This publication contains 25 papers from a conference on defining quality higher education. Opening sections cover the conference program and members of the conference's steering committee. A representative sampling of papers includes the following: "The College Student Experiences Questionnaire: A Follow-Up Study of Academic and Social Skills Development" (Karen Bauer); "Variations in the Personal Goals of College Freshmen and in the Goals of Different Freshman Classes" (David Brodigan and Larry Litten); "Risky Practices, Gender and Power: A Study of Heterosexual College Students" (Jennifer A. Brown); "A Financial-Risk Indicator Model: The Ability to Predict Attrition and the Ability to Pay" (David J. Costello); "Validity of Admission Characteristics in Predicting Performance in Academic Coursework" (Anne M. Delaney); "Integrating Strategic Planning and Facilities Planning in a Comprehensive Public University" (Louis Fabian); "High School Graduates: What Do You Do With the Data" (Katherine Holsworth and John Jacobsen); "College Women's Performance in a Math-Science Curriculum: A Case Study" (Elizabeth Johnson); "A Comparison of Influences on Grading Practices of Faculty at Two-Year and Four-Year Institutions" (Thomas P. Judd); "Predictors of Retention for Community College Students: Student and Program Characteristics" (Kathleen Keenan); "Tracking Student Transfers: The Perils and Pitfalls of Complying with the New Student Right-To-Know Act (PL 101-542)" (Marcia Lee); "Developing A Comprehensive Data Base for Assessing Faculty Productivity" (Michael Middaugh);"Exploring College Environment and Affective Change" (Eva Nance); "Inputs and Environment: Keys to College Outcomes" (Joseph Pettit); "Completers' Perspectives of Their Higher Education Experiences" (Rocco Russo and Kathleen Doran-Norton); "Marketing and Development: Implementing Bachelor Degree Program at a Two-Year Institution" (Suzanne Szydlik and David Costello); "New Standards for Accreditation: Implications for Institutional Research" (Dawn Terkla); "How Valid is Self-Reported Financial Aid Information?" (Dale Trusheim); "Differences and Similarities Between Native and Transfer Students: CSU Surveys of the Class of 1990" (Dawne Vogt); and "School Visits--Still an Effective Marketing Tool?" (David Weir). Later sections list North East Association for Institutional Research members and offer a subject index. Each paper includes references. (JB)