50 State Comparison - Postsecondary Education Data Table
Full-Time-Equivalent Fall Enrollment
Description
Full-time-equivalent fall enrollment in both public and private, 2-year, degree-granting institutions, 2001 to 2008.| State | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Alabama | 54,280 | 56,349 | 57,258 | 55,698 | 54,831 | 53,413 | 55,161 | 55,161 |
| Alaska | 441 | 546 | 507 | 462 | 464 | 460 | 539 | 539 |
| Arizona | 99,709 | 106,725 | 111,277 | 118,516 | 113,645 | 113,394 | 112,455 | 112,455 |
| Arkansas | 25,088 | 27,295 | 29,329 | 30,415 | 31,407 | 31,410 | 33,113 | 33,113 |
| California | 790,281 | 830,835 | 777,864 | 788,343 | 792,169 | 800,833 | 834,186 | 834,186 |
| Colorado | 48,428 | 51,663 | 53,667 | 54,916 | 52,680 | 51,243 | 52,247 | 52,247 |
| Connecticut | 23,852 | 25,970 | 26,881 | 27,554 | 27,871 | 28,317 | 29,975 | 29,975 |
| Delaware | 7,100 | 7,750 | 8,023 | 8,249 | 8,340 | 8,708 | 9,449 | 9,449 |
| District of Columbia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Florida | 202,112 | 203,563 | 183,236 | 182,803 | 181,340 | 163,835 | 162,865 | 162,865 |
| Georgia | 81,888 | 88,002 | 88,016 | 93,954 | 98,062 | 93,126 | 92,839 | 92,839 |
| Hawaii | 16,681 | 17,322 | 17,386 | 16,820 | 14,335 | 14,484 | 14,568 | 14,568 |
| Idaho | 7,652 | 7,977 | 8,586 | 8,771 | 8,375 | 8,388 | 8,482 | 8,482 |
| Illinois | 192,576 | 204,326 | 213,296 | 212,516 | 206,369 | 208,076 | 209,491 | 209,491 |
| Indiana | 41,909 | 43,138 | 46,679 | 49,647 | 44,668 | 46,581 | 47,461 | 47,461 |
| Iowa | 48,646 | 51,491 | 54,617 | 55,870 | 55,604 | 55,546 | 56,917 | 56,917 |
| Kansas | 43,165 | 44,698 | 45,588 | 45,876 | 45,753 | 45,813 | 45,459 | 45,459 |
| Kentucky | 49,026 | 52,301 | 55,735 | 56,923 | 54,922 | 55,323 | 57,855 | 57,855 |
| Louisiana | 34,923 | 35,257 | 39,176 | 38,365 | 26,912 | 36,867 | 38,788 | 38,788 |
| Maine | 6,576 | 7,535 | 8,341 | 8,787 | 8,968 | 9,338 | 9,973 | 9,973 |
| Maryland | 62,869 | 66,507 | 69,128 | 70,619 | 71,853 | 71,736 | 73,535 | 73,535 |
| Massachusetts | 53,974 | 53,873 | 56,087 | 55,660 | 54,017 | 54,538 | 56,381 | 56,381 |
| Michigan | 109,069 | 114,454 | 120,399 | 123,048 | 125,643 | 129,862 | 134,629 | 134,629 |
| Minnesota | 73,481 | 77,121 | 78,696 | 78,302 | 77,982 | 78,941 | 80,794 | 80,794 |
| Mississippi | 50,521 | 54,969 | 56,640 | 56,898 | 55,337 | 56,033 | 58,526 | 58,526 |
| Missouri | 58,390 | 60,701 | 61,759 | 62,734 | 63,195 | 62,801 | 66,803 | 66,803 |
| Montana | 5,526 | 5,720 | 6,638 | 6,713 | 6,671 | 6,472 | 6,675 | 6,675 |
| Nebraska | 23,439 | 25,016 | 26,562 | 25,661 | 25,354 | 25,713 | 25,462 | 25,462 |
| Nevada | 24,529 | 24,483 | 25,671 | 10,570 | 10,904 | 11,007 | 9,574 | 9,574 |
| New Hampshire | 7,137 | 8,352 | 8,694 | 8,841 | 8,526 | 8,326 | 8,289 | 8,289 |
| New Jersey | 84,805 | 92,049 | 97,029 | 101,056 | 101,277 | 104,132 | 108,102 | 108,102 |
| New Mexico | 31,661 | 34,816 | 36,636 | 36,466 | 36,753 | 36,585 | 38,118 | 38,118 |
| New York | 191,069 | 208,787 | 218,110 | 224,199 | 222,545 | 221,752 | 226,938 | 226,938 |
| North Carolina | 110,884 | 119,145 | 126,725 | 123,267 | 122,530 | 121,781 | 119,751 | 119,751 |
| North Dakota | 7,180 | 7,334 | 8,087 | 8,137 | 8,166 | 7,366 | 7,349 | 7,349 |
| Ohio | 111,723 | 115,394 | 126,491 | 129,069 | 126,889 | 129,339 | 131,543 | 131,543 |
| Oklahoma | 38,355 | 40,873 | 44,887 | 44,040 | 43,268 | 42,861 | 40,442 | 40,442 |
| Oregon | 50,305 | 55,451 | 52,959 | 52,396 | 50,353 | 48,965 | 50,679 | 50,679 |
| Pennsylvania | 91,727 | 98,802 | 105,847 | 109,257 | 107,754 | 108,811 | 111,817 | 111,817 |
| Rhode Island | 9,076 | 8,888 | 9,220 | 9,827 | 9,761 | 10,180 | 10,423 | 10,423 |
| South Carolina | 44,375 | 50,061 | 52,467 | 52,227 | 52,202 | 52,883 | 55,214 | 55,214 |
| South Dakota | 4,675 | 4,900 | 5,000 | 4,992 | 5,152 | 5,087 | 4,877 | 4,877 |
| Tennessee | 54,088 | 54,389 | 56,575 | 60,289 | 59,903 | 61,361 | 61,556 | 61,556 |
| Texas | 297,372 | 322,298 | 331,237 | 344,855 | 332,293 | 329,586 | 334,702 | 334,702 |
| Utah | 21,254 | 21,068 | 22,779 | 23,545 | 23,487 | 24,258 | 24,308 | 24,308 |
| Vermont | 2,487 | 2,720 | 2,793 | 2,969 | 3,085 | 3,134 | 2,932 | 2,932 |
| Virginia | 83,199 | 88,239 | 90,849 | 87,904 | 91,697 | 95,425 | 99,325 | 99,325 |
| Washington | 119,385 | 125,872 | 126,579 | 121,447 | 121,602 | 118,763 | 104,257 | 104,257 |
| West Virginia | 7,230 | 7,373 | 10,020 | 13,551 | 14,057 | 14,845 | 15,213 | 15,213 |
| Wisconsin | 61,651 | 66,850 | 66,111 | 66,029 | 65,663 | 65,531 | 59,124 | 59,124 |
| Wyoming | 12,196 | 13,007 | 13,576 | 13,917 | 14,522 | 13,702 | 13,981 | 13,981 |
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