From time to time, we revive the collection of facts and figures called “Data Connection” that we had published quarterly for nearly 20 years in the print editions of The New England Journal of Higher Education (formerly Connection).
The latest …
Percentage of 18-24-year-olds who attended a political demonstration or march in 2016: 5% Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University’s Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life
Percentage who did so in 2018: 15% Center for Information and Research on Civic Learning & Engagement (CIRCLE) at Tufts University’s Jonathan M. Tisch College of Civic Life
Percentage of Americans who can pass a multiple choice test consisting of items taken from the U.S. Citizenship Test: 36% Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
Percentage who didn’t know how many justices serve on the U.S. Supreme Court: 57% Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship Foundation
Number of women who had won the Nobel Prize in physics before Donna Strickland shared the 2018 prize for creating technology that generates high-intensity, ultra-short laser pulses, which are used for eye surgeries and material sciences: 2 Todd Adams, Florida State University, The Conversation
Preliminary average starting salary for Class of 2018 graduates: is $50,004 National Association of Colleges and Employers Fall 2018 Salary Survey
Percentage of college graduates who say an undergraduate mentor provided advice on academic issues: 92% 2018 Strada-Gallup Alumni Survey
Percentage of college graduates who say an undergraduate mentor provided advice on the student’s career: 90% 2018 Strada-Gallup Alumni Survey
Percentage who say an undergraduate mentor provided advice on the student’s physical or mental health: 53% 2018 Strada-Gallup Alumni Survey
Percentage of college students who struggle with a mental illness: 35% American Psychological Association
For earlier installments of “Data Connection,” see:
Numbers Game … More Data Connection
Data Connection: New England’s Patriots and More
More Data Connection: Peace in the Valley? Scientists and Kids
Data Connection: State Work, Guns, Sports
Return to Data Connection: Stats on NE Education, Economy, Life
Former print editions at NEJHE Archives
John O. Harney is executive editor of The New England Journal of Higher Education.
Painting of “Kuniyoshi From Out of the Sky“ by Montserrat College professor Timothy Harney.
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