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Degree-Granting Institutions
Summary: Number of public, non-profit, and for-profit degree-granting institutions
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| Name | Degree-Granting Institutions |
| Summary | Number of public, non-profit, and for-profit degree-granting institutions |
| Additional Background | This database contains the number of public, non-profit, and for-profit degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. See institution types for additional information. Years reflect the first year of a traditional academic calendar, i.e., from the fall of one year to late spring of the following year.
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| Geographic Coverage | U.S., States |
| Periodicity | Biennially |
| Series Begins/Ends | 1996 - 1999 - 2021 |
| Data Source | National Center for Education Statistics |
This database contains the number of public, non-profit, and for-profit degree-granting institutions. Degree-granting institutions grant associate or higher degrees and participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs. See institution types for additional information. Years reflect the first year of a traditional academic calendar, i.e., from the fall of one year to late spring of the following year.
- Figures for for-profit institutions are not available before 2007. In 1995-1998 and 2001-2003, new institutions which did not have sufficient data to report by detailed level are included under "other 4-year" or 2-year depending on the level reported by the institution.
- Branch campuses are counted as separate institutions.
- Special focus universities include institutions classified as 4-year under the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) system, which had been classified as 2-year because they primarily award associate's degrees.
- Levels of research activity for research universities are determined by an analysis of research and development expenditures, science and engineering research staffing, and doctoral degrees conferred, by field.
Geographic Coverage: U.S., States
Periodicity: Biennially
Series Begins/Ends: 1996 - 1999 - 2021
Source (APA):
RAND State Statistics. (2023, January 2). Degree-Granting Institutions. https://randstatestats.org/us/stats/degree-granting-institutions.html
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