Table 192. | Total fall enrollment in public degree-granting institutions, by state: 1970 to 1998 |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | Institutions of higher education\1\ || Degree-granting institutions\2\ |_______________________________________________________________________________||___________________________________________ State | | | | | | | || | | |Percent or | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall | Fall || Fall | Fall | Fall |change, other area | 1970 | 1975 | 1980 | 1985 | 1990 | 1995 | 1997 || 1996 | 1997 | 1998 |1996 to | | | | | | | || | | | 1998 _______________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|___________||___________|___________|___________|_______ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 || 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 _______________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|___________||___________|___________|___________|_______ United States ......|6,428,134 |8,834,508 |9,457,394 |9,479,273 |10,844,717 |11,092,374 |11,146,155 ||11,120,499 |11,196,119 |11,176,184 | 0.5 |__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|___________||___________|___________|___________|_______ Alabama ...............| 87,884 | 145,698 | 143,674 | 158,688 | 195,939 | 203,165 | 193,974 || 196,531 | 193,974 | 190,685 | -3.0 Alaska ................| 8,563 | 13,218 | 20,561 | 26,510 | 27,792 | 28,368 | 26,717 || 27,828 | 26,717 | 26,296 | -5.5 Arizona ...............| 107,315 | 168,666 | 194,034 | 202,036 | 248,213 | 254,530 | 254,837 || 259,163 | 260,832 | 268,102 | 3.4 Arkansas ..............| 43,599 | 56,127 | 66,068 | 66,123 | 78,645 | 87,067 | 92,215 || 97,405 | 100,855 | 102,264 | 5.0 California ............|1,123,529 |1,617,558 |1,599,838 |1,444,207 | 1,594,710 | 1,564,230 | 1,658,906 || 1,625,021 | 1,664,478 | 1,666,330 | 2.5 | | | | | | | || | | | Colorado ..............| 108,562 | 136,370 | 145,598 | 142,031 | 200,653 | 210,312 | 213,475 || 209,183 | 213,475 | 216,351 | 3.4 Connecticut ...........| 73,391 | 93,567 | 97,788 | 98,616 | 109,556 | 100,539 | 95,041 || 96,336 | 95,041 | 94,299 | -2.1 Delaware ..............| 21,151 | 27,082 | 28,325 | 27,933 | 34,252 | 36,204 | 36,495 || 36,579 | 36,495 | 37,362 | 2.1 District of Columbia ..| 12,194 | 15,159 | 13,900 | 12,080 | 11,990 | 9,663 | 4,715 || 7,736 | 4,887 | 5,410 | -30.1 Florida ...............| 189,450 | 287,745 | 334,349 | 362,241 | 489,081 | 530,607 | 536,111 || 529,422 | 534,721 | 531,921 | 0.5 | | | | | | | || | | | Georgia ...............| 101,900 | 142,593 | 140,158 | 148,956 | 196,413 | 248,682 | 252,197 || 230,204 | 235,011 | 229,928 | -0.1 Hawaii ................| 32,963 | 43,278 | 43,269 | 43,246 | 45,728 | 50,198 | 45,542 || 47,370 | 45,542 | 45,270 | -4.4 Idaho .................| 27,072 | 31,298 | 34,491 | 33,666 | 41,315 | 48,986 | 49,695 || 49,806 | 50,233 | 51,330 | 3.1 Illinois ..............| 315,634 | 444,458 | 491,274 | 520,224 | 551,333 | 530,248 | 536,578 || 532,470 | 536,578 | 533,294 | 0.2 Indiana................| 136,739 | 159,453 | 189,224 | 193,833 | 223,953 | 224,795 | 224,522 || 220,967 | 224,522 | 228,450 | 3.4 | | | | | | | || | | | Iowa ..................