Discussion centers on how major universities, e.g., University of California (Stanford) and the University of Michigan, are cutting costs to operate more efficiently. Questions concerning public vs private incentives to cut costs and cost containment strategies as a function of institutional size are addressed. (DB)

Reports on experiences of eight private Long Island (New York) colleges that compete for similar students. Discussion centers on Dowling College and Adelphi University; and Hofstra, a possible exception with a $100 million endowment, which aspires to become a comprehensive regional university. However, most institutions have scaled down grandiose…

Examined the relationships among college prices, expenditures, and revenues within the public and private not-for-profit sectors. The trend analysis and model results found differences in the nature and strength of relationships between costs and prices across types of institutions and within types of institutions over time. (EV)

Introduces Gordon Gee, the new president of Brown University (Rhode Island), noting his previous presidencies of three large public universities and his relatively conservative background. Quotes trustees, faculty, and students who praise his enthusiasm but raise questions about his announcement of a new program prior to faculty consultation. (DB)

This study provides a comprehensive profile of all types of "minority-serving institutions" (MSIs), in the United States and to examine the characteristics of minority students who attend these institutions. The report adds to earlier research focusing on single types of MSIs--primarily Historically Black Colleges and Universities…

Studies student enrollment trends and student affairs staffing patterns at private residential colleges (N=13). Predicts that despite financial difficulties at private colleges, career opportunities for student affairs professionals should remain available until 1992. (Author/ABB)

Administrators of private institutions of higher education need to consider the effect of demand variables on tuition revenue as well as on enrollment. (Author)

Public colleges have become aggressive and sophisticated fund-raisers and feel it is time the corporations notice that public institutions educate a large share of the corporate workforce and conduct research vital to business. At the same time, private colleges have had a decrease in corporate donations. (MSE)

Summarizes College Board data indicating that college tuition and fees rose this year an average of 3.4% at four-year public institutions and 4.7% at four-year private institutions, a decline from previous rates of increase but still greater than the inflation rate. Average tuition and fees ranged from $15,380 at four-year private institutions to…

Analyzes institutional tax forms for 1997-98 earnings of presidents of 475 private colleges, finding that 13 percent earned more than $300,000, eight individuals earned more than $500,000; mean pay rose by 4 percent to $175,389. Reports that institutions claim high salaries are needed to compete with the private sector. Lists the 20 highest…

The U.S. Congress has mandated that the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) produce an annual report to help inform policymakers about the progress of education in the United States. Using data from across the center and from other sources of education data, "The Condition of Education 2015" presents 42 key indicators on…

Data documenting the growth in expenditures among seven types of higher education institutions between 1975 and 1986 are presented, based on information from 152 institutions in the Higher Education General Information Survey reports. The analysis tracks the expenditure growth in administrative and academic functions across the range of 4-year…

The U.S. Department of Education Center for Statistics annually collects data through its Survey of Institutional Characteristics of Colleges and Unversities as part of the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) program. This survey establishes the universe of institutions for all surveys in HEGIS and provides a common base for…

The Committee on Educational Planning, Policies, and Programs of the Board of Governors of the University of North Carolina has adopted detailed, year-by-year projections of anticipated student enrollments in the institutions of higher education of the state for the period 1975-80, with less detailed projections for the years 1984-85 and 1989-90.…

Public and private colleges and universities are ranked according to the 1984 value of their endowments, with changes in value since June 30, 1983, noted when available. Data are from a voluntary comparative performance study by the National Association of College and University Business Officers. (MSE)