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