National Center for Education Statistics

Table 9. Unduplicated headcount enrollment at Title IV institutions, by control of institution, student level, level of institution, and distance education status of student: United States, 2020–21
Level of institution and distance education status of student	Total		Public		Private
	Total		Public		Nonprofit		For-profit
	Undergraduate	Graduate	Undergraduate	Graduate	Undergraduate	Graduate	Undergraduate	Graduate
All students	21,361,807	3,987,695	16,337,466	1,904,060	3,308,823	1,722,023	1,715,518	361,612
Enrolled exclusively in distance education courses	9,271,579	2,090,294	7,303,602	909,471	1,134,938	858,251	833,039	322,572
Enrolled in at least one, but not all, distance education courses	7,449,405	1,046,579	5,914,865	575,331	1,289,956	447,819	244,584	23,429
Not enrolled in any distance education courses	4,640,823	850,822	3,118,999	419,258	883,929	415,953	637,895	15,611

4-year	13,437,422	3,987,690	9,205,414	1,904,060	3,228,400	1,722,018	1,003,608	361,612
Enrolled exclusively in distance education courses	5,784,368	2,090,294	3,898,897	909,471	1,100,422	858,251	785,049	322,572
Enrolled in at least one, but not all, distance education courses	5,386,978	1,046,579	3,971,893	575,331	1,278,212	447,819	136,873	23,429
Not enrolled in any distance education courses	2,266,076	850,817	1,334,624	419,258	849,766	415,948	81,686	15,611
2-year	7,465,580	5	7,046,213	0	68,063	5	351,304	0
Enrolled exclusively in distance education courses	3,479,488	0	3,404,104	0	33,723	0	41,661	0
Enrolled in at least one, but not all, distance education courses	2,032,244	0	1,941,164	0	11,069	0	80,011	0
Not enrolled in any distance education courses	1,953,848	5	1,700,945	0	23,271	5	229,632	0

Less-than-2-year	458,805	0	85,839	0	12,360	0	360,606	0
Enrolled exclusively in distance education courses	7,723	0	601	0	793	0	6,329	0
Enrolled in at least one, but not all, distance education courses	30,183	0	1,808	0	675	0	27,700	0
Not enrolled in any distance education courses	420,899	0	83,430	0	10,892	0	326,577	0

NOTE: Title IV institutions are those with a written agreement with the U.S. Department of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. United States includes the 50 states and the District of Columbia. The four U.S. service academies that are not Title IV eligible are included in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) universe because they are federally funded and open to the public and are included in this table. Data in this table cover the period from July 1, 2020 to June 30, 2021. Definitions for terms used in this table may be found in the IPEDS online glossary located at https://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/public/glossary.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Fall 2021, 12-Month Enrollment component (provisional data).

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