A Profile of the Enrollment Patterns and Demographic Characteristics of Undergraduates at For-Profit Institutions

Title:	A Profile of the Enrollment Patterns and Demographic Characteristics of Undergraduates at For-Profit Institutions
Description:	This Statistics in Brief profiles the demographic, background, and enrollment characteristics of undergraduates attending for-profit postsecondary institutions in 2012. Based on data from the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS), the report examines the change in for-profit enrollment over time and the degree programs and fields in which students at for-profit institutions were enrolled in 2012, as well as students’ demographic, socioeconomic, family, and background characteristics. The report includes comparisons among levels of for-profit institutions (i.e., less-than-2-year, 2-year, and 4-year) and comparisons of students enrolled in for-profit institutions with students enrolled in public and nonprofit institutions.
Online Availability:	Download, view and print the report as a pdf file. (1.5MB) Download and view the tables, standard error tables, and programming files used to produce this report.
Cover Date:	February 2017
Web Release:	February 28, 2017
Publication #:	NCES 2017416
Center/Program:	NCES
Authors:	Caren A. Arbeit and Laura Horn, RTI International
Type of Product:	Statistics in Brief
Survey/Program Areas:	National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS)
Keywords:	Higher Education • cost of • institutional characteristics Higher Education Institutions Postsecondary Education • attendance patterns • institutional characteristics • student characteristics Socioeconomic Status Students
Questions:	For questions about the content of this Statistics in Brief, please contact: Aurora M. D'Amico.