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Table 247. Degree-granting institutions and branches, by type and control of institution and state or jurisdiction: 2002-03 

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                      |      |  All  |       Public 4-year institutions                 |      |  All  |       Private 4-year institutions               |Private
                      |      |public |__________________________________________________|Public|private|_________________________________________________|2-year
State or jurisdiction |Total |insti- |Total|Doctoral,|Doctoral,|  Mas-  |Bacca- |Other  |2-year|insti- |Total |Doctor's|Doctor's|  Mas-  |Bacca- |Other  |
                      |      |tutions|     | exten-  | inten-  |ter's\3\| laur- |  4-   |      |tutions|      | exten- | inten- |ter's\3\| laur- |  4-   |
                      |      |       |     | sive\1\ | sive\2\ |        |eate\4\|year\5\|      |       |      |sive\1\ |sive\2\ |        |eate\4\|year\5\|
______________________|______|_______|_____|_________|_________|________|_______|_______|______|_______|______|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______
          1           |  2   |   3   |  4  |    5    |    6    |   7    |   8   |   9   |  10  |  11   |  12  |   13   |   14   |   15   |  16   |  17   |  18
______________________|______|_______|_____|_________|_________|________|_______|_______|______|_______|______|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______
   United States .....| 4,168|  1,712|  611|      103|       63|     283|    100|     62| 1,101|  2,456| 1,713|      49|      46|     363|    558|    697|    743
                      |______|_______|_____|_________|_________|________|_______|_______|______|_______|______|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______
Alabama ..............|    75|     47|   18|        3|        3|      11|      1|      0|    29|     28|    17|       0|       0|       4|      9|      4|     11
Alaska ...............|     8|      5|    3|        0|        1|       2|      0|      0|     2|      3|     2|       0|       0|       1|      1|      0|      1
Arizona ..............|    71|     25|    5|        2|        1|       1|      0|      1|    20|     46|    21|       0|       0|       6|      1|     14|     25
Arkansas .............|    46|     33|   10|        1|        1|       5|      2|      1|    23|     13|    10|       0|       0|       1|      8|      1|      3
California ...........|   400|    144|   33|        8|        2|      20|      1|      2|   111|    256|   176|       4|       9|      31|     26|    106|     80
                      |      |       |     |         |         |        |       |       |      |       |      |        |        |        |       |       |
Colorado .............|    76|     28|   13|        2|        2|       3|      4|      2|    15|     48|    27|       1|       0|       5|      5|     16|     21
Connecticut ..........|    45|     22|   10|        1|        0|       7|      1|      1|    12|     23|    18|       1|       2|       5|      5|      5|      5
Delaware .............|    10|      5|    2|        1|        0|       1|      0|      0|     3|      5|     4|       0|       1|       0|      1|      2|      1
District of Columbia .|    16|      2|    2|        0|        0|       1|      0|      1|     0|     14|    14|       5|       0|       4|      1|      4|      0
Florida ..............|   161|     40|   12|        4|        2|       4|      1|      1|    28|    121|    80|       1|       4|      20|     23|     32|     41
                      |      |       |     |         |         |        |       |       |      |       |      |        |        |        |       |       |
Georgia ..............|   124|     74|   19|        3|        0|      13|      1|      2|    55|     50|    38|       1|       1|       5|     17|     14|     12
Hawaii ...............|    20|     10|    3|        1|        0|       0|      2|      0|     7|     10|     7|       0|       0|       3|      1|      3|      3
Idaho ................|    14|      7|    4|        1|        1|       1|      1|      0|     3|      7|     5|       0|       0|       1|      1|      3|      2
Illinois .............|   175|     60|   12|        4|        1|       7|      0|      0|    48|    115|    92|       3|       3|      15|     24|     47|     23
Indiana ..............|    99|     29|   14|        2|        3|       6|      3|      0|    15|     70|    44|       1|       0|       8|     22|     13|     26
                      |      |       |     |         |         |        |       |       |      |       |      |        |        |        |       |       |
Iowa .................|    62|     18|    3|        2|        0|       1|      0|      0|    15|     44|    36|       0|       0|       4|     22|     10|      8
Kansas ...............|    60|     35|    9|        2|        1|       4|      0|      2|    26|     25|    21|       0|       0|       8|     10|      3|      4
Kentucky .............|    79|     37|    8|        2|        0|       6|      0|      0|    29|     42|    26|       0|       0|       4|     16|      6|     16
Louisiana ............|    87|     62|   15|        1|        3|       9|      0|      2|    47|     25|    13|       1|       0|       4|      4|      4|     12
Maine ................|    32|     15|    8|        1|        0|       1|      5|      1|     7|     17|    11|       0|       0|       3|      5|      3|      6
                      |      |       |     |         |         |        |       |       |      |       |      |        |        |        |       |       |
Maryland .............|    63|     29|   13|        2|        1|       9|      1|      0|    16|     34|    28|       1|       0|       4|      7|     16|      6
Massachusetts ........|   119|     31|   15|        1|        2|       7|      1|      4|    16|     88|    77|       7|       2|      15|     21|     32|     11
Michigan .............|   109|     44|   15|        4|        3|       8|      0|      0|    29|     65|    59|       0|       1|       9|     23|     26|      6
Minnesota ............|   113|     52|   11|        1|        0|       7|      3|      0|    41|     61|    39|       0|       3|       6|     13|     17|     22
Mississippi ..........|    41|     26|    9|        3|        1|       3|      1|      1|    17|     15|    11|       0|       0|       2|      5|      4|      4
                      |      |       |     |         |         |        |       |       |      |       |      |        |        |        |       |       |
Missouri..............|   119|     32|   13|        1|        3|       6|      2|      1|    19|     87|    61|       2|       0|      11|     16|     32|     26
