Baccalaureate/Associate's institutions in the United States
This dataset includes 99 U.S. institutions classified as Baccalaureate/Associate's under the Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, maintained by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, enrolling about 855,635 students in total.
Of these, 82 are public and 17 private. The largest by enrollment include Miami Dade College, Valencia College, and ACCD. Among institutions that report the figure, the median graduation rate is 32% and the median average net price is $9,406.
R1 vs R2 vs Doctoral/Professional
The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education, maintained by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation, sorts doctoral universities into these research tiers.
| Tier | Research activity | What it means |
|---|---|---|
| R1 | Very high research activity | Doctoral universities with the highest level of research activity, the top Carnegie research tier (e.g. Harvard, MIT, most flagship state universities). |
| R2 | High research activity | Doctoral universities with high research activity, the second Carnegie research tier, below R1 but above the doctoral/professional category. |
| Doctoral/Professional | Doctoral or professional-practice degrees | Universities that award research or professional-practice doctorates but fall below the research-activity thresholds for R1 or R2. |
99 institutions
Page 1 of 3Alpena Community College
Alpena, Michigan
American Samoa Community College
Pago Pago, American Samoa
Andrew College
Cuthbert, Georgia
Antelope Valley Community College District
Lancaster, California
Austin Community College District
Austin, Texas
Bakersfield College
Bakersfield, California
Bellingham Technical College
Bellingham, Washington
Bismarck State College
Bismarck, North Dakota
Brazosport College
Lake Jackson, Texas
Broward College
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Bryant & Stratton College - Albany
Albany, New York
Bryant & Stratton College - Greece
Rochester, New York
Bryant & Stratton College - Parma
Parma, Ohio
Bryant & Stratton College - Syracuse North
Liverpool, New York
Bryant & Stratton College - Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Cascadia College
Bothell, Washington
Clark College
Vancouver, Washington
Clover Park Technical College
Lakewood, Washington
College of Micronesia - FSM
Pohnpei, Federated States of Micronesia
College of Southern Nevada
Las Vegas, Nevada
College of the Marshall Islands
Majuro, Marshall Islands
Collin County Community College District
McKinney, Texas
Community College of Denver
Denver, Colorado
Cypress College
Cypress, California
Delaware Technical Community College - Terry
Dover, Delaware
East Georgia State College
Swainsboro, Georgia
Edmonds College
Lynnwood, Washington
Feather River Community College District
Quincy, California
Foothill College
Los Altos Hills, California
Georgia Military College
Milledgeville, Georgia
Grays Harbor College
Aberdeen, Washington
Gulf Coast State College
Panama City, Florida
Henry Ford College
Dearborn, Michigan
Highline College
Des Moines, Washington
Jackson College
Jackson, Michigan
Kent State University at Ashtabula
Ashtabula, Ohio
Kent State University at East Liverpool
East Liverpool, Ohio
Kent State University at Geauga
Burton, Ohio
Kent State University at Stark
North Canton, Ohio
Lake Michigan College
Benton Harbor, Michigan
Lake - Sumter State College
Leesburg, Florida
Laredo College
Laredo, Texas
Laurus College
San Luis Obispo, California
Manor College
Jenkintown, Pennsylvania
Miami Dade College
Miami, Florida
Midland College
Midland, Texas
MiraCosta College
Oceanside, California
Modesto Junior College
Modesto, California
Frequently asked questions
- What are the largest Baccalaureate/Associate's in the U.S.?
- By total enrollment, the largest are Miami Dade College, Valencia College, ACCD, CCCCD, and Bakersfield College.
- What is the typical graduation rate and net price for these institutions?
- The median graduation rate among institutions that report one is 32%, and the median average net price is $9,406. Figures come from IPEDS and College Scorecard.
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