NATIONAL CENTER FOR EDUCATION STATISTICS 

1997

DIRECTORY

OF

POSTSECONDARY

INSTITUTIONS

VOLUME 1

DEGREE-GRANTING

INSTITUTIONS

Samuel Barbett

Austin Lin

Surveys and Cooperative Systems Group

U.S. Department of Education

Office of Educational Research and Improvement NCES 98-299
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Foreword

The 1997 Directory of Postsecondary Institutions is a comprehensive listing of the 10,001

postsecondary institutions known to be in operation in the United States, the District of Columbia, and

the outlying areas at the close of academic year 1996-97. The Directory is published to make this

national database available to the education community, the general public, and other interested users.

Basic information is provided on each institution, including its name, address, telephone number,

control or affiliation, highest level of award, general types of programs, calendar system, Carnegie

classification, and nationally recognized accreditations. Also listed are the institution's 1995 fall

enrollment and the typical charges for tuition and required fees and room and board for academic year

1996-97.

The Directory is printed in two volumes due to the large number of institutions and the amount of

information presented for each institution. Volume 1 is comprised of degree-granting institutions.

Degree-granting institutions are those institutions that offer an associate's, bachelor's, master's, doctor’s

or a first-professional degree. Non-degree-granting institutions are listed in Volume 2. Non-degreegranting institutions are those institutions that offer only certificates of any program length. Institutions

offering only postbaccalaureate, postmaster's or first-professional certificates, as well as institutions

offering certificates of less-than-4-years are included in this group.

The information in the Directory was collected through the 1996-97 "Institutional Characteristics"

survey, the 1995 "Fall Enrollment" survey, and the 1995 "Consolidated" survey, conducted annually by

the National Center for Education Statistics as part of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data

System (IPEDS). A full explanation of the data can be found in the introduction to the Directory.

Paul D. Planchon, Associate Commissioner Roslyn Korb, Program Director

Surveys and Cooperatives Systems Group Postsecondary and Library Cooperative Programs

National Center for Education Statistics National Center for Education Statistics
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Acknowledgments

The National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) and the authors of this Directory sincerely

appreciate the critical review of the Directory by Mary M. Machen of the National Science Foundation,

Mr. John Lee of JBL Associates, and the following staff with the Department of Education's Office of

Educational Research and Improvement (OERI): Charlene Hoffman and John Sietsema.

Creation of the final database used to generate the institutional listings in the Directory was

accomplished through an interagency agreement with the U.S. Department of Commerce, Bureau of the

Census. The staff of the Governments Division, especially Janice Plotczyk and Kaleen Vaden for their

help with universe maintenance, as well as those in Jeffersonville, Indiana, and a network of state

coordinators shared responsibility for data collection and processing, nonresponse followup, and

resolution of data inconsistencies. While their names are too numerous to mention here, their time,

effort, and commitment toward making this an accurate database are gratefully acknowledged.

The following individuals in the NCES Education Surveys Division contributed significantly to the

Directory and are offered sincere thanks: Susan Broyles for her guidance and support; Martha Hollins

provided editorial assistance and Brenda Wade who provided extensive technical support.

Last, but not least, sincere gratitude is expressed to all the individuals who completed the survey

forms and thus provided the data that made this report possible.
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Contents

Page

Foreword ....................................................................................................................................... iii

Acknowledgments........................................................................................................................ iv

List of Tables................................................................................................................................ vii

How to Obtain More Information ............................................................................................... viii

Introduction.................................................................................................................................. ix

Terms Used in the Directory ................................................................................................. x

Academic Year .................................................................................................................. x

Accreditation.................................................................................................................... x

Board............................................................................................................................... xi

Branches of Institutions .................................................................................................. xi

Calendar System ............................................................................................................. xi

Carnegie Classification................................................................................................... xi

Certificates Offered............................................................................................................ xi

Control ............................................................................................................................ xii

Degrees Offered...............................................................................................................xiii

Enrollment ....................................................................................................................... xiv

FICE Code ..................................................................................................................... xiv

Full-Time Student......................................................................................................... xiv

Highest Level of Offering................................................................................................ xiv

OPEID.............................................................................................................................. xv

Other Institutional Data Not Reported.............................................................................. xv

Postsecondary Institution.................................................................................................. xv

Programs ......................................................................................................................... xvi

Room............................................................................................................................... xvi

Tuition and Required Fees.............................................................................................. xvi

UNITID.......................................................................................................................... xvii

Survey Methodology............................................................................................................. xvii

Symbols Used in the Directory................................................................................................. xx

Institutional Listings

50 States and the District of Columbia.................................................................................... 3

Outlying Areas........................................................................................................................ 386
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Appendixes

A. Accrediting Agencies and Associations Recognized by the Secretary,

U.S. Department of Education .......................................................................................... 399

B. Addresses and Telephone Numbers of Accrediting Agencies and Associations

Recognized by the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education........................................... 411

C. Key to the 1994 Carnegie Classification Codes................................................................ 415

Index............................................................................................................................................ 421
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List of Tables

 1. Number of postsecondary institutions, by Title IV eligibility and control of

institution, and by degree-granting status and highest level of offering:

 50 states and the District of Columbia, academic year 1996-97................................ xxi

 2. Number of eligible postsecondary institutions, by control and all levels of

offering: 50 states and the District of Columbia, academic year 1996-97.................. xxii

 3. Number of eligible degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by control

and all levels of offering: 50 states and the District of Columbia,

academic year 1996-97.............................................................................................. xxiii

4. Number of eligible postsecondary institutions, by level and control or

affiliation of institution: 50 states and the District of Columbia,

academic year 1996-97.............................................................................................. xxiv

 5. Number of eligible degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by level and

control or affiliation of institution: 50 states and the District of Columbia,

academic year 1996-97............................................................................................... xxv

 6. Number of eligible postsecondary institutions, by level and control of

institution, and by state: academic year 1996-97 ..................................................... xxvi

 7. Number of eligible degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by level and

control of institution, and by state: academic year 1996-97.................................... xxvii

 8. Number of eligible postsecondary institutions offering selected services,

 by level and control of institution: 50 states and the District of Columbia,

academic year 1996-97........................................................................................... xxviii

 9. Number of eligible degree-granting postsecondary institutions offering

selected services, by level and control of institution:

50 states and the District of Columbia, academic year 1996-97.............................. xxix

10. Average institutional charges (not weighted by enrollment) for tuition and

required fees and room and board charges for full-time, full-year students at

eligible postsecondary institutions, by level and control of institution:

50 states and the District of Columbia, academic year 1996-97.............................. xxx

11. Average institutional charges (not weighted by enrollment) for tuition and

required fees and room and board charges for full-time, full-year students at

eligible degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by level and control of

institution: 50 states and the District of Columbia, academic year 1996-97............ xxxi
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How To Obtain More Information

To purchase copies of Volume 1 and/or Volume 2 of the Directory, contact the Superintendent of Documents at the

following address:

Superintendent of Documents

P.O. Box 371954

Pittsburgh PA 15250-7954

Telephone (202) 512-1800 FAX orders: (202) 512-2250

Specify the following stock number(s):

Volume 1 (Degree granting institutions): stock number

Volume 2 (Non-Degree granting institutions) stock number

To obtain data for the 1996-97 "Institutional Characteristics" survey (or any other IPEDS survey) on 31⁄2" floppy

disks, please provide three 31⁄2" high density formatted disks for each file desired, and include a short note specifying the

name of the file(s) you are requesting. Send your request to:

U.S. Department of Education

National Center for Education Statistics/IPEDS

555 New Jersey Avenue, NW

Washington, DC 20208-5652

Telephone (202) 219-1593

The disks will include the entire database, documentation, and instructions on how to access the data.

