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|Institutions of higher education| Degree-granting institutions
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State or jurisdiction | Fall 1970| Fall 1980| Fall 1990|Fall 1998| 1999\1\|Fall 2000|Fall 2001|Fall 2002|Fall 2003|Fall 2004| 2004
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United States ......| 2,152,753| 2,639,501| 2,973,920|3,369,198|3,481,825|3,559,503|3,694,831|3,859,718|4,043,412|4,291,932| 23.3
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Alabama ...............| 16,052| 20,632| 22,650| 25,556| 25,971| 26,527| 27,761| 28,531| 28,499| 28,837| 11.0
Alaska ................| 908| 735| 2,041| 1,356| 1,261| 1,394| 1,206| 1,232| 1,214| 1,354| 7.4
Arizona ...............| 2,304| 8,682| 15,935| 34,021| 49,891| 57,968| 72,311| 94,109| 119,982| 172,951| 246.7
Arkansas ..............| 8,440| 11,539| 11,780| 11,487| 11,766| 13,397| 13,332| 13,863| 14,030| 14,426| 22.6
California ............| 133,716| 191,155| 214,030| 303,179| 324,876| 328,937| 336,908| 352,918| 360,015| 386,762| 19.0
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Colorado ..............| 14,833| 17,318| 26,478| 40,896| 42,308| 45,975| 46,477| 48,603| 52,360| 61,606| 45.6
Connecticut ...........| 51,309| 61,844| 59,048| 59,037| 60,073| 60,216| 60,961| 62,084| 62,161| 62,421| 3.9
Delaware ..............| 4,109| 4,614| 7,752| 8,898| 9,718| 9,703| 10,594| 11,884| 11,974| 11,561| 19.0
District of Columbia ..| 64,964| 72,775| 67,561| 66,978| 66,769| 67,190| 81,663| 85,411| 89,873| 94,600| 41.7
Florida ...............| 46,075| 77,542| 99,005| 129,266| 143,778| 150,772| 164,633| 174,325| 195,951| 216,808| 50.8
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Georgia ...............| 24,611| 44,001| 55,373| 73,757| 74,401| 74,449| 77,883| 80,424| 81,009| 98,304| 32.1
Hawaii ................| 3,599| 3,912| 10,708| 16,345| 16,099| 15,603| 16,085| 17,205| 17,074| 16,656| 3.5
Idaho .................| 7,495| 8,527| 10,566| 11,755| 12,046| 11,843| 13,001| 14,076| 14,889| 15,616| 29.6
Illinois ..............| 136,512| 152,971| 177,913| 195,790| 199,660| 209,763| 214,164| 222,529| 230,637| 237,808| 19.1
Indiana ...............| 55,929| 58,029| 60,879| 70,726| 73,915| 74,311| 79,457| 83,437| 87,134| 89,885| 21.6
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Iowa ..................| 40,512| 42,995| 52,681| 52,642| 53,027| 53,966| 54,595| 56,748| 64,763| 67,870| 28.0
Kansas ................| 14,270| 14,618| 14,616| 18,967| 19,649| 19,992| 20,770| 20,308| 20,907| 21,441| 9.1
Kentucky ..............| 21,351| 28,182| 30,757| 34,206| 35,068| 36,368| 36,490| 36,971| 39,269| 42,106| 20.1
Louisiana .............| 19,601| 23,355| 28,550| 31,214| 32,775| 34,587| 34,081| 34,593| 36,532| 38,083| 16.2
Maine .................| 8,729| 11,386| 15,686| 18,350| 17,473| 17,811| 18,702| 18,458| 17,508| 18,131| 3.8
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Maryland ..............| 30,619| 30,475| 38,917| 46,118| 48,011| 49,948| 51,429| 53,477| 55,517| 55,911| 16.5
Massachusetts .........| 187,682| 234,650| 231,798| 237,125| 238,181| 237,894| 238,180| 243,350| 246,734| 251,372| 5.5
Michigan ..............| 53,101| 65,984| 82,444| 94,431| 97,173| 99,770| 103,844| 110,159| 113,944| 120,107| 23.6
Minnesota .............| 30,221| 44,312| 54,578| 71,190| 75,282| 74,828| 82,292| 88,278| 97,066| 107,776| 43.2
Mississippi ...........| 8,999| 11,703| 13,845| 11,607| 11,801| 12,034| 12,226| 12,947| 14,266| 14,572| 23.5
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Missouri ..............| 51,390| 69,242| 89,806| 116,045| 118,156| 119,839| 124,859| 134,124| 142,903| 150,643| 27.5
Montana ...............| 2,775| 3,999| 4,011| 5,382| 4,778| 4,853| 5,564| 4,496| 4,796| 4,884| 2.2
