FAST FACT
Nationwide, while nearly 28 percent of women had received a bachelor's degree by age 24, only 19 percent of men had done so in 2009-10.
Source: U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics
Total fall enrollment in degree-granting institutions
1970
Men: 5 million
Women: 3.5 million
2000
Men: 6.7 million
Women: 8.6 million
2010
Men: 9.1 million
Women: 12.1 million
Source: U.S. Department of Education
"It's been a gradual increase over time,"
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