> ## Documentation Index
> Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://developers.openalex.org/llms.txt
> Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further.

# Institution Types Overview

> All institution type values in OpenAlex

Institution types classify the kind of organization. Values are derived from [ROR](https://ror.org/) data.

## Values

| ID           | Display name |
| ------------ | ------------ |
| `archive`    | archive      |
| `company`    | company      |
| `education`  | education    |
| `facility`   | facility     |
| `government` | government   |
| `healthcare` | healthcare   |
| `nonprofit`  | nonprofit    |
| `other`      | other        |

Use these values with the `type` filter on institutions: `filter=type:education`

See the [Institutions guide](/api-reference/institutions) for more about institution types.