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Basic Classification: Distribution of institutions and enrollments by classification category | download table (csv) |
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Category | | Institutions | | Percent | | Total Enrollment | | Percent | | Average Enrollment | Assoc/Pub-R-S: Associate's--Public Rural-serving Small | | 142 | | 3.2% | | 133,027 | | 0.8% | | 937 | Assoc/Pub-R-M: Associate's--Public Rural-serving Medium | | 311 | | 7.1% | | 943,701 | | 5.4% | | 3,034 | Assoc/Pub-R-L: Associate's--Public Rural-serving Large | | 143 | | 3.3% | | 1,065,099 | | 6.1% | | 7,448 | Assoc/Pub-S-SC: Associate's--Public Suburban-serving Single Campus | | 110 | | 2.5% | | 854,259 | | 4.9% | | 7,766 | Assoc/Pub-S-MC: Associate's--Public Suburban-serving Multicampus | | 100 | | 2.3% | | 1,051,012 | | 6.0% | | 10,510 | Assoc/Pub-U-SC: Associate's--Public Urban-serving Single Campus | | 32 | | 0.7% | | 275,307 | | 1.6% | | 8,603 | Assoc/Pub-U-MC: Associate's--Public Urban-serving Multicampus | | 153 | | 3.5% | | 1,765,870 | | 10.1% | | 11,542 | Assoc/Pub-Spec: Associate's--Public Special Use | | 14 | | 0.3% | | 30,220 | | 0.2% | | 2,159 | Assoc/PrivNFP: Associate's--Private Not-for-profit | | 114 | | 2.6% | | 43,961 | | 0.3% | | 386 | Assoc/PrivFP: Associate's--Private For-profit | | 531 | | 12.1% | | 272,833 | | 1.6% | | 514 | Assoc/Pub2in4: Associate's--Public 2-year Colleges under 4-year Universities | | 55 | | 1.3% | | 134,222 | | 0.8% | | 2,440 | Assoc/Pub4: Associate's--Public 4-year Primarily Associate's | | 18 | | 0.4% | | 148,416 | | 0.8% | | 8,245 | Assoc/PrivNFP4: Associate's--Private Not-for-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's | | 20 | | 0.5% | | 12,052 | | 0.1% | | 603 | Assoc/PrivFP4: Associate's--Private For-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's | | 71 | | 1.6% | | 48,272 | | 0.3% | | 680 | RU/VH: Research Universities (very high research activity) | | 96 | | 2.2% | | 2,365,228 | | 13.5% | | 24,638 | RU/H: Research Universities (high research activity) | | 103 | | 2.3% | | 1,693,731 | | 9.6% | | 16,444 | DRU: Doctoral/Research Universities | | 84 | | 1.9% | | 862,687 | | 4.9% | | 10,270 | Master's L: Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs) | | 345 | | 7.9% | | 2,798,279 | | 15.9% | | 8,111 | Master's M: Master's Colleges and Universities (medium programs) | | 190 | | 4.3% | | 739,648 | | 4.2% | | 3,893 | Master's S: Master's Colleges and Universities (smaller programs) | | 128 | | 2.9% | | 349,859 | | 2.0% | | 2,733 | Bac/A&S: Baccalaureate Colleges--Arts & Sciences | | 287 | | 6.5% | | 527,533 | | 3.0% | | 1,838 | Bac/Diverse: Baccalaureate Colleges--Diverse Fields | | 360 | | 8.2% | | 595,754 | | 3.4% | | 1,655 | Bac/Assoc: Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges | | 120 | | 2.7% | | 267,832 | | 1.5% | | 2,232 | Spec/Faith: Special Focus Institutions--Theological seminaries, Bible colleges, and other faith-related institutions | | 314 | | 7.2% | | 101,742 | | 0.6% | | 324 | Spec/Med: Special Focus Institutions--Medical schools and medical centers | | 57 | | 1.3% | | 90,701 | | 0.5% | | 1,591 | Spec/Health: Special Focus Institutions--Other health professions schools | | 129 | | 2.9% | | 59,634 | | 0.3% | | 462 | Spec/Engg: Special Focus Institutions--Schools of engineering | | 8 | | 0.2% | | 14,259 | | 0.1% | | 1,782 | Spec/Tech: Special Focus Institutions--Other technology-related schools | | 57 | | 1.3% | | 40,160 | | 0.2% | | 705 | Spec/Bus: Special Focus Institutions--Schools of business and management | | 64 | | 1.5% | | 92,222 | | 0.5% | | 1,441 | Spec/Arts: Special Focus Institutions--Schools of art, music, and design | | 106 | | 2.4% | | 128,273 | | 0.7% | | 1,210 | Spec/Law: Special Focus Institutions--Schools of law | | 32 | | 0.7% | | 25,683 | | 0.1% | | 803 | Spec/Other: Special Focus Institutions--Other special-focus institutions | | 39 | | 0.9% | | 17,796 | | 0.1% | | 456 | Tribal: Tribal Colleges | | 32 | | 0.7% | | 17,599 | | 0.1% | | 550 | (Not classified) | | 26 | | 0.6% | | 3,698 | | 0.0% | | 142 | All Institutions | | 4,391 | | 100.0% | | 17,570,569 | | 100.0% | | 4,001 |
| SOURCES: 2005 Carnegie Classification; National Center for Educations Statistics, IPEDS Fall Enrollment (2004).
