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  2. University of Virginia - Wikipedia

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    University of Virginia Type Public research university Established January 25, 1819 ; 206 years ago (January 25, 1819) Founder Thomas Jefferson Accreditation SACS Academic affiliations AAU ORAU SCHEV URA Sea-grant Space-grant Endowment $14.2 billion (2024) Budget $5.8 billion (2024) [a] President James E. Ryan Provost Ian Baucom Academic staff 3,265 (Fall 2019) 3,083 full-time 182 part-time ...

  3. University and college admission - Wikipedia

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    The college then decides whether or not to extend an offer of admission (and possibly financial aid) to the student. The majority of colleges admit students to the college as a whole, and not to a particular academic major, although this may not be the case in some specialized programs such as engineering and architecture.

  4. List of admission tests to colleges and universities - Wikipedia

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    Passing A-Levels is the major requirement for applying for local universities. This exam is very competitive, where students have to study college 1st-year and 2nd-year material and pass it to get college admissions. The tough nature of the examination is due to the government funding all the college students.

  5. Higher education in the United States - Wikipedia

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    A US Department of Education longitudinal survey of 15,000 high school students in 2002 and 2012, found that 84% of the 27-year-old students had some college education, but only 34% achieved a bachelor's degree or higher; 79% owe some money for college and 55% owe more than $10,000; college dropouts were three times more likely to be unemployed ...

  6. ACT (test) - Wikipedia

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    The ACT (/ eɪ s iː t iː /; originally an abbreviation of American College Testing) [10] is a standardized test used for college admissions in the United States. It is administered by ACT, Inc., a for-profit organization of the same name. [10] The ACT test covers four academic skill areas: English, mathematics, reading, and scientific ...

  7. Educational attainment in the United States - Wikipedia

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    While those with some college averaged $31,046, those with a bachelor's degree averaged $51,194, over $20,000 (64.9%) a year more. [ 3 ] The second most dramatic difference in average income was between those with a bachelor's degree with $51,940 and those with an advanced degree who made $72,824, roughly $21,000 (42.2%) more.

  8. Evidence-based education - Wikipedia

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    Phonological processing (+30%), Print knowledge(+27) Reading recovery: Daily 30 minute one-on-one tutoring sessions to students who have difficulties in reading and writing over the course of 12–20 weeks. 1 Alphabetics (+21%), Reading achievement (+27) Instructional Conversations and Literature Logs

  9. Williamsburg, Virginia - Wikipedia

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    The College of William & Mary, established in 1693, is the second-oldest institution of higher education in the United States and the only one of the nine colonial colleges in the South. Its alumni include three U.S. presidents as well as many other important figures in the nation's early history.