This report presents data obtained from a survey conducted during the summer of 1970 in which private U.S. colleges and universities were asked to report on past and projected enrollment patterns for every year from 1965-66 through 1971-72. The various categories covered in the survey included freshman applications, freshman admissions, freshman…

A survey designed to elicit information concerning graduate school enrollment was issued in two parts in the early fall of 1972 and in January 1973. This document presents the results of the first part of the survey. Tables present the number of respondents with usable data to each question, the percentage that number represents of the total group…

This report is concerned with the enrollment of children 3 to 5 years old in organized educational programs. The data are based upon information collected by the U.S. Bureau of the Census in its October 1971 Current Population Survey. This survey covers a sample of 50,000 households distributed over 449 areas comprising 863 counties and…

A model is presented in this report for the prediction of future enrollment at the Naval Postgraduate School based on the numbers of recruits in the past. This model utilizes the correlation between populations of successive time periods in order to better estimate the future remaining personnel in the system. The number of personnel leaving from…

In this report issues surrounding the continued growth and development of community colleges in the United States are presented and discussed. The early developmental history of community colleges is described along with the established enrollment trend-lines over time. These factors are then used to postulate a large future enrollment. The next…

Profiles the Dallas County Community College District, which by 1978 will have built seven campuses in twelve years, and records the growth of its services and student enrollment. (NHM)

A new computation of school retention rates by the National Center for Education Statistics indicates that about three-fourths of the young people today are earning high-school diplomas. Discusses the development of those statistics and the estimated retention rates from the fifth grade through college graduation in the United States during the…

Presents highlights from a National Research Council report titled "Population Growth and Economic Questions: Policy Questions." Includes brief comments on the report's conclusions related to exhaustible resources, renewable resources, pollution, work productivity, economics of scale and technological innovation, schooling, income…

Explores key demographic trends--college enrollment rates, projected population, adult education participation--and charts other issues (advanced technology, lifelong learning, the knowledge society, globalization, escalating costs, and increased educational competition). Concludes that strategic planning is vital to the future of higher…

Describes methodology and results of a survey of college and university students indicating that, overall, college and university enrollments in journalism and mass communications have reached a plateau. (HTH)

A look at the pinch caused by an increasing demand for services and decreasing financial resources, with emphasis on the experience of West Valley College in Saratoga, California. (DC)

Presents figures representing student enrollment in engineering and technology at all major U. S. universities for fall, 1975. Includes a breakdown by school and by curriculum group, and a comparison of enrollment for the years 1967 to 1975. (SL)

The "SEM Anthology" is a compilation of articles by more than 30 enrollment management professionals from a variety of institutions across the country. This collection, which has appeared in SEM Monthly over the past year, chronicles Strategic Enrollment Management efforts at campuses nationwide. The book illustrates the successes and challenges…

This report presents findings from the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) spring 2001 data collection, which included enrollment data for fall 2000, financial statistics for fiscal year 2000, and student financial aid data for academic year 1999-2000. The data were collected through the IPEDS Web-based data collection system.…

This statistical document from the University of Alaska Anchorage provides charts and graphs regarding students and student activities at the college and its community college campuses in the fall of 1999. Included is information on student headcount and credit hours, majors by specific college within the university, credit hours by discipline,…