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Table 197  Total fall enrollment in public 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   |_____________________|_____________________|___________|_____________________|_____________________
                      |           |   Men    |  Women   |   Men    |  Women   |   Total   |   Men    |  Women   |   Men    |  Women
______________________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________
          1           |     2     |    3     |    4     |    5     |    6     |     7     |    8     |    9     |    10    |    11
______________________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________
   United States .....|11,120,499 |2,776,098 |3,202,369 |2,126,355 |3,015,677 |11,196,119 |2,793,253 |3,262,533 |2,130,934 |3,009,399
                      |___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________
Alabama ..............|   196,531 |   58,741 |   72,625 |   27,430 |   37,735 |   193,974 |   58,766 |   72,905 |   26,270 |   36,033
Alaska ...............|    27,828 |    5,069 |    6,114 |    6,105 |   10,540 |    26,717 |    4,864 |    6,073 |    5,776 |   10,004
Arizona ..............|   259,163 |   53,463 |   59,030 |   61,134 |   85,536 |   260,832 |   53,352 |   60,334 |   61,484 |   85,662
Arkansas .............|    97,405 |   26,919 |   34,477 |   13,679 |   22,330 |   100,855 |   26,999 |   35,302 |   14,720 |   23,834
California ...........| 1,625,021 |  323,307 |  373,982 |  396,394 |  531,338 | 1,664,478 |  325,507 |  390,163 |  401,261 |  547,547
                      |           |          |          |          |          |           |          |          |          |
Colorado .............|   209,183 |   52,670 |   56,526 |   41,417 |   58,570 |   213,475 |   52,947 |   57,749 |   42,850 |   59,929
Connecticut ..........|    96,336 |   20,828 |   23,509 |   19,743 |   32,256 |    95,041 |   20,342 |   23,278 |   19,763 |   31,658
Delaware .............|    36,579 |    9,902 |   12,914 |    5,642 |    8,121 |    36,495 |   10,034 |   12,820 |    5,461 |    8,180
District of Columbia .|     7,736 |    1,232 |    1,636 |    2,034 |    2,834 |     4,887 |      819 |    1,091 |    1,133 |    1,844
Florida ..............|   529,422 |  104,494 |  128,636 |  117,770 |  178,522 |   534,721 |  106,527 |  132,926 |  118,143 |  177,125
                      |           |          |          |          |          |           |          |          |          |
Georgia ..............|   230,204 |   65,372 |   81,656 |   32,199 |   50,977 |   235,011 |   67,107 |   84,374 |   32,347 |   51,183
Hawaii ...............|    47,370 |   11,830 |   14,261 |    8,973 |   12,306 |    45,542 |   11,716 |   13,931 |    8,392 |   11,503
Idaho ................|    49,806 |   15,069 |   16,307 |    7,390 |   11,040 |    50,233 |   15,053 |   16,706 |    7,224 |   11,250
Illinois .............|   532,470 |  115,679 |  130,360 |  114,651 |  171,780 |   536,578 |  118,523 |  135,358 |  113,148 |  169,549
Indiana...............|   220,967 |   65,790 |   72,309 |   35,575 |   47,293 |   224,522 |   66,974 |   74,037 |   36,067 |   47,444
                      |           |          |          |          |          |           |          |          |          |
Iowa .................|   125,923 |   42,482 |   43,120 |   16,122 |   24,199 |   128,073 |   42,865 |   44,475 |   16,476 |   24,257
Kansas ...............|   156,446 |   41,212 |   42,670 |   29,533 |   43,031 |   159,955 |   41,402 |   42,803 |   32,046 |   43,704
Kentucky .............|   147,423 |   41,903 |   53,328 |   19,031 |   33,161 |   146,295 |   41,682 |   54,036 |   18,293 |   32,284
Louisiana ............|   185,223 |   58,498 |   73,297 |   19,342 |   34,086 |   189,179 |   58,636 |   75,222 |   20,517 |   34,804
Maine ................|    38,260 |    9,905 |   10,443 |    6,575 |   11,337 |    38,010 |    9,849 |   10,586 |    6,494 |   11,081
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Maryland .............|   217,277 |   46,829 |   57,343 |   43,239 |   69,866 |   217,250 |   47,594 |   58,262 |   42,784 |   68,610
Massachusetts ........|   173,854 |   42,672 |   49,555 |   31,741 |   49,886 |   174,694 |   42,046 |   49,674 |   32,152 |   50,822
Michigan .............|   458,989 |  106,972 |  121,283 |   96,597 |  134,137 |   458,561 |  108,435 |  124,293 |   94,227 |  131,606
Minnesota ............|   213,284 |   58,019 |   62,559 |   38,702 |   54,004 |   203,088 |   58,160 |   63,132 |   33,888 |   47,908
Mississippi ..........|   114,905 |   38,142 |   47,113 |   11,122 |   18,528 |   118,847 |   38,748 |   49,122 |   11,460 |   19,517
                      |           |          |          |          |          |           |          |          |          |
Missouri..............|   189,851 |   49,086 |   57,071 |   31,340 |   52,354 |   190,608 |   49,252 |   58,216 |   31,793 |   51,347
Montana ..............|    38,000 |   14,585 |   14,835 |    3,440 |    5,140 |    38,702 |   14,789 |   15,181 |    3,491 |    5,241
Nebraska .............|    99,717 |   25,969 |   27,281 |   19,711 |   26,756 |    89,414 |   25,408 |   26,546 |   16,053 |   21,407
Nevada ...............|    71,925 |   10,695 |   11,944 |   21,299 |   27,987 |    73,309 |   11,538 |   12,899 |   21,361 |   27,511
