Data on entering freshmen at 358 institutions of higher education including the University of South Carolina (USC), were obtained in the fall of 1968 on a questionnaire prepared by the American Council on Education. This report, the third in a series drawn from analyses of these data, focuses on what USC freshmen consider as the major influences…

During the 1974 fall orientation, a questionnaire was administered to approximately 65 percent of the entering freshmen class at the University of South Carolina (USC). A total of 364 other institutions of higher education, including 44 universities, also participated in this continuing national study of higher education. This document presents a…

Demographic data, opinions, and projections reported by freshmen entering the University of South Carolina (USC) during fall 1978 are reported. A questionnaire developed by the American Council on Education was administered to 80 percent of the entering class as part of a continuing national study. The data are divided into the categories of…

A profile of entering freshmen at the University of South Carolina (USC), Columbia campus, for fall 1980 is presented. Information was obtained from the responses of 2,166 students (approximately 65 percent of the freshmen class) to a questionnaire prepared by the American Council on Education. Comparisons are also made to national norms, based on…

Student characteristics, opinions, and projections for fall 1981 entering freshmen at the University of South Carolina (USC) were compared to national norms, based on administration of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program questionnaire of the American Council of Education. Twelve areas of interest that were selected for analysis from the…

During the 1976 summer and fall orientation programs, a questionnaire was administered to 2,190 students (75 percent) of the entering freshman class. The survey was part of the American Council on Education's Cooperative Institutional Research Program. The survey report presents a comparative analysis of the various demographic data, opinions, and…

A profile of freshmen at the University of South Carolina (USC) was drawn from a survey during the 1979 summer and fall orientation programs. Twelve areas of interest were taken from the results: age, racial background, average grade in high school, highest degree planned, reasons for selecting the college, parental income, probable college major,…

During the 1977 fall orientation a questionnaire prepared by the American Council on Education (ACE) was administered to about 75 percent of the entering freshman class at the University of South Carolina. The study was part of ACE's ongoing national study, part of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program. An analysis of the results is made,…