There is a growing gender gap in higher education. According to the latest figures from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, as of spring 2021, women accounted for 59.5 percent of students attending colleges and universities nationwide. Among four-year private colleges, women now account for 61 percent of all students. Both figures represent new records.
Douglas Shapiro, executive director of research at the National Student Clearinghouse, told The Wall Street Journal earlier this month that if current trends continue, within a few years, there will be two women graduating from college for every one man.