The 1996-97 data file can also be accessed at the following World Wide Web address

 URL=http://www.ed.gov/NCES/ipeds/ic.html

Data for 1996-97 will be available on CD-ROM when all current year files are released for dissemination. Please call

(202) 219-1642 for further information.

For special tabulations and/or single copies of NCES publications, you may contact

National Education Data Resource Center

c/o Pinkerton Computer Consultants Inc.

1900 N. Beauregard Street, Suite 200

Alexandria, Virginia 22311-1722

(703) 845-3151

For general information about this publication, contact:

Austin F. Lin

National Center for Education Statistics/IPEDS

555 New Jersey Avenue NW

Washington, DC 20208-5652

Telephone (202) 219-1916
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Introduction

 The 1997 Directory of Postsecondary Institutions lists the known universe of 10,001 postsecondary

institutions in operation in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the outlying areas at the close of

academic year 1996-97.

This publication is printed in two volumes due to the large number of institutions and the amount of

information provided for each institution. However, each volume contains a comprehensive set of tables

covering the full universe of postsecondary institutions and the appendixes. Institutions are listed

alphabetically by state in each volume; schools in the outlying areas, such as Puerto Rico, follow the

state listings.

Volume 1 of the Directory lists all postsecondary institutions that award any degree, that is an

associate’s, bachelor’s, master’s, doctor’s or first-professional degree. Included are:

• 1,173 institutions whose highest degree level is an associate’s degree;

• 783 institutions whose highest degree level is a bachelor’s degree;

• 861 institutions whose highest degree level is a master’s degree;

• 711 institutions whose highest degree level is a doctor’s degree; and

• 69 institutions that offer only a first professional degree.

Volume 2 of the Directory lists the non-degree-granting postsecondary institutions (table 1). None of

the institutions listed in Volume 2 offer a degree, but may offer graduate or first-professional certificates,

postbaccalaureate certificates, 2- but less-than-4-year certificates, or less-than-2-year certificates.

Included are:

• 4,212 less-than-2-year institutions (offering a postsecondary certificate or diploma normally

requiring less than 2 years of study).

• 1,016 2-but less-than-4-year institutions (offering a postsecondary certificate or diploma requiring 2

but less than 4 years of study).

• 149 institutions that offer a postbaccalaureate, post-master’s, or first-professional certificate.

Distinguishing postsecondary institutions by whether or not they offer a degree is a departure from

previous editions of the Directory of Postsecondary Institutions published by the National Center for

Education Statistics. Previous editions of the Directory distinguished between “higher education”

institutions and other postsecondary institutions and classified schools on the basis of their highest level

offering regardless of whether that offering was a degree, certificate, diploma, or other formal award.

This change was necessitated by a change in the U.S. Department of Education’s (ED) policy of
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identifying institutions as higher education institutions. The ED no longer distinguishes between higher

education institutions (i.e. those institutions that are accredited at the college level by an agency or

association recognized by the Secretary, ED) from other postsecondary institutions that are eligible to

participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs.

At the end of each volume is an alphabetical index of institutions included in the volume and a set of

appendixes. Appendix A provides a key to the accreditation(s) reported by the institutions, while

Appendix B provides the full names and addresses for the accrediting agencies and associations

recognized by the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education. Finally, Appendix C provides a key to the

Carnegie Classification system which was revised in 1994 and an explanation of the categories as used

in the institutional listings.

The Directory provides the following information for each institution: the school’s name, address,

telephone number, control or affiliation, degrees offered, length of programs in which certificates are

offered, Carnegie classification, calendar system, general types of programs offered, and nationally

recognized accreditations. Total enrollment for the fall of 1995 is listed, along with the typical charges

for tuition and required fees and room and board for academic year 1996-97. The institution’s unit

identification code (UNITID) is listed as is its Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) ID. The

OPEID signifies that the school is eligible to participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs (e.g.,

Pell Grants, Stafford Loans, and College Work Study). Institutions that do not have an OPEID are not

eligible to participate in federal financial aid programs supported by the U.S. Department of Education.

The Directory was prepared by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), U.S. Department

of Education. The information was gathered on the 1996-97 “Institutional Characteristics” survey, the

1995 “Fall Enrollment” survey, and the 1995 “Consolidated” survey, which are part of the Integrated

Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) administered by NCES.

The IPEDS surveys collect basic institutional and student data from the known universe of

postsecondary institutions in the United States and its outlying areas. The surveys are conducted in

compliance with the Center’s mission “to collect, analyze, and disseminate statistics and other

information related to education in the United States....” (P.L. 103-382, National Education Statistics Act

of 1994, Sec. 404(a)).

Terms Used in the Directory

Academic Year

The tuition and room and board data in the Directory are for the 1996-97 academic year. An

academic year is defined as the period of time generally extending from September to June, and usually

equated to two semesters or trimesters, three quarters, or the period covered by a 4-1-4 plan.

Accreditation

The accrediting agencies and associations listed in the Directory are recognized by the Secretary, U.S.

Department of Education, as reliable authorities regarding the quality of training offered by educational

institutions and programs. An explanation of the types of educational accreditation and a key to the

accreditation acronyms used in the institutional listings are provided in Appendix A. Since all

accreditations were self-reported by the institution and were not verified by NCES, prospective students
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should contact the accrediting agency(ies) to verify accreditations of importance to them in the selection

of a school. Appendix B lists the addresses and telephone numbers of the accrediting bodies.

Board

The typical board charge to a full-time student at each institution for the full 1996-97 academic year

is listed. Following the board charge is the number of meals per week included in the board charge or

(V) if the number of meals varies by meal plan. Some institutions reported a combined room and board

charge; for these schools, the combined charge is listed under “Room;” “Board” is coded as “$$”.

Branches of Institutions

Sites other than the main campus of an institution are considered branches and are listed separately if

they meet all of the following criteria:

1. The campus or site is not temporary;

2. The site is located in a community beyond a reasonable commuting distance from its parent

 institution; and

3. An organized program of study is offered at the site, not just courses.

Calendar System

The institution’s predominant calendar system is provided as either semester, quarter, trimester, 4-1-

4, differs by program, continuous, or other.

Carnegie Classification

The Carnegie Classification listed in the Directory is based on the 1994 edition, published by the

Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, which groups accredited institutions into 11

categories. Appendix C provides a key to these codes and an explanation of the coding system.

According to the Carnegie Foundation, these codes are based largely on the institution’s academic

mission and the level of complexity of its programs; it does not address quality or creativity.

Certificates Offered

A certificate is a formal award certifying the satisfactory completion of a postsecondary education

program. Each of the certificate levels and the coding schemes used in this Directory are explained

below. The length of certificate programs and their abbreviations used in the Directory are listed below:

1. Less-than-one-year Postsecondary Award, Certificate, or Diploma (<1YR) . An award that

requires completion of an organized program of study at the postsecondary level in less than 1

academic year (2 semesters or 3 quarters) or in less than 900 contact hours by a student enrolled

full time.
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2. One-but-less-than-two-year Postsecondary Award, Certificate, or Diploma (<2YR). An

award that requires completion of an organized program of study at the postsecondary level in at

least 1 but less than 2 full-time equivalent academic years, or that is designed for completion in

at least 30 but less than 60 credit hours, or in at least 900 but less than 1,800 contact hours.

