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 3 of 3Western Technical College
El Paso, Texas
Whatcom Community College
Bellingham, Washington
Yakima Valley College
Yakima, Washington
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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