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    The answer depends on what is being counted. When people search for how many universities are in the United States, they usually want a total, but federal data are organized into multiple categories.

    NCES reports 5,916 postsecondary Title IV institutions in 2020 – 21, while a narrower NCES measure counted 3,542 degree-granting postsecondary institutions with first-year undergraduates in 2021 – 22. That is why different articles can show different totals without either one being wrong.

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