what is the proportion of higher education students in their age group in the US?
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The National Center for Education Statistics projects (using 2002 data) that, in 2005, there were 10,304,000 students aged 18-24 enrolled at US degree-granting institutions.  \n\nCompare that to the data from www.census.gov which estimates that there are a projected 27,187,000 people in the USA aged 18-24 right now.\n\nThis means that... 37% of college-aged students are enrolled in college.
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That is simply not a question one can answer without first knowing  which country/state you are focusing on.  If you are interested in the United States, generally only 25 percent of the adult population holds a bachelor's or higher degree.
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Roughly 87% of people aged 12-17 use the internet in the US. This number can be verified via the PEW Internet & American Life Project research. They do a lot of solid research regarding internet use and what it is used for.
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according to USEFI... there are 86400 Indian students here... i dunno abt the others. but the figure should be around 500,000
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If you start school at 6 yoa , then I would say the average is 14 years of age.
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The attitude that you "might" be too old is much more damaging than your age!  Although it's probably true that the majority of people earning undergrad degrees is probably 21-25, it's not exclusive.  People in their 70s have earned degrees!\n\nQuit thinking about age.  And begin thinking about how to study well in  your classes and choose a career for which you will be best-suited.
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Not at all! Some of my best students are the older ones. \n\nTraditional students (the younger ones) tend to be intimidated by non-traditional students, and vice versa. But the students who are willing to see beyond age get the most from each other. A lot of my traditional students find that the non-trads are insightful and motivated, and they like being around students like that. \n\nAlso, the place I'm teaching at right now, more than half of the students are older than me (I'm 28). But they realize that age doesn't matter. \n\nOne more thing, I had a student who was 76 years old. He was fantastic! All of the students loved him. :)
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The CSU-Northridge website offers data from the 2003 school year, when the student body was 39.6% men and 60.4% women. There were 25,480 undergraduates and 7,517 graduate students.\n\nNorthridge attracted a bit of unfavorable national attention that year, when it was acknowledged that only 3.8% of undergraduates managed to graduate in 4 years and only 32% graduated within 6 years of beginning classes. The school responded by decreasing the number of credits required to graduate.\n\nHope this is the info you were looking for - I suspect more up-to-date info is available somewhere other than at the school's website.
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In 2001, among those who entered a 2-year degree granting program in the 1995-6 year, 29.9% of those who were 20-23 when entering had obtained a degree, 36.5% of those who were 24-29 when entering had obtained a degree, and 30.6% of those who were 30+ had obtained a degree. Among those entering a 4-year program in 1995-6, 37.7% of those 20-23 had obtained a degree, 34.4% of those 24-29 had obtained a degree, and 26.1% of those 30+ had obtained a degree. These numbers are lower, though not by much than younger students for 2-year colleges, but significantly lower than younger students at 4-year colleges.
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Child geniuses: Do they belong in college?\n\nBy Andrew J. Pulskamp\n\nGregory Smith is ten years old. He's also a freshman - in college. While most students slog away for years in search of that elusive diploma, Smith could have his masters in hand before he can even drive a car. The blonde-haired, blue eyed boy is obviously a genius.\n\n"I've always had a dream to go to college since I was about four years old. I remember seeing flyers about MIT and aerospace engineering. I dreamed about all those areas that I could explore," he says.\n\nSmith attends Randolph Macon College in Ashland, Virginia, a liberal arts institution with about 1,100 students. He doesn't think that his tender age really makes a difference with the other 1,099 studious scholars. He says, "I believe college is not a place dependent upon age. It is a place where everyone can go to learn. Age is not an issue in college."\n\nSome students say age is an issue at college. Will Pluim, a third year physics student at Randolph Macon, says, "I think he's a good kid and I'm glad he has the opportunity to [go to college]."\nNot all students agree with Pluim though. He says there are those on campus who don't like the thought of having a ten-year-old participate in their classes.\n\n"There's sort of a split. About half the people he comes into contact with accept him and like him. The other half think he shouldn't be [in college] for whatever reasons," says Pluim. "One of the most common reasons [students] have for not wanting him in college is the fear that [Smith] is stunting his growth as a kid."\n\nSmith, though, is not your average kid. In fact, his intelligence is off the charts. IQ tests are unable to measure it. When most babies are two and a half months old, parents are struggling to interpret different cries and screams -- Smith was talking to his parents. He could read, perform addition and correct grammar by the time he was 18 months old.\n\nPluim thinks there may even be some advantages to being a ten-year-old freshman. "He has a lot of questions and he's not afraid to ask. One advantage of being ten and not being what a normal college age is, is that college-age students are more inhibited about what questions they ask, and they worry about what people think of them."\n\nThe signs of a world class mind peeked through very early in Smith's life and though some people might think that he was pushed along by overbearing parents, that doesn't seem to be the case.\n\nJanet Smith, Gregory's mother says, "My husband and I had great experiences throughout school, in high school, in junior high and in college. We met when we were in college, my husband played football. It was basically the stereotypical ideal school experience."\n\nJanet says it was tough when she and her husband realized Gregory was not going to have that experience. His incredible gifts meant he was going to have a different life, and much of it due to Gregory's own wishes. "When he was only seven we stood back and let go. It's emotionally grueling. He's my baby, I mean that's my child," Janet says.\n\nWhen they let go of Gregory he flourished academically, he started high school when he was eight and walked out with a diploma two years later. And even after graduation, it was still full steam ahead for the blonde whiz kid.\n\n"We keep telling him, 'you're eight years ahead in school.' He has time to slow down. But he's adamant about doing it now, about capturing this moment. We just try to be supportive, loving and nurturing and not controlling," explains Janet.\n\nGregory may be ambitious but he's also a kid. He does what any other kid would do when it comes to games and sports, although he does go about these endeavors in his own way.\n\n   When he plays basketball he doesn't play H-O-R-S-E, he plays G-R-E-G-A-R-I-O
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i think it goes around 15 - 35 , the youth and the middle aged, means the students , and workers.
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it depends on who is looking, young pepole consider 30 as old, pepole above 30 look at 60 as old.
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None.  I had a classmate in law school who was in her 50s.  She had been a kindergarten teacher for 20+ years before that. One of her former students was in the group of law students a year behind us!
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I guess people tend to overestimate the amount of college education around them - perhaps not surprising, I would imagine that a lot of people that never finished school probably don't hang our much online.\nThe US Census Bureau reported that in 2003, 85 percent of adults age 25 and over had completed at least high school, an all-time high.\nIn the same year, 27 percent of adults age 25 and over had a college degree, another record.\nI doubt that these numbers have changed dramatically since 2003. \nAs far as my personal surroundings are concerned, I sive in the Silicon Valley, so I would hazard the guess that the percentage of people with college degrees here is a lot higher (considering the cost of living, you nearly need a white-collar income to live here).
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Not that many.  America is a meritocracy that awards students that do well, not poorly.
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Our universities are really good, but our K -- 12 public education is nothing to write home about.  In terms of expected duration of education, we're 14th, but in terms of the literacy of our total population, we're 68th.  Pretty dismal for a world power.
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The range nationally seems to be from 16 to 21 years of age. A lot depends on the state you are in, requirements for graduation, and how much extra you will do. I know of students who took classes at the community college over the summer between their junior and senior year so they could graduate in December at age 16 and I know students who did not care about their education and were in the 12th grade for their 3rd year at age 21. Most states have a cut off age of 21 where you can not attend public schools any longer (this age is increased to 24 usually if you have a disability.)