NOTES 1. Branch campuses are counted separately if reported separately in IPEDS. 2. Fall enrollment does not necessarily reflect the total number of students served over the course of a year. 3. Percentage details may not sum to 100 due to rounding. |
Basic Classification: Distribution of institutions by classification category and control | download table (csv) |
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| Institutions | | Percentage Distribution | Category | | Public | | Private, not-for-profit | | Private, for-profit | | Public | | Private, not-for-profit | | Private, for-profit | Assoc/Pub-R-S: Associate's--Public Rural-serving Small | | 142 | | 0 | | 0 | | 100.0% | | 0.0% | | 0.0% | Assoc/Pub-R-M: Associate's--Public Rural-serving Medium | | 311 | | 0 | | 0 | | 100.0% | | 0.0% | | 0.0% | Assoc/Pub-R-L: Associate's--Public Rural-serving Large | | 143 | | 0 | | 0 | | 100.0% | | 0.0% | | 0.0% | Assoc/Pub-S-SC: Associate's--Public Suburban-serving Single Campus | | 110 | | 0 | | 0 | | 100.0% | | 0.0% | | 0.0% | Assoc/Pub-S-MC: Associate's--Public Suburban-serving Multicampus | | 100 | | 0 | | 0 | | 100.0% | | 0.0% | | 0.0% | Assoc/Pub-U-SC: Associate's--Public Urban-serving Single Campus | | 32 | | 0 | | 0 | | 100.0% | | 0.0% | | 0.0% | Assoc/Pub-U-MC: Associate's--Public Urban-serving Multicampus | | 153 | | 0 | | 0 | | 100.0% | | 0.0% | | 0.0% | Assoc/Pub-Spec: Associate's--Public Special Use | | 14 | | 0 | | 0 | | 100.0% | | 0.0% | | 0.0% | Assoc/PrivNFP: Associate's--Private Not-for-profit | | 0 | | 114 | | 0 | | 0.0% | | 100.0% | | 0.0% | Assoc/PrivFP: Associate's--Private For-profit | | 0 | | 0 | | 531 | | 0.0% | | 0.0% | | 100.0% | Assoc/Pub2in4: Associate's--Public 2-year Colleges under 4-year Universities | | 55 | | 0 | | 0 | | 100.0% | | 0.0% | | 0.0% | Assoc/Pub4: Associate's--Public 4-year Primarily Associate's | | 18 | | 0 | | 0 | | 100.0% | | 0.0% | | 0.0% | Assoc/PrivNFP4: Associate's--Private Not-for-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's | | 0 | | 20 | | 0 | | 0.0% | | 100.0% | | 0.0% | Assoc/PrivFP4: Associate's--Private For-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's | | 0 | | 0 | | 71 | | 0.0% | | 0.0% | | 100.0% | RU/VH: Research Universities (very high research activity) | | 63 | | 33 | | 0 | | 65.6% | | 34.4% | | 0.0% | RU/H: Research Universities (high research activity) | | 76 | | 27 | | 0 | | 73.8% | | 26.2% | | 0.0% | DRU: Doctoral/Research Universities | | 28 | | 48 | | 8 | | 33.3% | | 57.1% | | 9.5% | Master's L: Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs) | | 166 | | 161 | | 18 | | 48.1% | | 46.7% | | 5.2% | Master's M: Master's Colleges and Universities (medium programs) | | 69 | | 108 | | 13 | | 36.3% | | 56.8% | | 6.8% | Master's S: Master's Colleges and Universities (smaller programs) | | 32 | | 83 | | 13 | | 25.0% | | 64.8% | | 10.2% | Bac/A&S: Baccalaureate Colleges--Arts & Sciences | | 38 | | 247 | | 2 | | 13.2% | | 86.1% | | 0.7% | Bac/Diverse: Baccalaureate Colleges--Diverse Fields | | 80 | | 264 | | 16 | | 22.2% | | 73.3% | | 4.4% | Bac/Assoc: Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges | | 34 | | 31 | | 55 | | 28.3% | | 25.8% | | 45.8% | Spec/Faith: Special Focus