Studying Student Enrollment for Terrorists
For the past five years an office in the Education Department has scanned through its databases of millions of students’ federal financial aid and college enrollment records in search of terrorist names supplied by the FBI. The effort, dubbed “Project Strike Back,” was created by the Education Department’s Office of Inspector General after the terror [...]
Largest State College Student Enrollment
This is a list of the largest United States colleges and universities by enrollment. What this list includes: Colleges and universities within the United States University systems if the system is run under a single administration Enrollment is the sum of the headcount of undergraduate and graduate students Enrollment is counted by the Integrated Post-secondary [...]
By the Numbers: Facts on Student Enrollment
Enrollment in degree-granting institutions increased by 14 percent between 1987 and 1997. Between 1997 and 2007, enrollment increased at a faster rate (26 percent), from 14.5 million to 18.2 million. Much of the growth between 1997 and 2007 was in full-time enrollment; the number of full-time students rose 34 percent, while the number of part-time [...]
Background Research in Student Enrolment
Most studies of student enrollment behavior have been conducted by educational researchers with backgrounds in either psychology, sociology, or economics. These disciplines offer somewhat different perspectives and conceptual foundations for the study of college choice behavior. Psychologists emphasize the psychological environment, or climate, of an institution, its impact on students, and student-institution fit (Astin 1965). [...]