You Are the Dean of Students at a College and the President

question 22

Essay

You are the Dean of students at a college and the President has asked for some information about how the student body has changed over the years.You have collected the following information regarding the number of students in various categories for two different graduating classes:
$\begin{array}{|l|l|l|}\hline \text {CHARACTERISTICS OF TWO GRADUATING }\\ \text { CLASSES }\\\hline &\underline{1987}&\underline{2007}\\\hline \text { Total in class } & 345 & 687 \\\hline \text { Females } & 178 & 301 \\\hline \text { Married } & 48 & 117 \\\hline \text { Humanities Majors } & 115 & 258 \\\hline \text { Going to Graduate School } & 78 & 159 \\\hline \text { Attended Commencement } & 99 & 458 \\\hline \text { Finished in 4 years } & 269 & 325 \\\hline \text { Received financial aid } & 159 & 369 \\\hline\end{array}$

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