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Degrees of Success: HERI Report on STEM Completion Rates
The post-Baccalaureate Experiences, Success, and Transition (BEST) project has released a research b...more

New CIRP Reporting Enhancements Released
We are pleased to announce that we have released our new survey reporting format.  These enhancement...more

Ranking the Rankings
It’s ranking season, and with it comes the annual discussion about what these rankings actuall...more

Ordering HERI Custom Reports
HERI provides custom reports and data tables on a fee for service basis in addition to the monograph...more

Webcast: Study on the Effect of Attending an All-Girls High School Now Available
Our May HERI Brown Bag Research Talk featured HERI Faculty Affiliate Linda Sax presenting a summary ...more
HERI Feature
Financial Concerns of First-Year College Students Have Wide Impact
The results of the 2009 CIRP Freshman Survey illustrate that students entering four-year colleges and universities across the United States have been greatly impacted by the economic downturn. They are more likely to be placing an increased reliance on loans. They placed more importance on financial issues when choosing which college to attend. They put a great emphasis on getting good jobs after graduation and in being financially well off, yet they are also turning away from business majors and potential business careers.
paying for college At the same time we see record numbers of students who expect that they will be involved in volunteering and community services while in college. The Freshman Survey shows a link between being a volunteer and personal and social responsibility.

These findings, and many more, are highlighted in our newly-designed report. In addition to the monograph, our website has several other ways to disseminate the results and facilitate discussions on campus: via a webcast, a PowerPoint presentation, a short research brief in PDF form, and a press release. more >>

2009 CIRP Freshman Survey Webcast

webcast 		Press Coverage of the 2009 CIRP Freshman Survey
Annual Poll of Freshmen Shows Effect of Recession

By Kate Zernike, New York Times

UCLA Survey Finds More Freshmen Worried About Finances

By Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times

Cost of College Is a Big Worry of Freshmen in National Survey

By Ashley Marchand, The Chronicle of Higher Education

Freshman Abandon Business

By David Moltz, Inside Higher Education

More College Freshmen Call Being Well-off 'Very Important'

By Mary Beth Marklein, USA TODAY
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