NAICS Code 611310: Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

National industry

SBA small business size standard: $34.5 million in average annual receipts

Definition

This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in furnishing academic courses and granting degrees at baccalaureate or graduate levels. The requirement for admission is at least a high school diploma or equivalent general academic training. Instruction may be provided in diverse settings, such as the establishment's or client's training facilities, educational institutions, the workplace, or the home, and through diverse means, such as correspondence, television, the Internet, or other electronic and distance-learning methods.

The training provided by these establishments may include the use of simulators and simulation methods.

Government contracts for this service: PSC U005 Tuition, Registration, and Membership Fees

Code facts

Contract awards
1,389 In the last 12 months
Contract obligations
$848,217,457 In FY2025

NAICS codes and definitions come from the U.S. Census Bureau, size standards from the SBA and contract spending from SAM.gov/FPDS.

Business activities under NAICS 611310

  • Academies, college or university
  • Academies, military service (college)
  • Business colleges or schools offering baccalaureate or graduate degrees
  • Colleges (except junior colleges)
  • Colleges, universities, and professional schools
  • Conservatories of music (colleges or universities)
  • Dental schools
  • Hospital management schools offering baccalaureate or graduate degrees
  • Hospitality management schools offering baccalaureate or graduate degrees
  • Law schools
  • Medical schools
  • Military academies, college level
  • Military service academies (college)
  • Parochial schools, college level
  • Private colleges (except community or junior college)
  • Professional schools (e.g., business administration, dental, law, medical)
  • Schools, correspondence, college level
  • Schools, medical
  • Schools, professional (colleges or universities)
  • Seminaries, theological, offering baccalaureate or graduate degrees
  • Theological seminaries offering baccalaureate or graduate degrees
  • Universities

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Contract obligations by fiscal year

Fiscal year Obligated
FY2027 To date $29,593,658
FY2026 $686,257,917
FY2025 $848,217,457
FY2024 $686,018,405
FY2023 $792,451,357

Top contractors by obligations

Rank Contractor Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 The Trustees Of Princeton University $177,208,386
2 Vanderbilt University Medical Center $20,607,754
3 The University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center $13,140,548
4 Medstar-Georgetown Medical Center, Inc. $12,868,051
5 Medical Faculty Associates, Inc. $10,433,273
6 University Emergency Medical Services Inc. $10,103,511
7 Duke University Health System, Inc. $9,509,784
8 University Of Louisville $9,287,066
9 Oregon Health & Science University $7,998,189
10 University Of Maryland Emergency Medicine Associates, P.a. $7,838,768

See the full FY2025 ranking of NAICS 611310 contractors, by parent company.

Top funding agencies by obligations

Rank Agency Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 Department of Veterans Affairs $232,829,442
2 Department of the Navy Department of Defense $219,736,181
3 Department of Energy $176,943,126
4 Department of the Army Department of Defense $24,320,242
5 National Aeronautics and Space Administration $13,476,505
6 Department of Health and Human Services $12,341,410
7 US Cyber Command Department of Defense $7,419,925
8 Air Force Department of Defense $7,233,119
9 Office of the Secretary of Defense Department of Defense $3,690,752
10 Department of Justice $3,370,958
Rank PSC code Obligated, FY2026–FY2027 Share
1 U005 Tuition, Registration, and Membership Fees $206,229,767
2 M181 Operation of Government-Owned Contractor-Operated (GOCO) R&D Facilities $179,927,527
3 Q523 Surgery Services $69,365,272
4 Q529 Emergency Medicine Services $31,280,567
5 U009 Education Services $28,108,530
6 Q522 Radiology Services $23,237,589
7 U008 Training/Curriculum Development $16,809,864
8 Q510 Neurology Services $15,116,771
9 Q501 Anesthesiology Services $14,506,082
10 Q502 Cardiology $14,465,545

