In the school year 2019/20, there were 853 public 2-year colleges and 772 public 4-year colleges throughout the United States. This is compared to 358 private 2-year, for-profit colleges and 339 private 4-year, for-profit colleges in the same year.
Number of degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the United States in 2020, 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
- Premium Statistic Leading universities in Nigeria 2021, by world web ranking
- 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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- Number of degree-granting postsecondary institutions U.S. 2020, by enrollment size
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- Number of employees in higher education institutions in Sweden 2011-2021
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- Students in public higher education institutions in Malaysia 2012-2020, by gender
- Number of temporary foreign exchange students in Japan 2012-2021
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- Number of foreign students at higher education institutions Japan 2012-2021
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- Chile: enrollment in higher education by gender & institution 2019
- Digitalization of higher education institutions APAC 2019 by method
- Opinion on digital infrastructure of higher education institutions APAC 2019
- Percentage of recent U.S. high school completers enrolled in 2-year colleges 2021
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NCES. (March 31, 2022). Number of degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the United States in 2020, by type [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved March 28, 2023, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/686946/number-of-degree-granting-postsecondary-institutions-in-the-us-by-type/
NCES. "Number of degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the United States in 2020, by type." Chart. March 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/686946/number-of-degree-granting-postsecondary-institutions-in-the-us-by-type/
NCES. (2022). Number of degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the United States in 2020, by type. Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: March 28, 2023. https://www.statista.com/statistics/686946/number-of-degree-granting-postsecondary-institutions-in-the-us-by-type/
NCES. "Number of Degree-granting Postsecondary Institutions in The United States in 2020, by Type." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Mar 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/686946/number-of-degree-granting-postsecondary-institutions-in-the-us-by-type/
NCES, Number of degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the United States in 2020, by type Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/686946/number-of-degree-granting-postsecondary-institutions-in-the-us-by-type/ (last visited March 28, 2023)
Number of degree-granting postsecondary institutions in the United States in 2020, by type [Graph], NCES, March 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/686946/number-of-degree-granting-postsecondary-institutions-in-the-us-by-type/