This paper presents an analysis of the effects of in-state resident tuition (IRT) policies, which allow undocumented immigrants to pay in-state rather than out-of state tuition, on when and where undocumented immigrant students enroll, and how they finance their education. We identify effects based on differences in pre- and post-policy outcomes…

The report analyses the last 10 years in higher education, focusing on applications, student demographics and graduate outcomes; staff backgrounds and expertise; and the income and expenditure of higher education institutions. Main findings include: (1) Demand for university places from 18-year-olds has increased, with those from less advantaged…

In 1979, less than 30% of full-time university students in Canada worked for pay during the academic year. By the mid-2000s, this had risen to 45%. This trend to increasing work among full-time students is also evident in other countries, and may be a concern if it reduces students' investment in human capital during their studies. I find that,…

The report presents patterns and trends in data on students and staff at UK higher education institutions covering a 10-year period that has seen a transition to new higher education funding systems across a large part of the UK. Patterns in income and expenditure of UK higher education institutions in 2015-16 are considered. For the first time…

This report provides an interim update to the Universities UK "Patterns" series, before the publication of the full "Patterns and Trends" publication in spring 2017. It includes updates of the main charts included in the 2015 publication, covering trends in student and staff numbers and finances of the UK higher education…

This study explores whether students from low-income families and racial/ethnic minority groups have the opportunity to benefit in what is arguably the most rigorous type of credit-based transition program: the International Baccalaureate Diploma Programme (IBDP). The analyses first describe national longitudinal trends in characteristics of…

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…

More U.S. foreign medical students (USFMS) than ever before expressed interest in transferring from foreign to U.S. medical schools in 1977, when COTRANS (Coordinating Transfer Application System) sponsored 1,224 individuals for Part I of the National Board of Medical Examiners. Advanced standing admissions, academic ability levels, demographic,…

Fall 1994 enrollment data for Sinclair Community College (SCC), Ohio, are presented and analyzed in this report. The report begins by presenting fall enrollments in fiscal year (FY) 1993-94, and tracing full-time equivalents (FTE) and headcount enrollments at the college from FY 1976-77 to FY 1994-95. After comparing SCC enrollments with those of…

Characteristics of postdoctoral students at Canadian universities are discussed and issues related to the training of postdoctoral students in Canada are explored. A survey conducted in 1972 indicated that there were 2,272 postdoctorals and research associates in the university sector. About 1,000 of these postdoctoral students were in mathematics…

Characteristics and trends of U.S. Foreign Medical Students who sought transfers from foreign to U.S. medical schools via the Coordinated Transfer Application System (COTRANS) from the beginnning of the program in 1970 up to the present is presented. The overall focus is on the five-year time period, 1972 through 1976. Descriptions of…

Statistical data are presented on trends in higher education from 1970-1975 in 35 European countries and the United States and Canada. A general analysis of student enrollment is provided from the point of view of its overall development, the relations of the numbers to the total population, part-time students, and enrollment by sex. The study…

This report presents and briefly discusses demographic data on school enrollment trends and the socioeconomic characteristics of American students from the nursery school level through college, based on the Current Population Survey conducted in October 1976. Twelve tables and graphs display statistical data on school enrollment patterns for…

A statistical review of the development of university education in Canada in the last two decades is presented. The focus is on tracing trends in expenditures, enrollment, and graduation. Introductory chapters deal with all levels of education. Separate chapters examine some socioeconomic characteristics of students, foreign students,…

This monograph uses narrative, tables, and figures to present information on college freshmen with disabilities, based on data collected by the Cooperative Institutional Research Program, a longitudinal study of the American higher education system involving data on some 1,300 institutions, over 7 million students, and about 100,000 faculty.…