Total first-time freshmen enrolled in institutions of higher education, by attendance status, sex, control of institution, and state: Fall 1992 to fall 1997

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                     |   Fall   |   Fall   |   Fall   |   Fall   |   Fall   |______________________________________________________________________________________
 State or other area |   1992   |   1993   |   1994   |   1995   | 1996 \1\ |          |           Full-time        |         Part-time        |  Public  |Private
                     |          |          |          |          |          |  Total   |____________________________|__________________________|  insti-  | insti-
                     |          |          |          |          |          |          |  Total   |  Men   | Women  | Total  |  Men   | Women  | tutions  |tutions
_____________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|________|________|________|________|________|__________|________
          1          |    2     |    3     |    4     |    5     |    6     |    7     |    8     |   9    |   10   |   11   |   12   |   13   |    14    |   15
_____________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|________|________|________|________|________|__________|________
   United States ....|2,184,113 |2,160,710 |2,133,205 |2,168,831 |2,274,319 |2,219,255 |1,733,512 |806,054 |927,458 |485,743 |220,004 |265,739 |1,679,316 |539,939
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Alabama .............|   42,604 |   41,812 |   41,542 |   37,166 |   37,185 |   37,511 |   32,806 | 14,651 | 18,155 |  4,705 |  2,072 |  2,633 |   32,413 |  5,098
Alaska ..............|    2,584 |    2,700 |    1,835 |    1,880 |    1,946 |    2,404 |    1,917 |    890 |  1,027 |    487 |    184 |    303 |    2,060 |    344
Arizona .............|   31,358 |   36,671 |   32,753 |   37,049 |   40,724 |   38,936 |   27,211 | 13,550 | 13,661 | 11,725 |  5,310 |  6,415 |   31,838 |  7,098
Arkansas ............|   18,680 |   17,406 |   16,378 |   16,924 |   20,633 |   20,030 |   17,158 |  7,561 |  9,597 |  2,872 |  1,192 |  1,680 |   17,153 |  2,877
California ..........|  252,762 |  250,810 |  258,687 |  272,715 |  289,519 |  210,363 |  144,458 | 67,150 | 77,308 | 65,905 | 31,754 | 34,151 |  172,430 | 37,933
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Colorado ............|   33,359 |   31,353 |   31,001 |   32,775 |   34,377 |   34,871 |   26,242 | 12,995 | 13,247 |  8,629 |  4,166 |  4,463 |   28,840 |  6,031
Connecticut .........|   22,490 |   21,489 |   21,259 |   21,268 |   21,177 |   20,796 |   16,886 |  7,883 |  9,003 |  3,910 |  1,589 |  2,321 |   12,532 |  8,264
Delaware ............|    7,227 |    7,361 |    6,921 |    8,092 |    7,854 |    8,079 |    6,133 |  2,668 |  3,465 |  1,946 |    695 |  1,251 |    6,724 |  1,355
District of Columbia |    8,427 |    8,954 |    9,706 |    9,077 |    8,645 |    8,256 |    7,034 |  2,847 |  4,187 |  1,222 |    381 |    841 |      654 |  7,602
Florida .............|   72,311 |   71,351 |   71,318 |   72,722 |   78,146 |   87,159 |   64,239 | 30,067 | 34,172 | 22,920 |  9,871 | 13,049 |   64,791 | 22,368
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Georgia .............|   56,389 |   59,784 |   58,991 |   59,829 |   53,725 |   51,905 |   43,352 | 19,337 | 24,015 |  8,553 |  3,478 |  5,075 |   38,784 | 13,121
Hawaii ..............|    9,461 |    9,752 |   10,309 |    9,524 |    9,726 |   10,150 |    7,317 |  3,209 |  4,108 |  2,833 |  1,375 |  1,458 |    6,919 |  3,231
Idaho ...............|   10,960 |   11,069 |   10,646 |   10,103 |   10,915 |   10,837 |    9,596 |  4,511 |  5,085 |  1,241 |    516 |    725 |    7,589 |  3,248
Illinois ............|  116,967 |  112,542 |  111,309 |  109,483 |  106,383 |  107,579 |   74,398 | 35,508 | 38,890 | 33,181 | 14,903 | 18,278 |   83,447 | 24,132
Indiana..............|   50,147 |   49,111 |   48,059 |   51,071 |   53,257 |   53,433 |   45,974 | 21,992 | 23,982 |  7,459 |  2,997 |  4,462 |   37,743 | 15,690
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Iowa ................|   36,730 |   35,922 |   35,229 |   35,097 |   39,938 |   38,985 |   30,964 | 14,922 | 16,042 |  8,021 |  3,243 |  4,778 |   29,949 |  9,036
