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Table 249. Degree-granting institutions and branches, by type and control of institution and state or jurisdiction: 2005–06 
State or jurisdiction Total All public institutions Public 4-year institutions Public 2-year All private institutions Private 4-year institutions Private 2-year
Total Doctoral, extensive1  Doctoral, intensive2  Master's3  Baccalau-
reate4 
Other 4-year5  Total Doctoral, extensive1  Doctoral, intensive2  Master's3  Baccalau-
reate4 
Other 4-year5 
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18
United States 4,276 1,693 640 102 63 275 103 97 1,053 2,583 1,942 49 44 363 534 952 641
Alabama 66 39 14 3 3 7 1 0 25 27 23 0 0 4 9 10 4
Alaska 8 5 3 0 1 2 0 0 2 3 3 0 0 1 1 1 0
Arizona 76 25 5 2 1 1 0 1 20 51 35 0 0 6 1 28 16
Arkansas 48 33 11 1 1 5 2 2 22 15 13 0 0 1 8 4 2
California 408 146 35 8 2 21 2 2 111 262 195 4 7 30 26 128 67
                                   
Colorado 78 27 12 2 2 3 4 1 15 51 32 1 0 6 3 22 19
Connecticut 44 22 10 1 0 7 1 1 12 22 19 1 3 5 4 6 3
Delaware 10 5 2 1 0 1 0 0 3 5 4 0 1 0 1 2 1
District of Columbia 15 2 2 0 0 1 0 1 0 13 13 5 0 4 1 3 0
Florida 169 40 16 4 2 4 1 5 24 129 95 1 3 20 26 45 34
                                   
Georgia 132 74 21 3 0 13 1 4 53 58 46 1 1 4 15 25 12
Hawaii 23 10 4 1 0 0 2 1 6 13 9 0 0 3 1 5 4
Idaho 14 7 4 1 1 1 1 0 3 7 6 0 0 1 1 4 1
Illinois 172 60 12 4 1 7 0 0 48 112 100 3 3 16 19 59 12
Indiana 100 29 15 2 3 6 3 1 14 71 47 1 0 8 20 18 24
                                   
Iowa 65 19 3 2 0 1 0 0 16 46 42 0 0 4 22 16 4
Kansas 62 35 9 2 1 4 0 2 26 27 23 0 0 8 10 5 4
Kentucky 76 31 8 2 0 6 0 0 23 45 32 0 0 4 16 12 13
Louisiana 90 58 17 1 3 9 0 4 41 32 13 1 0 4 3 5 19
Maine 30 15 8 1 0 1 5 1 7 15 12 0 0 3 5 4 3
                                   
Maryland 58 29 13 2 1 9 1 0 16 29 25 1 0 5 6 13 4
Massachusetts 121 31 15 1 2 7 1 4 16 90 82 7 2 15 21 37 8
Michigan 104 45 15 4 3 8 0 0 30 59 54 0 1 9 16 28 5
Minnesota 109 42 12 1 0 7 3 1 30 67 55 0 3 6 13 33 12
Mississippi 41 26 9 3 1 3 1 1 17 15 11 0 0 2 5 4 4
                                   
Missouri 128 33 13 1 3 6 2 1 20 95 71 2 0 11 14 44 24
Montana 23 18 6 0 2 2 1 1 12 5 4 0 0 1 2 1 1
Nebraska 39 15 7 1 0 5 0 1 8 24 20 0 0 4 8 8 4
Nevada 23 7 5 1 1 0 1 2 2 16 8 0 0 1 2 5 8
New Hampshire 26 9 5 1 0 2 2 0 4 17 15 0 2 2 5 6 2
                                   
New Jersey 59 33 14 1 2 8 2 1 19 26 24 1 2 6 6 9 2
New Mexico 42 28 8 2 1 3 0 2 20 14 13 0 0 3 4 6 1
New York 308 78 43 5 1 20 7 10 35 230 179 9 7 33 34 96 51
North Carolina 128 75 16 2 2 8 3 1 59 53 50 1 1 7 25 16 3
North Dakota 22 14 7 0 2 1 3 1 7 8 5 0 0 1 1 3 3
                                   
Ohio 200 61 29 5 5 1 6 12 32 139 78 1 2 15 25 35 61
Oklahoma 57 29 16 2 0 7 3 4 13 28 22 0 1 5 7 9 6
Oregon 60 26 9 2 1 3 1 2 17 34 30 0 0 6 9 15 4
Pennsylvania 259 65 44 3 1 17 20 3 21 194 105 3 3 28 35 36 89
Rhode Island 14 3 2 1 0 1 0 0 1 11 10 1 0 4 1 4 1
                                   
South Carolina 64 33 13 2 1 5 3 2 20 31 26 0 0 3 15 8 5
South Dakota 24 12 7 0 2 1 2 2 5 12 11 0 0 2 5 4 1
Tennessee 98 22 9 2 3 4 0 0 13 76 57 1 0 11 16 29 19
Texas 213 109 45 6 6 20 2 11 64 104 65 2 2 14 20 27 39
Utah 31 13 7 2 0 2 2 1 6 18 10 1 0 2 1 6 8
                                   
Vermont 25 6 5 1 0 2 1 1 1 19 17 0 0 6 7 4 2
Virginia 107 39 15 4 2 6 3 0 24 68 54 0 0 8 18 28 14
Washington 80 43 8 2 0 5 1 0 35 37 33 0 0 11 4 18 4
West Virginia 44 23 13 1 0 1 9 2 10 21 10 0 0 2 7 1 11
Wisconsin 68 31 13 2 0 11 0 0 18 37 35 1 0 8 10 16 2
Wyoming 10 8 1 1 0 0 0 0 7 2 1 0 0 0 0 1 1
                                   
U.S. Service Schools 5 5 5 0 0 0 0 5 0
Other jurisdictions 85 25 17 0 1 3 7 6 8 60 44 0 0 7 19 18 16
American Samoa 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Federated States of Micronesia 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Guam 3 2 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0
Marshall Islands 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Northern Marianas 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Palau 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Puerto Rico 76 17 14 0 1 1 7 5 3 59 43 0 0 7 19 17 16
Virgin Islands 1 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
†Not applicable.
1 Doctoral, extensive institutions are committed to graduate education through the doctorate, and award 50 or more doctor's degrees per year across at least 15 disciplines.
2 Doctoral, intensive institutions are committed to education through the doctorate and award at least 10 doctor's degrees per year across 3 or more disciplines or at least 20 doctor's degrees overall.
3 Master's institutions offer a full range of baccalaureate programs and are committed to education through the master's degree. They award at least 20 master's degrees per year.
4 Baccalaureate institutions primarily emphasize undergraduate education.
5 Other specialized 4-year institutions award degrees primarily in single fields of study, such as medicine, business, fine arts, theology, and engineering. Includes some institutions that have 4-year programs, but have not reported sufficient data to identify program category. Also, includes institutions classified as 4-year under the IPEDS system, which had been classified as 2-year in the Carnegie classification system because they primarily award associate's degrees.
NOTE: Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. New institutions that do not have sufficient data to report by detailed level are included under "other 4-year" or 2-year, depending on the level reported by the institution. Count of institutions includes 13 institutions which were unable to respond to the Fall 2005 survey due to natural disaster.
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2005–06 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Fall 2005. (This table was prepared September 2006.)

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