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Table 195. -  Total fall enrollment in private institutions of higher education, by attendance status, sex, and state: 1995 and 1996
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                      |                      Fall 1995                     |                      Fall 1996\1\
                      |____________________________________________________|____________________________________________________
  State or other area |          |       Full-time     |     Part-time     |          |       Full-time     |     Part-time
                      |  Total   |_____________________|___________________|  Total   |_____________________|___________________
                      |          |   Men    |  Women   |   Men   |  Women  |          |   Men    |  Women   |   Men   |  Women
______________________|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________
          1           |    2     |    3     |    4     |    5    |    6    |    7     |    8     |    9     |   10    |   11
______________________|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________
   United States .....|3,169,407 |1,037,647 |1,165,854 | 397,257 | 568,649 |3,210,084 |1,047,601 |1,201,715 | 408,854 | 551,914
                      |__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________
Alabama ..............|   22,447 |    8,047 |   10,327 |   1,698 |   2,375 |   22,968 |    7,966 |   10,989 |   1,549 |   2,464
Alaska ...............|      980 |      253 |      358 |     154 |     215 |    1,018 |      282 |      419 |     120 |     197
Arizona ..............|   19,451 |    9,113 |    7,227 |   1,377 |   1,734 |   23,363 |   10,738 |    8,968 |   1,605 |   2,052
Arkansas .............|   11,113 |    4,584 |    5,235 |     481 |     813 |   11,231 |    4,605 |    5,494 |     445 |     687
California ...........|  252,812 |   88,877 |   96,259 |  31,604 |  36,072 |  257,727 |   90,614 |   99,639 |  31,002 |  36,472
                      |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
Colorado .............|   32,427 |   10,202 |   10,277 |   5,954 |   5,994 |   33,766 |   10,659 |   11,210 |   5,788 |   6,109
Connecticut ..........|   57,156 |   17,814 |   19,404 |   8,397 |  11,541 |   57,773 |   18,380 |   20,187 |   8,015 |  11,191
Delaware .............|    8,103 |    1,574 |    1,823 |   1,679 |   3,027 |    8,259 |    1,506 |    1,872 |   1,638 |   3,243
District of Columbia .|   67,614 |   21,262 |   25,628 |   9,325 |  11,399 |   66,783 |   20,958 |   25,781 |   8,941 |  11,103
Florida ..............|  106,696 |   36,574 |   35,292 |  17,259 |  17,571 |  110,143 |   36,938 |   37,467 |  17,009 |  18,729
                      |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
Georgia ..............|   66,030 |   25,521 |   29,367 |   4,554 |   6,588 |   68,715 |   26,194 |   31,213 |   4,379 |   6,929
Hawaii ...............|   13,000 |    3,756 |    4,169 |   2,638 |   2,437 |   14,013 |    4,162 |    5,072 |   2,469 |   2,310
Idaho ................|   10,580 |    4,254 |    5,574 |     263 |     489 |   10,512 |    4,225 |    5,498 |     254 |     535
Illinois .............|  187,606 |   58,908 |   64,465 |  26,971 |  37,262 |  188,517 |   59,165 |   65,711 |  26,574 |  37,067
Indiana...............|   64,820 |   25,856 |   26,950 |   3,719 |   8,295 |   65,359 |   26,000 |   27,381 |   3,790 |   8,188
                      |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
Iowa .................|   51,439 |   16,917 |   19,498 |   4,608 |  10,416 |   51,098 |   16,645 |   19,611 |   5,418 |   9,424
Kansas ...............|   17,194 |    5,843 |    6,890 |   1,632 |   2,829 |   16,921 |    5,700 |    6,854 |   1,590 |   2,777
Kentucky .............|   30,050 |   10,037 |   12,211 |   2,709 |   5,093 |   30,326 |   10,152 |   12,548 |   2,758 |   4,868
Louisiana ............|   29,062 |    9,565 |   11,355 |   3,632 |   4,510 |   28,928 |    9,046 |   11,641 |   4,138 |   4,103
Maine ................|   18,352 |    4,608 |    6,632 |   1,332 |   5,780 |   17,757 |    4,739 |    6,769 |   1,267 |   4,982
                      |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
Maryland .............|   43,453 |   10,953 |   12,597 |   7,563 |  12,340 |   43,480 |   11,038 |   13,008 |   7,346 |  12,088
Massachusetts ........|  237,017 |   78,142 |   90,246 |  27,058 |  41,571 |  236,911 |   78,037 |   91,365 |  26,968 |  40,541
Michigan .............|   85,949 |   20,532 |   26,921 |  15,289 |  23,207 |   87,985 |   20,905 |   29,171 |  14,823 |  23,086
Minnesota ............|   63,567 |   19,033 |   24,982 |   7,565 |  11,987 |   66,722 |   19,395 |   25,913 |   7,218 |  14,196
Mississippi ..........|   12,090 |    3,798 |    5,053 |   1,231 |   2,008 |   11,329 |    3,499 |    4,712 |   1,132 |   1,986
                      |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
