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Table 198  Total fall enrollment in private degree-granting institutions, by attendance status, sex, and state: 1996 and 1997

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                      |                      Fall 1996                     |                      Fall 1997
                      |____________________________________________________|____________________________________________________
  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 .....|3,247,021 |1,075,110 |1,249,376 | 375,262 | 547,273 |3,306,215 |1,097,189 |1,285,087 | 374,652 | 549,287
                      |__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________
Alabama ..............|   24,180 |    8,585 |   11,538 |   1,536 |   2,521 |   24,811 |    8,807 |   11,819 |   1,645 |   2,540
Alaska ...............|      978 |      262 |      407 |     117 |     192 |    1,198 |      304 |      454 |     158 |     282
Arizona ..............|   28,873 |   12,161 |   13,368 |   1,545 |   1,799 |   31,898 |   14,327 |   13,706 |   1,741 |   2,124
Arkansas .............|   11,231 |    4,605 |    5,494 |     445 |     687 |   11,487 |    4,734 |    5,526 |     497 |     730
California ...........|  275,078 |   98,062 |  108,248 |  31,362 |  37,406 |  293,722 |  105,216 |  115,740 |  33,006 |  39,760
                      |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
Colorado .............|   35,929 |   12,487 |   12,938 |   4,565 |   5,939 |   38,770 |   12,849 |   13,963 |   5,359 |   6,599
Connecticut ..........|   57,803 |   18,380 |   20,217 |   8,015 |  11,191 |   58,087 |   18,564 |   20,866 |   7,990 |  10,667
Delaware .............|    8,259 |    1,506 |    1,872 |   1,638 |   3,243 |    8,395 |    1,450 |    1,906 |   1,583 |   3,456
District of Columbia .|   66,724 |   20,912 |   25,780 |   8,936 |  11,096 |   67,510 |   21,273 |   26,593 |   8,682 |  10,962
Florida ..............|  116,410 |   39,659 |   40,572 |  17,056 |  19,123 |  123,538 |   42,186 |   43,605 |  17,984 |  19,763
                      |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
Georgia ..............|   70,591 |   26,341 |   31,613 |   5,519 |   7,118 |   71,227 |   25,493 |   31,861 |   6,198 |   7,675
Hawaii ...............|   15,474 |    4,609 |    5,950 |   2,504 |   2,411 |   15,972 |    4,219 |    6,019 |   3,145 |   2,589
Idaho ................|   10,605 |    4,233 |    5,583 |     254 |     535 |   11,408 |    4,553 |    5,706 |     380 |     769
Illinois .............|  188,663 |   58,353 |   65,644 |  26,815 |  37,851 |  189,621 |   58,568 |   66,852 |  26,453 |  37,748
Indiana...............|   69,217 |   26,600 |   29,497 |   4,013 |   9,107 |   70,995 |   26,994 |   31,035 |   3,894 |   9,072
                      |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
Iowa .................|   52,937 |   16,851 |   20,583 |   5,559 |   9,944 |   52,894 |   16,877 |   21,052 |   4,781 |  10,184
Kansas ...............|   17,419 |    5,812 |    7,236 |   1,592 |   2,779 |   17,589 |    5,853 |    7,179 |   1,431 |   3,126
Kentucky .............|   31,481 |   10,486 |   13,102 |   2,790 |   5,103 |   32,629 |   10,776 |   13,805 |   2,796 |   5,252
Louisiana ............|   28,770 |    9,399 |   12,335 |   2,964 |   4,072 |   30,017 |    9,478 |   13,227 |   3,034 |   4,278
Maine ................|   17,757 |    4,739 |    6,769 |   1,267 |   4,982 |   18,358 |    4,712 |    6,821 |   1,401 |   5,424
                      |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
Maryland .............|   43,480 |   11,038 |   13,008 |   7,346 |  12,088 |   44,012 |   11,154 |   13,507 |   7,481 |  11,870
Massachusetts ........|  237,822 |   78,323 |   91,896 |  27,012 |  40,591 |  237,926 |   79,331 |   93,999 |  26,446 |  38,150
Michigan .............|   88,640 |   21,355 |   29,237 |  14,948 |  23,100 |   91,181 |   21,716 |   30,782 |  14,742 |  23,941
Minnesota ............|   71,680 |   21,056 |   27,876 |   7,524 |  15,224 |   66,799 |   20,719 |   27,765 |   6,976 |  11,339
Mississippi ..........|   11,122 |    3,376 |    4,698 |   1,081 |   1,967 |   11,714 |    3,598 |    5,166 |     950 |   2,000
                      |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
Missouri..............|  103,733 |   31,479 |   34,700 |  16,178 |  21,376 |  112,288 |   31,834 |   35,821 |  19,585 |  25,048
Montana ..............|    5,550 |    1,478 |    2,450 |     640 |     982 |    5,439 |    1,434 |    2,392 |     625 |     988
Nebraska .............|   20,972 |    6,810 |    9,479 |   1,482 |   3,201 |   22,128 |    7,430 |    9,847 |   1,581 |   3,270
Nevada ...............|    2,045 |      645 |    1,053 |     113 |     234 |    3,108 |      980 |    1,701 |      99 |     328
