Standard Listings
List institutions by single classification category. First choose the classification of interest, then choose a category within that classification. (For a spreadsheet file containing all institutions and all classifications, see Downloads.)
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All-Inclusive Classifications
Undergraduate Instructional Program
- Assoc: Associate's
- Assoc-Dom: Associate's Dominant
- A&S-F/NGC: Arts & sciences focus, no graduate coexistence
- A&S-F/SGC: Arts & sciences focus, some graduate coexistence
- A&S-F/HGC: Arts & sciences focus, high graduate coexistence
- A&S+Prof/NGC: Arts & sciences plus professions, no graduate coexistence
- A&S+Prof/SGC: Arts & sciences plus professions, some graduate coexistence
- A&S+Prof/HGC: Arts & sciences plus professions, high graduate coexistence
- Bal/NGC: Balanced arts & sciences/professions, no graduate coexistence
- Bal/SGC: Balanced arts & sciences/professions, some graduate coexistence
- Bal/HGC: Balanced arts & sciences/professions, high graduate coexistence
- Prof+A&S/NGC: Professions plus arts & sciences, no graduate coexistence
- Prof+A&S/SGC: Professions plus arts & sciences, some graduate coexistence
- Prof+A&S/HGC: Professions plus arts & sciences, high graduate coexistence
- Prof-F/NGC: Professions focus, no graduate coexistence
- Prof-F/SGC: Professions focus, some graduate coexistence
- Prof-F/HGC: Professions focus, high graduate coexistence
Graduate Instructional Program
- S-Postbac/Ed: Single postbaccalaureate (education)
- S-Postbac/Bus: Single postbaccalaureate (business)
- S-Postbac/Other: Single postbaccalaureate (other field)
- Postbac-Comp: Postbaccalaureate comprehensive
- Postbac-A&S: Postbaccalaureate, arts & sciences dominant
- Postbac-A&S/Ed: Postbaccalaureate with arts & sciences (education dominant)
- Postbac-A&S/Bus: Postbaccalaureate with arts & sciences (business dominant)
- Postbac-A&S/Other: Postbaccalaureate with arts & sciences (other dominant fields)
- Postbac-Prof/Ed: Postbaccalaureate professional (education dominant)
- Postbac-Prof/Bus: Postbaccalaureate professional (business dominant)
- Postbac-Prof/Other: Postbaccalaureate professional (other dominant fields)
- S-Doc/Ed: Single doctoral (education)
- S-Doc/Other: Single doctoral (other field)
- CompDoc/MedVet: Comprehensive doctoral with medical/veterinary
- CompDoc/NMedVet: Comprehensive doctoral (no medical/veterinary)
- Doc/HSS: Doctoral, humanities/social sciences dominant
- Doc/STEM: Doctoral, STEM dominant
- Doc/Prof: Doctoral, professions dominant
Enrollment Profile
Undergraduate Profile
- PT2: Higher part-time two-year
- Mix2: Mixed part/full-time two-year
- MFT2: Medium full-time two-year
- FT2: Higher full-time two-year
- PT4: Higher part-time four-year
- MFT4/I: Medium full-time four-year, inclusive
- MFT4/S/LTI: Medium full-time four-year, selective, lower transfer-in
- MFT4/S/HTI: Medium full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
- FT4/I: Full-time four-year, inclusive
- FT4/S/LTI: Full-time four-year, selective, lower transfer-in
- FT4/S/HTI: Full-time four-year, selective, higher transfer-in
- FT4/MS/LTI: Full-time four-year, more selective, lower transfer-in
- FT4/MS/HTI: Full-time four-year, more selective, higher transfer-in
Size and Setting
- VS2: Very small two-year
- S2: Small two-year
- M2: Medium two-year
- L2: Large two-year
- VL2: Very large two-year
- VS4/NR: Very small four-year, primarily nonresidential
- VS4/R: Very small four-year, primarily residential
- VS4/HR: Very small four-year, highly residential
- S4/NR: Small four-year, primarily nonresidential
- S4/R: Small four-year, primarily residential
- S4/HR: Small four-year, highly residential
- M4/NR: Medium four-year, primarily nonresidential
- M4/R: Medium four-year, primarily residential
- M4/HR: Medium four-year, highly residential
- L4/NR: Large four-year, primarily nonresidential
- L4/R: Large four-year, primarily residential
- L4/HR: Large four-year, highly residential
- ExGP: Exclusively graduate/professional
Basic classification
- Assoc/Pub-R-S: Associate's--Public Rural-serving Small
- Assoc/Pub-R-M: Associate's--Public Rural-serving Medium
- Assoc/Pub-R-L: Associate's--Public Rural-serving Large
- Assoc/Pub-S-SC: Associate's--Public Suburban-serving Single Campus
- Assoc/Pub-S-MC: Associate's--Public Suburban-serving Multicampus
- Assoc/Pub-U-SC: Associate's--Public Urban-serving Single Campus
- Assoc/Pub-U-MC: Associate's--Public Urban-serving Multicampus
- Assoc/Pub-Spec: Associate's--Public Special Use
- Assoc/PrivNFP: Associate's--Private Not-for-profit
- Assoc/PrivFP: Associate's--Private For-profit
- Assoc/Pub2in4: Associate's--Public 2-year Colleges under 4-year Universities
- Assoc/Pub4: Associate's--Public 4-year Primarily Associate's
- Assoc/PrivNFP4: Associate's--Private Not-for-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's
- Assoc/PrivFP4: Associate's--Private For-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's
- RU/VH: Research Universities (very high research activity)
- RU/H: Research Universities (high research activity)
- DRU: Doctoral/Research Universities
- Master's L: Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs)
- Master's M: Master's Colleges and Universities (medium programs)
- Master's S: Master's Colleges and Universities (smaller programs)
- Bac/A&S: Baccalaureate Colleges--Arts & Sciences
- Bac/Diverse: Baccalaureate Colleges--Diverse Fields
- Bac/Assoc: Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges
- Spec/Faith: Special Focus Institutions--Theological seminaries, Bible colleges, and other faith-related institutions
- Spec/Med: Special Focus Institutions--Medical schools and medical centers
- Spec/Health: Special Focus Institutions--Other health professions schools
- Spec/Engg: Special Focus Institutions--Schools of engineering
- Spec/Tech: Special Focus Institutions--Other technology-related schools
- Spec/Bus: Special Focus Institutions--Schools of business and management
- Spec/Arts: Special Focus Institutions--Schools of art, music, and design
- Spec/Law: Special Focus Institutions--Schools of law
- Spec/Other: Special Focus Institutions--Other special-focus institutions
- Tribal: Tribal Colleges
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