Graphs - Race and Gender

The "better half" is now the better-educated half of US married couples.

Ohio's campuses, public and private, have opportunity to reach out even further than they already do to reach racial minorities.

Ohio independent colleges and universities award proportionately more of the state's bachelor's degrees, and especially last year to African American students.

This lower student-to-degree ratio once again demonstrates the greater effectiveness of Ohio's independent colleges in educating all the state's citizens.

As women are increasingly dominating higher education enrollments -- in 2007, they constituted 55 percent of undergraduates at public and independent campuses nationwide -- they also graduate faster.

Ohio’s independent colleges serve many different types of students, but but more than 2/3 are Ohio residents, or undergraduates, or attend full-time.

Independent College Share of Ohio 4-year Undergraduates v. Ohio Bachelor's Degrees, 2005-06

Ohio's independent colleges and universities are more productive in assisting minority populations to reach their educational goals.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics