Between 1830 and 1850, the number of colleges __________.

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According to the context, the number of colleges between 1830 and 1850 "more than doubled," indicating an increase of at least 100 percent, which rules out options A and B as possible choices. Option D suggests an increase of over 400 percent, which is not supported by the text. Therefore, the best answer is C, which indicates that the number of colleges during this period increased by more than twofold.

Between 1830 and 1850, the Number of Colleges __________