Background data pertaining to postsecondary education in Illinois, Indiana, Michigan and Ohio are presented as part of a seminar on statewide concerns about the future of public higher education, which was part of an inservice education program. For each state the following is included: demographic and fiscal information, a description of the state structure of postsecondary education, an annual report on postsecondary education, and related information. Among the specific aspects of postsecondary education described are the following: master planning, 1202 Commission, state student assistance and loan agencies, state board of vocational education, licensure/approval agencies, appropriations, salary and tuition trends, enrollments, student aid, program approvals, special studies, aid to private institutions, teacher education, graduate programs, vocational/technical coordination, statutory advisory committees and/or task forces, state population size and trends, state and local financial base, student demand for public higher education, state and local spending on higher education, faculty workload, diversity of funding sources, and institutional governing boards. (SW)