Missouri..............|  101,543 |   29,240 |   31,815 |  17,519 |  22,969 |  101,264 |   30,711 |   33,379 |  16,019 |  21,155
Montana ..............|    5,239 |    1,371 |    2,151 |     671 |   1,046 |    5,145 |    1,345 |    2,178 |     640 |     982
Nebraska .............|   20,119 |    6,663 |    8,382 |   1,633 |   3,441 |   19,583 |    6,569 |    8,498 |   1,459 |   3,057
Nevada ...............|    1,143 |      406 |      493 |      89 |     155 |    1,542 |      552 |      643 |     113 |     234
New Hampshire ........|   28,258 |    8,291 |    9,651 |   3,609 |   6,707 |   28,098 |    8,268 |    9,587 |   3,593 |   6,650
                      |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
New Jersey ...........|   62,762 |   18,828 |   19,482 |   9,704 |  14,748 |   63,592 |   19,444 |   19,843 |   9,569 |  14,736
New Mexico ...........|    5,185 |    1,847 |    2,421 |     262 |     655 |    5,916 |    2,089 |    2,790 |     303 |     734
New York .............|  453,075 |  142,843 |  165,358 |  54,779 |  90,095 |  455,388 |  142,696 |  169,941 |  54,013 |  88,738
North Carolina .......|   68,931 |   26,339 |   30,555 |   4,826 |   7,211 |   70,229 |   26,751 |   31,643 |   4,784 |   7,051
North Dakota .........|    3,589 |    1,361 |    1,820 |     109 |     299 |    3,789 |    1,398 |    1,938 |     134 |     319
                      |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
Ohio .................|  130,457 |   42,257 |   46,245 |  19,245 |  22,710 |  132,196 |   43,394 |   47,232 |  19,283 |  22,287
Oklahoma .............|   22,650 |    9,020 |    8,596 |   2,675 |   2,359 |   22,874 |    9,019 |    8,691 |   2,727 |   2,437
Oregon ...............|   23,528 |    8,377 |    9,748 |   2,289 |   3,114 |   23,739 |    8,337 |   10,048 |   2,386 |   2,968
Pennsylvania .........|  277,831 |   81,711 |   88,388 |  43,832 |  63,900 |  286,813 |   82,293 |   90,513 |  60,384 |  53,623
Rhode Island .........|   35,447 |   14,399 |   13,268 |   3,723 |   4,057 |   34,945 |   14,241 |   13,325 |   3,510 |   3,869
                      |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
South Carolina .......|   25,419 |    9,380 |   11,887 |   1,518 |   2,634 |   25,940 |    9,587 |   12,406 |   1,432 |   2,515
South Dakota .........|    7,002 |    1,876 |    2,862 |     752 |   1,512 |    6,809 |    1,884 |    2,884 |     658 |   1,383
Tennessee ............|   52,826 |   21,424 |   23,315 |   3,085 |   5,002 |   52,946 |   21,424 |   23,994 |   3,075 |   4,453
Texas ................|  115,674 |   42,853 |   41,898 |  15,337 |  15,586 |  117,348 |   42,513 |   42,950 |  15,850 |  16,035
Utah .................|   36,764 |   16,079 |   16,675 |   1,897 |   2,113 |   37,442 |   16,044 |   16,818 |   2,412 |   2,168
                      |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
Vermont ..............|   14,595 |    5,144 |    5,990 |   1,135 |   2,326 |   14,951 |    5,111 |    6,145 |   1,135 |   2,560
Virginia .............|   62,792 |   18,400 |   25,029 |   8,303 |  11,060 |   61,376 |   18,765 |   25,355 |   7,366 |   9,890
Washington ...........|   39,184 |   12,896 |   15,826 |   4,250 |   6,212 |   40,311 |   13,163 |   17,010 |   4,208 |   5,930
West Virginia.........|   11,177 |    3,839 |    5,211 |     649 |   1,478 |   10,934 |    3,697 |    5,205 |     640 |   1,392
Wisconsin ............|   54,453 |   16,031 |   20,041 |   6,674 |  11,707 |   54,499 |   15,960 |   20,193 |   6,925 |  11,421
Wyoming ..............|      756 |      749 |        7 |     --- |      ---|      811 |      798 |       13 |     --- |      ---
                      |==========|==========|==========|=========|=========|==========|==========|==========|=========|=========
   Outlying areas ....|  106,607 |   31,129 |   47,415 |  11,566 |  16,497 |  101,799 |   29,458 |   46,158 |  11,314 |  14,869
                      |__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________
American Samoa .......|      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
Federated States of   |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
  Micronesia .........|      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
Guam .................|      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
Marshall Islands......|      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
Northern Marianas ....|      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
Palau ................|      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
Puerto Rico ..........|  106,607 |   31,129 |   47,415 |  11,566 |  16,497 |  101,799 |   29,458 |   46,158 |  11,314 |  14,869
Virgin Islands .......|      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
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\1\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 May 1998).


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