U.S. Universities and Colleges Database

Search, filter, and compare 6,072 U.S. postsecondary institutions in a structured higher-education directory built for research, directory development, market analysis, territory planning, a...

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Institution DirectoryCurrent institution identity, contact, location, sector, control, level, awards, and geography for internal use.
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Complete Higher Education DataEverything in College Research Data plus detailed program completions and update eligibility.Current update offer$20.00For eligible earlier Master purchases
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Records
6,072
Version
2.0.0
Release date
Sep 1, 2026
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U.S. Universities and Colleges Database v.2.0.0

6,072 Colleges

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U.S. Universities and Colleges Database

Search, filter, and compare 6,072 U.S. postsecondary institutions in a structured higher-education directory built for research, directory development, market analysis, territory planning, and data integration.

Current institution directory

Core records include stable institution IDs, names, addresses, cities, states, ZIP codes, counties, phone numbers, websites, sector, ownership control, institution level, degree status, Carnegie classification fields, locale, and coordinates.

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College Research Data adds admissions, calendar, campus, student-service, and distance-education characteristics. Complete Higher Education Data adds detailed program completion rows by institution, field of study, award level, and reported student totals.

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6,072 Colleges Records
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Table Schema Database Field Statistics

Release structure

U.S. Universities and Colleges Database

Review the published tables, record coverage, and field names included with release 2.0.0.

Database
#161
Version
2.0.0
Format
XML schema

Data dictionary

Tables and fields

Release-defined structure
TableRecordsFields
institutions6072unitid, institution_name, address, city, state_code, zip_code, county_name, phone, website_url, sector, control, institution_level, highest_degree, degree_granting, historically_black_college, tribal_college, carnegie_basic, locale, latitude, longitude, operational_status, source_year
institution_characteristics5963unitid, offers_undergraduate_awards, offers_graduate_awards, open_admission, calendar_system, campus_setting, student_services, distance_education, source_year
program_completions216875program_id, unitid, cip_code, cip_title, award_level, completions_total, completions_men, completions_women, source_year

Release at a glance

What is inside this database

Search 6,072 U.S. postsecondary institutions with identity, location, sector, control, level, award, campus, student-service, and program-completion data.

6,072Institutions
5,963Characteristic profiles
216,875Program completion rows
59States and jurisdictions

Geographic coverage

This release represents 59 state or territory codes. The 12 largest totals are shown below.

  • CA668
  • NY408
  • TX403
  • FL336
  • PA315
  • OH273
  • IL240
  • NC163
  • MI160
  • NJ149
  • VA147
  • MA144

Table and column statistics

Select a table to review its schema, record total and fields. Distinct and missing-value counts appear where measured.

institutions6,072 records · 22 fields
unitid
Distinct
6,072
Missing
0 (0.0%)
institution_name
Distinct
5,975
Missing
0 (0.0%)
address
Distinct
5,996
Missing
11 (0.2%)
city
Distinct
2,276
Missing
0 (0.0%)
state_code
Distinct
59
Missing
0 (0.0%)
zip_code
Distinct
5,456
Missing
0 (0.0%)
county_name
Distinct
1,030
Missing
3 (0.0%)
phone
Distinct
5,729
Missing
71 (1.2%)
website_url
Distinct
5,359
Missing
71 (1.2%)
sector
Distinct
11
Missing
0 (0.0%)
control
Distinct
4
Missing
0 (0.0%)
institution_level
Distinct
4
Missing
0 (0.0%)
highest_degree
Distinct
10
Missing
0 (0.0%)
degree_granting
Distinct
3
Missing
0 (0.0%)
historically_black_college
Distinct
2
Missing
0 (0.0%)
tribal_college
Distinct
2
Missing
0 (0.0%)
carnegie_basic
Distinct
0
Missing
6,072 (100.0%)
locale
Distinct
13
Missing
0 (0.0%)
latitude
Distinct
5,999
Missing
0 (0.0%)
longitude
Distinct
5,999
Missing
0 (0.0%)
operational_status
Distinct
2
Missing
0 (0.0%)
source_year
Distinct
1
Missing
0 (0.0%)

