A total of 114 independent colleges and universities were surveyed to estimate the impact of changes in social security taxes over a nine-year period from 1979 through 1987. The model used in the November 1977 NAICU study is retained in this study, which has been expanded to include more detailed tables by institutional type. The tables can…

The Lutheran Education Conference of North America established its Commission on the Future in 1972 and developed a series of proposals for projects that would result in documents useful for planning among the colleges related to the Lutheran Church. At the request of the Commission an overview of the current status of higher education in the…

The question of public aid to private colleges is analyzed in historical perspective and in terms of current trends and future outlook followed by a presentation of applicable federal and state supreme court decisions. (JT)

This analysis of the effects of the National Labor Relations Board jurisdiction over private colleges since 1970 concludes that the employment relationship is not greatly formalized. Organizing is most successful in 2-year institutions with smaller faculties, and the rate of union growth has declined sharply in the last three years. (JT)

This report is part of an annual national survey that examines salaries of full-time teaching faculty in 54 selected academic disciplines. Data for the study were collected from a total of 296 public and 390 private four-year institutions from the baseline year of 1996-97 to the trend year of 1999-2000. This portion of the study covers salary data…

This report is part of an annual national survey that examines salaries of full-time teaching faculty in 54 selected academic disciplines. Data for the study were collected from a total of 296 public and 390 private four-year institutions from the baseline year of 1996-97 to the trend year of 1999-2000. This portion of the study covers salary data…

This report is part of an annual national survey that examines salaries of full-time teaching faculty in 54 selected academic disciplines. Data for the study were collected from a total of 296 public and 390 private four-year institutions from the baseline year of 1996-97 to the trend year of 1999-2000. A data table lists average salaries for both…

This report is part of an annual national survey that examines salaries of full-time teaching faculty in 54 selected academic disciplines. Data for the study were collected from a total of 296 public and 390 private four-year institutions from the baseline year of 1996-97 to the trend year of 1999-2000. A data table lists average salaries for both…

This report is part of an annual national survey that examines salaries of full-time teaching faculty in 54 selected academic disciplines. Data for the study were collected from a total of 296 public and 390 private four-year institutions from the baseline year of 1996-97 to the trend year of 1999-2000. A data table lists average salaries for both…

This report, covering 11,386 faculty in general psychology, is part of an annual national survey of faculty salaries. The survey is in two parts one covering public and one covering private four-year colleges and universities. Data for the l995-96 baseline year and 1998-99 trend year were collected for full-time teaching faculty in 53 selected…

Many colleges are announcing tuition rises of 7 percent to 10 percent, with costs continuing to rise. While the public has accepted tuition increases so far, there is concern that private institutions will price themselves out of the market. Several universities are beginning a new pricing policy favoring returning students. (MSE)

Institutional spending on student aid rose 87 percent from 1980-81 to 1987-88, nearly doubling that of the federal government, with 53 percent of students receiving some aid. Recently, most aid was spent on grants and scholarships, generally based on need. Endowment and gifts supplied 30 percent, tuition and other revenues the remainder. Spending…

Most private colleges are slowing down their tuition increases for fall 1995 to 4-5%. Most public colleges have not yet set tuition. In some cases, student financial aid is being apportioned less generously to raise the student self-help level. Most tuition increases reflect cost of institutional investments in technology. (MSE)

Three distinct eras of higher education are seen as characterizing the 200-year history of Williams College (Massachusetts): first as a Christian college, then as a gentleman's school, and, finally, as a consumer-oriented institution as part of a general trend toward consumerism after World War II resulting from social change and decline in the…

This document summarizes the number of doctoral degrees awarded in the United States between 1920 and 1990 by academic discipline, undergraduate institution, and time period. The data include 914 private, four-year, non-doctoral degree-granting institutions. Individual institutional data are included for a maximum of 360 colleges and universities…