Institutions--Theological seminaries, Bible colleges, and other faith-related institutions | | 0 | | 314 | | 0 | | 0.0% | | 100.0% | | 0.0% | Spec/Med: Special Focus Institutions--Medical schools and medical centers | | 29 | | 28 | | 0 | | 50.9% | | 49.1% | | 0.0% | Spec/Health: Special Focus Institutions--Other health professions schools | | 5 | | 99 | | 25 | | 3.9% | | 76.7% | | 19.4% | Spec/Engg: Special Focus Institutions--Schools of engineering | | 1 | | 5 | | 2 | | 12.5% | | 62.5% | | 25.0% | Spec/Tech: Special Focus Institutions--Other technology-related schools | | 1 | | 6 | | 50 | | 1.8% | | 10.5% | | 87.7% | Spec/Bus: Special Focus Institutions--Schools of business and management | | 0 | | 25 | | 39 | | 0.0% | | 39.1% | | 60.9% | Spec/Arts: Special Focus Institutions--Schools of art, music, and design | | 4 | | 60 | | 42 | | 3.8% | | 56.6% | | 39.6% | Spec/Law: Special Focus Institutions--Schools of law | | 5 | | 25 | | 2 | | 15.6% | | 78.1% | | 6.3% | Spec/Other: Special Focus Institutions--Other special-focus institutions | | 0 | | 32 | | 7 | | 0.0% | | 82.1% | | 17.9% | Tribal: Tribal Colleges | | 23 | | 9 | | 0 | | 71.9% | | 28.1% | | 0.0% | (Not classified) | | 5 | | 7 | | 14 | | 19.2% | | 26.9% | | 53.8% | All Institutions | | 1,737 | | 1,746 | | 908 | | 39.6% | | 39.8% | | 20.7% |
| SOURCE: 2005 Carnegie Classification; National Center for Educations Statistics, IPEDS Institutional Characteristics.
NOTES 1. Branch campuses are counted separately if reported separately in IPEDS. 2. Percentage distribution in rows; details may not sum to 100 due to rounding. 3. "Public" includes tribally-controlled institutions. |
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| Total Enrollment | | Average Enrollment | Category | | Public | | Private, not-for-profit | | Private, for-profit | | Public | | Private, not-for-profit | | Private, for-profit | Assoc/Pub-R-S: Associate's--Public Rural-serving Small | | 133,027 | | 0 | | 0 | | 937 | | NA | | NA | Assoc/Pub-R-M: Associate's--Public Rural-serving Medium | | 943,701 | | 0 | | 0 | | 3,034 | | NA | | NA | Assoc/Pub-R-L: Associate's--Public Rural-serving Large | | 1,065,099 | | 0 | | 0 | | 7,448 | | NA | | NA | Assoc/Pub-S-SC: Associate's--Public Suburban-serving Single Campus | | 854,259 | | 0 | | 0 | | 7,766 | | NA | | NA | Assoc/Pub-S-MC: Associate's--Public Suburban-serving Multicampus | | 1,051,012 | | 0 | | 0 | | 10,510 | | NA | | NA | Assoc/Pub-U-SC: Associate's--Public Urban-serving Single Campus | | 275,307 | | 0 | | 0 | | 8,603 | | NA | | NA | Assoc/Pub-U-MC: Associate's--Public Urban-serving Multicampus | | 1,765,870 | | 0 | | 0 | | 11,542 | | NA | | NA | Assoc/Pub-Spec: Associate's--Public Special Use | | 30,220 | | 0 | | 0 | | 2,159 | | NA | | NA | Assoc/PrivNFP: Associate's--Private Not-for-profit | | 0 | | 43,961 | | 0 | | NA | | 386 | | NA | Assoc/PrivFP: Associate's--Private For-profit | | 0 | | 0 | | 272,833 | | NA | | NA | | 514 | Assoc/Pub2in4: Associate's--Public 2-year Colleges under 4-year Universities | | 134,222 | | 0 | | 0 | | 2,440 | | NA | | NA | Assoc/Pub4: Associate's--Public 4-year Primarily Associate's | | 148,416 | | 0 | | 0 | | 8,245 | | NA | | NA | Assoc/PrivNFP4: Associate's--Private