The Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education ®Standard Listings
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Basic classification
- Doctoral Universities: Very High Research Activity
- Doctoral Universities: High Research Activity
- Doctoral/Professional Universities
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Larger Programs
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Medium Programs
- Master's Colleges & Universities: Small Programs
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Arts & Sciences Focus
- Baccalaureate Colleges: Diverse Fields
- Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Mixed Baccalaureate/Associate's
- Baccalaureate/Associate's Colleges: Associate's Dominant
- Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Traditional
- Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
- Associate's Colleges: High Transfer-High Nontraditional
- Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Traditional
- Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
- Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
- Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Traditional
- Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-Mixed Traditional/Nontraditional
- Associate's Colleges: High Career & Technical-High Nontraditional
- Special Focus Two-Year: Health Professions
- Special Focus Two-Year: Technical Professions
- Special Focus Two-Year: Arts & Design
- Special Focus Two-Year: Other Fields
- Special Focus Four-Year: Faith-Related Institutions
- Special Focus Four-Year: Medical Schools & Centers
- Special Focus Four-Year: Other Health Professions Schools
- Special Focus Four-Year: Research Institution
- Special Focus Four-Year: Engineering and Other Technology-Related Schools
- Special Focus Four-Year: Business & Management Schools
- Special Focus Four-Year: Arts, Music & Design Schools
- Special Focus Four-Year: Law Schools
- Special Focus Four-Year: Other Special Focus Institutions
- Tribal Colleges and Universities
Undergraduate Instructional Program
- Associate's Colleges: High Transfer
- Associate's Colleges: Mixed Transfer/Vocational & Technical
- Associate's Colleges: High Vocational & Technical
- Special Focus: Two-Year Institution
- Baccalaureate/Associates Colleges
- Arts & sciences focus, no graduate coexistence
- Arts & sciences focus, some graduate coexistence
- Arts & sciences focus, high graduate coexistence
- Arts & sciences plus professions, no graduate coexistence
- Arts & sciences plus professions, some graduate coexistence
- Arts & sciences plus professions, high graduate coexistence
- Balanced arts & sciences/professions, no graduate coexistence
- Balanced arts & sciences/professions, some graduate coexistence
- Balanced arts & sciences/professions, high graduate coexistence
- Professions plus arts & sciences, no graduate coexistence
- Professions plus arts & sciences, some graduate coexistence
- Professions plus arts & sciences, high graduate coexistence
- Professions focus, no graduate coexistence
- Professions focus, some graduate coexistence
- Professions focus, high graduate coexistence
Graduate Instructional Program
- Postbaccalaureate: Single program-Education
- Postbaccalaureate: Single program-Business
- Postbaccalaureate: Single program-Other
- Postbaccalaureate: Comprehensive programs
- Postbaccalaureate: Arts & sciences-dominant
- Postbaccalaureate: Education-dominant, with Arts & Sciences
- Postbaccalaureate: Business-dominant, with Arts & Sciences
- Postbaccalaureate: Other-dominant, with Arts & Sciences
- Postbaccalaureate: Education-dominant, with other professional programs
- Postbaccalaureate: Business-dominant, with other professional programs
- Postbaccalaureate: Other-dominant, with other professional programs
- Research Doctoral: Single program-Education
- Research Doctoral: Single program-Other
- Research Doctoral: Comprehensive programs, with medical/veterinary school
- Research Doctoral: Comprehensive programs, no medical/veterinary school
- Research Doctoral: Humanities/social sciences-dominant
- Research Doctoral: STEM-dominant
- Research Doctoral: Professional-dominant
Enrollment Profile
Undergraduate Profile
- Two-year, higher part-time
- Two-year, mixed part/full-time
- Two-year, medium full-time
- Two-year, higher full-time
- Four-year, higher part-time
- Four-year, medium full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
- Four-year, medium full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Four-year, medium full-time, selective or more selective, lower transfer-in
- Four-year, medium full-time , selective or more selective, higher transfer-in
- Four-year, full-time, inclusive, lower transfer-in
- Four-year, full-time, inclusive, higher transfer-in
- Four-year, full-time, selective, lower transfer-in
- Four-year, full-time, selective, higher transfer-in
- Four-year, full-time, more selective, lower transfer-in
- Four-year, full-time, more selective, higher transfer-in
Size and Setting
- Two-year, very small
- Two-year, small
- Two-year, medium
- Two-year, large
- Two-year, very large
- Four-year, very small, primarily nonresidential
- Four-year, very small, primarily residential
- Four-year, very small, highly residential
- Four-year, small, primarily nonresidential
- Four-year, small, primarily residential
- Four-year, small, highly residential
- Four-year, medium, primarily nonresidential
- Four-year, medium, primarily residential
- Four-year, medium, highly residential
- Four-year, large, primarily nonresidential
- Four-year, large, primarily residential
- Four-year, large, highly residential
- Exclusively graduate/professional
