How many colleges are there, really?

[Anonymous]

I know there are 4,000. But how many are there that anyone UMC who attended college themselves would want their kids to attend?

I wouldn't exclude schools that "nobody's heard of" because I really like the high quality selective SLACs and would gladly send a kid there. But it seems like there are tons of small bible colleges and a million regional state schools that would just be odd for a student from the DMV to attend as an OOS student. Then once you throw out all the for-profit schools and community colleges, how many are left?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know there are 4,000. But how many are there that anyone UMC who attended college themselves would want their kids to attend?

I wouldn't exclude schools that "nobody's heard of" because I really like the high quality selective SLACs and would gladly send a kid there. But it seems like there are tons of small bible colleges and a million regional state schools that would just be odd for a student from the DMV to attend as an OOS student. Then once you throw out all the for-profit schools and community colleges, how many are left?

The Princeton Review includes somewhere between 350-400 schools they consider high quality.

[Anonymous]

There are 3000+ 4 year colleges.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I know there are 4,000. But how many are there that anyone UMC who attended college themselves would want their kids to attend?

I wouldn't exclude schools that "nobody's heard of" because I really like the high quality selective SLACs and would gladly send a kid there. But it seems like there are tons of small bible colleges and a million regional state schools that would just be odd for a student from the DMV to attend as an OOS student. Then once you throw out all the for-profit schools and community colleges, how many are left?

The Princeton Review includes somewhere between 350-400 schools they consider high quality.

This. And Fiske is similar with about 320 schools. Any of those can potentially provide a quality education for a student willing to put in the work

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are 3000+ 4 year colleges.

How many are regionally accredited?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are 3000+ 4 year colleges.

How many are regionally accredited?

There are roughly 4,000 accredited colleges/universities in the USA.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are 3000+ 4 year colleges.

How many are regionally accredited?

There are roughly 4,000 accredited colleges/universities in the USA.

How many are regionally accredited?

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:There are 3000+ 4 year colleges.

Cool. To most parents, that number is meaningless. No parent in this area is considering Philander Smith University for their kid, along with 3,750 of those 4,000

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:There are 3000+ 4 year colleges.

Cool. To most parents, that number is meaningless. No parent in this area is considering Philander Smith University for their kid, along with 3,750 of those 4,000

And yet that school is open and teaching students, so...

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are 3000+ 4 year colleges.

How many are regionally accredited?

There are roughly 4,000 accredited colleges/universities in the USA.

How many are regionally accredited?

Colleges in general are regionally accredited. I think you mean are categorized as regional rather than national institutions. USNWR I think lists around 300 or so national institutions.

And "regional" doesn't necessarily mean low quality--for instance up until the last year or two James Madison University was categorized as a regional university (it's been recently recharacterized as national). Towson is also considered a regional school in this area. Plenty of parents rightly consider these excellent options.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:There are 3000+ 4 year colleges.

How many are regionally accredited?

There are roughly 4,000 accredited colleges/universities in the USA.

How many are regionally accredited?

Colleges in general are regionally accredited. I think you mean are categorized as regional rather than national institutions. USNWR I think lists around 300 or so national institutions.

And "regional" doesn't necessarily mean low quality--for instance up until the last year or two James Madison University was categorized as a regional university (it's been recently recharacterized as national). Towson is also considered a regional school in this area. Plenty of parents rightly consider these excellent options.

Editing--300 or so national universities and a similar number of national liberal arts colleges--so it's more like 600-700. Not sure exactly, but at least around there.

[Anonymous]

There are 358 NCAA Division I basketball teams. Turn on the television on Saturday mornings to see a list, with scores. Yes, Swarthmore and Carnegie Mellon are Division III. But Gardner Webb is Division I, and is more obscure academically. So, 358 is a starting point.

[Anonymous]

"And yet that school is open and teaching students, so...'

It's like you didn't read the OP.

[Anonymous]

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Anonymous wrote:I know there are 4,000. But how many are there that anyone UMC who attended college themselves would want their kids to attend?

I wouldn't exclude schools that "nobody's heard of" because I really like the high quality selective SLACs and would gladly send a kid there. But it seems like there are tons of small bible colleges and a million regional state schools that would just be odd for a student from the DMV to attend as an OOS student. Then once you throw out all the for-profit schools and community colleges, how many are left?

The Princeton Review includes somewhere between 350-400 schools they consider high quality.

This. And Fiske is similar with about 320 schools. Any of those can potentially provide a quality education for a student willing to put in the work

I’m curious how Fiske chooses which schools to leave out. I couldn’t find VCU, but it makes USNWR’s list.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I know there are 4,000. But how many are there that anyone UMC who attended college themselves would want their kids to attend?

I wouldn't exclude schools that "nobody's heard of" because I really like the high quality selective SLACs and would gladly send a kid there. But it seems like there are tons of small bible colleges and a million regional state schools that would just be odd for a student from the DMV to attend as an OOS student. Then once you throw out all the for-profit schools and community colleges, how many are left?

There is somebody that likes to post lists and what not from the lesshighschool stress website. I believe even that website indicates that there are essentially 250-300 colleges worth attending...many of which accept 80%+ of their applicants (hence, don't stress about attending one of these colleges).

CCs where you can learn a trade for little cost, or where you get auto-admission into schools in the 250-300 list after 2 years would also be considered good options...assuming you are using CC for the right reasons.