50 State Comparison - Postsecondary Education Data Table
Full-Time-Equivalent Fall Enrollment
Description
Full-time-equivalent fall enrollment in private, 4-year, degree-granting institutions, 2001 to 2008.| State | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Alabama | 24,483 | 25,114 | 24,847 | 25,078 | 24,777 | 24,555 | 25,855 | 25,855 |
| Alaska | 886 | 881 | 863 | 976 | 950 | 844 | 821 | 821 |
| Arizona | 58,227 | 78,147 | 102,979 | 151,318 | 204,596 | 215,950 | 270,845 | 270,845 |
| Arkansas | 11,425 | 11,735 | 12,256 | 12,645 | 12,931 | 13,463 | 14,129 | 14,129 |
| California | 259,369 | 271,794 | 275,856 | 293,184 | 299,701 | 298,048 | 300,116 | 300,116 |
| Colorado | 29,732 | 31,161 | 35,621 | 42,508 | 48,212 | 57,475 | 62,691 | 62,691 |
| Connecticut | 49,553 | 50,611 | 51,123 | 51,787 | 52,654 | 53,488 | 54,306 | 54,306 |
| Delaware | 7,225 | 8,037 | 8,097 | 8,014 | 9,059 | 9,166 | 9,201 | 9,201 |
| District of Columbia | 64,788 | 67,414 | 69,923 | 72,947 | 75,302 | 78,175 | 80,444 | 80,444 |
| Florida | 120,066 | 129,876 | 142,741 | 159,920 | 164,325 | 174,208 | 174,340 | 174,340 |
| Georgia | 65,854 | 67,709 | 69,953 | 86,917 | 71,354 | 74,287 | 77,123 | 77,123 |
| Hawaii | 12,125 | 12,726 | 12,561 | 12,595 | 12,833 | 13,032 | 12,389 | 12,389 |
| Idaho | 12,115 | 13,128 | 13,769 | 14,398 | 15,658 | 16,683 | 16,228 | 16,228 |
| Illinois | 168,592 | 175,469 | 183,126 | 189,254 | 228,174 | 224,994 | 232,349 | 232,349 |
| Indiana | 64,272 | 66,542 | 68,784 | 71,585 | 74,106 | 77,531 | 84,578 | 84,578 |
| Iowa | 45,494 | 47,864 | 52,347 | 54,657 | 61,945 | 67,996 | 77,315 | 77,315 |
| Kansas | 15,496 | 15,481 | 15,723 | 15,998 | 16,028 | 17,212 | 17,370 | 17,370 |
| Kentucky | 25,992 | 25,931 | 27,864 | 29,467 | 32,508 | 32,819 | 34,573 | 34,573 |
| Louisiana | 26,864 | 27,709 | 28,539 | 29,499 | 11,324 | 24,093 | 23,670 | 23,670 |
| Maine | 13,617 | 13,487 | 13,414 | 14,013 | 14,205 | 14,394 | 14,935 | 14,935 |
| Maryland | 36,462 | 38,361 | 39,703 | 40,131 | 41,391 | 41,970 | 43,098 | 43,098 |
| Massachusetts | 198,663 | 205,551 | 209,230 | 213,830 | 218,514 | 222,513 | 227,304 | 227,304 |
| Michigan | 79,036 | 83,880 | 85,790 | 89,118 | 89,727 | 90,806 | 91,314 | 91,314 |
| Minnesota | 63,290 | 68,002 | 74,692 | 84,147 | 91,830 | 99,896 | 105,335 | 105,335 |
| Mississippi | 14,320 | 9,969 | 11,023 | 11,292 | 11,300 | 11,346 | 11,863 | 11,863 |
| Missouri | 82,432 | 95,185 | 101,554 | 106,336 | 110,262 | 112,792 | 113,079 | 113,079 |
| Montana | 3,944 | 3,421 | 3,635 | 3,775 | 3,771 | 3,520 | 3,515 | 3,515 |
| Nebraska | 19,230 | 19,598 | 20,892 | 23,968 | 23,983 | 25,615 | 25,961 | 25,961 |
| Nevada | 3,079 | 3,935 | 4,976 | 6,113 | 7,425 | 7,014 | 7,358 | 7,358 |
| New Hampshire | 22,173 | 22,275 | 22,908 | 23,289 | 23,540 | 23,752 | 23,801 | 23,801 |
| New Jersey | 55,113 | 56,609 | 57,799 | 59,299 | 60,042 | 61,731 | 63,943 | 63,943 |
| New Mexico | 7,118 | 7,612 | 7,834 | 8,930 | 8,787 | 8,491 | 7,978 | 7,978 |
| New York | 378,442 | 395,086 | 409,921 | 415,504 | 423,483 | 425,665 | 426,116 | 426,116 |
| North Carolina | 68,241 | 69,566 | 70,585 | 73,030 | 77,971 | 79,838 | 81,600 | 81,600 |
| North Dakota | 3,761 | 3,857 | 3,879 | 4,577 | 4,472 | 5,164 | 5,300 | 5,300 |
| Ohio | 110,260 | 112,247 | 115,997 | 119,015 | 120,727 | 122,479 | 122,673 | 122,673 |
| Oklahoma | 22,662 | 23,070 | 24,773 | 22,790 | 23,339 | 23,125 | 23,368 | 23,368 |
| Oregon | 24,345 | 25,089 | 25,910 | 28,252 | 29,290 | 30,289 | 30,247 | 30,247 |
| Pennsylvania | 207,444 | 213,329 | 220,404 | 227,752 | 234,653 | 238,457 | 245,694 | 245,694 |
| Rhode Island | 34,334 | 34,949 | 35,794 | 36,627 | 37,676 | 37,708 | 37,864 | 37,864 |
| South Carolina | 28,222 | 29,364 | 30,389 | 30,604 | 30,142 | 30,403 | 31,469 | 31,469 |
| South Dakota | 6,469 | 7,656 | 7,941 | 8,286 | 8,284 | 7,946 | 7,927 | 7,927 |
| Tennessee | 53,291 | 56,271 | 58,582 | 61,759 | 64,564 | 66,524 | 69,729 | 69,729 |
| Texas | 104,157 | 108,314 | 111,451 | 114,037 | 117,380 | 117,606 | 119,376 | 119,376 |
| Utah | 36,171 | 36,649 | 38,510 | 40,735 | 44,420 | 46,663 | 49,362 | 49,362 |
| Vermont | 13,606 | 13,068 | 13,127 | 13,633 | 13,718 | 14,625 | 15,546 | 15,546 |
| Virginia | 49,742 | 52,513 | 57,347 | 67,708 | 72,292 | 77,264 | 84,742 | 84,742 |
| Washington | 36,038 | 37,058 | 40,697 | 43,109 | 44,776 | 43,724 | 42,583 | 42,583 |
| West Virginia | 9,106 | 9,906 | 10,723 | 10,742 | 10,895 | 10,769 | 17,911 | 17,911 |
| Wisconsin | 46,619 | 49,575 | 50,571 | 52,226 | 53,896 | 55,212 | 55,950 | 55,950 |
| Wyoming | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 115 | 78 | 46 | 46 |
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