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Table SA-3. Percentage distribution of degree-granting institutions, by enrollment size, control and type of institution, and community type: Fall 2006
    Enrollment size
Control and type of institution and community type All Under 200 200– 499 500– 999 1,000– 2,499 2,500– 4,999 5,000– 9,999 10,000– 19,999 20,000– 29,999 30,000 or more

     Total 100 12 14 15 21 15 12 7 3 1
2-year institutions                    
  Public 100 1 4 7 23 26 23 12 4 1
4-year institutions                    
  Public 100 # 2 4 15 17 23 21 12 6
  Private not-for-profit 100 15 13 17 29 15 6 3 1 #
  Private for-profit 100 15 29 26 18 9 2 1 1 #
Public 2-year institutions                    
  City 100 # 1 3 8 23 31 23 9 3
  Suburban 100 1 2 1 9 17 42 22 6 2
  Town 100 2 6 13 39 27 10 1 0 0
  Rural 100 2 6 8 33 31 15 5 0 0
Public 4-year institutions                    
  City 100 1 3 2 9 9 21 27 18 10
  Suburban 100 0 0 6 13 20 24 20 10 7
  Town 100 0 1 2 17 28 29 18 6 0
  Rural 100 2 3 10 43 21 18 0 2 2
Private not-for-profit 4-year institutions                    
  City 100 16 16 15 25 16 7 4 1 1
  Suburban 100 18 11 12 29 19 9 2 # 0
  Town 100 7 7 26 47 9 3 1 0 0
  Rural 100 18 16 27 26 9 2 2 1 0

# Rounds to zero.

NOTE: Totals include private 2-year and private for-profit 4-year institutions. For details on the community types, see U. S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics. (2008). The Condition of Education 2008 (NCES 2008-031), supplemental note 1. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2006–07 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2007, Enrollment component.

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