1 In 2015, there were 31 colleges of osteopathic medicine in 45 locations. One in four medical students in the United States is enrolled in an osteopathic medical school.  As of 2015, there are more than 96,000 osteopathic medical physicians in the United States.
The average family budget for Christmas in 2012 is $749.51. That's up over from the $740.57 than an average family spent last year.
The biggest expense will be food, with Americans dishing out $5.8 billion, plus $2.6 billion on candy. The organization expects spending on clothing to surge to $3.3 billion, 45% higher than last year. Americans also will spend $2.6 billion on gifts, $1.2 billion on flowers, $1.1 billion on decorations and $788 million on greeting cards. However, only about a quarter of Easter shoppers plan to buy at a local small business, an NRF survey found.