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Table 265. | Degree-granting institutions, by control and type of institution: Selected years, 1949-50 through 2008-09 |
Year | All institutions | Public | Private | ||||||||||||||
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Total | 4-year | 2-year | Total | 4-year | 2-year | Total | 4-year, total | 2-year, total | Not-for-profit | For-profit | |||||||
Total | 4-year | 2-year | Total | 4-year | 2-year | ||||||||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 | ||
Excluding branch campuses |
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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 |
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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 | 1,536 | 1,348 | 188 | 55 | 15 | 40 | ||
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 | 1,564 | 1,376 | 188 | 96 | 15 | 81 | ||
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 | 1,569 | 1,387 | 182 | 165 | 18 | 147 | |
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 | 1,616 | 1,430 | 186 | 214 | 29 | 185 | ||
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 | 1,635 | 1,462 | 173 | 238 | 35 | 203 | ||
1987-88 | 3,587 | 2,135 | 1,452 | 1,591 | 599 | 992 | 1,996 | 1,536 | 460 | 1,673 | 1,487 | 186 | 323 | 49 | 274 | ||
1988-89 | 3,565 | 2,129 | 1,436 | 1,582 | 598 | 984 | 1,983 | 1,531 | 452 | 1,658 | 1,478 | 180 | 325 | 53 | 272 | ||
1989-90 | 3,535 | 2,127 | 1,408 | 1,563 | 595 | 968 | 1,972 | 1,532 | 440 | 1,656 | 1,479 | 177 | 316 | 53 | 263 | ||
1990-91 | 3,559 | 2,141 | 1,418 | 1,567 | 595 | 972 | 1,992 | 1,546 | 446 | 1,649 | 1,482 | 167 | 343 | 64 | 279 | ||
1991-92 | 3,601 | 2,157 | 1,444 | 1,598 | 599 | 999 | 2,003 | 1,558 | 445 | 1,662 | 1,486 | 176 | 341 | 72 | 269 | ||
1992-93 | 3,638 | 2,169 | 1,469 | 1,624 | 600 | 1,024 | 2,014 | 1,569 | 445 | 1,672 | 1,493 | 179 | 342 | 76 | 266 | ||
1993-94 | 3,632 | 2,190 | 1,442 | 1,625 | 604 | 1,021 | 2,007 | 1,586 | 421 | 1,687 | 1,506 | 181 | 320 | 80 | 240 | ||
1994-95 | 3,688 | 2,215 | 1,473 | 1,641 | 605 | 1,036 | 2,047 | 1,610 | 437 | 1,702 | 1,510 | 192 | 345 | 100 | 245 | ||
1995-96 | 3,706 | 2,244 | 1,462 | 1,655 | 608 | 1,047 | 2,051 | 1,636 | 415 | 1,706 | 1,519 | 187 | 345 | 117 | 228 | ||
1996-97 | 4,009 | 2,267 | 1,742 | 1,702 | 614 | 1,088 | 2,307 | 1,653 | 654 | 1,693 | 1,509 | 184 | 614 | 144 | 470 | ||
1997-98 | 4,064 | 2,309 | 1,755 | 1,707 | 615 | 1,092 | 2,357 | 1,694 | 663 | 1,707 | 1,528 | 179 | 650 | 166 | 484 | ||
1998-99 | 4,048 | 2,335 | 1,713 | 1,681 | 612 | 1,069 | 2,367 | 1,723 | 644 | 1,695 | 1,531 | 164 | 672 | 192 | 480 | ||
1999-2000 | 4,084 | 2,363 | 1,721 | 1,682 | 614 | 1,068 | 2,402 | 1,749 | 653 | 1,681 | 1,531 | 150 | 721 | 218 | 503 | ||
2000-01 | 4,182 | 2,450 | 1,732 | 1,698 | 622 | 1,076 | 2,484 | 1,828 | 656 | 1,695 | 1,551 | 144 | 789 | 277 | 512 | ||
2001-02 | 4,197 | 2,487 | 1,710 | 1,713 | 628 | 1,085 | 2,484 | 1,859 | 625 | 1,676 | 1,541 | 135 | 808 | 318 | 490 | ||
2002-03 | 4,168 | 2,466 | 1,702 | 1,712 | 631 | 1,081 | 2,456 | 1,835 | 621 | 1,665 | 1,538 | 127 | 791 | 297 | 494 | ||
2003-04 | 4,236 | 2,530 | 1,706 | 1,720 | 634 | 1,086 | 2,516 | 1,896 | 620 | 1,664 | 1,546 | 118 | 852 | 350 | 502 | ||
2004-05 | 4,216 | 2,533 | 1,683 | 1,700 | 639 | 1,061 | 2,516 | 1,894 | 622 | 1,637 | 1,525 | 112 | 879 | 369 | 510 | ||
2005-06 | 4,276 | 2,582 | 1,694 | 1,693 | 640 | 1,053 | 2,583 | 1,942 | 641 | 1,647 | 1,534 | 113 | 936 | 408 | 528 | ||
2006-07 | 4,314 | 2,629 | 1,685 | 1,688 | 643 | 1,045 | 2,626 | 1,986 | 640 | 1,640 | 1,533 | 107 | 986 | 453 | 533 | ||
2007-08 | 4,352 | 2,675 | 1,677 | 1,685 | 653 | 1,032 | 2,667 | 2,022 | 645 | 1,624 | 1,532 | 92 | 1,043 | 490 | 553 | ||
2008-09 | 4,409 | 2,719 | 1,690 | 1,676 | 652 | 1,024 | 2,733 | 2,067 | 666 | 1,629 | 1,537 | 92 | 1,104 | 530 | 574 |
—Not available. | |||||||||||||||||
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 Appendix A: 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 2007-08 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Institutional Characteristics Survey"(IPEDS-IC:86-99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2008. (This table was prepared July 2009.) |