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Table 202. -  Full-time-equivalent fall enrollment in institutions of higher education, by control and state: 1980 to 1996 
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                      |                      Total                             |            Public              |            Private
  State or other area |________________________________________________________|________________________________|________________________________
                      |   1980   |   1985   |   1990   |   1995    |  1996\1\  |   1990   |   1995   | 1996\1\  |   1990   |   1995   | 1996\1\
______________________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
          1           |    2     |    3     |    4     |     5     |     6     |    7     |    8     |    9     |    10    |    11    |    12
______________________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
   United States .....|8,819,013 |8,943,433 |9,983,436 |10,334,956 |10,402,260 |7,557,982 |7,751,815 |7,775,298 |2,425,454 |2,583,141 |2,626,962
                      |__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
Alabama ..............|  138,910 |  149,895 |  174,610 |   178,736 |   175,609 |  154,343 |  158,753 |  155,071 |   20,267 |   19,983 |   20,538
Alaska ...............|   10,073 |   14,098 |   18,496 |    18,904 |    18,655 |   17,087 |   18,149 |   17,830 |    1,409 |      755 |      825
Arizona ..............|  127,114 |  134,954 |  167,617 |   177,379 |   181,725 |  153,500 |  159,832 |  160,603 |   14,117 |   17,547 |   21,122
Arkansas .............|   64,307 |   63,230 |   74,449 |    78,558 |    79,724 |   63,472 |   68,234 |   69,181 |   10,977 |   10,324 |   10,543
California ...........|1,099,559 |1,062,439 |1,156,288 | 1,196,379 | 1,231,947 |  979,663 |  984,147 |1,014,785 |  176,625 |  212,232 |  217,162
                      |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Colorado .............|  123,589 |  121,804 |  159,032 |   169,997 |   171,484 |  138,350 |  144,853 |  144,973 |   20,682 |   25,144 |   26,511
Connecticut ..........|  112,612 |  107,803 |  115,791 |   109,751 |   109,402 |   70,870 |   64,763 |   63,341 |   44,921 |   44,988 |   46,061
Delaware .............|   26,284 |   25,750 |   31,612 |    32,536 |    33,147 |   26,059 |   27,238 |   27,796 |    5,553 |    5,298 |    5,351
District of Columbia .|   62,126 |   58,945 |   61,549 |    61,018 |    59,213 |    7,294 |    5,950 |    4,559 |   54,255 |   55,068 |   54,654
Florida ..............|  290,647 |  308,315 |  383,385 |   422,287 |   426,721 |  302,579 |  336,863 |  338,401 |   80,806 |   85,424 |   88,320
                      |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Georgia ..............|  152,369 |  161,952 |  198,549 |   248,265 |   252,183 |  149,115 |  188,954 |  190,261 |   49,434 |   59,311 |   61,922
Hawaii ...............|   35,859 |   36,986 |   41,097 |    45,296 |    44,640 |   32,496 |   35,380 |   33,539 |    8,601 |    9,916 |   11,101
Idaho ................|   33,938 |   32,649 |   41,275 |    47,546 |    48,096 |   31,408 |   37,426 |   38,068 |    9,867 |   10,120 |   10,028
Illinois .............|  432,365 |  450,504 |  493,364 |   491,765 |   494,461 |  353,247 |  343,237 |  344,645 |  140,117 |  148,528 |  149,816
Indiana...............|  193,445 |  195,630 |  222,835 |   227,543 |   227,438 |  168,984 |  170,019 |  169,347 |   53,851 |   57,524 |   58,091
                      |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Iowa .................|  120,083 |  128,492 |  138,565 |   140,002 |   141,829 |   95,772 |   97,699 |   99,754 |   42,793 |   42,303 |   42,075
Kansas ...............|  101,147 |  100,807 |  118,969 |   125,896 |   122,882 |  106,570 |  111,405 |  108,616 |   12,399 |   14,491 |   14,266
