American colleges
There are about 3600 colleges in the United States, which educate about 12 million students (as of 1995).[1] Many of those students will never graduate, and many will become depressed, addicted, or otherwise lost spiritually and mentally. Many develop health problems as a result of risky behavior.
Only about 57% of the college population, or about 7 million, are aged 18â24 years, representing only about one-fourth of that age group in any given year.[2] A larger percentage, perhaps half, of persons aged 20â24, have attended college without necessarily graduating.[3]
Less than 1% of the nation's collegesâonly 20 schoolsâpossess a large percentage of the overall college endowments.[4] Only about 70 collegesâabout 2% of the totalâhold endowments in excess of $1 billion. Only Grove City College, Hillsdale College and Patrick Henry College are not heavily dependent on funding by the federal government.
See also
References
- â National Center for Education Statistics. Digest of education statistics, 1996. Washington, DC: US Department of Education, Office of Educational Research and Improvement, 1996; NCES publication no. 96-133.
- â Bureau of the Census. Statistical abstract of the United States, 1996 (116th edition). Washington, DC: US Department of Commerce, 1996.
- â Kominski R, Adams A. Educational attainment in the United States: March 1993 and 1992. Washington, DC: US Bureau of the Census, 1994. Current Population Reports no. P20-476.
- â http://www.infoplease.com/ipa/A0112636.html