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Table 234. | Number of degree-granting institutions and enrollment in these institutions, by size, type, and control of institution: Fall 2006 |
Type and control of institution | Enrollment size | |||||||||
Total | Under 200 | 200 to 499 | 500 to 999 | 1,000 to 2,499 | 2,500 to 4,999 | 5,000 to 9,999 | 10,000 to 19,999 | 20,000 to 29,999 | 30,000 or more | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Number of institutions | ||||||||||
Total | 4,301 | 499 | 603 | 645 | 909 | 651 | 495 | 317 | 126 | 56 |
Doctoral, extensive1 | 151 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 48 | 52 | 35 |
Doctoral, intensive2 | 107 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 29 | 38 | 17 | 2 |
Master's3 | 637 | 1 | 4 | 26 | 138 | 188 | 172 | 86 | 16 | 6 |
Baccalaureate4 | 629 | 19 | 38 | 139 | 302 | 104 | 20 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Specialized institutions5 | 1,101 | 283 | 301 | 232 | 180 | 70 | 21 | 10 | 2 | 2 |
2-year | 1,676 | 196 | 259 | 247 | 283 | 272 | 241 | 130 | 37 | 11 |
Public | 1,686 | 16 | 50 | 92 | 334 | 376 | 390 | 265 | 113 | 50 |
Doctoral, extensive1 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 47 | 31 |
Doctoral, intensive2 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 31 | 13 | 2 |
Master's3 | 274 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 20 | 51 | 112 | 73 | 13 | 4 |
Baccalaureate4 | 105 | 0 | 1 | 11 | 40 | 32 | 15 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Specialized institutions5 | 99 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 35 | 24 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
Art, music, or design | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Engineering or technology | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Medical or other health | 30 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other specialized | 59 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 |
2-year | 1,043 | 13 | 39 | 69 | 237 | 266 | 241 | 130 | 37 | 11 |
Private | 2,615 | 483 | 553 | 553 | 575 | 275 | 105 | 52 | 13 | 6 |
Doctoral, extensive1 | 49 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 25 | 5 | 4 |
Doctoral, intensive2 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 16 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
Master's3 | 363 | 1 | 4 | 25 | 118 | 137 | 60 | 13 | 3 | 2 |
Baccalaureate4 | 524 | 19 | 37 | 128 | 262 | 72 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Specialized institutions5 | 1,002 | 280 | 291 | 221 | 145 | 46 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 0 |
Art, music, or design | 91 | 16 | 25 | 12 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Business and management | 147 | 28 | 51 | 35 | 18 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Engineering or technology | 65 | 6 | 10 | 29 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
Medical or other health | 134 | 36 | 43 | 28 | 23 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Theological | 297 | 163 | 85 | 36 | 10 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other specialized | 268 | 31 | 77 | 81 | 56 | 15 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
2-year | 633 | 183 | 220 | 178 | 46 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Enrollment of institutions | ||||||||||
Total | 17,758,870 | 56,399 | 204,525 | 468,124 | 1,512,881 | 2,318,556 | 3,474,957 | 4,397,472 | 3,072,096 | 2,253,860 |
Doctoral, extensive1 | 3,462,707 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,125 | 9,758 | 89,519 | 704,346 | 1,295,348 | 1,359,611 |
Doctoral, intensive2 | 1,291,243 | 0 | 237 | 890 | 7,754 | 57,425 | 217,098 | 516,944 | 410,808 | 80,087 |
