For the first time since the Census Bureau began collecting such data, women are more likely than men to attain a bachelor's degree in America.

Women no longer lag behind men when it comes to graduating from college. 
For the first time since the U.S. Census Bureau began keeping track, more women than men are getting their bachelor's degrees. 
In 1940, 5.5 percent of American men had a basic college education while only 3.8 percent of women did. 
Numbers look dramatically different after nearly 75 years. 
In 2014, 30.2 percent of American women attained a bachelor's degree whil