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Jackson, Jacob – Public Policy Institute of California, 2020
These technical appendixes accompany the study, "Getting to Graduation on Time at California State University." The study uses a combination of campus-wide and student-level data from the California State University (CSU) system to examine the relationship between course-taking and on-time graduation. The first appendix provides…
Descriptors: Time to Degree, Academic Persistence, College Credits, Courses
Wiggins, Afi Y. – Online Submission, 2015
Sixty-three percent of AISD's Class of 2013 graduates enrolled in a postsecondary institution the year after high school, and 74% of Class of 2012 graduates persisted in college for a second year. A supplemental report (published separately) provides technical documentation. [For the technical documentation report, see ED626499.]
Descriptors: Postsecondary Education, College Attendance, High School Graduates, Academic Persistence
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Koshal, Rajindar K.; And Others – Education Economics, 1994
Builds and estimates a model that explains educational supply and demand behavior at PhD-granting institutions in the United States. The statistical analysis based on 1988-89 data suggests that student quantity, educational costs, average SAT score, class size, percentage of faculty with a PhD, graduation rate, ranking, and existence of a medical…
Descriptors: Class Size, Costs, Doctoral Programs, Educational Demand
Zwick, Rebecca; Brown, Terran; Sklar, Jeffrey C. – Center for Studies in Higher Education, 2004
As part of the University of California's recent reconsideration of the role of the SAT in admissions, the UC Office of the President published an extensive report, "UC and the SAT" (2001), which examined the value of SAT I Reasoning Test scores, SAT II Subject Test scores, and high school grades in predicting the grade-point averages of…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, College Admission, Admission Criteria, Predictor Variables
Yao, Engui; Perry, John F.; Anderson, Larry S.; Brook, R. Dan; Hare, R. Dwight; Moore, Arnold J.; Xu, Xiaohe – 1998
This study examined the relationships between ATM (asynchronous transfer mode) adoption in universities and four organizational variables: university size, type, finances, and information processing maturity. Another purpose of the study was to identify the current status of ATM adoption in campus networking. Subjects were university domain LAN…
Descriptors: Computer Networks, Computer Uses in Education, Correlation, Educational Technology
Hoyt, Tim – 1981
Data on student retention at the University of Wisconsin, Oshkosh, are analyzed. The retention rate of full-time freshmen for each of the past five years is presented versus the projected effects of achieving the institutional enrollment goal each year until 1986. Retention increased by only .1 of 1 percent in 1980 as compared to just over 2…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Freshmen, Departments, Enrollment Projections
Jones, Janis Cox; And Others – 1991
In 1991, a longitudinal study was conducted of 1,786 students who had transferred from the Los Rios Community College (LRCC) District to the University of California at Davis (UCD) and to California State University at Sacramento (CSUS) during the 1983-84 academic year. The study examined the preparation, persistence, and performance of these…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, College Transfer Students, Community Colleges, Comparative Analysis
Brigman, S. Leellen – 1978
The 4,987 freshmen who entered the Bloomington campus of Indiana University in the fall of 1977 were used to establish two schemes for predicting first-semester grade point averages. Three sets of prediction equations and a graphic scheme for determining probable grade point averages were provided. Entering freshmen norms were included for SAT…
Descriptors: College Entrance Examinations, College Freshmen, Comparative Analysis, Grade Point Average
Nelson, Robert B.; Poremba, Gregory A. – 1980
Preliminary retention data on regular freshmen at the University of North Dakota (UND) are analyzed for 1976-80. It is shown that at the end of the freshmen year, approximately 25 percent of an entering class has left the university, with an additional 13 percent leaving by the end of their sophomore year. Data on freshmen attrition is provided by…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Aptitude, Academic Persistence, College Freshmen
Lara, Juan Francisco – 1981
A study was conducted at the University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA) to identify the variables affecting the academic success of community college transfer students. The study involved a survey of the 1,343 students who transferred to UCLA from a community college in Fall 1977. The questionnaire asked respondents to provide background…
Descriptors: Academic Persistence, College Environment, College Libraries, College Transfer Students
Council for Higher Education, Jerusalem (Israel). – 1979
Statistical data on seven Israeli universities for 1977-78 are presented in this annual statistical abstract compiled by the Planning and Grants Committee of the Council for Higher Education. Data on students are tabulated according to academic institution, level of degree, field of study, age, sex, and continent of birth. Enrollments and…
Descriptors: Annual Reports, Budgets, College Students, Definitions
Anderson, Duane D.; And Others – 1978
The third in a series of six reports on higher education in Iowa, this document presents enrollment projections for Iowa postsecondary education institutions from 1978 through 1986. Data were collected from the regents universities, independent colleges, and area colleges throughout the state. A computerized nonprescriptive projection model was…
Descriptors: Career Education, Cohort Analysis, Community Colleges, Computer Programs
Lum, Glen – 1989
In 1989, a study was conducted of the academic achievement of Harrisburg (Pennsylvania) Area Community College (HACC) students who transferred to State University I (SUI) during the fall semesters of 1983, 1984, and 1985. A total of 81 students were identified and their academic records were tracked through the end of the spring semester 1989.…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Academic Persistence, Analysis of Variance, Associate Degrees
Maryland State Board for Higher Education, Annapolis. – 1980
The second annual status report on the implementation of the Maryland statewide plan for postsecondary education and on additional issues for action is presented. The following areas are considered: enrollments; programs; finance; facilities; faculty, libraries, and computer services; implementation of role and mission actions; and new planning…
Descriptors: Access to Education, College Administration, College Faculty, College Libraries