University facts & stats

Question 1

What share of U.S. undergraduate students were female in fall 2021?

Accepted Answer

58% (8.9 million). Women were an even bigger majority at the graduate level, making up 61% of postbaccalaureate students.

Question 2

What were average annual tuition and fees at U.S. public 4-year institutions in 2022–23?

Accepted Answer

$9,800. That was 5% lower than a decade earlier in 2012–13, in inflation-adjusted terms.

Question 3

What was the most popular bachelor's degree field in the U.S. in 2021–22?

Accepted Answer

business, 375,400 degrees (19%). Health professions came second with 263,800 degrees, followed by social sciences and history with 151,100.

Question 4

In 2022, what share of female U.S. high school completers enrolled in college right away?

Accepted Answer

66% (vs. 57% of males). The gap was driven mostly by 4-year colleges, where 51% of female completers enrolled versus 38% of males.

Question 5

In what year was Harvard, the first college in the American colonies, founded?

Accepted Answer

October 28, 1636. Despite the famous statue, John Harvard didn't found the school; he was its first major benefactor.

Question 6

How many books were in the library John Harvard donated to the new college?

Accepted Answer

more than 400 books. He also left the school half of his estate, making him its first major benefactor.

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