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 2021 and fall 2022

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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 2021 and fall 2022
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, any distance education course(s)	At least one, but not all, of student's courses	Total	Same state	Different state	State not known¹	Outside of the United States	Residence not reported			Total, any distance education course(s)	At least one, but not all, of student's courses	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 2021
All students, total	18,658,756	7,470,622	11,188,134	5,536,642	5,651,492	3,850,070	1,616,391	48,454	97,019	39,558	100.0	40.0	60.0	29.7	30.3	20.6	8.7	0.3	0.5	0.2
Public	13,545,702	5,053,281	8,492,421	4,573,514	3,918,907	3,355,370	438,727	42,065	53,462	29,283	100.0	37.3	62.7	33.8	28.9	24.8	3.2	0.3	0.4	0.2
Private	5,113,054	2,417,341	2,695,713	963,128	1,732,585	494,700	1,177,664	6,389	43,557	10,275	100.0	47.3	52.7	18.8	33.9	9.7	23.0	0.1	0.9	0.2
Nonprofit	4,111,799	2,213,253	1,898,546	814,478	1,084,068	382,916	656,572	5,869	33,566	5,145	100.0	53.8	46.2	19.8	26.4	9.3	16.0	0.1	0.8	0.1
For-profit	1,001,255	204,088	797,167	148,650	648,517	111,784	521,092	520	9,991	5,130	100.0	20.4	79.6	14.8	64.8	11.2	52.0	0.1	1.0	0.5
Fall 2022
All students, total	18,580,026	8,502,834	10,077,192	5,164,039	4,913,153	3,132,402	1,624,659	43,079	81,356	31,657	100.0	45.8	54.2	27.8	26.4	16.9	8.7	0.2	0.4	0.2
4-year	13,922,561	6,556,405	7,366,156	3,912,671	3,453,485	1,785,127	1,536,482	27,728	73,994	30,154	100.0	47.1	52.9	28.1	24.8	12.8	11.0	0.2	0.5	0.2
2-year	4,657,465	1,946,429	2,711,036	1,251,368	1,459,668	1,347,275	88,177	15,351	7,362	1,503	100.0	41.8	58.2	26.9	31.3	28.9	1.9	0.3	0.2	#
Public	13,494,337	6,012,212	7,482,125	4,292,493	3,189,632	2,667,431	422,914	36,261	37,688	25,338	100.0	44.6	55.4	31.8	23.6	19.8	3.1	0.3	0.3	0.2
4-year	9,040,080	4,181,017	4,859,063	3,093,636	1,765,427	1,328,010	362,222	20,917	30,434	23,844	100.0	46.2	53.8	34.2	19.5	14.7	4.0	0.2	0.3	0.3
2-year	4,454,257	1,831,195	2,623,062	1,198,857	1,424,205	1,339,421	60,692	15,344	7,254	1,494	100.0	41.1	58.9	26.9	32.0	30.1	1.4	0.3	0.2	#
Private	5,085,689	2,490,622	2,595,067	871,546	1,723,521	464,971	1,201,745	6,818	43,668	6,319	100.0	49.0	51.0	17.1	33.9	9.1	23.6	0.1	0.9	0.1
Nonprofit	4,107,644	2,305,386	1,802,258	712,749	1,089,509	361,040	683,456	4,650	34,258	6,105	100.0	56.1	43.9	17.4	26.5	8.8	16.6	0.1	0.8	0.1
4-year	4,081,682	2,293,014	1,788,668	709,224	1,079,444	358,479	675,959	4,646	34,256	6,104	100.0	56.2	43.8	17.4	26.4	8.8	16.6	0.1	0.8	0.1
2-year	25,962	12,372	13,590	3,525	10,065	2,561	7,497	4	2	1	100.0	47.7	52.3	13.6	38.8	9.9	28.9	#	#	#
For-profit	978,045	185,236	792,809	158,797	634,012	103,931	518,289	2,168	9,410	214	100.0	18.9	81.1	16.2	64.8	10.6	53.0	0.2	1.0	#
4-year	800,799	82,374	718,425	109,811	608,614	98,638	498,301	2,165	9,304	206	100.0	10.3	89.7	13.7	76.0	12.3	62.2	0.3	1.2	#
