Basic Classification: Distribution of institutions and enrollments by classification category
Av. Enroll.
InCommon Level
Assoc/Pub-R-S: Associate's--Public Rural-serving Small 937
L4
Assoc/Pub-R-M: Associate's--Public Rural-serving Medium 3,034
L4
Assoc/Pub-R-L: Associate's--Public Rural-serving Large 7,448
L4
Assoc/Pub-S-SC: Associate's--Public Suburban-serving Single Campus 7,766
L4
Assoc/Pub-S-MC: Associate's--Public Suburban-serving Multicampus 10,510
L4
Assoc/Pub-U-SC: Associate's--Public Urban-serving Single Campus 8,603
L4
Assoc/Pub-U-MC: Associate's--Public Urban-serving Multicampus 11,542
L4
Assoc/Pub-Spec: Associate's--Public Special Use 2,159
L4
Assoc/PrivNFP: Associate's--Private Not-for-profit 386
L4
Assoc/PrivFP: Associate's--Private For-profit 514
L4
Assoc/Pub2in4: Associate's--Public 2-year Colleges under 4-year Universities 2,440
L4
Assoc/Pub4: Associate's--Public 4-year Primarily Associate's 8,245
L4
Assoc/PrivNFP4: Associate's--Private Not-for-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's 603
L4
Assoc/PrivFP4: Associate's--Private For-profit 4-year Primarily Associate's 680
L4
RU/VH: Research Universities (very high research activity) 24,638
L1
RU/H: Research Universities (high research activity) 16,444
L2
DRU: Doctoral/Research Universities 10,270
L3
Master's L: Master's Colleges and Universities (larger programs) 8,111
L3
Master's M: Master's Colleges and Universities (medium programs) 3,893
L4
Master's S: Master's Colleges and Universities (smaller programs) 2,733
L4
Bac/A&S: Baccalaureate Colleges--Arts & Sciences 1,838
L4
Bac/Diverse: Baccalaureate Colleges--Diverse Fields 1,655
L4
Bac/Assoc: Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges 2,232
L4
Spec/Faith: Special Focus Institutions--Theological seminaries, Bible colleges, faith-related institutions 324
L4
Spec/Med: Special Focus Institutions--Medical schools and medical centers 1,591
L3
Spec/Health: Special Focus Institutions--Other health professions schools 462
L4
Spec/Engg: Special Focus Institutions--Schools of engineering 1,782
L4
Spec/Tech: Special Focus Institutions--Other technology-related schools 705
L4
Spec/Bus: Special Focus Institutions--Schools of business and management 1,441
L4
Spec/Arts: Special Focus Institutions--Schools of art, music, and design 1,210
L4
Spec/Law: Special Focus Institutions--Schools of law 803
L4
Spec/Other: Special Focus Institutions--Other special-focus institutions 456
L4
Tribal: Tribal Colleges 550
L4
(Not classified) 142
L4
All Institutions 4,001
L4
SOURCES: 2005 Carnegie Classification; National Center for Educations Statistics, IPEDS Fall Enrollment (2004).