Women Will Widen Lead Over Men in Projected Enrollments, Report Says

College enrollment is expected to climb over the next decade, with the fastest growth among women and members of minority groups, according to a report released on Tuesday by the U.S. Department of Education's National Center for Education Statistics.

From 2005 to 2016, total enrollment is expected to rise 17 percent, to 20.4 million. Of that number, nearly 60 percent are expected to be women and more than a

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