Letter of transmittal.. CONTENTS. Page. 6 SECTION I. Chapter I. Organization of education in the United States: State systems. Standards.. Evolution of the university: The college............ The university proper.. Chapter II. Organization of the typical university: The college or school of arts and sciences. The college or school of engineering.. The college or school of agriculture.. The college or school of veterinary medicine.. The college or school of commerce. 78 10 12 The college or school of journalism. The college or school of pharmacy... The college or school of theology. The college or school of medicine. The summer school.. Equipment........... Special research foundations.. Chapter III. Independent, technical, and professional schools. Chapter IV. Independent and denominational colleges. Chapter V. Higher education of women..... Chapter VI. Comparison of American and foreign institutions.. SECTION II. Chapter I. Living conditions... Expenses.. Vacations and travel.... 40 Chapter III. Higher educational centers, distances from ports of entry, and cost of travel................ 48 Chapter IV. Number and distribution of foreign students at American institu tions.... 57 SECTION III. Page. 59 Chapter I. College entrance requirements..... College entrance subjects as defined by the College Entrance Chapter II. Typical curricula: Curriculum of a small rural school................. High-school curriculum in city of medium size..... High-school curriculum of a large city where fixed courses have SECTION IV. List of the principal departments or schools of the institutions described in Section VI, devoted to various branches of liberal, scientific, and professional study. .... SECTION V. Table of degrees mentioned in this bulletin and the abbreviations used to designate them..... SECTION VI. 97 124 Organization and offerings of 62 universities, colleges, technical, and professional schools which have already been frequented by foreign students or which give courses likely to prove of special interest to foreign students... SECTION VII. 127 STATISTICAL TABLES. Table 1. State universities. Size of faculty in collegiate and professional departments, number collegiate and professional students, working income, and endowment...... Table 2. Agricultural and mechanical colleges not connected with State uni- Table 3. Schools of mines not connected with universities. Size of faculty in Table 5. Colleges and universities, not included in preceding special lists, which Table 6. Medical colleges rated as class A by the Council on Medical Education. INDEX.. 202 203 203 204 204 212 215 ILLUSTRATIONS. Page. Library, Columbia University, New York City... Frontispiece. A. Harvard Hall, one of the older college buildings, Harvard University, Cam- B. Harvard College "Yard," Harvard University, Cambridge, Mass...... B. Interior Carnegie Laboratory, Stevens Institute, Hoboken, N. J.... The Yale "Bowl," where Yale University athletic contests are held, New A..Administration Building, University of California, Berkeley, Cal.. LETTER OF TRANSMITTAL. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF EDUCATION, SIR: It is of special importance at this time that students in foreign countries who may be seeking educational opportunities in the United States should have accurate information as to what institutions in this country have to offer. For this reason I requested Dr. Samuel Paul Capen, specialist in higher education in the Bureau of Education, to prepare for publication a document which should show the organization of American education with special reference to universities, colleges, and professional schools; state and explain admission requirements with special reference to the needs of foreign students; and outline the general and specific opportunities to be found at American institutions of higher education. The manuscript transmitted herewith gives information on these points and on many others of value, not only to the prospective student from foreign countries, but to all who may be interested in the present facilities for higher education in the United States. I recommend that it be published as a bulletin of the Bureau of Education. Respectfully submitted. THE SECRETARY OF THE INTERIOR. 6 P. P. CLAXTON, Commissioner. OPPORTUNITIES FOR FOREIGN STUDENTS AT COLLEGES AND UNIVERSITIES IN THE UNITED STATES. SECTION I. CHAPTER I. ORGANIZATION OF EDUCATION IN THE UNITED STATES. STATE SYSTEMS. The United States is a federation of 48 self-governing Commonwealths, each of which exercises independently all powers not specifically conferred upon the Federal Congress by the Constitution or derived by implication therefrom. Since the Constitution does not provide for the control of education by the Federal Government, there is no national system; but the United States contains within. its area 49 separate systems of education. 1 3 No two of the State systems are exactly similar, yet they possess certain common factors. For example, all States provide by law 2 for elementary education at public expense. The usual length of the public elementary school course is eight years. Children commonly enter at the age of 6 or 7 and finish at the age of 14 or 15. In all but three States, school attendance during a part or all of this period is compulsory. Public secondary schools, called high schools, offering a course generally four years in length, are also maintained in every State. The high-school course is based on the elementary school course and is open to graduates of elementary schools or others of equivalent preparation. 5 The high school serves three main purposes. To the great mass of students who frequent it it offers four years of cultural and informa 1 Including the District of Columbia, which is the seat of the Federal Government. 2 The raising of the necessary money by taxation for the support of the schools and the administration of them are generally left to local communities-counties, towns, or districts. But local funds are often supplemented by State funds. For a statement of the scope and content of elementary education, see Sec. III, p. 94. The age of compulsory attendance is generally from 7 or 8 to 14 or 15. A few States require attendance up to 16 years. Not to be confused with the German Hochschule, an institution of university grade. The high school corresponds more nearly with the middle portion of the course in a German Gymnasium or Oberrealschule. For typical high-school curricula, see Sec. III, p. 94, and following. |