This statistic shows the number of 4-year higher education institutions in the United States from 1980 to 2017. In 2017, there were 2,078 public and 750 private 4-year institutions across the United States.
Number of 4-year higher education institutions* in the United States from 1980 to 2017, by type
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Statistics on Universities in Nigeria
Overview
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- Premium Statistic Leading universities in Africa 2022, by world web ranking
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- Basic Statistic Number of undergraduate programs at universities in Nigeria 2019, by discipline
- Basic Statistic Number of undergraduate programs at universities in Nigeria 2019, by ownership
- Basic Statistic Number of university students in Nigeria 2019, by gender and course of study
Institutes
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Undergraduate students
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- Premium Statistic Enrollment in undergraduate programs at university in Nigeria 2019, by ownership
- Basic Statistic Undergraduate enrollment at Nigerian universities 2019, by gender and discipline
- Basic Statistic Undergraduate enrollment at Nigerian universities 2019, by ownership and discipline
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Postgraduate students
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- Basic Statistic Ph.D. enrollment at Nigerian universities 2019, by gender and discipline
- Basic Statistic Postgraduate enrollment at Nigerian universities 2019, by ownership and gender
- Basic Statistic Master enrollment at Nigerian universities 2019, by gender and discipline
- Basic Statistic Diploma enrollment at Nigerian universities 2019, by gender and discipline
Staff
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- Premium Statistic Staff of Nigerian universities 2019, by gender
- Basic Statistic Number of academic employees at university in Nigeria 2019, by discipline and gender
- Basic Statistic Number of academic employees at university in Nigeria 2019, by category
- Basic Statistic Number of university professors in Nigeria 2019, by discipline and gender
- Basic Statistic Teacher-student ratio at universities in Nigeria 2019, by discipline
Women in higher education
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- Basic Statistic Share of female Principal Officers at Nigerian universities 2019, by ownership
- Premium Statistic Women in postgraduate programs at universities in Nigeria 2019, by ownership
- Premium Statistic Share of female enrollment in undergraduate programs in Nigeria 2019, by ownership
- Premium Statistic Female staff in Nigerian universities 2019
Costs and facilities
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- Basic Statistic Average annual undergraduate tuition fees at federal Nigerian universities 2019
- Basic Statistic Average annual undergraduate tuition fees at state Nigerian universities 2019
- Basic Statistic Average annual undergraduate tuition fees at private Nigerian universities 2019
- Basic Statistic Number of PCs provided for student use at private university in Nigeria 2019
- Basic Statistic Number of PCs provided for student use at state university in Nigeria 2019
- Basic Statistic Number of PCs provided for student use at federal university in Nigeria 2019
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- Employees in higher education administration U.S. 2020, by race/ethnicity
- Black/African American employees in U.S. higher education 2020, by function and sex
- Employees in U.S. higher education administration 2020, by race/ethnicity and sex
- Number of degree-granting postsecondary institutions U.S. 2020, by type
- Black/African American employees in U.S. higher education 1999-2013, by function
- Higher Education Institutions: income from funding body grants UK 2008-2017
- Students in public higher education institutions in Malaysia 2012-2020, by gender
- Share of students enrolled at Spanish universities 2021 by field and gender
- Universities in Spain in 2020/2021, by region
- Number of employees in higher education institutions in Sweden 2011-2021
- Colombia: companies in the private higher education sector 2014-2020
- Number of colleges and universities in Macao 2011-2021
- Students in higher education institutes related to the Catholic Church Spain 2019
- Breakdown of Higher Education Institutions' income in United Kingdom (UK) 2013/2014
- Colombia: revenue of private higher education services 2014-2020
- Leading universities in Sweden 2021, by number of employees
- Colombia: revenue of private higher education 2014-2020
- Cultural-educational establishments attendance in Russia 2019
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- Number of degree-granting postsecondary institutions U.S. 2020, by type
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ProQuest. (December 5, 2019). Number of 4-year higher education institutions* in the United States from 1980 to 2017, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 24, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/240822/higher-education-institutions-in-the-us-by-type/
ProQuest. "Number of 4-year higher education institutions* in the United States from 1980 to 2017, by type ." Chart. December 5, 2019. Statista. Accessed March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240822/higher-education-institutions-in-the-us-by-type/
ProQuest. (2019). Number of 4-year higher education institutions* in the United States from 1980 to 2017, by type . Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 24, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/240822/higher-education-institutions-in-the-us-by-type/
ProQuest. "Number of 4-year Higher Education Institutions* in The United States from 1980 to 2017, by Type ." Statista, Statista Inc., 5 Dec 2019, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240822/higher-education-institutions-in-the-us-by-type/
ProQuest, Number of 4-year higher education institutions* in the United States from 1980 to 2017, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/240822/higher-education-institutions-in-the-us-by-type/ (last visited March 24, 2023)
Number of 4-year higher education institutions* in the United States from 1980 to 2017, by type [Graph], ProQuest, December 5, 2019. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/240822/higher-education-institutions-in-the-us-by-type/