Young adults with a college degree are disproportionately women, white, or Asian American/Pacific Islander (AAPI): Shares by gender and by race/ethnicity of the overall 21- to 24-year-old population and of 21- to 24-year-olds with bachelor's degrees, 2018
| Men | Women | White | Black | Hispanic | AAPI | Other | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| All 21- to 24-year-olds | 49.9% | 50.1% | |||||
| 21- to 24-year-olds with B.A. | 42.7% | 57.3% | |||||
| All 21- to 24-year-olds | 54.7% | 14.3% | 21.5% | 6.3% | 3.2% | ||
| 21- to 24-year-olds with B.A. | 66.7% | 9.1% | 10.9% | 11.2% | 2.1% |
Note: The 2018 analysis here uses the average of the most recent 36 months, March 2015–February 2018.
Source: EPI analysis of Current Population Survey basic monthly microdata from the U.S. Census Bureau