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| Table 186. | Total fall enrollment in institutions of higher education, by state: 1970 to 1994 |
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State | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall |change,
or | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1991 | 1992 | 1993\1\ | 1994\2\ |1990 to
other area | | | | | | | | | | 1994
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1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11
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United States ......| 8,580,887 |11,184,859 |12,096,895 |12,247,055 |13,818,637 |14,358,953 |14,487,359 |14,304,803 |14,278,790 | 3.3
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Alabama ...............| 103,936 | 164,700 | 164,306 | 179,343 | 218,589 | 224,331 | 230,537 | 233,525 | 229,511 | 5.0
Alaska ................| 9,471 | 13,998 | 21,296 | 27,479 | 29,833 | 30,793 | 30,902 | 30,638 | 28,798 | -3.5
Arizona ...............| 109,619 | 173,542 | 202,716 | 216,854 | 264,148 | 272,971 | 274,671 | 272,300 | 274,932 | 4.1
Arkansas ..............| 52,039 | 65,547 | 77,607 | 77,958 | 90,425 | 94,340 | 97,578 | 99,262 | 96,294 | 6.5
California ............| 1,257,245 | 1,787,932 | 1,790,993 | 1,650,439 | 1,808,740 | 2,024,274 | 1,978,003 | 1,836,349 | 1,835,791 | 1.5
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Colorado ..............| 123,395 | 149,814 | 162,916 | 161,314 | 227,131 | 235,108 | 241,352 | 239,805 | 241,295 | 6.2
Connecticut ...........| 124,700 | 148,491 | 159,632 | 159,348 | 168,604 | 165,824 | 165,874 | 162,300 | 159,990 | -5.1
Delaware ..............| 25,260 | 32,389 | 32,939 | 31,883 | 42,004 | 42,988 | 42,763 | 43,528 | 44,197 | 5.2
District of Columbia ..| 77,158 | 84,190 | 86,675 | 78,868 | 80,156 | 77,964 | 81,909 | 81,916 | 77,705 | -3.1
Florida ...............| 235,525 | 344,267 | 411,891 | 451,392 | 588,086 | 611,781 | 618,285 | 623,403 | 634,237 | 7.8
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Georgia ...............| 126,511 | 173,585 | 184,159 | 196,826 | 251,786 | 277,023 | 293,606 | 302,844 | 308,587 | 22.6
Hawaii ................| 36,562 | 46,671 | 47,181 | 49,937 | 56,436 | 57,302 | 61,162 | 62,871 | 64,322 | 14.0
Idaho .................| 34,567 | 39,075 | 43,018 | 42,668 | 51,881 | 55,397 | 57,798 | 58,768 | 60,393 | 16.4
Illinois ..............| 452,146 | 584,089 | 644,245 | 678,689 | 729,246 | 753,297 | 748,805 | 734,089 | 731,420 | 0.3
Indiana................| 192,668 | 213,820 | 247,253 | 250,567 | 284,832 | 290,301 | 296,912 | 294,685 | 292,276 | 2.6
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Iowa ..................| 108,902 | 121,678 | 140,449 | 152,897 | 170,515 | 171,024 | 172,805 | 172,797 | 172,450 | 1.1
Kansas ................| 102,485 | 120,833 | 136,605 | 141,359 | 163,733 | 167,699 | 169,419 | 170,135 | 170,603 | 4.2
Kentucky ..............| 98,591 | 125,253 | 143,066 | 141,724 | 177,852 | 187,958 | 188,322 | 187,332 | 182,577 | 2.7
Louisiana .............| 120,728 | 153,213 | 160,058 | 177,176 | 186,840 | 197,438 | 204,379 | 201,987 | 203,567 | 9.0
Maine .................| 34,134 | 40,443 | 43,264 | 52,201 | 57,186 | 57,178 | 57,977 | 56,294 | 56,724 | -0.8
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Maryland ..............| 149,607 | 205,570 | 225,526 | 231,649 | 259,700 | 267,931 | 268,399 | 268,005 | 266,214 | 2.5
Massachusetts .........| 303,809 | 384,485 | 418,415 | 421,175 | 417,833 | 419,381 | 422,976 | 420,127 | 416,505 | -0.3
Michigan ..............| 392,726 | 496,405 | 520,131 | 507,293 | 569,803 | 568,491 | 560,773 | 568,210 | 551,307 | -3.2
Minnesota .............| 160,788 | 184,756 | 206,691 | 221,162 | 253,789 | 255,054 | 272,920 | 268,118 | 289,300 | 14.0
Mississippi ...........| 73,967 | 99,962 | 102,364 | 101,180 | 122,883 | 125,350 | 123,754 | 122,408 | 120,884 | -1.6
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Missouri...............| 183,930 | 223,115 | 234,421 | 241,146 | 289,899 | 297,154 | 296,617 | 297,062 | 293,810 | 1.3
Montana ...............| 30,062 | 30,843 | 35,177 | 35,958 | 35,876 | 37,821 | 39,644 | 39,557 | 40,095 | 11.8
Nebraska ..............| 66,915 | 74,705 | 89,488 | 97,769 | 112,831 | 113,648 | 122,603 | 115,523 | 116,000 | 2.8
Nevada ................| 13,669 | 30,187 | 40,455 | 43,656 | 61,728 | 62,664 | 63,877 | 63,947 | 64,085 | 3.8
