Statistics in Brief publications present descriptive data in tabular formats to provide useful information to a broad audience, including members of the general public. They address simple and topical issues and questions. Using data from 2011-12, this Statistics in Brief updates and expands on a previous National Center for Education Statistics…

The recent significant increase in student loan delinquencies has generated interest in understanding the key factors predicting the non-performance of these loans. However, despite the large size of the student loan market, existing analyses have been limited by lack of data. This paper studies predictors of student loan delinquencies using a…

Using the 2007-2008 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, this study tested positively the hypothesis that college students are either likely to acquire debt above the national median or work more than 30 hours a week in order to graduate from a four year degree within six years. These results resonate with the theory of academic capitalism,…

This book presents information on two major federal loan programs: the Federal Family Education Loan (FFEL) program and the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program (FDLP). It is designed to provide information on borrower and lender activity, presenting factual and statistical data on the various FFEL program and FDLP loan components that…

Data from statewide Student Resource Survey studies in New Jersey, California, and Pennsylvania review whether there are sex-related differences in (1) total resources available to students, (2) amounts and percentages of resources available from different sources, and (3) the way financial aid is distributed. (LBH)

The existence of sex discrimination in financial aid awards in 40 midwestern colleges and universities was examined. The results indicated no significant differences for either sex or type of institution comparison, although there was extensive variability in the amounts awarded. (Author/LBH)

Statistics relate to student enrollments, program development and productivity, faculty salaries and teaching loads, campus development, finance, and the state loan program. (MJM)

Contained in this working report are the results of the Community Forum on Financial Assistance held on September 24, 1974 at Rhode Island Junior College. The two-hundred and fifteen people invited to the conference were asked by mail to rank the eight financial aid criteria in terms of importance for possible use in selecting financial assistance…

This report provides statistics on student aid in the 1980s and 1990s, complementing the publication, "Trends in Student Aid: 1963 to 1983." It revises figures presented earlier for the 1980s and gives estimates for academic year 1990-91. Tables 1 to 8 provide a variety of statistics on student aid, family income, and college costs for…

In this study on financial aid to students in higher education, descriptive data are provided on differences found among states, institutional sectors, and income groups with respect to student costs and sources of funding, the reduction in cost of attendance due to the distribution of aid, and the resulting amount of overmet or undermet financial…

This publication is intended to accompany the official cohort default rate notification letters sent to postsecondary schools each year and to be used by the schools in preparing materials used for appeals. The guide covers the Federal Family Education Loan Program and/or William D. Ford Direct Loan Program cohort rates and does not contain…

Educational loan limits for graduate and professional students were estimated to provide manageable repayments that were a proportion of the borrowers' future consumption budget data. Based on each professional group's income profile, loan repayments were computed for each year of repayment and summed across alternative repayment periods to arrive…

This survey, developed with the underlying philosophy of uncovering basic attitudes of students, reached approximately 11,000 students representing diverse interests, ages, programs, geographic locales, and socioeconomic backgrounds from 188 institutions. Of these 11,000 students, approximately 25 percent responded to the survey instrument and…

Several variables related to the independence of a student were identified and translated into alternative definitions, which were then tested against a data base collected by the College Entrance Examination Board. The study sample included 32,673 undergraduate students attending at least half time and was as representative as possible of the…

A limited statistical report of student aid dollars in each of the states is presented. The report covers only the following programs: Basic Education Opportunity Grant Program, Supplementary Educational Opportunity Grant Program, State Student Incentive Grant Program, College Work Study Program, The National Direct Student Loan Program, the…