| 68,390 | 83,572 | 97,454 | 109,765 | 117,834 | 122,396 | 128,073 || 125,923 | 128,073 | 129,302 | 2.7 Kansas ................| 88,215 | 107,761 | 121,987 | 127,220 | 149,117 | 160,449 | 158,862 || 156,446 | 159,955 | 158,672 | 1.4 Kentucky ..............| 77,240 | 105,265 | 114,884 | 110,836 | 147,095 | 148,808 | 146,295 || 147,423 | 146,295 | 146,344 | -0.7 Louisiana .............| 101,127 | 132,054 | 136,703 | 153,173 | 158,290 | 174,873 | 174,867 || 185,223 | 189,179 | 189,896 | 2.5 Maine .................| 25,405 | 31,092 | 31,878 | 33,188 | 41,500 | 38,195 | 37,510 || 38,260 | 38,010 | 38,636 | 1.0 | | | | | | | || | | | Maryland ..............| 118,988 | 176,544 | 195,051 | 198,992 | 220,783 | 222,857 | 217,250 || 217,277 | 217,250 | 219,055 | 0.8 Massachusetts .........| 116,127 | 173,564 | 183,765 | 185,602 | 186,035 | 176,777 | 174,280 || 173,854 | 174,694 | 178,376 | 2.6 Michigan ..............| 339,625 | 436,655 | 454,147 | 434,270 | 487,359 | 462,390 | 458,561 || 458,989 | 458,561 | 462,580 | 0.8 Minnesota .............| 130,567 | 148,630 | 162,379 | 173,984 | 199,211 | 217,249 | 202,384 || 213,284 | 203,088 | 207,807 | -2.6 Mississippi ...........| 64,968 | 89,919 | 90,661 | 90,704 | 109,038 | 110,600 | 118,847 || 114,905 | 118,847 | 120,831 | 5.2 | | | | | | | || | | | Missouri...............| 132,540 | 158,196 | 165,179 | 168,829 | 200,093 | 189,993 | 189,851 || 189,851 | 190,608 | 194,462 | 2.4 Montana ...............| 27,287 | 27,798 | 31,178 | 32,032 | 31,865 | 37,435 | 38,702 || 38,000 | 38,702 | 38,768 | 2.0 Nebraska ..............| 51,454 | 61,240 | 73,509 | 81,202 | 94,614 | 95,599 | 89,414 || 99,717 | 89,414 | 89,040 | -10.7 Nevada ................| 13,576 | 30,010 | 40,280 | 43,368 | 61,242 | 66,683 | 73,309 || 71,925 | 73,309 | 79,147 | 10.0 New Hampshire .........| 15,979 | 24,205 | 24,119 | 26,669 | 32,163 | 36,069 | 35,259 || 36,365 | 35,259 | 32,187 | -11.5 | | | | | | | || | | | New Jersey ............| 145,373 | 227,764 | 247,028 | 237,297 | 261,601 | 271,069 | 261,365 || 264,596 | 261,365 | 260,092 | -1.7 New Mexico ............| 40,795 | 47,605 | 55,077 | 66,059 | 83,403 | 97,220 | 98,860 || 99,918 | 100,708 | 101,170 | 1.3 New York ..............| 449,437 | 613,842 | 563,251 | 563,251 | 616,884 | 588,491 | 567,893 || 572,482 | 567,893 | 567,202 | -0.9 North Carolina ........| 123,761 | 201,288 | 228,154 | 267,044 | 285,405 | 303,099 | 302,033 || 302,939 | 302,033 | 314,110 | 3.7 North Dakota ..........| 30,192 | 27,954 | 31,709 | 34,802 | 34,690 | 36,810 | 35,037 || 36,765 | 35,037 | 35,264 | -4.1 | | | | | | | || | | | Ohio ..................| 281,099 | 336,931 | 381,765 | 379,164 | 427,613 | 409,818 | 402,901 || 407,108 | 404,694 | 408,487 | 0.3 Oklahoma ..............| 91,438 | 124,372 | 137,188 | 146,827 | 151,073 | 158,026 | 154,132 || 154,381 | 154,572 | 155,796 | 0.9 Oregon ................| 108,483 | 129,785 | 140,102 | 119,612 | 144,427 | 143,617 | 143,093 || 141,429 | 144,342 | 144,423 | 2.1 Pennsylvania ..........| 232,982 | 287,436 | 292,499 | 300,523 | 343,478 | 339,928 | 334,901 || 335,181 | 334,901 | 338,047 | 0.9 Rhode Island ..........| 25,527 | 32,311 | 35,052 | 35,389 | 42,350 | 38,653 | 37,251 || 37,487 | 37,251 | 38,368 | 2.4 | | | | | | | || | | | South Carolina ........