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• $52,500

  yearly earnings for chemical engineering graduate

  http://money.cnn.com/2004/09/21/pf/college/starting_salaries/

• $30,000

  yearly earnings for liberal arts graduate

  http://money.cnn.com/2004/09/21/pf/college/starting_salaries/

• 35%

  College degree rate for 25-34 year olds

  The higher education entry rate in the United States was 64% in 2005, with 54% graduating, resulting in a 35% college education rate.

  http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/22/51/39317423.pdf

• 71%

  College entry rate of women - US

  The college entry rate is the probability that a young person will enter higher education at some point in her life.

  http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/22/51/39317423.pdf

• 56%

  College entry rate of men - US

  The college entry rate is the probability that a young person will enter higher education at some point in his life. Source: 2007 "Organization for Econonmic Co-operation and Development":http://www.oecd.org/home/

  http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/22/51/39317423.pdf

• 54%

  Entrants that obtain a degree

  http://www.oecd.org/dataoecd/22/51/39317423.pdf

• 33%

  women 25 to 29 with a bachelor’s degree

  http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/011196.html

• 26%

  men 25 to 29 with a bachelor’s degree

  http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/011196.html

• $56,788

  average earnings for those over 18 with a bachelor's degree

  http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/011196.html

• $31,071

  average earnings for those over 18 with a high school diploma

  http://www.census.gov/Press-Release/www/releases/archives/education/011196.html