Research and Occasional Papers Series
Parent: Center for Studies in Higher Education
eScholarship stats: Breakdown by Item for June through September, 2026
| Item | Title | Total requests | Download | View-only | %Dnld |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6kf0842w | Broadening Our Perspective Concerning America's Education Attainment: Growth, Progress, and Data Gaps | 3,230 | 945 | 2,285 | 29.3% |
| 0pf717bh | How Helpful Are Average Wage-By-Major Statistics In Choosing A Field Of Study? | 1,151 | 132 | 1,019 | 11.5% |
| 8xr218pj | Why the SAT is a Poor Fit for America's Public Universities | 961 | 492 | 469 | 51.2% |
| 8c43w24h | Use and Users of Digital Resources: A Focus on Undergraduate Education in the Humanities and Social Sciences | 896 | 103 | 793 | 11.5% |
| 1xv148c8 | Peer Review in Academic Promotion and Publishing: Its Meaning, Locus, and Future | 865 | 43 | 822 | 5.0% |
| 4j89c3f7 | Scholarly Communication: Academic Values and Sustainable Models | 712 | 62 | 650 | 8.7% |
| 7306z0zf | Validity Of High-School Grades In Predicting Student Success Beyond The Freshman Year: High-School Record vs. Standardized Tests as Indicators of Four-Year College Outcomes | 689 | 381 | 308 | 55.3% |
| 6sp9787j | The Student Debt Dilemma: Debt Aversion as a Barrier to College Access | 667 | 157 | 510 | 23.5% |
| 7p0114s8 | The Private Side of Public Universities: Third-party providers and platform capitalism | 624 | 338 | 286 | 54.2% |
| 2w21n06w | Affirmative Action, Mismatch, and Economic Mobility After California’s Proposition 209 | 563 | 261 | 302 | 46.4% |
| 220157sj | Crisis by Design: Student Housing and the Hidden Cost of Higher Education by Shanshan Jiang-Brittan, CSHE 1.25 (July 2025) | 481 | 256 | 225 | 53.2% |
| 7f50h02w | Dimensions of Variance in the Proposed Typology of American Public Higher Education Systems | 478 | 39 | 439 | 8.2% |
| 5sf3515b | Land-Grant Universities—The View From Maine | 467 | 125 | 342 | 26.8% |
| 385370m4 | Divergent Business models in international higher education: A transatlantic comparison | 462 | 176 | 286 | 38.1% |
| 9gs5v3pv | THE GROWING CORRELATION BETWEEN RACE AND SAT SCORES: New Findings from California | 449 | 214 | 235 | 47.7% |
| 08x00432 | The Attractiveness of European Higher Education Systems: A Comparative Analysis of Faculty Remuneration and Career Paths | 425 | 160 | 265 | 37.6% |
| 9fw4623g | NORM-REFERENCED TESTS AND RACE-BLIND ADMISSIONS: The Case for Eliminating the SAT and ACT at the University of California by Saul Geiser, UC Berkeley CSHE 15.17 (December 2017) | 410 | 91 | 319 | 22.2% |
| 4gn6b778 | Approaching a Tipping Point? A History and Prospectus of Funding for the University of California | 404 | 173 | 231 | 42.8% |
| 3pt9m168 | Is the University of California Drifting Toward Conformism? The Challenges of Representation and the Climate for Academic Freedom | 382 | 64 | 318 | 16.8% |
| 56d324gm | A Case for For-Profit Private Higher Education in India | 357 | 55 | 302 | 15.4% |
| 1fr5p2ct | Creating a Great Public University: The History and Influence of Shared Governance at the University of California by John Aubrey Douglass, CSHE 4. 2023 (October 2023) | 348 | 147 | 201 | 42.2% |
| 2bh4k013 | What Do We Know About Students' Learning and How Do We Know It? | 339 | 41 | 298 | 12.1% |
