Fun Facts
Collegian Facts
Surprising Stats…
- Twenty three percent of full-time undergrads, who are 24 or younger, work 20 hours or more a week.
- About 9 percent of students attend flagship universities and other state institutions that conduct intensive research.
- Seventy three percent of students attend all types of public colleges and universities.
- Just 16 percent of students attend private nonprofit colleges and universities.
- Nineteen percent of college freshmen hope to earn a Ph.D., and 10.2 percent would like to become a medical doctor.
- The annual family income of more than 47 percent of undergraduates is less than $40,000.
- Between 1999 and 2009, undergrad enrollment at for-profit schools soared 539 percent compared with 32 percent for public institutions
- Less than one third of Americans hold at least a bachelor’s degree, but at least 30 percent of adults in 16 states—mostly on the coasts—have earned a bachelor’s degree or higher.
- Nationwide the number of high school graduates is expected to grow 10 percent in the next 10 years.
Source: Lynn O’Shaughnessy - The College Solution – Oct 2011
Lynn O’Shaughnessy is the author of The College Solution and she also writes college blogs for CBSMoneyWatch and US News & World Report.
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Average Interesting facts…
- College Graduates per year – 1,750,000
- College Students Enrolling per year – 2,350,000
- Male College Students Enrolling per year – 775,000
- Female College Students Enrolling per year – 1,575,000
- Number of college dropouts per year – 1,125,000
- Number of college transfers per year – 1,250,000
- College student’s debt after college – $23,700
- College student’s debt payment per month – $432/month
- Number of parking tickets per college student each year – 2
- Number of missed classes per college student each year – 26
- Number of dropped classes per college student each year – 2
- Food budget for college students each year – $2,800 (incl. beverages)
Source: Fun and Interesting Facts for College Students (March 20, 2011)