Graduate education in the pharmaceutical sciences is examined. It is suggested that greater flexibility and quality of masters and PhD programs in pharmacy could increase enrollment levels in the graduate pharmaceutical studies. (SF)

In fall 1988, minorities were 18.4 percent of the 13 million total enrollment. The large gains since 1978 are encouraging, but minority enrollment still lags behind Whites. Minority group (American Indians, Asian, Black, Hispanic, and foreign) and White subtotals for all 3,100 institutions surveyed are presented. (MSE)

Presents 1997-98 rankings of postsecondary institutions granting the most minority-student graduate and professional degrees. Institutions granting the most master's and doctoral degrees are listed for all disciplines and discipline groups; those granting the most first professional and medical degrees are listed separately. Within listings, data…

Increasingly, college-student populations in all types of institutions have higher proportions of women, while young men are tending toward lucrative early employment and economic independence. The process begins in high school, where girls are concentrating on college preparation and boys are being recruited by high-technology companies. The…

This is the first in what is intended to be a regular series of short publications. It will enable the effects of the new variable fees arrangements for UK and EU domiciled full-time undergraduates attending Higher Education Funding Council for England (HEFCE) funded higher education institutions (HEIs) in England to be monitored. It brings…

The Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE) is constantly working to provide and extend educational opportunities to all of the state of Nevada. With the rapid population growth experienced in Nevada, there are an increasing number of students eligible for and participating in some form of higher education. The NSHE employs many successful…

The enrollment patterns of residents of the Rancho Santiago Community College District (RSCCD) were evaluated by comparing data on students at Rancho Santiago College (RSC) to 1990 census information. For each city and zip code, the study analyzed ethnic distributions and participation rates. Populations over 18 years of age from zip codes and…

Patterns of enrollment at major U.S. research universities from 1965 to 1977 are examined in terms of headcounts, full-time equivalent students, and full-time and part-time students by type of institutional control, by sex, and by level of study. Data are presented for two groups of research universities: (1) the 51 leading universities in terms…

The 106 traditionally black institutions are identified, the procedures for classifying them are explained, and descriptive information is provided for each of them. Institutions were chosen for inclusion based upon whether they were historically black institutions. Three of the institutions are currently majority-white student bodies: Bluefield…

This investigation begins with an examination of short-term and long-term enrollment trends in a national spectrum of colleges and universities. A review of the literature indicates that substantial increases in enrollment were experienced in all institutions in 1975, but enrollment over the next three decades will fall short of earlier…

The effects of enrollment increases on student achievement in an English polytechnic were evaluated by examining student grades over time and across disciplines in which different grading practices were used. (MSE)

A study ranking private, undergraduate, four-year colleges according to the number of students subsequently receiving doctorates is outlined, and the revised ranking of the top 100 institutions, adjusted to reflect the proportion of the graduating class receiving doctorates, is presented. Selected time periods in the 1916-1976 span were used for…

A study investigated the determinants affecting the number of out-of-state students coming to New York colleges and universities. The analysis, based on 1986 New York migration data, provides evidence that student migrants' home state characteristics (education policies, test scores, per capita income, admission rate, age cohort size, geographic…

Data from a national higher-education database were used to analyze gender inequality among bachelor's-degree recipients. Women continue to receive degrees from institutions that fall below average on several criteria. However, gender differences are small and accounted for by women's relative absence from selective engineering programs and…

This report provides a statistical profile of enrollment trends, student characteristics, and challenges related to total enrollment and the enrollment of specific groups at New Jersey's Hudson County Community College (HCCC). Data and descriptions of trends are provided on student headcount enrollment for fall 1975-95; student gender, race, and…