New Hampshire ........|    36,365 |    9,852 |   11,757 |    5,625 |    9,131 |    35,259 |    9,594 |   11,586 |    5,375 |    8,704
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New Jersey ...........|   264,596 |   62,969 |   74,721 |   50,532 |   76,374 |   261,365 |   63,128 |   75,515 |   49,218 |   73,504
New Mexico ...........|    99,918 |   21,480 |   26,096 |   20,476 |   31,866 |   100,708 |   22,264 |   27,034 |   20,076 |   31,334
New York .............|   572,482 |  156,287 |  196,219 |   83,524 |  136,452 |   567,893 |  156,173 |  196,595 |   82,140 |  132,985
North Carolina .......|   302,939 |   79,171 |  103,283 |   49,258 |   71,227 |   302,033 |   76,873 |   98,671 |   51,351 |   75,138
North Dakota .........|    36,765 |   15,056 |   13,913 |    3,468 |    4,328 |    35,037 |   14,711 |   13,425 |    3,033 |    3,868
                      |           |          |          |          |          |           |          |          |          |
Ohio .................|   407,108 |  113,305 |  134,153 |   64,811 |   94,839 |   404,694 |  112,230 |  133,453 |   65,544 |   93,467
Oklahoma .............|   154,381 |   42,636 |   47,018 |   26,458 |   38,269 |   154,572 |   42,538 |   47,373 |   26,222 |   38,439
Oregon ...............|   141,429 |   35,501 |   37,787 |   29,666 |   38,475 |   144,342 |   35,809 |   38,505 |   30,623 |   39,405
Pennsylvania .........|   335,181 |  104,176 |  114,027 |   45,999 |   70,979 |   334,901 |  105,450 |  115,508 |   44,918 |   69,025
Rhode Island .........|    37,487 |    7,922 |   10,883 |    6,660 |   12,022 |    37,251 |    7,927 |   10,999 |    6,472 |   11,853
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South Carolina .......|   148,363 |   39,825 |   49,454 |   21,248 |   37,836 |   148,694 |   39,832 |   50,502 |   21,401 |   36,959
South Dakota .........|    32,861 |   12,033 |   12,188 |    3,287 |    5,353 |    32,863 |   12,151 |   12,404 |    3,118 |    5,190
Tennessee ............|   194,138 |   51,550 |   64,971 |   32,008 |   45,609 |   193,516 |   52,486 |   66,888 |   29,875 |   44,267
Texas ................|   838,943 |  206,480 |  230,123 |  172,319 |  230,021 |   845,686 |  207,540 |  235,877 |  174,020 |  228,249
Utah .................|   113,696 |   31,654 |   31,319 |   25,295 |   25,428 |   118,619 |   32,765 |   32,712 |   26,586 |   26,556
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Vermont ..............|    20,139 |    6,177 |    6,738 |    2,359 |    4,865 |    20,540 |    6,365 |    6,915 |    2,422 |    4,838
Virginia .............|   292,412 |   73,540 |   84,570 |   54,098 |   80,204 |   301,594 |   74,516 |   86,378 |   56,595 |   84,105
Washington ...........|   262,359 |   71,193 |   81,292 |   44,621 |   65,253 |   274,705 |   72,455 |   83,627 |   49,608 |   69,015
West Virginia.........|    75,116 |   25,028 |   26,041 |    8,770 |   15,277 |    76,078 |   25,291 |   26,659 |    8,730 |   15,398
Wisconsin ............|   245,060 |   68,638 |   77,640 |   41,034 |   57,748 |   243,858 |   68,847 |   78,553 |   40,883 |   55,575
Wyoming ..............|    29,994 |    7,642 |    9,110 |    4,690 |    8,552 |    29,475 |    7,557 |    8,662 |    4,731 |    8,525
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U.S. Service Schools .|    81,669 |   16,649 |    2,882 |   52,219 |    9,919 |    83,090 |   16,817 |    3,198 |   52,919 |   10,156
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   Outlying areas ....|    79,083 |   23,014 |   38,725 |    6,573 |   10,771 |    80,715 |   23,464 |   39,402 |    6,636 |   11,213
                      |___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________
American Samoa .......|     1,239 |      435 |      442 |      215 |      147 |     1,248 |      447 |      452 |      210 |      139
Federated States of   |           |          |          |          |          |           |          |          |          |
  Micronesia .........|     1,396 |      471 |      476 |      184 |      265 |     1,372 |      505 |      504 |      151 |      212
Guam .................|     5,335 |      944 |    1,549 |    1,270 |    1,572 |     5,533 |      971 |    1,596 |    1,277 |    1,689
Marshall Islands......|       431 |      125 |      109 |      115 |       82 |       459 |      131 |      147 |       92 |       89
Northern Marianas ....|     1,096 |      223 |      267 |      221 |      385 |     1,136 |      202 |      281 |      234 |      419
Palau ................|       332 |      143 |      112 |       28 |       49 |       330 |      158 |      111 |       26 |       35
Puerto Rico ..........|    66,356 |   20,357 |   34,757 |    4,157 |    7,085 |    68,027 |   20,749 |   35,400 |    4,303 |    7,575
Virgin Islands .......|     2,898 |      316 |    1,013 |      383 |    1,186 |     2,610 |      301 |      911 |      343 |    1,055
______________________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________|___________|__________|__________|__________|__________

NOTE.--Data are for 4-year and 2-year degree-granting institutions that were eligible to participate in Title IV 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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