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Types of IHEs

TermDefinition
UNIVERSITIES An institution of higher education providing facilities for teaching and research and authorized to grant undergraduate and advanced academic degrees
COLLEGES An institution of higher education that is typically smaller and focused on undergraduate studies
PUBLIC INSTITUTIONS IHEs funded by the government and usually offer lower tuition than private IHEs, especially for residents of the state where the IHE is located
PRIVATE INSTITUTIONS IHEs that rely mainly on tuition, fees, and private sources of funding.
JUNIOR or COMMUNITY COLLEGES IHEs that provide two years of academic instruction beyond high school as well as technical and vocational training to prepare graduates for careers
HISTORICALLY BLACK COLLEGES or UNIVERSITIES (HBCU) IHEs in the U.S. that were established before the Civil Rights Act of 1964 with the intention of primarily serving African Americans
HISPANIC SERVING INSTITUTIONS (HSI) IHEs defined in the Higher Education Act as non-profit IHEs with a full-time undergraduate enrollment that is at least 25% Hispanic
MILITARY SERVICE ACADEMIES Federal academies for the undergraduate education and training of commissioned officers for the U.S. Armed Forces
RELIGIOUSLY-AFFILIATED COLLEGES or UNIVERSITIES IHEs that are connected to a religious faith; the ethics and belief system of the religion is built into available programs and student life
SINGLE-GENDER COLLEGES IHEs in which males or females attend school exclusively with members of their own gender
FOR-PROFIT SCHOOLS IHEs owned and operated by a private company or business often managed by stakeholders and investors
ASIAN-AMERICAN and NATIVE AMERICAN PACIFIC ISLANDER SERVING INSTITUTIONS (AANAPISI) IHEs that serve an undergraduate population that is both low-income AND in which AANAPI students make up at least 10% of the undergraduate population
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