Do State Residents Studying Online Enroll In-State or Out-of-State?
This spreadsheet is the data behind Figure 2 in Eduventures Wake-Up Call, Which States are the Best Online Markets? Reflections on New Enrollment Data, published 20 February 2018. The data shows the proportion of state residents studying online enrolled in in-state and out-of-state schools. For more Wake-Up Calls, visit the Wake-Up Call homepage.
| State Code | State Residents- Enrollment in Out-of-State Online Program (as % of total in-state school enrollment- resident and non-resident) | State Residents- Enrollment in In-State Online Programs (as % of total in-state school enrollment- resident and non-resident) | Combined | Category- Scale | Category- Balance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AK | 28.5% | 20.7% | 49.3% | Very High | Majority Out-of-State |
| AL | 9.0% | 9.3% | 18.3% | Medium | Balance |
| AR | 8.9% | 10.6% | 19.5% | Medium | Balance |
| AZ | 4.0% | 10.0% | 14.1% | Medium | Majority In-State |
| CA | 5.5% | 7.4% | 12.8% | Medium | Balance |
| CO | 13.0% | 8.1% | 21.1% | High | Majority Out-of-State |
| CT | 8.3% | 5.0% | 13.4% | Medium | Majority Out-of-State |
| DC | 5.3% | 0.7% | 6.0% | Low | Majority Out-of-State |
| DE | 8.9% | 6.0% | 14.9% | Medium | Majority Out-of-State |
| FL | 9.5% | 11.9% | 21.4% | High | Majority In-State |
| GA | 17.0% | 9.0% | 26.0% | High | Majority Out-of-State |
| HI | 20.4% | 11.0% | 31.4% | Very High | Majority Out-of-State |
| IA | 4.7% | 7.8% | 12.5% | Medium | Majority In-State |
| ID | 8.7% | 7.3% | 16.0% | Medium | Balance |
| IL | 7.5% | 5.8% | 13.2% | Medium | Balance |
| IN | 6.9% | 8.1% | 15.0% | Medium | Balance |
| KS | 6.6% | 10.2% | 16.7% | Medium | Majority In-State |
| KY | 8.4% | 13.9% | 22.3% | High | Majority In-State |
| LA | 11.5% | 7.2% | 18.7% | Medium | Majority Out-of-State |
| MA | 4.6% | 4.6% | 9.2% | Low | Balance |
| MD | 12.3% | 15.5% | 27.8% | High | Majority In-State |
| ME | 8.6% | 10.1% | 18.7% | Medium | Balance |
| MI | 6.3% | 7.3% | 13.6% | Medium | Balance |
| MN | 4.4% | 7.8% | 12.3% | Medium | Majority In-State |
| MO | 7.4% | 8.0% | 15.5% | Medium | Majority In-State |
| MS | 11.4% | 10.5% | 21.9% | High | Balance |
| MT | 12.7% | 4.8% | 17.4% | Medium | Majority Out-of-State |
| NC | 14.1% | 13.5% | 27.6% | High | Balance |
| ND | 11.2% | 15.0% | 26.2% | High | Majority In-State |
| NE | 5.0% | 12.0% | 17.0% | Medium | Majority In-State |
| NH | 3.6% | 7.1% | 10.6% | Medium | Majority In-State |
| NJ | 9.6% | 4.7% | 14.2% | Medium | Majority Out-of-State |
| NM | 9.1% | 13.6% | 22.7% | High | Majority In-State |
| NV | 18.6% | 10.7% | 29.4% | High | Majority Out-of-State |
| NY | 4.3% | 3.5% | 7.9% | Low | Balance |
| OH | 7.8% | 9.2% | 17.0% | Medium | Balance |
| OK | 8.6% | 9.4% | 17.9% | Medium | Balance |
| OR | 7.1% | 7.4% | 14.5% | Medium | Balance |
| PA | 7.7% | 6.6% | 14.3% | Medium | Balance |
| RI | 5.0% | 1.5% | 6.6% | Low | Majority Out-of-State |
| SC | 17.2% | 9.1% | 26.3% | High | Majority Out-of-State |
| SD | 8.2% | 14.7% | 22.9% | High | Majority In-State |
| TN | 12.9% | 7.8% | 20.7% | High | Majority Out-of-State |
| TX | 8.7% | 11.4% | 20.1% | High | Majority In-State |
| UT | 5.3% | 6.6% | 11.9% | Medium | Balance |
| VA | 13.2% | 9.6% | 22.7% | High | Majority Out-of-State |
| VT | 6.9% | 6.2% | 13.1% | Medium | Balance |
| WA | 14.3% | 8.2% | 22.5% | High | Majority Out-of-State |
| WI | 6.8% | 7.2% | 14.0% | Medium | Balance |
| WV | 5.9% | 5.4% | 11.3% | Medium | Balance |
| WY | 18.2% | 11.5% | 29.8% | High | Majority Out-of-State |
| Balance= within two percentage points. |
Source: Eduventures analysis of IPEDS and SARA data.