3. Two-but-less-than-four-year Postsecondary Award, Certificate, or Diploma (<4YR). An

award that requires completion of an organized program of study at the postsecondary level in at

least 2 but less than 4 full-time equivalent academic years, or that is designed for completion in

at least 60 but less than 120 credit hours, or in at least 1,800 but less than 3,600 contact hours.

4. Postbaccalaureate Certificate (PB). An award that requires completion of an organized

program of study requiring 18 credit hours beyond the bachelor’s degree; designed for persons

who have completed a baccalaureate degree, but who do not meet the requirements of academic

degrees carrying the title of master.

5. Post-Master’s Certificate (PM). An award that requires completion of an organized program of

study of 24 credit hours beyond the master’s degree, but does not meet the requirements of

academic degrees at the doctor’s level.

6. First-Professional Certificate -post-degree (FP). An award that requires completion of an

organized program of study designed for persons who have completed the first- professional

degree. Examples could be refresher courses or additional units of study in a specialty or

subspecialty.

Control

Institutions are classified by control based on the following IPEDS criteria:

• Public. An educational institution whose programs and activities are operated by publicly elected or

appointed school officials and which is supported primarily by public funds.

• Private. An educational institution controlled by a private individual(s) or by a nongovernmental

agency, usually supported primarily by other than public funds, and operated by other than publicly

elected or appointed officials. Private institutions fall into one of two major categories:

• Nonprofit. A private institution in which the individual(s) or agency in control receives no

compensation other than wages, rent, or other expenses for the assumption of risk. In the

Directory, nonprofit institutions are listed as Independent Nonprofit (i.e., having no religious

affiliation) or as religiously affiliated: Catholic, Jewish, Protestant (specified), or Other

Religious (specified).

• For-profit. A private institution in which the individual(s) or agency in control receives 

compensation other than wages, rent, or other expenses for the assumption of risk.
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Degrees Offered

A degree is an award that is recognized, and, in some cases authorized, by a state education agency.

Degrees are generally awarded on the basis of a relatively standard number of credit hours earned by

students. At the undergraduate level there are two recognized degrees, the associate’s degree and the

bachelor’s degree. At the postbaccalaureate level, the three recognized degrees are a master’s degree, a

doctor’s degree and a first-professional degree. The length of degree programs and their abbreviations

used in the Directory are listed below:

1. Associate’s Degree (Assoc). An award that normally requires at least 2 but less than 4 years of

full-time equivalent college work.

2. Bachelor’s Degree (Bach). An award that normally requires at least 4 but not more than 5 years

of full-time equivalent college work. This includes all bachelor’s degrees conferred in a 5-year

cooperative (work study plan) program. A cooperative program provides for alternate class

attendance and employment in business, industry or government; thus, it allows students to

combine actual work experience with their college studies. Also includes bachelor’s degrees in

which the normal 4 years of work is completed in 3 years.

3. Master’s Degree (Mast). An award that requires the successful completion of a program of

study of at least the full-time equivalent of 1 but not more than 2 academic years of work beyond

the bachelor’s degree.

4. Doctor’s Degree (Doct). The highest award that a student can earn for graduate study. The

doctor’s degree classification includes degrees such as Doctor of Education, Doctor of Juridical

Science, Doctor of Public Health, and the Doctor of Philosophy degree in any field such as

agronomy, food technology, education, engineering, public administration, ophthalmology, or

radiology. For the Doctor of Public Health degree, the prior degree is generally earned in the

closely related professional field of medicine or in sanitary engineering.

5. First-Professional Degree (FP). An award that requires completion of a program that meets all

of the following criteria: (1) completion of the academic requirements to begin practice in the

profession; (2) at least 2 years of college work prior to entering the program; and (3) a total of at

least 6 academic years of college work to complete the degree program, including prior required

college work plus the length of the professional program itself.

First-professional degrees may be awarded in the following fields:

Chiropractic (D.C. or D.C.M.)

Dentistry (D.D.S. or D.M.D.)

Law (LL.B. or J.D.)

Medicine (M.D.)

Optometry (O.D.)

Osteopathic Medicine (D.O.)

Pharmacy (D.Phar.)

Podiatry (Pod.D. or D.P.)

Theology (M.Div., M.H.L., B.D., or Ordination)

Veterinary Medicine (D.V.M.)
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Enrollment

Total enrollment in the fall of 1995 is listed for each institution. The enrollment figure is followed by

the percent of total students who are female. Enrollment for institutions eligible for federal student

financial aid is from the “Fall Enrollment” survey or the “Consolidated” survey; enrollment was imputed

if the institution did not report the data. (Enrollment is identified as (R) if reported or (I) if imputed.)

Enrollment for other institutions is from the “Institutional Characteristics” survey and reflects reported

data only. An asterisk (*) indicates the institution did not report enrollment and the data were not

imputed.

The enrollment figure includes full-time and part-time students at the undergraduate, graduate, and

first-professional levels who are enrolled in courses creditable toward a degree, diploma, certificate, or

other formal award; and students enrolled in courses that are part of a vocational or occupational

program. Excluded are students enrolled exclusively in courses not creditable toward a formal award or

the completion of a vocational program; students taking only continuing education units (CEU’s);

students exclusively auditing courses; students studying abroad; and students enrolled at a branch

campus or extension center of an institution in a foreign country.

FICE

A 6-digit FICE identification code is maintained in this Directory for historical purposes. This

identifier was originally created by the Federal Interagency Committee on Education (FICE) to

distinguish postsecondary schools that qualified as institutions of higher education (IHE’s) from other

postsecondary institutions. IHE’s were accredited at the college level by an agency or association

recognized by the Secretary, U.S. Department of Education, and they were legally authorized to offer at

least a 1-year program of study creditable toward a degree. These were the institutions that were

formerly included in the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) system. For many

years, the U.S. Department of Education updated its list of ‘higher education’ institutions. The

Department, however, no longer makes a distinction between higher education institutions and other

postsecondary institutions that are eligible to participate in Title IV, federal financial aid programs. In

the Directory, an institution with a FICE code has an (H) preceding its name.

Full-Time Student

The tuition and room and board data in the Directory are for students attending the institution on a

full-time basis. At the undergraduate level, a full-time student is one who is enrolled for 12 or more

semester credits, or 12 or more quarter credits, or 24 or more contact hours a week each term. At the

graduate level, a full-time student is one who is enrolled for 9 or more semester credits, or 9 or more

quarter credits, or students involved in thesis or dissertation preparation who are considered full-time by

the institution.

