// closures by year
Closures by year
Every institution in the registry, plotted by the year it ended — the final commencement, the lost accreditation, or the completed merger. 143 completed closures, 1992–2027, plus 4 announced and still pending.
'92
'93
'94
'95
'96
'97
'98
'99
'00
'01
'02
'03
'04
'05
'06
'07
'08
'09
'10
'11
'12
'13
'14
'15
'16
'17
'18
'19
'20
'21
'22
'23
'24
'25
'26
'27
Closed
Merged · absorbed · acquired
Saved · revived
Announced · pending
Completed closures are stacked by fate. Striped segments — and the dashed line — are closures announced but not yet completed as of June 2026; they are never counted as closed.