Total fall enrollment in public institutions of higher education, by state: 1970 to 1993

Table 185.
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                       |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |Percent
         State         |   Fall    |   Fall    |   Fall    |   Fall    |   Fall    |   Fall    |   Fall    |   Fall    |   Fall    |change,
          or           |   1970    |   1975    |   1980    |   1985    |   1989    |   1990    |   1991    |  1992\1\  |  1993\2\  |1989 to
      other area       |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           | 1993
_______________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|_______
           1           |     2     |     3     |     4     |     5     |     6     |     7     |     8     |     9     |    10     |  11
_______________________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|___________|_______
   United States ......| 6,428,134 | 8,834,508 | 9,457,394 | 9,479,273 |10,577,963 |10,844,717 |11,309,563 |11,384,567 |11,189,088 |   5.8
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Alabama ...............|    87,884 |   145,698 |   143,674 |   158,688 |   187,575 |   195,939 |   202,311 |   206,287 |   210,094 |  12.0
Alaska ................|     8,563 |    13,218 |    20,561 |    26,510 |    26,274 |    27,792 |    29,019 |    29,037 |    28,708 |   9.3
Arizona ...............|   107,315 |   168,666 |   194,034 |   202,036 |   239,314 |   248,213 |   253,631 |   255,907 |   246,754 |   3.1
Arkansas ..............|    43,599 |    56,127 |    66,068 |    66,123 |    76,416 |    78,645 |    82,152 |    85,829 |    87,942 |  15.1
California ............| 1,123,529 | 1,617,558 | 1,599,838 | 1,444,207 | 1,590,568 | 1,594,710 | 1,804,654 | 1,748,649 | 1,604,158 |   0.9
                       |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
Colorado ..............|   108,562 |   136,370 |   145,598 |   142,031 |   175,850 |   200,653 |   206,645 |   212,427 |   209,932 |  19.4
Connecticut ...........|    73,391 |    93,567 |    97,788 |    98,616 |   109,697 |   109,556 |   107,321 |   107,786 |   105,446 |  -3.9
Delaware ..............|    21,151 |    27,082 |    28,325 |    27,933 |    33,037 |    34,252 |    35,311 |    35,313 |    35,771 |   8.3
District of Columbia ..|    12,194 |    15,159 |    13,900 |    12,747 |    12,439 |    12,595 |    12,033 |    12,285 |    10,959 | -11.9
Florida ...............|   189,450 |   287,745 |   334,349 |   362,241 |   485,280 |   489,081 |   506,342 |   511,226 |   518,480 |   6.8
                       |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
Georgia ...............|   101,900 |   142,593 |   140,158 |   148,956 |   186,776 |   196,413 |   218,924 |   233,078 |   239,755 |  28.4
Hawaii ................|    32,963 |    43,278 |    43,269 |    43,246 |    43,644 |    45,728 |    45,682 |    49,605 |    50,618 |  16.0
Idaho .................|    27,072 |    31,298 |    34,491 |    33,666 |    38,447 |    41,315 |    44,149 |    46,607 |    47,524 |  23.6
Illinois ..............|   315,634 |   444,458 |   491,274 |   520,224 |   536,643 |   551,333 |   571,249 |   566,614 |   549,745 |   2.4
Indiana................|   136,739 |   159,453 |   189,224 |   193,833 |   216,433 |   223,953 |   228,378 |   234,624 |   231,259 |   6.9
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Iowa ..................|    68,390 |    83,572 |    97,454 |   109,765 |   116,889 |   117,834 |   120,360 |   122,841 |   122,267 |   4.6
Kansas ................|    88,215 |   107,761 |   121,987 |   127,220 |   145,134 |   149,117 |   152,349 |   153,399 |   154,016 |   6.1
Kentucky ..............|    77,240 |   105,265 |   114,884 |   110,836 |   137,297 |   147,095 |   155,773 |   157,838 |   156,160 |  13.7
Louisiana .............|   101,127 |   132,054 |   136,703 |   153,173 |   151,733 |   158,290 |   168,822 |   177,373 |   173,950 |  14.6
Maine .................|    25,405 |    31,092 |    31,878 |    33,188 |    40,511 |    41,500 |    40,928 |    40,846 |    39,819 |  -1.7
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Maryland ..............|   118,988 |   176,544 |   195,051 |   198,992 |   216,769 |   220,783 |   228,638 |   227,987 |   226,666 |   4.6
Massachusetts .........|   116,127 |   173,564 |   183,765 |   185,602 |   187,772 |   186,035 |   180,559 |   183,119 |   181,461 |  -3.4
Michigan ..............|   339,625 |   436,655 |   454,147 |   434,270 |   479,714 |   487,359 |   486,301 |   473,322 |   483,145 |   0.7
Minnesota .............|   130,567 |   148,630 |   162,379 |   173,984 |   198,610 |   199,211 |   199,753 |   212,158 |   207,131 |   4.3
Mississippi ...........|    64,968 |    89,919 |    90,661 |    90,704 |   103,035 |   109,038 |   111,386 |   109,911 |   109,373 |   6.2
                       |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
Missouri...............|   132,540 |   158,196 |   165,179 |   168,829 |   192,322 |   200,093 |   203,125 |   198,610 |   197,821 |   2.9
Montana ...............|    27,287 |    27,798 |    31,178 |    32,032 |    33,197 |    31,865 |    33,453 |    33,765 |    34,326 |   3.4
Nebraska ..............|    51,454 |    61,240 |    73,509 |    81,202 |    91,337 |    94,614 |    94,692 |   103,196 |    95,782 |   4.9
Nevada ................|    13,576 |    30,010 |    40,280 |    43,368 |    56,184 |    61,242 |    61,985 |    63,192 |    63,229 |  12.5
