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Table 196.Full-time-equivalent fall enrollment in institutions of higher education, by control and state: 1980 to 1993

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                       |                      Total                             |            Public              |            Private
  State or other area  |________________________________________________________|________________________________|________________________________
                       |   1980   |   1985   |   1990   |  1992\1\  |  1993\2\  |   1990   | 1992\1\  | 1993\2\  |   1990   | 1992\1\  | 1993\2\
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           1           |    2     |    3     |    4     |     5     |     6     |    7     |    8     |    9     |    10    |    11    |    12
_______________________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
   United States ......|8,819,013 |8,943,433 |9,983,436 |10,435,759 |10,351,817 |7,557,982 |7,911,701 |7,812,394 |2,425,454 |2,524,058 |2,539,423
                       |__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
Alabama ...............|  138,910 |  149,895 |  174,610 |   182,528 |   183,013 |  154,343 |  160,748 |  162,039 |   20,267 |   21,780 |   20,974
Alaska ................|   10,073 |   14,098 |   18,496 |    19,607 |    19,567 |   17,087 |   18,274 |   18,325 |    1,409 |    1,333 |    1,242
Arizona ...............|  127,114 |  134,954 |  167,617 |   175,720 |   178,348 |  153,500 |  158,862 |  154,951 |   14,117 |   16,858 |   23,397
Arkansas ..............|   64,307 |   63,230 |   74,449 |    79,454 |    80,309 |   63,472 |   68,482 |   69,759 |   10,977 |   10,972 |   10,550
California ............|1,099,559 |1,062,439 |1,156,288 | 1,248,547 | 1,186,529 |  979,663 |1,060,615 |  994,607 |  176,625 |  187,932 |  191,922
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Colorado ..............|  123,589 |  121,804 |  159,032 |   167,832 |   167,652 |  138,350 |  145,887 |  144,843 |   20,682 |   21,945 |   22,809
Connecticut ...........|  112,612 |  107,803 |  115,791 |   113,400 |   111,465 |   70,870 |   69,461 |   67,888 |   44,921 |   43,939 |   43,577
Delaware ..............|   26,284 |   25,750 |   31,612 |    31,982 |    32,477 |   26,059 |   26,910 |   27,295 |    5,553 |    5,072 |    5,182
District of Columbia ..|   62,126 |   59,198 |   61,845 |    62,861 |    62,990 |    7,590 |    7,405 |    6,839 |   54,255 |   55,456 |   56,151
Florida ...............|  290,647 |  308,315 |  383,385 |   411,442 |   412,279 |  302,579 |  324,910 |  328,056 |   80,806 |   86,532 |   84,223
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Georgia ...............|  152,369 |  161,952 |  198,549 |   231,052 |   237,433 |  149,115 |  177,186 |  181,419 |   49,434 |   53,866 |   56,014
Hawaii ................|   35,859 |   36,986 |   41,097 |    43,505 |    44,623 |   32,496 |   34,389 |   35,336 |    8,601 |    9,116 |    9,287
Idaho .................|   33,938 |   32,649 |   41,275 |    45,958 |    47,119 |   31,408 |   35,623 |   36,456 |    9,867 |   10,335 |   10,663
Illinois ..............|  432,365 |  450,504 |  493,364 |   506,889 |   500,739 |  353,247 |  363,003 |  355,295 |  140,117 |  143,886 |  145,444
Indiana................|  193,445 |  195,630 |  222,835 |   233,272 |   231,193 |  168,984 |  178,406 |  175,236 |   53,851 |   54,866 |   55,957
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Iowa ..................|  120,083 |  128,492 |  138,565 |   140,950 |   140,563 |   95,772 |   98,668 |   97,989 |   42,793 |   42,282 |   42,574
Kansas ................|  101,147 |  100,807 |  118,969 |   123,070 |   123,397 |  106,570 |  109,791 |  109,915 |   12,399 |   13,279 |   13,482
