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How the 5,994 institutions across the U.S. break down
Control and level come from IPEDS institutional characteristics. Pick a tile to see just that slice of the list.
82 institutions have no reported level in IPEDS; they stay in the full list but not in the level slices.
4,019 institutions
Showing 2011–2040
Los Angeles College of Music
Pasadena, California
Los Angeles Film School
Hollywood, California
Los Angeles Pacific College
Los Angeles, California
Los Angeles Pacific University
San Dimas, California
Lotus Professional College
Richmond, Virginia
Louisburg College
Louisburg, North Carolina
Louisiana Academy of Beauty
Eunice, Louisiana
Louisiana Christian University
Pineville, Louisiana
Louisiana Culinary Institute
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary
Louisville, Kentucky
Lourdes University
Sylvania, Ohio
Love Beauty School Inc
Manchester, Tennessee
Lowell Academy Hairstyling Institute
Lowell, Massachusetts
Loyola Marymount University
Los Angeles, California
Loyola University Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Loyola University Maryland
Baltimore, Maryland
Loyola University New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
Lu Ross Academy
Ventura, California
Lubbock Christian University
Lubbock, Texas
Luckes Beauty Academy LLC
Newport News, Virginia
Luther College
Decorah, Iowa
Luther Rice College & Seminary
Lithonia, Georgia
Luther Seminary
Saint Paul, Minnesota
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
Chicago, Illinois
Lycoming College
Williamsport, Pennsylvania
Lyle's College of Beauty
Fresno, California
Lyle's College of Beauty
Bakersfield, California
Lynn University
Boca Raton, Florida
Lynnes Welding Training
Fargo, North Dakota
Lyon College
Batesville, Arkansas
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Every institution organized by U.S. state and territory.
Federal Carnegie classification: research universities, master's, baccalaureate, community colleges.
Minority-serving and federally designated institutions: HBCUs, HSIs, Land-grant, Tribal.
Frequently asked questions
What data does each college profile include?+
Each institution profile pulls federal data on enrollment, graduation and retention rates, net price and cost, student demographics, and program offerings, drawn from IPEDS and the College Scorecard.
How many U.S. colleges and universities are covered?+
Clema covers 5,994 U.S. colleges and universities across 59 states and territories, from research universities to community colleges.
Where does the institution data come from?+
All figures come from public federal sources: the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) for enrollment, staffing, and outcomes, and the College Scorecard for cost and graduate earnings, both published by the U.S. Department of Education.
Can I filter colleges by state, control, level, or Carnegie class?+
Yes. Filter the directory by state, public or private control, 4-year, 2-year, or less-than-2-year level, Carnegie classification, and federal designations like HBCU, HSI, Land-grant, and Tribal, then open any college for its full federal data profile.
Is the college data free to access?+
Yes. Every college profile and its federal data on Clema is free to view and needs no account.
Can Clema answer institutional research questions automatically?+
Yes. Clema is an AI assistant for institutional research and effectiveness teams that answers data requests in plain language from IPEDS, the College Scorecard, and other federal sources, in minutes instead of days.
Data: IPEDS Fall 2025–26 provisional · College Scorecard (June 2026 release). All sources & release dates →
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