A commonly used metric for measuring college costs, drawn from data in the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS), is expenditure per full-time equivalent (FTE) student. This article discusses an error in this per FTE calculation when using IPEDS data, especially with regard to community colleges. The problem is that expenditures…

In recent years, there has been unprecedented national focus on the importance of increasing graduation rates for community college students. Many reforms have been tried, but college completion rates remain stubbornly low: Only one-third of entering students graduate with a degree or certificate within five years. Reforms are often short-term,…

In recent years, there has been unprecedented national focus on the importance of increasing the stubbornly low graduation rates of community college students. Most reforms that have been tried are short-term and address one or only a few barriers to student success. The City University of New York's (CUNY's) Accelerated Study in Associate…

This Statistics in Brief describes the undergraduate experiences of students who immigrated to the United States or who had at least one immigrant parent (second-generation Americans). The analysis compares these two groups with all undergraduates (excluding foreign students) and with third-or higher generation American undergraduates whose…

Many adult students struggle to finance their educations, often contending with work and child care expenses in addition to the extra cost of remedial courses. Moreover, there is little need-based grant aid to help. This report presents early findings from an evaluation of a program in New York City targeted to low-income adults (ages 22 to 35)…

The document presents three tables detailing New York college enrollment data for fall 1989. Definitions of seven basic terms as used in the tables (e.g., degree-credit enrollment and full-time/part-time) precede the tables. Table 1 provides data on degree-credit enrollment and first-time students in institutions of higher education by level of…

Data on enrollments and degrees granted during the years 1948 through 1989 are provided for the community colleges under the program of the State University of New York. Data are presented for the system as a whole as well as for each campus. Fall term enrollments in credit courses are broken down by full-/part-time status and by student level…

This report provides statistical data on enrollment and degrees granted by the 66 State University of New York (SUNY) community colleges, colleges, and universities between 1948 and 1994. The first section of the report provides headcount enrollment data for the individual institutions and institutional types as well as system-wide data. The…

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…

This publication offers 17 tables of data on higher education admissions and enrollment in New York State for Fall 1991. The degree-credit and noncredit enrollment information is in the first 15 tables. Tables 1-3 present general trends and summaries of degree-credit enrollment. The next four tables provide summaries of first-time degree-credit…

This publication contains three extensive tables presenting data on college and university enrollment in New York State in the fall of 1992. The data were gathered through the New York State Education Department's Higher Education Data System. The tables are as follows: (1) degree-credit enrollment and first-time students in institutions of higher…

This report (the second of three volumes) presents the results of the annual survey of the geographic origins, or permanent residence, of students attending institutions of the State University of New York during the fall 1990 term. The report presents data on all credit-course students and all institutions of the State University system. Volume…

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…

This report provides statistical data on enrollment and degrees granted by the 66 State University of New York (SUNY) community colleges, colleges, and universities between 1948 and 1993. Community colleges under the sponsorship of the New York City Board of Higher Education which in 1975 became solely part of the City University of New York are…

This report (the first of three volumes) presents the results of the annual survey of the geographic origins, or permanent residence, of students attending institutions of the State University of New York during the fall 1990 term. The report presents tabular data on all credit course students and all institutions of the State University system.…