Maryland higher education institutions serve over 360,000 students each year, and enrollment projections indicate that the number of students will continue to grow in upcoming years. While the number of students is expected to increase, so too is the diversity of the student bodies as Maryland's population grows. Alternative educational methods,…

The SREB-State Data Exchange is a cooperative effort of SREB and the statewide higher education governing and coordinating boards in the South. Founded in 1969-1970, it is one of the nation's oldest, most comprehensive sources of comparative data on public higher education. The Data Exchange annually collects, compiles and publishes the most…

The Southern Regional Education Board-State Data Exchange is a one-of-a-kind regional program with 23 statewide higher education governing and coordinating board partners. The Data Exchange annually collects, compiles and publishes: (1) the most current and detailed comparative statistics on postsecondary education in the 16 SREB states; (2)…

This report presents results on the number of Maryland high school graduates who attend Howard Community College (HCC). The number of recent public high school graduates showing up at HCC increased from 384 (spring 1992 graduates) to 443 (spring 1997 graduates). HCC's share of the students who attend college in Maryland has ranged from 36-42% with…

This report presents 44 tables detailing the retention and graduation patterns, by institution, of first-time, full-time students at Maryland's public four-year colleges and universities, from 1977 to 1996 . Specifically, it looks at the number and percent of students retained at their original public four-year campus or who graduated from any…

This report contains information on the retention and graduation patterns of full-time undergraduates at Maryland's public four-year colleges and universities from 1981 to 2001. It looks at the number and percentage of students who were retained at their original public four-year campus and those who graduated from any senior public college or…

This report presents retention and graduation patterns of full-time undergraduate students at Maryland's public four-year colleges and universities from 1980 to 2000. It focuses on the number and percentage of students who were retained at their original campuses and those who graduated from any senior public college or university in the state.…

This document contains statistics in summary form about higher education in Maryland. The first table compares Maryland data to national averages for educational achievement, enrollment, campus mix in enrollments, degrees conferred, average resident undergraduate tuition and fees, state funding, and average faculty salaries. Other tables contain…

This report provides enrollment projections through the year 2008 for community colleges and public four-year institutions in the state of Maryland. Tables detail headcount projections for each higher education institution, with breakdowns by full- and part-time undergraduates and graduate/professional students. Introductory material identifies…

This report presents tables detailing enrollment data for fall 1998 at Maryland's public and independent colleges and universities. Highlights include: (1) total headcount enrollment increased by 3,000 to 264,802, which was the greatest one-year increase since 1990; (2) nearly all the increase was due to a sharp rise in number of full-time…

The extent to which Maryland postsecondary institutions are fulfilling major mission statements is reviewed by campus, and 5-year program plans are presented. In addition, information is presented on enrollments, programs, finance, facilities, faculty, and libraries. The admission criteria implemented by the public four-year institutions are…

These tables provide data on degrees granted for the period 1986-1999 for all Maryland higher education institutions, both public and private. Data for community colleges is organized by institution, by program, and by level (lower division certificate or associate degree), and for all institutions. Data for four-year institutions is grouped by…

Presented are the number of degrees granted by academic field and sex for public and private institutions. One tables presents an aggregation of the 50 states and the District of Columbia; a second table is a regional aggregation of the 14 states in the south (Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, North…

This report presents 27 graphs and tables detailing trends in degrees awarded at Maryland institutions of higher education from 1987 to 1997. Highlights of trend data for degrees awarded by level note that during 1996-97, Maryland institutions awarded over 42,000 certificates and degrees at all levels, nearly one-third more than 10 years earlier;…

This report provides statistical data on retention and graduation patterns of first-time, full-time undergraduates at Maryland's public four-year colleges and universities from 1977 to 1997. Among major findings were: (1) the second-year retention rate of all first-time, full-time undergraduates was 82 percent for the cohort of students entering…