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Scholars from around the country attended a symposium at Morehouse College earlier this month to discuss the college gender gap. In 1998, only 45 percent of all college students were men, down from 48 percent in 1985. The problem is much larger among African Americans, Latinos and Native Americans. For example, women account for 63 percent of all African-American college students. By 2008, women will earn more than 800,000 degrees, while men will only earn 500,000 to 600,000, the U.S. Department of Education projects.
Harvard: Low acceptance rate
Only 10.7 percent--the lowest percentage ever--of a record 19,009 applicants were accepted by Harvard University for the class of 2005. The applicant pool featured 2,900 valedictorians, with two-thirds of the students coming from the top 10 percent of their graduating class. However, the 2,401 admitted students included the largest percentage of women ever. Women will likely comprise 49 percent of the incoming class, school officials project.
--Sharon Coar
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