Kansas ..............|   25,453 |   25,304 |   24,641 |   29,083 |   28,055 |   27,056 |   19,761 | 10,123 |  9,638 |  7,295 |  3,586 |  3,709 |   23,924 |  3,132
Kentucky ............|   29,738 |   31,334 |   28,983 |   29,024 |   29,318 |   29,222 |   26,233 | 11,172 | 15,061 |  2,989 |  1,232 |  1,757 |   22,396 |  6,826
Louisiana ...........|   31,810 |   30,160 |   30,951 |   31,412 |   39,710 |   38,727 |   33,575 | 14,035 | 19,540 |  5,152 |  2,555 |  2,597 |   32,774 |  5,953
Maine ...............|    8,765 |    8,751 |    8,149 |    8,273 |    8,455 |    8,226 |    7,182 |  3,394 |  3,788 |  1,044 |    370 |    674 |    5,294 |  2,932
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Maryland ............|   32,133 |   31,675 |   31,647 |   32,993 |   33,198 |   33,875 |   25,063 | 11,318 | 13,745 |  8,812 |  3,500 |  5,312 |   28,974 |  4,901
Massachusetts .......|   64,751 |   68,316 |   65,768 |   64,892 |   62,804 |   62,493 |   54,888 | 24,624 | 30,264 |  7,605 |  2,911 |  4,694 |   27,431 | 35,062
Michigan ............|   88,744 |   87,025 |   83,697 |   76,360 |   76,367 |   77,755 |   58,423 | 26,633 | 31,790 | 19,332 |  8,247 | 11,085 |   62,338 | 15,417
Minnesota ...........|   50,869 |   43,794 |   43,783 |   46,794 |   54,288 |   44,926 |   36,950 | 17,745 | 19,205 |  7,976 |  3,594 |  4,382 |   32,804 | 12,122
Mississippi .........|   25,960 |   26,223 |   25,862 |   26,602 |   27,669 |   28,393 |   24,454 | 10,953 | 13,501 |  3,939 |  1,371 |  2,568 |   26,520 |  1,873
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Missouri.............|   39,886 |   40,868 |   38,544 |   39,610 |   41,639 |   41,417 |   34,957 | 15,780 | 19,177 |  6,460 |  2,585 |  3,875 |   27,215 | 14,202
Montana .............|    6,413 |    6,950 |    6,819 |    7,473 |    8,248 |    8,047 |    7,097 |  3,474 |  3,623 |    950 |    400 |    550 |    7,086 |    961
Nebraska ............|   17,362 |   15,943 |   16,616 |   16,147 |   18,053 |   18,075 |   15,134 |  7,126 |  8,008 |  2,941 |  1,309 |  1,632 |   13,694 |  4,381
Nevada ..............|    4,620 |    5,367 |    6,939 |    6,799 |    7,572 |   10,113 |    5,289 |  2,379 |  2,910 |  4,824 |  2,263 |  2,561 |    9,157 |    956
New Hampshire .......|   11,316 |   11,659 |   11,373 |   11,789 |   10,872 |   11,039 |    9,473 |  4,300 |  5,173 |  1,566 |    611 |    955 |    5,623 |  5,416
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New Jersey ..........|   44,932 |   44,971 |   43,063 |   45,308 |   45,927 |   47,327 |   39,994 | 18,718 | 21,276 |  7,333 |  3,313 |  4,020 |   37,287 | 10,040
New Mexico ..........|   11,818 |   13,358 |   13,864 |   12,104 |   14,141 |   15,102 |   10,603 |  5,071 |  5,532 |  4,499 |  1,820 |  2,679 |   13,571 |  1,531
New York ............|  158,380 |  157,350 |  155,922 |  151,682 |  153,439 |  154,024 |  139,620 | 64,905 | 74,715 | 14,404 |  6,089 |  8,315 |   89,559 | 64,465
North Carolina ......|   55,075 |   52,857 |   51,346 |   51,706 |   53,826 |   61,065 |   49,760 | 22,672 | 27,088 | 11,305 |  5,089 |  6,216 |   47,331 | 13,734
North Dakota ........|    8,813 |    8,322 |    8,122 |    8,386 |    8,684 |    7,936 |    7,186 |  3,791 |  3,395 |    750 |    326 |    424 |    7,150 |    786
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Ohio ................|   92,902 |   90,190 |   88,585 |   89,510 |   95,202 |   92,730 |   75,112 | 34,287 | 40,825 | 17,618 |  7,956 |  9,662 |   68,369 | 24,361
Oklahoma ............|   30,296 |   30,252 |   29,627 |   28,474 |   28,701 |   29,411 |   21,468 | 10,065 | 11,403 |  7,943 |  3,240 |  4,703 |   25,903 |  3,508
Oregon ..............|   22,930 |   23,293 |   23,321 |   20,562 |   22,598 |   22,450 |   16,362 |  7,670 |  8,692 |  6,088 |  2,868 |  3,220 |   18,814 |  3,636
Pennsylvania ........|  113,070 |  100,372 |   98,488 |  101,053 |  110,785 |  111,864 |   95,607 | 44,377 | 51,230 | 16,257 |  6,878 |  9,379 |   63,999 | 47,865
Rhode Island ........|   12,813 |   13,106 |   12,645 |   12,745 |   12,643 |   13,848 |   11,903 |  5,888 |  6,015 |  1,945 |    754 |  1,191 |    5,925 |  7,923
