Tabular data are presented that classify the employees and colleges and universities in New York state from 1972 through 1976. Definitions are included for occupational activities and program function, or the institutional purpose for which a particular set of employee activities is designed or exists. Categories of occupational activities include: executive, administrative, and managerial; instructional (faculty and teaching assistants); professional (research, business, health, etc.); and nonprofessional (technical, office, crafts and trades, and service). The four program function groupings include: instruction program; organized research program; public service program; and academic support, student service, and institutional support. The tables provide data on numbers of employees classified by occupation, by professional or nonprofessional status, in public and independent institutions, and by institutional type. (LBH)