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Table 196. Total fall enrollment in private degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex, and state: 1997 and 1998
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                      |                      Fall 1997                     |                      Fall 1998
                      |____________________________________________________|_____________________________________________________
  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 .....|3,306,215 |1,097,189 |1,285,087 | 374,652 | 549,287 |3,373,005 |1,134,441 |1,330,942 | 367,898 |  539,724
                      |__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|__________|__________|__________|_________|__________
Alabama ..............|   24,811 |    8,807 |   11,819 |   1,645 |   2,540 |   25,583 |    9,167 |   12,214 |   1,700 |    2,502
Alaska ...............|    1,198 |      304 |      454 |     158 |     282 |    1,356 |      373 |      455 |     221 |      307
Arizona ..............|   31,898 |   14,327 |   13,706 |   1,741 |   2,124 |   34,021 |   15,475 |   13,976 |   2,028 |    2,542
Arkansas .............|   11,487 |    4,734 |    5,526 |     497 |     730 |   11,487 |    4,651 |    5,517 |     482 |      837
California ...........|  293,722 |  105,216 |  115,740 |  33,006 |  39,760 |  304,262 |  109,206 |  121,785 |  32,942 |   40,329
                      |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
Colorado .............|   38,770 |   12,849 |   13,963 |   5,359 |   6,599 |   40,896 |   13,379 |   13,945 |   6,216 |    7,356
Connecticut ..........|   58,087 |   18,564 |   20,866 |   7,990 |  10,667 |   59,037 |   18,980 |   21,702 |   7,828 |   10,527
Delaware .............|    8,395 |    1,450 |    1,906 |   1,583 |   3,456 |    8,898 |    1,418 |    2,177 |   1,665 |    3,638
District of Columbia .|   67,510 |   21,273 |   26,593 |   8,682 |  10,962 |   66,978 |   20,681 |   26,819 |   8,586 |   10,892
Florida ..............|  123,538 |   42,186 |   43,605 |  17,984 |  19,763 |  129,391 |   45,461 |   47,401 |  16,843 |   19,686
                      |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
Georgia ..............|   71,227 |   25,493 |   31,861 |   6,198 |   7,675 |   73,757 |   26,817 |   32,641 |   6,342 |    7,957
Hawaii ...............|   15,972 |    4,219 |    6,019 |   3,145 |   2,589 |   16,411 |    4,434 |    6,191 |   3,157 |    2,629
Idaho ................|   11,408 |    4,553 |    5,706 |     380 |     769 |   11,755 |    4,671 |    6,144 |     314 |      626
Illinois .............|  189,621 |   58,568 |   66,852 |  26,453 |  37,748 |  195,940 |   60,697 |   70,219 |  26,726 |   38,298
Indiana...............|   70,995 |   26,994 |   31,035 |   3,894 |   9,072 |   71,154 |   27,521 |   31,216 |   3,968 |    8,449
                      |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
Iowa .................|   52,894 |   16,877 |   21,052 |   4,781 |  10,184 |   52,642 |   17,157 |   20,997 |   4,403 |   10,085
Kansas ...............|   17,589 |    5,853 |    7,179 |   1,431 |   3,126 |   18,967 |    6,106 |    7,024 |   1,923 |    3,914
Kentucky .............|   32,629 |   10,776 |   13,805 |   2,796 |   5,252 |   34,232 |   11,174 |   14,485 |   3,059 |    5,514
Louisiana ............|   30,017 |    9,478 |   13,227 |   3,034 |   4,278 |   31,214 |   10,307 |   14,052 |   2,933 |    3,922
Maine ................|   18,358 |    4,712 |    6,821 |   1,401 |   5,424 |   18,350 |    4,887 |    6,887 |   1,399 |    5,177
                      |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
Maryland .............|   44,012 |   11,154 |   13,507 |   7,481 |  11,870 |   46,118 |   11,287 |   14,050 |   7,984 |   12,797
Massachusetts ........|  237,926 |   79,331 |   93,999 |  26,446 |  38,150 |  237,240 |   78,699 |   95,069 |  26,321 |   37,151
Michigan .............|   91,181 |   21,716 |   30,782 |  14,742 |  23,941 |   94,431 |   23,514 |   33,298 |  14,138 |   23,481
Minnesota ............|   66,799 |   20,719 |   27,765 |   6,976 |  11,339 |   71,190 |   22,492 |   29,425 |   7,210 |   12,063
Mississippi ..........|   11,714 |    3,598 |    5,166 |     950 |   2,000 |   11,607 |    3,658 |    5,431 |     845 |    1,673
                      |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
Missouri..............|  112,288 |   31,834 |   35,821 |  19,585 |  25,048 |  116,921 |   32,685 |   38,086 |  20,226 |   25,924
Montana ..............|    5,439 |    1,434 |    2,392 |     625 |     988 |    5,382 |    1,491 |    2,322 |     569 |    1,000
Nebraska .............|   22,128 |    7,430 |    9,847 |   1,581 |   3,270 |   22,083 |    7,357 |    9,930 |   1,676 |    3,120