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South Carolina ......|   30,185 |   30,070 |   28,577 |   29,036 |   30,719 |   31,187 |   26,066 | 11,579 | 14,487 |  5,121 |  2,148 |  2,973 |   24,615 |  6,572
South Dakota ........|    6,513 |    6,691 |    6,607 |    6,378 |    8,352 |    7,783 |    7,068 |  3,472 |  3,596 |    715 |    268 |    447 |    6,631 |  1,152
Tennessee ...........|   35,721 |   35,341 |   34,180 |   36,628 |   37,384 |   38,262 |   33,998 | 15,283 | 18,715 |  4,264 |  1,885 |  2,379 |   27,092 | 11,170
Texas ...............|  127,584 |  129,921 |  127,586 |  131,905 |  141,837 |  145,218 |  103,032 | 49,451 | 53,581 | 42,186 | 20,338 | 21,848 |  122,142 | 23,076
Utah ................|   23,536 |   24,465 |   24,383 |   24,041 |   26,841 |   28,101 |   20,213 |  8,994 | 11,219 |  7,888 |  4,003 |  3,885 |   20,818 |  7,283
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Vermont .............|    6,274 |    6,347 |    6,132 |    6,506 |    6,702 |    7,169 |    6,293 |  3,193 |  3,100 |    876 |    278 |    598 |    3,793 |  3,376
Virginia ............|   45,011 |   43,820 |   45,272 |   46,533 |   47,360 |   48,385 |   41,720 | 18,745 | 22,975 |  6,665 |  2,879 |  3,786 |   36,564 | 11,821
Washington ..........|   68,649 |   70,476 |   68,613 |   73,255 |   86,677 |   96,017 |   51,398 | 24,524 | 26,874 | 44,619 | 21,111 | 23,508 |   89,599 |  6,418
West Virginia........|   17,029 |   15,727 |   15,928 |   15,880 |   16,717 |   15,356 |   13,151 |  6,359 |  6,792 |  2,205 |    896 |  1,309 |   13,179 |  2,177
Wisconsin ...........|   47,271 |   47,351 |   46,479 |   49,201 |   50,285 |   50,925 |   41,081 | 19,029 | 22,052 |  9,844 |  4,363 |  5,481 |   43,701 |  7,224
Wyoming .............|    4,686 |    4,858 |    4,814 |    4,626 |    4,458 |    4,695 |    3,798 |  1,912 |  1,886 |    897 |    329 |    568 |    4,436 |    259
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U.S. Service Schools |   10,349 |   10,116 |    9,936 |   11,286 |   10,643 |    9,742 |    3,915 |  3,272 |    643 |  5,827 |  4,913 |    914 |    9,742 |    ---
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  Outlying areas ....|   35,409 |   41,759 |   30,573 |   38,714 |   37,312 |   36,163 |   33,590 | 13,499 | 20,091 |  2,573 |  1,192 |  1,381 |   17,222 | 18,941
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American Samoa ......|      989 |      967 |      948 |      943 |      954 |      954 |      731 |    376 |    355 |    223 |    126 |     97 |      954 |    ---
Federated States of  |          |          |          |          |          |          |          |        |        |        |        |        |          |
  Micronesia ........|      409 |      235 |      410 |      354 |      417 |      365 |      301 |    136 |    165 |     64 |     33 |     31 |      365 |    ---
Guam ................|      709 |    1,490 |      956 |      478 |      484 |      616 |      447 |    165 |    282 |    169 |     79 |     90 |      616 |    ---
Marshall Islands.....|      139 |      166 |       22 |       22 |      121 |      159 |      106 |     42 |     64 |     53 |     26 |     27 |      159 |    ---
Northern Marianas ...|      173 |      455 |      440 |      153 |      113 |      163 |       76 |     27 |     49 |     87 |     31 |     56 |      163 |    ---
Palau ...............|       24 |       24 |       13 |       14 |      109 |       83 |       77 |     47 |     30 |      6 |      4 |      2 |       83 |    ---
Puerto Rico .........|   32,664 |   38,057 |   27,408 |   36,343 |   34,781 |   33,522 |   31,592 | 12,635 | 18,957 |  1,930 |    880 |  1,050 |   14,581 | 18,941
Virgin Islands ......|      302 |      365 |      376 |      407 |      333 |      301 |      260 |     71 |    189 |     41 |     13 |     28 |      301 |    ---
_____________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|__________|________|________|________|________|________|__________|________
\1\ Data are for 4-year and 2-year degree-granting institutions that were eligible to participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.
---Data not available or not applicable.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Fall Enrollment" surveys. (This table was prepared September 1999.)
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