New Hampshire .........|    15,979 |    24,205 |    24,119 |    26,669 |    33,370 |    32,163 |    34,518 |    35,255 |    35,571 |   6.6
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New Jersey ............|   145,373 |   227,764 |   247,028 |   237,297 |   253,544 |   261,601 |   270,728 |   278,385 |   278,361 |   9.8
New Mexico ............|    40,795 |    47,605 |    55,077 |    66,059 |    79,359 |    83,403 |    89,853 |    94,901 |    98,093 |  23.6
New York ..............|   449,437 |   613,842 |   563,251 |   563,251 |   600,978 |   616,884 |   605,898 |   606,308 |   604,989 |   0.7
North Carolina ........|   123,761 |   201,288 |   228,154 |   267,044 |   277,062 |   285,405 |   305,473 |   315,518 |   303,556 |   9.6
North Dakota ..........|    30,192 |    27,954 |    31,709 |    34,802 |    37,555 |    34,690 |    35,218 |    36,783 |    36,644 |  -2.4
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Ohio ..................|   281,099 |   336,931 |   381,765 |   379,164 |   412,073 |   427,613 |   436,292 |   437,027 |   429,756 |   4.3
Oklahoma ..............|    91,438 |   124,372 |   137,188 |   146,827 |   151,410 |   151,073 |   160,166 |   164,728 |   160,901 |   6.3
Oregon ................|   108,483 |   129,785 |   140,102 |   119,612 |   141,311 |   144,427 |   144,451 |   144,902 |   143,352 |   1.4
Pennsylvania ..........|   232,982 |   287,436 |   292,499 |   300,523 |   335,101 |   343,478 |   354,435 |   359,856 |   351,747 |   5.0
Rhode Island ..........|    25,527 |    32,311 |    35,052 |    35,389 |    40,604 |    42,350 |    42,503 |    43,264 |    40,833 |   0.6
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South Carolina ........|    47,101 |   107,690 |   107,683 |   105,854 |   118,639 |   131,134 |   137,012 |   145,580 |   148,933 |  25.5
South Dakota ..........|    23,936 |    21,925 |    24,328 |    23,339 |    25,075 |    26,596 |    28,888 |    30,346 |    31,427 |  25.3
Tennessee .............|    98,897 |   139,526 |   156,835 |   147,951 |   167,056 |   175,049 |   186,441 |   192,302 |   194,225 |  16.3
Texas .................|   365,522 |   542,212 |   613,552 |   677,192 |   782,495 |   802,314 |   816,554 |   832,458 |   834,696 |   6.7
Utah ..................|    49,588 |    56,536 |    59,598 |    69,426 |    79,623 |    86,108 |    94,802 |    96,958 |   100,271 |  25.9
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Vermont ...............|    12,536 |    17,145 |    17,984 |    18,844 |    20,925 |    20,910 |    21,485 |    21,397 |    21,001 |   0.4
Virginia ..............|   123,279 |   215,253 |   246,500 |   250,754 |   287,624 |   291,286 |   298,107 |   297,522 |   293,810 |   2.2
Washington ............|   162,718 |   202,531 |   276,028 |   201,532 |   221,362 |   227,632 |   238,345 |   238,763 |   241,813 |   9.2
West Virginia..........|    51,363 |    68,117 |    71,228 |    66,531 |    72,478 |    74,108 |    78,215 |    79,284 |    77,500 |   6.9
Wisconsin .............|   170,374 |   210,535 |   235,179 |   238,735 |   247,262 |   253,529 |   260,082 |   256,890 |   256,669 |   3.8
Wyoming ...............|    15,220 |    18,078 |    21,121 |    24,204 |    28,553 |    30,623 |    31,251 |    30,687 |    30,002 |   5.1
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U.S. Service Schools ..|    17,079 |    36,897 |    49,808 |    54,052 |    55,607 |    48,087 |    52,921 |    52,622 |    52,647 |  -5.3
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   Outlying areas .....|    46,680 |    59,923 |    60,692 |    65,411 |    67,056 |    66,244 |    66,074 |    66,702 |    69,115 |   3.1
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American Samoa ........|       --- |       689 |       976 |       758 |     1,011 |     1,219 |     1,267 |     1,295 |     1,264 |  25.0
Federated States of    |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
  Micronesia ..........|       --- |       --- |       --- |       --- |       838 |       975 |       837 |     1,028 |     1,148 |  37.0
Guam ..................|     2,719 |     3,800 |     3,217 |     4,601 |     4,350 |     4,741 |     5,016 |     4,845 |     5,843 |  34.3
Marshall Islands.......|       --- |       --- |       --- |       --- |       --- |       --- |       --- |       374 |       386 |   ---
Northern Marianas .....|       --- |       --- |       --- |       318 |       419 |       661 |       847 |       796 |     1,261 | 201.0
Palau .................|       --- |       --- |       --- |       --- |     1,037 |       491 |       355 |       445 |       436 | -58.0
Puerto Rico ...........|    42,516 |    53,170 |    54,127 |    56,438 |    56,704 |    55,691 |    55,036 |    55,063 |    55,835 |  -1.5
Trust Territory of the |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |           |
  Pacific .............|       --- |       185 |       224 |       724 |       --- |       --- |       --- |       --- |       --- |   ---
Virgin Islands ........|     1,445 |     2,079 |     2,148 |     2,572 |     2,697 |     2,466 |     2,716 |     2,856 |     2,942 |   9.1
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\1\Revised.
\2\Preliminary data.
---Data not reported or not applicable.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities;" and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" survey. (This table was prepared February 1995).
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