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Fall 2007


 

1. The first financial support for a college or university in Maryland was awarded by the General Assembly to what college in what year?

 

a. St. John’s College in 1824
b. Washington College in 1784
c. University of Maryland, College Park in 1850

 

2. Last year, how much funding did states provide for private higher education?

 

a. 50 states provided $1.5 billion
b. 24 states provided $1.8 billion
c. 46 states provided $2.3 billion

 

3. Of the $107 million in need-based aid awarded to MICUA students last year, what percentage was provided by the institution?

 

a. 49% from institutional sources & 51% from the State and federal governments
b. 74% from institutional sources & 26% from the State and federal governments
c. 64% from institutional sources & 36% from the State and federal governments

 

4. What percentage of undergraduate students attending Maryland’s independent colleges are Pell Grant eligible? (Average income of a Pell Grant eligible student is $20,000.)

 

a. 21%
b. 15%
c. 7%

 

5. From 1995 to 2005 enrollment at MICUA schools grew by 26%. In contrast, enrollment of African-American students grew by:

 

a. 33%
b. 69%
c. 90%

 

6. Maryland’s public universities attract $900 million in research grants annually. How much do MICUA institutions attract?

 

a. $1.5 billion
b. $700 million
c. $1 billion



Answers: 1. b; 2. c; 3. b; 4. a; 5. c; 6. a
 
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