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Subject: Colleges & universities
Category: Reference, Education and News
Asked by: mschactman-ga
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Posted: 19 Sep 2004 11:44 PDT
Expires: 19 Oct 2004 11:44 PDT
Question ID: 403344
How many colleges and universities are there in the USA?
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Subject: Re: Colleges & universities
Answered By: bobbie7-ga on 19 Sep 2004 12:44 PDT
Rated:4 out of 5 stars
 
Hello Mschactman,


According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, there are
4,168 colleges and Universities in the United States. 59 percent were
classified as 4 years and above, meaning they offered a bachelor's or
higher degree; the remaining 41 percent offered the associate's as the
highest degree.?

NCES: Education Statistics Quarterly
http://nces.ed.gov/programs/quarterly/vol_5/5_4/4_3.asp


For further information, read the report ? Postsecondary Institutions
in the United States.?
Cover Date: October 2003 
http://nces.ed.gov/pubsearch/pubsinfo.asp?pubid=2004154

Download here:
http://nces.ed.gov/pubs2004/2004154.pdf


Search criteria:

I searched for the information at the National Center for Educational Statistics
website http://nces.ed.gov/



I hope this helps!

Best regards,
Bobbie7
mschactman-ga rated this answer:4 out of 5 stars

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