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Table 301.10. | Enrollment, staff, and degrees/certificates conferred in degree-granting and non-degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by control and level of institution, sex of student, type of staff, and level of degree: Fall 2017 and 2016-17 |
Level of institution, sex of student, type of staff, and level of degree | Total1 | Degree-granting institutions | Non-degree-granting institutions | ||||||||
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Total | Public | Private | Total | Public | Private | ||||||
Total | Nonprofit | For-profit | Total | Nonprofit | For-profit | ||||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 |
Enrollment, fall 2017 | |||||||||||
Total | 20,138,477 | 19,765,598 | 14,560,155 | 5,205,443 | 4,106,477 | 1,098,966 | 372,879 | 109,399 | 263,480 | 16,813 | 246,667 |
4-year institutions | 13,823,919 | 13,823,640 | 8,853,477 | 4,970,163 | 4,058,087 | 912,076 | 279 | 5 | 274 | 274 | 0 |
Males | 6,004,627 | 6,004,570 | 3,988,930 | 2,015,640 | 1,707,724 | 307,916 | 57 | 4 | 53 | 53 | 0 |
Females | 7,819,292 | 7,819,070 | 4,864,547 | 2,954,523 | 2,350,363 | 604,160 | 222 | 1 | 221 | 221 | 0 |
2-year institutions | 6,057,268 | 5,941,958 | 5,706,678 | 235,280 | 48,390 | 186,890 | 115,310 | 60,129 | 55,181 | 5,696 | 49,485 |
Males | 2,623,571 | 2,563,062 | 2,488,990 | 74,072 | 12,716 | 61,356 | 60,509 | 35,196 | 25,313 | 1,493 | 23,820 |
Females | 3,433,697 | 3,378,896 | 3,217,688 | 161,208 | 35,674 | 125,534 | 54,801 | 24,933 | 29,868 | 4,203 | 25,665 |
Less-than-2-year institutions | 257,290 | † | † | † | † | † | 257,290 | 49,265 | 208,025 | 10,843 | 197,182 |
Males | 79,776 | † | † | † | † | † | 79,776 | 23,954 | 55,822 | 3,838 | 51,984 |
Females | 177,514 | † | † | † | † | † | 177,514 | 25,311 | 152,203 | 7,005 | 145,198 |
Staff, fall 2017 | |||||||||||
Total | 3,976,901 | 3,914,542 | 2,564,974 | 1,349,568 | 1,209,311 | 140,257 | 62,359 | 22,290 | 40,069 | 3,885 | 36,184 |
Faculty (instruction/research/public service) |
1,575,699 | 1,543,569 | 971,183 | 572,386 | 486,183 | 86,203 | 32,130 | 11,912 | 20,218 | 1,706 | 18,512 |
Instruction | 1,457,188 | 1,425,058 | 896,737 | 528,321 | 442,256 | 86,065 | 32,130 | 11,912 | 20,218 | 1,706 | 18,512 |
Research | 89,445 | 89,445 | 54,731 | 34,714 | 34,620 | 94 | † | † | † | † | † |
Public service | 29,066 | 29,066 | 19,715 | 9,351 | 9,307 | 44 | † | † | † | † | † |
Graduate assistants | 377,156 | 377,156 | 295,798 | 81,358 | 80,946 | 412 | † | † | † | † | † |
Librarians, curators, and archivists | 41,668 | 41,497 | 23,608 | 17,889 | 16,874 | 1,015 | 171 | 44 | 127 | 52 | 75 |
Student and academic affairs and other education services |
187,318 | 181,731 | 119,178 | 62,553 | 51,128 | 11,425 | 5,587 | 2,496 | 3,091 | 378 | 2,713 |
Management | 265,913 | 259,986 | 149,283 | 110,703 | 100,152 | 10,551 | 5,927 | 1,264 | 4,663 | 436 | 4,227 |
Business and financial operations | 217,145 | 214,461 | 144,115 | 70,346 | 65,006 | 5,340 | 2,684 | 545 | 2,139 | 143 | 1,996 |
Computer, engineering, and science | 236,232 | 235,674 | 161,842 | 73,832 | 71,728 | 2,104 | 558 | 345 | 213 | 32 | 181 |
Community, social service, legal, arts, design, entertainment, sports, and media |
185,158 | 184,650 | 111,867 | 72,783 | 67,294 | 5,489 | 508 | 304 | 204 | 44 | 160 |
Healthcare practitioners and technicians |
110,470 | 109,889 | 74,699 | 35,190 | 34,909 | 281 | 581 | 385 | 196 | 78 | 118 |
Service occupations | 244,162 | 241,200 | 161,481 | 79,719 | 77,576 | 2,143 | 2,962 | 1,540 | 1,422 | 473 | 949 |
Sales and related occupations | 15,231 | 13,210 | 4,755 | 8,455 | 4,386 | 4,069 | 2,021 | 83 | 1,938 | 75 | 1,863 |
Office and administrative support | 426,485 | 418,537 | 278,567 | 139,970 | 129,505 | 10,465 | 7,948 | 2,618 | 5,330 | 428 | 4,902 |
Natural resources, construction, and maintenance |
74,977 | 74,000 | 54,501 | 19,499 | 18,938 | 561 | 977 | 507 | 470 | 27 | 443 |
Production, transportation, and material moving |
19,287 | 18,982 | 14,097 | 4,885 | 4,686 | 199 | 305 | 247 | 58 | 13 | 45 |
Degrees/certificates conferred, 2016-17 |
