The U.S. Department of Education has released preliminary statistics on the number of degrees earned at U.S. colleges and universities for the 2013-14 academic year. The data shows that women received 1,886,440 degrees from four-year institutions. This was 58.1 percent of all degrees earned at these institutions. Women earned 56.6 percent of all four-year degrees at public institutions and 58.9 percent of all four-year degrees at private, not-for-profit colleges and universities.
At two-year colleges, women received 745,563 degrees. This was 58.4 percent of all two-year degrees. Women earned more than two thirds of all degree awards at two-year, for-profit educational institutions.
The report containing the data, Postsecondary Institutions and Price of Attendance in 2014-15; Degrees and Other Awards Conferred: 2013-14; and 12-Month Enrollment: 2013-14: First Look, can be downloaded by clicking here.