Baccalaureate institutions in the United States
Baccalaureate colleges are four-year institutions where the bachelor’s degree is the predominant award. This dataset includes 493 U.S. institutions classified as Baccalaureate under the Carnegie Classification, enrolling about 797,270 students in total.
Of these, 85 are public and 408 private. The largest by enrollment include BYU, CUNY New York City College of Technology, and Utah Tech. Among institutions that report the figure, the median graduation rate is 52% and the median average net price is $20,906.
493 institutions
Page 10 of 11University of Puget Sound
Tacoma, Washington
University of Richmond
University of Richmond, Virginia
University of Science and Arts of Oklahoma
Chickasha, Oklahoma
University of Silicon Valley
San Jose, California
University of South Carolina Beaufort
Bluffton, South Carolina
University of South Carolina-Upstate
Spartanburg, South Carolina
University of the Ozarks
Clarksville, Arkansas
University of the West
Rosemead, California
University of Valley Forge
Phoenixville, Pennsylvania
University of Virginia's College at Wise
Wise, Virginia
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Flex
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Urshan University
Wentzville, Missouri
Ursinus College
Collegeville, Pennsylvania
Utah Tech University
Saint George, Utah
Valley City State University
Valley City, North Dakota
Vassar College
Poughkeepsie, New York
Vaughn College of Aeronautics and Technology
Flushing, New York
Villa Maria College
Buffalo, New York
Virginia Military Institute
Lexington, Virginia
Virginia Union University
Richmond, Virginia
Virginia Wesleyan University
Virginia Beach, Virginia
Voorhees University
Denmark, South Carolina
Wabash College
Crawfordsville, Indiana
Wade College
Dallas, Texas
Warner Pacific University
Portland, Oregon
Warner Pacific University Professional and Graduate Studies
Portland, Oregon
Warren Wilson College
Swannanoa, North Carolina
Wartburg College
Waverly, Iowa
Washington & Jefferson College
Washington, Pennsylvania
Washington and Lee University
Lexington, Virginia
Washington College
Chestertown, Maryland
Webber International University
Babson Park, Florida
Welch College
Gallatin, Tennessee
Wellesley College
Wellesley, Massachusetts
Wesleyan College
Macon, Georgia
Wesleyan University
Middletown, Connecticut
West Virginia University Institute of Technology
Beckley, West Virginia
West Virginia Wesleyan College
Buckhannon, West Virginia
Westminster College
New Wilmington, Pennsylvania
Westminster College
Fulton, Missouri
Westmont College
Santa Barbara, California
Wheaton College
Norton, Massachusetts
Wheaton College
Wheaton, Illinois
Whitman College
Walla Walla, Washington
Whittier College
Whittier, California
Whitworth University-Adult Degree Programs
Spokane, Washington
Wilberforce University
Wilberforce, Ohio
Wiley University
Marshall, Texas
Frequently asked questions
- What is a Baccalaureate institution under the Carnegie Classification?
- Baccalaureate colleges are four-year institutions where the bachelor’s degree is the predominant award. This dataset tracks 493 of them in the United States.
- What are the largest Baccalaureate in the U.S.?
- By total enrollment, the largest are BYU, CUNY New York City College of Technology, Utah Tech, Georgia Gwinnett College, and Farmingdale State College.
- What is the typical graduation rate and net price for these institutions?
- The median graduation rate among institutions that report one is 52%, and the median average net price is $20,906. Figures come from IPEDS and College Scorecard.
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