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Facts and Figures about American Women's History, 2003, from the U.S. Census Bureau

5. Women constitute what percentage of college students (as of the 2000 census)?

Answer: 56%. Women have constituted the majority of college students since 1979.

Source:
http://factfinder.census.gov/servlet/BasicFactsServlet  http://www.census.gov/population/www/socdemo/school.html

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6. In each year since which year have more American women than men received bachelor's degrees?

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Source: U.S. Census Bureau

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