2-year	177,246	102,862	74,384	48,986	25,398	5,293	19,988	3	106	8	100.0	58.0	42.0	27.6	14.3	3.0	11.3	#	0.1	#
Undergraduate	15,397,482	7,022,919	8,374,563	4,694,035	3,680,528	2,567,152	1,012,709	34,011	39,645	27,011	100.0	45.6	54.4	30.5	23.9	16.7	6.6	0.2	0.3	0.2
4-year	10,740,017	5,076,490	5,663,527	3,442,667	2,220,860	1,219,877	924,532	18,660	32,283	25,508	100.0	47.3	52.7	32.1	20.7	11.4	8.6	0.2	0.3	0.2
2-year	4,657,465	1,946,429	2,711,036	1,251,368	1,459,668	1,347,275	88,177	15,351	7,362	1,503	100.0	41.8	58.2	26.9	31.3	28.9	1.9	0.3	0.2	#
Public	11,902,898	5,212,555	6,690,343	4,040,264	2,650,079	2,323,735	254,047	32,407	17,067	22,823	100.0	43.8	56.2	33.9	22.3	19.5	2.1	0.3	0.1	0.2
4-year	7,448,641	3,381,360	4,067,281	2,841,407	1,225,874	984,314	193,355	17,063	9,813	21,329	100.0	45.4	54.6	38.1	16.5	13.2	2.6	0.2	0.1	0.3
2-year	4,454,257	1,831,195	2,623,062	1,198,857	1,424,205	1,339,421	60,692	15,344	7,254	1,494	100.0	41.1	58.9	26.9	32.0	30.1	1.4	0.3	0.2	#
Private	3,494,584	1,810,364	1,684,220	653,771	1,030,449	243,417	758,662	1,604	22,578	4,188	100.0	51.8	48.2	18.7	29.5	7.0	21.7	#	0.6	0.1
Nonprofit	2,738,035	1,643,841	1,094,194	505,655	588,539	163,629	402,663	917	17,285	4,045	100.0	60.0	40.0	18.5	21.5	6.0	14.7	#	0.6	0.1
4-year	2,712,073	1,631,469	1,080,604	502,130	578,474	161,068	395,166	913	17,283	4,044	100.0	60.2	39.8	18.5	21.3	5.9	14.6	#	0.6	0.1
2-year	25,962	12,372	13,590	3,525	10,065	2,561	7,497	4	2	1	100.0	47.7	52.3	13.6	38.8	9.9	28.9	#	#	#
For-profit	756,549	166,523	590,026	148,116	441,910	79,788	355,999	687	5,293	143	100.0	22.0	78.0	19.6	58.4	10.5	47.1	0.1	0.7	#
4-year	579,303	63,661	515,642	99,130	416,512	74,495	336,011	684	5,187	135	100.0	11.0	89.0	17.1	71.9	12.9	58.0	0.1	0.9	#
2-year	177,246	102,862	74,384	48,986	25,398	5,293	19,988	3	106	8	100.0	58.0	42.0	27.6	14.3	3.0	11.3	#	0.1	#
Postbaccalaureate	3,182,544	1,479,915	1,702,629	470,004	1,232,625	565,250	611,950	9,068	41,711	4,646	100.0	46.5	53.5	14.8	38.7	17.8	19.2	0.3	1.3	0.1
Public	1,591,439	799,657	791,782	252,229	539,553	343,696	168,867	3,854	20,621	2,515	100.0	50.2	49.8	15.8	33.9	21.6	10.6	0.2	1.3	0.2
Private	1,591,105	680,258	910,847	217,775	693,072	221,554	443,083	5,214	21,090	2,131	100.0	42.8	57.2	13.7	43.6	13.9	27.8	0.3	1.3	0.1
Nonprofit	1,369,609	661,545	708,064	207,094	500,970	197,411	280,793	3,733	16,973	2,060	100.0	48.3	51.7	15.1	36.6	14.4	20.5	0.3	1.2	0.2
For-profit	221,496	18,713	202,783	10,681	192,102	24,143	162,290	1,481	4,117	71	100.0	8.4	91.6	4.8	86.7	10.9	73.3	0.7	1.9	#
#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. Data are for degree-granting institutions and U.S. service academies. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. 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), Fall Enrollment component, Spring 2022 (final data) and Spring 2023 (provisional data). (This table was prepared December 2023.)

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