Nearly four-in-ten Americans ages 25 and older have a bachelor’s degree, a share that has grown over the last decade
There are racial and ethnic differences in college graduation patterns, as well as in the reasons for not completing a degree
Only 62% of students who start a degree or certificate program finish their program within six years,
Business is the most commonly held bachelor’s degree, followed by health professions
The unemployment rate is lower for college graduates than for workers without a bachelor’s degree, and that gap widened as a result of the coronavirus pandemic
Recent college graduates are more likely than graduates overall to be underemployed – that is, working in jobs that typically do not require a college degree
When it comes to income and wealth accumulation, first-generation college graduates lag substantially behind those with college-educated parents