This survey gathered information on programs at institutions of higher education that are designed to increase the access of educationally or economically disadvantaged elementary and secondary students to higher education. In addition the study aimed to compare Upward Bound, one prominent federally funded program, with others around the nation. Only the largest programs (based on funding) at each institution were included in the survey. Data were collected from two-year and four-year institutions in the fall of 1994. Of the 850 institutions surveyed, 813 responded. Highlights of the findings included: (1) 32 percent of all institutions offered at least one program for precollegiate students, and programs were especially common at large institutions and public institutions; (2) the largest programs served 317,400 students and involved 9,600 faculty and staff; (3) of the students in the largest programs, 68 percent were from low-income families, 59 percent were female, 39 percent were black, and 29 percent were Hispanic; (4) Upward Bound programs were more likely to have their students start in the freshman or sophomore years, were more intensive than other programs (with students spending a mean of 433 hours over the full year compared with 166 hours for other programs), and made greater use of reduced-price college courses. Appendixes contain tables of standard error and the survey questionnaire. (Author/JB)