Contract obligations by state

Rank Place of performance Obligated, last 12 months Share
1 New Jersey $178,737,037
2 California $36,925,747
3 New York $35,185,760
4 Pennsylvania $31,372,902
5 Virginia $28,473,473
6 District of Columbia $28,031,182
7 Texas $27,808,574
8 Maryland $26,060,966
9 Massachusetts $22,456,487
10 Tennessee $21,702,212
11 North Carolina $16,140,187
12 Florida $16,053,470
13 Indiana $12,359,060
14 Colorado $10,117,734
15 Ohio $8,596,701
16 Utah $7,728,728
17 South Carolina $7,441,955
18 Oregon $6,905,963
19 Michigan $6,847,593
20 Connecticut $6,643,825
21 Washington $6,575,607
22 Alabama $6,530,436
23 Arizona $6,145,770
24 New Mexico $5,987,055
25 Nebraska $5,984,205
26 Missouri $5,532,582
27 West Virginia $5,487,938
28 Kansas $4,946,875
29 Iowa $4,626,579
30 Vermont $4,469,991
31 Wisconsin $3,970,447
32 Louisiana $3,923,895
33 Illinois $3,774,281
34 Kentucky $3,686,033
35 Idaho $2,962,649
36 Rhode Island $2,574,972
37 Hawaii $2,261,457
38 Oklahoma $2,143,021
39 Georgia $2,052,841
40 Maine $2,037,366
41 Mississippi $1,475,376
42 Montana $1,340,038
43 Nevada $878,922
44 New Hampshire $682,308
45 Arkansas $626,177
46 Alaska $549,012
47 Puerto Rico $450,514
48 South Dakota $364,641
49 Minnesota $282,934
50 Delaware $174,352
51 North Dakota $16,115
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Shares are of everything obligated under NAICS 611310 in the last 12 months before deobligations, including work performed abroad or with no place of performance on record.

