Information on enrollment in Catholic higher education since 1978 and trends in financial operations and student financial aid are presented, based on an update of a 1980 investigation. Narrative summaries and statistical data address the following areas: total enrollment since 1978 at Catholic postsecondary institutions; enrollment at doctoral universities, other four-year institutions, two-year colleges, women's colleges, and Neylan institutions; total enrollment by sex and full- and part-time status; geographic distribution of Catholic higher education; full- and part-time undergraduate and graduate enrollment; minority enrollment as a percentage of total enrollment; minority enrollment by sex and by enrollment status; institutional characteristics; revenues and expenditures by sources of funds for fiscal years 1978-1979, 1979-1980, and 1980-1981; revenues and expenditures by sources of funds at the five different types of Catholic postsecondary institutions; educational and general expenditures per capita full-time equivalency; tuition and fees per capita full-time equivalency; and 1981-1982 undergraduate dependent student aid by level of aid and specific aid program for Catholic and other private institutions. (SW)