Table 3

Public Postsecondary FTE Enrollment Mix 

In the Southern States, 2001-02

State

Public Postsecondary Enrollment1

(FTEs In Thousands)

Percentage of FTEs By Institution Type

Total

Four-Year

Two-Year2

Four-Year

Two-Year2

Alabama

168,867

106,910

61,958

63%

37%

Arkansas

84,939

56,274

28,665

66%

34%

Florida

464,103

205,958

258,145

44%

56%

Georgia

271,972

143,517

128,455

53%

47%

Kentucky

127,568

87,480

40,088

69%

31%

Louisiana

173,331

132,335

40,996

76%

24%

Maryland

143,462

83,558

59,905

58%

42%

Mississippi

107,110

57,738

49,372

54%

46%

North Carolina

325,160

145,747

179,413

45%

55%

Oklahoma

116,638

77,854

38,783

67%

33%

South Carolina

128,780

72,167

56,613

56%

44%

Tennessee

152,975

103,298

49,677

68%

32%

Texas

705,719

361,863

343,856

51%

49%

Virginia

225,461

140,498

84,963

62%

38%

West Virginia

62,463

56,273

6,191

90%

10%

Weighted Average

56%

44%

1 SREB Data Library (www.sreb.org); includes out-of-state students.

2 Includes community and technical colleges.