“After reading only a few pages of "The Five-Year Party", I immediately started telling people about its important message. This crucial book exposes the consumer mentality now all too prevalent on college campuses... Read more...
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An Interview with the Author:
Q. Why is the cost of college tuition increasing faster than gasoline or health care?
A. College administrators have learned that they can increase tuition any time they need more money, with no fear that parents will balk at the price. They set tuition rates the way OPEC sets the price of oil. It has nothing to do with costs or demand. It’s the highest price they think they can get away with before customers will walk.
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Quick Facts
| Percent of Americans who say colleges are still interested in education |
32% |
| Number of people killed each year by intoxicated college students |
1700 |
| Percentage of college seniors who can understand a newspaper editorial |
31% |
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Percent college tuition has increased since 1982 |
439% |
| Percent of college tuition that is spent on instruction |
21% |
| Percent of recent graduates who move in with their parents to support themselves |
50% |
| Average amount of student loans graduating seniors must pay off |
$23,000 |
| Number of college students injured each year as a result of alcohol abuse |
599,000 |
| Percentage of college students who are “fully engaged” in the education process |
10% |
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Percentage of students who are “totally disengaged” from the education process |
40-50% |
| Number of hours college students spend studying and attending classes per week |
8 |
| Number of years it takes the average student to complete a four-year program |
6 |
| Percent of college students who are classified as binge drinkers |
44% |
| Percent of female students who are victims of rape or attempted rape |
20% |
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Percentage of high school seniors who go to college |
69% |
| Percentage of college seniors who can interpret a simple table |
50% |
| Percentage of campus rapes that are not reported |
95% |
| Percentage of college students who default on their student loans |
20% |
| Percentage increase in college administrator salaries 2004-2009 |
35.6% |
| Amount college students spend on alcohol each year |
$5.5 billion |
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