"Making the Grade: Online Education in the United States, 2006--Southern Edition" is based on data collected for the fourth annual report on the state of online education in U.S. higher education. Supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and based on responses from over 700 southern colleges and universities, this year's study, like…

A summary of foreign student enrollments lists the 78 institutions with the largest enrollments and their proportions of the student body, student distribution by field of study, a ranking of countries of origin, and the number of foreign students in each state. (MSE)

Usable responses from 54% of adult-basic-education providers (n=555) in nine states identified how they determine whether adult clients have disabilities, the number with disabilities, and the total with disabilities in the region. Inner city/urban and smaller programs reported significantly more clients with disabilities. (SK)

"Making the Grade: Online Education in the United States, 2006--Midwestern Edition" is based on data collected for the fourth annual report on the state of online education in U.S. Higher Education. Supported by the Alfred P. Sloan Foundation and based on responses from over 500 Midwestern colleges and universities, this year's study,…

A SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED OF LANGUAGE ENROLLMENTS OF 1,278 INDEPENDENT SECONDARY SCHOOLS WHICH (1) OFFERED INSTRUCTION LEADING TO GRADUATION FROM SECONDARY SCHOOL AND (2) OFFERED A COURSE IN A LANGUAGE IN GRADES 9-12. THE DISCUSSION OF THE REPORT COVERED SUMMARY OF DATA AND ANALYSIS OF STATISTICAL TABLES. THE FINDINGS INDICATED THAT ENROLLMENTS IN…

Data are given for the numbers and proportions of foreign students in the 78 U.S. colleges and universities with the largest foreign enrollments, numerical and proportional changes in the last year by field of study, and the number of students coming from each of 65 countries in each state. (MSE)

National data on foreign student enrollment lists the 80 2- and 4-year colleges and universities with the largest foreign student enrollments, the number of foreign students in each state, distribution of students in 1989-90 and 1990-91 by field of study (number and percentage), and countries of origin (ranked, with total student numbers). (MSE)

In October 2005, 68.6 percent of high school graduates from the class of 2005 were enrolled in colleges or universities, according to data released on March 24, 2006 by the U.S. Department of Labor's Bureau of Labor Statistics. The college enrollment rate for recent high school graduates was a historical high for the series dating back to 1959.…

A NATIONAL SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED OF MODERN LANGUAGE OFFERINGS AND ENROLLMENTS IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS. DATA FOR THIS SURVEY WERE PROVIDED BY STATE LANGUAGE CONSULTANTS, STATISTICIANS, AND DIRECTORS AND SUPERVISORS OF SECONDARY EDUCATION. DISCUSSIONS INCLUDED (1) NATIONAL ENROLLMENTS, (2) THE NDEA AND MODERN LANGUAGES, (3) SUMMARY TABLES…

The number of private, public, and total universities, four-year colleges, and two-year colleges are charted to show fall 1983 student enrollments of: under 200, 200-499, 500-999, 1,000-2,499, 2,500-4,999, 5,000-9,999, 10,000-19,999, 20,000-29,999, and 30,000 or more. (MSE)

A study of the effects of the gender composition of U.S. medical school classes on the specialty choices of graduates during 1970-76, the period of greatest growth in female medical school enrollment, shows only weak statistical effects. The variation in specialty choice patterns across schools suggests a need for further investigation. (MSE)

Presents findings of an annual enrollment survey of journalism and mass communication programs in the United States. Discusses growth rates of enrollment and degrees granted, 10 largest programs, number of schools offering sequences or specializations, and enrollment and degrees granted by gender and by racial or ethnic classification. (SR)

The 57 colleges and universities enrolling the most freshman Merit Scholars named in 1989 are listed, with the total number of Merit Scholarship winners and the number whose scholarships were paid for by the institution. Overall, 6,290 freshman Merit Scholars were enrolled, 3,228 at private and 2,652 at public institutions. (Author/MSE)

Results of the 1991 national survey of enrollment of limited-English-proficient (LEP) elementary, secondary, and adult students are reported. The survey elicited data from all chief state school officers in March and May of 1991. The first section consists of a narrative summary of the report's findings. The larger second section contains two sets…

A NATIONAL SURVEY WAS CONDUCTED TO DETERMINE ENROLLMENTS IN MODERN LANGUAGE COURSES OFFERED IN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLS. THE REPORT WAS DIVIDED INTO THREE PARTS -- ENROLLMENTS IN THE PUBLIC SCHOOLS, ENROLLMENTS IN THE INDEPENDENT SCHOOLS, AND ENROLLMENTS IN THE LABORATORY SCHOOLS. AN ADDENDUM WHICH GAVE 1959-60 FOREIGN LANGUAGE ENROLLMENTS IN ELEMENTARY…