Statistics in Brief publications present descriptive data in tabular formats to provide useful information to a broad audience, including members of the general public. They address simple and topical issues and questions. This Statistics in Brief profiles the demographic and enrollment characteristics of undergraduates who are immigrants or…

The National Education Longitudinal Study of 1988 (NELS:88) is the third in a series of longitudinal studies sponsored by the National Center for Education Statistics. The NELS:88 is being conducted in several waves, beginning with a base year experience of approximately 25,000 eighth graders. This report profiles the family characteristics and…

Based on the survey responses and transcripts of students with disabilities, examines these students' representation in, access to, and persistence in post-secondary education. Also includes early labor outcomes and graduate school enrollment rates among college graduates with disabilities. (Author)

This report profiles undergraduates enrolled in postsecondary education for the academic year 1992-93. It relies on data from the 1992-93 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study, third in a series conducted by the Department of Education. The report begins with an essay that explores the extent to which undergraduates have outside…

The purpose of this report is to provide a profile of students who delay their postsecondary enrollment and then to distinguish among students who delay their postsecondary enrollment with respect to how long they wait to enroll. In particular, it addresses the ways in which those who delay a shorter amount of time differ from those who delay…

This report profiles undergraduates who were enrolled in U.S. postsecondary institutions in the academic year 1999-2000. It is based on data from the 1999-2000 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study (NPSAS:2000), the fifth in a series of surveys conducted by the U.S. Department of Education. Each NPSAS survey is a comprehensive nationwide study…

Provides an overview of U.S. undergraduates, including student characteristics, institutions attended, programs studied, and the risk of leaving postsecondary education. Data are from the National Postsecondary Student Aid Study. (SLD)