This document provides a compendium of evaluation research findings on first-year seminars at 50 institutions of higher education. Program reports are listed by type of institution: two-year institutions, small four-year institutions, mid-sized four-year institutions, and large four-year institutions. Each listing provides a brief description of the institution and its students, followed by a summary of the freshman seminar course or program, the evaluation design, and course or program outcomes. Contact information for each program is also provided. An index allows access by course or program outcomes in the following areas: academic achievement/grade point averages; credit hours attempted/completed; effects on faculty; financial outcomes; graduation rates; instructional strategies/models; retention; student adjustment/involvement; student satisfaction; student self assessment; evaluation of course components/resources; gender-linked findings; impact on academic advising; seminar grades as predictors; timing of the course; and utilization of services. (DB)