In 2020, there were about 2.74 million students enrolled in private nonprofit institutions in the United States, as compared to 787,810 in private for-profit institutions. The number of students enrolled in private nonprofit institutions decreased slightly from the previous year, when about 2.79 million students were enrolled.
Undergraduate enrollment numbers in private nonprofit and private for-profit institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2020 (in 1,000s)
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NCES. (November 30, 2021). Undergraduate enrollment numbers in private nonprofit and private for-profit institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2020 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved June 26, 2022, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/236409/undergraduate-enrollment-in-us-by-private-institution-type/
NCES. "Undergraduate enrollment numbers in private nonprofit and private for-profit institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Chart. November 30, 2021. Statista. Accessed June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236409/undergraduate-enrollment-in-us-by-private-institution-type/
NCES. (2021). Undergraduate enrollment numbers in private nonprofit and private for-profit institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2020 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: June 26, 2022. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236409/undergraduate-enrollment-in-us-by-private-institution-type/
NCES. "Undergraduate Enrollment Numbers in Private Nonprofit and Private For-profit Institutions in The United States from 1970 to 2020 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 30 Nov 2021, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236409/undergraduate-enrollment-in-us-by-private-institution-type/
NCES, Undergraduate enrollment numbers in private nonprofit and private for-profit institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2020 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236409/undergraduate-enrollment-in-us-by-private-institution-type/ (last visited June 26, 2022)