A study of unmet student financial need in Washington State was conducted by the Washington Council for Postsecondary Education. "Unmet need" is the difference between need and the total amount of aid received by the student through federal, state, and institutional financial aid programs, privately funded scholarships, and nonsubsidized…

Data collected by the National Center for Education Statistics are the basis for these analyses of student migration patterns in New Jersey. The distribution of out-migrating full-time, first-time freshmen in 1979 is examined by collegiate sector and institutional control. The states and institutions to which these students migrate are also…

This report uses text, tables, and figures to analyze the current costs of attending college for undergraduate and graduate students enrolled at four-year public colleges and universities, and is based on data from the College Board's Annual Survey of Colleges. The report also describes trends in tuition and fees for resident undergraduate…

A national study shows tuition at public colleges and universities has increased three times the rate of inflation in the last year. Private four-year colleges' tuition was up only 7 percent. Tables presenting tuition and fees for 1991-92 and 1992-93 for over 3,000 U.S. institutions are presented, also indicating out-of-state charges for 1992-93.…

This report presents statistical data on trends in tuition costs from 1980-81 through 1995-96. The average tuition for in-state undergraduate students of 4-year public colleges and universities for academic year 1995-96 was approximately 8.9 percent of median household income. This figure was obtained by dividing the students' average annual…

This report lists the typical tuition and required fees and room and board charges for academic year 1993-94 at more than 5,000 of the 5,700 four-year, two-year, and public less-than-two-year postsecondary institutions in the United States and its outlying areas. Included are tuition and fee charges to in-state and out-of-state students at the…

This report examines the status of general enrollment fee (GEF) waivers and nonresident tuition (NRT) waivers at Oklahoma state institutions of higher education for 1996-97. First, an overview section summarizes the purpose of the waivers, which is to provide assistance to Oklahoma residents with demonstrated financial need and to attract specific…

The economic impact of resident and nonresident students attending Arizona universities during the 1981-1982 academic year was studied, along with the cost of education compared to economic benefits to the state created by nonresident students. Expenditures were classified as direct out-of-pocket expenditures by students, direct expenditures by…

Data concerning the college attendance and the distribution of 1982-1983 high school graduates of New York State's public and nonpublic schools are presented. The data were secured through the Education Department's Basic Educational Data System and reflect the status of graduates in fall 1983. Tables cover the following: the types of institutions…

Data concerning the college attendance and the distribution of 1983-1984 high school graduates of New York's public and nonpublic schools are presented. The data were secured through the Education Department's Basic Educational Data System and reflect the status of graduates in fall 1984. Tables cover the following: trends in the college-going…

Second semester freshmen living in dormitories at York College (Pennsylvania) were administered the Organization Survey and Study Techniques Survey, and these results were compared with the students' overall grade-point averages (GPAs). The results indicated a clear positive correlation between study organization and GPA, and a significant…

Data are compiled on median student costs in a variety of categories: resident versus nonresident; separately for room and board, combination room and board, tuition and fees, and totals; graduate, medical, dental, veterinary, and law programs; the number of campuses within each $100 range for tuition and fees and for total student charges; and…

This memorandum provides information concerning enrollment at the University of Maine for the fall semester 1974 and some comparisons with earlier years. Highlights of the memorandum indicate: (1) total enrollment has increased 18 percent from 1970 to fall 1974; (2) full-time enrollment has increased 12 percent in the same period: (3) part-time…

Although efforts to keep talented students within the state, primarily by offering merit scholarships, are politically popular, state officials are not sure they will be effective. (MSE)

California charges its own residents less to attend its public colleges and universities than it charges nonresidents. It charges resident students systemwide fees as well as mandatory, campus-based fees. The campus-based fees help support student services like counseling, student union activities, student government, and recreation. California…