Highest Level of Offering

The term “Highest level of offering” in table 1 refers to the highest level of award granted by the

institution. An offering is based on award levels for both degrees and certificates. For example, for a

school that offers both a bachelor’s degree and a postbaccalaureate certificate its highest level of offering

will be the certificate.
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OPEID

An 8-digit code developed by the Office of Postsecondary Education (OPE) in the U.S. Department

of Education. Presence of an OPEID indicates that the school is currently (1996-97 academic year)

eligible to participate in Title IV, Federal financial aid programs (e.g., Pell Grants, Stafford Loans,

College Work Study) If the last two digits of the OPEID are 00, it indicates that the institution is a main

campus. If the last two digits are numeric (e.g., 01,02,03) it indicates that it is a branch campus of an

eligible main campus, and that it is listed separately on the OPE eligibility file. If the last two digits of

the OPEID are of the form A1, A2, etc. it indicates that the school is a branch campus of an eligible

main campus, but does not have a separate listing on the OPE eligibility file. For U.S. service schools

that are not listed on the OPE file, the OPEID will be the same as the institution’s UNITID.

Other Institutional Data Not Reported

“Other Institutional Data Not Reported” at the end of an institutional listing identifies the school as a

nonrespondent to the 1996-97 Institutional Characteristics Survey, which is the source of all data in the

Directory except enrollment. All nonresponding institutions were contacted, and only schools

verified to be in operation were included in the final postsecondary universe and listed in the Directory.

As part of nonresponse followup, the school’s name, address, and telephone number were verified for

accuracy. (An attempt was also made to obtain additional information; see the section on “Survey

Methodology.”) Information on “Highest Offering” and “Control” for nonrespondents was based on

their responses in a previous survey year.

Postsecondary Institution

To be included in the IPEDS universe, an institution must have as its sole purpose, or as one of its

primary missions, the provision of postsecondary education. In IPEDS, postsecondary education is

defined as “the provision of a formal instructional program whose curriculum is designed primarily for

students beyond the compulsory age for high school. This includes programs whose purpose is

academic, vocational, and continuing professional education, and excludes avocational and adult basic

education programs.”

In IPEDS, institutions and their branches are classified into one of three levels based on the highest

award offered at the institution:

1. Four-year-and-above institutions. Institutions or branches that award at least a 4-year degree

or higher award in one or more programs.

2. Two-but-less-than-4-year institutions. Institutions or branches that confer at least a 2-year

formal award (certificate, diploma, or associate’s degree), or have a 2-year program creditable

toward a baccalaureate degree, but that do not award a baccalaureate degree or higher award.

3. Less-than-2-year institutions. Institutions or branches that only have programs lasting less than

2 years that result in a terminal occupational award or are creditable toward a formal award at the

2-year-or-higher level.
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Programs

Each institutional listing includes the general types of programs offered at the school. These include

occupational, academic, continuing professional, recreational/avocational, adult basic or remedial

instruction, and secondary programs.

Room

The typical room charge to a full-time student for the 1996-97 academic year is provided. The room

charge reflects what a student should expect to pay when sharing a room with one other student.

Tuition and Required Fees

 This figure is the typical tuition and required fees a full-time student paid for the full 1996-97

academic year. Tuition is the amount of money charged to students for instructional services; in-state

tuition is the amount charged to students who meet the state’s residency requirements. Required fees are

charges to students for items not covered by tuition, but required of such a large proportion of all

students that the student who does not pay these charges is an exception. (For an explanation of “Fulltime Student” and “Academic Year,” see the discussion of these terms in this section.)

Tuition and required fees may vary by student level or program at some institutions, so these charges

should be used for reference and comparison purposes only, and not as a quote of actual charges

at the institution.

The Directory lists the in-state tuition and fees followed by the out-of-state tuition and fees for fulltime undergraduate students at 4-year-and-above institutions. In-state graduate tuition and fees for fulltime students are listed for those 4-year institutions that offer graduate level programs. At 4-year-andabove institutions, the undergraduate tuition field will be blank for institutions that do not offer

undergraduate programs. Similarly, the graduate tuition field will be blank for schools that do not offer

graduate programs. First-professional tuition charges are provided for those specialized institutions that

offer only first-professional programs (i.e. Law schools). First-professional tuition charges are not

provided for institutions that also offer undergraduate or graduate level programs. [NOTE: Table 4 in

the NCES publication Basic Student Charges at Postsecondary Institutions lists tuition charges for firstprofessional programs.] At less-than-2-year schools, the tuition charge is for the program with the

largest enrollment.

About one-fifth of all public 2-year and less-than-2-year schools, such as community colleges and

vocational/technical institutes, charge significantly lower tuition to in-district students (students who are

legal residents of the locality where the school is located). The institution should be contacted directly to

determine if it offers lower tuition to in-district students, if this is an important consideration to a student

in choosing a school.
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UNITID

A unique 6-digit unit identification code that does not change over time is assigned to each

postsecondary institution in the IPEDS universe. The UNITID makes it possible to link institutional

data from multiple IPEDS surveys (Institutional Characteristics, Fall Enrollment, Completions, Finance,

Salaries, etc.). This identifier is created and assigned by NCES and is part of each institutional listing.

Survey Methodology

The 1996-97 “Institutional Characteristics” (IC) survey was mailed in July 1996 to the known

universe of 10,120 postsecondary institutions in the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and the outlying

areas, and to 96 administrative units that coordinate or provide data for 2 or more postsecondary

institutions. An additional 813 IC questionnaires were mailed to institutions and/or branches not in the

IPEDS universe but identified as possible additions to the universe. If these “potential adds” responded

to the IC survey and offered postsecondary education as defined therein, they were added to the IPEDS

universe. Table A provides a detailed breakout of institutions receiving the survey, along with the final

1996-97 universe count and response rates to the survey for all postsecondary institutions and Table B

for all institutions by Title IV eligibility and degree-granting status.

Institutions received one of four versions of the IC survey ( IC, IC3, IC4 or IC-ADD), determined by

the school’s control and highest level of award and whether or not its students are eligible for federal

financial aid. For those institutions whose students are eligible for federal financial aid; IC forms were

mailed to all 4-year and 2-year institutions and all public less-than-two-year institutions, that are eligible

to participate in Title IV federal financial aid programs; IC3 forms were mailed to all private less-than2-year institutions that are eligible to participate in financial aid programs. IC4 forms were sent to

institutions not eligible for federal aid. The IC-ADD form was sent to institutions that were considered

potential adds to the IPEDS universe.

To ease respondent burden and achieve a timely return of the survey, the form was preprinted with the

previous year’s responses before mailout. The respondent was instructed to update any preprinted

responses that were incorrect or no longer current, such as tuition and required fees and room and board

charges at the institution.

Survey responses were edited for internal and inter-year consistency. For example, if the institution

indicated that graduate-level programs were offered, the form was checked to make sure that graduate

tuition was also reported. If the room and board charges reported by the institution were out of line with

last year’s charges, the data were verified. The final survey database consists of reported data only.

However, tuition charges provided for a quarter or semester were converted to academic year

charges to conform to survey instructions.

The survey due date was September 1, 1996. Nonresponse follow-up was conducted from midSeptember 1996 to April 1997, using reminder letters encouraging nonresponding institutions to

complete and return their forms, and telephone interviews with institutional representatives. All data,

whether from paper forms or the Postsecondary Education Telephone Survey (PETS) system, went

through the same editing process. NCES and Census Bureau staff were assisted in data collection and

editing by a network of IPEDS State Coordinators.
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During the course of survey processing, some institutions were declared out of scope because they

had closed their doors; had merged with another institution; no longer offered postsecondary programs;

or were determined not to conform to the IPEDS definition of a postsecondary institution or branch (for

example, an entity may have been on the file as a branch when it was really an extension center, which is

not listed separately in IPEDS).

