Basic Institutional and Demographic Facts
About American Higher Education, 2014
I. Institutions
US Institutions of Higher Education by Length of Curriculum, 2014
|
# US Institutions of HEd. |
% Institutions |
% Enrollments |
|
| 4-Year Institutions |
2800 |
62% |
65% |
| 2-Year Institutions |
1700 |
38% |
35% |
| All US Institutions |
4500 |
100% |
100% |
Types of US Institutions of Higher Education by Governances/Finances , 2014
| Governance Types |
US Enrollments |
% US Enrollments |
| 4-yr+ Public Institutions |
7.5 million |
38% |
| 2-r Public Institutions |
6.5 million |
32% |
| Private |
3.6 million |
20% |
| For-Profit Institutions |
1.4 million |
10% |
| All US HE Institutions |
20 million |
100% |
Types of Institutions by Instructional Fare/Degrees
|
Degree-Granting Types |
Degrees |
Examples |
| Graduate Research Universities | MA/MS/PhD | Columbia GSAS |
| Undergraduate Colleges | BA/BS | Barnard/Amherst |
| Professional Schools | LLB/JD/MD/MBA/MFA/MDiv. | Columbia Law School/JTS/P&S |
| Applied Science/Technical Institutes | BS/MS/PhDs | Columbia SEAS/MIT |
| 2-Year Community Colleges | Associates Degree | Queensborough Community C. |
Types of US Institutions of Higher Education by Religious Identification
|
Religious Status |
Examples |
|
| Non-sectarian at founding | Cornell, Johns Hopkins | |
| Early Protestant; now non-sectarian | Harvard, Yale, Columbia, Oberlin, Wellesley… | |
| Early Catholic; now non-sectarian | Georgetown, Fordham, Marymount, Boston College… | |
| Founded as Evangelical institution | Oral Roberts, Liberty, Bob Jones University | |
| Non-sectarian with Jewish ties | Yeshiva, Brandeis |
II. Student Demographics
Higher Education Enrollments by Gender, 2014
|
Gender |
# Enrollments |
% of Enrollments |
% of US Population |
|
Male |
8,500,000 |
43% |
50% |
|
Female |
11,500,000 |
57% |
50% |
|
All |
20,000,000 |
100% |
1005 |
Higher Education Enrollments by Race/Ethnicity, 2013
| Students by Race/Ethnicity |
#s |
% |
% of US Population |
| White |
11,000,000 |
55% |
65% |
| Black |
2,600,000 |
13% |
13% |
| Hispanic |
2,600,000 |
13% |
16% |
| Asian |
1,000,000 |
5% |
5% |
| Other Non-White |
3,700,000 |
14% |
10% |
|
|
|
|
|
| All US Students |
20,000,000 |
100% |
310,000,000 |
Estimated Enrollments by Race/Ethnicity and Type of Institution, 2014
Whites as % of All US Enrollments — 55%
As % of all 4-Yr Institutions – 60%
As % of 4-Yr Private Colleges – 70%
As % of 2-Year Institutions – 45%
As % of For-Profit 2-Year Institutions – 35%
III. Faculty Demographics
All US Faculty, Rank of Lecturer and Above – 1,500,000
% Men – 45% Women – 55%
At 4-Year Institutions – 1,000,000
Full-Time at 4-Year Institutions –800,000
Full-Time at 4-year Institutions with Tenure System – 500,000
Tenured at 4-year Institutions with Tenure System – 200,000
Columbia University Faculty by Schools and Gender, 2013 [N = 3763]
|
Columbia Divisions |
Women as % All Faculty |
| M/Side Arts & Sciences. Schools |
39% |
| M/Side Professional Schools |
25% |
| Medical Schools |
44% |
|
|
|
| All Columbia |
40% |
Columbia University Faculty by Minority Status, 2013 [N = 3763]
| Status |
# |
% |
| Non-Minority |
2450 |
65% |
| Minority |
798 |
21% |
| Undisclosed |
310 |
8% |
| Non-Resident |
205 |
5% |
|
|
|
|
| All CU Faculty |
3763 |
100% |
Full-Time Barnard Faculty By Race/Ethnicity, 2013 [N = 208]
| Race/Ethnicity |
# |
% |
| White |
157 |
75% |
| Asian |
18 |
9% |
| Hispanic |
8 |
4% |
| International |
14 |
7% |
| Black |
11 |
5% |
| Other |
|
|
| All F/T Barnard Faculty |
208 |
100% |
Sources:
US Census, 2010 — http://www.census.gov/compendia/statab/cats/education/higher_education_institutions_and_enrollment.html
National Center for Educational Statistics
http://ies.ed.gov/ncer/
Planning and Institutional Research, Office of the Provost, Columbia University
http://www.columbia.edu/cu/opir/
Barnard Institutional Research and Assessment
http://barnard.edu/ir/quick-facts
“Almanac of Higher Education, 2013,” The Chronicle of Higher Education
http://chronicle.com/section/Almanac-of-Higher-Education/723/