Every U.S. college and university, benchmarked.
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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.
2,827 institutions
Showing 1951–1980
Soka University of America
Aliso Viejo, California
Solano Community College
Fairfield, California
Sonoma State University
Rohnert Park, California
Sonoran University of Health Sciences
Tempe, Arizona
Sotheby's Institute of Art - NY
New York, New York
South Baylo University
Anaheim, California
South Carolina State University
Orangeburg, South Carolina
South College
Knoxville, Tennessee
South Dakota School of Mines and Technology
Rapid City, South Dakota
South Dakota State University
Brookings, South Dakota
South Florida Bible College and Theological Seminary
Deerfield Beach, Florida
South Florida State College
Avon Park, Florida
South Georgia State College
Douglas, Georgia
South Mountain Community College
Phoenix, Arizona
South Puget Sound Community College
Olympia, Washington
South Seattle College
Seattle, Washington
South Texas College
McAllen, Texas
South Texas College of Law Houston
Houston, Texas
South University - Austin
Round Rock, Texas
South University - Columbia
Columbia, South Carolina
South University - High Point
High Point, North Carolina
South University - Montgomery
Montgomery, Alabama
South University - Richmond
Glen Allen, Virginia
South University - Savannah
Savannah, Georgia
South University - Savannah Online
Savannah, Georgia
South University - Tampa
Tampa, Florida
South University - Virginia Beach
Virginia Beach, Virginia
South University - West Palm Beach
Royal Palm Beach, Florida
Southeast Missouri Hospital College of Nursing and Health Sciences
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
Southeast Missouri State University
Cape Girardeau, Missouri
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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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