Some basic historical college participation statistics from New York State and a set of factors that may influence full-time undergraduate attendance in the future are described. Some specific measures of college participation, including the College Going Rate and the College Entrance Index (CEI), are introduced. The most significant findings are…

Data on New York's fall 1986 higher education enrollment and admissions, presented in 17 tables, includes: trends in degree-credit enrollment in public, independent, and proprietary institutions by institution type (fall 1970-1986); degree-credit enrollments by level of study, sector, and sex; percent distribution of degree-credit enrollment by…