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 of Institutions of Higher Education, maintained by the American Council on Education and the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, 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 $21,083.
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. |
493 institutions
Page 9 of 11The University of Tennessee Southern
Pulaski, Tennessee
The University of the South
Sewanee, Tennessee
Thiel College
Greenville, Pennsylvania
Thomas Aquinas College
Santa Paula, California
Thomas More College of Liberal Arts
Merrimack, New Hampshire
Toccoa Falls College
Toccoa Falls, Georgia
Tougaloo College
Tougaloo, Mississippi
Transylvania University
Lexington, Kentucky
Trine University
Angola, Indiana
Trinity Baptist College
Jacksonville, Florida
Trinity Christian College
Palos Heights, Illinois
Trinity College
Hartford, Connecticut
Trinity College of Florida
Trinity, Florida
Trinity University
San Antonio, Texas
Truett McConnell University
Cleveland, Georgia
Union Adventist University
Lincoln, Nebraska
Union College
Schenectady, New York
United States Air Force Academy
USAF Academy, Colorado
United States Coast Guard Academy
New London, Connecticut
United States Merchant Marine Academy
Kings Point, New York
United States Military Academy
West Point, New York
United States Naval Academy
Annapolis, Maryland
University of Advancing Technology
Tempe, Arizona
University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
University of Arkansas - Fort Smith
Fort Smith, Arkansas
University of Florida - Online
Gainesville, Florida
University of Hawaii - West Oahu
Kapolei, Hawaii
University of Maine at Augusta
Augusta, Maine
University of Maine at Farmington
Farmington, Maine
University of Maine at Fort Kent
Fort Kent, Maine
University of Maine at Presque Isle
Presque Isle, Maine
University of Mary Washington
Fredericksburg, Virginia
University of Minnesota - Crookston
Crookston, Minnesota
University of Minnesota - Morris
Morris, Minnesota
University of Mount Saint Vincent
Bronx, New York
University of New Hampshire at Manchester
Manchester, New Hampshire
University of North Carolina Asheville
Asheville, North Carolina
University of Phoenix - Hawaii
Kapolei, Hawaii
University of Pittsburgh - Bradford
Bradford, Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh - Greensburg
Greensburg, Pennsylvania
University of Pittsburgh - Johnstown
Johnstown, Pennsylvania
University of Puerto Rico at Cayey
Cayey, Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico at Ponce
Ponce, Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico - Aguadilla
Aguadilla, Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico - Arecibo
Arecibo, Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico - Bayamon
Bayamon, Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico - Carolina
Carolina, Puerto Rico
University of Puerto Rico - Humacao
Humacao, Puerto Rico
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 $21,083. Figures come from IPEDS and College Scorecard.
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