A recent study from Pew Research Center has given new statistics about college and what are some of the factor that goes into the decision of whether would would enroll.

“College enrollment among young Americans has been declining gradually over the past decade. In 2022, the total number of 18- to 24-year-olds enrolled in college was down by approximately 1.2 million from its peak in 2011,” said the study.

While four-year college have felt a dip, many two year colleges had felt a slight decrease as well.

Twelve years ago, 47 percent of high school graduates sought out college, but since 2011 that number has dropped by 11 percent.

The report states that males who chose not to enroll into college have had women step up to take their place in the workforce and employment.

From another Pew Research article, women have taken the ground in many of the highest paid jobs while getting lower pay than expected. The only exception to this is a pharmacist, which make 61 percent dominated women field.

“Women now also earn 63 percent of Doctor of Pharmacy (Pharm.D.) degrees – similar to their share of workers in the pharmacist occupation (61 percent). Pharmacists are also the only occupation in the top 10 where women make up the majority.”

Women are still the minority for certain type of bachelors like math and statistics, physics, and engineering

There are also gender differences in household and parenting responsibilities may play a role, as could gender discrimination.

Among adults that are not pursuit of a bachelor degree or college, the issue most men is they don’t feel the need of continuing to get an education in order for the jobs they want.

But one similarities that both sex are able to about equally to say “that not being able to afford a four-year degree was a major reason why they hadn’t completed college.”