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Table 237.Institutions of higher education and branches, by type, control of institution, and state: 1995-96 

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                      |       |               |                     4-year institutions               |
                      |       |      All      |-------------------------------------------------------|  2-year institutions
 State or other area  | Total |  institutions |       All 4-year      |               | Other 4-year  |
                      |       |               |      institutions     | Universities  | institutions  |
                      |       |---------------|-----------------------|---------------|---------------|-----------------------
                      |       |Public |Private| Total |Public |Private|Public |Private|Public |Private| Total |Public |Private
----------------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------
          1           |   2   |   3   |   4   |   5   |   6   |   7   |   8   |   9   |  10   |  11   |  12   |  13   |  14
----------------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------
   United States .....| 3,706 | 1,655 | 2,051 | 2,244 |   608 | 1,636 |    94 |    62 |   514 | 1,574 | 1,462 | 1,047 |   415
                      |-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------
Alabama ..............|    82 |    53 |    29 |    36 |    18 |    18 |     2 |     0 |    16 |    18 |    46 |    35 |    11
Alaska ...............|     9 |     4 |     5 |     6 |     3 |     3 |     1 |     0 |     2 |     3 |     3 |     1 |     2
Arizona ..............|    45 |    23 |    22 |    23 |     5 |    18 |     2 |     0 |     3 |    18 |    22 |    18 |     4
Arkansas .............|    38 |    26 |    12 |    20 |    10 |    10 |     1 |     0 |     9 |    10 |    18 |    16 |     2
California ...........|   348 |   138 |   210 |   199 |    31 |   168 |     2 |     4 |    29 |   164 |   149 |   107 |    42
                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Colorado .............|    59 |    30 |    29 |    34 |    14 |    20 |     2 |     1 |    12 |    19 |    25 |    16 |     9
Connecticut ..........|    42 |    19 |    23 |    26 |     7 |    19 |     1 |     1 |     6 |    18 |    16 |    12 |     4
Delaware .............|     9 |     5 |     4 |     6 |     2 |     4 |     1 |     0 |     1 |     4 |     3 |     3 |     0
District of Columbia .|    19 |     2 |    17 |    19 |     2 |    17 |     0 |     5 |     2 |    12 |     0 |     0 |     0
Florida ..............|   114 |    38 |    76 |    68 |     9 |    59 |     2 |     1 |     7 |    58 |    46 |    29 |    17
                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Georgia ..............|   120 |    73 |    47 |    56 |    19 |    37 |     1 |     1 |    18 |    36 |    64 |    54 |    10
Hawaii ...............|    17 |    10 |     7 |    10 |     3 |     7 |     1 |     0 |     2 |     7 |     7 |     7 |     0
Idaho ................|    12 |     6 |     6 |     8 |     4 |     4 |     1 |     0 |     3 |     4 |     4 |     2 |     2
Illinois .............|   169 |    61 |   108 |   107 |    12 |    95 |     3 |     4 |     9 |    91 |    62 |    49 |    13
Indiana ..............|    78 |    28 |    50 |    54 |    14 |    40 |     4 |     1 |    10 |    39 |    24 |    14 |    10
                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Iowa .................|    59 |    20 |    39 |    39 |     3 |    36 |     2 |     1 |     1 |    35 |    20 |    17 |     3
Kansas ...............|    54 |    31 |    23 |    31 |    10 |    21 |     3 |     0 |     7 |    21 |    23 |    21 |     2
Kentucky .............|    61 |    22 |    39 |    37 |     8 |    29 |     2 |     0 |     6 |    29 |    24 |    14 |    10
Louisiana ............|    36 |    20 |    16 |    27 |    14 |    13 |     1 |     2 |    13 |    11 |     9 |     6 |     3
Maine ................|    33 |    14 |    19 |    21 |     8 |    13 |     1 |     0 |     7 |    13 |    12 |     6 |     6
                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Maryland .............|    57 |    33 |    24 |    34 |    13 |    21 |     1 |     1 |    12 |    20 |    23 |    20 |     3
Massachusetts ........|   118 |    32 |    86 |    90 |    15 |    75 |     1 |     7 |    14 |    68 |    28 |    17 |    11
Michigan .............|   109 |    45 |    64 |    71 |    15 |    56 |     3 |     1 |    12 |    55 |    38 |    30 |     8
Minnesota ............|   107 |    62 |    45 |    48 |    11 |    37 |     1 |     0 |    10 |    37 |    59 |    51 |     8
Mississippi ..........|    46 |    31 |    15 |    21 |     9 |    12 |     2 |     0 |     7 |    12 |    25 |    22 |     3
                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Missouri..............|   101 |    30 |    71 |    70 |    13 |    57 |     1 |     2 |    12 |    55 |    31 |    17 |    14
Montana ..............|    26 |    19 |     7 |    11 |     6 |     5 |     2 |     0 |     4 |     5 |    15 |    13 |     2
Nebraska .............|    35 |    18 |    17 |    22 |     7 |    15 |     1 |     1 |     6 |    14 |    13 |    11 |     2
