Number of U.S. Colleges and Universities and Degrees Awarded, 2005
Updated February 21, 2017 | Factmonster Staff
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Number | Enrollment | |
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Public 4-year institutions | 629 | 6,837,605 |
Private 4-year institutions | 1,845 | 4,161,815 |
Public 2-year institutions | 1,070 | 6,184,229 |
Private 2-year institutions | 596 | 303,826 |
Total | 4,140 | 17,487,475 |
Undergraduate | 14,473,884 | |
Graduate | 2,097,511 | |
Professional | 329,076 |
Number | Number | ||
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Degrees awarded: | |||
Associate | 696,660 | Doctorate | 52,631 |
Bachelor's | 1,439,264 | Professional | 87,289 |
Master's | 574,618 | ||
Enrollment highlights: | |||
Women | 57.4% | Minority | 30.9% |
Full-time | 61.7% | Foreign | 3.3% |
Source: National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics, 2006.