Table 275.

Degree-granting institutions, by control and type of institution: Selected years, 1949-50 through 2009-10

Year	All institutions			Public			Private
	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
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		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
2009-10	4,495	2,774	1,721	1,672	672	1,000	2,823	2,102	721		1,624	1,539	85		1,199	563	636

—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 2009-10 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Institutional Characteristics Survey"(IPEDS-IC:86-99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2009. (This table was prepared September 2010.)