Table A.—Number of postsecondary institutions and survey response rates by sector of institution:

 50 states, District of Columbia and the outlying areas: academic year, 1996-97

 Sector of institution Sector

code

Final

IC file

1995-96

Sector

changes

(net)

Deletes Adds

Final

IC file

1996-97

Respondents Response

rate

 Total entities -- 10,216 0 530 409 10,095 9,280 91.9

Administrative units 0 96 -1 5 4 94 79 84.0

All institutions -- 10,120 1 525 405 10,001 9,201 92.0

 4-year, public 1 632 2 0 1 635 625 98.4

 4-year, nonprofit 2 2,004 14 42 26 2,002 1,836 91.7

 4-year, for-profit 3 206 13 9 7 217 201 92.6

 2-year, public 4 1,284 17 20 7 1,288 1,226 95.2

 2-year, nonprofit 5 615 3 29 10 599 548 91.5

 2-year, for-profit 6 700 313 50 25 988 958 97.0

 Less-than- 2-year, public 7 306 -18 16 6 278 267 96.0

 Less-than-2-year, nonprofit 8 308 -15 15 25 303 275 90.8

 Less-than-2-year, for-profit 9 4,065 -328 344 298 3,691 3,265 88.5

Table notes:

1. By definition, 4-year institutions offer a bachelor’s degree or postbaccalaureate award of some kind;

2-year institutions offer at least one program of at least 2 years’ duration, and less-than-2-year schools

offer only programs of less-than-2-years duration.

2. The column entitled "Sector changes (net)" reflects the net change in the number of institutions moving

into or out of a given sector between 1995-96 and 1996-97. The number is based on institutions that

were in the universe in both survey years; therefore, deletes and adds are excluded. An institution’s

sector may change due to a change in its highest level of offering, or the school may have been

improperly classified by sector on the prior year’s survey file.

 3. The "Adds" column indicates the number of institutions that were new to the 1996-97 IPEDS universe;

i.e. not on the 1995-96 IC file. The "Deletes" column shows the number of institutions that were on the

1995-96 file but were eliminated before closeout of the 1996-97 file because they were declared out-ofscope for one reason or another. For example the institution may have closed.

4. Response rates are based on institutions that are on the final 1996-97 file that responded to the survey.

For example, the final 1996-97 file has a total of 10,001 institutions. Of these institutions, a total of

9,201 responded to the IC survey. Therefore, the response rate for all institutions combined is 9,201

divided by 10,001, or 92 percent. An institution was counted as a respondent if it responded to either:

(a) the paper form or b) the Postsecondary Education Telephone System (PETS), which collected only

critical data items during a telephone interview with an institutional representative. PETS was used for

nonrespondents to the paper form.
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Table B.— Number of institutions and survey response rates of postsecondary institutions, by Title IV eligibility, 

and by degree granting status, and sector of institution: 50 states, District of Columbia and the outlying 

areas, academic year 1996-97

All Institutions Eligible Not Eligible

Degree -granting status

and sector

Final

universe

Number

responded

Response

rate

Final

universe

Number

responded

Response

rate

Final

universe

Number

responded

Response

rate

 All institutions 10,001 9,201 92.0 6,815 6,588 96.7 3,186 2,613 82.0

4-year, public 635 625 98.4 631 622 98.6 4 3 75.0

4-year, nonprofit 2,002 1,836 91.7 1,579 1,507 95.4 423 329 77.8

4-year, for-profit 217 201 92.6 153 148 96.7 64 53 82.8

2-year, public 1,288 1,226 95.2 1,248 1,192 95.5 40 34 85.0

2-year, nonprofit 599 548 91.5 392 376 95.9 207 172 83.1

2-year, for-profit 988 958 97.0 856 846 98.8 132 112 84.8

Less-than-2-year, public 278 267 96.0 215 213 99.1 63 54 85.7

Less-than-2-year, nonprofit 303 275 90.8 100 100 100.0 203 175 86.2

Less-than-2-year, for-profit 3,691 3,265 88.5 1,641 1,584 96.5 2,050 1,681 82.0

 Degree granting 4,547 4,285 94.2 4,088 3,931 96.2 459 354 77.1

4-year, public 628 619 98.6 627 618 98.6 1 1 100.0

4-year, nonprofit 1,870 1,720 92.0 1,544 1,474 95.5 326 246 75.5

4-year, for-profit 196 184 93.9 147 142 96.6 49 42 85.7

2-year, public 1,113 1,055 94.8 1,100 1,045 95.0 13 10 76.9

2-year, nonprofit 222 209 94.1 188 180 95.7 34 29 85.3

2-year, for-profit 518 498 96.1 482 472 97.9 36 26 72.2

 Non-Degree granting 5,454 4,916 90.1 2,727 2,657 97.4 2,727 2,259 82.8

4-year, public 7 6 85.7 4 4 100.0 3 2 66.7

4-year, nonprofit 132 116 87.9 35 33 94.3 97 83 85.6

4-year, for-profit 21 17 81.0 6 6 100.0 15 11 73.3

2-year, public 175 171 97.7 148 147 99.3 27 24 88.9

2-year, nonprofit 377 339 89.9 204 196 96.1 173 143 82.7

2-year, for-profit 470 460 97.9 374 374 100.0 96 86 89.6

Less-than-2-year, public 278 267 96.0 215 213 99.1 63 54 85.7

Less-than-2-year, nonprofit 303 275 90.8 100 100 100.0 203 175 86.2

Less-than-2-year, for-profit 3,691 3,265 88.5 1,641 1,584 96.5 2,050 1,681 82.0
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Symbols Used in the Directory

* An asterisk (*) beside any item in an institutional listing indicates that the institution did not

respond to the item.

(H) Institutions that have an (H) preceding their name were formerly identified as being

accredited at the college level by an agency or association recognized by the

Secretary, U.S Department of Education.

(%F) Found in parentheses following the enrollment figure, (%F) indicates the percent of

students who are female. This information is not provided if the enrollment figure

was derived from the "Institutional Characteristics" survey.

(R) Institutions that reported their total enrollment on the "Fall Enrollment" survey have

an (R) accompanying the data.

(I) Enrollment was imputed (I) for institutions that did not respond to the "Fall

Enrollment" survey, but were part of the survey universe.

$$ The $$ symbol appears after “Board” for institutions that reported a combined room and board

charge. The combined charge is listed under “Room”. The number of meals included in the

charge is listed in parenthesis following the $$ symbol.

(V) Found in parentheses following the board charge indicates that the number of meals

per week varies according to the meal plan chosen.

@ The @ symbol appears after tuition for institutions that have no full-time enrollment. Tuition

charges reported in the Institutional Characteristics Survey are for full-time students only.