Montana ..............|    22|     17|    6|        0|        2|       2|      1|      1|    11|      5|     4|       0|       0|       1|      2|      1|      1
Nebraska .............|    38|     14|    7|        1|        0|       5|      0|      1|     7|     24|    15|       0|       0|       4|      8|      3|      9
Nevada ...............|    14|      6|    2|        1|        1|       0|      0|      0|     4|      8|     3|       0|       0|       1|      2|      0|      5
New Hampshire ........|    25|      9|    5|        1|        0|       2|      2|      0|     4|     16|    13|       0|       2|       2|      5|      4|      3
                      |      |       |     |         |         |        |       |       |      |       |      |        |        |        |       |       |
New Jersey ...........|    57|     33|   14|        1|        2|       8|      2|      1|    19|     24|    20|       1|       2|       5|      6|      6|      4
New Mexico ...........|    43|     27|    7|        2|        1|       3|      0|      1|    20|     16|    13|       0|       0|       4|      3|      6|      3
New York .............|   310|     80|   41|        6|        1|      20|      7|      7|    39|    230|   167|       9|       7|      32|     35|     84|     63
North Carolina .......|   126|     75|   16|        2|        2|       8|      3|      1|    59|     51|    44|       1|       1|       7|     29|      6|      7
North Dakota .........|    22|     16|    7|        0|        2|       1|      3|      1|     9|      6|     4|       0|       0|       1|      1|      2|      2
                      |      |       |     |         |         |        |       |       |      |       |      |        |        |        |       |       |
Ohio .................|   179|     61|   19|        5|        5|       1|      6|      2|    42|    118|    68|       1|       2|      15|     25|     25|     50
Oklahoma .............|    53|     29|   14|        2|        0|       7|      3|      2|    15|     24|    17|       0|       1|       5|      7|      4|      7
Oregon ...............|    57|     26|    9|        2|        1|       3|      1|      2|    17|     31|    27|       0|       0|       6|      9|     12|      4
Pennsylvania .........|   257|     68|   45|        3|        1|      19|     20|      2|    23|    189|    96|       3|       3|      28|     34|     28|     93
Rhode Island .........|    13|      3|    2|        1|        0|       1|      0|      0|     1|     10|     9|       1|       0|       4|      1|      3|      1
                      |      |       |     |         |         |        |       |       |      |       |      |        |        |        |       |       |
South Carolina .......|    63|     33|   12|        2|        1|       5|      3|      1|    21|     30|    23|       0|       0|       3|     15|      5|      7
South Dakota .........|    27|     14|    9|        0|        2|       2|      2|      3|     5|     13|    12|       0|       0|       3|      5|      4|      1
Tennessee ............|    89|     22|    9|        2|        3|       4|      0|      0|    13|     67|    47|       1|       0|      11|     17|     18|     20
Texas ................|   200|    109|   42|        6|        6|      20|      2|      8|    67|     91|    55|       2|       2|      14|     19|     18|     36
Utah .................|    25|     10|    5|        2|        0|       2|      1|      0|     5|     15|     6|       1|       0|       2|      1|      2|      9
                      |      |       |     |         |         |        |       |       |      |       |      |        |        |        |       |       |
Vermont ..............|    27|      6|    5|        1|        0|       2|      1|      1|     1|     21|    17|       0|       0|       6|      9|      2|      4
Virginia .............|   100|     38|   14|        4|        2|       5|      3|      0|    24|     62|    46|       0|       0|       9|     18|     19|     16
Washington ...........|    78|     45|   11|        2|        0|       8|      1|      0|    34|     33|    27|       0|       0|      11|      4|     12|      6
West Virginia.........|    37|     15|   12|        1|        0|       1|      9|      1|     3|     22|    10|       0|       0|       2|      6|      2|     12
Wisconsin ............|    68|     31|   13|        2|        0|      11|      0|      0|    18|     37|    33|       1|       0|       8|     10|     14|      4
Wyoming ..............|     9|      8|    1|        1|        0|       0|      0|      0|     7|      1|     0|       0|       0|       0|      0|      0|      1
                      |      |       |     |         |         |        |       |       |      |       |      |        |        |        |       |       |
U.S. Service Schools .|     5|      5|    5|        0|        0|       0|      0|      5|     0|      0|     0|       0|       0|       0|      0|      0|      0
                      |======|=======|=====|=========|=========|========|=======|=======|======|=======|======|========|========|========|=======|=======|=======
   Outlying areas ....|    83|     29|   15|        0|        1|       4|      7|      3|    14|     54|    40|       0|       0|       7|     18|     15|     14
                      |______|_______|_____|_________|_________|________|_______|_______|______|_______|______|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______
American Samoa .......|     1|      1|    0|        0|        0|       0|      0|      0|     1|      0|     0|       0|       0|       0|      0|      0|      0
Federated States of   |      |       |     |         |         |        |       |       |      |       |      |        |        |        |       |       |
  Micronesia .........|     4|      4|    0|        0|        0|       0|      0|      0|     4|      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|    0|        0|        0|       0|      0|      0|     1|      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 ..........|    70|     17|   12|        0|        1|       1|      7|      3|     5|     53|    39|       0|       0|       7|     18|     14|     14
Virgin Islands .......|     2|      2|    2|        0|        0|       2|      0|      0|     0|      0|     0|       0|       0|       0|      0|      0|      0
______________________|______|_______|_____|_________|_________|________|_______|_______|______|_______|______|________|________|________|_______|_______|_______

\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 which 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 degrees.

NOTE: New institutions which 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.

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2002. (This table was prepared November 2003.)


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