The 1984 SUNY annual report presents major statistical tables that array four student characteristics: age group, sex, level (undergraduate/graduate), and load (full- and part-time). Part 1 contains summary data for the entire system and each institution within the system. For each of the headcount tables, there is a corresponding table providing…

The 1983 annual report of the State University of New York presents major statistical tables that array four student characteristics: age group, sex, level (undergraduate/graduate), and load (full- and part-time). Part 1 contains summary data for the entire system and each institution within the system. For each of the headcount tables, there is a…

Fall 1983 statistics on the geographic origins, or permanent residence, of students attending institutions of the State University of New York are presented. This second of two volumes presents fall 1983 data and trend data for 1959-1983. Separate tables are provided for each New York State county, and data on the permanent residence of students…

Trends in financial aid to students in Maryland colleges and universities are reported. Attention is directed to the distribution of different types of aid to undergraduate and graduate students, and financial aid awarded by type of institution. Characteristics of recipients of Guaranteed Student Loans, General State Scholarships, and Senatorial…

Assessing students' language needs is the indispensable first step in EAP (English for Academic Purposes) curriculum development. In this article, we report a portion of the results from a needs assessment study whose ultimate purpose was to inform curriculum development in EAP contexts. We used the focus group methodology to examine learner needs…

Data on 1980-81 enrollments in U.S. four-year and two-year higher education institutions are presented and interpreted. Data from 1,818 four-year institutions in the United States, Puerto Rico, and the U.S. Territories indicated a total enrollment for fall 1980 of over 7 million, of which over 5 million were full-time and slightly over 2 million…

Student charges for 1980-81 at member institutions of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities and the National Association of State Universities and Land-Grant Colleges were surveyed. A response rate of 87 percent (299 institutions) was obtained. Data are presented on resident and nonresident tuition and fees, average charges,…

Data on fall 1981 enrollments of North Dakota colleges and universities are presented. Institutional data include: headcount enrollment; full-time enrollment; total student credit hours of part-time students; full-time-equivalent enrollments of part-time students; total of full-time equivalent enrollments based on total student credit hours by…

In its tenth edition, the guide is designed to assist college and university departments in answering the inquiries from students about graduate training in geography. One hundred twenty U.S. and 23 Canadian institutions are listed. The information given for each university includes: department name; degrees offered; number of degrees awarded in…

Issues related to the enrollment and education of foreign students in American graduate schools are examined. Most of these students come from developing countries and are often sent to the United States to acquire skills and training needed in their countries. Engineering is the field with the greatest concentration of foreign students. Although…

Historical trends from 1976-77 through 1980-81 in tuition and required fee charges in New Jersey colleges and universities are examined. The overall five-year percentage changes in average annual tuition/fees in the different New Jersey collegiate sectors are outlined for different types of students (full-time and part-time, undergraduate and…

Fall 1977 enrollment data from the Kentucky state-supported and independent colleges and universities, seminaries, proprietary business colleges and Eagle University are presented. Total enrollment in the state and independent colleges and universities was 126,162. Of this total, 108,546 students were enrolled in the state universities and…

A survey was conducted on nonimmigrant students from developing countries who were enrolled in postsecondary education in the United States during the 1977-78 academic year and on U.S. faculty who taught in the less developed regions or who collaborated in research or consulted with faculty from these regions. Usable questionnaire data were…

A regional plan for optometric education in the western United States is summarized. Central to the plan is the development of cooperative programs among the region's three schools, the Pacific University College of Optometry, Southern California College of Optometry, and the University of California School of Optometry at Berkeley. A plan for the…

A two-day exchange between staff of the University of Northern Iowa at Cedar Falls and the Burt Community School proved successful for all participants. The university team (professors, graduate students, and senior students who had completed student teaching) became responsible for the education of the Burt students while the Burt teachers and…