Master's3 | 4,066,656 | 80 | 1,363 | 19,921 | 256,691 | 674,762 | 1,211,821 | 1,169,873 | 396,967 | 335,178 |
Baccalaureate4 | 1,177,044 | 2,289 | 14,239 | 108,044 | 489,431 | 341,135 | 120,231 | 57,216 | 44,459 | 0 |
Specialized institutions5 | 1,242,680 | 30,878 | 101,964 | 166,751 | 276,749 | 237,850 | 144,443 | 147,576 | 49,726 | 86,743 |
2-year | 6,518,540 | 23,152 | 86,722 | 172,518 | 478,131 | 997,626 | 1,691,845 | 1,801,517 | 874,788 | 392,241 |
Public | 13,180,133 | 2,354 | 18,052 | 71,669 | 588,182 | 1,382,016 | 2,762,775 | 3,680,280 | 2,756,990 | 1,917,815 |
Doctoral, extensive1 | 2,756,539 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,869 | 0 | 356,509 | 1,175,568 | 1,219,593 |
Doctoral, intensive2 | 927,944 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3,902 | 7,327 | 96,704 | 425,706 | 314,218 | 80,087 |
Master's3 | 2,517,192 | 0 | 0 | 671 | 39,808 | 195,643 | 822,551 | 995,969 | 323,399 | 139,151 |
Baccalaureate4 | 366,901 | 0 | 495 | 9,032 | 65,306 | 110,983 | 91,690 | 44,936 | 44,459 | 0 |
Specialized institutions5 | 386,437 | 339 | 4,022 | 8,863 | 62,355 | 83,929 | 59,985 | 55,643 | 24,558 | 86,743 |
Art, music, or design | 3,131 | 0 | 0 | 845 | 2,286 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Engineering or technology | 24,198 | 0 | 438 | 0 | 5,506 | 11,709 | 6,545 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Medical or other health | 53,245 | 147 | 1,662 | 2,061 | 30,316 | 13,382 | 5,677 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other specialized | 305,863 | 192 | 1,922 | 5,957 | 24,247 | 58,838 | 47,763 | 55,643 | 24,558 | 86,743 |
2-year | 6,225,120 | 2,015 | 13,535 | 53,103 | 416,811 | 979,265 | 1,691,845 | 1,801,517 | 874,788 | 392,241 |
Private | 4,578,737 | 54,045 | 186,473 | 396,455 | 924,699 | 936,540 | 712,182 | 717,192 | 315,106 | 336,045 |
Doctoral, extensive1 | 706,168 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,125 | 4,889 | 89,519 | 347,837 | 119,780 | 140,018 |
Doctoral, intensive2 | 363,299 | 0 | 237 | 890 | 3,852 | 50,098 | 120,394 | 91,238 | 96,590 | 0 |
Master's3 | 1,549,464 | 80 | 1,363 | 19,250 | 216,883 | 479,119 | 389,270 | 173,904 | 73,568 | 196,027 |
Baccalaureate4 | 810,143 | 2,289 | 13,744 | 99,012 | 424,125 | 230,152 | 28,541 | 12,280 | 0 | 0 |
Specialized institutions5 | 856,243 | 30,539 | 97,942 | 157,888 | 214,394 | 153,921 | 84,458 | 91,933 | 25,168 | 0 |
Art, music, or design | 106,952 | 1,787 | 8,919 | 8,294 | 41,129 | 24,096 | 22,727 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Business and management | 147,440 | 3,046 | 17,499 | 25,318 | 28,063 | 34,312 | 26,585 | 12,617 | 0 | 0 |
Engineering or technology | 108,670 | 490 | 3,162 | 20,711 | 15,559 | 20,751 | 0 | 47,997 | 0 | 0 |
Medical or other health | 85,825 | 3,929 | 13,842 | 20,261 | 35,765 | 12,028 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Theological | 95,339 | 17,904 | 25,893 | 25,966 | 14,813 | 10,763 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other specialized | 312,017 | 3,383 | 28,627 | 57,338 | 79,065 | 51,971 | 35,146 | 31,319 | 25,168 | 0 |
2-year | 293,420 | 21,137 | 73,187 | 119,415 | 61,320 | 18,361 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 Doctoral, extensive institutions are committed to graduate education through the doctor-ate, 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 Specialized 4-year institutions award degrees primarily in single fields of study, such as medicine, business, fine arts, theology, or engineering. Includes some institutions that 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 system because they primarily award associate's degrees. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2006 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2007. (This table was prepared June 2008.) |