Two-year colleges enroll twice as many foreign students as a decade ago, as the students seek educational opportunities in the United States that meet their interests and budgets. For many, two-year colleges are a step to a university degree. Data on colleges and universities with the highest foreign-student enrollments and on state enrollments…

Data on educational opportunity for U.S.A., Seden, Spain and Germany are used to portray diverse status profiles of students. Then changes in rates of attendance for three status categories in Sweden from 1950 to 1970 are measured in three ways. Results show a strong tendency toward social "democratization" in Sweden. (Editor/JT)

An analysis of the status of undergraduate linguistics programs in the United States and Canada includes information about 165 U.S. and 18 Canadian institutions. It presents: alphabetic and state-by-state listings of the institutions offering linguistics education, including the recent history of their participation in the Linguistic Society of…

THIS REPORT ON FOREIGN LANGUAGE ENROLLMENTS, THE EIGHTH IN A SERIES PUBLISHED ANNUALLY, SHOWS THE LANGUAGE ENROLLMENT DISTRIBUTION IN PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS (GRADES 7 TO 12) WHICH, IN 1965, WAS 85.8 PERCENT ENROLLED IN SPANISH, FRENCH, GERMAN, RUSSIAN, AND ITALIAN, 13.9 PERCENT ENROLLED IN LATIN, AND 0.3 PERCENT IN "OTHER" LANGUAGES.…

Based on 1974-75 financial data and 1975-76 projections the author concludes that for private colleges the faculty-student ratio has changed little, new programs far outnumber terminations, faculty performance has improved, enrollments are slightly up. Debit side: students less well prepared, faculty salaries hurt by inflation. (Editor/JT)

Total enrollment in U.S. medical schools rose in 1981-82 but more slowly than previously. Composition of the student population has changed considerably, with percentage increases in women students. Underrepresented minorities were over eight percent of total enrollments. Minority and ethnic group breakdowns are presented in tabular form. (MSE)

An annual survey reports a 2.9 percent rise in the number of foreign students in the United States, with Asians accounting for over half. Tables based on the survey indicate the institutions with the largest enrollments, distribution by field of study, source countries, and state totals. (MSE)

THIS REPORT OF FOREIGN LANGUAGE OFFERINGS AND ENROLLMENTS IN THE PUBLIC SECONDARY SCHOOLS OF THE UNITED STATES IS FOR THE ACADEMIC YEAR 1963-64. CHARTS AND TABLES SHOW DETAILED STATE-BY-STATE COMPARISONS BETWEEN THE 1962-63 AND 1963-64 SCHOOL YEARS. COMPARATIVE STATISTICS BACK TO 1958 ARE ALSO SHOWN, BUT NOT BY INDIVIDUAL STATE. GENERAL,…

Some of the errors associated with use of data from the National Center for Education Statistics' Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) are described, 1980 HEGIS and census reports of college enrollment are compared in tables of data, and a more cautious use of HEGIS data is recommended. (MSE)

A list of the 75 U.S. colleges and universities with the largest foreign student enrollment is given, along with the number and percentage enrollment, a table of foreign student enrollment distribution by field of study and numerical and percentage changes since the previous year, and a list of the 63 countries from which at least 1,000 students…

An all-time high in medical school enrollments is reported in this statistical report. Data are given by sex, by racial/ethnic group and citizenship, and by class level, racial/ethnic group, and citizenship. (LBH)

Six tables provide statistics on educational development in the U.S.S.R.: (1) literacy rates; (2) numbers of recipients of higher and secondary education; (3) various social groups' educational levels; (4) educational levels by Republic; (5) enrollment in various types of educational establishments; and (6) evening shift general educative schools…

A record number (84,000) of United States students studied abroad for credit in 1994-95, a 10% increase over the previous year. Most were white and female. The trend is attributed to efforts to promote international education and better government and institutional policies. Over half those studying abroad attend programs of one semester or less;…

Enrollments of American Indians, Asians, blacks, Hispanics, whites, and foreign college students in 1992 are presented for each state and the District of Columbia.A map also indicates the percentage of each state's enrollment that is minority. (MSE)

"Making the Grade: Online Education in the United States, 2006" represents the fourth annual report on the state of online learning in U.S. higher education. This year's study, like those for the previous three years, is aimed at answering some of the fundamental questions about the nature and extent of online education. Supported by the Alfred P.…