Nevada ...............|    3,108 |      980 |    1,701 |      99 |     328 |    4,008 |    1,309 |    2,260 |      99 |      340
New Hampshire ........|   28,552 |    8,482 |    9,828 |   3,610 |   6,632 |   28,597 |    8,664 |   10,033 |   3,517 |    6,383
                      |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
New Jersey ...........|   64,389 |   19,961 |   20,435 |   9,519 |  14,474 |   65,806 |   20,841 |   21,578 |   9,484 |   13,903
New Mexico ...........|    7,852 |    2,739 |    3,804 |     425 |     884 |    7,832 |    2,787 |    3,624 |     467 |      954
New York .............|  456,605 |  144,113 |  172,721 |  52,461 |  87,310 |  447,069 |  148,827 |  177,133 |  45,130 |   75,979
North Carolina .......|   71,684 |   27,342 |   32,756 |   4,573 |   7,013 |   73,297 |   28,089 |   33,865 |   4,533 |    6,810
North Dakota .........|    3,900 |    1,401 |    2,084 |     124 |     291 |    4,177 |    1,555 |    2,238 |     101 |      283
                      |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
Ohio .................|  132,475 |   44,118 |   51,238 |  14,094 |  23,025 |  133,714 |   45,533 |   51,706 |  13,786 |   22,689
Oklahoma .............|   22,585 |    9,087 |    8,730 |   2,520 |   2,248 |   22,846 |    9,509 |    8,939 |   2,170 |    2,228
Oregon ...............|   25,510 |    8,734 |   11,124 |   2,447 |   3,205 |   26,730 |    9,512 |   11,787 |   2,248 |    3,183
Pennsylvania .........|  253,284 |   86,744 |   99,137 |  25,895 |  41,508 |  257,758 |   88,587 |  101,911 |  25,941 |   41,319
Rhode Island .........|   34,827 |   14,281 |   13,563 |   3,297 |   3,686 |   35,602 |   14,677 |   14,092 |   3,243 |    3,590
                      |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
South Carolina .......|   27,584 |   10,231 |   13,193 |   1,507 |   2,653 |   28,811 |   10,437 |   13,489 |   1,864 |    3,021
South Dakota .........|    6,179 |    1,656 |    2,764 |     586 |   1,173 |    7,457 |    2,075 |    3,286 |     709 |    1,387
Tennessee ............|   56,289 |   22,830 |   25,342 |   3,287 |   4,830 |   58,017 |   23,899 |   26,038 |   3,344 |    4,736
Texas ................|  123,597 |   44,186 |   46,045 |  16,303 |  17,063 |  129,491 |   46,832 |   49,350 |  16,120 |   17,189
Utah .................|   39,272 |   15,484 |   16,922 |   3,347 |   3,519 |   39,917 |   15,965 |   17,812 |   3,100 |    3,040
                      |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
Vermont ..............|   15,942 |    5,816 |    6,623 |   1,093 |   2,410 |   16,505 |    5,967 |    6,879 |   1,190 |    2,469
Virginia .............|   63,310 |   20,497 |   26,509 |   7,036 |   9,268 |   64,687 |   20,462 |   26,709 |   7,695 |    9,821
Washington ...........|   40,576 |   13,430 |   17,455 |   4,108 |   5,583 |   41,927 |   14,088 |   18,233 |   4,169 |    5,437
West Virginia.........|   11,887 |    4,070 |    5,765 |     652 |   1,400 |   11,785 |    4,118 |    5,862 |     585 |    1,220
Wisconsin ............|   54,390 |   15,762 |   20,325 |   7,125 |  11,178 |   54,719 |   16,024 |   20,649 |   6,699 |   11,347
Wyoming ..............|      805 |      796 |        9 |     --- |      ---|      950 |      939 |       11 |     --- |      ---
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   Outlying areas ....|   97,439 |   29,252 |   44,960 |   9,676 |  13,551 |  117,054 |   34,809 |   54,644 |  10,936 |   16,665
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American Samoa .......|      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |      ---
Federated States of   |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
  Micronesia .........|      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |      ---
Guam .................|      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |      ---
Marshall Islands......|      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |      ---
Northern Marianas ....|      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |      ---
Palau ................|      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |      ---
Puerto Rico ..........|   97,439 |   29,252 |   44,960 |   9,676 |  13,551 |  117,054 |   34,809 |   54,644 |  10,936 |   16,665
Virgin Islands .......|      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |      ---
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NOTE: Data are for 4-year and 2-year degree-granting institutions that participated in federal financial aid programs.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys. (This table was prepared July 2000).


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