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handle is hein.amenin/aeiaamy0001 and id is 1 raw text is: I Numbers Behind 10 Contemporary Issues in Higher Education Policy Institutions Selectivity. Of the 6,587 higher education institutions that report data on selectivity, roughly two-thirds (4,379 institu- tions) have an open enrollment policy and accept any high school graduate who applies. The remaining one-third are selective, meaning they accept only a portion of the students who apply. But only 383 institutions have an admissions rate below 5o percent. These schools represent 17 percent of selective institutions and only 6 percent of all institutions that report data.' Sector. The Department of Education commonly groups postsecondary institutions into four main sectors: public four-year colleges, public community colleges, private nonprofit colleges, and for-profit colleges. For-profit colleges enroll the smallest share of students yet comprise the largest share of institutions; for public four-year colleges, it is the exact opposite. Combined, public colleges enroll roughly 70 percent of students yet represent under 30 percent of institutions. Average published tuition, net tuition, and debt per student borrower are highest at private nonprofit schools and lowest at community colleges. Community colleges have the smallest share of students who are borrowers. Profiles of Institutions by Sector Public Four-Year Public Community Private Nonprofit For-Profit Colleges Colleges Colleges Colleges Total Institutions 707 1,263 1,871 3,177 Total Students 8.3 million 6.5 million 4 million 1.9 million Share of Total Institutions 10% 18% 27% 45% Share of Total Students 40% 31% 19% 9% Average Published Tuition and Fees $9,650 $3,520 $33,480 $16,000 Average Net Tuition and Fees $3,770 -$440* $14,220 ** Average Debt/Borrower $26,218 $14,629 $33,124 $23,918 Average Debt/Student $15,946 $5,229 $23,682 $20,466 Share of Students Borrowing 61% 36% 71% 86% Notes: *Average net tuition prices for community colleges are negative since, on average, grant aid covers the price of tuition and then some. **The College Board did not report a net price for for profit colleges, so for consistency, we did not either. In addition, Total Institutions includes the number of degree- and non-degree-granting institutions from 2014 to 2015. Total Students includes 2014-15 enrollments from degree- and non-degree-granting institutions and are rounded. Share of Total Institutions and Share of Total Students are rounded and may not add to 100 percent. Average Published Tuition and Fees is not the sticker price; it excludes additional charges for room, board, textbooks, and so forth. Average Debt/Borrower and Average Debt/Students include only completers. Sources: Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS Data Center, https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/Home/ UseTheData; College Board, Average Published Undergraduate Charges by Sector, 2016-17, 2016, https://trends.collegeboard.org/ college-pricing/figures-tables/average-published-undergraduate-charges-sector2016-17; College Board, Average Net Price over Time for FullTime Students, by Sector, 2016, https://trends.collegeboard.org/college-pricing/figures-tables/average-net-price-overtime-full-time- students-sector; and Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, National Postsecondary Student Aid Survey, 2011-12, https://nces.ed.gov/surveys/npsas/. Authors Rooney Columbus and Preston Cooper Notes 1. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, Use the Data, https://nces.ed.gov/ipeds/Home/UseTheData.

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