Inspirational College Quotes
A thorough knowledge of the Bible is worth more than a college education.
Theodore Roosevelt
College isn't the place to go for ideas.
Helen Keller
My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors.
Maya Angelou
However my parents - both of whom came from impoverished backgrounds and neither of whom had been to college, took the view that my overactive imagination was an amusing quirk that would never pay a mortgage or secure a pension.
J. K. Rowling
Theodore Roosevelt
College isn't the place to go for ideas.
Helen Keller
My mother said I must always be intolerant of ignorance but understanding of illiteracy. That some people, unable to go to school, were more educated and more intelligent than college professors.
Maya Angelou
However my parents - both of whom came from impoverished backgrounds and neither of whom had been to college, took the view that my overactive imagination was an amusing quirk that would never pay a mortgage or secure a pension.
J. K. Rowling
42 Fun & Interesting Statistics for College Students
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1. Average Number of College Graduates per year – 1,750,000
2. Average Number of College Students Enrolling per year – 2,350,000
3. Average Number of Male College Students Enrolling per year – 775,000
4. Average Number of Female College Students Enrolling per year – 1,575,000
5. Co-ed College with the highest percentage ratio of Women to Men -- Randolph College: 99.58% (Lynchburg, VA)
6. Co-ed College with the lowest percentage ratio of Women to Men -- Southern University and A & M College, 62.5% (Baton Rouge, LA)
How many are there?
7. Average number of college dropouts per year – 1,125,000
8. Average number of college transfers per year – 1,250,000
9. Average number of delinquent college student loans – 7.4% of all outstanding loans ($18 million total)
10. Average amount of delinquent college student loans -- $16,700
11. Number of college student loans written off each year – 18,345 (Private & Public loans)
12. Number of college student marriages each year – 42,500
13. Number of college student divorces each year – 2,750
14. Number of college student bankruptcies each year – 9,300
What’s it all worth?
15. Average wage of student’s first job out of college -- $20/hr
16. Average wage of student job in college -- $11/hr
17. Average income of two college-graduate families -- $89,000/yr
18. Average income of Associate’s degree graduate -- $37,000/yr
19. Average income of Bachelor’s degree graduate -- $47,000/yr
20. Average income of Master’s degree graduate -- $49,000/yr
21. Average income of PhD. Degree graduate -- $51,250/yr
Popular Jobs and their Value.
22. Average income of a Psychologist -$82,386/yr
23. Average income of a Social Worker -- $49,573/yr
24. Average income of a Business Administrator -- $43,022/yr
25. Average income of a Computer Network Administrator -- $52,525/yr
26. Average income of an Artist -- $47,596/yr
27. Average income of a Writer -- $29,000/yr
28. Average income of a Refuse Transportation Specialist (Garbage Man) -- $35,575/yr
29. Average income of a Soil Relocation Engineer (Ditch Digger) -- $24,000/yr
Paying and paying.
30. Average college student’s debt after college -- $23,700
31. Average college student’s debt payment per month -- $432/month
Where are students going?
32. Average number of college students attending Spring Break – 1,125,000
33. Average number of college students arrested at Spring Break – 88,750
34. Average number of miles traveled to get to Spring Break – 934 miles
35. Average number of college parties attended per year -- 62
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36. Average number of parking tickets per college student each year – 2
37. Average number of missed classes per college student each year -- 26
38. Average number of dropped classes per college student each year -- 2
39. Average food budget for college students each year -- $2,800 (incl. beverages)
Whatcha’ got?
40. Most common car driven by college students – Toyota Yaris
41. Most common scooter driven by college students – GS Motor Works CY50-B -- $769
42. Most common item stolen from college students – iPod
1. Average Number of College Graduates per year – 1,750,000
2. Average Number of College Students Enrolling per year – 2,350,000
3. Average Number of Male College Students Enrolling per year – 775,000
4. Average Number of Female College Students Enrolling per year – 1,575,000
5. Co-ed College with the highest percentage ratio of Women to Men -- Randolph College: 99.58% (Lynchburg, VA)
6. Co-ed College with the lowest percentage ratio of Women to Men -- Southern University and A & M College, 62.5% (Baton Rouge, LA)
How many are there?
7. Average number of college dropouts per year – 1,125,000
8. Average number of college transfers per year – 1,250,000
9. Average number of delinquent college student loans – 7.4% of all outstanding loans ($18 million total)
10. Average amount of delinquent college student loans -- $16,700
11. Number of college student loans written off each year – 18,345 (Private & Public loans)
12. Number of college student marriages each year – 42,500
13. Number of college student divorces each year – 2,750
14. Number of college student bankruptcies each year – 9,300
What’s it all worth?
15. Average wage of student’s first job out of college -- $20/hr
16. Average wage of student job in college -- $11/hr
17. Average income of two college-graduate families -- $89,000/yr
18. Average income of Associate’s degree graduate -- $37,000/yr
19. Average income of Bachelor’s degree graduate -- $47,000/yr
20. Average income of Master’s degree graduate -- $49,000/yr
21. Average income of PhD. Degree graduate -- $51,250/yr
Popular Jobs and their Value.
