Table 311.15.

Number and percentage of students enrolled in degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by distance education participation, location of student, level of enrollment, and control and level of institution: Fall 2019 and fall 2020

Year, level of enrollment, and control and level of institution	Number of students										Percent of students
	Total	No distance education courses	Taking any distance education course(s)								Total	No distance educa-tion courses	Taking any distance education course(s)
			Total, any distance education course(s)	At least one, but not all, of student's courses	Exclusively distance education courses, by location of student								Total, any distance education course(s)	At least one, but not all, of student's courses	Exclusively distance education courses, by location of student
					Total	Same state	Different state	State not known1	Outside of the United States	Residence not reported					Total	Same state	Differ-ent state	State not known1	Outside of the United States	Residence not reported
1	2	3	4	5	6	7	8	9	10	11	12	13	14	15	16	17	18	19	20	21
Fall 2019
All students,     total	19,630,178	12,375,723	7,254,455	3,814,188	3,440,267	1,985,224	1,365,212	12,726	42,370	34,735	100.0	63.0	37.0	19.4	17.5	10.1	7.0	0.1	0.2	0.2
Public	14,503,647	9,302,848	5,200,799	3,268,260	1,932,539	1,575,815	308,045	9,094	16,194	23,391	100.0	64.1	35.9	22.5	13.3	10.9	2.1	0.1	0.1	0.2
Private	5,126,531	3,072,875	2,053,656	545,928	1,507,728	409,409	1,057,167	3,632	26,176	11,344	100.0	59.9	40.1	10.6	29.4	8.0	20.6	0.1	0.5	0.2
Nonprofit	4,135,372	2,807,889	1,327,483	442,061	885,422	299,923	563,128	3,296	15,445	3,630	100.0	67.9	32.1	10.7	21.4	7.3	13.6	0.1	0.4	0.1
For-profit	991,159	264,986	726,173	103,867	622,306	109,486	494,039	336	10,731	7,714	100.0	26.7	73.3	10.5	62.8	11.0	49.8	#	1.1	0.8
Fall 2020
All students,     total	18,991,798	4,934,804	14,056,994	5,420,692	8,636,302	6,307,206	1,926,067	78,280	206,025	118,724	100.0	26.0	74.0	28.5	45.5	33.2	10.1	0.4	1.1	0.6
4-year	14,078,015	3,399,122	10,678,893	4,322,649	6,356,244	4,201,738	1,815,859	48,242	193,306	97,099	100.0	24.1	75.9	30.7	45.2	29.8	12.9	0.3	1.4	0.7
2-year	4,913,783	1,535,682	3,378,101	1,098,043	2,280,058	2,105,468	110,208	30,038	12,719	21,625	100.0	31.3	68.7	22.3	46.4	42.8	2.2	0.6	0.3	0.4
Public	13,867,239	3,282,586	10,584,653	4,222,845	6,361,808	5,516,174	570,292	63,241	120,398	91,703	100.0	23.7	76.3	30.5	45.9	39.8	4.1	0.5	0.9	0.7
4-year	9,164,582	1,883,551	7,281,031	3,161,469	4,119,562	3,420,433	487,685	33,323	107,999	70,122	100.0	20.6	79.4	34.5	45.0	37.3	5.3	0.4	1.2	0.8
2-year	4,702,657	1,399,035	3,303,622	1,061,376	2,242,246	2,095,741	82,607	29,918	12,399	21,581	100.0	29.7	70.3	22.6	47.7	44.6	1.8	0.6	0.3	0.5
Private	5,124,559	1,652,218	3,472,341	1,197,847	2,274,494	791,032	1,355,775	15,039	85,627	27,021	100.0	32.2	67.8	23.4	44.4	15.4	26.5	0.3	1.7	0.5
Nonprofit	4,101,019	1,434,624	2,666,395	1,073,327	1,593,068	661,244	819,328	14,131	72,800	25,565	100.0	35.0	65.0	26.2	38.8	16.1	20.0	0.3	1.8	0.6
4-year	4,068,767	1,419,706	2,649,061	1,067,527	1,581,534	658,027	811,264	14,077	72,640	25,526	100.0	34.9	65.1	26.2	38.9	16.2	19.9	0.3	1.8	0.6
2-year	32,252	14,918	17,334	5,800	11,534	3,217	8,064	54	160	39	100.0	46.3	53.7	18.0	35.8	10.0	25.0	0.2	0.5	0.1
