What are Regional Universities Regional Baccalaureate Colleges?
Like national universities, regional universities offer a full range of undergraduate programs and provide graduate education at the master’s level. However, they differ by offering few, if any, doctoral programs. Of the 572 regional universities, 254 are public. The 319 regional colleges, including 76 public institutions, focus on undergraduate education but grant fewer than 50 percent of their degrees in liberal arts disciplines. The regional colleges category includes institutions where at least 10 percent of the undergraduate degrees awarded are bachelor’s. The regional universities and regional colleges are placed into one of four geographic categories (North, South, Midwest, and West).
