DCN Institutions

The first cohort of 24 DCN institutions comes from 15 states and the District of Columbia. 

They include 13 private and 11 public institutions; 10 of the schools have 10,000 students or more, 14 have fewer than 10,000. The cohort also includes three graduate schools of public and international affairs.

The public institutions include two state flagship campuses, a historically black university, a community college, a liberal arts institution, and several Hispanic-serving institutions. They also include two institutions primarily serving coastal and rural communities.

The private institutions include both liberal arts colleges and larger research-oriented universities. They include a women's college and a men's college and several institutions with religious affiliations.

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