| Variable | Codes, 2004-2002 | Codes, 2000 |
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| CARNEGIE |
15 - Doctoral/Research Universities–Extensive: These institutions typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, and they are committed to graduate education through the doctorate. They award 50 or more doctoral degrees per year across at least 15 disciplines 16 - Doctoral/Research Universities–Intensive: These institutions typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, and they are committed to graduate education through the doctorate. They award at least ten doctoral degrees/1 per year across three or more disciplines, 2 or at least 20 doctoral degrees per year overall. 21 - Master’s Colleges and Universities I: These institutions typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, and they are committed to graduate education through the master’s degree. They award 40 or more master’s degrees per year across three or more disciplines. 22 - Master’s (Comprehensive) Colleges and Universities II: These institutions typically offer a wide range of baccalaureate programs, and they are committed to graduate education through the master’s degree. They award 20 or more master’s degrees per year. 31 - Baccalaureate Colleges–Liberal Arts: These institutions are primarily undergraduate colleges with major emphasis on baccalaureate programs. They award at least half of their baccalaureate degrees in liberal arts fields. 32 - Baccalaureate Colleges–General: These institutions are primarily undergraduate colleges with major emphasis on baccalaureate programs. They award less than half of their baccalaureate degrees in liberal arts fields. 33 - Baccalaureate/Associate’s Colleges: These institutions are undergraduate colleges where the majority of conferrals are at the subbaccalaureate level (associate’s degrees and certificates), but bachelor’s degrees account for at least ten percent of undergraduate awards. 40 - Associate’s Colleges: These institutions offer associate’s degrees and certificate programs but, with few exceptions, award no baccalaureate degrees. Specialized Institutions - These institutions offer degrees ranging from the bachelor’s to the doctorate, and typically award a majority of degrees in a single field. The list includes only institutions that are listed as separate campuses in the Higher Education Directory. SPECIALIZED INSTITUTIONS 51 - Theological seminaries and other specialized faith-related institutions: These institutions primarily offer religious instruction or train members of the clergy. 52 - Medical schools and medical centers: These institutions award most of their professional degrees in medicine. In some instances, they include other health professions programs, such as dentistry, pharmacy, or nursing. 53 - Other separate health profession schools: These institutions award most of their degrees in such fields as chiropractic, nursing, pharmacy, or podiatry. 54 - Schools of engineering and technology: These institutions award most of their bachelor’s or graduate degrees in technical fields of study. 55 - Schools of business and management: These institutions award most of their bachelor’s or graduate degrees in business or business-related programs. 56 - Schools of art, music, and design: These institutions award most of their bachelor’s or graduate degrees in art, music, design, architecture, or some combination of such fields. 57 - Schools of law: These institutions award most of their degrees in law. 58 - Teachers colleges: These institutions award most of their bachelor’s or graduate degrees in education or education-related fields. 59 - Other specialized institutions: Institutions in this category include graduate centers, maritime academies, military institutes, and institutions that do not fit any other classification category. 60 - Tribal Colleges and Universities: These colleges are, with few exceptions, tribally controlled and located on reservations. They are all members of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium. -2 - Not applicable -3 - Not available NOTES ON DEFINITIONS 1. Doctoral degrees are as defined in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) of the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). This includes the Ph.D. in any field as well as other doctoral-level degrees such as the Doctor of Education, Doctor of Juridical Science, and Doctor of Public Health. It excludes doctoral-level degrees defined as first-professional degrees in IPEDS. For more information, see http://nces.ed.gov/ipeds. 2. Distinct disciplines are determined by the 4-digit series of the Classification of Instructional Programs published by NCES. For more information, see Classification of Instructional Programs (July, 1991), PDF, 370 pages, 1,133 KB 3. Liberal arts fields include the following fields (as listed in the Classification of Instructional Programs): English language and literature/letters; foreign languages and literatures; biological sciences/life sciences; mathematics; philosophy and religion; physical sciences; psychology; social sciences and history; visual and performing arts; area, ethnic, and cultural studies; liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and humanities; and multi/interdisciplinary studies. 4. This group includes community, junior, and technical colleges. Frequencies of N/A 2004 = 501 with -3 2002 = 437 with -3 |