| 38x683z5 | Accountability in Higher Education: A Public Agenda for Trust and Cultural Change | 339 | 154 | 185 | 45.4% |
| 12q1d0tc | The University of California Versus The SAT: A Brief History and Contemporary Critique | 320 | 179 | 141 | 55.9% |
| 1kb1b4cq | DIVERSITY IN UNIVERSITY ADMISSIONS: Affirmative Action, Percent Plans, and Holistic Review | 313 | 130 | 183 | 41.5% |
| 457939mq | German and American Higher Education in Comparison: Is the American System Relevant for Germany? | 310 | 74 | 236 | 23.9% |
| 9db970dq | The Cold War, Technology and the American University | 303 | 92 | 211 | 30.4% |
| 0qw462x1 | THE GLOBAL COMPETITION FOR TALENT The Rapidly Changing Market for International Students and the Need for a Strategic Approach in the US | 296 | 147 | 149 | 49.7% |
| 0h26647z | Effective Communication: The 4th Mission of Universities—a 21st Century Challenge | 293 | 50 | 243 | 17.1% |
| 44m4p8r4 | HIGHER EDUCATION BUDGETS AND THE GLOBAL RECESSION: Tracking Varied National Responses and Their Consequences | 291 | 23 | 268 | 7.9% |
| 7pb373fw | Can Public Research Universities Compete? | 279 | 41 | 238 | 14.7% |
| 87p9j2qf | Eligibility for Admission to the University of California After the SAT/ACT: Toward a Redefinition of Eligibility | 260 | 103 | 157 | 39.6% |
| 3ft1g8rz | The Role of Advanced Placement and Honors Courses in College Admissions | 258 | 106 | 152 | 41.1% |
| 5df0w4t0 | Research Universities: Core of the US Science and Technology System | 256 | 131 | 125 | 51.2% |
| 1s98k07z | Credential Inflation and the Professional Doctorate in California Higher Education | 255 | 15 | 240 | 5.9% |
| 5nz5695t | Affirmative Action in Higher Education in India and the US: A Study in Contrasts | 255 | 43 | 212 | 16.9% |
| 8hk672nh | Does Conflict of Interest Distort Global University Rankings? | 246 | 75 | 171 | 30.5% |
| 7xp747jb | Device Ownership, Digital Equity, and Postsecondary Student Success | 238 | 71 | 167 | 29.8% |
| 9s3221fw | BACK TO THE FUTURE: Freshman Admissions at the University of California, 1994 to the Present and Beyond | 237 | 48 | 189 | 20.3% |
| 0vh9m8nj | Undergraduate Time Use and Academic Outcomes: Results from UCUES 2006 | 236 | 178 | 58 | 75.4% |
| 5mp7x2s2 | Collective Bargaining and Social Justice in the Post-Covid Digital Era | 229 | 18 | 211 | 7.9% |
| 5c3289pc | THE EVOLUTION OF FLAGSHIP UNIVERSITIES: From the Traditional to the New | 225 | 78 | 147 | 34.7% |
| 53x4j2pc | A Thriving Intellectual Community Relies on Diversity | 222 | 55 | 167 | 24.8% |
| 4s08b4jx | REFORMING DOCTORAL EDUCATION: There is a Better Way | 219 | 39 | 180 | 17.8% |
| 8vx8p3nv | Role of University International Partnerships for Research & Education: Leaders’ Critical Insights & Recommendations | 217 | 56 | 161 | 25.8% |
| 32c8z7p2 | THE EFFECT OF PRE-COLLEGE EXTRACURRICULAR PARTICIPATION ON FIRST-YEAR COLLEGE ENGAGEMENT AND COMPLETION | 215 | 12 | 203 | 5.6% |
| 3jh3b3c6 | THE ONE-UNIVERSITY IDEA AND ITS FUTURES | 212 | 51 | 161 | 24.1% |
| 49z7127p | Reflections on a Century of College Admissions Tests | 212 | 32 | 180 | 15.1% |
| 6qf1888s | Top Percent Policies and the Return to Postsecondary Selectivity, by Zachary Bleemer, CSHE 1.21 | 211 | 119 | 92 | 56.4% |
| 78z2561p | The Trajectory of Chinese Doctoral Education and Scientific Research | 211 | 13 | 198 | 6.2% |
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