Educational institutions, by level and control of institution: 1980-81 to 2000-01

2002 Tables and Figures

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Table 5.

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                            |           |       |        |       |       |        |       |        |       |        |       |        |
     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
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\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.)

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