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Women's education is one of the major explanatory variables behind the rates of social and economic development, [1] and has been shown to have a positive correlation with both. [2] [3] According to notable economist Lawrence Summers, "investment in the education of girls may well be the highest-return investment available in the developing world."
In the 21st century, university education is becoming more prevalent. The total enrollment goes up. Compared to the year of 1977, which is the first year when college entrance examination was recovered, the admission rate increased from 4.8% to 74.9%. [103] Since the general admission has largely risen, more students got into universities.
[6] In its Internal Revenue Service filings for the 2022–23 school year, Brearley reported total assets of $360.2 million, net assets of $275.9 million, investment holdings of $181.2 million, and cash holdings of $13.4 million. Brearley also reported $38.7 million in program service expenses and $7.1 million in grants (primarily student ...
The consortium was founded in 1915 when Vassar President Henry Noble MacCracken called Vassar, Wellesley, Smith, and Mount Holyoke together “to deliver women opportunities for higher education that would improve the quality of life for the human family and that would put them on an equal footing with men in a democracy that was about to offer them the vote.” [3] The success of this Four ...
In 1970, the boys and girls schools merged to form The Loomis Chaffee School. [10] Since then, the school has expanded as its endowment, financial aid budget, faculty, and campus increased in size. [6] Loomis had an acceptance rate of 17% for the 2023–2024 school year. [11]
In 2016, Business Insider ranked Thacher as the most selective boarding school in the United States; that year, its admission rate was 12%. [ 22 ] In the 2024–25 school year, Thacher educated 225 boarders and 20 non-faculty day students. 45% of boarding students came from outside California, and 14% of students came from abroad. 31% of ...
Ryan Gosling offered a sweet shout-out to his best girls while accepting a big honor. The actor gushed over wife Eva Mendes and their two daughters at the Santa Barbara Film Festival on Saturday.
The acceptance rate for the middle school is approximately 7%. Acceptance for the high school is approximately 3%, making it one of the most difficult schools to get into in the country. [ 8 ]