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Scott Rasmussen's Number of the Day for February 15, 2019
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February 15, 2019: For the academic year ending last June, U.S. colleges and universities received a total of $46.73 billion in donations.[1]
But while there are more than 4,000 colleges in the United States, 28% of that money went to just 20 schools. Those 20 universities serve 1.6% of the total student population.
Three schools topped a billion dollars in funding during the year. Harvard came out on top by raising $1.4 billion, followed by Stanford at $1.1 billion and Columbia at $1.0 billion.
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- February 14, 2019 – 51 percent of American adults will celebrate Valentine’s Day
- February 13, 2019 – 66 percent of Americans have favorable opinion of Alexander Hamilton
- February 12, 2019 – 24 percent of voters believe climate change is the most serious threat facing the U.S.
- February 11, 2019 – 46 percent of all phone calls will be spam robocalls by mid-year
- February 8, 2019 – 14,661 aircraft collisions with wildlife last year
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