Table 248.

Degree-granting institutions, by control and type of institution: Selected years, 1949–50 through 2005–06

Year	All institutions			Public			Private
	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
Excluding branch campuses
1949–50	1,851	1,327	524	641	344	297	1,210	983	227
1959–60	2,004	1,422	582	695	367	328	1,309	1,055	254
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	326	1
1981–82	3,083	1,883	1,200	1,340	471	869	1,743	1,412	331	1
1982–83	3,111	1,887	1,224	1,336	472	864	1,775	1,415	360	1
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	329	1
1981–82	3,253	1,979	1,274	1,498	558	940	1,755	1,421	334	1
1982–83	3,280	1,984	1,296	1,493	560	933	1,787	1,424	363	1
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	3,406	2,070	1,336	1,533	573	960	1,873	1,497	376
1987–88	3,587	2,135	1,452	1,591	599	992	1,996	1,536	460
1988–89	3,565	2,129	1,436	1,582	598	984	1,983	1,531	452
1989–90	3,535	2,127	1,408	1,563	595	968	1,972	1,532	440
1990–91	3,559	2,141	1,418	1,567	595	972	1,992	1,546	446
1991–92	3,601	2,157	1,444	1,598	599	999	2,003	1,558	445
1992–93	3,638	2,169	1,469	1,624	600	1,024	2,014	1,569	445
1993–94	3,632	2,190	1,442	1,625	604	1,021	2,007	1,586	421
1994–95	3,688	2,215	1,473	1,641	605	1,036	2,047	1,610	437
1995–96	3,706	2,244	1,462	1,655	608	1,047	2,051	1,636	415
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	4,048	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
2001–02	4,197	2,487	1,710	1,713	628	1,085	2,484	1,859	625
2002–03	4,168	2,466	1,702	1,712	631	1,081	2,456	1,835	621
2003–04	4,236	2,530	1,706	1,720	634	1,086	2,516	1,896	620
2004–05	4,216	2,533	1,683	1,700	639	1,061	2,516	1,894	622
2005–06	4,276	2,582	1,694	1,693	640	1,053	2,583	1,942	641

1 Large increases are due to the addition of schools accredited by the Accrediting Commission of Career Schools and Colleges of Technology. NOTE: Data through 1995–96 are for institutions of higher education, while later data are for degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate's or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. The degree-granting classification is very similar to the earlier higher education classification, but it includes more 2-year colleges and excludes a few higher education institutions that did not grant degrees. (See Guide to Sources for details.) Changes in counts of institutions over time are partly affected by increasing or decreasing numbers of institutions submitting separate data for branch campuses. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Education Directory, Colleges and Universities, 1949–50 through 1965–66; Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Institutional Characteristics of Colleges and Universities" surveys, 1966–67 through 1985–86; and 1986–87 through 2005–06 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Institutional Characteristics Survey" (IPEDS-IC:86–99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2005. (This table was prepared September 2006.)