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1. AN INTRODUCTION TO THE AMERICAN UNIVERSITY SYSTEM Elizabeth Therese Gaughan English Language Assistant – IES La Arboleda

6. Highest Level of Education Attained by Persons 25 Years and Older Source: 2003 Digest of Education Statistics , Figure 5. (Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Education, NCES, 2004).

8. Top 12 Bachelor’s Degrees SOURCE: U.S. Department of Education, National Center for Education Statistics, Higher Education General Information Survey (HEGIS), "Degrees and Other Formal Awards Conferred" surveys, 1970-71 through 1985-86; and 1990-91 through 2005-06 Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System, "Completions Survey" (IPEDS-C:91-99), and Fall 2000 through Fall 2006. Business degrees (includes business, management, marketing, and related support, personal and culinary services) 318,042 Social sciences and history degrees 161,485 Education degrees 107,238 Health professions and related clinical sciences degrees 91,973 Psychology degrees 88,134 Visual and performing arts degrees 83,297 Communication, journalism, and related degree programs 73,955 Biological and biomedical sciences degrees 69,178 Engineering degrees 67,045 English language and literature/letters degrees 55,096 Computer and information sciences degrees 47,480 Liberal arts and sciences, general studies, and humanities degrees 44,898

15. A Typical College Experience