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State Quick Facts: District of Columbia

Office of the State Superintendent of Education
441 - 4th Street, NW, Suite 350N
Washington, D.C. 20001
Telephone: 202-724-7739
Fax: 202-727-2739
seo.dc.gov/seo/cwp/view,a,1222,q,535237.asp

State Population: (in thousands) (CENSUS FY08)
Total:
592
College-aged (18-25):
36
White:
222
Black:
316
Hispanic:
51
Asian:
20
Native American:
2
Male:
280
Female:
312
  Total Number of Institutions: (IPEDS 2007-2008)
Total:
16
Public:
2
4-year:
2
2-year:
0
Independent, Not-for-Profit:
11

Total Headcount Enrollments: (Fall 06 & 07)
Total (Fall 07):
115,153
Public (Fall 06):
5,769

Independent, Not-for-Profit (Fall 06):
72,783
Undergraduate (incl. AAs & certificates) (Fall 06):
65,318
Graduate (Fall 06):
34,222
First Professional (Fall 06):
9,965
White (Fall 07):
53,357
Black (Fall 07):
41,641
Hispanic (Fall 07):
5,626
Asian (Fall 07):
7,089
Native American (Fall 07):
522
Alien (Fall 07):
6,918
Male (Fall 06):
43,774
Female (Fall 06):
65,731
  Total Completions: (IPEDS 2007-2008)
Total:
24,919
Associates:
1,047
Bachelor:
10,736
Graduate:
13,136
White:
11,235
Black:
6,331
Hispanic:
1,023
Asian:
1,759
Native American:
89
Alien:
1,901
Other (not incl. above)
2,581
Male:
10,188
Female:
14,731
Appropriations: (Total SHEF FY 2008 in Thousands)

State & Local
Appropriations:
$0
  Selected State Reports:
Sources –
Population: Resident FY 2008 Estimate, U.S. Census Bureau
Institutions: FY 2007-2008, NCES/IPEDS Digest of Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
Enrollments: FY Fall 2006 and Fall 2007, NCES/IPEDS Digest of Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education
Completions: FY 2007-2008, SHEEO-SPRC and NCES/IPEDS, U.S. Department of Education
Appropriations: Educational Appropriations Nominal and Un-Adjusted Dollars from SHEEO-SHEF FY 2008. Educational appropriations measure state and local support available for public higher education operating expenses and excludes appropriations for independent institutions, financial aid for students attending independent institutions, and research, agriculture, and medical (RAM) purposes.
This is a product of the SHEEO/NCES Network.
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