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Table 317.50.Degree-granting postsecondary institutions that have closed, by control and level of institution: Academic years 1969-70 through 2022-23
Academic 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

2015-16
66
24
42
0
0
0
66
24
42
8
5
3
58
19
39
2016-17 112 65 47 0 0 0 112 65 47 20 12 8 92 53 39
2017-18 86 39 47 1 0 1 85 39 46 17 12 5 68 27 41
2018-19 236 111 125 0 0 0 236 111 125 30 15 15 206 96 110
2019-20 53 36 17 1 1 0 52 35 17 17 16 1 35 19 16

2020-21
32
21
11
1
0
1
31
21
10
14
11
3
17
10
7
2021-22 34 25 9 0 0 0 34 25 9 14 13 1 20 12 8
2022-23 33 25 8 0 0 0 33 25 8 12 11 1 21 14 7
---Not available.
NOTE: Data in this table represent the 50 states and the District of Columbia. This table indicates the year by which the institution no longer operated (generally it closed at the end of or during the prior academic year). Data through 1995-96 are for institutions of higher education and U.S. service academies, while later data are for degree-granting institutions and U.S. service academies. 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); Institutional Characteristics component, Fall 2000 through Fall 2021 (final data) and Fall 2022 (provisional data); and Office of Federal Student Aid, Postsecondary Education Participants System (PEPS), "PEPS Data Files," retrieved February 1, 2024, from https://www2.ed.gov/offices/OSFAP/PEPS/dataextracts.html. (This table was prepared February 2024.)

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