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, 2005-6 to 2015-16
High-School Dropout Rates, 2003

» Table: Number of institutions, average pay of full-time faculty members, and degrees awarded

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Number of Colleges and Universities, 2003-4
States' Share of Total U.S. College Enrollment, Fall 2002

» Table: Enrollment, enrollment of minority students, and test scores

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Proportion of College Students Who Are Minority-Group Members, Fall 2002
Proportion of College Students Who Are Enrolled at 4-Year Institutions, Fall 2002

» Table: Graduation rates, average tuition and fees, state appropiations, state spending on student aid, research spending by universities, federal funds for research at colleges and universities

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Proportion of College Students Who Are Enrolled at Public Institutions, Fall 2002
Percentage Change in State Appropriations for Higher Education, 2003-4 to 2004-5

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STUDENTS

Admissions
» Proportion of Colleges Using Various Selection Criteria for Undergraduate Admission, 2003-4

Test Scores
» Average Scores on the ACT by Sex and Racial and Ethnic Group, 2005
» Average Scores on the SAT by Sex and Racial and Ethnic Group, 2004

Financial Aid
»Proportion of Undergraduates Receiving Financial Aid, 2003-4
» Student Financial Aid, 2003-4
» Average Amount of Financial Aid to Undergraduates, 2003-4

Merit Scholars
» College With the Most Freshman Merit Scholars, 2004

Enrollment
» Proportion of 18- to 24-Year-Olds Enrolled in College
» Campuses With the Largest Enrollments, Fall 2002
» College Enrollment by Age of Students, Fall 2003
» Number of Colleges by Enrollment, Fall 2002
» College Enrollment by Racial and Ethnic Group, Selected Years
» Projections of College Enrollment, Degrees and High-school Graduates

Educational Attainment
» Educational Attainment of the U.S. Population

Freshman Views and Activities
» Attitudes and Characteristics of Freshmen at 4-Year Colleges, Fall 2004

Doctorates
» Characteristics of Recipients of Earned Doctorates, 2003
» Universities Awarding the Most Earned Doctorates, 2003

Graduation
» 6-Year Graduation Rates of 1996-97 Freshmen at 4-Year Institutions

Foreign Students and Study Abroad
» Institutions Enrolling the Most Foreign Students, 2003-4
» Foreign Students' Countries of Origin, 2003-4

Degrees Conferred
» Earned Degrees Conferred, 2002-3
» Degrees Conferred by Racial and Ethnic Group, 2002-3
» Degrees Awarded by Type of Institution, 2002-3

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FACULTY & STAFF

Administrators
» Median Salaries of College Administrators by Job Category and Type of Institution, 2004-5
» Median Salaries of Midlevel College Administrators by Job Category and Type of Institution, 2004-5
» Characteristics of College Presidents, 2001
» Trends in Faculty Employment

Faculty Members

» Average Faculty Salaries in Selected Fields at 4-Year Institutions, 2004-5
» Tenure Status of Full-Time Faculty Members by Type of Institution, 2003-4
» Average Salaries of Full-Time Faculty Members, 2004-5
» Number of Full-Time Faculty Members by Sex, Rank, and Racial and Ethnic Group, Fall 2003

College Employees
» Employees in Colleges and Universities by Racial and Ethnic Group, Fall 2003

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RESOURCES

Research and Development
» Top Institutions in Total Research-and-Development Expenditures for Science and Engineering, Fiscal 2003
» Defense Department Contracts and Grants to Nonprofit Institutions, Fiscal Year 2004
» Top Institutions in Federal Research-and-Development Expenditures for Science and Engineering, Fiscal 2003
» Major Private Gifts to Higher Education Since 1967

Licensing
» Top Institutions in Licensing Income, Fiscal 2003

Fund Raising
» Sources of Voluntary Support for Higher Education, 2003-4
» Voluntary Support by Type of Institution, 2003-4
» Top Fund Raisers, 2003-4

Endowments
» College and University Endowments Over $150-Million, 2004
» Largest Endowments per Student, 2004

Libraries
» Holdings of University Research Libraries in U.S. and Canada, 2003-4

Tuition and College Costs
» Range of Tuition at 4-Year Institutions, 2004-5
» Average College Costs, 2004-5
» Total Return on College Endowments

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INSTITUTIONS

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