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Demographics

Population

Total	311,591,919

Age distribution
Age range
Up to 4	6.4%
5 to 14	13.2%
15 to 19	7.0%
20 to 24	7.1%
25 to 44	26.4%
45 to 64	26.5%
65 and older	13.2%

Racial and ethnic distribution
Race or ethnicity
American Indian	0.8%
Asian	4.8%
Black	12.6%
Pacific Islander	0.2%
White	74.1%
More than one race	2.8%
Hispanic (may be any race)	16.7%
Other	4.7%

Educational attainment of adults (highest level)
Level
8th grade or less	6.0%
Some high school, no diploma	8.1%
High-school diploma	28.4%
Some college, no degree	21.2%
Associate degree	7.8%
Bachelor’s degree	17.9%
Master’s degree	7.5%
Doctoral degree	1.2%
Professional degree	1.9%

Proportion who speak a language other than English at home

	20.8%

Per capita personal income

	$42,693

Poverty rate

	15.9%

New high-school graduates
Estimate
Total for 2013-14	3,219,207
Projected change from 2013-14 to 2023-24	7.9%

New GED diploma recipients

	401,388

High-school dropout rate

	4.9%

Faculty pay

Average pay of full-time professors

Public doctoral institutions
Academic rank
Professor	$118,822
Associate professor	$81,373
Assistant professor	$70,325
All	$85,690

Public master’s institutions
Academic rank
Professor	$89,076
Associate professor	$71,297
Assistant professor	$60,506
All	$69,025

Private nonprofit doctoral institutions
Academic rank
Professor	$152,042
Associate professor	$95,762
Assistant professor	$82,983
All	$108,803

Private nonprofit master’s institutions
Academic rank
Professor	$91,161
Associate professor	$71,963
Assistant professor	$58,901
All	$69,941

Other 4-year institutions
Control
Public	$61,265
Private nonprofit	$68,804

2-year colleges
Control
Public	$62,568
Private nonprofit	$48,969

Students

Enrollment
Group
Undergraduate	18,047,249
Graduate and professional	2,931,076
At public 4-year institutions	8,033,071
At public 2-year institutions	7,062,467
At private 4-year institutions, nonprofit	3,887,322
At private 2-year institutions, nonprofit	39,553
At private 4-year institutions, for-profit	1,559,080
At private 2-year institutions, for-profit	396,832
Total	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Institution type
Public	72%
4-year	64%
2-year	36%

Degrees awarded
Level
Associate	942,217
Bachelor’s	1,712,538
Master’s	730,635
Doctorate	163,715

Residence of new students

82% of all freshmen in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year attended colleges in their home states.

Graduation rates at 4-year institutions
Gender, race or ethnicity
All	59.0%
Men	56.4%
Women	61.2%
American Indian	40.6%
Asian	69.7%
Black	40.2%
Hispanic	51.4%
White	62.3%
2 or more races	64.0%
Race unknown	56.0%

Diversity

Enrollment by race, ethnicity, and citizenship status
Race, ethnicity, or citizenship status
American Indian	174,629
Asian	1,133,719
Black	2,840,259
Pacific Islander	61,179
Hispanic	2,695,637
White	11,519,372
2 or more races	405,812
Race unknown	1,409,094
Foreign	738,624
Total	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Group
Women	57.0%
American Indian	0.8%
Asian	5.4%
Black	13.5%
Pacific Islander	0.3%
Hispanic	12.8%
White	54.9%
2 or more races	1.9%
Race unknown	6.7%
Foreign	3.5%
Minority	34.9%
Underrepresented minority	27.2%
Full-time	61.9%

Test scores

Students averaged 21.1 on the ACT and 1010 on the SAT.

Finance

Average tuition and fees
Institution type
Public 4-year	$7,087
Public 2-year	$2,419
Private 4-year	$26,165

State funds for higher-education operating expenses

State funds	$71,966,406,875
One-year change	-0.4%

State spending on student aid
Aid type
Need-based grants	$6,954,307,090
Non-need-based grants	$2,444,876,754
Nongrant aid	$1,737,198,826
Total	$11,136,382,670

Spending on research and development by colleges and universities

Total	$65,073,411,000
One-year change	6.3%

Sources of financing
Source
Federal government	62.6%
State and local governments	5.9%
Industry	4.9%
Nonprofit	5.9%
Institution itself	19.1%
Other	1.6%

Share for specific research fields
Field
Engineering	15.4%
Environmental sciences	4.9%
Life sciences	57.2%
Math and computer sciences	3.6%
Physical sciences	7.3%
Psychology	1.7%
Social sciences	3.1%
Other sciences	1.7%
Fields other than science and engineering	4.9%

Largest endowment
Institution
Harvard University	$30,435,375,000

Top fund raisers (among survey participants)
Institution
Stanford University	$1,034,848,797
Harvard University	$650,243,000
Yale University	$543,905,260

Colleges and universities

Number of institutions
Institution type
Public 4-year	679
Public 2-year	972
Private 4-year, nonprofit	1,557
Private 2-year, nonprofit	100
Private 4-year, for-profit	735
Private 2-year, for-profit	669
Total	4,712

3 largest institutions by enrollment
Institution
University of Phoenix	307,871
Ashford University	74,582
Arizona State University	59,735

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Almanac 2013 »

United States

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Demographics
Faculty pay
Students
Diversity
Finance
Colleges and universities

Demographics

Population

Total	311,591,919

Age distribution
Age range
Up to 4	6.4%
5 to 14	13.2%
15 to 19	7.0%
20 to 24	7.1%
25 to 44	26.4%
45 to 64	26.5%
65 and older	13.2%

