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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. The least significant difference was between those who had graduated from high school and those who had either some college or an associate degree.
State or Territory Population over the age of 25 With a High School Diploma or higher With a Bachelor's Degree or higher With an Advanced Degree Population Pct Population Pct Population Pct Alabama: 3,451,208 3,034,741 87.93% 946,766 27.43% 374,490 10.85% Alaska: 485,779 453,289 93.31% 159,290 32.79% 57,868 11.91% Arizona: 4,980,297 4,430,934
Some high schools, to reflect the varying skill required for different course levels, will give higher numerical grades for difficult courses, often referred to as a weighted GPA. For example, two common conversion systems used in honors and Advanced Placement courses are:
Washington and Lee had an average GPA of 3.27 in 2006 and Swarthmore's graduates had a mean GPA of 3.24 in 1997. [35] To clarify the grades on its graduates' transcripts, Reed College includes a card, the current edition of which reports that "The average GPA for all students in 2013–14 was 3.15 on a 4.00 scale. This figure has increased by ...
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 ...
[58] [59] [60] In 2020, the incoming class had an average GPA of 3.77 and MCAT score of 513, which is 90th percentile nationally. [61] [62] Over 52.6% of applicants were "Out of State" with respect to state residency and the remaining 47.4% were NYS residents. [58]
CBS researchers are supported by the National Science Foundation, the National Institute of Health, and other major funders. In 2023, the University was ranked #1 in the United States and in the top three globally for ecology by Shanghai Rankings of Academic Subjects and #6 in biochemistry by the Blue Ridge Research Rankings.
Additionally, most schools calculate a student's grade point average (GPA) by assigning each letter grade a number and averaging those numerical values. Generally, American schools equate an A with a numerical value of 4.0. Most graduate schools require a 3.0 (B) average to take a degree, with C or C− being the lowest grade for course credit.