U.S. Higher Ed

When was the first university established in the USA?

• 1500's

• 1600's

• 1700's

• 1800's

Which is the oldest university in the USA?

• Cornell

• Harvard

• Princeton

• Yale

The earliest U.S. universities were influenced by...

• The Classics - Latin & Greek

• Local indigenous Cultural Influcences

• Religion and Theology

• Oxford and Cambridge

Which professions did the earliest universities train students for?

• Ministers, Teachers and Lawyers

• Teachers, Nurses and Accountants

• Teachers, Lawyers and Mehanics

• Teachers, Nurses and Farmers

The first universities established for women and for black Americans was in the...

• 1830's

• 1890's

• 1920's

• 1960's

Research-focused universities in which country greatly influenced American higher education in the 1800's...

• England

• France

• Germany

• Switzerland

A very impactful influence on U.S. higher education is the Morrill-Land Grant Act in the 1800's. It's impact included...

• Focus on Studies in Agriculture and Mechanical Areas

• Federal Land in each state designated for universities

• Maintaining the Classics and Liberal Arts in universities

• Requirements to do teaching, research and extension education

Important shifts in higher education in the USA after World War II...

• Divided universities into publici and private

• Made university education more expensive

• Allowed more access beyond the wealthy and elilte

• Reduced federal funding for education

The number of higher education institutions in the USA that offer at least a bachelor's degree...

• about 500

• About 1,500

• About 2,500

• About 3,500

How many public and how many private universities are in the USA offering both bachelors and graduate degrees?

• 2,160 Public

  1,576 Private

• 550 Public

  3,236 Private

• 1,576 Public

  2,160 Private

• 3,236 Public

  550 Private