Survey results indicated that very few blacks are entering the large, primarily white universities. While many schools have established special programs for blacks, the admissions procedures used for these programs and for regular black admissions remain very traditional. (Author)

Student response to an anonymous questionnaire administered to 364 freshmen in 1978 and 499 in 1988 indicated a pattern of decline in drug use similar to national trends. Gender differences have lessened. More recent freshmen were more conservative regarding both use and legalization of certain substances. (Author/MSE)

Two hundred sixty-six white freshmen (128 males, 138 females) were administered the Situational Attitude Scale (SAS) to assess their attitudes toward blacks in a number of personal and social situations. Results of two-way analyses of variance indicated that significant differences occurred by sex and form of the SAS. Differences between the two…

Differences between freshman expectations at the University of Maryland in 1968 and 1969 were assessed using data from College and University Environment Scales (CUES). Two editions of CUES have been published. CUES I consists of 150 statements about university life that help to define the atmosphere of the institution as seen by the student. The…

A sample of University of Maryland, College Park, undergraduates from 1969 was compared to one from 1979 on the "type" of student they considered themselves to be, based on the Clark-Trow model. Compared to 1969, in 1979 there were fewer Collegiate types (8 percent vs. 26 percent), more Academic types (34 percent vs. 20 percent), and…

A study of subcultures among random samples of University of Maryland, College Park, students from 1969-70 to 1982-83 examined changes in distribution of four subculture types (vocational, academic, collegiate, and nonconformist) and possible differences between males and females. Although changes occurred, the differences between men and women…

Information about the characteristics of black undergraduate students at the University of Maryland was obtained from the 1968 University Student Census, an activities and attitude inventory administered to all undergraduates registering for nine credit hours or more. The 366 respondents represent a majority (67 percent) of the black undergraduate…

Results of a telephone survey of 900 off-campus students and 500 faculty and staff at the University of Maryland, College Park showed that 5.7 percent of the students and 9.6 percent of the faculty-staff had at least one child under six. Additionally, 1.3 percent of the students and 4.6 percent of the faculty-staff indicated they would use a…

Four items on educational and vocational decisions were analyzed from the l969 University Student Census of the University of Maryland. A random samole of l00 students from each class was studied and comparisons were made by class and sex. Results indicate that: (1) more freshmen and sophomores were undecided and uncertain about their vocational…

An anonymous questionnaire was administered to 593 (310 female, 283 male) freshmen entering the University of Maryland, College Park. Their responses were analyzed by analysis of variance, Scheffe post hoc tests and chi square, all at the .05 level. Results showed that women looked more favorably upon women's studies as an academic discipline than…

A measure of student alienation was developed from the University Student Census (USC), an activities and attitude inventory that was administered to undergraduates carrying nine or more hours at the University of Maryland. Responses available from 13,700 sophomores, juniors, and seniors were used in factor analysis of the attitude items. A random…

Students holding diametrically opposed opinions about the quality of instruction at the University were compared on a number of other attitude variables. A comparison was made of 2,310 students choosing item 2B and 1,625 students choosing item 3B on the 1969 University Student Census, an attitude and activities inventory given annually to all…

A telephone poll of 91 University of Maryland students was conducted to determine the nature and extent of their interest in women's studies courses. Results indicated that 86 percent felt there was a need for such courses and 57 percent would take such a course. Women (73 percent) were more interested than men (38 percent) in taking such courses,…

Responses of 22,550 University of Maryland undergraduates to the University Student Census (USC) for the 1969-70 school year are summarized. Results indicated that 34 percent live in residence halls, 29 percent live at home, and 18 percent live in apartments. Students more often chose to attend the University because of its geographic location and…

A study was conducted at the University of Maryland to determine if high ability sophomores differed from sophomores in general on their responses to the 1969 University Student Census (USC). The responses of 359 high ability sophomores, defined as those with Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores over 599 on both Verbal and Mathematics, were…