The 2013 edition of the "Digest of Education Statistics" is the 49th in a series of publications initiated in 1962. The Digest has been issued annually except for combined editions for the years 1977-78, 1983-84, and 1985-86. Its primary purpose is to provide a compilation of statistical information covering the broad field of American…

This report is made in accordance with the provisions of the land-grant act of 1862 and the Morrill-Nelson Acts of 1890 and 1907, which charge the Secretary of the Interior with the proper administration of those funds. There are now 69 land-grant colleges in the United States and outlying possessions. Thirty-five of these institutions, located in…

In accordance with the provisions of the land-grant act of 1862, the Morrill Act of 1890, and the Nelson amendment of 1907, the land-grant colleges and universities of the United States make annual reports to the Secretary of the Interior on the condition and progress of the institutions. Each year the Bureau of Education analyzes these reports.…

It is the responsibility of the Bureau of Education to supervise the Federal funds which the land-grant colleges receive from the first Morrill Act of 1862, and from the Morrill-Nelson provisions of 1890 and 1907. The presidents of these institutions are required to make in detail a special annual report concerning the enrollments, teaching staff,…

For more than a quarter of a century the United States has witnessed a period remarkable in the variety and the extent of its scientific achievements. This is all the more apparent if individuals compare developments in the fields of agriculture, engineering, and their allied sciences and industries with those of the preceding period. Likewise a…

The first Morrill Act signed by President Lincoln on July 2, 1862, provided for the establishment in each State of a college of agriculture and the mechanic arts. By this act each State received an amount of public land (or land scrip) equal to 30,000 acres for each Senator and Representative in Congress to which it was then entitled. The proceeds…

This report is made in accordance with the provisions of the land-grant act of 1862 and the Morrill-Nelson Acts of 1890 and 1907. To assure the proper usage of these funds, the specialist in charge of land-grant college statistics makes, from reports submitted by the treasurers of the land-grant colleges, an audit of disbursements from the funds.…

The land-grant colleges have grown to be very complicated institutions, performing a wide variety of services. Each State has organized these services in its own way and to its own purposes, which accounts for the great diversity existing among the different colleges. It is hoped, however, that the data in this bulletin will serve a useful purpose…

The land-grant colleges and universities of the United States, established by the provisions of the land-grant act of 1862, receive from this and other land-grant acts, as well as from the second Morrill Act of 1890 and the Nelson amendment of 1907, Federal funds for instruction, administration, and permanent improvements in the institutions. This…

Within the two years comprehended in this review, the Congress of the United States has been in almost continuous session and all the states, except Alabama have held meetings of their legislative bodies. Six states, Georgia, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, Rhode Island, and South Carolina hold annual meetings of their legislatures, and…