Table 244. | Degree-granting institutions, by control and type of institution: 1949-50 to 2000-01 |
________________________________________________________________________________ | All institutions | Public | Private Year |____________________|____________________|_____________________ |Total |4-year|2-year|Total |4-year|2-year|Total |4-year| 2-year ________________|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|_______ 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 ________________|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|_______ | Institutions of higher education\1\ |_______________________________________________________________ Excluding branch| | | | | | | | | campuses | | | | | | | | | 1949-50 ........|1,851 |1,327 | 524 | 641 | 344 | 297 |1,210 | 983 | 227 1954-55 ........|1,849 |1,333 | 516 | 648 | 353 | 295 |1,201 | 980 | 221 1955-56 ........|1,850 |1,347 | 503 | 650 | 360 | 290 |1,200 | 987 | 213 1956-57 ........|1,878 |1,355 | 523 | 656 | 359 | 297 |1,222 | 996 | 226 1957-58 ........|1,930 |1,390 | 540 | 666 | 366 | 300 |1,264 |1,024 | 240 1958-59 ........|1,947 |1,394 | 553 | 673 | 366 | 307 |1,274 |1,028 | 246 | | | | | | | | | 1959-60 ........|2,004 |1,422 | 582 | 695 | 367 | 328 |1,309 |1,055 | 254 1960-61 ........|2,021 |1,431 | 590 | 700 | 368 | 332 |1,321 |1,063 | 258 1961-62 ........|2,033 |1,443 | 590 | 718 | 374 | 344 |1,315 |1,069 | 246 1962-63 ........|2,093 |1,468 | 625 | 740 | 376 | 364 |1,353 |1,092 | 261 1963-64 ........|2,132 |1,499 | 633 | 760 | 386 | 374 |1,372 |1,113 | 259 | | | | | | | | | 1964-65 ........|2,175 |1,521 | 654 | 799 | 393 | 406 |1,376 |1,128 | 248 1965-66 ........|2,230 |1,551 | 679 | 821 | 401 | 420 |1,409 |1,150 | 259 1966-67 ........|2,329 |1,577 | 752 | 880 | 403 | 477 |1,449 |1,174 | 275 1967-68 ........|2,374 |1,588 | 786 | 934 | 414 | 520 |1,440 |1,174 | 266 1968-69 ........|2,483 |1,619 | 864 |1,011 | 417 | 594 |1,472 |1,202 | 270 | | | | | | | | | 1969-70 ........|2,525 |1,639 | 886 |1,060 | 426 | 634 |1,465 |1,213 | 252 1970-71 ........|2,556 |1,665 | 891 |1,089 | 435 | 654 |1,467 |1,230 | 237 1971-72 ........|2,606 |1,675 | 931 |1,137 | 440 | 697 |1,469 |1,235 | 234 1972-73 ........|2,665 |1,701 | 964 |1,182 | 449 | 733 |1,483 |1,252 | 231 1973-74 ........|2,720 |1,717 |1,003 |1,200 | 440 | 760 |1,520 |1,277 | 243 | | | | | | | | | 1974-75 ........|2,747 |1,744 |1,003 |1,214 | 447 | 767 |1,533 |1,297 | 236 1975-76 ........|2,765 |1,767 | 998 |1,219 | 447 | 772 |1,546 |1,320 | 226 1976-77 ........|2,785 |1,783 |1,002 |1,231 | 452 | 779 |1,554 |1,331 | 223 1977-78 ........|2,826 |1,808 |1,018 |1,241 | 454 | 787 |1,585 |1,354 | 231 1978-79 ........|2,954 |1,843 |1,111 |1,308 | 463 | 845 |1,646 |1,380 | 266 | | | | | | | | | 1979-80 ........|2,975 |1,863 |1,112 |1,310 | 464 | 846 |1,665 |1,399 | 266 1980-81 ........|3,056 |1,861 |1,195 |1,334 | 465 | 869 |1,722 |1,396 |\2\326 1981-82 ........|3,083 |1,883 |1,200 |1,340 | 471 | 869 |1,743 |1,412 |\2\331 1982-83 ........|3,111 |1,887 |1,224 |1,336 | 472 | 864 |1,775 |1,415 |\2\360 1983-84 ........|3,117 |1,914 |1,203 |1,325 | 474 | 851 |1,792 |1,440 | 352 | | | | | | | | | 1984-85 ........|3,146 |1,911 |1,235 |1,329 | 461 | 868 |1,817 |1,450 | 367 1985-86 ........