This document presents the 50th semiannual report on the activities and accomplishments of the Office of Inspector General (OIG), U.S. Department of Education (Department). During this reporting period, the OIG issued 123 audits, inspection reports and memoranda, and closed 95 investigations. As detailed in this report, this office continues to…

This is the third in a series of annual reports that summarize financial trends affecting higher education. State appropriations to higher education reached $60.6 billion in fiscal year (FY) 2001, an increase of 7.0% over FY 2000 in current funds, and a 5.0 constant dollar increase. However, total state general fund appropriations for all…

This report profiles undergraduates who were enrolled in U.S. postsecondary institutions in the academic year 1999-2000. It is based on data from the 1999-2000 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:2000), the fifth in a series of surveys conducted by the U.S. Department of Education. Each NPSAS survey is a comprehensive nationwide study…

Variable fees at the graduate and undergraduate levels are a topic of discussion in the US and in the EU as part of a larger movement towards increasing the role of fees in the funding of public universities. This essay describes this relatively new shift and its causes, outlines various funding models related to fee levels, and discusses the…

The 2004 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:04), conducted for the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), collected comprehensive data regarding how students and their families pay for postsecondary education. The primary objective of NPSAS:04 is to produce reliable national estimates of…

As part of a 5-year evaluation of the William D. Ford Federal Direct Loan Program, this study assessed the U.S. Department of Education's (ED) administration of the program. Data were obtained through interviews with ED and other federal officials, institutional surveys, reviews of documents, attendance at meetings and training events, facilitated…

This report presents detailed tabulations for the 1998-1999 academic year that describe characteristics of the 9,653 postsecondary education institutions in the United States and outlying areas. These characteristics include tuition and required fees for undergraduate, graduate, and first-professional programs and room and board charges at…

This report describes 16 programs available to American Indian students at the University of North Dakota (UND). UND's Office of Native American Programs is a state-funded program of the University's Division of Student and Outreach Services. The major function of the Office is to provide support services to Indian students in the areas of…

This publication provides guidance to schools that participate in the Federal Direct Student Loan Program. It provides details on how the Direct Loan Program operates and on Direct Loan policies and procedures. The 12 chapters include: (1) "Overview of the Direct Loan Program"; (2) "Basic Components of Direct Loans"; (3)…

This document is progress report on the U.S. Department of Education's Student Financial Assistance (SFA) programs. Regarding its customer satisfaction objective, SFA notes that it looks to private sector leaders in e-commerce and promotes electronic services; offers electronic filing of the Free Application For Student Aid (FAFSA); offers most…

A study examined the use of educational aid provided by employers to employees, including the types of employees and educational and training programs that employers support. Two National Center for Education Statistics data sets provided the data for the analysis: National Household Education Survey, which provides information describing all…

This report examines issues relevant to establishing an Office of Student Financial Assistance (OSFA) ombudsman office within the Department of Education. The OSFA ombudsman office came out of the need to improve student lending program services and to mitigate the impact of loan default on students. It was determined that students involved in…

The tables and graphs in this document provide a statistical portrait of Idaho State University (ISU). The first section presents student data for both the fall and spring semesters of 1997-1998, and include unduplicated headcount enrollment, full-time-equivalent enrollment, student credit hours, student age distribution, residence of students,…

This brochure advises high school students about the economic advantages of attending college, the affordability of college, and getting ready for college. Written in Spanish, it explains the average costs of a college education and describes the availability of financial aid in general terms, briefly reviewing grants, loans, work-study programs,…

This report discusses how to safeguard affirmative action on college campuses. Section 1, "Threats to Affirmative Action," discusses Congressional action; state actions; and anti-affirmative action studies and reports. Section 2, "Affirmative Action Works," includes research findings; leaders' beliefs about affirmative action…