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Featured Data
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Economy Changed Freshmen's Plans but Didn't Shake Their Confidence
Ambitious and harried, waylaid by a bad economy: That's the typical freshman this year, according to an annual national profile.
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Who Are the Undergraduates?
While many leave home at 18, live on leafy campuses, and party hard, many others commute, work full time, and are parents. Explore data on 22 million students.
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Graduation Rates Fall at One-Third of 4-Year Colleges
Campus officials cite competing priorities, longer time to degree, and students' difficult financial straits.
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Donations to Colleges Barely Grew in 2010
The improvement in giving was slight, but leaders and fund raisers took heart that it didn't decline.
Institutional Data
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Interactive Map: Many States Cut Money for Higher Education
Many states will provide less money this year for higher education from appropriations and other sources, according to an annual survey.
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Extended List: Research Financing of AAU Members and Nonmembers
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Table: Licensing Revenue and Patent Activity, 2009 Fiscal Year
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Tables: Spending on Political Influence by For-Profit Colleges
The sector is a significant player in lobbying expenditures and employee contributions to federal campaigns.
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Having a Multitude of Small Academic Programs Is Common—but Risky
Public institutions often have programs that award fewer than seven degrees a year, The Chronicle has found. That can draw the unwanted attention of budget cutters.
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Interactive Map: Where Public Colleges Face the Greatest Budget Stress
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What the Biggest Lenders Spent on Lobbying and Campaign Contributions
Federal student-aid policies are the target.
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Campus Impact on Climate
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Colleges With the Highest Fines for Workplace Safety
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2009 Great Colleges to Work For
More than 300 four-year and two-year colleges signed up for the second annual survey by The Chronicle, and 39 were named to a new Honor Roll for their workplace policies.
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Accidents Rise on Campuses as Inspections Decline
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Colleges Strain to Reach Climate-Friendly Future
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Federal Spending on Academic Research Rose Slightly in 2008
The rise follows two years of declines, but the federal share of total academic research spending again dropped, says the National Science Foundation.
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Employees in Colleges and Universities by Racial and Ethnic Group, Fall 2007
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The Academic Workplace


