The NSPA-SPE-CCAT list provides values for college categories, which typically represent the population served by an institution.

Standard Name: NSPA College Category List
Standard ID: NSPA-SPE-CCAT-1.0-1
Issued By: NSPA
Version: 1.0-1 (Initial Release Version)
Obsoletes: --
Obsoleted By: --

Overview

The purpose of the NSPA-SPE-CCAT list is to define and standardize values used to describe the population served by an institution.

Usage

In the context of the NSPA scholarship program ecosystem, the college category is used in defining eligibility or award use criteria. For example, some awards may only be used at an HBCU or Hispanic-Serving Institution.

References

The NPSA College Category List includes and shares the definition of every organization type in the U.S. Department of Education’s list of so-named Minority-Serving Institutions (MSIs).

MSIs are defined based on either legislation (e.g., in the case of HBCUs, Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs), etc.), or the percentage of minority undergraduate enrollment. The latter categories include institutions that enroll at least 25 percent of a specific minority group as designated MSIs for that group (e.g., in the case of Alaskan Native- or Native Hawaiian-Serving Institutions (ANNHIs), etc.).

List of Legitimacy Concern Codes

Listing + Metadata

The full listing including all metadata is available here: College Category List (read-only Google Sheet, no login required).