This Postsecondary Education Descriptive Analysis Report uses data from the National Postsecondary Student Aid Studies (NPSAS:96, NPSAS:2000 and NPSAS:04) to examine trends in Stafford loan borrowing among undergraduates. NPSAS consists of nationally representative survey data that focus on student financial aid and the enrollment and background…

This report provides a profile of undergraduates who were considered financially independent for the purpose of analyzing their financial aid need during the 1999-2000 academic year. The primary data source for this report was the 1999-2000 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:2000). As a nationally representative sample of…

In fall 1986, the Center for Public Interest Polling at the Eagleton Institute of Politics conducted a study of the educational objectives, attitudes, characteristics, and plans of students enrolled in New Jersey's 19 community and county colleges. Interviews were conducted with 2,100 randomly selected students. Study findings included the…

Preliminary data and analyses on student financial aid during 1983-1984 are presented, based on a policy seminar at which a national survey of aid recipients was examined. Evidence suggests that students, especially those from low-income backgrounds, increasingly rely on loans as a form of college financing. Financial aid participation rates among…

Living arrangements of college students from 1958 to 1976 are examined through statistics compiled in one of the Census Bureau's "Current Population Reports." It is noted that changes in the characteristics of college students during the 1970's have resulted in changes in the students' living arrangements. Major shifts between 1958 and 1976 in the…

The social and economic characteristics of adult students enrolled in postsecondary schools (collegiate and noncollegiate) in spring 1976 are examined, based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau's 1976 Survey of Income and Education. For students who were dependents, information is presented on their families. Findings include the following: adult…

A profile is presented of the social and economic characteristics of black students, 16 years old and over, enrolled in college or a noncollegiate postsecondary institution, based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau's 1976 Survey of Income and Education. After a reviewing of characteristics of the black population in the United States in the…

The status of women enrolled in collegiate and noncollegiate schools in spring 1976 and social and economic characteristics of these students are examined, based on data from the U.S. Census Bureau's 1976 Survey of Income and Education. For students who were dependents, information is presented on their families. Findings include the following:…

Findings are presented from the first two phases of a planned, three-phase survey to assess the impact of a recently imposed mandatory fee on California community college enrollments as measured by changes in student ethnicity, income, and academic load; and on enrollment in college non-credit education. First, introductory material provides…

In spring 1984, a study of the socioeconomic characteristics of California's community college students was conducted in order to determine the impact of a recently imposed mandatory fee as measured by changes in student ethnicity, income, and academic load. A stratified random sample of 10,247 students from 62 of the state's 105 community…

Factors affecting access to postsecondary education for college-age youth were studied, with emphasis on personal characteristics and institutional policies that influence educational aspirations and postsecondary enrollments. Data were primarily derived from two databases: the High School and Beyond Study and the National Longitudinal Study of…

A three-phase study was conducted in California to assess the impact of a mandatory fee imposed in 1985 on enrollments in the California community colleges as measured by changes in students' ethnicity, income, and academic load, and changes in enrollment in college non-credit education. A benchmark study conducted in spring 1984 prior to the…

The results of a study conducted to assess the impact of the recently imposed mandatory fee on California community college enrollments are presented in this report. Following a summary, background information, and materials on the timing and content of the study, findings are presented with regard to the impact of the fee on student enrollment;…

This report examines the participation of older undergraduates, above age 24, in postsecondary education using data from the 1989-90 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:90) and the 1990-92 Beginning Postsecondary Student Longitudinal Study (BPS:90/92). It profiles older undergraduates and compares them with younger undergraduates with…

The estimated percentage of full-time undergraduates who received aid in fall 1984 is reported, along with the total amount they received, the distribution of aided students by families' income level, and the composition of aid packages. Information is also provided on student debt, the use of special tuition plans, and how student employment…