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Women Outperform Men in College Enrollment and Completion

Women are now enrolling in and completing college at higher rates than men in the United States, with variations by institution, field of study, and non-academic factors.

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Women being higher performing in college than men

Recent, consistent national data show women now enroll in and complete college at higher rates than men—a reversal of past patterns driven by earlier advantages in schooling and sustained across racia...