THE NUMBERS
The USA has 5,728 u
niversities
This is an average of
more than 118 for e
ach state
There are more than
18 million students a
ttending university in
the USA (almost 5%
of the population
PUBLIC VERSUS PRIVATE
There are two types of universities in th
e USA: State Universities and Private Un
iversities
State universities are funded by the stat
e government. Tuition (the cost to atte
nd) is much cheaper than at a private u
niversity, although usually they are very
large. Every state has a state university.
Private universities are not operated by
the state, although they can receive mo
ney from the state. They are much mor
e expensive to attend, and they are usu
UNIVERSITIES
AND COLLEGES
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COMMUNITY
AND JUNIOR COLLEGES
The USA also has thousands of commu
nity colleges
These schools are two year schools that
offer degrees
Anyone can attend a community colleg
e regardless of grades form high school
Most community colleges have progra
ms where a student who does well can
transfer to a four year university. Many
students who did poorly in high school
attend a community college for two ye
ars and then transfer to a better school
to complete their degree program
UNIVERSITY TUITION
Every student who attends university in
the USA must pay tuition.
The average cost of tuition for a public
university is 4,081$ a year. The average
cost for a private university is 18, 273$ d
ollars a year.
Students in the USA pay for tuition by re
ceiving financial aid (money from the sc
hool), scholarships (money awarded for
good grades) and loans from banks and
the government.
The average debt for a student after gra
DEGREES IN THE USA
Undergraduate education las
ts 4 years in the USA
Students receive either a Bac
helors of art (BA) or a Bachel
ors of science (BS)
Graduate education is 2 year
s for a master degree (MA/M
S) or 5-6 years for a Doctorat
e (PhD)
THE BEST UNIVERSITIES
IN THE USA
The USA has some
of the best universiti
es in the world
The USA has 30 of t
he top 45 universitie
s in the world and 1
03 of the top 200
THE IVY LEAGUE
The Ivy League is a collecti
on of private universities i
n the USA
The Ivy League is made up
of Brown, Columbia, Corn
ell, Dartmouth, Harvard, P
rinceton, University of Pen
nsylvania and Yale
All the Ivy League schools
are located in the Northea
stern part of the USA
All eight schools rank in t
he top 15 universities in t
he USA
HARVARD UNIVERSITY
Harvard University is the best uni
versity in the world
Harvard is located in Cambridge
in Boston, Massachusetts
Harvard has more than 21 thous
and students (8 thousand under
graduates)
Harvard costs more than 40 tho
usand dollars a year to attend bu
t offers a large amount of financi
al aid
PRINCETON UNIVERSITY
Princeton University is a mem
ber of the Ivy League and is lo
cated in Princeton, New Jerse
y
Princeton is the 2nd best scho
ol in the country
Princeton offers only undergr
aduate education and had onl
y 7,000 students
F. Scott Fitzgerald graduated
from Princeton and wrote ab
out his time at the school in T
his Side of Paradise
CORNELL UNIVERSITY
Cornell University is a member
of the Ivy League and is locate
d in Ithaca, New York
Cornell has over 20 thousand s
tudents (with 13 thousand und
ergraduates)
Cornell is the 15th best univers
ity in the country
Cornell is divided into 7 differe
nt colleges, half of which are p
ublic and half of which are priv
ate
Cornell has world renowned pr
ograms in Hotel Management
UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA A
T BERKELEY
• Cal-Berkeley is the best pu
blic university in the count
ry and the 3rd best univers
ity in the world
• Berkeley has almost 40 tho
usand students
• Berkeley has top ranked pr
ograms in computers, mat
h and science
• The founders of Google at
tended university at Berkel
JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY
• Johns Hopkins is located in Baltim
ore Maryland and is the 14th best
university in the country. It also ha
s the best medical school in the co
untry
• Johns Hopkins was the first univer
sity to use the German model of e
ducation (seminars and discussion
s instead of lectures)
• Johns Hopkins has over 18 thousa
nd students (but only 4 thousand
undergraduates)
• Famous alumni of Hopkins are US
president Woodrow Wilson, Mayo
r of New York City Michael Bloom
UNDERGRADUATE LIFE
FRATERNITIES AND SORORITIES
Many undergrads join fraterniti
es (men) or sororities ( women)
These are social clubs to bring
people together
Fraternities and sororities do ev
erything from holding parties t
o organizing charity events
Many fraternities and sororities
have their own house and all th
e members live together
COLLEGE ATHLETICS
At many large colleges, athletics are very popular with students. Stu
dents attend every game, paint their faces and cheer for their team
s
Most colleges give scholarships to athletes to play on their team
The most popular college sport is American Football although it is d
ifferent at every school
At Cornell hockey was very popular and at Hopkins lacrosse was th
e most popular sport
COLLEGE DORMITORIES
Every student lives in the dormitories for their first year
of university
Usually students share a room with someone else
Every floor of a dormitory has a resident advisor who i
s usually an older student. They live on the floor with t
he students and make sure the students are not drinki
ng, not causing trouble and are staying safe