Not-for-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's | | 0 | | 12,052 | | 0 | | NA | | 603 | | NA | Assoc/PrivFP4: Associate's--Private For-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's | | 0 | | 0 | | 48,272 | | NA | | NA | | 680 | RU/VH: Research Universities (very high research activity) | | 1,900,165 | | 465,063 | | 0 | | 30,161 | | 14,093 | | NA | RU/H: Research Universities (high research activity) | | 1,402,618 | | 291,113 | | 0 | | 18,456 | | 10,782 | | NA | DRU: Doctoral/Research Universities | | 385,820 | | 328,586 | | 148,281 | | 13,779 | | 6,846 | | 18,535 | Master's L: Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs) | | 1,871,665 | | 790,113 | | 136,501 | | 11,275 | | 4,908 | | 7,583 | Master's M: Master's Colleges and Universities (medium programs) | | 400,732 | | 313,349 | | 25,567 | | 5,808 | | 2,901 | | 1,967 | Master's S: Master's Colleges and Universities (smaller programs) | | 138,908 | | 187,254 | | 23,697 | | 4,341 | | 2,256 | | 1,823 | Bac/A&S: Baccalaureate Colleges--Arts & Sciences | | 132,496 | | 394,054 | | 983 | | 3,487 | | 1,595 | | 492 | Bac/Diverse: Baccalaureate Colleges--Diverse Fields | | 218,981 | | 367,688 | | 9,085 | | 2,737 | | 1,393 | | 568 | Bac/Assoc: Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges | | 140,947 | | 65,104 | | 61,781 | | 4,146 | | 2,100 | | 1,123 | Spec/Faith: Special Focus Institutions--Theological seminaries, Bible colleges, and other faith-related institutions | | 0 | | 101,742 | | 0 | | NA | | 324 | | NA | Spec/Med: Special Focus Institutions--Medical schools and medical centers | | 59,984 | | 30,717 | | 0 | | 2,068 | | 1,097 | | NA | Spec/Health: Special Focus Institutions--Other health professions schools | | 5,026 | | 49,610 | | 4,998 | | 1,005 | | 501 | | 200 | Spec/Engg: Special Focus Institutions--Schools of engineering | | 2,345 | | 11,022 | | 892 | | 2,345 | | 2,204 | | 446 | Spec/Tech: Special Focus Institutions--Other technology-related schools | | 354 | | 7,933 | | 31,873 | | 354 | | 1,322 | | 637 | Spec/Bus: Special Focus Institutions--Schools of business and management | | 0 | | 37,737 | | 54,485 | | NA | | 1,509 | | 1,397 | Spec/Arts: Special Focus Institutions--Schools of art, music, and design | | 3,594 | | 52,597 | | 72,082 | | 899 | | 877 | | 1,716 | Spec/Law: Special Focus Institutions--Schools of law | | 3,038 | | 21,319 | | 1,326 | | 608 | | 853 | | 663 | Spec/Other: Special Focus Institutions--Other special-focus institutions | | 0 | | 13,448 | | 4,348 | | NA | | 420 | | 621 | Tribal: Tribal Colleges | | 12,288 | | 5,311 | | 0 | | 534 | | 590 | | NA | (Not classified) | | 1,125 | | 140 | | 2,433 | | 225 | | 20 | | 174 | All Institutions | | 13,081,219 | | 3,589,913 | | 899,437 | | 7,531 | | 2,056 | | 991 |
| SOURCE: 2005 Carnegie Classification; National Center for Educations Statistics, IPEDS Institutional Characteristics and Fall Enrollment (2004).
NOTES 1. Branch campuses are counted separately if reported separately in IPEDS. 2. Fall enrollment does not necessarily reflect the total number of students served over the course of a year. 3. "Public" includes tribally-controlled institutions. |
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