This report, the 24th in an annual series on research expenditures of Texas public institutions of higher education, is based on data provided by each institution for fiscal year 1990. Institutions were asked to ensure that the data reported were consistent with their annual financial reports, and that they used a set of established definitions…

This report provides recent (1991-92) facts and figures, about higher education in the United States. Sections of the report present statistical data concerning the following areas: student enrollment, student financial aid, tuition and fees, faculty and staff, educational finances, degrees awarded, research activity, and results from extension…

Fund-raising by public colleges and universities has been important in their founding and operation throughout U.S. history. At first, fund-raising was the responsibility of the president, and later also of trustees and regents. The term "development" came into use in the 1920s, when private donations were solicited to supplement public funding.…