22. Average income of a Psychologist -$82,386/yr
23. Average income of a Social Worker -- $49,573/yr
24. Average income of a Business Administrator -- $43,022/yr
25. Average income of a Computer Network Administrator -- $52,525/yr
26. Average income of an Artist -- $47,596/yr
27. Average income of a Writer -- $29,000/yr
28. Average income of a Refuse Transportation Specialist (Garbage Man) -- $35,575/yr
29. Average income of a Soil Relocation Engineer (Ditch Digger) -- $24,000/yr
Paying and paying.
30. Average college student’s debt after college -- $23,700
31. Average college student’s debt payment per month -- $432/month
Where are students going?
32. Average number of college students attending Spring Break – 1,125,000
33. Average number of college students arrested at Spring Break – 88,750
34. Average number of miles traveled to get to Spring Break – 934 miles
35. Average number of college parties attended per year -- 62
Oops!
36. Average number of parking tickets per college student each year – 2
37. Average number of missed classes per college student each year -- 26
38. Average number of dropped classes per college student each year -- 2
39. Average food budget for college students each year -- $2,800 (incl. beverages)
Whatcha’ got?
40. Most common car driven by college students – Toyota Yaris
41. Most common scooter driven by college students – GS Motor Works CY50-B -- $769
42. Most common item stolen from college students – iPod
20 Facts about College Life
1. While 347,985 students earned business degrees in 2009, only 15,496 grads walked away with a degree in mathematics. I find that sad.
2. One of the fastest growing degrees is in park, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies. During a 10-year period, the number of students earning degrees in this major (31,667) jumped 92 percent.
3. Among common majors, education experienced the biggest drop in interest among undergrads. In a 10-year period, the number of students earning an education degree declined 5 percent.
4. Only 0.4 percent of undergraduates attend one of the Ivy League schools. This confirms my long-held belief that way too much attention is paid to these eight institutions.
5. Twenty three percent of full-time undergrads, who are 24 or younger, work 20 hours or more a week.
6. Asian students (12 percent) are the least likely to work 20 or more hours a week.
7. About 9 percent of students attend flagship universities and other state institutions that conduct intensive research.
8. Seventy three percent of students attend all types of public colleges and universities.
9. Just 16 percent of students attend private nonprofit colleges and universities.
10. The annual family income of more than 47 percent of undergraduates is less than $40,000.
11. The annual household income of 4.5 percent of undergrads is at least $160,000.
12. Nineteen percent of college freshmen hope to earn a Ph.D., and 10.2 percent would like to become a medical doctor.
13. Among freshmen, 21.7 percent are conservative and 27.3 percent are liberal.
14. During a 10-year span ending in 2009, undergraduate enrollment has jumped 38 percent, with some of the highest growth occurring in Arizona (149 percent), Georgia (77 percent), West Virginia (56 percent), and Florida (54 percent).
15. 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. The three interior states among the 16 are Utah, Illinois, and Minnesota.
16. Between 1999 and 2009, undergrad enrollment at for-profit schools soared 539 percent compared with 32 percent for public institutions.
17. The largest state university in the country is Arizona State University in Tempe. The largest nonprofit private university is New York University.
18. About 3 percent of all undergrads are veterans and 1 percent are on active military duty or in the reserves.
19. Twenty percent of all first-time undergraduates take at least one remedial course.
20. Nationwide the number of high school graduates is expected to grow 10 percent in the next 10 years. The northeastern states will experience declines in growth, while high school grads will grow by 24 percent in both Texas and Florida.
2. One of the fastest growing degrees is in park, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies. During a 10-year period, the number of students earning degrees in this major (31,667) jumped 92 percent.
3. Among common majors, education experienced the biggest drop in interest among undergrads. In a 10-year period, the number of students earning an education degree declined 5 percent.
4. Only 0.4 percent of undergraduates attend one of the Ivy League schools. This confirms my long-held belief that way too much attention is paid to these eight institutions.
5. Twenty three percent of full-time undergrads, who are 24 or younger, work 20 hours or more a week.
6. Asian students (12 percent) are the least likely to work 20 or more hours a week.
7. About 9 percent of students attend flagship universities and other state institutions that conduct intensive research.
8. Seventy three percent of students attend all types of public colleges and universities.
9. Just 16 percent of students attend private nonprofit colleges and universities.
10. The annual family income of more than 47 percent of undergraduates is less than $40,000.
11. The annual household income of 4.5 percent of undergrads is at least $160,000.
12. Nineteen percent of college freshmen hope to earn a Ph.D., and 10.2 percent would like to become a medical doctor.
13. Among freshmen, 21.7 percent are conservative and 27.3 percent are liberal.
14. During a 10-year span ending in 2009, undergraduate enrollment has jumped 38 percent, with some of the highest growth occurring in Arizona (149 percent), Georgia (77 percent), West Virginia (56 percent), and Florida (54 percent).
15. 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. The three interior states among the 16 are Utah, Illinois, and Minnesota.
16. Between 1999 and 2009, undergrad enrollment at for-profit schools soared 539 percent compared with 32 percent for public institutions.
17. The largest state university in the country is Arizona State University in Tempe. The largest nonprofit private university is New York University.
18. About 3 percent of all undergrads are veterans and 1 percent are on active military duty or in the reserves.
19. Twenty percent of all first-time undergraduates take at least one remedial course.
20. Nationwide the number of high school graduates is expected to grow 10 percent in the next 10 years. The northeastern states will experience declines in growth, while high school grads will grow by 24 percent in both Texas and Florida.