** The double asterisk (**) beside tuition identifies degree-granting institutions that have

differential charges by program. This indicator is used in volume 1 only.
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Table 1.—Number of postsecondary institutions, by Title IV eligibility and control of institution, 

 and by degree-granting status and highest level of offering: 50 states and the

 District of Columbia, academic year 1996-97

 Eligible Not Eligible

Highest level of offering All Private Private

 institutions Total Public Nonprofit For-profit Total Public Nonprofit For-profit

 All institutions 9,837 6,669 2,068 2,028 2,573 3,168 100 828 2,240

Less than 1 year 1,935 258 5 13 240 1,677 18 131 1,528

One but less than 2 years 2,281 1,640 210 82 1,348 641 45 74 522

Associate's degree 1,173 1,123 633 147 343 50 6 19 25

Two but less than 4 years 1,667 1,341 603 245 493 326 27 194 105

Bachelor's degree 783 661 87 496 78 122 1 115 6

Postbaccaluareate certificate 135 57 8 42 7 78 3 66 9

Master's degree 861 783 178 554 51 78 0 69 9

Post-master's certificate 212 179 97 82 0 33 0 28 5

Doctor's degree 711 578 240 327 11 133 0 112 21

First-professional degree only 1/ 69 48 7 39 2 21 0 14 7

First-professional certificate only 2/ 710106033

Other/did not respond 300003030

 Degree granting 4,457 4,009 1,701 1,694 614 448 8 356 84

Less than 1 year 200002002

One but less than 2 years 200002002

Associate's degree 1,173 1,123 633 147 343 50 6 19 25

Two but less than 4 years 651 622 455 39 128 29 1 18 10

Bachelor's degree 783 661 87 496 78 122 1 115 6

Postbaccaluareate certificate 24 20 4 1514031

Master's degree 861 783 178 554 51 78 0 69 9

Post-master's certificate 181 174 97 7707061

Doctor's degree 711 578 240 327 11 133 0 112 21

First-professional degree only 1/ 69 48 7 39 2 21 0 14 7

 Non-Degree granting 5,380 2,660 367 334 1,959 2,720 92 472 2,156

Less than 1 year 1,933 258 5 13 240 1,675 18 131 1,526

One but less than 2 years 2,279 1,640 210 82 1,348 639 45 74 520

Two but less than 4 years 1,016 719 148 206 365 297 26 176 95

Postbaccaluareate certificate 111 37 4 27 6 74 3 63 8

Post-master's certificate 31 5 0 5 0 26 0 22 4

First-professional certificate only 2/ 710106033

Other/did not respond 300003030

1/ These institutions offer only 1st professional degrees or certificates. 

2/ These institutions offer only 1st professional certificates.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS),

 Institutional Characteristics Survey, 1996-97.
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Table 2.—Number of eligible postsecondary institutions, by control and all levels

 of offering: 50 states and the District of Columbia, 

 academic year 1996-97

 Private

 Levels of offering Total Public Nonprofit For-profit

 All institutions 6,669 2,068 2,028 2,573

Less than 1 year 3,526 1,148 376 2,002

One but less than 2 years 4,147 1,510 524 2,113

Associate's degree 2,682 1,364 750 568

Two but less than 4 years 1,609 679 412 518

Bachelor's degree 1,959 589 1,253 117

Postbaccaluareate certificate 571 206 347 18

Master's degree 1,511 515 934 62

Post-master's certificate 445 242 202 1

Doctor's degree 578 240 327 11

First-professional degree 532 147 383 2

First-professional certificate 98 38 60 0

Other 6051

Note: Details do not add to totals because institutions, offer programs at more than one level.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary

Education Data System (IPEDS), Institutional Characteristics Survey, 1996-97. 
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Table 3.—Number of eligible degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by 

 control and all levels of offering: 50 states and the District of Columbia, 

 academic year 1996-97

 Private

 Levels of offering Total Public Nonprofit For-profit

 All institutions 4,009 1,701 1,694 614

Less than 1 year 1,518 897 282 339

One but less than 2 years 2,025 1,165 405 455

Associate's degree 2,682 1,364 750 568

Two but less than 4 years 886 530 203 153

Bachelor's degree 1,959 589 1,253 117

Postbaccaluareate certificate 531 202 317 12

Master's degree 1,511 515 934 62

Post-master's certificate 440 242 197 1

Doctor's degree 578 240 327 11

First-professional degree 532 147 383 2

First-professional certificate 94 38 56 0

Other 4031

Note: Details do not add to totals because institutions, offer programs at more than one level.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary

Education Data System (IPEDS), Institutional Characteristics Survey, 1996-97. 
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Table 4.—Number of eligible postsecondary institutions, by level and

 control or affiliation of institution: 50 states and the 

 District of Columbia, academic year 1996-97

 4 years 2 but less Less than

Control or affiliation Total and above than 4 years 2 years

 All institutions 6,669 2,312 2,459 1,898

Public, total 1/ 2,068 617 1,236 215

 Federal 26 12 13 1

 State 1,559 590 877 92

 Territorial 0 0 0 0

 School District 327 1 191 135

 County 189 2 166 21

 Township 3 0 2 1

 City 38 8 22 8

 Special district 152 0 146 6

 Other 54 7 42 5

Private, total 4,601 1,695 1,223 1,683

 Nonprofit 2,028 1,545 388 95

 Independent 2/ 1,009 654 275 80

 Religous affiliation 1,019 891 113 15

 Catholic 294 220 66 8

 Jewish 67 60 2 5

 Protestant 640 596 42 2

 Other 18 15 3 0

For-profit 2,573 150 835 1,588

1/ Institutions may indicate more than one level of public control.

2/ No religious affiliation

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated

Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Institutional Characteristics survey, 1996-97.
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Table 5.—Number of eligible degree-granting postsecondary institutions, 

 by level and control or affiliation of institution: 50 states and the 

 District of Columbia, academic year 1996-97

 4 years 2 but less

Control or affiliation Total and above than 4 years

 All institutions 4,009 2,267 1,742

Public, total 1/ 1,701 613 1,088

 Federal 23 12 11

 State 1,367 589 778

 Territorial 0 0 0

 School District 138 1 137

 County 154 1 153

 Township 1 0 1

 City 22 6 16

 Special district 144 0 144

 Other 45 7 38

Private, total 2,308 1,654 654

 Nonprofit 1,694 1,510 184

 Independent 2/ 762 631 131

 Religous affiliation 932 879 53

 Catholic 242 215 27

 Jewish 59 58 1

 Protestant 616 592 24

 Other 15 14 1

For-profit 614 144 470

1/ Institutions may indicate more than one level of public control.

2/ No religious affiliation

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated

Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), Institutional Characteristics survey, 1996-97.
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Table 6.—Number of eligible postsecondary institutions, by level and control of institution, and

 by state: academic year 1996-97

 4 years and above 2 but less than 4 years Less than 2 years

State or other area Total Private Private Private

 Public Nonprofit For-profit Public Nonprofit For-profit Public Nonprofit For-profit

