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New Data on the Gender Gap in Degree Attainments
The data shows that women received 1,760,657 degrees from four-year institutions. This was 58.1 percent of all degrees earned at these institutions. At two-year colleges, women received 430,102 degrees. This was 61.2 percent of all two-year degrees.
Rebecca LeFebvre Is the First Ph.D. Graduate at Kennesaw State University in Georgia
LeFebvre completed her doctoral program in three years. Previously, she was vice president for product development at New Distribution Network in Atlanta. This fall she will become a full-time faculty member at Southern Polytechnic State University in Marietta, Georgia.
Medical Schools With the Highest and Lowest Percentages of Women Graduates
There were four medical schools in the United States in 2011 where women were more than 60 percent of the graduating class. There were three medical schools where, in 2011, women were less than one third of all graduates.
Study Finds That Student Loans Are More Important for College Women Than Men
The study by researchers at Ohio State University and Pacific Lutheran University found that at a certain level – which was $2,000 lower for men than women – debt had diminishing returns on whether or not the student would finish college.
Women Have Almost Closed the Gender Gap in Degree Attainments
While in recent years, women have reached or surpassed equality in new degree attainments, the large lead among older men in degree attainments compared to older women gives men a slight overall lead among all living Americans over the age of 25.
Gender Gap in Enrollments in Higher Education Projected to Widen
Despite a lower rate of growth, Women are expected to increase their enrollments at a rate higher than men and the growth in women degree earners at all levels is expected to outpace the increases for men.
Teenage Woman Enters Civil Engineering Doctoral Program at Arizona State
Lauren McBurnett, who is afflicted with dyslexia, recently graduated from Arizona State with a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering. The 18-year-old is now beginning her doctoral studies at the university.
Wide Gender Disparities in Doctoral Degree Awards in Specific Disciplines
In 2011, men earned far more doctoral degrees in fields such as computer science, mathematics, physics, and engineering. Women outperformed men in doctoral degree awards in education, psychology, the social sciences, and the humanities.
A Slowdown in the Closing of the Gender Gap in Doctoral Degree Awards
From 1981 to 2009 women made remarkable gains in closing the gender gap in doctoral degree awards. But in recent years, that progress has not continued.
A Statistical Snapshot of Women Who Recently Graduated From Four-Year Colleges
New statistics from the Department of Education show data on race, degree field, age at degree attainment, marital status, and employment of women who earned their bachelor’s degree in the 2007-08 academic year.
A Gender Gap in the Grade Point Averages of College Graduates
More than 76 percent of all women who earned a bachelor degree had a grade point average of 3.0 or higher compared to 65.8 percent of men.
The Gender Gap in Australian Higher Education
In 2011 there were 533,476 women enrolled in higher education in Australia compared to 399,050 men. Women earned 54.6 percent of all degrees earned.
Women Hold an Edge Over Men in College Graduation Rates
Women who entered college from 2002 to 2005 show an average college graduation rate of 65 percent. For men during this period, the average graduation rate was 60 percent.
Women Hold an Edge in College Graduation Rates
Data for students who entered college in 2005 show that women graduated at rates that were at least 4.5 percentage points higher than for men.
Data Shows High Attrition Rates for Women in STEM Degree Programs
For women who began their four-year college career in a STEM discipline, 14 percent dropped out of college and 32 percent switched to a non-STEM major before earning their degree.
Checking Up on Degree Attainments for Women in Engineering
In 2011 women earned 18.4 percent of all bachelor’s degrees in engineering. Women did slightly better in master’s and doctoral degrees in engineering.
Women Earned 58 Percent of All Degrees Awarded at Four-Year Institutions in 2010-11
The data shows that women earned 1,685,649 degrees at four-year institutions during the 2010-2011 academic year. This was slightly more than 58 percent of all degrees awarded.
Young Women Have Made Tremendous Strides in Degree Attainments
Thirty-years ago, 21 percent of young adult women had graduated from a four-year college. Today the figure is 36.1 percent.
A Milestone in Women’s Higher Education at the University at Buffalo
Shannon Seneca is the first Native American woman to earn a Ph.D. from the School of Engineering and Applied Sciences of the University at Buffalo.
Hamilton Grad Discovers She Is Related to the College’s First Graduate in 1814
It was not until January this year, that Josephine Jones, Class of 2012, found out that she is a direct descendent of the first graduate of Hamilton College in 1814.
Four Doctoral Recipients With a Lot in Common
All four new doctoral recipients in the new educational leadership program at the University of North Carolina at Wilmington are women professionals who have young children.
The Gender Gap in College Graduation Rates
More than 56 percent of women students who entered four-year-college bachelor’s degree programs at state-operated institutions in 2004, earned their degree within six years.
The Gender Gap in African American Degree Attainments
The overall gender gap in degree attainments for African Americans is slight but it is much greater if we only consider the younger generation.
The Major Employment Advantage for Women With a Higher Education
In 2011, less than half the women with just a high school diploma had jobs. Two thirds of women with at least a bachelor’s degree were employed.
Closing the Higher Education Gender Gap in Utah
A task force has made recommendations to the governor on ways to increase the number of women who enroll and graduate from college.
Women Have Closed the Gender Gap in Degree Attainments
For many years, more women than men have been enrolled in higher education. Now, new data from the U.S. Census Bureau shows that women have almost closed the gender gap in degree attainments.
In Australia, Young Women Are Outpacing Young Men in Degree Attainments
Some 40 percent of women ages 25 to 34 have achieved at least a bachelor’s degree compared to 30 percent of men in that age group.
Yale to Honor the First Women to Earn Ph.D.s at the University
In 1892, 31 years after Yale University awarded its first Ph.D. degrees, women were admitted to Ph.D. programs at the university. Two years later in 1894, the first seven women to be awarded Ph.D.s at Yale received their degrees.
University of Rhode Island Graduates Its First Class of Acute Care Nurse Practitioners
The four women in the program had previously completed master’s degree programs in nursing but returned to school for training in acute care .
The 100,000th Degree Recipient at UNLV
Emily Tamadonfar graduated with a perfect GPA in biology at the University of Nevada Las Vegas.
Saluting Women’s Graduation Rate Performance at the U.S. Service Academies
At the U.S. Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, women graduate at a slightly higher rate then men.
Number of Women Earning Doctorates Declined Slightly in 2010
Part of the decline may be the result of a reclassification of earned doctorates in the field of education.
Women’s Colleges With the Highest Graduation Rates
At 90 percent, Wellesley College has the highest graduation rate among women’s colleges.
Women Have a Higher Graduation Rate Than Men at All 50 Flagship State Universities
Among all the 50 flagship state universities, the highest graduation rate for women is at the University of Virginia.
Harvard and Yale Lead the Ivy League in Graduation Rates for Women
All eight Ivy League college have a graduation rate for women above 90 percent.
