DATABASE OF INSTITUTIONS AND PROGRAMS ACCREDITED BY RECOGNIZED U.S. ACCREDITING ORGANIZATIONS

This CHEA database of institutions and programs is provided as an informational public resource. Please read the terms and conditions for use.

The Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA) database lists more than 8,000 post-secondary institutions and more than 25,000 programs that are accredited by U.S. accrediting organizations that are recognized either by CHEA or by the U.S. Department of Education (USDE) or both. Each accrediting organization’s list of institutions or programs is prefaced by a brief description of the accredited status of the institutions or programs on the list and the year for which the list is accurate. The information in the CHEA database was supplied by the accrediting organization. It has been reformatted but otherwise not edited by CHEA.

”Recognition” means that the accreditors in the database have been reviewed by CHEA or USDE and meet the quality standards of the respective organizations. The primary purpose of CHEA recognition is to assure and strengthen academic quality and ongoing quality improvement in courses, programs and degrees. CHEA recognition is based on standards found in the CHEA Standards and Procedures for Recognition. The primary purpose of USDE recognition is to assure that federal student aid funds are used for quality courses and programs. USDE’s recognition is based on standards that include attention to, e.g., fiscal and administrative capacity as well as recruitment and admissions practices. USDE’s standards for recognition may be found at Part 602, Subpart 602.16: Secretary’s Recognition of Accrediting Agencies.

USDE publishes a Database of Accredited Postsecondary Institutions and Programs (DAPIP, https://ope.ed.gov/dapip/#/home). The database lists postsecondary institutions and programs, each of which is accredited by an accrediting organization recognized by the U.S. Secretary of Education as a “reliable authority as to the quality of postsecondary education” within the meaning of the U.S. federal Higher Education Act of 1965, as amended.

The database contains CHEA and USDE accrediting organizations that have been “recognized.” For a list of all accrediting organizations recognized by CHEA or USDE, please click here for the “CHEA- and USDE-recognized accrediting organization chart.”

Accreditors exercise independent judgment about whether to seek CHEA recognition. In order to become a CHEA-recognized organization, the organization must accredit degree-granting (associate degree or higher) institutions or programs. Accreditors that do not meet this requirement cannot be considered for CHEA recognition. If the accrediting organization has USDE recognition, accreditation from the organization is used by an institution or program to establish eligibility to participate in federal student aid or other federal programs. Some accreditors cannot be considered for USDE recognition because they do not provide access to federal funds. Other accreditors have chosen not to pursue USDE recognition.

Because CHEA and USDE recognition both depend on a range of factors, users of the CHEA database are cautioned against making judgments about the quality of an accrediting organization and its institutions or programs based solely on inclusion in one database or the other. Additional inquiry is essential. Users are urged to contact the accrediting organization, institution or program for additional information.

As more fully set forth in the User Agreement for Publications of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation (CHEA), the CHEA database is provided as a public service without warranty of any kind. The database does not constitute an endorsement by CHEA of institutions or programs contained in it.

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