To understand and evaluate a university's effectiveness requires a lot of information. But rarely is that information brought together in one place. This report compiles publicly available data about the University of North Carolina system. It illustrates key characteristics of the 16 campuses and how they have changed over the past decade. This…

This fact sheet provides a brief summary of the University Eligibility Study for the Class of 2003. The study's findings reveal: the eligibility rate for CSU is 28.8%--this is about the same as it was in 1996; the eligibility rate for UC is 14.4%--this is up from 1996, when it was 11.1%; although eligibility rates for African American and Latino…

This paper compares student fee levels near the time of adoption of the Masterplan in 1969 with 2004. Changes in the level and use of student fees include the following: (1) California public universities have increased student fees dramatically over the past 15 years--still, they are among the lowest when compared with other states; (2)…

State law directs the Washington State Higher Education Coordinating Board (HECB) to recommend state tuition and fee policies to the Governor and Legislature. As part of its analysis, Board staff conducts an annual survey of tuition and fee rates at public colleges and universities in all 50 states to determine how Washington State tuition and…