The purpose of this analysis was to examine the persistence, graduation and transfer rates for the recipients of an Educational Assistance Grant (EAG) or Guaranteed Access Grant (GAG) at Maryland public colleges and universities compared to students at these campuses who did not receive either of these awards. The report focuses on new full-time…

This information brief highlights the graduation rates for full-time first-time-in-college students in Florida's State University System (SUS) institutions as well above the national average for public four-year colleges, based on early release data from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Of those who entered the SUS as…

Testing to assess student learning in general education and the extent to which students achieve general education goals at Trenton State College were examined. Faculty reported that the general education program most emphasized both problem solving and communication and research and least emphasized the arts and non-Western civilization. Two…

Information on minority enrollment in 1980 in public and private colleges and universities in Colorado is presented. Additional data elements for the 1980 academic year are minority enrollment by subject field and student level, and first-time minority enrollment (i.e., first-time freshmen, first-time graduates). The three sections of the report…

This report provides statistical data on student enrollment at colleges and universities located in New York State during the fall semester of 1990. Three tables of data are presented: (1) Degree-Credit Enrollment and First-time Students in Institutions of Higher Education by Level of Program and Institutional Classification, New York State, Fall…

The backgrounds, aspirations, attitudes, and activities of Jewish college freshmen who entered college in the fall of 1980 were compared with those of non-Jewish freshmen, as a replication of a 1969 study. Based on the Cooperative Institutional Research Program, extensive data (80 pages) are presented of national norms for freshmen by religious…

Full-time freshmen at the University of the District of Columbia (UDC) were compared with their counterparts at public four-year colleges, predominantly black four-year colleges, and four-year colleges with low selectivity. Similarities and dissimilarities of the groups were measured for the following areas: options of high school preparation,…

The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of various types of living accommodations on the academic performance of college freshmen at West Chester State College (Pennsylvania). Three types of housing were defined: single-sex dormitories, coeducational dormitories, and commuter living accommodations. The association of housing…

This volume (the third of three), displaying statistical tables (98 percent of the report) on enrollment trends for the State University of New York (SUNY), is divided into three parts. Part 1 displays trends from 1959 through 1991, and provides data by individual institution and institutional type regarding the percent of the institution's…

Information on the geographic origin of fall 1980 first-time freshmen for both the public and private sectors of Colorado higher education is presented. Detailed data is also appended by institution and by county of high school. Among the findings are the following: fewer than one-third of the 1979 and 1980 Colorado public high school graduates…

Summer school and fall enrollments in Pennsylvania during 1975 are reported and compared with fall enrollments in the United States, 1972-1975. Statistics are offered for: total enrollments; enrollments in branch campuses and other centers; lower division undergraduate, non-bachelor's degree-credit upper-division, first-professional, graduate, and…

The level and composition of student financial aid for undergraduate students were estimated, with attention to estimated number of aid recipients, the total amount they received, the distribution of aided students by their families' income level, the composition of their aid packages, and the use of computers in the administration of aid. In…

The second annual report on college-going rates for recent graduates in public and private California high schools who were 19 or less when they enrolled as first-time freshmen in Fall 1974 through 1978 is presented. Changes in rates for men and women enrolled in each segment of California higher education from each country and statewide are…

The 1984-1985 Student Data Report, which is derived from the Oklahoma Regents' Unitized Data System, is presented. Statistical data and narrative sections cover movement into college, enrollments, student distribution, student progression, and transfer of students. Specific topics include: average annual movement of Oklahoma students into college…

The report presents data on the distribution of Native American students, faculty, and staff in Oklahoma's public postsecondary education institutions, including community colleges. Data (tables, charts, maps, and narrative) are presented for: Oklahoma's share of Native Americans within the U.S. population; the state's Native American population…