Statistics in Brief publications present descriptive data in tabular formats to provide useful information to a broad audience, including members of the general public. They address simple and topical issues and questions. Using data from 2011-12, this Statistics in Brief updates and expands on a previous National Center for Education Statistics…

The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) collects institution-level data from postsecondary institutions in the United States (50 states and the District of Columbia) and other U.S. jurisdictions (see appendix A for a list of other U.S. jurisdictions). This "First Look" presents findings from the provisional data of the…

In 2011-12, graduate students received a total of $51.7 billion in federal loans and grants, institutional grants, employer support, and financial aid from other sources. In 2007-08, this figure was $36.7 billion (College Board 2008, 2012). The data presented in these Web Tables were collected through five administrations of the National…

The report provides a source of data on the financial support received by full-time graudate students in each of four divisions within each Ontario university. No interinstitutional comparisons are made. (Author/MSE)

The report provides a source of data on the financial support received by full-time graduate students in each of four divisions within each Ontario university. Incomes of Ph.D. students registered for all three terms of the academic year have been included in separate tables. No interinstitutional comparisons are made. (Author/MSE)

Highlights of this summary of trends in enrollment within the University of Wisconsin (UW) system include: fall 1998 full-time equivalent (FTE) enrollment (128,371) was up 2.4 percent from fall 1997; fall 1998 headcount enrollment (152,926) was up 1.6 percent from fall 1997; and the UW system achieved its fall 1998 FTE enrollment target. Seven…

Graduate programs in Brazil in July 1975 were surveyed to obtain information about supply/demand and productivity. The tabular and graphic data cover institutions of higher education; number of courses, teaching staff, and student body. A minimum of narrative information is included. (LBH)

This document is written in an attempt to clear up any confusion that exists concerning information presented on the question of tuition and fee increases. In conjunction with the certification of data, questions were asked concerning the following subjects: (1) The composition (makeup) of the total charges in terms of support for operating costs,…

The 1990s have seen change in the populations of graduate students in physics departments across the country. The Graduate Student Survey captures demographic characteristics of approximately 10,600 physics and astronomy students who were enrolled in the 1996-97 academic year. It describes the students' sources of support, areas of specialization,…

Selected data from the Commission on Human Resources data base are reported for two major groups that have been underrepresented in doctoral education in the past: minorities and women. A wide selection of tabulations of data on doctorate holders by sex and racial/ethnic group membership is presented. Characteristics of minority and women Ph.D.…

Tabular data are presented on: campus enrollment summary; new, continuing, and returning students; full-time and part-time students; undergraduates by college or school and class level; major field of study; undergraduate and graduate students by department; students in the Education Abroad Program; home locality at time of admission; sources of…

Highlights of this data on student financial aid in the University of Wisconsin (UW) system for 1997-98 include the following: 84 percent of student financial aid comes from federal sources; 56 percent of undergraduate students receive aid (up 2 percent from the previous year); 35 percent of graduate students receive aid (up 2 percent); 60 percent…

This report presents findings from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System's (IPEDS) Fall Enrollment Survey from 1986 to 1994. IPEDS collects enrollment data from all postsecondary institutions eligible to participate in Title IV financial aid programs although the data in this report pertain only to institutions accredited at the…

This document contains tables of data derived from the National Science Foundation/National Institutes of Health (NSF/NIH) Survey of Graduate Students and Postdoctorates in Science and Engineering (graduate student survey), Fall 1993. Unless otherwise specified, the published data represents estimates of total enrollment in Science and Engineering…

Summer school and fall enrollments in Pennsylvania during 1975 are reported and compared with fall enrollments in the United States, 1972-1975. Statistics are offered for: total enrollments; enrollments in branch campuses and other centers; lower division undergraduate, non-bachelor's degree-credit upper-division, first-professional, graduate, and…