Contract opportunities

Notice Posted Due
Tri-Services Post Secondary Programs in Europe Pre-Solicitation · Army Contracting Command (AMC)
Cloud and Precipitation Algorithm Support Special Notice · Shared Services Center
Homeland Security and Innovation Center (HSIC) - Executive Education Seminar Services Pre-Solicitation · Army National Guard
Physical Medicine Advance Course Solicitation · Air Force Installation Contracting Agency (AFIMSC) · FA800327Q0002
GTPE Training Package Solicitation · Naval Sea Systems Command (Navy)
U008--Notice of Intent to Sole Source Implementation Science Training Special Notice · Veterans Integrated Service Network 21 (VHA)
USC Operational and Logistical Support for SeaPRISM & SMARTs Special Notice · Shared Services Center
Executive leadership training Special Notice · Shared Services Center
Analysis of CRM-HL Force and Surface Pressure Data Special Notice · Shared Services Center
Development of Zirconium Carbide and superior high temperature ceramics for nuclear fission applications. Special Notice · Shared Services Center
Academic Industrial Liasson Program Award Notice · Naval Sea Systems Command (Navy) —
Rotations for Medical Genetics and Genomic Medicine Residency and Fellowship Training Programs Solicitation · National Institutes of Health
Physical Medicine Advance Course Pre-Solicitation · Air Force Installation Contracting Agency (AFIMSC) · FA800327KC0001
NIH-wide Doctoral Partnership Training Program - University of Cambridge Pre-Solicitation · Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration
NIH-wide Doctoral Partnership Training Program - University of Oxford Pre-Solicitation · Office of the Assistant Secretary for Administration
Obtain Clinical Cohort of Patients with Associated Clinical Outcomes, Radiologic Images, and Associated De-Identified Radiology Reports Solicitation · Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations (NIH)
AI system tailored to the Mars Exploration Analog Special Notice · Shared Services Center
Base Award - USAB - Webinar Support Award Notice · Interior Business Center (DO) —
Harvard Kennedy School Training Course Special Notice · Shared Services Center
Prototype Operational Modeling Framework for Manifest Feasibility in support of NASA KSC Spaceport Digital Twin Solicitation · Shared Services Center
MIT Collaborative Research Special Notice · Shared Services Center
Radio-Frequency (RF) Systems for the Electron Ion Collider (EIC) Pre-Solicitation · Office of Science
Notice of Intent to Sole Source - Victoria University Special Notice · Office of the Secretary
Completion, validation, and Spaceport Digital Twin (SDT) integration of the existing prototype SUMO-based Spaceport Traffic Model in support of NASA Kennedy Space Center (KSC), Spaceport Integration & Services (SI) Directorate Special Notice · Shared Services Center
Dynamic Genome: Mitochondrial CHIP Calling Solicitation · Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations (NIH)
Norfolk Naval Shipyard Educational Services Solicitation · Naval Sea Systems Command (Navy)
NIMH-UCL Tuition Payment for Doctoral Students Solicitation · Office of Logisitics and Acquisition Operations (NIH)
To make significant progress toward our understanding of the climate evolution and habitability of Mars, using the in situ SAM data, in particular, and related remote sensing data from relevant ground-based telescopes and spacecraft, in general Special Notice · Shared Services Center
AN13--Research Prototype Design/Fabrication Intraocular Pressure Special Notice · Veterans Integrated Service Network 4 (VHA)
Subject matter expert (SME) for the use of thigh cuffs developed by SME Special Notice · Shared Services Center
CO-ntrl resrcs prgm CTR wildlife disease Award Notice · Fish and Wildlife Service —
Thermoplastic composite tank manufacturing pathfinder, to reduce risk in tank fabrication with this material Special Notice · Shared Services Center
Supplemental Courses for 4J - Other Than Full And Open Justification Limited / Sole Source Justification · Air Force Installation Contracting Agency (AFIMSC) —
Anisotropic Mechanical Behavior Characterization of Additively Manufactured Components. Special Notice · Shared Services Center
NOTICE OF INTENT TO SOLE SOURCE – Cybersecurity Research and Development Services Solicitation · ACC Aberdeen Proving Ground
Support from Florida Institute of Technology, INC on Foundational Document and Engineering Data Infrastructure Special Notice · Shared Services Center
III AC Education Services Solicitation · Department of the Army
Analyze Brain MRIs for brain volumetrics and cerebrospinal spinal fluid Hydrodynamics. Special Notice · Shared Services Center
On Site Rescue Training and Certification Solicitation · MICC Fort Sam Houston
Notice of intent to sole source – purdue university / gtap consortium Special Notice · International Trade Commission
1305M226P0186 CORS Processing Framework Dev. Award Notice · National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration —
Notice of Intent - Sole Source - General Dynamics Special Notice · Naval Sea Systems Command (Navy)
Development of an automated design optimization workflow coupling deep-learning based tools with the existing Loci/CHEM suite for simulation of optimal aerospike nozzle design. Special Notice · Shared Services Center
Correlation of Process-Induced Defects and Mechanical Performance in LPBF Special Notice · Shared Services Center
Evaluating Improved Knee-Save device in Deep Squatting Tasks Solicitation · CDC Office of Acquisition Services
Educational Services Solicitation · Naval Sea Systems Command (Navy)
Characterization and Fatigue and Tensile Testing of Additive JBK-75 Alloy Special Notice · Shared Services Center
analysis of Ophthalmic Images to quantify Spaceflight-Associated Neuro-ocular measures. . Special Notice · National Aeronautics and Space Administration
Senior Executive Fellows Leadership Training Special Notice · Shared Services Center
Screen candidate subjects for eligibility to participate in a spaceflight study Special Notice · Shared Services Center
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Size standard history

