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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 2022 and fall 2023
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 2022
    All students, 
        total 
18,583,497
8,506,890
10,076,607
5,176,734
4,899,873
3,121,520
1,623,064
42,925
79,821
32,543
100.0
45.8
54.2
27.9
26.4
16.8
8.7
0.2
0.4
0.2
Public 13,495,656 6,010,220 7,485,436 4,306,093 3,179,343 2,658,271 422,683 36,134 36,243 26,012 100.0 44.5 55.5 31.9 23.6 19.7 3.1 0.3 0.3 0.2
Private 5,087,841 2,496,670 2,591,171 870,641 1,720,530 463,249 1,200,381 6,791 43,578 6,531 100.0 49.1 50.9 17.1 33.8 9.1 23.6 0.1 0.9 0.1
  Nonprofit 4,109,771 2,311,335 1,798,436 709,656 1,088,780 359,535 684,134 4,624 34,170 6,317 100.0 56.2 43.8 17.3 26.5 8.7 16.6 0.1 0.8 0.2
  For-profit   978,070 185,335 792,735 160,985 631,750 103,714 516,247 2,167 9,408 214 100.0 18.9 81.1 16.5 64.6 10.6 52.8 0.2 1.0 #

Fall 2023



















    All students, 
        total 
19,039,584
8,732,411
10,307,173
5,329,035
4,978,138
3,121,730
1,686,212
59,294
79,376
31,526
100.0
45.9
54.1
28.0
26.1
16.4
8.9
0.3
0.4
0.2
4-year   14,322,996 6,692,620 7,630,376 4,022,134 3,608,242 1,841,278 1,623,991 39,068 74,633 29,272 100.0 46.7 53.3 28.1 25.2 12.9 11.3 0.3 0.5 0.2
2-year 4,716,588 2,039,791 2,676,797 1,306,901 1,369,896 1,280,452 62,221 20,226 4,743 2,254 100.0 43.2 56.8 27.7 29.0 27.1 1.3 0.4  0.1 #

Public
13,827,774
6,230,686
7,597,088
4,446,709
3,150,379
2,629,953
412,492
50,562
32,407
24,965
100.0
45.1
54.9
32.2
22.8
19.0
3.0
0.4
0.2
0.2
  4-year  9,313,867 4,310,882 5,002,985 3,195,115 1,807,870 1,357,564 369,561 30,336 27,672 22,737 100.0 46.3 53.7 34.3 19.4 14.6 4.0 0.3 0.3 0.2
  2-year  4,513,907 1,919,804 2,594,103 1,251,594 1,342,509 1,272,389 42,931 20,226 4,735 2,228 100.0 42.5 57.5 27.7 29.7 28.2 1.0  0.4  0.1 #

Private
5,211,810
2,501,725
2,710,085
882,326
1,827,759
491,777
1,273,720
8,732
46,969
6,561
100.0
48.0
52.0
16.9
35.1
9.4
24.4
0.2
0.9
0.1
  Nonprofit 4,182,357 2,308,826 1,873,531 713,769 1,159,762 370,224 738,408 4,496 40,239 6,395 100.0 55.2 44.8 17.1 27.7 8.9 17.7 0.1 1.0 0.2
    4-year  4,155,234 2,297,028 1,858,206 709,725 1,148,481 367,642 729,727 4,496 40,237 6,379 100.0 55.3 44.7 17.1 27.6 8.8 17.6 0.1 1.0 0.2
    2-year  27,123 11,798 15,325 4,044 11,281 2,582 8,681 0 2 16 100.0 43.5 56.5 14.9 41.6 9.5 32.0 0 #  0.1
  For-profit   1,029,453 192,899 836,554 168,557 667,997 121,553 535,312 4,236 6,730 166 100.0 18.7 81.3 16.4 64.9 11.8 52.0  0.4 0.7 #
    4-year  853,895 84,710 769,185 117,294 651,891 116,072 524,703 4,236 6,724 156 100.0 9.9 90.1 13.7 76.3 13.6 61.4  0.5 0.8 #
    2-year  175,558 108,189 67,369 51,263 16,106 5,481 10,609 0 6 10 100.0 61.6 38.4 29.2 9.2 3.1 6.0 0 # #

