20 Surprising Higher Education Facts

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I am surprise that these are the fastest growing degrees. In park, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies

Lee Secrease of TX 11:51PM September 13, 2011

I was really surprised to see that Asian students are the least likely to work 20 hours per week.

Gillian Johnson of WA 7:27PM September 13, 2011

I was surprised to see that egrees is in park, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies are some of the fastest growing degrees.

Tracey Smith of SC 7:24PM September 13, 2011

10. The annual family income of more than 47 percent of undergraduates is less than $40,000.
I find this amazing that 47% of students can afford to go to college when their family income is only this amount or less. My parents make a little more than that and still find it really hard to pay for my college education. WOW! I consider myself lucky!

Ashlyn S of WI 7:15PM September 13, 2011

"Only 0.4 percent of undergraduates attend one of the Ivy League schools." WOW! Crazyyy

Sarah Decker of MO 6:31PM September 13, 2011

10% want to become an MD?

kcl of CO 3:42PM September 13, 2011

I think it's cool that more freshmen are liberal; I'm one of them! It's awesome that more and more students are attending college too. It'll make for a better world.

Ashley of GA 2:58PM September 13, 2011

"10. The annual family income of more than 47 percent of undergraduates is less than $40,000." I'm in that percentage.That was shocking!
The growth in % of high school grads increasing in Texas and Florida, was not too shocking because obviously a lot of people are moving to the Lone Star State.

Josue A. Hdz of TX 10:23AM September 13, 2011

I found #12 most interesting ....Nineteen percent of college freshmen hope to earn a Ph.D., and 10.2 percent would like to become a medical doctor.

cmel of ND 9:41AM September 13, 2011

The fact that suprised me the most is #18...with education costs soaring it seems like military personnel and veterans would take more advantage of the money the military provides for education.

Heather of AL 9:32AM September 13, 2011