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2010 Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education by Classification Category and Control

August 21, 2011

Public Private nonprofit Private for-profit Total (no.) Total (%)
Associate institutions 1,054 114 752 1,920 41.4%
Public rural-serving small 137 0 0 137 3.0%
Public rural-serving medium 299 0 0 299 6.5%
Public rural-serving large 134 0 0 134 2.9%
Public suburban-serving single campus 109 0 0 109 2.4%
Public suburban-serving multicampus 104 0 0 104 2.2%
Public urban-serving single campus 32 0 0 32 0.7%

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HOME: ▶ Almanac 2011 SECTIONS: ▶ Finance ▶ The Profession ▶ Student Demographics
▶ Access and Equity ▶ Technology ▶ International

Public Private nonprofit Private for-profit Total (no.) Total (%)
Associate institutions 1,054 114 752 1,920 41.4%
Public rural-serving small 137 0 0 137 3.0%
Public rural-serving medium 299 0 0 299 6.5%
Public rural-serving large 134 0 0 134 2.9%
Public suburban-serving single campus 109 0 0 109 2.4%
Public suburban-serving multicampus 104 0 0 104 2.2%
Public urban-serving single campus 32 0 0 32 0.7%
Public urban-serving multicampus 137 0 0 137 3.0%
Public special use 12 0 0 12 0.3%
Private nonprofit 0 94 0 94 2.0%
Private for-profit 0 0 652 652 14.1%
Public 2-year colleges under 4-year universities 48 0 0 48 1.0%
Public 4-year primarily associate 42 0 0 42 0.9%
Private nonprofit 4-year primarily associate 0 20 0 20 0.4%
Private for-profit 4-year primarily associate 0 0 100 100 2.2%
Baccalaureate institutions 137 532 139 808 17.4%
Arts and sciences 34 232 4 270 5.8%
Diverse fields 76 266 49 391 8.4%
Baccalaureate/associate colleges 27 34 86 147 3.2%
Master’s institutions 273 382 73 728 15.7%
Larger programs 171 212 31 414 8.9%
Medium programs 62 107 17 186 4.0%
Smaller programs 40 63 25 128 2.8%
Research institutions 175 109 11 295 6.4%
Research universities (very high research activity) 73 35 0 108 2.3%
Research universities (high research activity) 73 25 0 98 2.1%
Doctoral/research universities 29 49 11 89 1.9%
Special-focus institutions 66 576 241 883 19.1%
Faith-related 0 302 0 302 6.5%
Medical schools and medical centers 27 26 0 53 1.1%
Other health professions 3 111 51 165 3.6%
Engineering 2 6 0 8 0.2%
Other technology 0 3 54 57 1.2%
Business and management 0 20 58 78 1.7%
Art, music, design 4 58 66 128 2.8%
Law 5 26 7 38 0.8%
Other 1 16 5 22 0.5%
Tribal colleges 24 8 0 32 0.7%
All institutions 1,705 1,713 1,216 4,634 100.0%
Note: Institution count may include branch campuses if they are reported separately by the National Center for Education Statistics. Tribally controlled institutions are included with “public” institutions. Because of rounding, percentages may not add up to 100 percent.
Source: Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching

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