The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education ®Enrollment Profile Classification Description
Enrollment Profile Classification provides a bird's eye view of the student population by grouping institutions according to the mix of students enrolled at the undergraduate and graduate levels. Exclusively undergraduate institutions are further disaggregated by level (two-year and four-year). For institutions with both undergraduate and graduate students, institutions are grouped according to the distribution of full-time equivalent (FTE*) students across the two levels, giving an approximate measure of the student population's "center of gravity." As a result, it reflects important differences with respect to educational mission as well as institutional climate and culture—differences that can have implications for infrastructure, services, and resource allocation. For more information regarding how this classification is calculated, please click below.
The categories are as follows:
Exclusively undergraduate two-year
Fall enrollment data show only undergraduates enrolled at these associate's degree granting institutions.
Exclusively undergraduate four-year
Fall enrollment data show only undergraduates enrolled at these bachelor's or higher degree granting institutions.
Very high undergraduate
Fall enrollment data show both undergraduate and graduate students, with the latter group accounting for less than 10 % of FTE* enrollment.
High undergraduate
Fall enrollment data includes both undergraduate and graduate students, with the latter group accounting for 10–24 % of FTE* enrollment.
Majority undergraduate
Fall enrollment data includes both undergraduate and graduate students, with the latter group accounting for 25–49 % of FTE* enrollment.
Majority graduate
Fall enrollment data includes both undergraduate and graduate students, with the latter group accounting for at least half of FTE* enrollment.
Exclusively graduate
Fall enrollment data includes only graduate students enrolled.
*FTE: Full-time equivalent enrollment was calculated as full-time headcount plus one-third part-time headcount.
Classifications are time-specific snapshots of institutional attributes and behavior based on 2019-20 data.
