National Center for Education Statistics

Number and percentage distribution of students enrolled at Title IV institutions, by control of institution, student level, level of institution, distance education status of student, and distance education status of institution: United States, fall 2013
	Total		Public		Private nonprofit		Private for-profit
Student level, level of institution, distance education status of student and distance education status of institution	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent	Number	Percent
Total students	20,848,050	100.0	14,856,309	100.0	3,990,858	100.0	2,000,883	100.0
Enrolled exclusively in distance education courses	2,664,534	12.8	1,283,489	8.6	520,094	13.0	860,951	43.0
Exclusively distance education institutions	362,887	1.7	18,485	0.1	93,214	2.3	251,188	12.6
Not exclusively distance education institutions	2,301,647	11.0	1,265,004	8.5	426,880	10.7	609,763	30.5
Enrolled in some, but not all, distance education courses	2,843,752	13.6	2,441,477	16.4	274,494	6.9	127,781	6.4
Exclusively distance education institutions	234	#	128	#	93	#	13	#
Not exclusively distance education institutions	2,843,518	13.6	2,441,349	16.4	274,401	6.9	127,768	6.4
Not enrolled in any distance education courses	15,339,764	73.6	11,131,343	74.9	3,196,270	80.1	1,012,151	50.6
Exclusively distance education institutions	5	#	†	†	5	#	†	†
Not exclusively distance education institutions	15,339,759	73.6	11,131,343	74.9	3,196,265	80.1	1,012,151	50.6

Undergraduate
4-year	10,505,754	100.0	6,721,881	100.0	2,723,366	100.0	1,060,507	100.0
Enrolled exclusively in distance education courses	1,301,205	12.4	398,616	5.9	289,449	10.6	613,140	57.8
Exclusively distance education institutions	233,166	2.2	12,429	0.2	76,847	2.8	143,890	13.6
Not exclusively distance education institutions	1,068,039	10.2	386,187	5.7	212,602	7.8	469,250	44.2
Enrolled in some, but not all, distance education courses	1,418,613	13.5	1,129,074	16.8	193,000	7.1	96,539	9.1
Exclusively distance education institutions	214	#	118	#	83	#	13	#
Not exclusively distance education institutions	1,418,399	13.5	1,128,956	16.8	192,917	7.1	96,526	9.1
Not enrolled in any distance education courses	7,785,936	74.1	5,194,191	77.3	2,240,917	82.3	350,828	33.1
Exclusively distance education institutions	2	#	†	†	2	#	†	†
Not exclusively distance education institutions	7,785,934	74.1	5,194,191	77.3	2,240,915	82.3	350,828	33.1

2-year	7,098,649	100.0	6,678,474	100.0	41,502	100.0	378,673	100.0
Enrolled exclusively in distance education courses	682,965	9.6	662,821	9.9	822	2	19,322	5.1
Exclusively distance education institutions	277	#	†	†	†	†	277	0.1
Not exclusively distance education institutions	682,688	9.6	662,821	9.9	822	2	19,045	5.0
Enrolled in some, but not all, distance education courses	1,204,932	17.0	1,186,570	17.8	1,321	3.2	17,041	4.5
Exclusively distance education institutions	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Not exclusively distance education institutions	1,204,932	17	1,186,570	17.8	1,321	3.2	17,041	4.5
Not enrolled in any distance education courses	5,210,752	73.4	4,829,083	72.3	39,359	94.8	342,310	90.4
Exclusively distance education institutions	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Not exclusively distance education institutions	5,210,752	73.4	4,829,083	72.3	39,359	94.8	342,310	90.4

Less-than-2-year	342,955	100.0	57,354	100.0	9,788	100.0	275,813	100.0
Enrolled exclusively in distance education courses	3,284	1	467	0.8	0	0	2,817	1
Exclusively distance education institutions	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Not exclusively distance education institutions	3,284	1	467	0.8	0	0	2,817	1
Enrolled in some, but not all, distance education courses	2,323	0.7	919	1.6	75	0.8	1,329	0.5
Exclusively distance education institutions	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Not exclusively distance education institutions	2,323	0.7	919	1.6	75	0.8	1,329	0.5
Not enrolled in any distance education courses	337,348	98.4	55,968	97.6	9,713	99.2	271,667	98.5
Exclusively distance education institutions	†	†	†	†	†	†	†	†
Not exclusively distance education institutions	337,348	98.4	55,968	97.6	9,713	99.2	271,667	98.5

Graduate	2,900,692	100.0	1,398,600	100.0	1,216,202	100.0	285,890	100.0
Enrolled exclusively in distance education courses	677,080	23.3	221,585	15.8	229,823	18.9	225,672	78.9
Exclusively distance education institutions	129,444	4.5	6,056	0.4	16,367	1.3	107,021	37.4
Not exclusively distance education institutions	547,636	18.9	215,529	15.4	213,456	17.6	118,651	41.5
Enrolled in some, but not all, distance education courses	217,884	7.5	124,914	8.9	80,098	6.6	12,872	4.5
Exclusively distance education institutions	20	#	10	#	10	#	†	†
Not exclusively distance education institutions	217,864	7.5	124,904	8.9	80,088	6.6	12,872	4.5
Not enrolled in any distance education courses	2,005,728	69.1	1,052,101	75.2	906,281	74.5	47,346	16.6
Exclusively distance education institutions	3	#	†	†	3	#	†	†
Not exclusively distance education institutions	2,005,725	69.1	1,052,101	75.2	906,278	74.5	47,346	16.6

† Not applicable.

# Rounds to zero.

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. 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. Percentages in the columns of this table use the corresponding count in the appropriate total row of each section as the denominator. Detail may not sum to totals because of rounding. Definitions for terms used in this table may be found in the IPEDS online glossary located at https://surveys.nces.ed.gov/ipeds/VisGlossaryAll.aspx.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Spring 2014, Fall Enrollment component (final data).

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