Doctoral University
Doctoral University
Includes institutions that awarded at least 20 research/scholarship doctoral degrees during the update year and also institutions with below 20 research/scholarship doctoral degrees that awarded at least 30 professional practice doctoral degrees in at least 2 programs. Excludes Special Focus Institutions and Tribal Colleges.
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Master's College or University
Master's College or University
Generally includes institutions that awarded at least 50 master's degrees and fewer than 20 doctoral degrees during the update year (with occasional exceptions). Excludes Special Focus Institutions and Tribal Colleges.
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Baccalaureate College
Baccalaureate College
Includes institutions where baccalaureate or higher degrees represent at least 50 percent of all degrees but where fewer than 50 master's degrees or 20 doctoral degrees were awarded during the update year. (Some institutions above the master's degree threshold are also included.) Excludes Special Focus Institutions and Tribal Colleges.
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Baccalaureate/Associate's College
Baccalaureate/Associate's College
Includes four-year colleges (by virtue of having at least one baccalaureate degree program) that conferred more than 50 percent of degrees at the associate's level . Excludes Special Focus Institutions, Tribal Colleges, and institutions that have sufficient master's or doctoral degrees to fall into those categories.
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Associate's College
Associate's College
Institutions at which the highest level degree awarded is an associate's degree. The institutions are sorted into nine categories based on the intersection of two factors: disciplinary focus (transfer, career and technical or mixed) and dominant student type (traditional, nontraditional or mixed). Excludes Special Focus Institutions and Tribal Colleges.
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Special Focus Institution/Two-Year
Special Focus Institution/Two-Year
Two-year institutions where a high concentration of degrees is in a single field or set of related fields. Excludes Tribal Colleges.
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Special Focus Institution/Four-Year
Special Focus Institution/Four-Year
Four-year institutions where a high concentration of degrees is in a single field or set of related fields. Excludes Tribal Colleges.
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Tribal College
Tribal College
Colleges and universities that are members of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, as identified in IPEDS Institutional Characteristics.
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At least 2 but less than 4 years
DEPRECATED: At least 2 but less than 4 years
DEPRECATED: At least 2 but less than 4 years
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Four or more years
DEPRECATED: Four or more years
DEPRECATED: Four or more years
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Less than 2 years (below associate)
DEPRECATED: Less than 2 years (below associate)
DEPRECATED: Less than 2 years (below associate)
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