Making the Case

Key Messages and Data • Making the Case Resources • Media Activity • Speeches and Addresses • Books and Reports •

Fact 3 - Voting
Seventy-three percent of the young people attending all independent colleges and universities voted in the 2000 election, compared with 36 percent of all 18 – 24 year old citizens.

Sources: Analysis by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities as reported in Twelve Facts That May Surprise You About Private Higher Education (2003). U.S Department of Education, NCES, NPSAS: 1999 and U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Current Population Survey, September 2002.