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99.9% of all college athletes will not play professional sports |
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49% of high school #1 draft picks & 68% of college #1 draft picks make it professionally |
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NCAA sponsored programs spend 1 billion dollars p/yr on scholarships |
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Approximately 126,000 student-athletes or 50%, receive scholarship dollars at NCAA Division 1 & 2 programs |
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The average debt of a college graduate is $27,600 |
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The average cost of books for a college semester $400-$500 |
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Out of 100 - 9th graders, only 18 will graduate from college |
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The hardest college to gain admission to in the US is the US Coast Guard Academy |
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More sport injuries for youth athletes result from basketball |
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<80% of U.S. college students attend a public college in their home state |
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Almost 50% of Harvard Students pay only $15,000 p/year in college costs {grants & aid cover the balance} |
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100 students who achieved a perfect score of 1600 on the SAT were rejected by Yale in 2003. |
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66.4% of students at 4-year colleges receive financial aid |
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Tuition & fees average $5,836 at 4-year college public colleges & $22,218 p/yr at 4-year private colleges {up 35% from 5 years ago} |
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College graduates earn $1 million more than people only with a high school diploma over their careers |
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Thousands of scholarship dollars each year go unclaimed due to no applicants |
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Ohio State University has the largest fully funded athletics program in the country |
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