The U.S. ranks 15th in tertiary graduation rates

According to the OECD, the United States had a tertiary (college and university) graduation rate of 36.5% in 2007. This rate was high enough to allow the United States to rank fifteenth out of 30 countries in this category. Iceland ranks first in this category with a tertiary graduation rate of 63.1%.

Entry prepared by Sean Fishel.

The U.S. ranks 12th in college faculty to student ratio

According to the OECD, the United States has an average of 66.1 teaching staff members for every 1,000 college students, which is enough to make the United States rank 12th out of 24 ranked nations in that category. Sweden ranks first, with 114.2 teaching staff for every 1,000 college students.

Entry by Dave Bleier.

The U.S. ranks 1st in female science students

According to UNESCO, in 2006 there were 599,599 women in American colleges and universities majoring in the sciences, which makes the United States rank first in that category.

The U.S. ranks 1st in foreign students

According to the OECD, there were 584,814 non-resident students in American colleges and universities in 2006, which made the United States rank first in that category.

The U.S. ranks 14th in college graduation

According to the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD), the United States ranks fourteenth out of 24 member nations in terms of four-year college graduation rates. Australia ranks first.