American Universities

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If the secondary education suffers from many shortcomings, American universities are among the best in the world.
They are effective frameworks and have forged many links with the business. They enjoy considerable financial resources: for example, Harvard`s capital is 20 billion dollars. In a federal country like the United States, the university system is decentralized and institutions of higher education enjoy a wide autonomy which allows them a big flexibility.
After the Second World War experiencing student enrollment increased dramatically: the number of American students going from 3.5 to 8 million in 1960. This phenomenon is explained by the baby boom, by creating a university in west and central Canada, and finally by the donations made by major foundations.
In 2005, there were 4 182 higher education institutions in the United States, about 1 400 research units 81% of age group studied, which represents the highest rate in higher education in the world
In 1998, 35% of Americans had a graduate degree against 11% in 1970. The federal government and universities spend $ 260 billion for higher education in 2000, representing 2.6% of GDP.
Of the top ten universities in the world of academic ranking of world universities by the Jiao Tong University in Shanghai in 2006, eight are American: Harvard, Stanford, Berkeley, MIT, California Institute of Technology, Columbia, Princeton and University of Chicago .
Finally, American universities host more than 20% of three million foreign students.
There are fees for entry into university. These vary depending on the state (for public universities) or the prestige of the institution (for private universities).
The academic year is approximately 6 500 dollars in a state university and up to 40 000 dollars to Harvard. Few families can fully fund the education of their children were therefore used for scholarships, loans and student work.