This study examined the relationship between and among the changes in the level of institutional fundraising and changes in state funding at Maryland public 4-year institutions. As institutions have become more engaged in fundraising, the impact of private giving success on changes in state funding becomes more apparent in the context of increased…

Decisions are often made by administrators in higher education with regard to students and programs. Hopefully, the research literature will have a bearing on specific programs to be instituted at specific colleges. There is voluminous data and information in this field. Studies and summaries are presented for prediction of academic achievement,…

Variables that correlate highly with success in obtaining 1978 external funding for research among the 338 member institutions of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) were studied. It was found that AASCU institutions that have been successful in obtaining outside funds for research purposes do tend to place more…