Nebraska ..............| 15,461| 15,979| 18,217| 22,083| 22,420| 23,586| 24,178| 24,626| 26,079| 27,858| 24.3
Nevada ................| 93| 175| 486| 3,973| 4,441| 4,773| 6,578| 6,124| 6,790| 9,188| 106.9
New Hampshire .........| 13,421| 22,675| 27,347| 28,597| 28,439| 25,848| 27,807| 27,565| 28,284| 29,521| 3.8
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New Jersey ............| 70,748| 74,582| 62,685| 65,793| 66,785| 69,024| 70,852| 72,458| 73,726| 75,340| 12.8
New Mexico ............| 3,666| 3,206| 2,097| 7,660| 8,771| 9,289| 9,103| 9,330| 9,607| 10,238| 16.7
New York ..............| 357,042| 428,986| 431,402| 447,018| 454,685| 459,978| 473,187| 496,514| 512,192| 518,333| 14.0
North Carolina ........| 48,164| 59,383| 66,733| 73,297| 74,596| 75,230| 77,100| 79,474| 80,710| 83,566| 12.0
North Dakota ..........| 1,303| 2,360| 3,188| 4,177| 4,408| 4,234| 4,283| 4,666| 5,019| 6,258| 42.0
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Ohio ..................| 95,168| 107,380| 130,077| 133,590| 137,004| 138,392| 143,958| 146,258| 153,009| 159,857| 16.7
Oklahoma ..............| 18,717| 23,107| 22,148| 22,711| 23,694| 24,317| 26,449| 27,054| 29,169| 28,344| 19.6
Oregon ................| 13,694| 17,356| 21,314| 26,730| 27,458| 28,309| 28,733| 30,867| 32,572| 34,610| 26.0
Pennsylvania ..........| 178,062| 215,217| 260,582| 257,702| 268,353| 270,292| 276,349| 284,440| 294,320| 304,255| 13.4
Rhode Island ..........| 20,371| 31,817| 35,923| 35,602| 36,171| 36,992| 38,086| 38,550| 39,148| 40,457| 11.8
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South Carolina ........| 22,417| 24,793| 28,168| 28,811| 30,130| 30,412| 32,929| 34,444| 35,708| 36,524| 21.2
South Dakota ..........| 6,703| 8,433| 7,612| 7,457| 7,950| 8,364| 8,224| 9,991| 10,788| 11,110| 39.7
Tennessee .............| 36,206| 47,746| 51,189| 57,926| 59,269| 61,380| 63,838| 67,697| 71,881| 78,151| 31.9
Texas .................| 76,703| 87,839| 99,123| 129,475| 128,316| 137,439| 140,852| 145,820| 152,719| 157,271| 22.6
Utah ..................| 32,099| 34,389| 35,195| 39,917| 41,033| 40,730| 43,255| 43,154| 45,490| 49,142| 19.8
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Vermont ...............| 9,673| 12,644| 15,488| 16,505| 16,148| 15,468| 15,871| 15,299| 15,224| 15,659| -3.0
Virginia ..............| 28,636| 34,004| 62,156| 64,687| 66,434| 68,113| 63,095| 67,680| 72,933| 81,790| 23.1
Washington ............| 20,826| 27,575| 35,752| 41,927| 43,308| 46,912| 48,109| 45,813| 47,390| 50,379| 16.3
West Virginia .........| 11,790| 10,745| 10,682| 11,785| 11,880| 11,752| 13,015| 13,982| 14,732| 14,610| 23.0
Wisconsin .............| 31,684| 33,907| 46,245| 54,501| 55,168| 57,442| 57,962| 61,433| 62,886| 64,622| 17.1
Wyoming ...............| 0| 26| 703| 950| 1,058| 1,289| 1,550| 1,939| 2,029| 2,358| 122.9
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Other jurisdictions | 20,557| 77,057| 98,374| 98,707| 101,325| 110,169| 116,107| 124,720| 132,187| 137,089| 35.3
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American Samoa ........| 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|
Federated States of | | | | | | | | | | |
Micronesia .........| 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|
Guam ..................| 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 119| 164| 172|
Marshall Islands ......| 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|
Northern Marianas .....| 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|
Palau .................| 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0| 0|
Puerto Rico ...........| 20,557| 77,057| 98,374| 98,707| 101,325| 110,169| 115,257| 124,601| 132,023| 136,917| 35.1
Virgin Islands ........| 0 | 0 | 0| 0| 0| 0| 850| 0| 0| 0|
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