| Table 2-1 | |||||
| Degree-granting institutions, by control and level of institution: 2011–12 | |||||
| Institution level |
All degree-granting institutions |
Public |
Private nonprofit |
Private for-profit |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Total | 4,706 | 1,649 | 1,653 | 1,404 | |
| 2-year | 1,738 | 967 | 100 | 671 | |
| 4-year | 2,968 | 682 | 1,553 | 733 | |
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SOURCE: U.S Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Digest of Education Statistics, 2011, table 279, based on data from Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System Fall 2011 Institutional Characteristics component. Science and Engineering Indicators 2014 |
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