October 25, 2009

How the Survey of the Economy's Impact on Colleges Was Conducted

The Chronicle e-mailed the survey on economic conditions in September to officials at 819 four-year institutions, of which 531 were private, nonprofit colleges and 288 were public ones. Chief financial officers were asked to take the survey.

The institutions represented a mix of sizes, endowments, and types, including research, master's, and bachelor's colleges and universities. The survey period was two weeks.

In all, 166 institutions responded, of which 136 were

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