Nevada ...............|    10 |     6 |     4 |     5 |     2 |     3 |     1 |     0 |     1 |     3 |     5 |     4 |     1
New Hampshire ........|    30 |    12 |    18 |    19 |     5 |    14 |     1 |     0 |     4 |    14 |    11 |     7 |     4
                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
New Jersey ...........|    61 |    33 |    28 |    35 |    14 |    21 |     1 |     2 |    13 |    19 |    26 |    19 |     7
New Mexico ...........|    35 |    24 |    11 |    15 |     6 |     9 |     2 |     0 |     4 |     9 |    20 |    18 |     2
New York .............|   311 |    89 |   222 |   212 |    42 |   170 |     2 |    12 |    40 |   158 |    99 |    47 |    52
North Carolina .......|   121 |    74 |    47 |    58 |    16 |    42 |     2 |     2 |    14 |    40 |    63 |    58 |     5
North Dakota .........|    20 |    15 |     5 |    10 |     6 |     4 |     2 |     0 |     4 |     4 |    10 |     9 |     1
                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Ohio .................|   156 |    61 |    95 |    92 |    24 |    68 |     8 |     1 |    16 |    67 |    64 |    37 |    27
Oklahoma .............|    45 |    29 |    16 |    25 |    14 |    11 |     2 |     1 |    12 |    10 |    20 |    15 |     5
Oregon ...............|    45 |    22 |    23 |    30 |     8 |    22 |     2 |     0 |     6 |    22 |    15 |    14 |     1
Pennsylvania .........|   217 |    65 |   152 |   146 |    45 |   101 |     3 |     4 |    42 |    97 |    71 |    20 |    51
Rhode Island .........|    12 |     3 |     9 |    10 |     2 |     8 |     1 |     0 |     1 |     8 |     2 |     1 |     1
                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
South Carolina .......|    59 |    33 |    26 |    34 |    12 |    22 |     2 |     0 |    10 |    22 |    25 |    21 |     4
South Dakota .........|    21 |     9 |    12 |    18 |     8 |    10 |     2 |     0 |     6 |    10 |     3 |     1 |     2
Tennessee ............|    76 |    24 |    52 |    52 |    10 |    42 |     1 |     1 |     9 |    41 |    24 |    14 |    10
Texas ................|   179 |   107 |    72 |    98 |    40 |    58 |     6 |     4 |    34 |    54 |    81 |    67 |    14
Utah .................|    17 |    10 |     7 |     9 |     5 |     4 |     2 |     1 |     3 |     3 |     8 |     5 |     3
                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
Vermont ..............|    22 |     6 |    16 |    19 |     5 |    14 |     1 |     0 |     4 |    14 |     3 |     1 |     2
Virginia .............|    89 |    39 |    50 |    54 |    15 |    39 |     3 |     0 |    12 |    39 |    35 |    24 |    11
Washington ...........|    64 |    37 |    27 |    32 |     8 |    24 |     2 |     0 |     6 |    24 |    32 |    29 |     3
West Virginia.........|    28 |    16 |    12 |    23 |    13 |    10 |     1 |     0 |    12 |    10 |     5 |     3 |     2
Wisconsin ............|    66 |    30 |    36 |    44 |    13 |    31 |     1 |     1 |    12 |    30 |    22 |    17 |     5
Wyoming ..............|     9 |     8 |     1 |     1 |     1 |     0 |     1 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     8 |     7 |     1
                      |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |       |
U.S. Service Schools .|    10 |    10 |     0 |     9 |     9 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     9 |     0 |     1 |     1 |     0
                      |=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======|=======
   Outlying areas ....|    74 |    27 |    47 |    50 |    13 |    37 |     1 |     0 |    12 |    37 |    24 |    14 |    10
                      |-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------
American Samoa .......|     1 |     1 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     1 |     1 |     0
Guam .................|     2 |     2 |     0 |     1 |     1 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     1 |     0 |     1 |     1 |     0
Marshall Islands .....|     1 |     1 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     1 |     1 |     0
Micronesia ...........|     5 |     5 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     5 |     5 |     0
Northern Marianas ....|     1 |     1 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     1 |     1 |     0
Palau ................|     1 |     1 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     1 |     1 |     0
Puerto Rico ..........|    61 |    14 |    47 |    47 |    10 |    37 |     1 |     0 |     9 |    37 |    14 |     4 |    10
Virgin Islands .......|     2 |     2 |     0 |     2 |     2 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     2 |     0 |     0 |     0 |     0
----------------------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------|-------

NOTE.--Because of revised survey procedures, data are not entirely comparable with figures for years prior to 1986-87. The number of branch campuses reporting separately has increased since 1986-87.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Institutional Characteristics, 1995-96" survey. (This table was prepared September 1996.)


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