The "Basic Student Charges" (BSC) machine-readable data file (MRDF) was initiated in 1982-1983 as a supplemental survey to the Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS) XVII. The purpose of the survey was to collect information on the costs for tuition, fees, and room and board for typical full-time undergraduate and graduate students at institutions of higher education in the United States. Data of this type had been collected in previous HEGIS surveys via the "Institutional Characteristics Survey." The universe consisted of 3,325 institutions. The response rate was 99.4%, with responses received from 3,247 institutions. Data for an additional 18 institutions were imputed, making a grand total of 3,265 institutional records on the file. Both in-state and out-of-state students from public and private colleges are included in the data. Institutional data are included (from the regular "Institutional Characteristics Survey") providing, for example, current enrollment, affiliation, type of control, race and sex ratios of student body, accreditation type, calendar system used, highest degree level offered, whether a two-year or four-year institution. Records are arranged in the file by Federal Interagency Committee on Education (FICE) codes. POPULATION: Higher Education Institutions (3,325). TYPE OF SURVEY: National Survey; Census Survey. RESPONDENTS: HEGIS Survey Coordinators. SAMPLE: Higher Education Institutions (3,325). FREQUENCY: Once (proposed annually). RESPONSE RATE: Higher Education Institutions (3,247 = 99.4%). YEAR OF FIRST DATA: 1982. (CDM/WTB)