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The Chronicle of Higher Education: Almanac

The Nation


AN OVERVIEW:
A Look at College Enrollment Trends, Demographics, Faculty Pay, Tuition and Fees, and More.

NATIONWIDE INFORMATION:
» Table: Population, educational attainment of adults, per-capita income, poverty rate, high-school graduates, and high-school dropout rate
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Projected Change in the Number of High-School Graduates
High-School Dropout Rates
» Table: Number of institutions, average pay of full-time faculty members, and degrees awarded
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Number of Colleges and Universities
» Table: Enrollment, enrollment of minority students, and test scores
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Proportion of College Students Who Are Minority-Group Members
Proportion of College Students Who Are Enrolled at 4-Year Institutions
Proportion of College Students Who Are Enrolled at Public Institutions
States' Share of Total U.S. College Enrollment

» Table: Average tuition and fees, expenditures, state appropriations, state spending on student aid, research spending by universities, and federal funds for research at colleges and universities
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Percentage Change in State Appropriations for Higher Education

STUDENTS

Academic Offerings
» Number of Colleges by Highest Academic Offering
» Proportion of Colleges Offering Special Learning Opportunities and Selected Student Services

Admissions
» Proportion of Colleges Using Selection Criteria for Admission

Degrees Conferred
» Earned Degrees Conferred
» Degrees Conferred by Racial and Ethnic Group
» Degrees Awarded by Type of Institution

Doctorates
» Characteristics of Recipients of Earned Doctorates
» Universities Awarding the Most Earned Doctorates

Financial Aid
» Proportion of Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid
» Student Financial Aid

Educational Attainment
» Educational Attainment of the U.S. Population by Racial and Ethnic Group

Enrollment
» Campuses With the Largest Enrollments
» College Enrollment by Age of Students
» Number of Colleges by Enrollment
» College Enrollment by Racial and Ethnic Group
» Proportion of 18-to-24-Year-Olds Enrolled in College
» Projections of College Enrollment, Degrees Conferred, and High-School Graduates

Foreign Students and Study Abroad
» Foreign Students' Countries of Origin
» Institutions Enrolling the Most Foreign Students

Freshmen Views and Activities
» Attitudes and Characteristics of Freshmen

Grades
» Undergraduate Grade-Point Averages

Merit Scholars
» Colleges With the Most Freshman Merit Scholars

Test Scores
» Average ACT Scores by Sex and by Racial and Ethnic Group
» Average SAT by Sex and by Racial and Ethnic Group


FACULTY & STAFF

Administrators
» Median Salaries of Top Administrators by Type of Institution
» Median Salaries of Midlevel Administrators by Type of Institution
» Characteristics of College Presidents

Faculty Members
» Average Salaries of Full-Time Faculty Members
» Average Faculty Salaries in Selected Fields
» Number of Full-Time Faculty Members by Sex, Rank, and Racial and Ethnic Group
» Trends in Faculty Employment
» Tenure Status of Full-Time Faculty Members by Type of Institution

College Employees
» Employees in Colleges and Universities by Racial and Ethnic Group


RESOURCES

Finances
» Finances of Colleges and Universities

Endowments
» College and University Endowments Over $125-Million
» Largest Endowments per Student
» Total Return on College Endowments

Fund Raising
» Sources of Voluntary Support for Higher Education
» Voluntary Support by Type of Institution
» Largest Private Gifts to Higher Education
» Top Fund Raisers

Libraries
» Holdings of University Research Libraries

Research and Development
» Defense Department Contracts and Grants to Nonprofit Institutions
» Top Institutions in Federal Research-and-Development Expenditures

Tuition and College Costs
» Range of Tuition at 4-Year Institutions
» Average College Costs


INSTITUTIONS

Public Opinion on Higher Education
» The Chronicle's second annual Survey of Public Opinion in Higher Education shows that the American people's faith in the value of colleges remains strong, despite concerns about admissions.

Carnegie Classifications
» Carnegie Groupings of Doctorate-Granting Institutions
» Carnegie Groupings of Liberal-Arts Colleges

For-Profit Higher Education
» The Chronicle Index of For-Profit Higher Education
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