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American Council on Education, 1965-1989

 Series
Identifier: A04.01.03

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Series Description:

This series contains annual statistical reports prepared by the American Council of Education from 1965 to 1989. These documents summarize questionnaires completed by entering first-year students at Bowdoin and at other colleges and universities nationwide. These lengthy reports include data on items such as: age, race, political orientation, average grade in high school, religious preference, family composition, income, and background, curricular and extracurricular activity preferences, higher education plans, and the like.

The American Council on Education is a Washington, D.C. based agency that facilitates the collection of and compiles data for cooperative institutional research among colleges and universities. The Office of Institutional Research now conducts and reports on similar surveys.

Dates

  • Creation: 1941-

Creator

Access Restrictions:

No restrictions.

Extent

1 Linear Feet

Language of Materials

From the Record Group: English

Additional Description

Arrangement:

Arranged chronologically.

Repository Details

Repository Details

Part of the George J. Mitchell Department of Special Collections & Archives, Bowdoin College Library, Brunswick, Maine 04011 Repository

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