NATIONWIDE INFORMATION:
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 | » Table: Population, educational attainment of adults, per-capita income, poverty
rate, high-school graduates, and high-school dropout rate
» Table: Number of institutions, average pay of full-time faculty members, and degrees awarded
» Table: Enrollment, enrollment of minority students, and test scores
» Table: Average tuition and fees, expenditures, state appropriations, state
spending on student aid, research spending by universities, and federal
funds for research at colleges and universities
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| DEMOGRAPHICS |
Population: |
284,796,887 |
Age distribution:
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| Up to 4 |
6.8% |
| 5 to 14 |
14.6% |
| 15 to 19 |
7.2% |
| 20 to 24 |
6.7% |
| 25 to 44 |
30.2% |
| 45 to 64 |
22.0% |
| 65 and older |
12.4% |
Racial and ethnic distribution:
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| American Indian |
0.9% |
| Asian |
3.6% |
| Black |
12.3% |
| Pacific Islander |
0.1% |
| White |
75.1% |
| Other single race |
5.5% |
| More than one race |
2.4% |
| Hispanic (may be any race) |
12.5% |
Educational attainment of adults,
(highest level): |
8th grade or less
|
6.9% |
Some high school, no diploma
|
11.5% |
High-school diploma
|
29.5% |
Some college, no degree
|
20.5% |
Associate degree
|
16.1% |
Bachelor's degree
|
16.1% |
Graduate or professional degree
|
9.0% |
Per-capita personal income:
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$30,271 |
Poverty rate:
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11.5% |
New high-school graduates in:
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| 2002-3 (estimate) |
2,938,453 |
| 2011-12 (estimate) |
3,045,628 |
New GED diploma recipients:
|
648,022 |
High-school dropout rate: |
10% |
POLITICAL LEADERSHIP
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President: |
George W. Bush |
Vice President: |
Richard B. Cheney |
Secretary of Education: |
Roderick R. Paige |
COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES
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Higher education:
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| Public 4-year institutions |
622 |
| Public 2-year institutions |
1,076 |
| Private 4-year institutions, nonprofit |
1,551 |
| Private 4-year institutions, for-profit |
277 |
| Private 2-year institutions, nonprofit |
144 |
| Private 2-year institutions, for-profit |
512 |
| Total |
4,182 |
FACULTY MEMBERS
Average pay of full-time professors |
Public universities: |
| Professor |
$82,344 |
| Associate professor |
$57,984 |
| Assistant professor |
$48,671 |
| All |
$63,595 |
| Other public 4-year institutions: |
| Professor |
$69,641 |
| Associate professor |
$54,062 |
| Assistant professor |
$44,293 |
| All |
$54,255 |
| Private universities: |
| Professor |
$99,634 |
| Associate professor |
$64,782 |
| Assistant professor |
$55,232 |
| All |
$76,132 |
| Other private 4-year institutions: |
| Professor |
$65,277 |
| Associate professor |
$50,087 |
| Assistant professor |
$40,971 |
| All |
$50,415 |
| 2-year colleges: |
| Public |
$48,240 |
| Private |
$35,925 |
STUDENTS
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» Related chart:
College Enrollment Trends
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Enrollment:
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| At public 4-year institutions |
5,969,950 |
| At public 2-year institutions |
5,339,449 |
| At private 4-year institutions |
3,228,575 |
| At private 2-year institutions |
253,250 |
| Undergraduate |
12,681,231 |
| Graduate |
1,806,803 |
| Professional |
303,190 |
| American Indian |
145,281 |
| Asian |
909,658 |
| Black |
1,640,746 |
| Hispanic |
1,316,616 |
| White |
10,262,485 |
| Foreign |
516,438 |
| Total |
14,791,224 |
Enrollment highlights: |
| Women |
56.1% |
| Full-time |
59.4% |
| Minority |
28.1% |
| Foreign |
3.5% |
Proportion of enrollment made up of minority students: |
| At public 4-year institutions |
25.1% |
| At public 2-year institutions |
33.3% |
| At private 4-year institutions |
24.2% |
| At private 2-year institutions |
34.8% |
Degrees awarded: |
| Associate |
564,933 |
| Bachelor's |
1,237,875 |
| Master's |
457,056 |
| Doctorate |
44,808 |
| Professional |
80,057 |
Residence of new students: 79% of all freshmen in fall 1998 who had graduated from high school in the previous year attended colleges in their home states. |
Test scores: Students averaged 20.8 on the ACT and 1020 on the SAT. |
Graduation rates at NCAA
Division I institutions: |
56% |
MONEY |
Average tuition and fees: |
| At public 4-year institutions |
$3,506 |
| At public 2-year institutions |
$1,359 |
| At private 4-year institutions |
$15,531 |
Expenditures: |
| Public institutions |
$125,978,073,000 |
| Private institutions |
$70,951,662,000 |
State funds for higher-education operating expenses: $63,647,105,000 |
| One-year change: |
Up 4.6% |
State spending on student aid: |
| Need-based: |
$3,540,236,000 |
| Non-need-based: |
$1,140,594,000 |
Total spending on research and development by colleges and universities: $30,062,371,000 |
| Sources: |
Federal government
|
58.2% |
State and local governments
|
7.3% |
| Industry |
7.2% |
| The institution itself |
19.7% |
| Other |
7.5% |
Total federal spending on college- and university-based research and development: $19,879,155,000 |
| Selected programs: |
Department of Health and Human Services
|
$11,319,347,000 |
National Science Foundation
|
$2,823,651,000 |
Department of Defense
|
$2,007,117,000 |
National Aeronautics and Space Administration
|
$1,015,881,000 |
Department of Agriculture
|
$1,080,910,000 |
Department of Energy
|
$696,197,000 |
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