Characteristics Fall 2008: The Fact Book on Tennessees Private Colleges and Universities

This eighth edition of the report highlights trends in student participation, affordability, and degree completion for member institutions of the Tennessee Independent Colleges and Universities Association and their students through the 2008 fall semester. This document has three distinct sections. Section One provides a one-year snapshot of the private educational sector in Tennessee as a whole. Section Two presents trends over time at the independent colleges and universities. Section Three offers comparisons of the private educational sector to public education in Tennessee. Two appendices extend a detailed picture of each of the member campuses. (authors)