Some information about college students is easy to get and easy to understand. Other data makes a person scratch their head. Listed below are some statistics that apply to college students which might make the reader feel an itch on their scalp.
Lookin
g for someone?
1. Average Number of College Graduates per year – 1,750,000
2. Average Number of College Students Enrolling per year – 2,350,000
3. Average Number of Male College Students Enrolling per year – 775,000
4. Average Number of Female College Students Enrolling per year – 1,575,000
5. Co-ed College with the highest percentage ratio of Women to Men – Randolph College: 99.58% (Lynchburg, VA)
6. Co-ed College with the lowest percentage ratio of Women to Men – Southern University and A & M College, 62.5% (Baton Rouge, LA)
How many are there?
7. Average number of college dropouts per year – 1,125,000
8. Average number of college transfers per year – 1,250,000
9. Average number of delinquent college student loans – 7.4% of all outstanding loans ($18 million total)
10. Average amount of delinquent college student loans – $16,700
11. Number of college student loans written off each year – 18,345 (Private & Public loans)
12. Number of college student marriages each year – 42,500
13. Number of college student divorces each year – 2,750
14. Number of college student bankruptcies each year – 9,300
What’s it all worth?
15. Average wage of student’s first job out of college – $20/hr
16. Average wage of student job in college – $11/hr
17. Average income of two college-graduate families – $89,000/yr
18. Average income of Associate’s degree graduate – $37,000/yr
19. Average income of Bachelor’s degree graduate – $47,000/yr
20. Average income of Master’s degree graduate – $49,000/yr
21. Average income of PhD. Degree graduate – $51,250/yr
Popular Jobs and their Value.
22. Average income of a Psychologist -$82,386/yr
23. Average income of a Social Worker – $49,573/yr
24. Average income of a Business Administrator – $43,022/yr
25. Average income of a Computer Network Administrator – $52,525/yr
26. Average income of an Artist – $47,596/yr
27. Average income of a Writer – $29,000/yr
28. Average income of a Refuse Transportation Specialist (Garbage Man) – $35,575/yr
29. Average income of a Soil Relocation Engineer (Ditch Digger) – $24,000/yr
Paying and paying.
30. Average college student’s debt after college – $23,700
31. Average college student’s debt payment per month – $432/month
Where are students going?
32. Average number of college students attending Spring Break – 1,125,000
33. Average number of college students arrested at Spring Break – 88,750
34. Average number of miles traveled to get to Spring Break – 934 miles
35. Average number of college parties attended per year – 62
Oops!
36. Average number of parking tickets per college student each year – 2
37. Average number of missed classes per college student each year – 26
38. Average number of dropped classes per college student each year – 2
39. Average food budget for college students each year – $2,800 (incl. beverages)
Whatcha’ got?
40. Most common car driven by college students – Toyota Yaris
41. Most common scooter driven by college students – GS Motor Works CY50-B – $769
42. Most common item stolen from college students – iPod
What does it all mean?
Whether you are a student in one of the categories listed above or just becoming a student, these numbers reflect what can be expected in and out of college for most students.
We are looking for current or former students of the online universities we discuss on the site to write for us. We want to know what each school is like and answer questions potential students might have. Are the classes challenging? What's it like communicating with your professors? How was the enrollment process? Anything helps! This will be a great opportunity for you to work while going to school, and gain valuable experience that will help you in the future.
{ 5 comments… read them below or add one }
These are really fun and interesting statistics. Would you mind if I shared it on my blog, with a link back to this website? Thank you.
Do it to it Kiersten!
Hey Troy, I’d like to quote a few of these. Who/what were your sources?
How do you define your average ?
Average of last 5 years ? That is for the looking for someone section
Hi there,
Where did you get the information about the number of college graduates/year?
{ 3 trackbacks }