This report describes a study that examined the scholastic achievement of college students in general education. The study evaluated the College Basic Academic Subjects Examination (College BASE) scores of 74,535 students who were tested between 1988 and 1993 at 56 institutions of higher education. The study found that: (1) overall, scores in English were significantly lower than scores in mathematics, science, or social studies; (2) females outperformed males in English, but males outperformed females in the other three subjects; (3) Asian students' achievement in mathematics was much greater than their achievement in the other subjects, especially English; (4) Hispanic students' achievement was highest in social studies; (5) Asian students outperformed all other racial groups in mathematics, whereas Caucasians outperformed all other groups in English, science, and social studies; and (6) Blacks/African Americans lagged far behind all other groups in each of the four areas assessed. The report begins with an introduction, followed by a detailed explanation of the College BASE instrument and the study methodology. Findings are reported both globally and for each subject by sex, ethnic heritage, class standing, and age. Fourteen tables and 15 figures are included. (Contains 71 references.) (DB)