Table 5. | Educational institutions, by level and control of institution: 1980-81 to 2000-01 |
_____________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | | | | | Level and control | 1980-81 |1989-90|1990-91 |1991-92|1992-93|1993-94 |1994-95|1995-96 |1996-97|1997-98 |1998-99| 1999- |2000-01 of institution | | | | | | | | | | | | 2000 | ____________________________|___________|_______|________|_______|_______|________|_______|________|_______|________|_______|________|_______ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 ____________________________|___________|_______|________|_______|_______|________|_______|________|_______|________|_______|________|_______ All institutions .......| 117,707 | --- |119,242 | --- | --- |121,855 | --- |124,773 | --- |126,542 | --- |128,484 | --- |___________|_______|________|_______|_______|________|_______|________|_______|________|_______|________|_______ Elementary and | | | | | | | | | | | | | secondary schools .........| 106,746 | --- |109,228 | --- | --- |111,486 | --- |114,811 | --- |116,910 | --- |119,235 | --- Elementary ...............| 72,659 | --- | 74,716 | --- | --- | 75,591 | --- | 77,909 | --- | 79,362 | --- | 80,661 | --- Secondary ................| 24,856 | --- | 23,602 | --- | --- | 23,256 | --- | 23,530 | --- | 24,169 | --- | 24,903 | --- Combined .................| 5,202 | --- | 8,847 | --- | --- | 10,678 | --- | 11,205 | --- | 11,412 | --- | 12,197 | --- Other\1\ .................| 4,029 | --- | 2,063 | --- | --- | 1,962 | --- | 2,167 | --- | 1,967 | --- | 1,474 | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | Public schools ...........| 85,982 |83,425 | 84,538 |84,578 |84,497 | 85,393 |86,221 | 87,125 |88,223 | 89,508 |90,874 | 92,012 |93,273 Elementary .............| 59,326 |58,419 | 59,015 |59,258 |59,676 | 60,052 |60,808 | 61,165 |61,805 | 62,739 |63,462 | 64,131 |64,601 Secondary ..............| 22,619 |21,181 | 21,135 |20,767 |20,671 | 20,705 |20,904 | 20,997 |21,307 | 21,682 |22,076 | 22,365 |21,994 Combined ...............| 1,743 | 2,280 | 2,325 | 2,481 | 2,549 | 2,674 | 2,764 | 2,796 | 2,980 | 3,120 | 3,721 | 4,042 | 5,096 Other\1\ ...............| 2,294 | 1,545 | 2,063 | 2,072 | 1,601 | 1,962 | 1,745 | 2,167 | 2,131 | 1,967 | 1,615 | 1,474 | 1,582 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Private schools ..........| 20,764 | --- | 24,690 |25,998 | --- | 26,093 | --- | 27,686 | --- | 27,402 | --- | 27,223 | --- Elementary .............| 13,333 | --- | 15,701 |15,716 | --- | 15,539 | --- | 16,744 | --- | 16,623 | --- | 16,530 | --- Secondary ..............| 2,237 | --- | 2,467 | 2,475 | --- | 2,551 | --- | 2,533 | --- | 2,487 | --- | 2,538 | --- Combined ...............| 3,459 | --- | 6,522 | 7,807 | --- | 8,004 | --- | 8,409 | --- | 8,292 | --- | 8,155 | --- Other\1\ ...............| 1,735 | --- | (\2\) | (\2\) | --- | (\2\) | --- | (\2\) | --- | (\2\) | --- | (\2\) | --- | | | | | | | | | | | | | Postsecondary insti- | | | | | | | | | | | | | tutions ..................|\3\ 10,961 |10,606 | 10,014 | 9,983 |10,601 | 10,369 |10,246 | 9,962 | 9,837 | 9,632 | 9,485 | 9,249 | 9,258 Public .................|\3\ 2,393 | 2,120 | 2,096 | 2,129 | 2,146 | 2,152 | 2,179 | 2,189 | 2,169 | 2,252 | 2,245 | 2,183 | 2,230 Private ................|\3\ 8,568 | 8,486 | 7,918 | 7,854 | 8,455 | 8,217 | 8,067 | 7,773 | 7,668 | 7,380 | 7,240 | 7,066 | 7,028 Not-for-profit .......|\3\ 2,359 | 2,942 | 2,808 | 2,810 | 2,926 | 2,890 | 2,916 | 2,877 | 2,855 | 2,808 | 2,777 | 2,723 | 2,690 For-profit ...........