Colleges and Universities: Fall Enrollments, 1995 (original) (raw)

Colleges and Universities. Education Digest, 1996-97

1997

Total enrollments reached 568,222 in 1996. In addition, 61,836 students pursuing ASB or AST degrees were enrolled in private licensed schools in 1995-96, the latest year for which data was available. This figure, if combined with college and university students, would place the number of people pursuing a postsecondary degree at approximately 630,000. Between 1987 and 1992, college and university total enrollment increased an average of 2.2% each year, peaking in 1992 at 587,977 and declining thereafter. Much of the decline was in part-time enrollments. The number of full-time female enrollments has been increasing consistently for more than 10 years, reaching 199,702 in 1996. Male full-time enrollments peaked in 1992 at 185,278 and declined every year thereafter, reaching 178,621 in 1996. Since 1987, the percentage increase in female enrollments at each level far exceeded that of their male counterparts. Specifically, female undergraduate enrollments increased 9.1%; graduate, 29.1%; and first-professional, 34.9%. Comparatively, male undergraduate enrollments increased 2.7%; graduate, 5.8%; and first-professional, 3.8%. Enrollments nationally, as well as in Pennsylvania, peaked in 1992 and declined thereafter. Current projected data indicates that over the next five years enrollments at the national and state levels will increase but at a slower pace than during the period prior to 1992. RESIDENCE OF STUDENTS Over 75% of the total first-time enrollees (undergraduate, first-professional and graduate) were Pennsylvania residents in Fall 1996. Most of the out-of-state first-time enrollees were from neighboring states with the largest number coming from New Jersey (9,052). Pennsylvania residents represented 76.9% of all first-time enrollees at the undergraduate level, 59.7% of all first-time enrollees at the graduate level and 50.4% of all first-time enrollees at the first-professional level.

Colleges and Universities. Education Digest, 1997-98

1998

This report provides statistical data on public and private higher education in Pennsylvania in 1997-98. Thirty-three tables and eight figures provide data on basic student charges (including data on tuition, room and board, in-state versus out-of-state charges, and average annual increases 1988-89 through 1997-98); fall enrollments (including data for 1988-89 through 1997-98 by institution, age, sex, major, and level of program); residence of students; degrees conferred (including data for

Colleges and Universities. Education Digest, 1999-2000

2000

This 1999-2000 statistical report contains numerous data tables and figures on institutions of higher education in Pennsylvania. The data were compiled from annual surveys of the state's colleges and universities and are presented in the categories of basic student charges, fall enrollments, residence of students, degrees conferred, faculty and staff, and finance. Pennsylvania data are compared with national data drawn from the results of surveys conducted by the U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics (NCES). Major findings include: (1) the increase in undergraduate basic charges was greater than the Consumer Price Index; (2) female enrollments have outpaced male enrollments; (3) over 78 percent of total enrollees were Pennsylvania residents; (4) the largest growth in degrees conferred occurred at the first-professional and graduate levels; (5) Pennsylvania had the ninth-highest average salary for full-time instructional faculty on nine-month contracts among public four-year institutions in the nation in 1997-98; and (6) total current-funds revenues for public institutions rose to $5.6 billion in 1998-99, an increase of 6.5 percent; expenditures rose similarly. (Appendices contain a glossary, notes on sources, and a list of non-respondents.). (EV) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document.

Colleges and Universities: Education Digest, 1998-99

1999

This report presents 1998-99 data on Pennsylvania's 34 public and 108 private colleges and universities, as well as for 92 private schools licensed to grant specialized associate degrees. An introduction offers highlights noting that the increase in undergraduate basic student charges was greater than the increase in the consumer price index for all institution types; enrollments have been growing, on average, 1 percent per year since 1996, following a period of declining enrollments; over 79 percent of fall 1997 enrollees were Pennsylvania residents; the number of master's and doctoral degrees awarded has increased 42.3 percent and 19.1 percent, respectively, in the last decade; Pennsylvania had the eighth highest average salary for full-time instructional faculty at public four-year institutions; and current funds revenues for public institutions in 1997-98 decreased by 0.7 percent from 1996-97. Detailed figures and data tables are grouped into six sections: (1) basic student charges (averages by institutional category,

