The trend data detailed in this "Focus On" includes doctorates from the class of 2019. It presents data on the number of physics PhDs awarded in the U.S. including data on citizenship, women, and PhDs from underrepresented groups. It also includes data on educational background, time to degree, subfield of dissertation, and general…

The 2014 Council of Independent Colleges (CIC) report, "Strengthening the STEM Pipeline: The Contributions of Small and Mid-Sized Independent Colleges," demonstrated the critical role this sector of higher education institutions plays in preparing its students for success in obtaining undergraduate and graduate degrees in science,…

Each fall, the American Institute of Physics (AIP's) Statistical Research Center conducts its Survey of Enrollments and Degrees. The survey is sent to all degree-granting physics and astronomy departments in the U.S. and Puerto Rico, and asks them to provide the number of degrees they conferred in the previous academic year. The academic year…

Strong economic growth through much of the period since 2000 and demographic pressures such as workforce aging, have contributed to a robust demand for skilled tradespeople. Despite a decline following the economic recession in 2008 and 2009, new registrations in apprenticeship programs have increased nearly 200% since the 1990s. Apprenticeship…

Student employment subsidies are one of the largest types of federal employment subsidies, and one of the oldest forms of student aid. Yet it is unclear whether they help or harm students' long term outcomes. This document contains the appendices to the report "Should Student Employment Be Subsidized? Conditional Counterfactuals and the…

Gender equality is not just about economic empowerment. It is a moral imperative, it is about fairness and equity, and includes many political, social and cultural dimensions. Gender equality, however, is also a key factor in self-reported well-being and happiness across the world. In the aftermath of the Great Recession, there is now an urgent…

By analysing the national data from the Junior Survey of the Taiwan Higher Education Dataset, this study identified significant variables influencing the educational aspirations of aboriginal students at technical and vocational institutions. The study shows that several variables are predictive of the educational aspirations of aboriginal…

Credit enrollments at Harford Community College (HCC) are projected for fall semesters 1983 through 1987 by age cohort groups. After introductory material discusses enrollment trends in community colleges in the United States and at HCC, the report indicates that enrollments were projected by determining the ratio of persons enrolled at the…

Statistical information on enrollment in the University of Nevada System (UNS) is presented, showing growth for the fourth consecutive year. All six campuses report increases in full-time equivalent (FTE) students for the fall 1988 semester. Overall, the FTE enrollment for the system is 26,652, which represents an increase of 8.6% from the fall…

Federal government enrollment projections are charted for men, women, public four- and two-year institutions, private four- and two-year institutions, full-time and part-time students, undergraduate, graduate, and first-professional students, and full-time equivalency for each year from 1988 through 1997. (MSE)

Data are presented showing enrollment trends and student characteristics in Illinois public community colleges. Part 1 summarizes statewide fall opening enrollments for 1979 through 1983, emphasizing changes that occurred in fall 1983. This section examines student enrollment by college and instructional program, full-/part-time enrollments,…

An examination of enrollment data for 1973-74 through 1982-83 at Lane Community College (LCC) reveals the following trends: (1) the total 1982-83 full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment was slightly less than one-third above that for 1973-74; (2) the increase of non-credit FTE over the 10-year period was somewhat greater than that for credit…

A study was conducted to project enrollment figures by age cohort groups at Harford Community College (HCC) for the period 1982 through 1986. Projections were obtained by determining the ratio of the students enrolled at HCC to the number of persons living in Harford County through an analysis of historical data detailing college and county…

This analysis of fall 1984 credit enrollment represents an attempt to understand patterns of enrollment at Howard Community College (HCC) with respect to student demographics and registration status. Highlighted findings include the following: (1) credit enrollments were down for most categories with the most dramatic declines seen in part-time…

Fall 1979 enrollment figures are presented for 956 two-year institutions, including 730 public colleges, 74 church-affiliated colleges, 91 independent private schools, and 61 proprietary schools. Tables furnish data on the number of full-time male and female students and total headcount enrollments, as well as the number of full-time staff and the…