Educational institutions, by level and control of institution: 1980-81 to 1999-2000

Table 5.

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                            |           |       |       |        |       |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |
     Level and control      | 1980-81   |1988-89|1989-90|1990-91 |1991-92|1992-93|1993-94 |1994-95|1995-96 |1996-97|1997-98 |1998-99| 1999-
       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 |83,165 |83,425 | 84,538 |84,578 |84,497 | 85,393 |86,221 | 87,125 |88,223 | 89,508 |90,874 | 92,012
    Elementary .............|    59,326 |57,941 |58,419 | 59,015 |59,258 |59,676 | 60,052 |60,808 | 61,165 |61,805 | 62,739 |63,462 | 64,131
    Secondary ..............|    22,619 |21,403 |21,181 | 21,135 |20,767 |20,671 | 20,705 |20,904 | 20,997 |21,307 | 21,682 |22,076 | 22,365
    Combined ...............|     1,743 | 2,235 | 2,280 |  2,325 | 2,481 | 2,549 |  2,674 | 2,764 |  2,796 | 2,980 |  3,120 | 3,721 |  4,042
    Other\1\ ...............|     2,294 | 1,586 | 1,545 |  2,063 | 2,072 | 1,601 |  1,962 | 1,745 |  2,167 | 2,131 |  1,967 | 1,615 |  1,474
                            |           |       |       |        |       |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |
  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 |11,389 |10,606 | 10,014 | 9,983 |10,601 | 10,369 |10,246 |  9,962 | 9,837 |  9,632 | 9,485 |  9,249
    Public .................|\3\  2,393 | 2,169 | 2,120 |  2,096 | 2,129 | 2,146 |  2,152 | 2,179 |  2,189 | 2,169 |  2,252 | 2,245 |  2,183
    Private ................|\3\  8,568 | 9,220 | 8,486 |  7,918 | 7,854 | 8,455 |  8,217 | 8,067 |  7,773 | 7,668 |  7,380 | 7,240 |  7,066
      Not-for-profit .......|\3\  2,359 | 3,092 | 2,942 |  2,808 | 2,810 | 2,926 |  2,890 | 2,916 |  2,877 | 2,855 |  2,808 | 2,777 |  2,723
      For-profit ...........|\3\  6,209 | 6,128 | 5,544 |  5,110 | 5,044 | 5,529 |  5,327 | 5,151 |  4,896 | 4,813 |  4,572 | 4,463 |  4,343
                            |           |       |       |        |       |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |
  Noncollegiate insti-      |           |       |       |        |       |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |
    tutions\4\ .............|\3\  7,730 | 7,824 | 7,071 |  6,455 | 6,382 | 6,963 |  6,737 | 6,558 |  6,256 | 5,828 |  5,568 | 5,437 |  5,165
    Public .................|\3\    896 |   587 |   557 |    529 |   531 |   522 |    527 |   538 |    534 |   467 |    545 |   564 |    501
    Private ................|\3\  6,834 | 7,237 | 6,514 |  5,926 | 5,851 | 6,441 |  6,210 | 6,020 |  5,722 | 5,361 |  5,023 | 4,873 |  4,664
      Not-for-profit .......|\3\    790 | 1,434 | 1,286 |  1,159 | 1,148 | 1,254 |  1,203 | 1,214 |  1,171 | 1,162 |  1,101 | 1,082 |  1,042
      For-profit ...........|\3\  6,044 | 5,803 | 5,228 |  4,767 | 4,703 | 5,187 |  5,007 | 4,806 |  4,551 | 4,199 |  3,922 | 3,791 |  3,622
                            |           |       |       |        |       |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |
  Degree-granting           |           |       |       |        |       |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |
   institutions\5\ .........|     3,231 | 3,565 | 3,535 |  3,559 | 3,601 | 3,638 |  3,632 | 3,688 |  3,706 | 4,009 |  4,064 | 4,048 |  4,084
    2-year colleges ........|     1,274 | 1,436 | 1,408 |  1,418 | 1,444 | 1,469 |  1,442 | 1,473 |  1,462 | 1,742 |  1,755 | 1,713 |  1,721
      Public ...............|       945 |   984 |   968 |    972 |   999 | 1,024 |  1,021 | 1,036 |  1,047 | 1,088 |  1,092 | 1,069 |  1,068
      Private ..............|       329 |   452 |   440 |    446 |   445 |   445 |    421 |   437 |    415 |   654 |    663 |   644 |    653
        Not-for-profit .....|       182 |   180 |   177 |    167 |   176 |   179 |    181 |   192 |    187 |   184 |    179 |   164 |    150
        For-profit .........|       147 |   272 |   263 |    279 |   269 |   266 |    240 |   245 |    228 |   470 |    484 |   480 |    503
                            |           |       |       |        |       |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |
    4-year colleges ........|     1,957 | 2,129 | 2,127 |  2,141 | 2,157 | 2,169 |  2,190 | 2,215 |  2,244 | 2,267 |  2,309 | 2,335 |  2,363
      Public ...............|       552 |   598 |   595 |    595 |   599 |   600 |    604 |   605 |    608 |   614 |    615 |   612 |    614
      Private ..............|     1,405 | 1,531 | 1,532 |  1,546 | 1,558 | 1,569 |  1,586 | 1,610 |  1,636 | 1,653 |  1,694 | 1,723 |  1,749
        Not-for-profit .....|     1,387 | 1,478 | 1,479 |  1,482 | 1,486 | 1,493 |  1,506 | 1,510 |  1,519 | 1,509 |  1,528 | 1,531 |  1,531
        For-profit .........|        18 |    53 |    53 |     64 |    72 |    76 |     80 |   100 |    117 |   144 |    166 |   192 |    218
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---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 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 for institutions of higher education are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions include those institutions which 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 October 2001.)