Briefly describes the activities at the Minnesota State Colleges and Universities and the University of Minnesota to expand access to rigorous courses and provide courses for college credit to high school students. (release date: February 2009)

Provides information on the outcomes of the Intervention for College Attendance Program, which awards competitive grants to postsecondary institutions, professional organizations and community-based organizations. (release date: January 2009)

Analyzes participation in postsecondary education by income and the persistence and graduation rates of State Grant recipients compared to students who did not receive State Grants. (release date: January 2008)

Reports on the default rates for students with federally guaranteed loans who attend Minnesota colleges and universities.

Examines existing financial aid programs that provide loans and grants to students, and the workforce needs in occupations that are currently in demand or are projected to be in demand in the future. (release date: February 2008)

Examines tuition levels and program offerings, student debt load, financial assistance and the impact of the tuition and fee maximum set in law relative to the Minnesota State Grant Program and any relationship between the maximums and tuition levels. (release date: November 2006)

Provides background information and trends in undergraduate borrowing. (release date: February 2006)

Estimates the aggregate projected impact of changes to the Federal Needs Analysis on Minnesota residents. (release date: January 2005)

Outlines the estimated impact of recent changes made to the Minnesota State Grant Program on students. (release date: January 2005)

A report about postsecondary students in Minnesota who are from lower income families that explores the postsecondary education challenges these students may encounter compared to students who are not low income. (release date: Fall 2008)

Produced in response to legislation passed during the 2009 Minnesota legislative session requiring the Minnesota Office of Higher Education to report on the “implementation of textbook information requirements under United States Code, Title 20, section 1015b, effective July 1, 2010”. (release date: January 2010)

Reports on the progress of the Minnesota Office of Higher Education to enter into interest rate exchange or swap agreements, hedges, forward purchase or sale agreements, or other comparable interest rate protection agreements with a third party. (release date: January 2009)

This report explores the idea of a network or national system to coordinate students' requests for postsecondary instructional material in alternative formats. (release date: January 2007)

The 2005 Minnesota Legislature instructed the Minnesota Office of Higher Education to study the current postsecondary funding policy under Minnesota Statutes, sections 135A.01 to 135A.034 and to make specific recommendations regarding the enrollment adjustment. (release date: January 2006)