Starting in the 1960s, academic research on accounting became significantly more quantitative and analytical than in previous decades. The new paradigms have greatly increased our understanding of how financial information affects the decisions of investors as well as managers. However, those models have also crowded out other forms of…

Discusses results from the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education's comparison of the states on measures including college affordability and student participation. (EV)

Although more African-American and American Indian students are graduating from college within six years of matriculation, graduation rates lag far behind those of whites and Asian Americans. The rates, based on National Collegiate Athletic Association data, have prompted both pride and concern, and are not always consistent with state data. (MSE)

A table showing the median salaries of college administrators in public and private institutions is presented, based on a national sample of 3,190 colleges and universities. (MLW)

College and university endowments (N=466) are ranked based on June 1996 market value. Market values for the previous year are also cited. Individual public and private institutions, university systems, and specialty schools are included. (MSE)

A table that lists institutions where faculty members were represented by certified collective-bargaining agents in 1988, and thus were entitled to bargaining rights, is presented. The figures were compiled by the National Center for the Study of Collective Bargaining in Higher Education and the Professions. (MLW)

The dollar amounts of grants made by 50 large foundations in 1992, and their assets for the same period, are listed. The organizations are ranked by grant totals. (MSE)

The June 30, 1985 and June 30, 1986 market values of 260 institutions' endowments, and their national rankings, are listed. (MSE)

A college board table showing tuition and fees for 324 colleges and universities, as well as additional tuition that many institutions charge students from outside their states, is presented to supplement a list of costs at 2,660 institutions that appeared in the August 29, 1984, issue of "The Chronicle." (MLW)

Data are presented on dollar amounts spent by the 100 colleges, universities, and schools of professional education spending the most for research and development in 1993. For each institution, the amounts of federal funds expended and total funds expended are given as is the institution's R & D spending rank. (MSE)

The 1985 grant totals, 1986 grant totals, and 1986 assets are tabulated. (MSE)

A table from the report "1987-88 Administrative Compensation Survey" conducted by the College and University Personnel Association presents figures based on reports from 1,564 colleges and universities. (MLW)

A new national survey, developed by professionals in higher education assessment, seeks to measure the extent to which colleges use "good practices" that encourage learning. Creators of the National Survey of Student Engagement will study undergraduates at 750 colleges over three years to establish benchmarks for different institution…

According to a national survey by the College and University Personnel Association, there was a wider gap this year between the salary increases at private institutions, 6.8%, and those at public institutions, 4.5%. Private institutions might be catching up after years of high inflation. (MLW)

The National Research Council's survey of earned doctorates found a continuing decline in the proportion of Ph.D.'s earned by U.S. citizens. Among Blacks, more than half of the doctorates were in education-related fields. Cornell University and MIT have started recruitment efforts to encourage minority groups. (MLW)