Higher Education

As Howard University celebrates its 150th anniversary, learn more about America's historically black colleges and universities and the students who attend.

Over the past 40 years, blacks have made progress on several fronts. Yet large racial gaps persist in areas such as wealth and poverty.

As Obama’s time in office nears its end, the U.S. remains short of his goal to produce more college graduates by 2020.

Muslim women have made greater educational gains than Muslim men in most regions of the world.

Hindus are among the least educated of the world’s major religious groups when looked at globally, but this is not true of Hindus everywhere.

Melina Platas, an assistant professor of political science at New York University Abu Dhabi, explains the Muslim-Christian education gap in sub-Saharan Africa.

In sub-Saharan Africa, Muslim adults are more than twice as likely as Christians to have no formal schooling.

A new Pew Research Center global demographic study shows differences in educational attainment among the world’s major religious groups.

A new Pew Research Center global demographic study shows differences in educational attainment among the world’s major religious groups.

A new Pew Research Center study, analyzing data from 151 countries, looks at education levels of Jews, Christians, Buddhists, Hindus, Muslims and religiously unaffiliated adults ages 25 and older. Here are five key takeaways from the report.