50 State Comparison - Postsecondary Education Data Table
Full-Time-Equivalent Fall Enrollment
Description
Full-time-equivalent fall enrollment in public, 4-year, degree-granting institutions, 2001 to 2008.| State | 2001 | 2002 | 2003 | 2004 | 2005 | 2006 | 2007 | 2008 |
| Alabama | 107,671 | 113,343 | 118,758 | 122,374 | 122,089 | 125,339 | 129,661 | 129,661 |
| Alaska | 16,624 | 17,546 | 18,586 | 18,722 | 18,444 | 18,322 | 18,475 | 18,475 |
| Arizona | 91,066 | 94,542 | 96,693 | 98,786 | 101,763 | 105,540 | 108,435 | 108,435 |
| Arkansas | 59,781 | 61,323 | 63,994 | 65,611 | 67,440 | 68,850 | 69,763 | 69,763 |
| California | 501,442 | 527,647 | 533,481 | 527,193 | 537,136 | 553,957 | 575,491 | 575,491 |
| Colorado | 114,189 | 118,706 | 121,650 | 123,837 | 123,746 | 123,595 | 121,943 | 121,943 |
| Connecticut | 48,418 | 50,480 | 51,217 | 52,651 | 53,737 | 54,555 | 55,021 | 55,021 |
| Delaware | 21,609 | 22,055 | 21,944 | 22,251 | 22,467 | 21,986 | 22,039 | 22,039 |
| District of Columbia | 3,412 | 3,456 | 3,464 | 3,493 | 3,615 | 3,984 | 3,926 | 3,926 |
| Florida | 200,453 | 223,747 | 271,912 | 281,779 | 288,146 | 308,188 | 332,190 | 332,190 |
| Georgia | 142,744 | 153,084 | 163,138 | 162,653 | 165,257 | 175,496 | 187,994 | 187,994 |
| Hawaii | 17,493 | 18,772 | 19,984 | 20,544 | 22,587 | 22,201 | 22,085 | 22,085 |
| Idaho | 35,790 | 36,865 | 38,444 | 38,514 | 38,426 | 37,365 | 37,899 | 37,899 |
| Illinois | 165,987 | 170,601 | 171,754 | 171,933 | 174,262 | 175,008 | 176,211 | 176,211 |
| Indiana | 159,547 | 163,199 | 166,388 | 166,088 | 173,220 | 173,576 | 175,800 | 175,800 |
| Iowa | 63,222 | 64,139 | 63,306 | 60,801 | 60,039 | 59,739 | 61,068 | 61,068 |
| Kansas | 75,267 | 77,257 | 78,412 | 79,389 | 79,530 | 79,918 | 80,154 | 80,154 |
| Kentucky | 90,152 | 93,719 | 97,217 | 98,023 | 98,519 | 99,194 | 100,588 | 100,588 |
| Louisiana | 126,930 | 129,341 | 133,873 | 136,199 | 127,570 | 124,388 | 121,556 | 121,556 |
| Maine | 25,173 | 26,079 | 26,723 | 26,895 | 26,946 | 26,997 | 26,849 | 26,849 |
| Maryland | 99,706 | 103,822 | 105,811 | 107,705 | 107,870 | 111,939 | 114,629 | 114,629 |
| Massachusetts | 80,113 | 80,861 | 81,622 | 81,667 | 83,859 | 85,855 | 88,706 | 88,706 |
| Michigan | 231,820 | 237,541 | 241,038 | 242,058 | 244,054 | 244,145 | 246,926 | 246,926 |
| Minnesota | 99,464 | 103,691 | 106,994 | 107,880 | 107,648 | 107,428 | 108,664 | 108,664 |
| Mississippi | 57,845 | 58,857 | 58,744 | 61,002 | 61,350 | 61,153 | 61,805 | 61,805 |
| Missouri | 100,796 | 103,900 | 105,072 | 105,253 | 107,799 | 108,768 | 110,057 | 110,057 |
| Montana | 28,699 | 29,337 | 29,808 | 29,659 | 29,744 | 29,884 | 29,441 | 29,441 |
| Nebraska | 45,169 | 45,780 | 45,419 | 44,766 | 45,346 | 45,973 | 47,128 | 47,128 |
| Nevada | 30,187 | 32,415 | 33,747 | 54,998 | 57,119 | 57,293 | 61,651 | 61,651 |
| New Hampshire | 21,524 | 22,643 | 22,867 | 23,262 | 23,682 | 24,422 | 25,171 | 25,171 |
| New Jersey | 114,391 | 118,191 | 120,851 | 121,377 | 121,784 | 122,967 | 127,330 | 127,330 |
| New Mexico | 40,546 | 41,776 | 43,574 | 45,489 | 45,356 | 45,904 | 46,133 | 46,133 |
| New York | 276,421 | 286,870 | 284,011 | 286,399 | 291,025 | 299,723 | 307,247 | 307,247 |
| North Carolina | 146,525 | 152,703 | 158,361 | 164,141 | 170,110 | 175,132 | 181,004 | 181,004 |
| North Dakota | 26,265 | 28,210 | 29,355 | 29,512 | 29,236 | 29,087 | 28,979 | 28,979 |
| Ohio | 221,817 | 232,045 | 233,035 | 236,762 | 242,020 | 243,382 | 250,033 | 250,033 |
| Oklahoma | 85,294 | 89,509 | 91,566 | 95,194 | 94,992 | 93,433 | 96,056 | 96,056 |
| Oregon | 64,008 | 67,681 | 68,937 | 69,258 | 69,555 | 69,399 | 70,187 | 70,187 |
| Pennsylvania | 216,467 | 223,578 | 227,367 | 229,068 | 229,883 | 235,617 | 240,251 | 240,251 |
| Rhode Island | 18,230 | 18,362 | 19,152 | 19,340 | 19,653 | 19,908 | 20,666 | 20,666 |
| South Carolina | 75,158 | 78,362 | 79,811 | 81,982 | 84,069 | 85,011 | 86,139 | 86,139 |
| South Dakota | 25,078 | 25,372 | 26,081 | 25,778 | 25,541 | 25,773 | 26,350 | 26,350 |
| Tennessee | 101,505 | 103,080 | 103,864 | 107,077 | 108,494 | 110,924 | 114,029 | 114,029 |
| Texas | 372,950 | 392,906 | 409,370 | 419,597 | 439,659 | 446,934 | 452,633 | 452,633 |
| Utah | 77,696 | 80,910 | 81,979 | 83,226 | 84,056 | 80,985 | 81,549 | 81,549 |
| Vermont | 13,771 | 14,195 | 14,940 | 15,173 | 16,156 | 16,496 | 16,899 | 16,899 |
| Virginia | 151,563 | 156,157 | 158,907 | 160,904 | 164,960 | 168,557 | 172,802 | 172,802 |
| Washington | 87,303 | 91,773 | 93,244 | 94,707 | 95,677 | 98,950 | 117,550 | 117,550 |
| West Virginia | 59,540 | 61,149 | 60,739 | 58,082 | 58,546 | 58,606 | 59,060 | 59,060 |
| Wisconsin | 132,583 | 133,942 | 135,227 | 136,212 | 138,334 | 140,124 | 152,180 | 152,180 |
| Wyoming | 10,070 | 10,344 | 10,514 | 10,632 | 10,546 | 10,607 | 10,549 | 10,549 |
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