Kentucky .............|  113,709 |  110,539 |  137,651 |   140,327 |   140,087 |  111,858 |  115,001 |  114,368 |   25,793 |   25,326 |   25,719
Louisiana ............|  132,780 |  148,983 |  154,132 |   166,816 |   166,973 |  129,357 |  142,620 |  142,970 |   24,775 |   24,196 |   24,003
Maine ................|   34,471 |   37,993 |   42,021 |    41,200 |    40,968 |   29,876 |   27,181 |   27,017 |   12,145 |   14,019 |   13,951
                      |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Maryland .............|  149,202 |  148,091 |  169,972 |   176,641 |   175,819 |  141,950 |  145,416 |  144,277 |   28,022 |   31,225 |   31,542
Massachusetts ........|  315,937 |  321,022 |  320,299 |   318,887 |   317,205 |  130,962 |  123,554 |  121,273 |  189,337 |  195,333 |  195,932
Michigan .............|  366,058 |  354,690 |  389,814 |   373,059 |   375,198 |  326,952 |  310,215 |  309,976 |   62,862 |   62,844 |   65,222
Minnesota ............|  162,559 |  170,958 |  190,608 |   203,130 |   205,483 |  143,424 |  151,461 |  151,796 |   47,184 |   51,669 |   53,687
Mississippi ..........|   85,621 |   86,846 |  103,957 |   103,067 |   105,273 |   92,269 |   92,945 |   95,835 |   11,688 |   10,122 |    9,438
                      |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Missouri..............|  180,156 |  178,090 |  210,104 |   212,551 |   214,329 |  142,953 |  135,607 |  135,671 |   67,151 |   76,944 |   78,658
Montana ..............|   29,428 |   29,992 |   29,905 |    36,528 |    36,812 |   26,835 |   32,331 |   32,650 |    3,070 |    4,197 |    4,162
Nebraska .............|   68,505 |   70,778 |   80,989 |    84,278 |    86,525 |   65,739 |   67,248 |   69,692 |   15,250 |   17,030 |   16,833
Nevada ...............|   22,467 |   23,093 |   33,814 |    37,991 |    41,255 |   33,392 |   36,997 |   39,926 |      422 |      994 |    1,329
New Hampshire ........|   39,456 |   41,733 |   45,762 |    49,063 |    48,833 |   24,948 |   27,096 |   26,977 |   20,814 |   21,967 |   21,856
                      |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
New Jersey ...........|  218,838 |  201,270 |  221,468 |   232,669 |   232,020 |  174,324 |  184,766 |  183,198 |   47,144 |   47,903 |   48,822
New Mexico ...........|   43,722 |   47,169 |   59,517 |    69,528 |    69,843 |   57,870 |   64,903 |   64,562 |    1,647 |    4,625 |    5,281
New York .............|  760,305 |  763,596 |  798,696 |   805,527 |   800,646 |  446,379 |  440,688 |  432,215 |  352,317 |  364,839 |  368,431
North Carolina .......|  235,266 |  249,901 |  269,025 |   285,708 |   287,887 |  208,321 |  224,055 |  224,816 |   60,704 |   61,653 |   63,071
North Dakota .........|   30,188 |   32,456 |   33,118 |    35,279 |    35,393 |   30,276 |   31,939 |   31,880 |    2,842 |    3,340 |    3,513
                      |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Ohio .................|  369,342 |  383,898 |  420,499 |   411,810 |   410,696 |  317,837 |  306,842 |  303,765 |  102,662 |  104,968 |  106,931
Oklahoma .............|  115,701 |  126,691 |  128,203 |   134,176 |   132,558 |  108,933 |  114,592 |  112,806 |   19,270 |   19,584 |   19,752
Oregon ...............|  110,649 |  102,247 |  120,176 |   116,584 |   117,555 |  101,424 |   96,311 |   97,036 |   18,752 |   20,273 |   20,519
Pennsylvania .........|  404,192 |  422,349 |  464,179 |   474,269 |   477,723 |  261,305 |  261,823 |  260,088 |  202,874 |  212,446 |  217,635
Rhode Island .........|   50,628 |   53,016 |   60,168 |    56,856 |    55,969 |   28,804 |   26,124 |   25,491 |   31,364 |   30,732 |   30,478
                      |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
South Carolina .......|  109,346 |  109,303 |  127,225 |   132,353 |   133,755 |  101,918 |  109,459 |  110,194 |   25,307 |   22,894 |   23,561
