Degree-granting institutions, by control and type of institution: 1949-50 to 2002-03

Table 246.

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            |  All institutions |       Public      |       Private
    Year    |___________________|___________________|____________________
            |Total|4-year|2-year|Total|4-year|2-year|Total|4-year| 2-year
____________|_____|______|______|_____|______|______|_____|______|_______
     1      |  2  |  3   |  4   |  5  |  6   |  7   |  8  |  9   |    10
____________|_____|______|______|_____|______|______|_____|______|_______
Institutions|     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
 of higher  |     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
education\1\|     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
 excluding  |     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
   branch   |     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
  campuses  |     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
1949-50 ....|1,851| 1,327|   524|  641|   344|   297|1,210|   983|    227
1954-55 ....|1,849| 1,333|   516|  648|   353|   295|1,201|   980|    221
1955-56 ....|1,850| 1,347|   503|  650|   360|   290|1,200|   987|    213
1956-57 ....|1,878| 1,355|   523|  656|   359|   297|1,222|   996|    226
1957-58 ....|1,930| 1,390|   540|  666|   366|   300|1,264| 1,024|    240
1958-59 ....|1,947| 1,394|   553|  673|   366|   307|1,274| 1,028|    246
            |     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
1959-60 ....|2,004| 1,422|   582|  695|   367|   328|1,309| 1,055|    254
1960-61 ....|2,021| 1,431|   590|  700|   368|   332|1,321| 1,063|    258
1961-62 ....|2,033| 1,443|   590|  718|   374|   344|1,315| 1,069|    246
1962-63 ....|2,093| 1,468|   625|  740|   376|   364|1,353| 1,092|    261
1963-64 ....|2,132| 1,499|   633|  760|   386|   374|1,372| 1,113|    259
            |     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
1964-65 ....|2,175| 1,521|   654|  799|   393|   406|1,376| 1,128|    248
1965-66 ....|2,230| 1,551|   679|  821|   401|   420|1,409| 1,150|    259
1966-67 ....|2,329| 1,577|   752|  880|   403|   477|1,449| 1,174|    275
1967-68 ....|2,374| 1,588|   786|  934|   414|   520|1,440| 1,174|    266
1968-69 ....|2,483| 1,619|   864|1,011|   417|   594|1,472| 1,202|    270
            |     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
1969-70 ....|2,525| 1,639|   886|1,060|   426|   634|1,465| 1,213|    252
1970-71 ....|2,556| 1,665|   891|1,089|   435|   654|1,467| 1,230|    237
1971-72 ....|2,606| 1,675|   931|1,137|   440|   697|1,469| 1,235|    234
1972-73 ....|2,665| 1,701|   964|1,182|   449|   733|1,483| 1,252|    231
1973-74 ....|2,720| 1,717| 1,003|1,200|   440|   760|1,520| 1,277|    243
            |     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
1974-75 ....|2,747| 1,744| 1,003|1,214|   447|   767|1,533| 1,297|    236
1975-76 ....|2,765| 1,767|   998|1,219|   447|   772|1,546| 1,320|    226
1976-77 ....|2,785| 1,783| 1,002|1,231|   452|   779|1,554| 1,331|    223
1977-78 ....|2,826| 1,808| 1,018|1,241|   454|   787|1,585| 1,354|    231
1978-79 ....|2,954| 1,843| 1,111|1,308|   463|   845|1,646| 1,380|    266
            |     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
1979-80 ....|2,975| 1,863| 1,112|1,310|   464|   846|1,665| 1,399|    266
1980-81 ....|3,056| 1,861| 1,195|1,334|   465|   869|1,722| 1,396|\2\ 326
1981-82 ....|3,083| 1,883| 1,200|1,340|   471|   869|1,743| 1,412|\2\ 331
1982-83 ....|3,111| 1,887| 1,224|1,336|   472|   864|1,775| 1,415|\2\ 360
1983-84 ....|3,117| 1,914| 1,203|1,325|   474|   851|1,792| 1,440|    352
            |     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
1984-85 ....|3,146| 1,911| 1,235|1,329|   461|   868|1,817| 1,450|    367
1985-86 ....|3,155| 1,915| 1,240|1,326|   461|   865|1,829| 1,454|    375
            |     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
Institutions|     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
 of higher  |     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
education\1\|     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
 including  |     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
