More men are attending college and graduating with a bachelor’s degree, reversing the tendency of female undergraduates to outnumber men and outperform them academically, according to a new report out today.
One notable exception is young Latino men — especially new immigrants — who are falling further behind Latina women.
Men account for 43 percent of overall college enrollment and earn 43 percent of bachelor’s degrees — figures that have remained consistent since the early 2000s.
However, the analysis by the Washington-based American Council on Education shows the disparity lies largely in the fact that men are much less likely than women to go to college — or return to college — later in life: Undergraduate men age 25 or older are outnumbered by women in the same age group 2-to-1.
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