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Middle States Commission on Higher Education (MSCHE)

Profile of Accrediting Organization 2022 - 2023

30.1999, -85.8122
President
: Heather F. Perfetti
Phone : 267-284-5011
Fax : 267-284-5026
Address:
1007 N Orange St FL 4, # 166, Wilmington, DE 19801

Profile of Accredited Institutions and Programs 2022 - 2023:
519 Accredited U.S. and non-U.S. Institutions and Programs: 3,990,790 Students

502 Total U.S. Degree-Granting:

195 Public
287 Private Nonprofit
20 Private For-Profit
0 Total U.S. Non-Degree-Granting:

0 Public
0 Private Nonprofit
0 Private For-Profit

Recognition Status 2022 - 2023:
Recognized by: Council for Higher Education Accreditation and the U.S. Department of Education

Range of Accreditation Activity:

Accredits U.S. and non-U.S. colleges and universities with degree-granting authority which offer one or more post-secondary educational programs, including those offered via distance education, of at least one academic year in length at the Associate’s or higher level in Delaware, the District of Columbia, Maryland, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, Puerto Rico, the Virgin Islands, and any other geographic areas in which the Commission elects to conduct accrediting activities within and outside of the United States.

International Accreditation Activity:
17 Non-U.S. institutions or programs operating outside the U.S.
53 U.S. institutions or programs operating outside the U.S.
No Organization evaluates credentials or degrees from outside the U.S.

Non-US Program and Institution Countries

Austria
Canada
Chile
Egypt
France
Ireland
Italy
Lebanon
Switzerland
Taiwan
 United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
British Virgin Islands

US Program and Institution Countries

Argentina
Australia
Azerbaijan
Bahrain
Bangladesh
Belgium
Bolivia
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Cameroon
 Canada
Chile
China
Colombia
Costa Rica
Croatia
Djibouti
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
 Ethiopia
France
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Guatemala
Honduras
Hungary
India
Indonesia
 Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kenya
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan
Malaysia
Mexico
 Mozambique
Myanmar (Burma)
Nepal
Netherlands
Nigeria
Oman
Panama
Peru
Philippines
Poland
 Portugal
Qatar
South Korea
Kosovo
Russia
Rwanda
St. Lucia
Saudi Arabia
Singapore
Spain
 Switzerland
Taiwan
Tanzania
Thailand
Türkiye
Ukraine
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom
Venezuela
Bolivia
 Vietnam
Zambia

Operating Information for Accrediting Unit Only:
Budget:
$6,808,046

$0 Direct support from any sponsoring organization
$0 In-kind support from any sponsoring organization
Employees and Volunteers:
38 Full-time Employees
2 Part-time Employees
580 Volunteers - Served 2022 - 2023
Composition of Decision-Making Body
At least a 27-member Commission composed of academic, administrative, and public representatives. Federal regulation requires 1/7 of the Commission be public representatives.

Profile of 2022 - 2023 Accreditation Activities :
Frequency of Comprehensive Reviews and Required Follow-Up: 8

Frequency of Comprehensive Review of Accreditation Standards: 10

Summary of 2022 - 2023 Formal Actions:
4 Initial Candidacy or Preaccreditation Granted
0 Initial Candidacy or Preaccreditation Denied
1 Initial Accreditation Granted
0 Initial Accreditation Denied
64 Accreditation Continued Following Comprehensive Review
13 Accreditation Continued Following Comprehensive Review with Required Follow-up
13 Notice or Warning
1 Probation
3 Show Cause
3 Accreditation Terminated or Removed
0 Actions under Appeal
365 Other
Summary of Additional 2022 - 2023 Actions:
396 Substantive Changes Reviewed
114 Site Visits
1 Voluntary Discontinuance or Expiration of Accreditation