This report documents the results to date of reforms underway from the State University of New York (SUNY) Strong Start to Finish, one of the six systems that make up the first phase of the Strong Start to Finish initiative, an initiative of Education Commission of the States. SUNY is using its Strong Start to Finish resources to support…

This essay seeks to explain the history that led to the establishment of First-Year Writing at Binghamton University, a program which offers a set of electives that complement discipline-specific and writing-across-the-curriculum courses while providing first-year students a common experience in and comprehensive introduction to college writing.

Three tables present statistical data on the number of enrollments in New York State colleges and universities in the Fall of 1988. Statistics are provided for all students in programs which are creditable toward a credit-bearing diploma, certificate, or degree, and for undergraduate first-time students. The tables categorize the data by level of…

The population studied is the group of 2,329 students who entered SUNY/Buffalo as full-time freshmen in the fall of 1974; 89 percent are represented in the study. Data are reported on: major distribution, by both sex and total numbers; certainty of major choice; factors influencing choice of major; academic degree expectations, by program (equal…

This document presents tables of data on enrollment and geographic origins of first-time, full-time students attending postsecondary institutions in New York State for 6 years between 1981 through 1992. Categories of data include county of residence of students, names of individual colleges, and institutional sector (State University of New York,…

This report presents data concerning the distribution of 1989-90 high school graduates of New York State's public and nonpublic schools. The data were secured through the Education Department's Basic Educational Data System and reflect the status of graduates, as reported by school principals, in the fall of 1990. Table 1 presents trends in the…

This report provides statistical data on student enrollment at colleges and universities located in New York State during the fall semester of 1990. Three tables of data are presented: (1) Degree-Credit Enrollment and First-time Students in Institutions of Higher Education by Level of Program and Institutional Classification, New York State, Fall…

Descriptions of characteristics of entering freshmen are useful in identifying an important segment of the university population and in detecting changing trends and attitudes that could significantly affect the functions of the university. In a survey of freshmen at SUNY/Buffalo, results indicated that: entering freshmen are extremely optimistic…

This report (the first of three volumes) presents the results of the annual survey of the geographic origins, or permanent residence, of students attending institutions of the State University of New York during the fall 1990 term. The report presents tabular data on all credit course students and all institutions of the State University system.…

Statistical tables are presented on college and university enrollment in New York State, fall 1976. This preliminary report covers: (1) degree-credit enrollment and first-time students in institutions of higher education by level of program and institutional classification; (2) degree-credit enrollment and first-time students by level of program…

This report (the third of three volumes) presents the results of the annual survey of the geographic origins, or permanent residences, of students attending institutions of the State University of New York during the fall 1990 term. The report includes tabular data on all credit course students and all institutions of the State University system.…

This three-volume report presents the results of the annual survey of the geographic origins, or permanent residences, of students attending institutions of the State University of New York (SUNY) during the Fall 1994 term. The first volume summarizes: (1) the distribution of all credit course students by load (full-time/part-time), level…

This three-volume report presents the results of the annual survey of the geographic origins, or permanent residence, of students attending institutions of the State University of New York (SUNY) during the Fall 1993 term. The first volume summarizes: (1) the distribution of all credit course students by load (full-time/part-time), level…

Data on geographic origins, or permanent residences, of first-time students at the State University of New York are presented for fall 1977 and fall 1978. Student data elements are student load (full-time or part-time) and permanent residence; institutional data elements are institutional location and, in the case of community colleges,…

This three-volume report presents the results of the annual survey of the geographic origins, or permanent residence, of students attending institutions of the State University of New York (SUNY) during the fall 1992 term. The first volume summarizes: (1) the distribution of all credit course students by load (full-time/part-time), level…