Demographics
III - 1

        Psychology departments from 44 different states, Canada, and the District of Columbia responded to the survey (see Figure 1). The states with the most representation were NY (7.4%), OH (7.4%), PA (7.0%), and CA (5.3%). Five institutions from Canada are also included in the survey.
        This distribution of respondents to the survey approximates the distribution of universities by geographic region according to the Fact Book on Higher Education , 1997 Edition (see Figure 2). This sample also closely matched the national distribution between public and private institutions. Universities were nearly equally divided between public and private institutions, 46.1% and 53.9%, respectively. For the year from 1995 to 1996 the Fact Book on Higher Education: 1997 Edition (1997) reports a distribution of 45% and 55% for public and private institutions (see Figure 3).
        Undergraduate enrollment ranged from less than a 1,000 to more than 20,000, with 52.7% of respondents indicating the range from 1,000 to 5,000. In 1994 the national distribution by enrollment size was 37% for less than 1,000, 39% 1,000 to 4,999, 13% 5,000 to 9,999, and 11% 10,000 and over (see Figure 4).
        The majority of the departments (56.4%) offered only an undergraduate degree while 40.8% offered both undergraduate and graduate degrees (see Figure 5). Seven institutions did not offer a degree in psychology at any level.