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The files below provide extensive documentation of the current classifications, as well as information from previous editions. Data files prior to the 1994 edition are not available.

2021 Update Public File

A spreadsheet containing most of the data that was used to generate the classifications, except the proprietary data provided by the College Board.
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Facts & Figures Descriptive Report

A descriptive summary of the 2021 Update (as of February 18, 2022—version 6), including an analysis of the changes in institutional distribution across categories between the 2018 to the 2021 update.
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Classification Summary Tables

A spreadsheet containing separate tabs for each classification, showing the frequencies of institutions, and distribution of enrollments across classification categories.
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Research Activity Index Resources

  • Spreadsheet including scatter plot and descriptive statistics
  • Detailed description of the methodology

Mapping of CIP Codes to Disciplinary Domains

This file illustrates how we mapped field of study codes (from IPEDS Completions data) to disciplinary domains for use in the two instructional program classifications and the Basic classification.
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Previous Editions

2018 Data File

The 2018 edition of the Carnegie Classification as a spreadsheet file. This file is not maintained or updated.
Last Update: September 24, 2021
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2015 Data File

The 2015 edition of the Carnegie Classificaton as a spreadsheet file. This file is not maintained or updated.
Last Update: February 28,2018
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2010 Data File

The 2010 edition of the Carnegie Classificaton as a spreadsheet file. This file is not maintained or updated.
Last Update: February 13, 2019
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2005 Data File

The 2005 edition of the Carnegie Classification as a spreadsheet file. This file is not maintained or updated.
Last Update: February 11, 2010
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2000 Print Edition Document

The print version of the 2000 edition of the Carnegie Classification is available for viewing or download as a PDF file. This file is not maintained or updated.
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2000 Data File

The 2000 edition of the Carnegie Classification as a spreadsheet file. The file contains each institution's name, city, state, control, and 2000 and 1994 Carnegie Classifications, plus identifiers used in other datasets (FICE code and IPEDS UNITID). This file is not maintained or updated.
Last update: March 07, 2019
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1994 Data File

The 1994 edition of the Carnegie Classification as a spreadsheet file. The file contains each institution's name, city, state, control, and 1994 and 1987 Carnegie Classifications, plus identifiers used in other datasets (FICE code and IPEDS UNITID). This file is not maintained or updated.
download file (XLS)

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