| 47,101 | 107,690 | 107,683 | 105,854 | 131,134 | 148,706 | 148,694 || 148,363 | 148,694 | 152,542 | 2.8 South Dakota ..........| 23,936 | 21,925 | 24,328 | 23,339 | 26,596 | 29,693 | 28,126 || 32,861 | 32,863 | 34,088 | 3.7 Tennessee .............| 98,897 | 139,526 | 156,835 | 147,951 | 175,049 | 193,136 | 193,516 || 194,138 | 193,516 | 193,393 | -0.4 Texas .................| 365,522 | 542,212 | 613,552 | 677,192 | 802,314 | 836,851 | 844,738 || 838,943 | 845,686 | 852,736 | 1.6 Utah ..................| 49,588 | 56,536 | 59,598 | 69,426 | 86,108 | 110,560 | 119,185 || 113,696 | 118,619 | 111,315 | -2.1 | | | | | | | || | | | Vermont ...............| 12,536 | 17,145 | 17,984 | 18,844 | 20,910 | 20,470 | 20,540 || 20,139 | 20,540 | 20,549 | 2.0 Virginia ..............| 123,279 | 215,253 | 246,500 | 250,754 | 291,286 | 293,127 | 301,594 || 292,412 | 301,594 | 305,455 | 4.5 Washington ............| 162,718 | 202,531 | 276,028 | 201,532 | 227,632 | 246,635 | 256,868 || 262,359 | 274,705 | 257,047 | -2.0 West Virginia..........| 51,363 | 68,117 | 71,228 | 66,531 | 74,108 | 74,857 | 75,955 || 75,116 | 76,078 | 76,322 | 1.6 Wisconsin .............| 170,374 | 210,535 | 235,179 | 238,735 | 253,529 | 245,770 | 243,140 || 245,060 | 243,858 | 254,635 | 3.9 Wyoming ...............| 15,220 | 18,078 | 21,121 | 24,204 | 30,623 | 29,420 | 29,475 || 29,994 | 29,475 | 28,757 | -4.1 | | | | | | | || | | | U.S. Service Schools\3\| 17,079 | 36,897 | 49,808 | 54,719 | 48,692 | 88,451 | 82,374 || 81,669 | 83,090 | 13,991 | -82.9 |==========|==========|==========|==========|===========|===========|===========||===========|===========|===========|======= Outlying areas .....| 46,680 | 59,923 | 60,692 | 65,411 | 66,244 | 77,050 | 80,715 || 79,083 | 80,715 | 82,927 | 4.9 |__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|___________||___________|___________|___________|_______ American Samoa ........| --- | 689 | 976 | 758 | 1,219 | 1,232 | 1,248 || 1,239 | 1,248 | 909 | -26.6 Federated States of | | | | | | | || | | | Micronesia ..........| --- | --- | --- | --- | 975 | 1,296 | 1,372 || 1,396 | 1,372 | 773 | -44.6 Guam ..................| 2,719 | 3,800 | 3,217 | 4,601 | 4,741 | 6,010 | 5,533 || 5,335 | 5,533 | 5,758 | 7.9 Marshall Islands.......| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | 418 | 459 || 431 | 459 | 513 | 19.0 Northern Marianas .....| --- | --- | --- | 318 | 661 | 959 | 1,136 || 1,096 | 1,136 | 1,239 | 13.0 Palau .................| --- | --- | --- | --- | 491 | 351 | 330 || 332 | 330 | 424 | 27.7 Puerto Rico ...........| 42,516 | 53,170 | 54,127 | 56,438 | 55,691 | 63,730 | 68,027 || 66,356 | 68,027 | 70,665 | 6.5 Trust Territory of the | | | | | | | || | | | Pacific .............| --- | 185 | 224 | 724 | --- | --- | --- || --- | --- | --- | --- Virgin Islands ........| 1,445 | 2,079 | 2,148 | 2,572 | 2,466 | 3,054 | 2,610 || 2,898 | 2,610 | 2,646 | -8.7 _______________________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|___________|___________||___________|___________|___________|_______ |
---Not Available. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Colleges and Universities" surveys; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Fall Enrollment" surveys. (This table was prepared July 2000).
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