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Representative sample data

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institutionsDownload this sample CSV
unitidinstitution_nameaddresscitystate_codezip_codecounty_namephonewebsite_urlsectorcontrolinstitution_levelhighest_degreedegree_grantinghistorically_black_collegetribal_collegecarnegie_basiclocalelatitudelongitudeoperational_statussource_year
100654Alabama A & M University4900 Meridian StreetNormalAL35762Madison County2563725000www.aamu.edu/Public, 4-year or abovePublicFour-year or above9yesyesno1234.783368-86.56850212024
100663University of Alabama at BirminghamAdministration Bldg Suite 1070BirminghamAL35294-0110Jefferson County2059344011https://www.uab.edu/Public, 4-year or abovePublicFour-year or above9yesnono1233.505697-86.79934512024
100690Amridge University1200 Taylor RdMontgomeryAL36117-3553Montgomery County33438738777550https://www.amridgeuniversity.edu/Private nonprofit, 4-year or abovePrivate nonprofitFour-year or above9yesnono1232.362609-86.17401012024
100706University of Alabama in Huntsville301 Sparkman DrHuntsvilleAL35899Madison County2568246120www.uah.edu/Public, 4-year or abovePublicFour-year or above9yesnono1234.724557-86.64044912024
100724Alabama State University915 S Jackson StreetMontgomeryAL36104-0271Montgomery County3342294100www.alasu.edu/Public, 4-year or abovePublicFour-year or above9yesyesno1232.364317-86.29567712024
100733University of Alabama System Office500 University Blvd. EastTuscaloosaAL35401Tuscaloosa County2053485122www.uasystem.edu/Administrative UnitPublicFour-year or above9yesnono1233.207015-87.52959412024
100751The University of Alabama739 University BlvdTuscaloosaAL35487-0100Tuscaloosa County2053486010www.ua.edu/Public, 4-year or abovePublicFour-year or above9yesnono1233.211875-87.54597812024
100760Central Alabama Community College1675 Cherokee RdAlexander CityAL35010Tallapoosa County2562346346www.cacc.edu/Public, 2-yearPublicAt least 2 but less than 4 years3yesnono3232.924780-85.94526612024
100812Athens State University300 N Beaty StAthensAL35611Limestone County2562338100https://www.athens.edu/Public, 4-year or abovePublicFour-year or above7yesnono3134.806793-86.96469812024
100830Auburn University at Montgomery7440 East DriveMontgomeryAL36117-3596Montgomery County3342443000www.aum.edu/Public, 4-year or abovePublicFour-year or above9yesnono1232.367360-86.17754412024
100858Auburn UniversityAuburnAL36849Lee County3348444000www.auburn.edu/Public, 4-year or abovePublicFour-year or above9yesnono1332.599378-85.48825812024
100937Birmingham-Southern College900 Arkadelphia RoadBirminghamAL35254Jefferson County2052264600www.bsc.edu/Private nonprofit, 4-year or abovePrivate nonprofitFour-year or above7yesnono1233.513774-86.85055232024
101028Chattahoochee Valley Community College2602 College DrivePhenix CityAL36869Russell County3342914900https://www.cv.edu/Public, 2-yearPublicAt least 2 but less than 4 years3yesnono2132.423910-85.03148512024
101116South University-Montgomery5355 Vaughn RdMontgomeryAL36116Montgomery County3343958800www.southuniversity.edu/Private for-profit, 4-year or abovePrivate for-profitFour-year or above9yesnono1232.342684-86.21648812024
101143Enterprise State Community College600 Plaza DriveEnterpriseAL36330-1300Coffee County3343472623www.escc.edu/Public, 2-yearPublicAt least 2 but less than 4 years3yesnono3231.297496-85.83695612024
101161Coastal Alabama Community College1900 U S Highway 31 SouthBay MinetteAL36507-2698Baldwin County2515802100www.coastalalabama.edu/Public, 2-yearPublicAt least 2 but less than 4 years3yesnono3230.851343-87.77819312024
101189Faulkner University5345 Atlanta HwyMontgomeryAL36109-3390Montgomery County3342725820www.faulkner.edu/Private nonprofit, 4-year or abovePrivate nonprofitFour-year or above9yesnono1232.384181-86.21641012024
101240Gadsden State Community College1001 George Wallace DrGadsdenAL35903Etowah County2565498200www.gadsdenstate.edu/Public, 2-yearPublicAt least 2 but less than 4 years3yesyesno1333.994001-85.99143812024
101277New Beginning College of Cosmetology421 Martling RoadAlbertvilleAL35951Marshall County2568786430www.nbccosmetology.com/Private for-profit, less-than-2-yearPrivate for-profitLess than 2 years2nonono3234.278710-86.19693112024
101286George C Wallace Community College-Dothan1141 Wallace DriveDothanAL36303-9234Dale County3349833521www.wallace.edu/Public, 2-yearPublicAt least 2 but less than 4 years3yesnono1331.315274-85.46583612024

Colleges Records Information

The release includes 6,072 institution records, 5,963 institutional characteristic profiles, and 216,875 nonzero program completion rows. UNITID and program codes remain text for accurate imports and joins.

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