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International Comparison of Math, Reading, and Science Skills Among 15-Year-Olds
More than 250,000 15-year old students from 41 countries participated in the assessment. The countries included all major industrialized nations (results for Britain were not available) and…Average Science Scale Scores, 2003
Fourth gradeEighth grade Country Average score CountryAverage score CountryAverage score CountryAverage score International average 489Belgium-Flemish518 International average 473New…Largest Colleges and Universities by Enrollment, Fall 2003
Institution Total enrollment % Female % Full-time % minority1 % Under-graduate United States, all institutions…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.…Trending
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