STUDENT AID DOWN DRAMATICALLY SINCE 1980. 1986 FRESHMAN SURVEY RESULTS. COOPERATIVE INSTITUTIONAL RESEARCH PROGRAM. American Council on Education, Washington, D.C. [86]. 5 p. (ED279277)

National normative data for 1986 from the 21st annual survey of college freshmen are presented as part of the Cooperative Institutional Research Program longitudinal study of American higher education. The 1986 norms were based on questionnaires completed by 204,491 freshmen entering 372 colleges and universities. Findings include: freshman participation in the Pell Grant program has declined by nearly half since 1980; only 16.9% of the freshmen entering college in fall 1986 received Pell Grants, while 25.4% received a Guaranteed Student Loan; one student in five (20.5%) reported family incomes under $20,000; there was rising freshman interest in education and business careers and a decline in the proportion of freshmen planning to pursue careers in computing, engineering, and research and in health-related fields; 70.6% of freshmen said that a major reason for attending college was to be able to make more money, compared to 49.9% in 1971; and virtually all student values having to do with altruism and social concern continued to decline. Student views on political and social issues and various controversial issues are also reported. (SW)