Undergraduate
15,825,762
7,256,027
8,569,735
4,847,526
3,722,209
2,546,147
1,061,898
49,450
38,674
26,040
100.0
45.8
54.2
30.6
23.5
16.1
6.7
0.3
0.2
0.2
  4-year   11,109,174 5,216,236 5,892,938 3,540,625 2,352,313 1,265,695 999,677 29,224 33,931 23,786 100.0 47.0 53.0 31.9 21.2 11.4 9.0 0.3 0.3 0.2
  2-year  4,716,588 2,039,791 2,676,797 1,306,901 1,369,896 1,280,452 62,221 20,226 4,743 2,254 100.0 43.2 56.8 27.7 29.0 27.1 1.3 0.4  0.1 #
  
  Public 
12,227,529
5,425,820
6,801,709
4,198,353
2,603,356
2,281,061
241,320
45,437
13,292
22,246
100.0
44.4
55.6
34.3
21.3
18.7
2.0
 0.4
0.1
0.2
    4-year  7,713,622 3,506,016 4,207,606 2,946,759 1,260,847 1,008,672 198,389 25,211 8,557 20,018 100.0 45.5 54.5 38.2 16.3 13.1 2.6  0.3 0.1 0.3
    2-year  4,513,907 1,919,804 2,594,103 1,251,594 1,342,509 1,272,389 42,931 20,226 4,735 2,228 100.0 42.5 57.5 27.7 29.7 28.2 1.0  0.4  0.1 #
  
  Private 
3,598,233
1,830,207
1,768,026
649,173
1,118,853
265,086
820,578
4,013
25,382
3,794
100.0
50.9
49.1
18.0
31.1
7.4
22.8
 0.1
0.7
 0.1
    Nonprofit 2,801,166 1,656,669 1,144,497 494,921 649,576 168,229 454,074 1,628 21,991 3,654 100.0 59.1 40.9 17.7 23.2 6.0 16.2  0.1 0.8  0.1
      4-year  2,774,043 1,644,871 1,129,172 490,877 638,295 165,647 445,393 1,628 21,989 3,638 100.0 59.3 40.7 17.7 23.0 6.0 16.1  0.1 0.8  0.1
      2-year  27,123 11,798 15,325 4,044 11,281 2,582 8,681 0 2 16 100.0 43.5 56.5 14.9 41.6 9.5 32.0 0 #  0.1
    For-profit   797,067 173,538 623,529 154,252 469,277 96,857 366,504 2,385 3,391 140 100.0 21.8 78.2 19.4 58.9 12.2 46.0  0.3 0.4 #
      4-year  621,509 65,349 556,160 102,989 453,171 91,376 355,895 2,385 3,385 130 100.0 10.5 89.5 16.6 72.9 14.7 57.3  0.4 0.5 #
      2-year  175,558 108,189 67,369 51,263 16,106 5,481 10,609 0 6 10 100.0 61.6 38.4 29.2 9.2 3.1 6.0 0 # #

Postbaccalaureate
3,213,822
1,476,384
1,737,438
481,509
1,255,929
575,583
624,314
9,844
40,702
5,486
100.0
45.9
54.1
15.0
39.1
17.9
19.4
0.3
1.3
0.2
  Public  1,600,245 804,866 795,379 248,356 547,023 348,892 171,172 5,125 19,115 2,719 100.0 50.3 49.7 15.5 34.2 21.8 10.7 0.3 1.2 0.2
  Private  1,613,577 671,518 942,059 233,153 708,906 226,691 453,142 4,719 21,587 2,767 100.0 41.6 58.4 14.4 43.9 14.0 28.1 0.3 1.3 0.2
    Nonprofit 1,381,191 652,157 729,034 218,848 510,186 201,995 284,334 2,868 18,248 2,741 100.0 47.2 52.8 15.8 36.9 14.6 20.6 0.2 1.3 0.2
    For-profit   232,386 19,361 213,025 14,305 198,720 24,696 168,808 1,851 3,339 26 100.0 8.3 91.7 6.2 85.5 10.6 72.6  0.8 1.4 #
#Rounds to zero.
1Institutions report state not known 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. 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 2023 (final data) and Spring 2024 (provisional data). (This table was prepared December 2024.)

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