The Pell Grant is targeted to students with the greatest financial need, and many policymakers find the Pell Grant a useful policy lever for promoting access and success for students from lower- and moderate-income backgrounds. There are several examples where policymakers use Pell eligibility to allocate resources and hold colleges accountable…

The cost for higher education increased nearly 55% from 2002 to 2012, while state appropriations decreased 12% over the same time period (Government Accountability Office, 2014). The cost burden has been shifted heavily on students and their families as institutions have raised the cost of attendance in order to make up for declines in state…

What do state policies say about how to fund postsecondary education? This 50-State Comparison answers this question by searching state statutes, state rules and regulations, enacted state budget bills, and state postsecondary education agency policies that address postsecondary education budgeting and funding. According to the content of the…

College graduation rates are a source of concern; many students fail to complete degree programs and therefore miss out on the socioeconomic benefits accruing to college graduates. Some have proposed that colleges be evaluated based on their graduation rates, with financial aid dollars directed away from poor performers. However, none of these…

The "2019 Nebraska Higher Education Progress Report" is the fourteenth annual report designed to provide the Nebraska Legislature with comparative statistics to monitor and evaluate progress toward achieving three major goals for Nebraska's postsecondary education system: (1) Increase the number of students who enter postsecondary…

Graduation outcomes are analyzed at public and private baccalaureate colleges and universities in the United States. The purpose is to determine the effect of institutional characteristics on a binary indicator of college graduation. The effect of the percentage of Pell grant recipients on graduation outcomes is of primary interest, controlling…

The consequences of planned and unplanned developments in higher education since 1968, such as the Open University, the Independent University, stagnation in student demand, and especially, the disintegration of the University Grants Committee system of financing in universities, are considered. (Author/JMD)

Student financial aid trends for 1980 to 1984 are described in a narrative summary and statistical tables and graphs. Information is provided on 1984-1985 estimated student aid by source (institutional aid, state grants, veterans benefits, Pell grants, federal campus-based aid, Guaranteed Student Loans, and other federal programs. Data are also…

Student financial aid trends from 1980 to 1986 are described in a narrative summary accompanied by statistical tables and graphs. Information is provided on 1985-1986 estimated student aid by source (institutional aid, state grants, veterans benefits, Pell Grants, federal campus-based aid, Guaranteed Student Loans and Parent Loans for…

Student financial aid trends from 1980 to 1987 are described in a narrative summary and statistical tables and graphs. Information is provided on 1986-1987 estimated student aid by source (institutional aid, state grants, veterans benefits, Pell grants, federal campus-based aid, Guaranteed Student Loans and Parent Loans for Undergraduate Students,…

Data summaries illustrated by charts and graphs are presented with some commentary for the years 1970-71, 1972-73, and 1973-74 for the approximately 3,000 postsecondary institutions, including branch campuses, in the U.S. enrolling about 9 million students. Statistics include enrollment (total enrollment and full-time equivalent enrollment and the…

The New York State Office of the Comptroller performed an audit of the Tuition Assistance Program (TAP) at Long Island University, Brooklyn Campus. Long Island University (LIU) is an independent institution of higher education offering more than 62 academic and professional programs at the graduate and undergraduate levels at its Brooklyn campus.…

The purpose of this study was to determine how accessible private and corporate grant-making foundations were to private institutions of higher education. Tax returns for 1975 were examined from 312 foundations, and a total of 2,878 grants to institutions of higher education amounting to $126,920,000 was identified. Private institutions of higher…

The second edition of this annual profile presents a combination of statistics and indicators concerning national and state involvement, support and performance in higher education. Twelve statistical tables are provided for each state, the District of Columbia and the nation covering enrollment, full-time faculty, revenues, expenditures, and…

This report presents the types of financial support (grants, loans, scholarships and student employment) received by students at Maryland colleges and universities during the 1995-96 academic year. Data tables are organized in the following sections: undergraduate students by segment, graduate students by segment, community colleges, public…