About 44% of women 18 to 24 were enrolled in college or a graduate program in October 2010, compared with 38% of men the same age.

WSJ: Women Set New Goals for Careers and Lives

Since about 21.6 million Americans were enrolled in college in fall 2012, the number of students who engage in high-risk drinking on U.S. campuses easily exceeds the population of New York City.

FORBES: A Sober Assessment of High-Risk Drinking on College Campuses

Hardly surprising, the Department of Education reports that in 1983-84, 16% of college freshmen were enrolled in remedial reading, 21% in remedial writing and 25% in remedial mathematics.

FORBES: Are We Spending Too Much On Education?

Because of the original GI Bill, by 1947, half of all Americans who enrolled in college were veterans.

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