"Doctorate Recipients from U.S. Universities: Summary Report 2007-08" is the 41st in a series of reports on research doctorates awarded by universities in the United States. Data presented in this report were collected by the Survey of Earned Doctorates (SED). The SED, which has been conducted annually since 1957, is a census of all…

This report provides summary information about public libraries in the 50 states and the District of Columbia for state fiscal year (FY) 2003. It covers service measures such as access to the Internet, number of users of electronic resources, number of Internet terminals used by the general public, reference transactions, public service hours,…

Policies, practices, and methods of distribution of no-need/merit awards for undergraduate students at four-year colleges and universities were studied and compared to 1982 survey results. Questionnaires were returned by 367 schools. The average dollar value of non-need undergraduate scholarships was $1,000 or less for more than half of the…

The results of the most recent survey on foreign students in regionally accredited institutions of higher education in the United States are provided. In-depth information is included on such topics as: what proportion of students from a specific country are graduates or undergraduates; what proportion of students in different fields are graduates…

Presented are statistical data from the Annual Survey of Scientific and Engineering Expenditures at Universities and Colleges, FY 1983. These data represent science and engineering (SE) expenditures for separately budgeted research and development (R&D). The phrase "separately budgeted R&D expenditures" refers to current fund…

In the second annual national compensation survey of chief development officers (CDOs) in higher education institutions, 268 respondents provided career histories and compensation information for their own positions and base salary information for mid-level staff positions in the development offices they manage. Highlights of the findings include…

The 1987/88 edition of the Institute of International Education's annual publication enumerating the foreign student population in the United States is presented. Campus officials provided institutional totals of foreign students in the categories of country of origin and academic and personal characteristics. This source of information on the…

A survey of professional nurses registered by the New York State Education Department was conducted in 1983, updating 1961, 1973, and 1977 surveys. Usable responses were completed by 171,109 registered nurses (RNs) licensed by the state and 137,116 in-state RNs (82% response rate). In-state RNs who were employed in nursing in New York numbered…

The backgrounds, aspirations, attitudes, and activities of Jewish college freshmen who entered college in the fall of 1980 were compared with those of non-Jewish freshmen, as a replication of a 1969 study. Based on the Cooperative Institutional Research Program, extensive data (80 pages) are presented of national norms for freshmen by religious…

This summary report provides a brief overview of the definitions, methodologies, and findings related to the census of homeless persons conducted in Iowa in 1992. Definitions provided by the McKinney Act and the Department of Education, and the definition used for the Iowa study are included. Questionnaires were administered to school personnel,…

This report on public and private school teachers presents data on personal characteristics, highest degree earned, years of experience, type of certification, salary and incentives, and nonschool employment. National estimates are provided for all data, and state estimates for public school teachers' highest degree earned, years of experience,…

Results of the 1985-1986 census of foreign students in the United States are presented. In addition to an overview of foreign study in the United States and other countries, data are provided on: the number of students from regions and countries that sent the largest groups of foreign students to the United States; personal and academic…

The diversity and geographic availability of postsecondary institutions and programs in 1980-1981 were assessed in Georgia. The diversity of Georgia's colleges was based on analysis of institutional control, level, and type. To assess objectives, seven types of colleges were defined, and the state was divided into eight substate regions. For the…

Information on the earnings as of September 1982 of full-time medical school faculty is presented, based on survey responses from 124 of the 127 fully and provisionally accredited medical schools in the United States. Statistical data are reported on the number of faculty and the total compensation earned in 1982-1983 by degree held, academic…

Information on the earnings as of September 1981 of full-time medical school faculty is presented, based on survey responses from 119 of the 126 fully and provisionally accredited medical schools in the United States. Statistical data are reported on the number of faculty and the total compensation earned in 1981-1982 by degree held, academic…