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DOCUMENT RESUME ED 446 461 HE 033 215 AUTHOR Stratton, Charlotte, Ed. TITLE FACTS 1999: The Directory of New England Colleges, Universities and Institutes. State-by-State Institutional Listings and Information on Financial Aid Programs. INSTITUTION New England Board of Higher Education, Boston, MA. ISSN ISSN-0895-6405 PUB DATE 1999-00-00 NOTE 231p.; Published quarterly. This is a special annual issue. PUB TYPE Collected Works - Serials (022)-- Reference Materials - Directories /Catalogs (132) JOURNAL CIT CONNECTION: New England's Journal of Higher Education and Economic Development; v13 n4 spec iss Win 1999 EDRS PRICE MF01/PC10 Plus Postage. DESCRIPTORS *Colleges; *Directories; Endowment Funds; Enrollment; Facilities; Faculty; Higher Education; *Statistical Data; Tables (Data); Tuition; *Universities ABSTRACT "FACTS" is a directory of information about various aspects of New England higher education. In this special issue, state-by-state institutional listings provide relevant information about New England institutions of higher education. Encompassed within each listing are data about tuition and room and board charges, enrollment figures, endowment, physical plant values, and the number of faculty and staff at each of the approximately 280 institutions. A narrative description of each institution precedes each listing. At the end of each school's information is a summary of admissions information, which includes application deadlines, application fees, required admissions examinations, special admissions programs, and phone numbers for admissions offices. The directory includes names and titles of school administrators. In addition to school information, the directory presents data on higher education in New England. Information is presented in 163 tables and charts including New England higher education enrollment, degrees conferred, student migration, faculty data, federal and state financing of higher education, research and development endeavors, and minority participation levels. The directory is published annually. Data on higher education is revised each year. (HB) Reproductions supplied by EDRS are the best that can be made from the original document. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION Office of Educational Research and Improvement PERMISSION TO REPRODUCE AND EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES INFORMATION DISSEMINATE THIS MATERIAL HAS CENTER (ERIC) BEEN GRANTED-BY This document has been reproduced as received from the person or organization originating it. __&N\attn Minor changes have been made to improve reproduction quality. Points of view or opinions stated in this TO THE EDUCATIONAL RESOURCES document do not necessarily represent INFORMATION CENTER (ERIC) official OERI position or policy. 1 I A SPECIAL ANNUAL ISSUE OF NNECTIO NEW ENGLAND'S JOURNAL OF 111(311ER EDI CATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DI I N FIFR 4 $14.95 c-6 A PUBLICATION OF THE NEW ENGLAND BOARD OF HIGHER EDUCATION CONNECTICUT MAINE MASSACHUSETTS NEW HAMPSHIRE RHODE ISLAND VERMONT 2 Ft .Kent Van Buren lei End 'Mon Houllon Continuing to makea S.herman difference in New England aCAtilars. `flesh Fortcs Princeton Calais Stratton S!fow- tt an San nor ince 1982, Nellie Mae has Bethe. 1..usLs been making a difference in New England by offering families affordable college financing Bat programs. And since 1990, we've been ?sidano providing grant support to programs Aernt- bunk that help young people stay in school and go to college. Now, with the creation of the Nellie Mae Foundation, we will continue to provide access to higher education by becoming one of the largest grant-making organiza- Boston tions focused on education in the region. Our expanded philanthropy mission is Provincetown Plymouth simply to promote accessibility, quality and effectiveness of education from pre-school to post-secondary levels, New Bedford especially for underserved populations. New London Also, we will continue to help families throughout New England find affordable NELLIE MAE ways to pay for college through innovative financing programs that meet diverse student needs. To find out more about the work of Nellie Mae and the Nellie Mae Foundation, FOUNDATION j please call Sylvia Salasat 781-849-1325, ext 2429, or e-mail [email protected] 50 Braintree Hill Park, Suite 300, Braintree, MA 02184 781-849-1325 800-338-5626 Fax 781-849-2168 www.nelliemae.org/nmf We.Tanage million snarefeet of bookstore space. 