Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools

📘 Source: U.S. Census Bureau — 2022 NAICS Manual

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. Illustrative Examples: Colleges (except junior colleges) Theological seminaries offering baccalaureate or graduate degrees Military academies, college-level Universities Professional schools (e.g., business administration, dental, law, medical)

NAICS code 611310 — Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools — is used in SAM.gov to identify businesses whose primary activity falls within this classification. When you add this code to your SAM.gov entity registration, contracting officers searching for vendors in the Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools space will be able to find your business.

If this code represents your primary business activity, designate it as your primary NAICS code. Your primary NAICS code determines your size standard for any contract solicited under this code. With a size standard of $34.5M average annual receipts, your business must be at or below this threshold to qualify as a small business for set-aside contracts under NAICS 611310.

What is NAICS code 611310?

NAICS code 611310 is 'Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools', classified under the Educational Services sector (NAICS 61). 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 scho

What is the SBA small business size standard for NAICS code 611310?

The SBA defines a small business under NAICS code 611310 (Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools) as one with $34.5M average annual receipts. This size standard determines eligibility for small business set-aside contracts, 8(a), HUBZone, WOSB, and SDVOSB programs in SAM.gov.

How do I register NAICS code 611310 in SAM.gov?

To register NAICS code 611310 in SAM.gov: (1) Log in at sam.gov, (2) Navigate to your Entity Registration, (3) Go to the Assertions section, (4) Add 611310 (Colleges, Universities, and Professional Schools) to your NAICS code list. You may designate one code as your Primary NAICS code.