"Projections of Education Statistics to 2018" is the 37th report in a series begun in 1964. It includes statistics on elementary and secondary schools and degree-granting institutions. Included are projections of enrollment, graduates, teachers, and expenditures to the year 2018. This is the first edition of the "Projections of…

The enrollment estimates contained in this report represent the second set of institutional enrollment projections of oncampus headcount for public postsecondary education in Minnesota prepared by the staff of the Minnesota Higher Education Coordinating Commission. The projections are similar to earlier enrollment forecasts by the commission and…

THREE MAJOR TRENDS WILL SIGNIFICANTLY AFFECT ELEMENTARY, SECONDARY, AND HIGHER EDUCATION ENROLLMENTS THROUGHOUT THE STATE--THE INCREASING TOTAL POPULATION, THE POPULATION DISTRIBUTION BY AGE, AND THE GEOGRAPHIC RELOCATION OF THE POPULATION. THE STATE'S POPULATION WILL CONTINUE TO INCREASE, BUT AT A DECREASING RATIO. THE 0-19-YEAR-OLD POPULATION…

This paper summarizes the progress of the review of enrollment made by the New York State Regents. The analysis and projections in this paper are limited to full-time, undergraduate, degree-credit enrollment. Detailed data concerning historical trends and projections are contained in the appendix to this paper. The paper attempts to focus on two…

During the month of February 1970, the Louisiana Coordinating Council for Higher Education, with the complete cooperation of colleges and universities of the state and other agencies and persons, initiated an enrollment projection or estimation study of Louisiana colleges and universities. The study represents an attempt to standardize enrollment…

The 53rd annual study of collegiate enrollments shows 4,755,795 full-time, 1,651,255 part-time, and 6,407,050 grand total students enrolled. Teachers colleges show loss of 5.6 per cent students while professional, technological, and related schools are up 1.2 per cent. (DS)

"EnrollForecast for Excel" will generate a 5-year forecast of K-12 student enrollment. It will also work for any combination of grades between kindergarten and twelth. The forecasts can be printed as either a table or a graph. The user must provide birth history (only if forecasting kindergarten) and enrollment history information. The user also…

The primary objectives of this manual are to provide enrollment forecasting practitioners with guidance about the use of specific forecasting techniques and procedures and to foster greater understanding of these important planning tools. In addition to general discussion of such topics as accuracy, uses, assumptions, and data requirements, the…

This report presents enrollment projections for Oregon's 39 public and private institutions of higher education. An analysis of the summary data indicate: (1) Enrollments in Oregon's colleges and universities are expected to increase by 24,380 full-time equivalent (FTE) students or 24 percent during the next 11 years (1973-74 to 1984-85). (2) In…

Comments on the Census Bureau estimates of future enrollment in elementary and secondary schools and the implications for independent schools as well as for student employment. (RK)

In June 1973, a survey was made among 226 institutions granting doctoral degrees regarding the first-year applications and expected enrollments for masters or higher degrees for the Fall of 1972 and the Fall of 1973. Sufficient data to analyze was received from 153, or 68 percent of those institutions. The data analysis compares types of…

The rate of increase of Illinois junior college enrollment has decreased for the past several years. One reason for this may lie in the fact that the consumption of a service has its greatest rate of increase in the early stages of the supply of the service. As the unmet demand for it becomes satisfied, additional consumption decreases, approaches…

Recent patterns of demand for higher education and trends regarding the numbers of students staying on in full-time education after age 16 suggest that demand for British higher education may be greater than might be assumed from simply viewing the decline in the size of the 18- to 20-year-old age group. (RM)

The historical enrollment data for spring 1973 to spring 1976 at Macomb County Community College were used to project enrollment for summer 1976 to spring 1979. The most consistent enrollment projections were obtained using the following ratios: (1) spring ratios--spring values against preceding fall values; (2) fall ratios--fall values against…