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Ellis, Susanne D. – 1980
A survey of 1978-79 graduate degree recipients in physics and astronomy was undertaken to determine the characteristics of students and employment opportunities. Information is presented on: employment offers for new physics masters and doctorate recipients, 1974-79; characteristics of the 1978-79 graduate physics student population, and of…
Descriptors: Astronomy, College Graduates, Doctoral Degrees, Employment Experience
Brigman, S. Leellen; Leiter, Virginia G. – 1979
The quantity and type of writing demands in the undergraduate curriculum, as reported by students enrolled at the Bloomington campus of Indiana University in fall semester of 1977, are investigated. The study is based on reports of students enrolled in 27 class sections of two freshman English courses, Elementary Composition I and Introduction to…
Descriptors: Assignments, College Curriculum, College Freshmen, College Students
Fuller, Earl H. – 1978
A questionnaire was administered to 1977 degree recipients at North Carolina State University regarding their post-graduation plans. Those who did not respond to the spring survey and those who responded but reported unemployment were mailed a followup questionnaire. The following information is presented: post-graduation statistics for bachelor's…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates, Doctoral Degrees, Employment Services
Download full textNational Science Foundation, Washington, DC. Div. of Science Resources Studies. – 1982
Statistical data on research and development (R&D) expenditures from the 1980 Survey of Scientific and Engineering Expenditures at Universities and Colleges are presented. Information was obtained from 514 schools and 19 federally funded R&D centers. In order to provide national totals for academic R&D expenditures, estimates were made…
Descriptors: College Instruction, Comparative Analysis, Engineering, Environmental Research
de Wolf, Virginia A. – 1979
Data on the academic performance of Washington State community college (CC) and four-year college transfers entering the University of Washington (UW) autumn quarters, 1973 to 1976, were studied. Students having attended more than one collegiate institution were eliminated, leaving samples of approximately 1,000 transfers for each quarter.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Credits, College Students, Community Colleges
State Univ. of New York, Albany. Office of Institutional Research and Analytical Studies. – 1978
Comprehensive data on students attending the State University of New York are presented. The major tables in the report array four fundamental student characteristics: age group, sex level (undergraduate/graduate), and workload (part-time/full-time). Summary data are presented for the entire system and for each institutional type within the…
Descriptors: Age, College Students, Educational Trends, Enrollment
Stafford, Thomas H., Jr.; Council, Kathryn A. – 1974
As a followup study, the academic performance of 120 black students who entered North Carolina State University as new freshmen in the fall of 1970, 1971, and 1972 was examined in order to determine whether the University Predicted Grade Average (UPGA) equation is biased for black students. Major findings are: (1) for both marginal black students…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Bias, Black Students, College Admission
Council, Kathryn A. – 1976
A questionnaire was administered to 1975 degree recipients at North Carolina State University regarding their post-graduation plans. Those who did not respond to the spring survey and those who responded but reported unemployment were mailed a followup questionnaire. Information is presented for bachelor's degree recipients by department; job…
Descriptors: Bachelors Degrees, College Graduates, Doctoral Degrees, Employment Services
Fuller, Earl H. – 1978
A survey conducted in 1977 at North Carolina State University on drugs was designed to measure usage rates for four types of drugs: marijuana, hallucinogens (such as LSD, mescaline, and psilocybin); amphetamines and barbituates; and narcotics (heroin, opium, and morphine). The questionnaire was also designed to determine student attitudes on…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Students, Comparative Analysis, Drug Abuse
Council of Ontario Universities, Toronto. – 1981
Macro-indicators concerning finances of Ontario universities for 1970-71 to 1979-80 are considered, along with supporting data that might be used to generate such indicators, and complementary analyses that might be used to enhance understanding of both indicators and data. Operating revenue in constant dollars has been identified per…
Descriptors: Budgeting, College Faculty, Comparative Analysis, Educational Finance
Brigman, S. Leellen – 1978
The 4,987 freshmen who entered the Bloomington campus of Indiana University in the fall of 1977 were used to establish two schemes for predicting first-semester grade point averages. Three sets of prediction equations and a graphic scheme for determining probable grade point averages were provided. Entering freshmen norms were included for SAT…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Grade Point Average
Viehe, John Henry – 1975
Differences in academic performance of residents in the various sections and dormitories during the fall semester 1974 at North Carolina State University were studied. Other study objectives were as follows: to develop a methodology to measure academic performance of freshmen residents adjusted for ability, sex, and differential grading…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Freshmen, College Housing, Comparative Analysis
Dailey, Dianne; Stafford, Thomas H., Jr. – 1975
A study was conducted at North Carolina State University to evaluate coed residence halls. The study objectives were to compare changes in the following variables for coed residents with those for residents of single sex halls: self-confidence, participation in campus and residence hall activities, perceived personal development in relationships…
Descriptors: Coeducation, College Housing, College Students, Dormitories
California Univ., Berkeley. Office of Institutional Research. – 1978
Extensive data tables provide information on new, continuing, and returning student enrollments; full- and part-time students; undergraduates by college, school, or program and class level; majors; undergraduates and graduate students by department; students in the education abroad program; residence at admission; sources of new undergraduates by…
Descriptors: Age, College Faculty, Departments, Enrollment
Prather, James E.; Kodras, Janet E. – 1977
The purpose of the investigation was to examine the longitudinal trends in graduate course grades, controlling for selected academic and personal characteristics of students. Stepwise multiple regression was used to analyze 138 separate courses. The study population consisted of 7,002 graduate students who had attempted 25 or more quarter hours as…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Courses, Grade Point Average, Grades (Scholastic)
