Is college worth it?

dstark
Wed, 23 Dec 2009 15:21:39 +0000

Some interesting numbers…

"1 out of 3 college students drop out after the first year.

The average starting salary of Yale grads was $56,000 ( I don’t know the base year).
The average salary of U Conn grads is $49,600.

1 out of 5 studetns fail to properly balance a checkbook.

1 out of 2 students fail to correctly analyze prose like news editorials.

57% of students require 6 or more years to finish their degree.

2/3 of all students graduate with debt. Average debt is over $23,000.

28% of graduates delay in having children from debt.

39% of graduates say it will take them at least 10 years to pay off debt."