|3,155 |1,915 |1,240 |1,326 | 461 | 865 |1,829 |1,454 | 375 | | | | | | | | | Including branch| | | | | | | | | campuses | | | | | | | | | 1974-75 ........|3,004 |1,866 |1,138 |1,433 | 537 | 896 |1,571 |1,329 | 242 1975-76 ........|3,026 |1,898 |1,128 |1,442 | 545 | 897 |1,584 |1,353 | 231 1976-77 ........|3,046 |1,913 |1,133 |1,455 | 550 | 905 |1,591 |1,363 | 228 1977-78 ........|3,095 |1,938 |1,157 |1,473 | 552 | 921 |1,622 |1,386 | 236 1978-79 ........|3,134 |1,941 |1,193 |1,474 | 550 | 924 |1,660 |1,391 | 269 | | | | | | | | | 1979-80 ........|3,152 |1,957 |1,195 |1,475 | 549 | 926 |1,677 |1,408 | 269 1980-81 ........|3,231 |1,957 |1,274 |1,497 | 552 | 945 |1,734 |1,405 |\2\329 1981-82 ........|3,253 |1,979 |1,274 |1,498 | 558 | 940 |1,755 |1,421 |\2\334 1982-83 ........|3,280 |1,984 |1,296 |1,493 | 560 | 933 |1,787 |1,424 |\2\363 1983-84 ........|3,284 |2,013 |1,271 |1,481 | 565 | 916 |1,803 |1,448 | 355 | | | | | | | | | 1984-85 ........|3,331 |2,025 |1,306 |1,501 | 566 | 935 |1,830 |1,459 | 371 1985-86 ........|3,340 |2,029 |1,311 |1,498 | 566 | 932 |1,842 |1,463 | 379 1986-87\3\ .....|3,406 |2,070 |1,336 |1,533 | 573 | 960 |1,873 |1,497 | 376 1987-88\3\ .....|3,587 |2,135 |1,452 |1,591 | 599 | 992 |1,996 |1,536 | 460 1988-89\3\ .....|3,565 |2,129 |1,436 |1,582 | 598 | 984 |1,983 |1,531 | 452 1989-90\3\ .....|3,535 |2,127 |1,408 |1,563 | 595 | 968 |1,972 |1,532 | 440 | | | | | | | | | 1990-91\3\ .....|3,559 |2,141 |1,418 |1,567 | 595 | 972 |1,992 |1,546 | 446 1991-92\3\ .....|3,601 |2,157 |1,444 |1,598 | 599 | 999 |2,003 |1,558 | 445 1992-93\3\ .....|3,638 |2,169 |1,469 |1,624 | 600 |1,024 |2,014 |1,569 | 445 1993-94\3\ .....|3,632 |2,190 |1,442 |1,625 | 604 |1,021 |2,007 |1,586 | 421 1994-95\3\ .....|3,688 |2,215 |1,473 |1,641 | 605 |1,036 |2,047 |1,610 | 437 1995-96\3\ .....|3,706 |2,244 |1,462 |1,655 | 608 |1,047 |2,051 |1,636 | 415 |______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|_______ | Title IV eligible degree-granting institutions |_______________________________________________________________ | | | | | | | | | 1996-97 ........|4,009 |2,267 |1,742 |1,702 | 614 |1,088 |2,307 |1,653 | 654 1997-98 ........|4,064 |2,309 |1,755 |1,707 | 615 |1,092 |2,357 |1,694 | 663 1998-99\4\ .....|4,048 |2,335 |1,713 |1,681 | 612 |1,069 |2,367 |1,723 | 644 1999-2000 ......|4,084 |2,363 |1,721 |1,682 | 614 |1,068 |2,402 |1,749 | 653 2000-01 ........|4,182 |2,450 |1,732 |1,698 | 622 |1,076 |2,484 |1,828 | 656 ________________|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|______|_______ |
\1\Institutions that were accredited by an agency or association that
was recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, or recognized directly
by the Secretary of Education. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Education Directory, Colleges and Universities; and Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Fall Enrollment in Higher Education" and "Institutional Characteristics of Colleges and Universities" surveys; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Institutional Characteristics" surveys. (This table was prepared August 2001.)
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