Tuition for resident students at state and land-grant universities increased less in fall 1972 than it has for any fall since 1968. Two universities even put tuition decreases into effect. The slowdown in the amount of increase in student charges is based on responses to a survey from 98 of the 101 multi-campus institutions holding membership in…

A questionnaire survey of student attitudes toward correspondence study at three of five four year colleges in the state of Washington, conducted by the Office of Institutional Education Research of the University of Washington, using a format similar to its study of faculty attitudes in 1968, brought a response of 50% , which was augmented by a…

The nation's principal state universities and land-grant colleges in this latest survey of tuition, room, and board charges seems to be committed to holding down student charges. This new survey shows the median charge for tuition and required fees for a state resident attending a major state university or land-grant college during the 1974-75…

This report summarizes the results of a questionnaire study of administrative salaries in 139 universities in 47 states and 29 university systems representing 25 states. Salaries are reported for full-time administrators including officers whose responsibilities and functions range from the director of a single office to the university president.…

This study presents comparative data collected from 85 state-supported universities or university systems in 45 states, and 35 university systems representing 28 states on the administrative salaries they paid in 1993-94. The salaries are presented in rank-order (from highest to lowest) to facilitate comparisons of a particular position's salary…

Based on 1,198 responses from chairmen in 38 state universities, this study focuses on the perception of chairmen on where major decisions are made (university, college, or departmental level), characteristics of departments by academic field, and selected personal attributes of chairmen. (Author/LBH)

The survey presented in this annual report of enrollment at state universities and land-grant colleges contains comprehensive enrollment data from the nation's major public universities and colleges. Responses to the annual enrollment survey from 126 institutions, representing 390 individual campuses, showed that there were 3,107,169 students…

The results of the State University of New York's (SUNY) annual survey of the geographical origins of first-time students is presented. Data are provided on the permanent residence of all first-time credit course students attending SUNY institutions. A first-time student is defined as a student who, prior to being reported as a first-time student…

In order to assess the academic performance of transfer students from Los Angeles City College (LACC) to California State University, Los Angeles (CSULA), grade point averages (GPA's), completion rates, and departmental differences were calculated. Findings were based on first quarter grade reports for 691 students entering CSULA in 1977-78. Of…

This report presents salary data for the contract year 1995-96 for full-time instructional faculty on 9- and 10-month and 11- and 12-month contracts at postsecondary institutions in the United States. Analysis of the data shows that: (1) average salaries ranged from $64,540 for full professors to $30,344 for instructors; (2) average salaries of…

This report presents the major Development Achievements for Fiscal Year (FY) 1993 of Pittsburg State University (PSU) in Kansas and provides a comparison with 150 other comprehensive public universities reporting to the Council for Aid to Education (CFAE). Among its conclusions are that PSU ranked 27th (top 18 percent) among the comparable…

A survey was conducted to determine the post-graduation activities of students who graduated from North Carolina State University in May 1974. The questionnaire was distributed prior to graduation to students about to receive bachelor's degrees in Agriculture and Life Sciences, Design, Education, Engineering, Liberal Arts, Physical and…

Questionnaires were returned by 814 graduate students at the University of Texas at Austin in response to a survey of their opinions and attitudes on the adequacy of academic advising procedures and the sources of information most commonly utilized when they need information on topics pertaining to their graduate work. The study was undertaken in…

A statewide study of the needs of continuing education opportunities for persons motivated toward further study but unable to take advantage of conventional delivery systems of postsecondary education is reported. Four data collective activities were utilized: a learning interest interview field poll of 800 respondents; an inventory of current…

The first of seven sets of economic indicators for periodically measuring economic prospects for academic institutions is presented. The dominant finding is that the economic growth experienced by higher education in the past decade is slowing down. Key indicators include enrollments, total current revenue, total employment, capital contract…