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DEFINITION
This is the count of private, for-profit, postsecondary institutions that are eligible for Title IV federal financial-aid programs and grant an associate's or higher degree. For an institution to be eligible to participate in Title IV financial-aid programs it must offer a program of at least 300 clock hours in length, have accreditation recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, have been in business for at least 2 years, and have signed a participation agreement with the Department. A private, for-profit institution is one in which the individual(s) or agency in control receives compensation other than wages, rent, or other expenses for the assumption of risk.

Education Statistics > Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Private, For Profit (most recent) by state

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Rank

States

Amount

# 1

California:

103

# 2

Pennsylvania:

# 3

Florida:

# 4

Ohio:

# 5

New York:

# 6

Texas:

# 7

Arizona:

# 8

Colorado:

# 9

Missouri:

= 10

Minnesota:

= 10

Indiana:

= 10

Illinois:

= 13

Virginia:

= 13

Tennessee:

# 15

Louisiana:

# 16

Georgia:

# 17

Kentucky:

# 18

Washington:

= 19

Nevada:

= 19

West Virginia:

# 21

Utah:

= 22

Oklahoma:

= 22

Alabama:

= 22

New Mexico:

= 25

Wisconsin:

= 25

Massachusetts:

= 25

Iowa:

= 28

Nebraska:

= 28

Michigan:

= 28

North Carolina:

= 28

Oregon:

# 32

Maryland:

= 33

South Carolina:

= 33

Hawaii:

= 35

Mississippi:

= 35

Kansas:

= 35

New Jersey:

= 35

South Dakota:

= 39

Connecticut:

= 39

Idaho:

= 39

Arkansas:

= 42

Vermont:

= 42

Maine:

= 42

District of Columbia:

= 42

New Hampshire:

= 46

Rhode Island:

= 46

Alaska:

= 46

North Dakota:

= 46

Wyoming:

Total:

879

Weighted average:

17.9

DEFINITION: This is the count of private, for-profit, postsecondary institutions that are eligible for Title IV federal financial-aid programs and grant an associate's or higher degree. For an institution to be eligible to participate in Title IV financial-aid programs it must offer a program of at least 300 clock hours in length, have accreditation recognized by the U.S. Department of Education, have been in business for at least 2 years, and have signed a participation agreement with the Department. A private, for-profit institution is one in which the individual(s) or agency in control receives compensation other than wages, rent, or other expenses for the assumption of risk.

Education Statistics > Postsecondary > Number Of Institutions > Private, For Profit (most recent) by state

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