New Hampshire ........|   28,031 |    8,233 |    9,555 |   3,593 |   6,650 |   28,552 |    8,482 |    9,828 |   3,610 |   6,632
                      |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
New Jersey ...........|   63,547 |   19,447 |   19,819 |   9,567 |  14,714 |   64,389 |   19,961 |   20,435 |   9,519 |  14,474
New Mexico ...........|    6,744 |    2,394 |    3,309 |     305 |     736 |    7,852 |    2,739 |    3,804 |     425 |     884
New York .............|  455,869 |  142,753 |  170,266 |  53,874 |  88,976 |  456,605 |  144,113 |  172,721 |  52,461 |  87,310
North Carolina .......|   70,054 |   26,620 |   31,693 |   4,669 |   7,072 |   71,684 |   27,342 |   32,756 |   4,573 |   7,013
North Dakota .........|    4,377 |    1,514 |    2,373 |     137 |     353 |    3,900 |    1,401 |    2,084 |     124 |     291
                      |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
Ohio .................|  137,263 |   44,359 |   50,426 |  19,422 |  23,056 |  132,475 |   44,118 |   51,238 |  14,094 |  23,025
Oklahoma .............|   22,785 |    9,017 |    8,580 |   2,740 |   2,448 |   22,585 |    9,087 |    8,730 |   2,520 |   2,248
Oregon ...............|   25,233 |    8,834 |   10,721 |   2,528 |   3,150 |   25,510 |    8,734 |   11,124 |   2,447 |   3,205
Pennsylvania .........|  252,266 |   85,875 |   98,136 |  26,249 |  42,006 |  253,284 |   86,744 |   99,137 |  25,895 |  41,508
Rhode Island .........|   34,945 |   14,241 |   13,325 |   3,510 |   3,869 |   34,827 |   14,281 |   13,563 |   3,297 |   3,686
                      |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
South Carolina .......|   25,940 |    9,587 |   12,406 |   1,432 |   2,515 |   27,584 |   10,231 |   13,193 |   1,507 |   2,653
South Dakota .........|    6,959 |    1,909 |    2,991 |     662 |   1,397 |    6,179 |    1,656 |    2,764 |     586 |   1,173
Tennessee ............|   53,499 |   21,307 |   24,536 |   3,019 |   4,637 |   56,289 |   22,830 |   25,342 |   3,287 |   4,830
Texas ................|  120,755 |   43,834 |   44,923 |  15,772 |  16,226 |  123,597 |   44,186 |   46,045 |  16,303 |  17,063
Utah .................|   38,566 |   16,268 |   17,455 |   2,598 |   2,245 |   39,272 |   15,484 |   16,922 |   3,347 |   3,519
                      |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
Vermont ..............|   15,640 |    5,486 |    6,405 |   1,152 |   2,597 |   15,942 |    5,816 |    6,623 |   1,093 |   2,410
Virginia .............|   62,778 |   19,550 |   25,839 |   7,389 |  10,000 |   63,310 |   20,497 |   26,509 |   7,036 |   9,268
Washington ...........|   41,091 |   13,611 |   17,286 |   4,255 |   5,939 |   40,576 |   13,430 |   17,455 |   4,108 |   5,583
West Virginia.........|   11,983 |    3,927 |    6,004 |     648 |   1,404 |   11,887 |    4,070 |    5,765 |     652 |   1,400
Wisconsin ............|   54,462 |   15,944 |   20,172 |   6,925 |  11,421 |   54,390 |   15,762 |   20,325 |   7,125 |  11,178
Wyoming ..............|      811 |      798 |       13 |     --- |      ---|      805 |      796 |        9 |     --- |      ---
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   Outlying areas ....|  103,453 |   29,871 |   47,062 |  11,435 |  15,085 |   97,439 |   29,252 |   44,960 |   9,676 |  13,551
                      |__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________
American Samoa .......|      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
Federated States of   |          |          |          |         |         |          |          |          |         |
  Micronesia .........|      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
Guam .................|      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
Marshall Islands......|      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
Northern Marianas ....|      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
Palau ................|      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
Puerto Rico ..........|  103,453 |   29,871 |   47,062 |  11,435 |  15,085 |   97,439 |   29,252 |   44,960 |   9,676 |  13,551
Virgin Islands .......|      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     --- |      --- |      --- |      --- |     --- |     ---
______________________|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________|__________|__________|__________|_________|_________

---Data not reported or not applicable.

NOTE.--Data are for 4-year and 2-year degree-granting higher education institutions that were eligible to participate 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 1999).


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