All institutions 6,669 617 1,545 150 1,236 388 835 215 95 1,588

Alabama 92 18 17 1 35 7 6 0 0 8

Alaska 12 3 2 0 1 0 11 0 4

Arizona 109 5 11 10 20 4 22 1 1 35

Arkansas 85 10 10 0 25 5 1 7 0 27

California 659 34 142 33 112 27 61 9 27 214

Colorado 99 15 10 13 17 4 16 3 1 20

Connecticut 91 7 19 1 12 7 6 1 0 38

Delaware 13 2 4 0 3 1 00 0 3

District of Columbia 25 3 15 2 0 1 00 1 3

Florida 271 10 44 15 55 6 42 7 5 87

Georgia 163 19 35 7 55 4 8 1 0 34

Hawaii 25 3 5 2 7 2 20 0 4

Idaho 27 4 4 0 3 2 14 0 0 0

Illinois 276 12 84 11 50 18 14 4 7 76

Indiana 140 14 38 2 16 8 25 3 0 34

Iowa 99 3 38 1 17 12 24 0 0 4

Kansas 86 11 21 0 29 3 4 1 2 15

Kentucky 125 8 28 1 30 1 47 5 0 5

Louisiana 141 14 10 1 51 4 8 1 0 52

Maine 48 8 13 0 7 4 5 0 1 10

Maryland 102 15 20 0 20 6 8 0 2 31

Massachusetts 198 15 79 1 19 15 8 6 4 51

Michigan 206 16 58 1 29 13 7 0 3 79

Minnesota 141 12 34 3 48 7 17 0 2 18

Mississippi 68 9 12 0 22 3 12 0 0 10

Missouri 193 14 54 5 24 11 17 22 3 43

Montana 39 6 5 0 13 5 9 0 0 1

Nebraska 58 7 16 0 9 5 18 0 0 3

Nevada 23 2 1 2 4 1 90 1 3

New Hampshire 40 5 13 0 7 2 2 0 1 10

New Jersey 144 14 20 0 20 14 10 6 0 60

New Mexico 58 6 8 5 20 1 4 0 0 14

New York 485 45 172 4 49 54 42 22 13 84

North Carolina 160 16 42 0 59 6 5 0 1 31

North Dakota 30 6 4 0 9 1 90 0 1

Ohio 315 25 65 2 40 18 83 47 4 31

Oklahoma 125 14 13 0 32 2 5 16 0 43

Oregon 85 8 23 2 17 0 27 0 0 8

Pennsylvania 433 45 106 1 22 54 76 27 6 96

Rhode Island 29 2 9 0 1 1 0 0 0 16

South Carolina 85 12 22 0 21 1 5 0 0 24

South Dakota 32 8 6 4 6 5 30 0 0

Tennessee 156 11 42 3 34 8 12 6 0 40

Texas 354 41 55 3 68 7 30 0 2 148

Utah 48 5 2 2 5 1 23 5 0 5

Vermont 29 5 15 1 1 3 10 0 3

Virginia 157 15 33 8 25 11 25 6 2 32

Washington 113 8 24 2 33 2 22 1 0 21

West Virginia 69 13 12 0 7 3 20 6 5 3

Wisconsin 95 13 30 1 20 8 16 1 1 5

Wyoming 13 1 0 0 7 0 40 0 1

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

(IPEDS), Institutional Characteristics Survey, 1996-97.
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Table 7.—Number of eligible degree-granting postsecondary institutions, by level and 

 control of institution, and by state: academic year 1996-97 

 4 years and above 2 but less than 4 years

State or other area Total Private Private

 Public Nonprofit For-profit Public Nonprofit For-profit

All institutions 4,009 613 1,510 144 1,088 184 470

Alabama 83 18 17 1 35 6 6

Alaska 7320101

Arizona 67 5 11 9 20 4 18

Arkansas 47 10 10 0 24 2 1

California 384 33 142 33 108 24 44

Colorado 70 15 10 11 15 3 16

Connecticut 43 7 18 1 12 3 2

Delaware 9240300

District of Columbia 19 3 142000

Florida 134 10 44 15 28 4 33

Georgia 102 19 33 7 34 4 5

Hawaii 20352721

Idaho 14440312

Illinois 173 12 83 11 49 9 9

Indiana 96 14 38 2 14 6 22

Iowa 64 3 36 1 17 2 5

Kansas 59 11 21 0 23 2 2

Kentucky 65 8 27 1 14 1 14

Louisiana 77 14 10 1 43 2 7

Maine 34 8 130715

Maryland 58 15 20 0 20 2 1

Massachusetts 124 15 79 1 18 7 4

Michigan 110 15 58 1 29 6 1

Minnesota 116 12 34 3 46 4 17

Mississippi 44 9 11 0 22 2 0

Missouri 109 14 53 5 18 5 14

Montana 29 6 5 0 13 3 2

Nebraska 37 7 160914

Nevada 13212413

New Hampshire 29 5 130722

New Jersey 58 14 20 0 19 2 3

New Mexico 44 6 8 5 20 1 4

New York 312 44 160 4 47 28 29

North Carolina 121 16 42 0 58 3 2

North Dakota 23640913

Ohio 179 25 65 2 39 4 44

Oklahoma 45 14 13 0 15 2 1

Oregon 51 8 23 2 17 0 1

Pennsylvania 249 45 99 1 20 16 68

Rhode Island 12290100

South Carolina 60 12 22 0 21 1 4

South Dakota 27864621

Tennessee 83 11 41 2 14 3 12

Texas 187 40 54 1 67 4 21

Utah 21522417

Vermont 25 5 141131

Virginia 92 15 33 8 24 1 11

Washington 72 8 24 2 32 2 4

West Virginia 37 13 100509

Wisconsin 66 13 29 1 19 1 3

Wyoming 9100701

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System

(IPEDS), Institutional Characteristics Survey, 1996-97.
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Table 8.—Number of eligible postsecondary institutions offering selected student services, by

 level and control of institution: 50 states and the District of Columbia, 

 academic year 1996-97

 4 years and above 2 but less than 4 years Less than 2 years

 Private Private Private

Student services Total Non- For- Non- For- Non- For-

 Public profit profit Public profit profit Public profit profit

Number of Institutions

 All institutions 6,669 617 1,545 150 1,236 388 835 215 95 1,588

Remedial instructional services 3,898 518 1,033 98 1,209 215 301 159 56 309

Academic/career counseling services 5,796 605 1,451 135 1,221 336 664 177 75 1,132

Employment services for current students 4,627 559 1,218 116 1,109 216 547 135 59 668

Placement services for program completers 5,484 566 1,206 113 1,090 179 739 158 70 1,363

Assistance for the visual impaired 2,472 519 667 14 997 50 74 66 11 74

Assistance for the hearing impaired 2,474 513 631 18 1,027 54 63 76 8 84

Access for the mobility impaired 4,351 588 1,203 127 1,171 187 407 133 32 503

On-campus day care for children of students 1,360 344 229 3 617 64 26 51 8 18

None of the above 175 7 26 0 3 27 30 8 4 70

 Percent

 All institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Remedial instructional services 58.4 84.0 66.9 65.3 97.8 55.4 36.0 74.0 58.9 19.5

Academic/career counseling services 86.9 98.1 93.9 90.0 98.8 86.6 79.5 82.3 78.9 71.3

Employment services for current students 69.4 90.6 78.8 77.3 89.7 55.7 65.5 62.8 62.1 42.1

Placement services for program completers 82.2 91.7 78.1 75.3 88.2 46.1 88.5 73.5 73.7 85.8

Assistance for the visual impaired 37.1 84.1 43.2 9.3 80.7 12.9 8.9 30.7 11.6 4.7

Assistance for the hearing impaired 37.1 83.1 40.8 12.0 83.1 13.9 7.5 35.3 8.4 5.3

Access for the mobility impaired 65.2 95.3 77.9 84.7 94.7 48.2 48.7 61.9 33.7 31.7

On-campus day care for children of students 20.4 55.8 14.8 2.0 49.9 16.5 3.1 23.7 8.4 1.1

None of the above 2.6 1.1 1.7 0.0 0.2 7.0 3.6 3.7 4.2 4.4

Note: Details do not add to totals because institutions may offer more than one service to students.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS),

