45
Percentage of undergraduate college students who showed no significant gains in critical thinking skills after two years in college in a recent study (Source: The Seattle Times)
36
Percentage showing no significant gains after four years of college
$243,883
Average lifetime earnings increase from a bachelor’s degree in the liberal arts (Source: MSN.com)
$153,800
Cost of four years of Whitman tuition at current tuition levels without financial aid
$977,601
Average increase for a medical degree
$54 billion
Net worth of Bill Gates, founder of Microsoft (Source: Forbes.com)
$6.9 billion
Net worth of Mark Zuckerberg, founder of Facebook
$6.1 billion
Net worth of Steve Jobs, founder and CEO of Apple
$4.1 billion
Estimated value of Twitter, co-founded by Biz Stone (Source: Wall Street Journal)
0
Number of non-honorary college degrees held by these four men
