This abstract covers the breadth of higher education activities in the state of North Carolina during 1971 from simple counts of degrees conferred to a complex analysis of the flow of student transfers among institutions. Some of the highlights of the findings are: (1) 148,708 full-time students were enrolled in N.C. colleges and universities with 66.6% of these enrolled in public institutions; (2) more than 9,700 new undergraduate transfer students were enrolled in public and private institutions; (3) 19,851 bachelor's degrees were granted, an increase of 1,261 over 1970; (4) first professional degrees increased 11% over 1970, master's degrees increased by 8%, and doctorates increased 14%; (5) the percentage of full-time faculty with doctor's degrees varied from 67.7 to 20.7 among senior institutions; (6) the total library expenditures for the fiscal year were $19,083,394; (7) public and private senior institutions enrolled 62,229 persons in noncredit extension courses; (8) the median SAT scores for entering freshmen were 455 on the verbal and 493 on the mathematical test; (9) financial aid at all institutions varied greatly with averages per recipient ranging from $148 to $1,193; and (10) almost one-half of all students at public institutions were housed in college-owned residence halls. (HS)