Racial and ethnic distribution
Race or ethnicity
American Indian	0.8%
Asian	4.8%
Black	12.6%
Pacific Islander	0.2%
White	74.1%
More than one race	2.8%
Hispanic (may be any race)	16.7%
Other	4.7%

Educational attainment of adults (highest level)
Level
8th grade or less	6.0%
Some high school, no diploma	8.1%
High-school diploma	28.4%
Some college, no degree	21.2%
Associate degree	7.8%
Bachelor’s degree	17.9%
Master’s degree	7.5%
Doctoral degree	1.2%
Professional degree	1.9%

Proportion who speak a language other than English at home

	20.8%

Per capita personal income

	$42,693

Poverty rate

	15.9%

New high-school graduates
Estimate
Total for 2013-14	3,219,207
Projected change from 2013-14 to 2023-24	7.9%

New GED diploma recipients

	401,388

High-school dropout rate

	4.9%

Faculty pay

Average pay of full-time professors

Public doctoral institutions
Academic rank
Professor	$118,822
Associate professor	$81,373
Assistant professor	$70,325
All	$85,690

Public master’s institutions
Academic rank
Professor	$89,076
Associate professor	$71,297
Assistant professor	$60,506
All	$69,025

Private nonprofit doctoral institutions
Academic rank
Professor	$152,042
Associate professor	$95,762
Assistant professor	$82,983
All	$108,803

Private nonprofit master’s institutions
Academic rank
Professor	$91,161
Associate professor	$71,963
Assistant professor	$58,901
All	$69,941

Other 4-year institutions
Control
Public	$61,265
Private nonprofit	$68,804

2-year colleges
Control
Public	$62,568
Private nonprofit	$48,969

Students

Enrollment
Group
Undergraduate	18,047,249
Graduate and professional	2,931,076
At public 4-year institutions	8,033,071
At public 2-year institutions	7,062,467
At private 4-year institutions, nonprofit	3,887,322
At private 2-year institutions, nonprofit	39,553
At private 4-year institutions, for-profit	1,559,080
At private 2-year institutions, for-profit	396,832
Total	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Institution type
Public	72%
4-year	64%
2-year	36%

Degrees awarded
Level
Associate	942,217
Bachelor’s	1,712,538
Master’s	730,635
Doctorate	163,715

Residence of new students

82% of all freshmen in the fall of 2010 who had graduated from high school in the previous year attended colleges in their home states.

Graduation rates at 4-year institutions
Gender, race or ethnicity
All	59.0%
Men	56.4%
Women	61.2%
American Indian	40.6%
Asian	69.7%
Black	40.2%
Hispanic	51.4%
White	62.3%
2 or more races	64.0%
Race unknown	56.0%

Diversity

Enrollment by race, ethnicity, and citizenship status
Race, ethnicity, or citizenship status
American Indian	174,629
Asian	1,133,719
Black	2,840,259
Pacific Islander	61,179
Hispanic	2,695,637
White	11,519,372
2 or more races	405,812
Race unknown	1,409,094
Foreign	738,624
Total	20,978,325

Share of enrollment
Group
Women	57.0%
American Indian	0.8%
Asian	5.4%
Black	13.5%
Pacific Islander	0.3%
Hispanic	12.8%
White	54.9%
2 or more races	1.9%
Race unknown	6.7%
Foreign	3.5%
Minority	34.9%
Underrepresented minority	27.2%
Full-time	61.9%

Test scores

Students averaged 21.1 on the ACT and 1010 on the SAT.

Finance

Average tuition and fees
Institution type
Public 4-year	$7,087
Public 2-year	$2,419
Private 4-year	$26,165

State funds for higher-education operating expenses

State funds	$71,966,406,875
One-year change	-0.4%

State spending on student aid
Aid type
Need-based grants	$6,954,307,090
Non-need-based grants	$2,444,876,754
Nongrant aid	$1,737,198,826
Total	$11,136,382,670

Spending on research and development by colleges and universities

Total	$65,073,411,000
One-year change	6.3%

Sources of financing
Source
Federal government	62.6%
State and local governments	5.9%
Industry	4.9%
Nonprofit	5.9%
Institution itself	19.1%
Other	1.6%

Share for specific research fields
Field
Engineering	15.4%
Environmental sciences	4.9%
Life sciences	57.2%
Math and computer sciences	3.6%
Physical sciences	7.3%
Psychology	1.7%
Social sciences	3.1%
Other sciences	1.7%
Fields other than science and engineering	4.9%

Largest endowment
Institution
Harvard University	$30,435,375,000

Top fund raisers (among survey participants)
Institution
Stanford University	$1,034,848,797
Harvard University	$650,243,000
Yale University	$543,905,260

Colleges and universities

Number of institutions
Institution type
Public 4-year	679
Public 2-year	972
Private 4-year, nonprofit	1,557
Private 2-year, nonprofit	100
Private 4-year, for-profit	735
Private 2-year, for-profit	669
Total	4,712

3 largest institutions by enrollment
Institution
University of Phoenix	307,871
Ashford University	74,582
Arizona State University	59,735

Note: See Sources & Notes for details about the data.

Correction (9/24/2014): All tables in the 2013 Almanac’s States section have been updated to make them more comparable to ones published in other years. The data are now limited to degree-granting institutions that are eligible to receive Title IV federal financial aid, not all higher-education institutions. Administrative offices that were inadvertently counted as institutions in the original version of the tables have been omitted from the total number of institutions in each state. Figures for tuition and fees, which had incorrectly excluded fees, now reflect both tuition and fees. The three largest institutions by enrollment give figures for full-time students in fall 2011, not an unduplicated head count of all undergraduate and graduate students enrolled over a 12-month period for 2010-11.