Rank List: States in Profile

Percent of Out-of-State College Freshmen by State of Attendance in 2022

Rank	State	FIPS Code	% of Freshmen
1	District of Columbia	11000	95.6%
2	Vermont	50000	78.4%
3	Rhode Island	44000	62.3%
4	New Hampshire	33000	55.1%
5	Delaware	10000	52.7%
6	North Dakota	38000	50.9%
7	Montana	30000	49.1%
8	Massachusetts	25000	46.5%
9	South Dakota	46000	43.0%
10	Idaho	16000	41.4%
11	Maine	23000	40.3%
12	Connecticut	09000	39.8%
13	Arizona	04000	37.9%
14	Wyoming	56000	37.8%
15	West Virginia	54000	37.7%
16	Iowa	19000	37.3%
17	Oregon	41000	35.8%
18	Pennsylvania	42000	35.5%
19	Utah	49000	35.0%
20	Hawaii	15000	33.7%
21	Indiana	18000	33.6%
22	Alabama	01000	33.2%
23	Arkansas	05000	32.5%
24	South Carolina	45000	31.7%
25	Wisconsin	55000	31.3%
26	Kansas	20000	30.5%
27	Colorado	08000	28.5%
28	Mississippi	28000	28.1%
28	Tennessee	47000	28.1%
30	Oklahoma	40000	26.4%
31	New York	36000	25.9%
32	Kentucky	21000	24.5%
32	Virginia	51000	24.5%
34	Missouri	29000	24.0%
35	Nebraska	31000	23.9%
36	Maryland	24000	23.6%
37	North Carolina	37000	23.2%
38	Ohio	39000	23.0%
39	Louisiana	22000	22.4%
39	Washington	53000	22.4%
41	Minnesota	27000	22.2%
42	Georgia	13000	20.4%
43	Illinois	17000	19.9%
44	New Mexico	35000	17.5%
45	Florida	12000	17.4%
46	Michigan	26000	17.0%
47	Alaska	02000	14.4%
48	New Jersey	34000	11.4%
49	California	06000	10.2%
50	Texas	48000	7.8%
51	Nevada	32000	7.3%

Data Source: National Center for Education Statistics

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