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 2 of 3North Florida College
Madison, Florida
Northwestern Michigan College
Traverse City, Michigan
Oklahoma State University - Oklahoma City
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma
Olympic College
Bremerton, Washington
Palm Beach State College
Lake Worth, Florida
Peninsula College
Port Angeles, Washington
Pierce College District
Lakewood, Washington
Pikes Peak State College
Colorado Springs, Colorado
Pueblo Community College
Pueblo, Colorado
Ranken Technical College
Saint Louis, Missouri
Rasmussen University - Illinois
Rockford, Illinois
Red Rocks Community College
Lakewood, Colorado
Remington College - Dallas Campus
Dallas, Texas
Remington College - Fort Worth Campus
North Richland Hills, Texas
Remington College - Memphis Campus
Memphis, Tennessee
Remington College - Shreveport Campus
Shreveport, Louisiana
Renton Technical College
Renton, Washington
Rio Hondo College
Whittier, California
San Diego Mesa College
San Diego, California
Santa Ana College
Santa Ana, California
Santa Fe College
Gainesville, Florida
Santa Monica College
Santa Monica, California
Schoolcraft Community College District
Livonia, Michigan
Seattle Central College
Seattle, Washington
Shasta College
Redding, California
Skagit Valley College
Mount Vernon, Washington
Skyline College
San Bruno, California
Snow College
Ephraim, Utah
Solano Community College
Fairfield, California
South Seattle College
Seattle, Washington
South Texas College
McAllen, Texas
Southwestern Christian College
Terrell, Texas
Spokane Community College
Spokane, Washington
Spokane Falls Community College
Spokane, Washington
Tacoma Community College
Tacoma, Washington
Tallahassee State College
Tallahassee, Florida
The College of the Florida Keys
Key West, Florida
Truckee Meadows Community College
Reno, Nevada
Tyler Junior College
Tyler, Texas
University of Cincinnati - Blue Ash College
Blue Ash, Ohio
University of Cincinnati - Clermont College
Batavia, Ohio
University of Hawaii Maui College
Kahului, Hawaii
Valencia College
Orlando, Florida
Walla Walla Community College
Walla Walla, Washington
Wenatchee Valley College
Wenatchee, Washington
West Los Angeles College
Culver City, California
Western Nevada College
Carson City, Nevada
Western Technical College
El Paso, Texas
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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Data: IPEDS Fall 2025–26 provisional · College Scorecard (June 2026 release). All sources & release dates →
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