.3	37.8	15.4	20.6	0.5	1.2	0.2
For-profit	225,790	15,418	210,372	11,373	198,999	26,518	165,667	197	5,978	639	100.0	6.8	93.2	5.0	88.1	11.7	73.4	0.1	2.6	0.3

#Rounds to zero.

1State not known is reported by the institution when a student's home state of residence cannot be determined.

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 2021 and Spring 2022, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared December 2022.)