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In 2003, according to one estimate, 1.4 million students took the SAT and 1.4 million also took the ACT test, [96] paying about $50 per test. [97] Generally counselors suggest that students should plan on taking the SAT or ACT test twice, so that a low score can possibly be improved. [ 99 ]
In 2017, a federal endowment tax was enacted in the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act of 2017 in the form of an excise tax of 1.4% on institutions that have at least 500 tuition-paying students and net assets of at least $500,000 per student. The $500,000 is not adjusted for inflation, so the threshold is effectively lowered over time.
In 1976, for instance, there were 300,000 taking one or more achievement tests, while 1.4 million took the SAT. [2] Rates of taking the tests varied by geography; in 1974, for instance, a half of students taking the SAT in New England also took one or more achievement tests, while nationwide only a quarter did. [ 3 ]
But in 2019, a record-breaking 2.2 million students took the exam, compared to 2.1 million in 2018, another record-breaking year. [41] The rise in the number of students taking the SAT was due in part to many school districts offering to administer the SAT during school days often at no further costs to the students. [ 41 ]
Washington University was named one of the "25 New Ivies" by Newsweek in 2006 [120] and has also been called a "Hidden Ivy". [121] Eads Hall Ridgley Hall. A 2014 study ranked Washington University #1 in the country for income inequality [122] About 22% of Washington University's students came from the top 1%, while only about 6% came from the ...
At Georgia State, athletic fees totaled $17.6 million in 2014, from a student population in which nearly 60 percent qualify for Pell Grants, the federal aid program for low-income students. The university contributed another $3 million in direct support to its sports programs.
See scorecard Eastern Washington University. Total subsidy income, 2010 - 2014: $41,250,648 < 25% subsidized. 26 to 50%. 51 to 75% > 76% subsidized.
In addition to passing a $15 transportation fee to increase Pullman Transit's service, the student body also voted to remodel the Compton Union Building. The building closed in May 2006 and re-opened in August 2008. In March 2006, ASWSU voted to support the renovation of Martin Stadium, adding $25 per semester to undergraduate student fees.