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Residents of All States May Apply A PROGRAM OF THE MASSACHUSETTS EDUCATIONAL FINANCING AUTHORITY For more information call us at Visit us on the Internet at 1-800-842..153i OR http://www.mefa.org 6.897°6.457° variable Tate fixed rate (011.06%) (APR1.51%) Helping Families Afford A Massachusetts Education O WizXI, iiMBER4 STS 1999 CONNECTION NEW ENGLAND'S JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Special Issue 20How to use the FAccs Institutional Listings FACTS 1999: 25Connecticut Institutions THE DIRECTORY OF NEW ENGLAND 45Maine Institutions COLLEGES, Massachusetts Institutions UNIVERSITIES 59 AND INSTITUTES 109New Hampshire Institutions STATE-BY-STATE 123Rhode Island Institutions INSTITUTIONAL Vermont Institutions LISTINGS AND 135 INFORMATION 149New England's Law and Medical Schools ON FINANCIAL Index of Institutions AID PROGRAMS 222 NEWENGLAND HIGHER EDUCATION DATA 156How to use the FACTS New England Higher Education Data Section 158Higher Education Profile: Institutions, Enrollment, Student Migration, Degrees Conferred and Faculty 178Advanced Technology Through Higher Education 190Financing Higher Education 198Minority Participation in. Higher Education NEBHE'S REGIONAL STUDENT PROGRAM 15Profile of the New England Board of Higher Education's Tuition-Saving Interstate Student Exchange Program DEPARTMENTS Editor's Memo Directly Speaking Index of Connection Articles 5Charlotte Stratton UJohn C. Hoy 212 CONNECTION: NEW ENGLAND'S JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT Vol. 1No. 1Vol. XIII No. 4 Q CONNECTION/FACTS1999 3 dl/Wd7...ad IIMI I I ExperiTce4edifference I I I at w iipry--,succeed odic;iiteg I I I ' Private, Co-Educational & L Financial Aid Available For more information, call 1-800-952-2444 22791y100rt Vernon /Road www.briarwood.edu Southington, ,Cotiopdtibii 06489 < / 3 y E D I 'I' () R ' S 'I E M 0 CONNECTION NEW ENGLAND'S JOURNAL Welcome to the 30th edition of FACTS: THE DIRECTORY OF NEW ENGLAND COLLEGES, OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT UNIVERSITIES AND INSTITUTES. Each year, FACTS provides its readers with a detailed view of CONNECTION: NEW ENGLAND'S JOURNAL OF HIGHER New England's higher education community. With 5.5 percent of the nation's higher EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT is education enrollment and more than 6 percent of U.S. colleges and universities, the published four times a year by the New England Board of Higher Education, 45 Temple Place, Boston, MA 02111. region possesses a uniquely dense concentration of institutions of higher learning. Phone: 617.357.9620 Fax: 617.338.1577 These institutions produce the graduates who power America's most knowledge- Email: pubinfo @nebhe.org intensive regional economy. Vol. XIII, No. 4 Winter 1999 ISSN 0895-6405 Published as the annual directory issue of NEBHE'S quarterly journal CONNECTION: Copyright © 1999 by the New England Board of Higher Education. NEW ENGLAND'S JOURNAL OF HIGHER EDUCATION AND ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT, FACTS is meant to Publisher: John C. Hoy appeal to a broad audience. New England's corporate and business leaders, educators, Executive Editor: John 0. Harney Editor, Ras 1999, and government officials and researchers will find FACTS to be an excellent resource for data Director of Publications: Charlotte Stratton examining many aspects of New England higher education, its prominence in the Assistant Editor: Susan W. Martin Design and Production: The Publication Group nation's academic landscapeand areas where that prominence is in jeopardy. Students, parents and others will find valuable information in their quest to choose a Advertising Sales and Marketing Coordinator: Christine Quinlan college or university that meets their needs, whether they seek a traditional four-year Staff Contributors: Sue Klemer and Wendy Lindsay bachelor's degree, specialized training or the advanced degrees and coursework Subscription Information: $20 per year (4 issues); required