American Decades

Important Events in Education, 1990–1999

The U.S. Department of Education reports that enrollment of African Americans at private colleges and universities in the United States rose by 7.1 percent between 1986 and 1988, while African American enrollment in public universities rose by only 0.2 percent in the same period.
Scholastic Aptitude Test (SAT) scores show that the national average for mathematics remained constant at 476, while the average score on the verbal section fell from 427 to 424, the lowest in a decade.
The College Board, in its annual report on college costs, reports that the average cost of a year of college increased by 5 to 8 percent for the 1990–1991 school year. The most expensive colleges are Bennington College in Vermont ($21,550 for tuition and room and board), Sarah Lawrence College in New York ($21,490), and New York University ($21,400).
The National Assessment of Educational Progress releases a report on...

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