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Table 235.Institutions of higher education that have closed their doors, by control and type of institution: 1960-61 to 1992-93

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                             |     All institutions     |          Public          |          Private
            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
_____________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________
Excluding branch campuses:   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
  Total, 1960-61 to 1992-93 .|    364 |    185 |    179 |     38 |      1 |     37 |    326 |    184 |    142
                             |________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________
1960-61 .....................|      8 |      1 |      7 |      1 |    --- |      1 |      7 |      1 |      6
1961-62 .....................|      2 |      1 |      1 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      2 |      1 |      1
1962-63 .....................|    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |    ---
1963-64 .....................|      7 |      1 |      6 |      1 |    --- |      1 |      6 |      1 |      5
1964-65 .....................|      8 |      1 |      7 |      4 |    --- |      4 |      4 |      1 |      3
                             |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1965-66 .....................|      8 |      2 |      6 |      4 |    --- |      4 |      4 |      2 |      2
1966-67 .....................|      9 |      2 |      7 |      3 |    --- |      3 |      6 |      2 |      4
1967-68 .....................|     14 |      6 |      8 |    --- |    --- |    --- |     14 |      6 |      8
1968-69 .....................|     21 |     11 |     10 |      1 |    --- |      1 |     20 |     11 |      9
1969-70 .....................|     18 |      8 |     10 |      3 |    --- |      3 |     15 |      8 |      7
                             |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1970-71 .....................|     32 |      9 |     23 |      9 |    --- |      9 |     23 |      9 |     14
1971-72 .....................|     12 |      3 |      9 |      3 |    --- |      3 |      9 |      3 |      6
1972-73 .....................|     19 |     12 |      7 |      2 |    --- |      2 |     17 |     12 |      5
1973-74 .....................|     18 |     11 |      7 |    --- |    --- |    --- |     18 |     11 |      7
1974-75 .....................|     17 |     13 |      4 |      3 |    --- |      3 |     14 |     13 |      1
                             |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1975-76 .....................|      8 |      6 |      2 |      2 |      1 |      1 |      6 |      5 |      1
1976-77 .....................|      8 |      5 |      3 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      8 |      5 |      3
1977-78 .....................|     12 |      9 |      3 |    --- |    --- |    --- |     12 |      9 |      3
1978-79 .....................|      9 |      4 |      5 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      9 |      4 |      5
1979-80 .....................|      6 |      5 |      1 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      6 |      5 |      1
                             |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1980-81 .....................|      4 |      3 |      1 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      4 |      3 |      1
1981-82 .....................|      7 |      6 |      1 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      7 |      6 |      1
1982-83 .....................|      7 |      4 |      3 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      7 |      4 |      3
1983-84 .....................|      4 |      4 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |      4 |      4 |    ---
1984-85 .....................|      4 |      4 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |      4 |      4 |    ---
                             |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1985-86 .....................|     10 |      6 |      4 |      1 |    --- |      1 |      9 |      6 |      3
1986-87 and 1987-88 .........|     25 |     19 |      6 |      1 |    --- |      1 |     24 |     19 |      5
1988-89 .....................|     14 |      6 |      8 |    --- |    --- |    --- |     14 |      6 |      8
1989-90 .....................|     12 |      6 |      6 |    --- |    --- |    --- |     12 |      6 |      6
1990-91 .....................|     10 |      4 |      6 |    --- |    --- |    --- |     10 |      4 |      6
                             |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1991-92 .....................|     10 |      7 |      3 |    --- |    --- |    --- |     10 |      7 |      3
1992-93 .....................|     21 |      6 |     15 |    --- |    --- |    --- |     21 |      6 |     15
                             |========|========|========|========|========|========|========|========|========
Including branch campuses:   |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
 Total, 1969-70 to 1992-93 ..|    346 |    178 |    168 |     34 |      4 |     30 |    312 |    174 |    138
                             |________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________
1969-70 .....................|     24 |     10 |     14 |      5 |      1 |      4 |     19 |      9 |     10
1970-71 .....................|     35 |     10 |     25 |     11 |    --- |     11 |     24 |     10 |     14
1971-72 .....................|     14 |      5 |      9 |      3 |    --- |      3 |     11 |      5 |      6
1972-73 .....................|     21 |     12 |      9 |      4 |    --- |      4 |     17 |     12 |      5
1973-74 .....................|     20 |     12 |      8 |      1 |    --- |      1 |     19 |     12 |      7
                             |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1974-75 .....................|     18 |     13 |      5 |      4 |    --- |      4 |     14 |     13 |      1
1975-76 .....................|      9 |      7 |      2 |      2 |      1 |      1 |      7 |      6 |      1
1976-77 .....................|      9 |      6 |      3 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      9 |      6 |      3
1977-78 .....................|     12 |      9 |      3 |    --- |    --- |    --- |     12 |      9 |      3
1978-79 .....................|      9 |      4 |      5 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      9 |      4 |      5
                             |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1979-80 .....................|      6 |      5 |      1 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      6 |      5 |      1
1980-81 .....................|      4 |      3 |      1 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      4 |      3 |      1
1981-82 .....................|      7 |      6 |      1 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      7 |      6 |      1
1982-83 .....................|      7 |      4 |      3 |    --- |    --- |    --- |      7 |      4 |      3
1983-84 .....................|      5 |      5 |    --- |      1 |      1 |    --- |      4 |      4 |    ---
                             |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1984-85 .....................|      4 |      4 |    --- |    --- |    --- |    --- |      4 |      4 |    ---
1985-86 .....................|     12 |      8 |      4 |      1 |      1 |    --- |     11 |      7 |      4
1986-87 and 1987-88 .........|     26 |     19 |      7 |      1 |    --- |      1 |     25 |     19 |      6
1988-89 .....................|     14 |      6 |      8 |    --- |    --- |    --- |     14 |      6 |      8
1989-90 .....................|     19 |      8 |     11 |    --- |    --- |    --- |     19 |      8 |     11
                             |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |        |
1990-91 .....................|     18 |      6 |     12 |    --- |    --- |    --- |     18 |      6 |     12
1991-92 .....................|     26 |      8 |     18 |      1 |    --- |      1 |     25 |      8 |     17
1992-93 .....................|     27 |      8 |     19 |    --- |    --- |    --- |     27 |      8 |     19
_____________________________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________|________

---Data not applicable or not available.

Note.--This table indicates the year in which the institution closed.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Education Directory, Higher Education, 1960-61 to 1974-75; Education Directory, Colleges and Universities, 1975-76 to 1983-84; 1982-83 Supplement to the Education Directory, Colleges and Universities; and Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Institutional Characteristics" surveys, unpublished data. (This table was prepared May 1994.)


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