11 - Research Universities I: These institutions offer a full range of baccalaureate programs, are committed to graduate education through the doctorate, and give high priority to research. They award 50 or more doctoral degrees each year. In addition, they receive annually $40 million or more in federal support. 12 - Research Universities II: These institutions offer a full range of baccalaureate programs, are committed to graduate education through the doctorate, and give high priority to research. They award 50 or more doctoral degrees each year. In addition, they receive annually between $15.5 million and $40 million in federal support. 13 - Doctoral Universities I: These institutions offer a full range of baccalaureate programs and are committed to graduate education through the doctorate. They award at least 40 doctoral degrees annually in five or more disciplines. 14 - Doctoral Universities II: These institutions offer a full range of baccalaureate programs and are committed to graduate education through the doctorate. They award annually at least 10 doctoral degrees (in three or more disciplines), or 20 or more doctoral degrees in one or more disciplines. 21 - Master's (Comprehensive) Universities and Colleges I: These institutions offer a full range of baccalaureate programs and are committed to graduate education through the master's degree. They award 40 or more master's degrees annually in three or more disciplines. 22 - Master's (Comprehensive) Universities and Colleges II: These institutions offer a full range of baccalaureate programs and are committed to graduate education through the master's degree. They award 20 or more master's degrees annually in one or more disciplines. 31 - Baccalaureate (Liberal Arts) Colleges I: These institutions are primarily undergraduate colleges with major emphasis on baccalaureate degree programs. They award 40 percent or more of their baccalaureate degrees in liberal arts fields and are restrictive in admissions. 32 - Baccalaureate Colleges II: These institutions are primarily undergraduate colleges with major emphasis on baccalaureate degree programs. They award less than 40 percent of their baccalaureate degrees in liberal arts fields or are less restrictive in admissions. 40 - Associate of Arts Colleges: These institutions offer associate of arts certificate or degree programs and, with few exceptions, offer no baccalaureate degrees SPECIALIZED INSTITUTIONS These institutions offer degrees ranging from the baccalaureate to the doctorate. At least 50 percent of the degrees awarded by these institutions are in a single discipline. 51 - Theological seminaries, Bible colleges and other institutions offering degrees in religion: This category include institutions at which the primary purpose is to offer religious instruction or train members of the clergy. 52 - Medical schools and medical centers: These institutions award most of their professional degrees in medicine. In some instances, their programs include other health professional schools, such as dentistry, pharmacy, or nursing. 53 - Other separate health profession schools: Institutions in this category award most of their degrees in such fields as chiropractic, nursing, pharmacy, or podiatry. 54 - Schools of engineering and technology: The institutions in this category award at least a bachelor's degree in programs limited almost exclusively to technical fields of study. 55 - Schools of business and management: The schools in this category award most of their bachelor's or graduate degrees in business or business-related programs. 56 - Schools of art, music, and design: Institutions in this category award most of their bachelor's or graduate degrees in art, music, design, architecture, or some combination of such fields. 57 - Schools of law: The schools in this category award most of their degrees in law. The list includes only institutions that are separate entities or campuses. 58 - Teachers colleges: Institutions in this category award most of their bachelor's or graduate degrees in education or education-related fields. 59 - Other specialized institutions: Institutions in this category include graduate centers, maritime academies, military institutes, and institutions that do not fit any other classification category. 60- Tribal colleges: These colleges are, with few exceptions, tribally controlled and located on reservations. They are all members of the American Indian Higher Education Consortium. -2 - Not Applicable -3 - Not Available Frequencies of N/A 2000 = 571 with -2 |
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