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Table 224. | Number of degree-granting institutions and enrollment in these institutions, by size, type, and control of institution: Fall 2005 |
Type and control of institution | Enrollment size | |||||||||
Total | Under 200 | 200 to 499 | 500 to 999 | 1,000 to 2,499 | 2,500 to 4,999 | 5,000 to 9,999 | 10,000 to 19,999 | 20,000 to 29,999 | 30,000 or more | |
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 |
Number of institutions | ||||||||||
Total | 4,253 | 483 | 616 | 605 | 916 | 657 | 484 | 311 | 126 | 55 |
Doctoral, extensive1 | 150 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 12 | 48 | 52 | 35 |
Doctoral, intensive2 | 107 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 15 | 31 | 38 | 15 | 2 |
Master's3 | 635 | 1 | 6 | 24 | 140 | 187 | 171 | 84 | 16 | 6 |
Baccalaureate4 | 629 | 18 | 42 | 138 | 307 | 99 | 18 | 5 | 2 | 0 |
Specialized institutions5 | 1,058 | 280 | 287 | 209 | 183 | 71 | 17 | 7 | 2 | 2 |
2-year | 1,674 | 184 | 280 | 233 | 280 | 284 | 235 | 129 | 39 | 10 |
Public | 1,675 | 14 | 52 | 91 | 328 | 382 | 384 | 263 | 113 | 48 |
Doctoral, extensive1 | 102 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 23 | 47 | 31 |
Doctoral, intensive2 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 14 | 32 | 11 | 2 |
Master's3 | 273 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 19 | 49 | 114 | 73 | 13 | 3 |
Baccalaureate4 | 104 | 0 | 1 | 13 | 40 | 30 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 0 |
Specialized institutions5 | 97 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 37 | 25 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
Art, music, or design | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Engineering or technology | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Medical or other health | 30 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other specialized | 57 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 16 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 2 |
2-year | 1,036 | 11 | 41 | 66 | 230 | 275 | 235 | 129 | 39 | 10 |
Private | 2,578 | 469 | 564 | 514 | 588 | 275 | 100 | 48 | 13 | 7 |
Doctoral, extensive1 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 12 | 25 | 5 | 4 |
Doctoral, intensive2 | 44 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 0 |
Master's3 | 362 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 121 | 138 | 57 | 11 | 3 | 3 |
Baccalaureate4 | 525 | 18 | 41 | 125 | 267 | 69 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Specialized institutions5 | 961 | 277 | 277 | 199 | 146 | 46 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 0 |
Art, music, or design | 88 | 14 | 25 | 12 | 26 | 9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Business and management | 123 | 26 | 35 | 27 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
Engineering or technology | 66 | 9 | 8 | 28 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
Medical or other health | 134 | 39 | 43 | 26 | 22 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Theological | 295 | 156 | 89 | 35 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other specialized | 255 | 33 | 77 | 71 | 52 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 |
2-year | 638 | 173 | 239 | 167 | 50 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Enrollment of institutions | ||||||||||
Total | 17,487,475 | 54,855 | 210,061 | 435,812 | 1,521,898 | 2,347,306 | 3,397,028 | 4,292,326 | 3,057,138 | 2,171,051 |
Doctoral, extensive1 | 3,425,926 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,212 | 4,554 | 83,966 | 699,528 | 1,284,277 | 1,349,389 |
Doctoral, intensive2 | 1,273,432 | 0 | 302 | 898 | 8,388 | 56,415 | 233,165 | 533,251 | 364,355 | 76,658 |
Master's3 | 3,996,517 | 61 | 2,183 | 18,994 | 261,932 | 670,811 | 1,207,060 | 1,132,207 | 399,587 | 303,682 |
Baccalaureate4 | 1,153,615 | 2,219 | 15,374 | 106,772 | 497,210 | 323,834 | 106,898 | 56,118 | 45,190 | 0 |