New Hampshire .........| 29,400 | 41,030 | 46,794 | 52,283 | 59,510 | 63,718 | 63,924 | 64,043 | 62,847 | 5.6
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New Jersey ............| 216,121 | 297,114 | 321,610 | 297,658 | 324,286 | 334,641 | 343,232 | 343,029 | 335,480 | 3.5
New Mexico ............| 44,461 | 51,944 | 58,283 | 68,295 | 85,500 | 93,507 | 99,276 | 101,460 | 101,881 | 19.2
New York ..............| 806,479 | 1,005,063 | 992,237 | 1,000,098 | 1,048,286 | 1,056,487 | 1,064,822 | 1,062,924 | 1,057,841 | 0.9
North Carolina ........| 171,925 | 251,786 | 287,537 | 327,288 | 352,138 | 371,968 | 383,453 | 371,280 | 369,386 | 4.9
North Dakota ..........| 31,495 | 29,743 | 34,069 | 37,939 | 37,878 | 38,739 | 40,470 | 40,316 | 40,184 | 6.1
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Ohio ..................| 376,267 | 436,052 | 489,145 | 514,745 | 557,690 | 569,326 | 573,183 | 562,402 | 549,304 | -1.5
Oklahoma ..............| 110,155 | 146,613 | 160,295 | 169,173 | 173,221 | 183,536 | 187,846 | 183,342 | 185,174 | 6.9
Oregon ................| 122,177 | 145,281 | 157,458 | 137,967 | 165,741 | 167,107 | 167,415 | 165,834 | 164,447 | -0.8
Pennsylvania ..........| 411,044 | 470,536 | 507,716 | 533,198 | 604,060 | 620,036 | 626,904 | 621,228 | 611,174 | 1.2
Rhode Island ..........| 45,898 | 64,479 | 66,869 | 69,927 | 78,273 | 79,112 | 79,165 | 77,407 | 74,718 | -4.5
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South Carolina ........| 69,518 | 133,023 | 132,476 | 131,902 | 159,302 | 164,907 | 171,443 | 174,302 | 173,070 | 8.6
South Dakota ..........| 30,639 | 30,260 | 32,761 | 32,772 | 34,208 | 36,332 | 37,596 | 38,166 | 37,764 | 10.4
Tennessee .............| 135,103 | 181,435 | 204,581 | 194,845 | 226,238 | 238,042 | 242,970 | 244,936 | 242,966 | 7.4
Texas .................| 442,225 | 624,390 | 701,391 | 769,692 | 901,437 | 917,443 | 938,526 | 942,178 | 954,495 | 5.9
Utah ..................| 81,687 | 87,323 | 93,987 | 103,994 | 121,303 | 130,419 | 133,083 | 138,139 | 146,196 | 20.5
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Vermont ...............| 22,209 | 29,095 | 30,628 | 31,416 | 36,398 | 37,436 | 37,377 | 36,415 | 35,409 | -2.7
Virginia ..............| 151,915 | 244,671 | 280,504 | 292,416 | 353,442 | 356,325 | 354,172 | 348,535 | 354,149 | 0.2
Washington ............| 183,544 | 227,168 | 303,603 | 231,553 | 263,384 | 274,760 | 275,556 | 279,845 | 284,662 | 8.1
West Virginia..........| 63,153 | 78,619 | 81,973 | 76,659 | 84,790 | 88,602 | 90,252 | 88,852 | 87,741 | 3.5
Wisconsin .............| 202,058 | 240,701 | 269,086 | 275,069 | 299,774 | 308,986 | 307,902 | 309,036 | 303,861 | 1.4
Wyoming ...............| 15,220 | 18,078 | 21,147 | 24,204 | 31,326 | 32,118 | 31,548 | 30,702 | 30,682 | -2.1
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U.S. Service Schools ..| 17,079 | 36,897 | 49,808 | 54,052 | 48,087 | 52,921 | 52,622 | 52,647 | 51,490 | 7.1
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Outlying areas .....| 67,237 | 104,270 | 137,749 | 164,890 | 164,618 | 168,771 | 169,759 | 172,989 | 170,686 | 3.7
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American Samoa ........| --- | 689 | 976 | 758 | 1,219 | 1,267 | 1,295 | 1,264 | 1,249 | 2.5
Federated States of | | | | | | | | | |
Micronesia ..........| --- | --- | --- | --- | 975 | 837 | 1,028 | 1,148 | 1,374 | 40.9
Guam ..................| 2,719 | 3,800 | 3,217 | 4,601 | 4,741 | 5,016 | 4,845 | 5,843 | 6,449 | 36.0
Marshall Islands ......| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 374 | 386 | 424 | ---
Northern Marianas .....| --- | --- | --- | 318 | 661 | 847 | 796 | 1,261 | 1,253 | 89.6
Palau .................| --- | --- | --- | --- | 491 | 355 | 445 | 436 | 403 | -17.9
Puerto Rico ...........| 63,073 | 97,517 | 131,184 | 155,917 | 154,065 | 157,733 | 158,120 | 159,709 | 156,439 | 1.5
Trust Territory of the | | | | | | | | | |
Pacific .............| --- | 185 | 224 | 724 | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
Virgin Islands ........| 1,445 | 2,079 | 2,148 | 2,572 | 2,466 | 2,716 | 2,856 | 2,942 | 3,095 | 25.5
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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, "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities;" and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" survey. (This table was prepared January 1996.)
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