50 State Comparison - Postsecondary Education Data Table
Full-Time-Equivalent Fall Enrollment
Description
Full-time-equivalent fall enrollment in both public and private, 4-year, degree-granting institutions, 2001 to 2008.| State | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Alabama | 132,154 | 138,457 | 143,605 | 147,452 | 146,866 | 149,894 | 155,516 | 155,516 |
| Alaska | 17,510 | 18,427 | 19,449 | 19,698 | 19,394 | 19,166 | 19,296 | 19,296 |
| Arizona | 149,293 | 172,689 | 199,672 | 250,104 | 306,359 | 321,490 | 379,280 | 379,280 |
| Arkansas | 71,206 | 73,058 | 76,250 | 78,256 | 80,371 | 82,313 | 83,892 | 83,892 |
| California | 760,811 | 799,441 | 809,337 | 820,377 | 836,837 | 852,005 | 875,607 | 875,607 |
| Colorado | 143,921 | 149,867 | 157,271 | 166,345 | 171,958 | 181,070 | 184,634 | 184,634 |
| Connecticut | 97,971 | 101,091 | 102,340 | 104,438 | 106,391 | 108,043 | 109,327 | 109,327 |
| Delaware | 28,834 | 30,092 | 30,041 | 30,265 | 31,526 | 31,152 | 31,240 | 31,240 |
| District of Columbia | 68,200 | 70,870 | 73,387 | 76,440 | 78,917 | 82,159 | 84,370 | 84,370 |
| Florida | 320,519 | 353,623 | 414,653 | 441,699 | 452,471 | 482,396 | 506,530 | 506,530 |
| Georgia | 208,598 | 220,793 | 233,091 | 249,570 | 236,611 | 249,783 | 265,117 | 265,117 |
| Hawaii | 29,618 | 31,498 | 32,545 | 33,139 | 35,420 | 35,233 | 34,474 | 34,474 |
| Idaho | 47,905 | 49,993 | 52,213 | 52,912 | 54,084 | 54,048 | 54,127 | 54,127 |
| Illinois | 334,579 | 346,070 | 354,880 | 361,187 | 402,436 | 400,002 | 408,560 | 408,560 |
| Indiana | 223,819 | 229,741 | 235,172 | 237,673 | 247,326 | 251,107 | 260,378 | 260,378 |
| Iowa | 108,716 | 112,003 | 115,653 | 115,458 | 121,984 | 127,735 | 138,383 | 138,383 |
| Kansas | 90,763 | 92,738 | 94,135 | 95,387 | 95,558 | 97,130 | 97,524 | 97,524 |
| Kentucky | 116,144 | 119,650 | 125,081 | 127,490 | 131,027 | 132,013 | 135,161 | 135,161 |
| Louisiana | 153,794 | 157,050 | 162,412 | 165,698 | 138,894 | 148,481 | 145,226 | 145,226 |
| Maine | 38,790 | 39,566 | 40,137 | 40,908 | 41,151 | 41,391 | 41,784 | 41,784 |
| Maryland | 136,168 | 142,183 | 145,514 | 147,836 | 149,261 | 153,909 | 157,727 | 157,727 |
| Massachusetts | 278,776 | 286,412 | 290,852 | 295,497 | 302,373 | 308,368 | 316,010 | 316,010 |
| Michigan | 310,856 | 321,421 | 326,828 | 331,176 | 333,781 | 334,951 | 338,240 | 338,240 |
| Minnesota | 162,754 | 171,693 | 181,686 | 192,027 | 199,478 | 207,324 | 213,999 | 213,999 |
| Mississippi | 72,165 | 68,826 | 69,767 | 72,294 | 72,650 | 72,499 | 73,668 | 73,668 |
| Missouri | 183,228 | 199,085 | 206,626 | 211,589 | 218,061 | 221,560 | 223,136 | 223,136 |
| Montana | 32,643 | 32,758 | 33,443 | 33,434 | 33,515 | 33,404 | 32,956 | 32,956 |
| Nebraska | 64,399 | 65,378 | 66,311 | 68,734 | 69,329 | 71,588 | 73,089 | 73,089 |
| Nevada | 33,266 | 36,350 | 38,723 | 61,111 | 64,544 | 64,307 | 69,009 | 69,009 |
| New Hampshire | 43,697 | 44,918 | 45,775 | 46,551 | 47,222 | 48,174 | 48,972 | 48,972 |
| New Jersey | 169,504 | 174,800 | 178,650 | 180,676 | 181,826 | 184,698 | 191,273 | 191,273 |
| New Mexico | 47,664 | 49,388 | 51,408 | 54,419 | 54,143 | 54,395 | 54,111 | 54,111 |
| New York | 654,863 | 681,956 | 693,932 | 701,903 | 714,508 | 725,388 | 733,363 | 733,363 |
| North Carolina | 214,766 | 222,269 | 228,946 | 237,171 | 248,081 | 254,970 | 262,604 | 262,604 |
| North Dakota | 30,026 | 32,067 | 33,234 | 34,089 | 33,708 | 34,251 | 34,279 | 34,279 |
| Ohio | 332,077 | 344,292 | 349,032 | 355,777 | 362,747 | 365,861 | 372,706 | 372,706 |
| Oklahoma | 107,956 | 112,579 | 116,339 | 117,984 | 118,331 | 116,558 | 119,424 | 119,424 |
| Oregon | 88,353 | 92,770 | 94,847 | 97,510 | 98,845 | 99,688 | 100,434 | 100,434 |
| Pennsylvania | 423,911 | 436,907 | 447,771 | 456,820 | 464,536 | 474,074 | 485,945 | 485,945 |
| Rhode Island | 52,564 | 53,311 | 54,946 | 55,967 | 57,329 | 57,616 | 58,530 | 58,530 |
| South Carolina | 103,380 | 107,726 | 110,200 | 112,586 | 114,211 | 115,414 | 117,608 | 117,608 |
| South Dakota | 31,547 | 33,028 | 34,022 | 34,064 | 33,825 | 33,719 | 34,277 | 34,277 |
| Tennessee | 154,796 | 159,351 | 162,446 | 168,836 | 173,058 | 177,448 | 183,758 | 183,758 |
| Texas | 477,107 | 501,220 | 520,821 | 533,634 | 557,039 | 564,540 | 572,009 | 572,009 |
| Utah | 113,867 | 117,559 | 120,489 | 123,961 | 128,476 | 127,648 | 130,911 | 130,911 |
| Vermont | 27,377 | 27,263 | 28,067 | 28,806 | 29,874 | 31,121 | 32,445 | 32,445 |
| Virginia | 201,305 | 208,670 | 216,254 | 228,612 | 237,252 | 245,821 | 257,544 | 257,544 |
| Washington | 123,341 | 128,831 | 133,941 | 137,816 | 140,453 | 142,674 | 160,133 | 160,133 |
| West Virginia | 68,646 | 71,055 | 71,462 | 68,824 | 69,441 | 69,375 | 76,971 | 76,971 |
| Wisconsin | 179,202 | 183,517 | 185,798 | 188,438 | 192,230 | 195,336 | 208,130 | 208,130 |
| Wyoming | 10,070 | 10,344 | 10,514 | 10,632 | 10,661 | 10,685 | 10,595 | 10,595 |
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/digest/






