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Women Are Graduating From College at a Higher Rate Than Men

Women Are Graduating From College at a Higher Rate Than Men

The graduation rate for all women at the nation’s largest universities that participate in the NCAA’s Division I in 2013 was 65 percent. This is four percentage points higher than the rate for men. The gender gap is considerably larger for student athletes.

The Gender Gap in College Graduation Rates

The Gender Gap in College Graduation Rates

The gap is larger for student athletes than for college students in general.

The Global Gender Gap in Higher Education Graduation Rates

The Global Gender Gap in Higher Education Graduation Rates

In all pre-doctoral programs in higher education, women outperform men in graduation rates in five of the six developed countries studied.

New Data on the College Graduation Rates of Women

New Data on the College Graduation Rates of Women

The U.S. Department of Education recently released data on the success rate of the cohort of students who entered higher education in the fall of 2003. For all students who enrolled in any type of postsecondary educational institution in 2003, 31 percent of women earned a bachelor’s degree by 2009. This was only slightly higher […]

St. Catherine's University Wins Award for Its Retention Program for Students of Color

St. Catherine’s University Wins Award for Its Retention Program for Students of Color

All bachelor’s degree candidates at St. Catherine’s University in St. Paul, Minnesota, are women.