Slavery was practiced in some parts of Africa, Europe, Asia and the Americas for many centuries before the beginning of the Atlantic slave trade. There is evidence that enslaved people from some African states were exported to other states in Africa, Europe and Asia prior to the European colonization of the Americas.he Atlantic slave traders, ordered by trade volume, were: the Portuguese, the British, the French, the Spanish, and the Dutch Empire. Several had established outposts on the African coast where they purchased slaves from local African leaders.
Quick Answer. As of September 2014, the U.S. population is 318 million people and approximately 30 percent, or 95 million, have graduated college with a bachelorâs degree. Another 17 percent, or 54 million, have graduated with an associate's degree.
Graduates In and Out. Our College Salary Report is based on median (average) annual salaries: 1  for bachelor's degree graduates, who have not earned a higher degree. 2  for 320 universities and colleges in the United States. 3  for both starting career (median age: 26) and mid-career (median age: 42) graduates.here are many, many, schools that graduate 2000 to 5000 bachelors degree a year, and fell just outside the top 100. For example, Weber State University (Ogden, Utah) is typical: with ~2000 bachelor's graduates a year, it is clearly a large university.