Kentucky ..............|  113,709 |  110,539 |  137,651 |   145,999 |   145,725 |  111,858 |  119,640 |  118,851 |   25,793 |   26,359 |   26,874
Louisiana .............|  132,780 |  148,983 |  154,132 |   166,680 |   164,605 |  129,357 |  143,624 |  140,953 |   24,775 |   23,056 |   23,652
Maine .................|   34,471 |   37,993 |   42,021 |    42,250 |    41,679 |   29,876 |   29,220 |   28,628 |   12,145 |   13,030 |   13,051
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Maryland ..............|  149,202 |  148,091 |  169,972 |   175,879 |   175,231 |  141,950 |  146,868 |  145,786 |   28,022 |   29,011 |   29,445
Massachusetts .........|  315,937 |  321,022 |  320,299 |   325,190 |   321,807 |  130,962 |  129,473 |  127,436 |  189,337 |  195,717 |  194,371
Michigan ..............|  366,058 |  354,690 |  389,814 |   385,626 |   388,039 |  326,952 |  320,562 |  323,992 |   62,862 |   65,064 |   64,047
Minnesota .............|  162,559 |  170,958 |  190,608 |   201,777 |   197,504 |  143,424 |  151,377 |  147,470 |   47,184 |   50,400 |   50,034
Mississippi ...........|   85,621 |   86,846 |  103,957 |   104,626 |   103,750 |   92,269 |   92,993 |   92,715 |   11,688 |   11,633 |   11,035
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Missouri...............|  180,156 |  178,090 |  210,104 |   215,859 |   216,343 |  142,953 |  142,484 |  141,391 |   67,151 |   73,375 |   74,952
Montana ...............|   29,428 |   29,992 |   29,905 |    33,525 |    33,797 |   26,835 |   29,127 |   29,670 |    3,070 |    4,398 |    4,127
Nebraska ..............|   68,505 |   70,778 |   80,989 |    88,126 |    83,873 |   65,739 |   71,875 |   67,145 |   15,250 |   16,251 |   16,728
Nevada ................|   22,467 |   23,093 |   33,814 |    36,294 |    35,709 |   33,392 |   35,694 |   35,125 |      422 |      600 |      584
New Hampshire .........|   39,456 |   41,733 |   45,762 |    49,262 |    49,063 |   24,948 |   26,998 |   27,079 |   20,814 |   22,264 |   21,984
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
New Jersey ............|  218,838 |  201,270 |  221,468 |   234,572 |   235,483 |  174,324 |  186,062 |  186,934 |   47,144 |   48,510 |   48,549
New Mexico ............|   43,722 |   47,169 |   59,517 |    67,168 |    69,106 |   57,870 |   63,701 |   66,326 |    1,647 |    3,467 |    2,780
New York ..............|  760,305 |  763,596 |  798,696 |   818,337 |   822,909 |  446,379 |  447,770 |  451,039 |  352,317 |  370,567 |  371,870
North Carolina ........|  235,266 |  249,901 |  269,025 |   288,536 |   283,809 |  208,321 |  227,277 |  223,207 |   60,704 |   61,259 |   60,602
North Dakota ..........|   30,188 |   32,456 |   33,118 |    35,013 |    35,207 |   30,276 |   31,672 |   31,849 |    2,842 |    3,341 |    3,358
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Ohio ..................|  369,342 |  383,898 |  420,499 |   434,240 |   426,308 |  317,837 |  325,788 |  320,661 |  102,662 |  108,452 |  105,647
Oklahoma ..............|  115,701 |  126,691 |  128,203 |   142,449 |   135,727 |  108,933 |  122,381 |  116,127 |   19,270 |   20,068 |   19,600
Oregon ................|  110,649 |  102,247 |  120,176 |   120,025 |   118,836 |  101,424 |  100,554 |   99,309 |   18,752 |   19,471 |   19,527
Pennsylvania ..........|  404,192 |  422,349 |  464,179 |   480,324 |   475,632 |  261,305 |  272,833 |  267,077 |  202,874 |  207,491 |  208,555
Rhode Island ..........|   50,628 |   53,016 |   60,168 |    60,106 |    59,215 |   28,804 |   29,169 |   27,532 |   31,364 |   30,937 |   31,683
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
South Carolina ........|  109,346 |  109,303 |  127,225 |   132,199 |   131,768 |  101,918 |  109,113 |  108,917 |   25,307 |   23,086 |   22,851