|\3\ 6,209 | 5,544 | 5,110 | 5,044 | 5,529 | 5,327 | 5,151 | 4,896 | 4,813 | 4,572 | 4,463 | 4,343 | 4,338 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Noncollegiate insti- | | | | | | | | | | | | | tutions\4\ .............|\3\ 7,730 | 7,071 | 6,455 | 6,382 | 6,963 | 6,737 | 6,558 | 6,256 | 5,828 | 5,568 | 5,437 | 5,165 | 5,076 Public .................|\3\ 896 | 557 | 529 | 531 | 522 | 527 | 538 | 534 | 467 | 545 | 564 | 501 | 532 Private ................|\3\ 6,834 | 6,514 | 5,926 | 5,851 | 6,441 | 6,210 | 6,020 | 5,722 | 5,361 | 5,023 | 4,873 | 4,664 | 4,544 Not-for-profit .......|\3\ 790 | 1,286 | 1,159 | 1,148 | 1,254 | 1,203 | 1,214 | 1,171 | 1,162 | 1,101 | 1,082 | 1,042 | 995 For-profit ...........|\3\ 6,044 | 5,228 | 4,767 | 4,703 | 5,187 | 5,007 | 4,806 | 4,551 | 4,199 | 3,922 | 3,791 | 3,622 | 3,549 | | | | | | | | | | | | | Degree-granting | | | | | | | | | | | | | institutions\5\ .........| 3,231 | 3,535 | 3,559 | 3,601 | 3,638 | 3,632 | 3,688 | 3,706 | 4,009 | 4,064 | 4,048 | 4,084 | 4,182 2-year colleges ........| 1,274 | 1,408 | 1,418 | 1,444 | 1,469 | 1,442 | 1,473 | 1,462 | 1,742 | 1,755 | 1,713 | 1,721 | 1,732 Public ...............| 945 | 968 | 972 | 999 | 1,024 | 1,021 | 1,036 | 1,047 | 1,088 | 1,092 | 1,069 | 1,068 | 1,076 Private ..............| 329 | 440 | 446 | 445 | 445 | 421 | 437 | 415 | 654 | 663 | 644 | 653 | 656 Not-for-profit .....| 182 | 177 | 167 | 176 | 179 | 181 | 192 | 187 | 184 | 179 | 164 | 150 | 144 For-profit .........| 147 | 263 | 279 | 269 | 266 | 240 | 245 | 228 | 470 | 484 | 480 | 503 | 512 | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4-year colleges ........| 1,957 | 2,127 | 2,141 | 2,157 | 2,169 | 2,190 | 2,215 | 2,244 | 2,267 | 2,309 | 2,335 | 2,363 | 2,450 Public ...............| 552 | 595 | 595 | 599 | 600 | 604 | 605 | 608 | 614 | 615 | 612 | 614 | 622 Private ..............| 1,405 | 1,532 | 1,546 | 1,558 | 1,569 | 1,586 | 1,610 | 1,636 | 1,653 | 1,694 | 1,723 | 1,749 | 1,828 Not-for-profit .....| 1,387 | 1,479 | 1,482 | 1,486 | 1,493 | 1,506 | 1,510 | 1,519 | 1,509 | 1,528 | 1,531 | 1,531 | 1,551 For-profit .........| 18 | 53 | 64 | 72 | 76 | 80 | 100 | 117 | 144 | 166 | 192 | 218 | 277 ____________________________|___________|_______|________|_______|_______|________|_______|________|_______|________|_______|________|_______ |
---Not available. \1\Includes special education, alternative, and other schools not classified by grade span. Because of changes in survey definitions, figures for "other" schools are not comparable from year to year. \2\Included in other private school categories. \3\Because of changes in survey procedures, figures are not directly comparable with data for later years. \4\Institutions not meeting criteria under (5) were classified as noncollegiate institutions. \5\Includes those colleges designated as institutions of higher education by the Higher Education General Information Survey system, even if all their programs are less than 2 years. Includes branch campuses. Beginning in 1980, total includes some schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology. Beginning in 1996-97, data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions include those institutions that award degrees at the associate level or higher and were eligible to participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Common Core of Data; Private School surveys; Higher Education General Information Survey, "Institutional Characteristics of Colleges and Universities;" and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Institutional Characteristics" surveys. (This table was prepared September 2002.) |