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Basic Classification


Distribution of Institutions and enrollments by classification category

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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
SOURCE: 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

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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 80 263 17 22.2% 73.1% 4.7%
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 1,745 909 39.6% 39.7% 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.


Basic Classification

Enrollment by classification category and control

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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 218,981 367,229 9,544 2,737 1,396 561
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 3,589,454 899,896 7,531 2,057 990
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.