• 26: The average age of an undergraduate
• 18,248,128: Number of college students in the United States
• 3% of the nation's college students attend school in Massachusetts
• 17,082,000: Number of high school students in the United States
• 60.8% of high school seniors polled said concerns about the economy influenced were they applied or intend to apply.
• 4.6: Average number of credit cards held by a college student.
• $3,173: Average balance on a credit card held by a college student.
• 4,431: Number degree-granting colleges in the country.
• 191 of them are in Massachusetts
• 3,007,493: Number of degrees awarded in the United States in a year.
• 58% of all bachelor's degrees are earned by women.
• The average SAT score for the most recent class of test takers was 502 for reading, 515 for math, and 494 for writing.
• The number of students taking the SAT has increased 29.5% in the last 10 years.

Data from The Boston Globe magazine, American Council on Eucation, College Board, Maguuire Associates 2009 College Decision Impact Survey, National Center For Education and Sallie Mae.