Approximately 75% to 80% of college freshmen live on-campus.
"This fall, 75 percent of college freshmen will move into dorms, the
majority living with a roommate for the first time in their lives."
Student Now: Keys to Living 'Happily Ever After' in the College Dorm
http://www.studentnow.com/features/roomateissues.html
"According to Florida International University in Miami, 80 percent of
college freshmen around the United States live in campus dorms."
University of Florida: Dispelling the Myth About Dorms
http://www.jou.ufl.edu/sji/2001/stories/story_05.htm
"Nationally, 60 percent of high school graduates go on to college."
Commonwealth North: UA - Keeping the Best and Brightest at Home
http://www.commonwealthnorth.org/uastudy/brain.html
"In 1970, 44 percent of high school graduates went on to college and
50 percent of them graduated. Today, 60 percent of high school
graduates go on to college and 28 percent of them graduate four years
later."
Adjunct Nation: Success Versus Access in Higher Education
http://www.adjunctnation.com/magazine/article/?id_article=335
If 60% of high school graduates go to college, and if 80% of those
individuals live in dorms, then 48% of high school graduates "go away"
to college.
Google search strategy:
Google Web Search: "percent of college freshmen" + "dorms"
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Google Web Search: "percent of high school graduates go"
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