In 2021, there were about 2.73 million students enrolled in private nonprofit institutions in the United States, as compared to 777,430 in private for-profit institutions. The number of students enrolled in private nonprofit institutions decreased slightly from the previous year, when about 2.74 million students were enrolled.
Undergraduate enrollment numbers in private nonprofit and private for-profit institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2021
(in 1,000s)
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NCES. (December 31, 2022). Undergraduate enrollment numbers in private nonprofit and private for-profit institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 21, 2024, 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 2021 (in 1,000s)." Chart. December 31, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 21, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/236409/undergraduate-enrollment-in-us-by-private-institution-type/
NCES. (2022). Undergraduate enrollment numbers in private nonprofit and private for-profit institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2021 (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 21, 2024. 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 2021 (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 31 Dec 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 2021 (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/236409/undergraduate-enrollment-in-us-by-private-institution-type/ (last visited December 21, 2024)
Undergraduate enrollment numbers in private nonprofit and private for-profit institutions in the United States from 1970 to 2021 (in 1,000s) [Graph], NCES, December 31, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/236409/undergraduate-enrollment-in-us-by-private-institution-type/