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Enrollment in Postsecondary Education by Major Field of Study, 2003–2004
(in thousands, except percentages)Field of studyAll students2-year institutions14-year institutionsGraduate and first-professionalEnrollment% of total Total 21,880100.00%9,5889,4662,826Agriculture…Colonial American and Ivy League Colleges
America's oldest and prestigious universities While a number of present-day colleges were founded as secondary schools before the American Revolution, only nine existed as colleges at that point.…The Seven Sisters
The “seven sisters” is a group of historically women's colleges generally seen as the female equivalent of the Ivy League.Date foundedNameEnrollment1836Mount Holyoke College2,0731861Vassar College2,…Characteristics of Homeschooled Students, 1999 and 2003
Homeschooled in 1999Homeschooled in 2003CharacteristicNumberPercentage1NumberPercentage1Total850,0001.71,096,0002.2Grade equivalent:2 Kindergarten 92,0002.498,0002.7 Grades 1–3199,0001.…Parents' Reasons for Homeschooling, 2003
Applicable1Most important reasonReasons for homeschoolingNumberPercentNumberPercentConcern about environment of other schools2935,00085.4%341,00031.2%Dissatisfaction with academic…Most Expensive U.S. Colleges and Universities
These are the colleges and universities in the United States that cost the most to attend. The table includes data on the annual cost of attending these institutions based on tuition plus room and…Average Mathematics Scale Scores, 2003
Fourth gradeEighth grade Country Average score CountryAverage score CountryAverage score CountryAverage score International average 495Cyprus510International average466Slovak Rep.…Corporal Punishment in Public Schools, by State
The following table lists the states allowing corporal punishment in schools according to state name and the number of students hit. States Allowing Corporal Punishment State…Corporal Punishment in Public Schools, by Year
Total students paddled Year Number Percent1 1976 1,521,896 3.5 1978 1,438,317 3…Percent of Population Enrolled in School<sup class="fnr" >1</sup>, 2004
AgeTotalMaleFemaleTotal, 3 to 34 years56.2%55.8%56.7%3 and 4 years54.054.753.25 and 6 years95.495.595.37 to 9 years98.197.898.510 to 13 years 98.698.598.714 and 15 years98.598.798…