Educational Attainment by State, 1977 to 2009 [Spread]
This Excel workbook summarizes data collected and reported by the Census Bureau on the number and proportion of each state's population age 25 and over that is at least a high school graduate and that has at least a Bachelor's degree from college.
The data from 1977 through 1987 are for the 15 largest states only. Beginning in 1989 data was reported for all 50 states plus the District of Columbia. 3/11/2010

Median Family Income by State & Median Household Income by State, 1959 to 2008 [Spread] 3/11/2010

Poverty Rates by State, 1980-2008 [Spread] 3/11/2010

National School Lunch Program, State-Level Data, FY1993 - FY2009 [Spread]
These data provide annual, state-level data on participation by K-12 students in the the U.S. Department of Agriculture's National School Lunch Program.
School children approved for free lunches come from the lowest family income levels, and those approved for reduced price lunches come from somewhat high but sill low income families.These data are useful when measuring the number of children from low income families enrolled in K-12 education, and headed for higher education in each state. The data used in these tables were prepared by Jeffrey Derr and Anne Pauls, Child Nutrition Division, Food and Nutrition Service, U.S. Department of Agriculture. 3/11/2010

State, Local and Federal Fiscal Support for Higher Education [Spread]
per $1000 of State Personal Income, FY1961 to FY2010 
This large Excel spreadsheet combines the Grapevine data from Illinois State University on state tax fund appropriations for higher education, with state personal income data published by the Bureau of Economic Analysis.Data are reported for each state for each fiscal year from 1961 through 2010. These data illustrate the ebb and flow of state investment in higher education over the last three decades.  2/25/2010

Fiscal Support for Higher Education by State [Other]
Updated: We have updated and renamed the State Tax Fund Appropriations for Higher Education charts for each state to: State Fiscal Support for Higher Education per $1000 of Personal Income, FY1961 to FY2010. You can view each states chart by clicking on the state of your choice and then scroll until you see the title. 2/22/2010

NPSAS Summary by Parental Income Quartiles [Spread]
UPDATED: Financial Aid Packaging for Full-Time, Full-Year, One Institution Dependent Undergraduate Students In Quartiles 1990, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008
This Excel workbook summarizes data tabulated from the 1990, 1993, 1996, 2000, 2004 and 2008 National Postsecondary Student Aid Study. Data are reported on averages for family income, expected family contribution, costs of attendance, financial need, grant aid, loan aid, work-study aid, other financial aid, total aid, unmet financial need, student work/study burden, net price to family and net price to family as a percent of family income. Data are tabulated in quartiles of parental income for full-time, full-year, one institution undergraduate students. Data are also tabulated by institutional type and control: public 4-year, public 2-year, private 4-year, private less than 4-year and proprietary. 1/26/2010

Bachelor's Degree Attainment by Age 24 by Family Income Quartiles, 1970 to 2008 [Spread]
This Excel workbook summarizes data on high school graduation rates, college continuation rates, college participation rates, estimated bachelor's degree completion rates and estimated bachelor's degree attainment by age 24 by family income quartiles for each year from 1970 through 2008.
Original data were collected by Census Bureau and National Center for Education Statistics. 12/17/2009

Enrollment Managers As Educators [Presentation]
AACRAO Strategic Enrollment Management
November 10, 2009
Dallas, Texas 11/10/2009

ACT National Graduation Rates, 1983 to 2009 [Spread]
This Excel spreadsheet compiles all of ACT's published annual reports on institutional graduation rates.
ACT collects these data on its annual Institutional Data Questionnaire and publishes them in a variety of publications including its annual ACT National Dropout and Graduation Rate Report. Rates are reported as means with standard deviations by institutional control, highest degree offered and admissions selectivity. With ACT's permission, we have compiled these annual reports into this spreadsheet for 5-year and 3-year graduation rates. 10/14/2009

Income by Educational Attainment for Families and People, 1956 to 2008 [Spread]
These are data on mean and median income by educational attainment of families and people collected and reported by the Census Bureau in the P60 reports of Current Population reports.
These data are shown in current and constant dollars. Note the inclusive definition of income used by the Census Bureau on the Notes worksheet.  10/14/2009

ACT National Persistence Rates, 1983 to 2009 [Spread]
This Excel spreadsheet complies all of ACT's published annual reports on institutional freshman-to-sophomore persistence rates.
ACT collects these data on its annual Institutional Data Questionnaire and publishes them in a variety of publications including its annual ACT National Dropout and Graduation Rate Report. Rates are reported as means with standard deviations by institutional control, highest degree offered and admissions selectivity. With ACT's permission, we have compiled these annual reports into this spreadsheet for freshman-to-sophomore persistence rates. 10/14/2009

Iowa's State Universities: Gated Communities or Country Clubs? [Presentation]
University of Iowa
September 23, 2009
Iowa City, IA 9/23/2009

Iowa's State Universities: Gated Communities or Country Clubs? [Presentation]
Iowa State University
September 16, 2009
Ames, IA 9/17/2009

College Affordability: Thinking (Way) Outside the Box [Presentation]
Council for Opportunity in Education
September 11, 2009
San Antonio, TX 9/11/2009