South Dakota .........|   27,873 |   26,988 |   28,256 |    30,555 |    29,521 |   22,128 |   24,925 |   23,951 |    6,128 |    5,630 |    5,570
Tennessee ............|  161,058 |  152,967 |  175,961 |   190,706 |   192,564 |  130,184 |  142,785 |  144,172 |   45,777 |   47,921 |   48,392
Texas ................|  527,724 |  566,736 |  637,742 |   671,478 |   675,896 |  553,436 |  574,438 |  577,777 |   84,306 |   97,040 |   98,119
Utah .................|   78,199 |   84,095 |   94,012 |   116,368 |   117,006 |   63,495 |   82,052 |   82,358 |   30,517 |   34,316 |   34,648
                      |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
Vermont ..............|   25,572 |   25,649 |   29,072 |    28,079 |    28,217 |   16,048 |   15,600 |   15,525 |   13,024 |   12,479 |   12,692
Virginia .............|  199,549 |  204,928 |  251,708 |   255,712 |   256,092 |  202,285 |  204,704 |  205,212 |   49,423 |   51,008 |   50,880
Washington ...........|  194,440 |  171,668 |  189,521 |   214,050 |   218,785 |  160,889 |  181,243 |  184,642 |   28,632 |   32,807 |   34,143
West Virginia.........|   60,394 |   58,438 |   68,235 |    69,831 |    69,622 |   59,229 |   59,951 |   59,925 |    9,006 |    9,880 |    9,697
Wisconsin ............|  206,790 |  211,749 |  229,975 |   223,938 |   224,066 |  192,107 |  180,713 |  180,768 |   37,868 |   43,225 |   43,298
Wyoming ..............|   14,725 |   17,037 |   21,888 |    21,938 |    22,130 |   21,185 |   21,182 |   21,319 |      703 |      756 |      811
                      |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
U.S. Service Schools .|   49,736 |   54,221 |   48,281 |    42,146 |    40,400 |   48,281 |   42,146 |   40,400 |      --- |      --- |      ---
                      |==========|==========|==========|===========|===========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========|==========
   Outlying areas ....|  117,637 |  145,530 |  140,954 |   155,364 |   154,998 |   55,908 |   65,757 |   69,074 |   85,046 |   89,607 |   85,924
                      |__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________
American Samoa .......|      824 |      497 |      952 |       988 |       999 |      952 |      988 |      999 |      --- |      --- |      ---
Federated States of   |          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
  Micronesia .........|      --- |      --- |      549 |     1,076 |     1,098 |      549 |    1,076 |    1,098 |      --- |      --- |      ---
Guam .................|    2,115 |    3,049 |    2,956 |     3,819 |     3,522 |    2,956 |    3,819 |    3,522 |      --- |      --- |      ---
Marshall Islands......|      --- |      --- |      --- |       249 |       300 |      --- |      249 |      300 |      --- |      --- |      ---
Northern Marianas ....|      --- |      183 |      376 |       625 |       693 |      376 |      625 |      693 |      --- |      --- |      ---
Palau ................|      --- |      --- |      423 |       296 |       281 |      423 |      296 |      281 |      --- |      --- |      ---
Puerto Rico ..........|  113,285 |  139,627 |  134,193 |   146,258 |   146,152 |   49,147 |   56,651 |   60,228 |   85,046 |   89,607 |   85,924
Trust Territory of the|          |          |          |           |           |          |          |          |          |          |
  Pacific ............|      195 |      680 |      --- |       --- |       --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |      ---
Virgin Islands .......|    1,218 |    1,494 |    1,505 |     2,053 |     1,953 |    1,505 |    2,053 |    1,953 |      --- |      --- |      ---
______________________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________

\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 June 1998.)


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