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ERIC Number: ED572805
Record Type: Non-Journal
Publication Date: 2017-Feb
Pages: 46
Abstractor: ERIC
ISBN: N/A
ISSN: N/A
EISSN: N/A
A Profile of the Enrollment Patterns and Demographic Characteristics of Undergraduates at For-Profit Institutions. Stats in Brief. NCES 2017-416
Arbeit, Caren A.; Horn, Laura
National Center for Education Statistics
In 2012, more than 13 percent of undergraduates attended for-profit postsecondary institutions, up from 9 percent in 2009. The rapid growth of the for-profit sector has renewed public scrutiny and concern about the historically poor labor market outcomes of students at many of these institutions and the amount of debt students in these institutions often take on. Given the growth in enrollment and public interest in for-profit postsecondary institutions, it is important to examine the current composition and profile of students attending these institutions compared with their counterparts enrolled in public and private nonprofit institutions. This Statistics in Brief provides extensive detail on the enrollment and demographic characteristics of students attending for-profit institutions. It compares students across different for-profit institution levels (e.g., 2-year vs. 4-year) and compares for-profit students with those enrolled in public and nonprofit institutions. The following are appended: (1) Data Tables; and (2) Standard Error Tables.
National Center for Education Statistics. Available from: ED Pubs. P.O. Box 1398, Jessup, MD 20794-1398. Tel: 877-433-7827; Web site: http://nces.ed.gov/
Publication Type: Reports - Evaluative; Numerical/Quantitative Data
Education Level: Higher Education; Postsecondary Education; High Schools; Secondary Education
Audience: N/A
Language: English
Sponsor: N/A
Authoring Institution: National Center for Education Statistics (ED); RTI International
IES Funded: Yes
Grant or Contract Numbers: IES12C0095