Colleges and Universities: Residence of Students, Fall 1994

1995

This publication provides information regarding the residence of students attending Pennsylvania colleges and universities. It shows historical trends on the residence of first-time students, residence of all students by institutional category, and percentage of students from other states. Data were obtained from a biennial survey of first-time students attending Pennsylvania colleges and universities and comparative national data frotii sur-eys conducted by the National Center for Educational Statist-s. Individual tables and figures provide information on: (1) residence of first-time students in Pennsylvania colleges and universities by level, selected years, fall 1986 through 1994; (2) residence of first-time students, all levels, fall 1994; (3) estimated data on the residence of all students by institutional category and level, fall 1994; (4) estimated data on the residence of all students, fall 1994; and (5) estimated data on the residence of all students attending Pennsylvania colleges and universities by level and selected states, fall 1994. Appendices provide additional data on residence of first-time students by level, institutional category, and migration by state. A glossary as well as notes on sources and nonrespondents are also provided. (DB)

A Profile of University of Maryland, College Park, Freshmen, 1976-77. Research Report No. 11-76

1976

Of the 7,396 new freshmen entering the University of Maryland, College Park in the fall of 1976, 2,738 completed the University New Study Census in the summer before their entry. The majority of these vere 18 years old and almost all entered college directly from high school. Almost half indicated they would be living on campus, either in a residence hall or a sorority or fraternity house. Another third planned to live with parents or relatives. Although a substantial majority of new freshmen reported that they had been A or B student-sin high schooli on1y-39 percent felt their high school had prepared them well for college. Most had selected UMCP as their first or second choice of college, and a third said they were attending because of its academic program. Depending on the division in which enrolled, the percent expecting to earn an advanced degree ranged from 40 to 77. Financial concerns were reflected in students' responses about degree completion and student employment. A substantial majority saw college as a means of obtaining career skills or deciding on a career goal, although few saw the function of the University to be solely career-related. The responses clearly indicate that freshmen were uncertain about several of their "survival skills": budgeting time wisely, studying efficiently, and earning satisfactory grades. Over one-fourth felt that math was their weakest area, while writing was cited by 16 percent and reading by 8 percent of the respondents. (Author/MSE) *

Trends in Black Students' College Enrollments And Participation Rates in Pennsylvania, 1980 to 1989

1991

This report examines the trends in Black undergraduate enrollments at Pennsylvania colleges and universities and postsecondary education participation rates for Pennsylvania's Black high school graduating classes for the 1980s. Enrollment trends for all undergraduates, full-time undergraduates, first-time undergraduates and for part-time undergraduates are examined separately. Then the numbers and proportions of Black high school graduates annually continuing their education are examined. Though the focus of the report is on Black students, enrollment trends for White students are also reported for comparison. Highlights of the report's findirgs include the following: the number of Black full-time students dropped by 8.5 percent, Black student enrollments fell by 24 percent at two-year colleges, by 15.

A Profile of Incoming Freshmen at the University of Maryland College Park, 1988-1989. Research Report #14-88

1988

The University New Student Census (UNSC) for 1988 was completed by 546 freshmen entering the University of Maryland, College Park. Of the students sampled, 55% were male and 45% female. The majority of students polled were white (76%), 12% were Black, 10% Asian, 2% Hispanic, 0.2% American Indian/Native Alaskan, and 0.6% other. Student attitudes and expectations were explored for both academic and extracurricular interests: 34% chose Maryland for its academic programs and 50% said it was their first choice; students felt their greatest adjustment would be learning to budget time wisely and studying efficiently; and students felt that they would utilize opportunities for counseling and educational skills services, with the greatest interest shown in educational and vocational planning and in learning to study more efficiently. Entering freshmen in 1988 may be slightly different from those of past years, in that mean Scholastic Aptitude Test scores in 1988 were 564 Quantitative and 493 Verbal, which is an increase from the 1987 scores of 548 Quantitative and 484 Verbal. A description of Clark-Trow student types is included. Contains 1 reference.