National normative data on characteristics of students entering college as first-time, full-time freshmen are presented, based on the results of the fall 1984 Cooperative Research Program survey. The data are weighted to represent the population of freshmen. Extensive statistical data are reported separately for women and men, and for 37 institutional groupings, based on the school's enrollment size, degree of selectivity, control (public, private-nonsectarian, Roman Catholic, and Protestant), religious affiliation, and racial composition. The survey results revealed several continuing trends in student attitudes on political and social issues. Student values continue to show increasing materialism that is also reflected in preferences for careers in the professions, engineering, and business. The data also show declining student participation in government aid programs. High school grade inflation declined, and further evidence was found of the growing role of computers in education. Included are: a narrative summary of the results, information on the research methodology, the 1984 Student Information Form, a specification of region categories and the coding scheme, a list of participating institutions, and a sample freshman survey report provided to a participating institution. (SW)