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The Sunday Times Festival of Education
‘The future of British universities is basically America. We’re moving much more to the free market system of America and it’s hugely to be applauded.’ Terence Kealey, June 2011
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The Sunday Times Festival of Education
‘The future of British universities is basically America. We’re moving much more to the free market system of America and it’s hugely to be applauded.’ Terence Kealey, June 2011
Endowment per FTE student in US colleges and universities, 2010
bottom 90% of student
body (22%)
next 4 % of student
body (26%)
next 5% of student
body (12%)
top 1% of student
body (40%)
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