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Woo, Jennie H.; Choy, Susan P. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2011
This Statistics in Brief first examines merit aid and other non-need-based aid from all sources and then focuses on two sources of merit aid widely cited in empirical and policy-oriented literature--postsecondary institutions and states--examining how much merit aid students received and the characteristics of students who received it. It tracks…
Descriptors: Merit Scholarships, Student Financial Aid, Grants, Undergraduate Students
Katsinas, Stephen G.; Friedel, Janice N. – Online Submission, 2010
There are growing pressures for community colleges and regional universities to accommodate the rise in student enrollment. The purpose of this study was to evaluate access and funding issues across public higher education institutions in the United States. Responses to a survey, conducted by the Education Policy Center at the University of…
Descriptors: Higher Education, Public Education, Community Colleges, Access to Education
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Knapp, Laura G.; Kelly-Reid, Janice E.; Whitmore, Roy W. – National Center for Education Statistics, 2007
The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) collects institution-level data from postsecondary institutions in the United States (50 states and the District of Columbia) and other jurisdictions, such as Puerto Rico. In 2005-2006, participation in IPEDS was a requirement for the 6,622 institutions and 83 administrative offices…
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, Enrollment, Graduation Rate, Student Characteristics