Specialized institutions5 | 1,149,930 | 30,696 | 97,866 | 148,239 | 279,598 | 242,338 | 119,063 | 98,986 | 44,424 | 88,720 |
2-year | 6,488,055 | 21,879 | 94,336 | 160,909 | 470,558 | 1,049,354 | 1,646,876 | 1,772,236 | 919,305 | 352,602 |
Public | 13,021,834 | 1,969 | 18,643 | 70,296 | 580,302 | 1,411,669 | 2,713,601 | 3,641,208 | 2,751,811 | 1,832,335 |
Doctoral, extensive1 | 2,735,547 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,554 | 0 | 352,598 | 1,166,870 | 1,211,525 |
Doctoral, intensive2 | 915,694 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,045 | 7,309 | 102,788 | 452,533 | 272,361 | 76,658 |
Master's3 | 2,471,344 | 0 | 0 | 1,608 | 38,094 | 186,125 | 829,997 | 988,987 | 323,703 | 102,830 |
Baccalaureate4 | 356,342 | 0 | 490 | 10,957 | 66,778 | 104,126 | 84,475 | 44,326 | 45,190 | 0 |
Specialized institutions5 | 358,678 | 239 | 3,864 | 7,895 | 65,159 | 88,426 | 49,465 | 30,528 | 24,382 | 88,720 |
Art, music, or design | 2,956 | 0 | 0 | 829 | 2,127 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Engineering or technology | 22,200 | 0 | 382 | 0 | 5,482 | 16,336 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Medical or other health | 52,219 | 126 | 2,042 | 1,482 | 27,408 | 15,587 | 5,574 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other specialized | 281,303 | 113 | 1,440 | 5,584 | 30,142 | 56,503 | 43,891 | 30,528 | 24,382 | 88,720 |
2-year | 6,184,229 | 1,730 | 14,289 | 49,836 | 406,226 | 1,021,129 | 1,646,876 | 1,772,236 | 919,305 | 352,602 |
Private | 4,465,641 | 52,886 | 191,418 | 365,516 | 941,596 | 935,637 | 683,427 | 651,118 | 305,327 | 338,716 |
Doctoral, extensive1 | 690,379 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4,212 | 0 | 83,966 | 346,930 | 117,407 | 137,864 |
Doctoral, intensive2 | 357,738 | 0 | 302 | 898 | 4,343 | 49,106 | 130,377 | 80,718 | 91,994 | 0 |
Master's3 | 1,525,173 | 61 | 2,183 | 17,386 | 223,838 | 484,686 | 377,063 | 143,220 | 75,884 | 200,852 |
Baccalaureate4 | 797,273 | 2,219 | 14,884 | 95,815 | 430,432 | 219,708 | 22,423 | 11,792 | 0 | 0 |
Specialized institutions5 | 791,252 | 30,457 | 94,002 | 140,344 | 214,439 | 153,912 | 69,598 | 68,458 | 20,042 | 0 |
Art, music, or design | 103,180 | 1,801 | 8,772 | 8,520 | 39,046 | 29,163 | 15,878 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Business and management | 137,560 | 3,314 | 12,457 | 18,163 | 31,605 | 31,148 | 28,050 | 12,823 | 0 | 0 |
Engineering or technology | 95,649 | 681 | 2,871 | 19,358 | 18,440 | 18,884 | 6,734 | 28,681 | 0 | 0 |
Medical or other health | 81,687 | 4,272 | 14,396 | 18,989 | 32,738 | 11,292 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Theological | 94,407 | 16,422 | 26,674 | 24,748 | 16,242 | 10,321 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Other specialized | 278,769 | 3,967 | 28,832 | 50,566 | 76,368 | 53,104 | 18,936 | 26,954 | 20,042 | 0 |
2-year | 303,826 | 20,149 | 80,047 | 111,073 | 64,332 | 28,225 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1 Doctoral, extensive institutions are committed to graduate education through the doctorate, and award 50 or more doctor's degrees per year across at least 15 disciplines. 2 Doctoral, intensive institutions are committed to education through the doctorate, and award at least 10 doctor's degrees per year across 3 or more disciplines or at least 20 doctor's degrees overall. 3 Master's institutions offer a full range of baccalaureate programs and are committed to education through the master's degree. They award at least 20 master's degrees per year. 4 Baccalaureate institutions primarily emphasize undergraduate education. 5 Specialized 4-year institutions award degrees primarily in single fields of study, such as medicine, business, fine arts, theology, or engineering. Also, includes some institutions that have 4-year programs, but have not reported sufficient data to identify program category. SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, 2005 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Spring 2006. (This table was prepared August 2006.) |