This section is from the book "Scientific American Reference Book. A Manual for the Office, Household and Shop", by Albert A. Hopkins, A. Russell Bond. Also available from Amazon: Scientific American Reference Book.
Class. | Schools. | Students. | Graduates. | |
Theological........................ | 148 | 1,034 | 7,343 | 1,656 |
Law...................................... | 102 | 1,155 | 13,912 | 3,524 |
Medical............................ | 154 | 5,029 | 26,821 | 5,069 |
Dental............................................ | 56 | 1,197 | 8,420 | 2,288 |
Pharmaceutical............................. | 59 | 590 | 4,427 | 1,379 |
Veterinary.............................. | 11 | 174 | 576 | 141 |
Nurse training................................. | 545 | 13,252 | 4,015 | |
Total.............................. | 1,075 | 9,179 | 74,751 | 18,072 |
Medical schools included above: | ||||
Regular..................................... | 123 | 4,084 | 24,447 | 4,576 |
Homeopathic.................................. | 20 | 649 | 1,551 | 342 |
Eclectic and physio-medical............................. | 11 | 296 | 823 | 151 |
Total..................................................... | 154 | 5,029 | 26,821 | 5,069 |
Enrollment In Special Schools In 1901-2. | ||
City evening schools (estimated).............................................. | 207,162 | |
Business schools......................................................................... | 137,247 | |
Schools for defectives................................................................ | 28,827 | |
Reform schools......................................................................... | 35,247 | |
Government Indian schools...................................................... | 24,120 | |
Indian schools (five civilized tribes).................................................... | 13,864 | |
Schools in Alaska supported by the Government.............................................. | 1,741 | |
Schools in Alaska supported by incorporated municipalities (partly estimated)......................... | 1,700 | |
Orphan asylums and other benevolent institutions.................................. | 15,000 | |
Private kindergartens.................................. | 105,932 | |
Miscellaneous (including schools of music, oratory, elocution, cookery, and various Special arts............................................................................................................................. | 50,000 | |
Total......................................................................................................... | 620,840 | |
 
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