Institutional Characteristics Survey, 1996-97.
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Table 9.—Number of eligible degree-granting postsecondary institutions offering selected student 

 services, by level and control of institution: 50 states and the District of Columbia, 

 academic year 1996-97

 4 years and above 2 but less than 4 years

 Student Services Total Private Private

Public Nonprofit For-profit Public Nonprofit For-profit

 Number of institutions

 All institutions 4,009 613 1,510 144 1,088 184 470

Remedial instructional services 3,105 518 1,031 98 1,077 143 238

Academic/career counseling services 3,830 604 1,434 130 1,079 175 408

Employment services for current students 3,417 559 1,208 111 993 142 404

Placement services for program completers 3,406 566 1,194 107 960 124 455

Assistance for the visual impaired 2,216 519 666 14 906 44 67

Assistance for the hearing impaired 2,189 513 630 18 929 44 55

Access for the mobility impaired 3,380 587 1,193 121 1,044 126 309

On-campus day care for children of students 1,194 344 227 3 579 19 22

Non of the above 30 5 19 0222

 Percent

 All institutions 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0% 100.0%

Remedial instructional services 77.5 84.5 68.3 68.1 99.0 77.7 50.6

Academic/career counseling services 95.5 98.5 95.0 90.3 99.2 95.1 86.8

Employment services for current students 85.2 91.2 80.0 77.1 91.3 77.2 86.0

Placement services for program completers 85.0 92.3 79.1 74.3 88.2 67.4 96.8

Assistance for the visual impaired 55.3 84.7 44.1 9.7 83.3 23.9 14.3

Assistance for the hearing impaired 54.6 83.7 41.7 12.5 85.4 23.9 11.7

Access for the mobility impaired 84.3 95.8 79.0 84.0 96.0 68.5 65.7

On-campus day care for children of students 29.8 56.1 15.0 2.1 53.2 10.3 4.7

None of the above 0.7 0.8 1.3 0.0 0.2 1.1 0.4

Note: Details do not add to totals because institutions may offer more than one service to students.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS),

Institutional Characteristics Survey, 1996-97.
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Table 10.—Average institutional charges (not weighted by enrollment) for tuition and required fees 

 and room and board charges, for full-time, full-year students at eligible postsecondary 

 institutions by level and control of institution: 50 states and the District of Columbia,

 academic year 1996-97 

 4 years and above 2 but less than 4 years Less than

 Item and cost Total Private Private 2 years

 Public Nonprofit For-profit Public Nonprofit For-profit Public

Undergraduate tuition and required fees (in-state) 

 Number of institutions responding 3,981 583 1,213 118 1,151 328 468 120

 Mean cost $5,787 $2,953 $10,809 $8,011 $1,590 $5,484 $7,012 $2,896

 Median cost $4,380 $2,650 $10,575 $7,715 $1,293 $5,440 $6,720 $2,473

Undergraduate tuition and required fees (out-of-state)

 Number of institutions responding 3,981 583 1,213 118 1,151 328 468 120

 Mean cost $7,112 $7,595 $10,834 $8,011 $3,718 $5,646 $7,014 $3,208

 Median cost $6,250 $7,525 $10,595 $7,715 $3,776 $5,599 $6,720 $3,040

Graduate tuition and required fees (in-state) 

 Number of institutions responding 1,439 510 866 63 — — — —

 Mean cost $6,616 $3,297 $8,419 $8,690 — — — —

 Median cost $5,396 $2,857 $7,298 $7,500 — — — —

Graduate tuition and required fees (out-of-state) 

 Number of institutions responding 1,439 510 866 63 — — — —

 Mean cost $8,159 $7,587 $8,457 $8,690 — — — —

 Median cost $7,344 $7,252 $7,335 $7,500 — — — —

Dormitory facilities 

 Number providing facilities 1,675 426 923 15 173 94 42 2

 Mean cost $2,221 $2,138 $2,412 $2,796 $1,316 $1,929 $3,072 $1,353

 Median cost $2,040 $1,997 $2,223 $2,700 $1,194 $1,707 $3,220 $1,353

Meal plan facilities 

 Number providing facilities 1,403 394 815 5 140 40 6 3

 Mean cost $2,046 $1,791 $2,267 $1,516 $1,534 $1,946 $2,079 $1,197

 Median cost $2,050 $1,790 $2,268 $1,370 $1,493 $2,030 $1,959 $910

 Mean meals per week 18 18 19 15 17 19 16 13

 Median meals per week 19 19 19 16 18 19 16 15

 "—" not applicable.

NOTE: Undergraduate tuitions represent all responding institutions that offer undegraduate programs and have full-time undergraduate students. Graduate

tuitions represent all responding institutions that offer graduate programs and have full-time graduate programs. Institutions that report tuitions by program

are not included.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS),

Institutional Characteristics Survey, 1996-97.
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Table 11.—Average institutional charges (not weighted by enrollment) for tuition and required fees 

 and room and board charges, for full-time, full-year students at eligible degree-granting 

 postsecondary institutions, by level and control of institution: 

 50 states and the District of Columbia, academic year 1996-97 

 4 years and above 2 but less than 4 years

Item and cost Total Private Private

 Public Nonprofit For-profit Public Nonprofit For-profit

Undergraduate tuition and required fees (in-state) 

 Number of institutions responding 3,501 582 1,208 118 1,031 171 391

 Mean cost $6,101 $2,955 $10,840 $8,011 $1,664 $6,542 $7,071

 Median cost $4,669 $2,658 $10,598 $7,715 $1,401 $6,000 $6,720

Undergraduate tuition and required fees (out-of-state)

 Number of institutions responding 3,501 582 1,208 118 1,031 171 391

 Mean cost $7,548 $7,606 $10,865 $8,011 $3,908 $6,631 $7,073

 Median cost $6,678 $7,531 $10,600 $7,715 $3,956 $6,080 $6,720

Graduate tuition and required fees (in-state) 

 Number of institutions responding 1,401 506 838 57 — — —

 Mean cost $6,704 $3,312 $8,599 $8,964 — — —

 Median cost $5,458 $2,867 $7,465 $7,841 — — —

Graduate tuition and required fees (out-of-state) 

 Number of institutions responding 1,401 506 838 57 — — —

 Mean cost $8,282 $7,619 $8,636 $8,964 — — —

 Median cost $7,438 $7,308 $7,500 $7,841 — — —

Dormitory facilities 

 Number providing facilities 1,622 426 920 15 168 53 40

 Mean cost 2,239 2,138 2,414 2,796 1,321 2,068 3,136

 Median cost 2,065 1,997 2,227 2,700 1,197 1,890 3,270

Meal plan facilities 

 Number providing facilities 1,394 394 815 5 138 36 6

 Mean cost $2,050 $1,791 $2,267 $1,516 $1,537 $1,979 $2,079

 Median cost $2,050 $1,790 $2,268 $1,370 $1,502 $2,068 $1,959

 Mean meals per week 18 18 19 15 17 19 16

 Median meals per week 19 19 19 16 18 19 17

 "—" not applicable.

NOTE: Undergraduate tuitions represent all responding institutions that offer undegraduate programs and have full-time undergraduate students. Graduate

tuitions represent all responding institutions that offer graduate programs and have full-time graduate programs. Institutions that report tuitions by program

are not included.

Source: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS),

Institutional Characteristics Survey, 1996-97.