Number of alumni in the College database: 21,138
Top three last names in database: Smith, Johnson and Brown
Number of alumni who live outside the United States: 589
Number of alumni living in Colorado Springs: 2,286
State outside Colorado where most alumni live: California
City outside Colorado with that claim to fame: Seattle
Number of alumni who work as teachers: 1,294
Number who work in business/commerce: 3,023
Number of alumni who work as physicians: 408
Number who work as attorneys: 694
(includes 41 judges, 29 public prosecutors, 15 public
defenders)
Number of alumni who are CEO/company presidents: 153
Number who are circus performers: 2
Number of alumni who work in the Peace Corps/VISTA: 17
Number of alumni who work for the College: 84
Number of high schools in the College applicant pool: 1,563
State following Colorado with the most admissions in 1995: California
Most popular major: Biology
Percentage of faculty who have Ph.D or highest degree available in their field: 96
Number of alumni who have graduate degrees: 6,004
Last year women had to be in the dorm by 10 p.m.: 1964
Most popular author of fiction at College bookstore: Ann Rice (11 titles stocked)
Average wait in line at the College bookstore on the first day of Block One: 30 minutes
Average tab at the bookstore on the first day of Block One: $75
Tuition in1916: $80
Most Gold Cards processed in one day: 500
Most popular items on Marriotts menu: Chicken patty sandwiches and Lucky Charms
Number of sack lunches prepared by Marriott staff for the picnic to welcome new students: 1,800
Number of donors to last years annual fund: 8,465
Average gift per person: $140
Top five classes that contributed the most: 1939, 1969, 1958, 1974 and 1948
Number of vehicles registered on campus: 1,523
Number of parking spaces in campus lots: 761
Oldest item at Tutt Library: a cuneiform dating to 2030 B.C.
Number of volumes at Tutt Library: 280,000
Number of alumni with Pulitzer Prizes: 2
(other Pulitzers have gone to a visiting professor,
a husband of a graduate, and two parents of alumni)
Number of alumni and/or college employees married in Shove Chapel in 1994: 25
Number of graduates late for 1995 commencement: 4
This information, gathered from various campus departments and the College database, was current as of October 1995.