Table 241. - | Institutions of higher education, by control and type of institution: 1949-50 to 1995-96 |
____________________________________________________________________________________________________ | 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 __________________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|_________ Excluding branch | | | | | | | | | campuses | | | | | | | | | 1949-50 ..........| 1,851 | 1,327 | 524 | 641 | 344 | 297 | 1,210 | 983 | 227 1950-51 ..........| 1,852 | 1,312 | 540 | 636 | 341 | 295 | 1,216 | 971 | 245 1951-52 ..........| 1,832 | 1,326 | 506 | 641 | 350 | 291 | 1,191 | 976 | 215 1952-53 ..........| 1,882 | 1,355 | 527 | 639 | 349 | 290 | 1,243 | 1,006 | 237 1953-54 ..........| 1,863 | 1,345 | 518 | 662 | 369 | 293 | 1,201 | 976 | 225 | | | | | | | | | 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 |\1\ 326 1981-82 ..........| 3,083 | 1,883 | 1,200 | 1,340 | 471 | 869 | 1,743 | 1,412 |\1\ 331 1982-83 ..........| 3,111 | 1,887 | 1,224 | 1,336 | 472 | 864 | 1,775 | 1,415 |\1\ 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 | | | | | | | | | 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 |\1\ 329 1981-82 ..........| 3,253 | 1,979 | 1,274 | 1,498 | 558 | 940 | 1,755 | 1,421 |\1\ 334 1982-83 ..........| 3,280 | 1,984 | 1,296 | 1,493 | 560 | 933 | 1,787 | 1,424 |\1\ 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\2\ .......| 3,406 | 2,070 | 1,336 | 1,533 | 573 | 960 | 1,873 | 1,497 | 376 1987-88\2\ .......| 3,587 | 2,135 | 1,452 | 1,591 | 599 | 992 | 1,996 | 1,536 | 460 1988-89\2\ .......| 3,565 | 2,129 | 1,436 | 1,582 | 598 | 984 | 1,983 | 1,531 | 452 1989-90\2\ .......| 3,535 | 2,127 | 1,408 | 1,563 | 595 | 968 | 1,972 | 1,532 | 440 | | | | | | | | | 1990-91\2\ .......| 3,559 | 2,141 | 1,418 | 1,567 | 595 | 972 | 1,992 | 1,546 | 446 1991-92\2\ .......| 3,601 | 2,157 | 1,444 | 1,598 | 599 | 999 | 2,003 | 1,558 | 445 1992-93\2\ .......| 3,638 | 2,169 | 1,469 | 1,624 | 600 | 1,024 | 2,014 | 1,569 | 445 1993-94\2\ .......| 3,632 | 2,190 | 1,442 | 1,625 | 604 | 1,021 | 2,007 | 1,586 | 421 1994-95\2\ .......| 3,688 | 2,215 | 1,473 | 1,641 | 605 | 1,036 | 2,047 | 1,610 | 437 1995-96\2\ .......| 3,706 | 2,244 | 1,462 | 1,655 | 608 | 1,047 | 2,051 | 1,636 | 415 __________________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|_________ |
\1\Large increases are due to the addition of schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission
of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology.
\2\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. NOTE.--Includes those colleges designated as institutions of higher education by the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, even if they have a less than 2-year program. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Education Directory, Colleges and Universities; and Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Higher Education" and "Institutional Characteristics of Colleges and Universities" surveys; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Institutional Characteristics" surveys. (This table was prepared September 1996.) |