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Total | 4,892,714 | 4,643,736 | 3,172,249 | 1,471,487 | 1,087,671 | 383,816 | 248,978 | 61,386 | 187,592 | 12,344 | 175,248 |
Less-than-1-year and 1- to less- than-4-year certificates |
944,940 | 696,019 | 568,715 | 127,304 | 22,832 | 104,472 | 248,921 | 61,386 | 187,535 | 12,344 | 175,191 |
4-year institutions | 140,313 | 140,266 | 98,273 | 41,993 | 11,514 | 30,479 | 47 | 5 | 42 | 42 | 0 |
Males | 60,517 | 60,507 | 47,651 | 12,856 | 4,451 | 8,405 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Females | 79,796 | 79,759 | 50,622 | 29,137 | 7,063 | 22,074 | 37 | 1 | 36 | 36 | 0 |
2-year institutions | 620,449 | 555,753 | 470,442 | 85,311 | 11,318 | 73,993 | 64,696 | 33,109 | 31,587 | 2,585 | 29,002 |
Males | 288,741 | 258,691 | 232,379 | 26,312 | 3,524 | 22,788 | 30,050 | 16,188 | 13,862 | 794 | 13,068 |
Females | 331,708 | 297,062 | 238,063 | 58,999 | 7,794 | 51,205 | 34,646 | 16,921 | 17,725 | 1,791 | 15,934 |
Less-than-2-year institutions | 184,178 | † | † | † | † | † | 184,178 | 28,272 | 155,906 | 9,717 | 146,189 |
Males | 55,455 | † | † | † | † | † | 55,455 | 11,344 | 44,111 | 3,735 | 40,376 |
Females | 128,723 | † | † | † | † | † | 128,723 | 16,928 | 111,795 | 5,982 | 105,813 |
Associate's degrees | 1,005,706 | 1,005,649 | 861,859 | 143,790 | 56,563 | 87,227 | 57 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 57 |
4-year institutions | 291,497 | 291,497 | 191,928 | 99,569 | 44,868 | 54,701 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Males | 111,294 | 111,294 | 76,345 | 34,949 | 17,079 | 17,870 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Females | 180,203 | 180,203 | 115,583 | 64,620 | 27,789 | 36,831 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
2-year institutions | 714,152 | 714,152 | 669,931 | 44,221 | 11,695 | 32,526 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Males | 282,865 | 282,865 | 267,971 | 14,894 | 2,877 | 12,017 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Females | 431,287 | 431,287 | 401,960 | 29,327 | 8,818 | 20,509 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Less-than-2-year institutions | 57 | † | † | † | † | † | 57 | 0 | 57 | 0 | 57 |
Males | 3 | † | † | † | † | † | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Females | 54 | † | † | † | † | † | 54 | 0 | 54 | 0 | 54 |
Bachelor's degrees | 1,956,032 | 1,956,032 | 1,275,756 | 680,276 | 566,379 | 113,897 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Males | 836,045 | 836,045 | 559,822 | 276,223 | 232,487 | 43,736 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Females | 1,119,987 | 1,119,987 | 715,934 | 404,053 | 333,892 | 70,161 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Master's degrees | 804,684 | 804,684 | 374,387 | 430,297 | 360,352 | 69,945 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Males | 326,892 | 326,892 | 159,463 | 167,429 | 145,315 | 22,114 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Females | 477,792 | 477,792 | 214,924 | 262,868 | 215,037 | 47,831 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Doctor's degrees | 181,352 | 181,352 | 91,532 | 89,820 | 81,545 | 8,275 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Males | 84,646 | 84,646 | 44,169 | 40,477 | 37,639 | 2,838 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Females | 96,706 | 96,706 | 47,363 | 49,343 | 43,906 | 5,437 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
†Not applicable. | |||||||||||
1 Includes both degree-granting and non-degree-granting institutions. | |||||||||||
NOTE: Data are for postsecondary institutions participating in Title IV federal financial aid programs. Degree-granting institutions grant degrees at the associate's or higher level, while non-degree-granting institutions grant only awards below that level. The non-degree-granting classification includes some institutions transitioning to higher level program offerings, though still classified at a lower level; therefore, a small number of associate's degrees are shown as awarded by non-degree-granting institutions. | |||||||||||
SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2018, Fall Enrollment component; Spring 2018, Human Resources component; and Fall 2017, Completions component. (This table was prepared April 2019.) |