For-profit	1,023,540	217,594	805,946	124,520	681,426	129,788	536,447	908	12,827	1,456	100.0	21.3	78.7	12.2	66.6	12.7	52.4	0.1	1.3	0.1
4-year	844,666	95,865	748,801	93,653	655,148	123,278	516,910	842	12,667	1,451	100.0	11.3	88.7	11.1	77.6	14.6	61.2	0.1	1.5	0.2
2-year	178,874	121,729	57,145	30,867	26,278	6,510	19,537	66	160	5	100.0	68.1	31.9	17.3	14.7	3.6	10.9	#	0.1	#
Undergraduate	15,851,906	4,014,816	11,837,090	4,826,367	7,010,723	5,457,782	1,258,965	65,569	128,348	100,059	100.0	25.3	74.7	30.4	44.2	34.4	7.9	0.4	0.8	0.6
4-year	10,938,123	2,479,134	8,458,989	3,728,324	4,730,665	3,352,314	1,148,757	35,531	115,629	78,434	100.0	22.7	77.3	34.1	43.2	30.6	10.5	0.3	1.1	0.7
2-year	4,913,783	1,535,682	3,378,101	1,098,043	2,280,058	2,105,468	110,208	30,038	12,719	21,625	100.0	31.3	68.7	22.3	46.4	42.8	2.2	0.6	0.3	0.4
Public	12,321,146	2,824,851	9,496,295	3,882,061	5,614,234	4,998,361	392,576	56,914	84,890	81,493	100.0	22.9	77.1	31.5	45.6	40.6	3.2	0.5	0.7	0.7
4-year	7,618,489	1,425,816	6,192,673	2,820,685	3,371,988	2,902,620	309,969	26,996	72,491	59,912	100.0	18.7	81.3	37.0	44.3	38.1	4.1	0.4	1.0	0.8
2-year	4,702,657	1,399,035	3,303,622	1,061,376	2,242,246	2,095,741	82,607	29,918	12,399	21,581	100.0	29.7	70.3	22.6	47.7	44.6	1.8	0.6	0.3	0.5
Private	3,530,760	1,189,965	2,340,795	944,306	1,396,489	459,421	866,389	8,655	43,458	18,566	100.0	33.7	66.3	26.7	39.6	13.0	24.5	0.2	1.2	0.5
Nonprofit	2,742,949	987,549	1,755,400	830,197	925,203	358,139	504,821	8,143	36,805	17,295	100.0	36.0	64.0	30.3	33.7	13.1	18.4	0.3	1.3	0.6
4-year	2,710,697	972,631	1,738,066	824,397	913,669	354,922	496,757	8,089	36,645	17,256	100.0	35.9	64.1	30.4	33.7	13.1	18.3	0.3	1.4	0.6
2-year	32,252	14,918	17,334	5,800	11,534	3,217	8,064	54	160	39	100.0	46.3	53.7	18.0	35.8	10.0	25.0	0.2	0.5	0.1
For-profit	787,811	202,416	585,395	114,109	471,286	101,282	361,568	512	6,653	1,271	100.0	25.7	74.3	14.5	59.8	12.9	45.9	0.1	0.8	0.2
4-year	608,937	80,687	528,250	83,242	445,008	94,772	342,031	446	6,493	1,266	100.0	13.3	86.7	13.7	73.1	15.6	56.2	0.1	1.1	0.2
2-year	178,874	121,729	57,145	30,867	26,278	6,510	19,537	66	160	5	100.0	68.1	31.9	17.3	14.7	3.6	10.9	#	0.1	#
Postbaccalaureate	3,139,892	919,988	2,219,904	594,325	1,625,579	849,424	667,102	12,711	77,677	18,665	100.0	29.3	70.7	18.9	51.8	27.1	21.2	0.4	2.5	0.6
Public	1,546,093	457,735	1,088,358	340,784	747,574	517,813	177,716	6,327	35,508	10,210	100.0	29.6	70.4	22.0	48.4	33.5	11.5	0.4	2.3	0.7
Private	1,593,799	462,253	1,131,546	253,541	878,005	331,611	489,386	6,384	42,169	8,455	100.0	29.0	71.0	15.9	55.1	20.8	30.7	0.4	2.6	0.5
Nonprofit	1,358,070	447,075	910,995	243,130	667,865	303,105	314,507	5,988	35,995	8,270	100.0	32.9	67.1	17.9	49.2	22.3	23.2	0.4	2.7	0.6
For-profit	235,729	15,178	220,551	10,411	210,140	28,506	174,879	396	6,174	185	100.0	6.4	93.6	4.4	89.1	12.1	74.2	0.2	2.6	0.1

#Rounds to zero.

1 State not known is reported by the institution when a student's home state of residence cannot be determined.

NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. Degree-granting institutions grant associate’s or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Some data have been revised from previously published figures.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2020 and Spring 2021, Fall Enrollment component. (This table was prepared November 2021.)