Each year, NASSGAP completes a survey regarding state-funded expenditures for postsecondary student financial aid. This report provides data regarding state-funded expenditures for student financial aid and illustrates the extent of efforts made by the states to assist postsecondary students. Information in this report is based on academic year…

Each year, the National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs (NASSGAP) completes a survey regarding state-funded expenditures for postsecondary student financial aid. This report provides data regarding state-funded expenditures for student financial aid and illustrates the extent of efforts made by the states to assist…

Since 2008, Sallie Mae has surveyed American families with an undergraduate student about their attitudes toward college and how they paid for it. For the past ten years, the "How America Pays for College" research has provided insight regarding families' belief in the value of a college education, how they are making college more…

Approximately 23 million students enrolled in undergraduate postsecondary education in the United States during the 2011-12 academic year (Simone et al. 2013). The Web Tables in this report provide a comprehensive source (2011-12 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study [NPSAS:12]) of information on the financial aid that was awarded to these…

Data on federal, state, and institutional student financial aid are presented by year, aid category, and amount awarded per recipient, in both current and constant dollars. (MSE)

This report presents information concerning jobs funded through the College Work-Study (CWS) program, a program that provides part-time employment to students needing financial assistance to help defray the costs of attending a postsecondary educational institution. Almost 95 percent of the students' CWS earnings for the 12-month period ending…

This analysis studied combinations of different types and sources of undergraduate financial aid, called packages, and showed the percentage of undergraduates receiving these packages and the average amount awarded in each types of package. The 1989-90 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:90) provided the data used for the study.…

Since 1986, the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) has collected information from 11th-grade students about their employment activities. Out of the 29,000 students asked about work in the 1986 assessment, 54% reported working some amount of time each week, and over 28% reported working more than 15 hours per week. Thus, of 2.9…

A DESCRIPTIVE REPORT OF THE CONDUCT OR STATUS OF CONCURRENT WORK-EDUCATION PROGRAMS IN EACH OF THE 50 STATES IS PRESENTED. DATA ARE REPORTED FOR TWO DISTINCT PROGRAMS--(1) COOPERATIVE EDUCATION, A PROGRAM IN WHICH THE STUDENTS WORK PART-TIME AND STUDY IN A FORMAL CLASSROOM SETTING PART-TIME, AND (2) WORK-STUDY, A PROGRAM IN WHICH STUDENTS IN…

Administrators of mental retardation programs in 50 state departments of education (47 responded) were surveyed to obtain data on manpower needs of secondary level special education programs, certification requirements, teacher education programs for elementary and secondary level personnel, priorities in teacher education, and the extent of…

The National Postsecondary Student Aid Study collected data for sample students from registrar and financial aid offices at postsecondary institutions. The data were collected for students enrolled in a postsecondary institution in fall 1986. Since substantial numbers of students are not enrolled in fall and are therefore not represented in the…

This sheet offers statistics and analysis of national data from the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (1993) on the net costs of attending institutions of postsecondary education including tuition, fees, and living expenses minus grants, loans and work study compensation. One table shows costs of college attendance and student financial aid…

A study examined operation of the campus-based Federal Work-Study (FWS) program and experiences and satisfaction of postsecondary students receiving this aid. A survey of FWS students during Fall 1998 indicated the following: (1) nearly all were satisfied with the program; (2) more than 95 percent would participate in the program again; (3) 80…

This report uses data from the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study of 1993 to examine how undergraduate students enrolled in the 1992-93 academic year financed their education. The report begins with an essay that explores in detail the relationships between the type of institution in which students were enrolled and their total cost of…

The survey, conducted by a private research firm under contract to the National Center for Education Statistics, had as its purpose to provide national data about the use of part-time financial aid staff and counselors in higher education institutions. It was found that the use of part-time staff was widespread, occurring in 79 percent of…