Chapter 8: State Indicators

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	Bachelor's Degrees			18-24-year-old population			Bachelor's degrees per 1,000 18-24-year-olds
Table 8-4.
Bachelor's degrees conferred per 1,000 18-24-year-olds, by state: 1990, 1995, & 2000


State	1990	1995	2000	1990	1995	2000	1990	1995	2000

All states	1,049,656	1,160,126	1,236,378	26,737,766	25,112,313	27,143,454	39.3	46.2	45.5
Alabama	17,059	19,924	21,185	443,335	444,704	439,612	38.5	44.8	48.2
Alaska	1,043	1,526	1,364	55,847	62,426	57,292	18.7	24.4	23.8
Arizona	14,172	18,533	24,867	392,680	413,693	514,101	36.1	44.8	48.4
Arkansas	7,475	8,623	9,405	237,056	248,435	261,738	31.5	34.7	35.9
California	98,069	108,215	116,648	3,412,257	3,013,123	3,366,030	28.7	35.9	34.7
Colorado	17,344	20,226	21,771	335,525	351,400	430,111	51.7	57.6	50.6
Connecticut	14,333	14,158	14,546	345,433	270,474	271,585	41.5	52.3	53.6
Delaware	3,462	4,421	4,616	76,233	67,051	75,328	45.4	65.9	61.3
District of Columbia	7,449	7,661	7,589	82,558	51,875	72,637	90.2	147.7	104.5
Florida	35,493	44,916	50,476	1,215,657	1,170,757	1,330,602	29.2	38.4	37.9
Georgia	21,402	26,312	28,947	738,584	730,927	837,732	29.0	36.0	34.6
Hawaii	3,720	4,500	4,993	121,185	115,821	114,893	30.7	38.9	43.5
Idaho	3,169	4,235	4,711	98,247	126,435	138,829	32.3	33.5	33.9
Illinois	49,757	52,436	55,330	1,212,950	1,127,699	1,210,898	41.0	46.5	45.7
Indiana	27,625	30,253	31,936	604,882	582,508	614,721	45.7	51.9	52.0
Iowa	16,129	17,421	18,675	283,713	273,088	298,008	56.8	63.8	62.7
Kansas	12,521	14,835	14,681	254,493	251,111	275,592	49.2	59.1	53.3
Kentucky	12,225	14,570	15,643	399,989	401,248	401,858	30.6	36.3	38.9
Louisiana	15,905	17,920	19,693	464,511	460,667	473,801	34.2	38.9	41.6
Maine	4,944	5,893	5,672	123,772	112,864	103,903	39.9	52.2	54.6
Maryland	19,502	20,824	21,887	505,373	432,516	450,922	38.6	48.1	48.5
Massachusetts	43,559	40,279	42,308	709,099	538,602	579,328	61.4	74.8	73.0
Michigan	42,428	44,317	45,407	1,004,527	935,335	932,137	42.2	47.4	48.7
Minnesota	22,851	23,872	23,129	442,809	417,482	470,434	51.6	57.2	49.2
Mississippi	8,808	10,335	10,982	293,346	303,426	310,974	30.0	34.1	35.3
Missouri	24,612	27,918	29,964	517,191	499,397	535,978	47.6	55.9	55.9
Montana	3,862	4,354	5,071	70,011	83,675	85,757	55.2	52.0	59.1
Nebraska	8,677	10,105	10,755	155,887	160,166	174,425	55.7	63.1	61.7
Nevada	2,235	3,365	4,070	118,945	128,251	179,708	18.8	26.2	22.6
New Hampshire	6,745	7,395	7,776	117,602	96,548	103,369	57.4	76.6	75.2
New Jersey	22,859	24,627	26,939	779,184	678,491	676,628	29.3	36.3	39.8
New Mexico	5,010	6,032	6,215	151,824	167,305	177,576	33.0	36.1	35.0
New York	90,195	94,762	98,220	1,953,424	1,649,416	1,765,453	46.2	57.5	55.6
North Carolina	27,288	32,321	35,257	781,053	716,816	806,821	34.9	45.1	43.7
North Dakota	4,202	4,440	4,877	67,853	66,177	73,118	61.9	67.1	66.7
Ohio	47,144	49,755	49,973	1,136,418	1,070,668	1,056,544	41.5	46.5	47.3
Oklahoma	13,601	15,307	15,573	321,389	328,996	357,085	42.3	46.5	43.6
Oregon	12,586	12,917	14,074	267,528	282,990	327,884	47.0	45.6	42.9
Pennsylvania	60,572	63,072	66,344	1,226,775	1,074,942	1,094,449	49.4	58.7	60.6
Rhode Island	8,789	9,094	8,594	120,358	90,614	106,607	73.0	100.4	80.6
South Carolina	13,215	15,060	16,523	406,526	389,480	407,851	32.5	38.7	40.5
South Dakota	3,760	4,412	4,760	68,113	72,599	77,634	55.2	60.8	61.3
Tennessee	17,577	20,463	22,815	527,655	516,027	548,856	33.3	39.7	41.6
Texas	60,472	70,048	75,830	1,890,844	1,943,360	2,198,881	32.0	36.0	34.5
Utah	10,907	14,262	16,797	199,986	253,174	317,431	54.5	56.3	52.9
Vermont	4,517	4,591	4,810	63,166	54,240	56,586	71.5	84.6	85.0
Virginia	27,119	30,472	32,905	719,731	659,229	679,398	37.7	46.2	48.4
Washington	18,320	21,773	23,920	488,539	500,401	559,361	37.5	43.5	42.8
West Virginia	7,414	8,656	8,545	179,991	189,426	172,431	41.2	45.7	49.6
Wisconsin	25,888	26,943	27,513	512,326	485,889	520,629	50.5	55.5	52.8
Wyoming	1,646	1,777	1,797	41,386	50,369	49,928	39.8	35.3	36.0
Puerto Rico	12,173	13,820	16,164	NA	NA	428,894	NA	NA	37.7

NA not available NOTE:The state total for each year is the sum of the 50 states and the District of Columbia. SOURCES: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, various years; and U.S. Bureau of the Census, Population Division.