A bibliography of master's theses and doctoral dissertations on higher education and its role in American life since 1636 presents citations in two major categories: works concerning a specific institution, listed by state and institution; and topical studies on specific aspects of higher education. The 4,570 citations were derived from sources published through 1986. The topics include: academic freedom, accreditation, administration, admissions, adult education, agricultural education, alumni, architecture, associations, athletics, black higher education, broadcasting, business and education, business education, Catholic higher education, church and state, colonial education, community colleges, courts, curriculum, deans, European influences, testing, faculty, federal aid, higher education in fiction, finance, forensics, foundations, fraternities, general education, graduate study, health sciences, humanities, intercultural education, Jewish higher education, land-grant institutions, legislation, liberal arts, libraries, medical education, military education, a national university, Native Americans, educational philosophy, politics and social policy, presidents, professions, Protestant higher education, public relations, religion, religious colleges, research, sciences, social sciences, state aid and coordination, state universities, students activism, student life, student personnel services, teacher education, instruction, theological education, unions, urban universities, war and higher education, and women. Citations are also indexed by author and subject. Order numbers are provided for all dissertations available from University Microfilms, Inc. (MSE)