1999 Standard & Poor’s Higher Education Questionnaire

Abstract

This survey created by Standard & Poor’s, collects a variety of data from higher education institutions such as Oakland Community College. This survey includes: enrollment and admissions data, faculty count, tuition and fees, debt of the school, and any issues the school anticipates for that year. Established as H.V. and H.W. Poor Co. in 1868, the Poor’s started publishing comprehensive Manuals containing essential information for investors in the U.S. railroad industry. In 1941, Standard Statistics merged with Poor’s Publishing forming Standard and Poor’s Corp. They then began publishing the new Bond Guide which was devoted to statistics and quality ratings for corporate bonds. In 1966 McGraw-Hill Companies acquired the Standard & Poor’s Corp. and brought the company into its present day focus of providing financial information services. Today Standard & Poor’s is recognized as an American Financial Services company that publishes financial research and analysis on stocks and bonds.