The Real Value of College

The REAL VALUE of College 48end 7ooal) What is your money buying (other than a degree)? IN 2010, THE AVERAGE YEARLY COST FOR A 4 - YEAR INSTITUTION WAS $21,657 (INCLUDES TUITION, ROOM AND BOARD) FACTS: An average of 2,350,000 students enroll in college each year 67% 33% 775,000 males 1,575,000 females THE AVERAGE COLLEGE STUDENT: Gets 2 parking Budgets $2,800 for food and beverages per year Skips class 26 times per ye ar tickets per year FRIENDSHIPS & SOCIAL LIFE HOW PEOPLE MEET: Most people establish lifelong friendships between the ages of 15 and 25 CAMPUS ORGANIZATIONS PARTIES Average number of parties students attend per year = 62 DORMS About 40% of full-time students at public schools live on campus About 64% of full-time students at private schools live on campus Living in close quarters helps prepare students for living with a girlfriend, boyfriend or spouse ORIENTATION CLASS SPRING BREAK An average of 1,125,000 students attend each year Average of 88,750 college students are arrested each year 934 - average number of miles traveled to get to Spring Break SPOUSE other (ACCORDING TO A 2008 REPORT) 14% of people meet their spouse in college 18% meet at work 35% meet online (survey from 2005-2012) (33% other) Average of 42,500 college student marriages each year AVERAGE OF 2,750 COLLEGE STUDENT DIVORCES EACH YEAR GREEK LIFE Universities across the country report these averages: 8.1% of undergraduate males participate in Greek life (2011) The all-fraternity and sorority GPA is higher than the overall collegiate GPA Close to 9% undergraduate females participate in Greek life (2011) All but two presidents since 1825 have been fraternity members 85% of Fortune 500 key executives are fraternity or sorority members 71% of all Greek members graduate Fraternities strongly encourage ideals of sisterhood & brotherhood, scholarship, philanthropy and becoming better citizens Only 50% of non-members graduate CULTURE Number of foreign students enrolled in US colleges: 764,495 in 2010-2011 194,029 from China 34,139 from Saudi Arabia Number of people who study abroad: 273,996 in 2010-2011 14% of undergraduate students said they studied abroad by the time they graduated United Kingdom is the most common destination Italy and Spain are also common destinations As of the 2010-2011 school year, the number of students traveling to India and South Korea has seen the largest percentage rise in US student enrollment The number of students travelling to Mexico dropped after the US State Department issued travel warnings in 2012 Enrollment fell 42% The number of students travelling to Japan also dropped in the aftermath of the earthquake and tsunami in March 2011 Enrollment fell 33% EXPOSURE TO NEW IDEAS Studies find that, on average, college students'political views SHIFT TO THE LEFT This falls in line with the shift found in most Americans ages 18-24 Colleges and universities reported nearly 1,500 majors in 2010 New majors are added to stay competitive and current EXAMPLES OF THOSE ADDED IN THE PAST 10 YEARS: Homeland security Cyberforensics Agroecology and global studies 80% of college-bound students have yet to pick a major 50% of college students change their major before they graduate MANY OF THEM CHANGE THEIR MAJORS 3-5 TIMES OTHER VALU ABLE THINGS PEOPLE LEARN IN COLLEGE: sleep anywhere eat ramen avoid solicitors find free food every day on the sidewalk on any given day MacGyver any household write a research function on minimal sleep live with paper the night before it's due roommates problem Learn more at: DEVELOPED BY bestvalueschools.com N NOWSOURCING Sources: http://nces.ed.gov/fastfacts/display.asp?id=76 http://www.umkc.edu/getinvolved/fsa-national-statistics.asp http://www.savvysugar.com/More-Couples-Meet-Work-Than-College-1002109 http://www.classesandcareers.com/advisor/42-statistics-for-college-students/ http://www.nytimes.com/2012/03/04/0pinion/sunday/college-doesnt-make-you-liberal.html http://www.collegebound.net/content/article/30-things-you-need-to-know-about-dorm-life/19715/ http://education-portal.com/articles/How_to_Develop_Lifelong_Friendships_while_in_College.html http://www.nytimes.com/2012/11/04/education/edlife/choosing-one-college-major-out-of-hundreds.html http://www.nbcnews.com/id/10154383/ns/business-personal_finance/t/college-freshmen-face-major-dilemma/ http://www.the atlanticwire.com/technology/2013/06/you-probably-know-someone-who-met-their-spouse-online/65850/ http://www.usato day.com/story/news/nation/2012/11/12/record-number-of-international-students-enrolled-in-colleges/1698531/ http://www.usnews.com/education/best-colleges/the-short-list-college/articles/2012/12/11/10-colleges-with-the-most-students-in-sororities http://www.usnew s.com/education/best-colleges/the-short-list-college/articles/2012/12/04/10-colleges-with-the - most-students-in-fraternities