This survey gathered information on programs at institutions of higher education that are designed to increase the access of educationally or economically disadvantaged elementary and secondary students to higher education. In addition the study aimed to compare Upward Bound, one prominent federally funded program, with others around the nation.…

This document presents two sets of data for Texas public institutions of higher learning: (1) the number of women faculty and (2) enrollment of racial and ethnic minority students. Text summaries and data tables for women include: full-time faculty, including tenured and tenure-track; full-time faculty new hires; full-time faculty promotions;…

Based on data submitted annually by publicly supported postsecondary institutions in Colorado, this report presents three sets of detailed data tables on student graduation, transfer, and persistence rates from fall 1986 through fall 1991. The first set of tables presents completion and persistence rates for first-time two-year college students in…

This paper presents information on trends in racial diversity at Texas institutions of higher education and reports on progress of a 5-year plan to increase minority involvement through 14 tables and associated explanatory narrative. The Texas Plan targets goals of percentage representation of Blacks, and Hispanic throughout public higher…

This report presents revenue and expenditure data for U.S. higher education institutions in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for fiscal year l996 (FY 1996). Higher education institutions are defined as postsecondary institutions, granting associate or higher degrees, eligible for Title IV federal financial aid programs. Data is based on…

This annual report provides a statement of the mission of the New Mexico Commission on Higher Education and an overview of its major initiatives and accomplishments, reflecting the Commission's emphasis on achieving the policy goals set forth in a 1988 strategic plan and a 1990 management plan. It analyzes, via text and tables, the following…

The members of the National Association of State Scholarship and Grant Programs (NASSGP) are surveyed annually in order to collect data on state and territory funded scholarship and grant programs to those undergraduate and graduate students who wish to attend public or private postsecondary institutions. The following are among the highlights…

The members of the National Association of State Scholarship and Grant Programs (NASSGP) are surveyed annually to collect data on state and territory funded scholarship and grant programs to undergraduate and graduate students to attend public or private postsecondary institutions. The following are among the highlights reported in this year's…

This report provides enrollment trend information for public four-year colleges and universities for the period fall 1990 through fall 1997. Several trends are highlighted: during this period, total enrollment fell 0.5 percent to 5.77 million students; enrollment of racial/ethnic minorities rose 24.5 percent; white enrollment fell 10.8 percent.…

This report presents the findings for public four-year colleges and universities that participated in ACT's 2010 What Works in Student Retention survey. The report contains information pertinent to only these institutions. Appended are: (1) Data for Public Four-Year Colleges and Universities; and (2) What Works in Student Retention: Instrument.…

The State of Washington has set an enrollment goal of reaching the 70th percentile participation rate for upper-division and graduate/professional enrollments by 2020 with lower-division growth maintaining the current participation rate. From 1997-2010, the enrollment plan proposes to increase enrollments at the main campuses to physical capacity,…

This report reviews the status of certain aspects of public higher education in Colorado in order to provide educators, public policymakers, and the public a measurement of the performance of Colorado college students and the higher education system as a whole. Data is provided on students, degrees, faculty, and higher education finance. The…

Information on student financial assistance at Arizona's three public universities is presented as one working paper in the final report of the Arizona Board of Regents' (ABOR) Task Force on Excellence, Efficiency and Competitiveness. Statistics are provided on the following: students; distribution of financial aid; federal financial aid; state…

"Entering the Mainstream: The Quality and Extent of Online Education in the United States, 2003 and 2004" represents the second annual study of the state of online education in U.S. Higher Education. Supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation, this year's study, like last year's, is aimed at answering some of the fundamental questions about the…

The Houston Community College (HCC) 2008-2009 Fact Book provides statistical information about the college district. It is important for the reader to be aware that data presented in this publication may differ slightly from statistics found in other district reports. Such variances may result from differences in the source of information used…