Federal Register rules that named this code

Final rule Published Effective
Small Business Size Standards: Adjustment of Monetary-Based Size Standards, Disadvantage Thresholds, and 8(a) Eligibility Thresholds for Inflation 87 FR 69118 · 3245-AH93
Small Business Size Standards: Education Services; Health Care and Social Assistance; Arts, Entertainment and Recreation; Accommodation and Food Services; Other Services 87 FR 18646 · 3245-AG88
Small Business Size Standards: Adjustment of Monetary-Based Size Standards for Inflation 84 FR 34261 · 3245-AH17
Small Business Size Standards: Inflation Adjustment to Monetary Based Size Standards 79 FR 33647 · 3245-AG60
Small Business Size Standards: Educational Services 77 FR 58739 · 3245-AG29
Small Business Size Standards: Inflation Adjustment to Size Standards, Business Loan Program, and Disaster Assistance Loan Program 73 FR 41237 · 3245-AF41
Small Business Size Standards, Inflation Adjustment to Size Standards; Business Loan Program; Disaster Assistance Loan Program 70 FR 72577 · 3245-AF41
Small Business Size Standards; Adoption of Size Standards by 2002 North American Industry Classification System for Size Standards 67 FR 56905 · 3245-AF00
Small Business Size Standards; Inflation Adjustment to Size Standards 67 FR 3041 · 3245-AE56
Small Business Size Regulations; Size Standards and the North American Industry Classification System 65 FR 30836

Proposed size standard changes

Proposed rule Published Comments
Small Business Size Standards: Monetary-Based Industry Size Standards 90 FR 41168 · 3245-AI12 Closed Oct 21, 2025No final rule found

From the NAICS codes each rule's amendments to 13 CFR 121.201 name. Rules that print their size standard tables as images aren't listed.

Quick answers

What is NAICS 611310?

NAICS 611310 is Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools, a national industry in NAICS 61, Educational Services.

What is the NAICS code for law schools?

The NAICS code for law schools is 611310, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools.

What is the NAICS code for universities?

The NAICS code for universities is 611310, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools.

What is the NAICS code for dental schools?

The NAICS code for dental schools is 611310, Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools.

When did the size standard for NAICS 611310 last change?

The most recent Federal Register rule on record that names NAICS 611310 in the SBA's size standards is "Small Business Size Standards: Adjustment of Monetary-Based Size Standards, Disadvantage Thresholds, and 8(a) Eligibility Thresholds for Inflation" (87 FR 69118), published Nov 17, 2022 and effective Dec 19, 2022.

How much do federal agencies spend under NAICS 611310?

Federal contracts under NAICS 611310 obligated $848,217,457 in fiscal year 2025 and $3,042,538,794 in fiscal years 2023 through 2027.

Who are the largest contractors under NAICS 611310?

The contractors with the most obligated under NAICS 611310 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are The Trustees Of Princeton University ($177,208,386), Vanderbilt University Medical Center ($20,607,754) and The University Of Texas Southwestern Medical Center ($13,140,548).

Which agencies buy the most under NAICS 611310?

The agencies that obligated the most under NAICS 611310 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are Department of Veterans Affairs ($232,829,442), Department of the Navy ($219,736,181) and Department of Energy ($176,943,126).

Which PSC codes are used with NAICS 611310?

The PSC codes with the most obligated under NAICS 611310 in fiscal years 2026 and 2027 are U005 Tuition, Registration, and Membership Fees; M181 Operation of Government-Owned Contractor-Operated (GOCO) R&D Facilities; and Q523 Surgery Services.

Where is the work under NAICS 611310 performed?

By place of performance, the states with the most contract obligations under NAICS 611310 over the last 12 months are New Jersey ($178,737,037), California ($36,925,747) and New York ($35,185,760).

What is the latest contract opportunity under NAICS 611310?

The latest contract opportunity under NAICS 611310 is Tri-Services Post Secondary Programs in Europe, pre-solicitation from Army Contracting Command (AMC), posted October 29, 2026.

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