National Center for Education Statistics

Number of full-time, first-time degree/certificate-seeking undergraduates enrolled and number and percentage of those awarded financial aid at Title IV institutions, by sector of institution: United States, academic years 2013–14 and 2014–15
Sector of institution		Academic year 2013–14				Academic year 2014–15
		Number enrolled	Number awarded financial aid	Percent awarded financial aid		Number enrolled	Number awarded financial aid	Percent awarded financial aid
Full-time, first-time undergraduates		2,796,720	2,322,078	83		2,733,810	2,278,686	83.4
Public 4-year		1,076,356	892,192	82.9		1,095,363	915,024	83.5
Public 2-year		706,336	540,802	76.6		676,643	518,870	76.7
Public less-than-2-year		19,780	13,951	70.5		18,934	13,531	71.5
Private nonprofit 4-year		504,609	450,230	89.2		503,666	450,898	89.5
Private nonprofit 2-year		11,008	10,107	91.8		32,706	29,594	90.5
Private nonprofit less-than-2-year		8,253	6,972	84.5		11,043	9,074	82.2
Private for-profit 4-year		90,264	80,686	89.4		81,791	73,040	89.3
Private for-profit 2-year		184,385	159,559	86.5		143,859	125,323	87.1
Private for-profit less-than-2-year		195,729	167,579	85.6		169,805	143,332	84.4

NOTE: Title IV institutions are those with a written agreement with the U.S. Department of Education that allows the institution to participate in any of the Title IV federal student financial assistance programs. The four U.S. service academies that

SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, IPEDS, Winter 2014–15 and Winter 2015–16, Student Financial Aid component (final data).