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The Classifications include any institution that conferred at least one degree in academic year 2019-20 as reported through the National Center for Education Statistics IPEDS. In addition, data were collected directly from military service institutions that do not currently participate in the IPEDS survey. Further information on the criteria for inclusion are available at the link, IPEDS methodology.

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