This report uses national survey data to describe in 16 data tables the characteristics of the institutions of higher education in the United States in 1993-94. Data used are from the Institutional Characteristics survey of the Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS). Tables 1-6 A-C cover postsecondary schools, including 4-year, 2-year, and less-than-2-year institutions, both academic, occupational, and vocational. Tables 7 through 12 A-C are limited to higher education institutions. The tables offer data on numbers of institutions, average institutional charges, percent change in charges, and number of institutions offering a selection of student services. Highlights of the data include: (1) over 10,500 schools in the United States and outlying areas offered some level of postsecondary education and of these 43 percent were less-than-2-year private, for-profit institutions offering occupational programs; (2) nearly 2,800 schools offered programs at the baccalaureate level or higher; (3) four states list more than 500 postsecondary schools each: California, New York, Pennsylvania, and Texas; (4) public institutions are more likely to offer student services than private nonprofit schools; (5) more than half of all postsecondary institutions offer academic/career counseling services, placement services for program completers, and employment services for current students while nearly half offer access for the mobility impaired. (JB)