South Dakota ..........|   27,873 |   26,988 |   28,256 |    30,615 |    31,850 |   22,128 |   24,848 |   26,386 |    6,128 |    5,767 |    5,464
Tennessee .............|  161,058 |  152,967 |  175,961 |   187,884 |   188,253 |  130,184 |  142,097 |  142,263 |   45,777 |   45,787 |   45,990
Texas .................|  527,724 |  566,736 |  637,742 |   663,608 |   664,476 |  553,436 |  573,299 |  573,213 |   84,306 |   90,309 |   91,263
Utah ..................|   78,199 |   84,095 |   94,012 |   106,461 |   110,574 |   63,495 |   73,109 |   75,504 |   30,517 |   33,352 |   35,070
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Vermont ...............|   25,572 |   25,649 |   29,072 |    29,634 |    28,784 |   16,048 |   16,176 |   15,894 |   13,024 |   13,458 |   12,890
Virginia ..............|  199,549 |  204,928 |  251,708 |   254,088 |   250,710 |  202,285 |  206,937 |  204,989 |   49,423 |   47,151 |   45,721
Washington ............|  194,440 |  171,668 |  189,521 |   199,121 |   204,370 |  160,889 |  169,156 |  172,950 |   28,632 |   29,965 |   31,420
West Virginia..........|   60,394 |   58,438 |   68,235 |    72,133 |    71,272 |   59,229 |   62,697 |   61,468 |    9,006 |    9,436 |    9,804
Wisconsin .............|  206,790 |  211,749 |  229,975 |   229,686 |   230,744 |  192,107 |  188,863 |  188,997 |   37,868 |   40,823 |   41,747
Wyoming ...............|   14,725 |   17,037 |   21,888 |    22,232 |    22,040 |   21,185 |   21,478 |   21,340 |      703 |      754 |      700
                       |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
U.S. Service Schools ..|   49,736 |   53,968 |   47,985 |    38,166 |    37,923 |   47,985 |   38,166 |   37,923 |      --- |      --- |      ---
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   Outlying areas .....|  117,637 |  145,530 |  140,954 |   145,833 |   146,491 |   55,908 |   56,136 |   57,952 |   85,046 |   89,697 |   88,539
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American Samoa ........|      824 |      497 |      952 |     1,029 |     1,007 |      952 |    1,029 |    1,007 |      --- |      --- |      ---
Federated States of    |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
  Micronesia ..........|      --- |      --- |      549 |       690 |       743 |      549 |      690 |      743 |      --- |      --- |      ---
Guam ..................|    2,115 |    3,049 |    2,956 |     3,107 |     3,820 |    2,956 |    3,107 |    3,820 |      --- |      --- |      ---
Marshall Islands.......|      --- |      --- |      --- |       296 |       374 |      --- |      296 |      374 |      --- |      --- |      ---
Northern Marianas .....|      --- |      183 |      376 |       476 |       653 |      376 |      476 |      653 |      --- |      --- |      ---
Palau .................|      --- |      --- |      423 |       382 |       377 |      423 |      382 |      377 |      --- |      --- |      ---
Puerto Rico ...........|  113,285 |  139,627 |  134,193 |   138,047 |   137,601 |   49,147 |   48,350 |   49,062 |   85,046 |   89,697 |   88,539
Trust Territory of the |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
  Pacific .............|      195 |      680 |      --- |       --- |       --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      ---
Virgin Islands ........|    1,218 |    1,494 |    1,505 |     1,806 |     1,916 |    1,505 |    1,806 |    1,916 |      --- |      --- |      ---
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\1\Revised from previously published data.
\2\Preliminary data.

---Data not reported or not applicable.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys. (This table was prepared February 1995.)


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