   branch   |     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
  campuses  |     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
1974-75 ....|3,004| 1,866| 1,138|1,433|   537|   896|1,571| 1,329|    242
1975-76 ....|3,026| 1,898| 1,128|1,442|   545|   897|1,584| 1,353|    231
1976-77 ....|3,046| 1,913| 1,133|1,455|   550|   905|1,591| 1,363|    228
1977-78 ....|3,095| 1,938| 1,157|1,473|   552|   921|1,622| 1,386|    236
1978-79 ....|3,134| 1,941| 1,193|1,474|   550|   924|1,660| 1,391|    269
            |     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
1979-80 ....|3,152| 1,957| 1,195|1,475|   549|   926|1,677| 1,408|    269
1980-81 ....|3,231| 1,957| 1,274|1,497|   552|   945|1,734| 1,405|\2\ 329
1981-82 ....|3,253| 1,979| 1,274|1,498|   558|   940|1,755| 1,421|\2\ 334
1982-83 ....|3,280| 1,984| 1,296|1,493|   560|   933|1,787| 1,424|\2\ 363
1983-84 ....|3,284| 2,013| 1,271|1,481|   565|   916|1,803| 1,448|    355
            |     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
1984-85 ....|3,331| 2,025| 1,306|1,501|   566|   935|1,830| 1,459|    371
1985-86 ....|3,340| 2,029| 1,311|1,498|   566|   932|1,842| 1,463|    379
1986-87\3\ .|3,406| 2,070| 1,336|1,533|   573|   960|1,873| 1,497|    376
1987-88\3\ .|3,587| 2,135| 1,452|1,591|   599|   992|1,996| 1,536|    460
1988-89\3\ .|3,565| 2,129| 1,436|1,582|   598|   984|1,983| 1,531|    452
1989-90\3\ .|3,535| 2,127| 1,408|1,563|   595|   968|1,972| 1,532|    440
            |     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
1990-91\3\ .|3,559| 2,141| 1,418|1,567|   595|   972|1,992| 1,546|    446
1991-92\3\ .|3,601| 2,157| 1,444|1,598|   599|   999|2,003| 1,558|    445
1992-93\3\ .|3,638| 2,169| 1,469|1,624|   600| 1,024|2,014| 1,569|    445
1993-94\3\ .|3,632| 2,190| 1,442|1,625|   604| 1,021|2,007| 1,586|    421
1994-95\3\ .|3,688| 2,215| 1,473|1,641|   605| 1,036|2,047| 1,610|    437
1995-96\3\ .|3,706| 2,244| 1,462|1,655|   608| 1,047|2,051| 1,636|    415
            |     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
 Title IV   |     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
eligible deg|     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
ree-granting|     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
institutions|     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
 including  |     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
   branch   |     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
  campuses  |     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
1996-97 ....|4,009| 2,267| 1,742|1,702|   614| 1,088|2,307| 1,653|    654
1997-98 ....|4,064| 2,309| 1,755|1,707|   615| 1,092|2,357| 1,694|    663
1998-99 ....|4,048| 2,335| 1,713|1,681|   612| 1,069|2,367| 1,723|    644
1999-2000 ..|4,084| 2,363| 1,721|1,682|   614| 1,068|2,402| 1,749|    653
2000-01 ....|4,182| 2,450| 1,732|1,698|   622| 1,076|2,484| 1,828|    656
            |     |      |      |     |      |      |     |      |
2001-02 ....|4,197| 2,364| 1,833|1,713|   612| 1,101|2,484| 1,752|    732
2002-03 ....|4,168| 2,324| 1,844|1,712|   611| 1,101|2,456| 1,713|    743
____________|_____|______|______|_____|______|______|_____|______|_______

\1\Institutions that were accredited by an agency or association that was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or recognized directly by the Secretary of Education.
\2\Large increases are due to the addition of schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology.
\3\Because of revised survey procedures, data are not entirely comparable with figures for earlier years. The number of branch campuses reporting separately has increased since 1986-87.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Education Directory, Colleges and Universities, 1949-50 through 1965-66; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Institutional Characteristics of Colleges and Universities" surveys, 1966-67 through 1985-86; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Institutional Characteristics" surveys, 1986-87 through 2000-01, and Spring 2001 and Spring 2002 surveys. (This table was prepared November 2003.)

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