In 1953, the University of California, Indiana University, and several other members of the Big Ten conference met and unanimously endorsed a proposal of the president of the University of California to undertake an inter-institutional statistical survey. The survey focused on three broad areas: Administration and general; Instruction and research; and Physical plant. By 1961, their findings had been published and distributed to the participating institutions.
From the description of California and Western Conference Cost and Statistical Study records, 1950-1961, bulk 1954-1955. (Indiana University). WorldCat record id: 63685081