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| Table 317.50. | Degree-granting postsecondary institutions that have closed their doors, by control and level of institution: 1969-70 through 2014-15 |
| Year | All institutions | Public | Private | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | Nonprofit | For-profit | |||||||||||||
| Total | 4-year | 2-year | Total | 4-year | 2-year | 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 | 11 | 12 | 13 | 14 | 15 | 16 |
| 1969-70 | 24 | 10 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 9 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970-71 | 35 | 10 | 25 | 11 | 0 | 11 | 24 | 10 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1971-72 | 14 | 5 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 11 | 5 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1972-73 | 21 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1973-74 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 19 | 12 | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1974-75 | 18 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 13 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1975-76 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1976-77 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 6 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1977-78 | 12 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 9 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1978-79 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 4 | 5 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1979-80 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1980-81 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1981-82 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 1 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1982-83 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 3 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1983-84 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1984-85 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1985-86 | 12 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 7 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1986-87 and 1987-88 | 26 | 19 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 19 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1988-89 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 6 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1989-90 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 8 | 11 | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1990-91 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 12 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 10 |
| 1991-92 | 26 | 8 | 18 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 16 |
| 1992-93 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 6 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 17 | 1 | 16 |
| 1993-94 | 38 | 11 | 27 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 37 | 11 | 26 | 13 | 10 | 3 | 24 | 1 | 23 |
| 1994-95 | 15 | 8 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 1995-96 | 21 | 8 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 11 |
| 1996-97 | 36 | 13 | 23 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 34 | 13 | 21 | 14 | 10 | 4 | 20 | 3 | 17 |
| 1997-98 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 1998-99 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 3 |
| 1999-2000 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 5 |
| 2000-01 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 5 |
| 2001-02 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 13 | 1 | 12 |
| 2002-03 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 0 | 7 | 1 | 6 |
| 2003-04 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 2004-05 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 2005-06 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 4 |
| 2006-07 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 7 |
| 2007-08 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 10 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 17 | 4 | 13 |
| 2008-09 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 9 |
| 2009-10 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 11 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 6 |
| 2010-11 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 3 | 10 |
| 2011-12 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 1 |
| 2012-13 | 21 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 0 | 16 |
| 2013-14 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 11 |
| 2014-15 | 54 | 7 | 47 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 7 | 47 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 49 | 4 | 45 |
| —Not available. | |||||||||||||||
| NOTE: This table indicates the year by which the institution no longer operated (generally it closed at the end of or during the prior year). 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. | |||||||||||||||
| SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Education Directory, Higher Education, 1969-70 through 1974-75; Education Directory, Colleges and Universities, 1975-76 through 1985-86; 1982-83 Supplement to the Education Directory, Colleges and Universities; Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), "Institutional Characteristics Survey" (IPEDS-IC:86-99); and IPEDS Fall 2000 through Fall 2014, Institutional Characteristics component. (This table was prepared July 2016.) |